And in austin texas. Great. Its very good to see you. [laughter] twenty minutes of silence is about right. Are you sure you dont want to talk about that . [cheering] it is terrific and is in this moment where theres so much on our a minds and it is in the context. Lets begin. Youts immediately to find the things. So we are familiar with multiple rounds with the clean water and what we tend to view as the Supreme Court. This is a term in 2015 described everything that the Supreme Court does. I dont think we would all be here on a thursday night if they were upset but one of the insights built upon if not exploited and it is and more and more important stuff. And pay more attention to what happens in this an accessible ruling. The coining of the term i went that and read the paper you wrote which you coined the term to talk about. What i was clear on as a result of talk about twowo things. On one hand, order. They transmitted diesel and this is the thinking and opinions and all that. Som
If he really going to run for Supreme Court that theyre going to hear your case. Reelection . In two years . He doesnt have another they have the Supreme Court internal senate race to deal with. But we will see. Identified for the lawyers on both sides the question, and the only question, they want to hear addressed. And i want to give that question to the audience now. I wouldnt put any money on the question is whether, and if Mitch Mcconnells decency and so to what extent, does a integrity. Do you have any optimism, former president enjoy president ial immunity from im not asking who, but in terms of the leadership that criminal prosecution for comes next . Of course not. Conduct alleged to involve what i would say this. Official acts during his tenure i would say the only optimism, the only sign of optimism is in office . How would you address that that i think its likely that whoever comes next will be less question . Well, if im jack smith, the competent. Because Mitch Mcconnell i
Boston the fog of Todays Supreme Court news is the hard fact that donald trump is still scheduled to go to trial In Manhattan On March 25th to Face Criminal Charges in his first Criminal Trial, charges that he tried to effect the results of the 2016 president ial election i by making Hush Money Payments to porn star Stormy Daniels, who will likely become one of the star witnesses against donald trump in that trial, a witness who even Donald Trumps followers will have no problem understanding what she describes donald trump did with her alone in a hotel room while his wife was pregnant. And when she describes how donald trump delivered his Hush Money Payments to her. And i think r. That the Supreme Court did today is helping donald trump get out of the crushing weight of half A Billion Dollars of civil judgments he is now facing in new york. Today, donald trump said cihe i not rich enough to pay those judgments, after previously testifying under oath that he is rich enough to pay those
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As we were saying, i am happy to welcome you to the Texas Tribune festival, and to trump and the presidency. A very rich panel. There is a whole bunch of trump and resistance, trump and congress. We hope you will make this the first of a huge day in the festival. There will be a reception at the at t center. This panel is supported by pearson and the sponsors and donors underwrite but play no role in my line of questioning. This event will be 60 minutes. The end will be left open to questions from the audience. Then pearson will be hosting all of us for a brief meet and greet next door where we will drain the swamp together. So please join us for that. If you are going to tweet during hashtag is your\ let me introduce our panelists. Douglas brinkley is a professor at rice and cnns historian and the author of several books about the presidency. Next to him is the National Political correspondent for npr. She ha covered every president ial election since 1992. You can hear her on shows l