Happening now in the newsroom, a heartbreaking loss for u. S. Womens soccer. Off the post sweden can win on this kick. Plus one on one with Donald Trumps lawyer who claims trumps efforts to overturn the 2020 election were aspirational, not criminal. And lost at sea for two days in a boat only 12 feet long. Well show you the incredible rescue. Youre live in the cnn newsroom. Hello again, everyone. Thank you so much for joining me this sunday, im fredricka whitfield. Donald trumps lawyer doubling down that trump was within his First Amendment rights when he told former Vice President mike pence not to certify the election results. The Attorney Says it all boils down to the way he asked. And all of this played out in the open. Its all free speech. There was a Supreme Court decision that says when youre exercising free speech, youre not engaging in a fraud on the government. Unfortunately most people dont understand thats just one example of the actions. Its very political. Thats just one
judge denied their request on an extension of a possible fr protective order. and also they re calling for the judge to recuse herself. he has pleaded not guilty to all federal charges. i want to discuss this. jamaal is a former assistant to the attorney general and nick is a former assistant special watergate prosecutor and former assistant u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york. good to see both of you. jamaal, first, what s your reaction to laura s argument? look, i don t think laura s right. the president can certainly say a lot of things publicly and engage in his right of free speech. what he can t do is ask someone to engage in comment that is illegal. the asking doesn t mean it s covered by the first amendment in that context. in this case the president did