should donald trump be treated like the rest of us or does his position as idol of the maga movement preclude him from something so silly as the law? you can guess the answer his lawyers are hoping for today, requesting a hearing in front of the full united states court of appeals in washington, d.c. specifically they are asking the court to narrow or throw out the gag order imposed on trump in the criminal case having to do with his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, and they would like a hold on the order while an appeal is considered. you will remember trial judge tanya chutkan first imposed the restriction on trump in october, holding him to the same standards as any other criminal defendant, that he shouldn t publicly attack witnesses, specific prosecutors or court staff members. two weeks ago a three-judge panel upheld that basic idea, although it narrowed the order s scope allowing trump a bit more latitude, particularly to talk about the special pro
Announcer this is cnn Breaking News. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. Im standing on a roof torp looking out over tel aviv. It is just after 11 00 p. M. Here and were covering three major stories right now. The war here. The end to the Chaotic Speakership Saga Back in washington, d. C. And former President Donald Trump in a stunning appearance on the stand today in his new york Civil Fraud Trial. Well start with Breaking News from israel. It is been 18 days since the attacks by hamas caught this country and most of the world by surprise. Just over an hour ago, from this rooftop, we heard explosions presumably from israels iron dome Defense System intercepting several rocks fired on tel aviv from gaza and minutes ago they confirmed that four people were injured with something possibly shrapnel hitting this town. A reminder that hamas continues to try to kill as many israeli civilians as they can with their rockets. Theyre just not able to do so because of the iron dome Defense Syste
On wednesday, President Biden will visit israel. Hes coming here at a critical moment for israel, for the region, and for the world. The president will reaffirm the United States solidarity with israel and our ironclad commitment to its security. Israel has the right and, indeed, the duty, to defend its people from hamas and other terrorists, and to prevent future attacks. The president will hear from israel how it will conduct the operations in a way that minimizes civilian casualties and allows humanitarian assistance to flow to citizens in gaza in a way that does not benefit hamas. U. S. Secretary of state Antony Blinken announcing President Bidens trip to israel ahead of that countrys looming Ground Offensive into gaza. The visit will come amid a growing humanitarian crisis in the territory and desperate efforts to get civilians out of the war zone. Well go through all of that and get a live report from the israelgaza border in just a moment. Willie, of course, there is a desperate
Good monday morning. It is 10 00 eastern. Im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york. We begin with Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial resuming moments ago in a manhattan courtroom. Week three of this trial saw dramatic and at times emotional testimony. Today, week four is kicking off with the judge Finding Trump in contempt once again and issuing a new warning of jail time. While a new witness, the Longtime Trump Controller has taken the stand. Nbcs Vaughn Hillyard is outside the courthouse. With us our legal panel, carol lam, former u. S. Attorney and former judge, adam pollock, The New Yorker new york assistant attorney general. Vaughn, we have a new witness on the stand and action related to the gag order already this morning. Walk us through it. Reporter Jeffrey Mcconney just took the stand. He was the former controller of the Trump Organization. He worked at the trump org for 35 years before leaving his post this last year. Folks may recall that he testified for several days in the Civil
The israeli army dropped thousands of leaflets over the city informing the palestianians the idf would soon be expanding its operation against what it says are Terrorist Operations in the Eastern Parts of the city. Around 100,000 people were warned they would need to relocate to al mawasi, an expanded safe zone, as they described it, east of khan younis. But then hours later, hamas announced, that the ceasefire had now been revived and accepted. Outside the Al Aqsa Hospital In Gaza there were celebrations at the news. But israel did not react warmly to the deal. Prime minister netanyahu said it did not meet israels demands and they will continue their operation in rafah, in southern gaza. Five people have been reportedly killed in israeli air strikes on rafah. 0ur security correspondent, frank gardner, whos injerusalem, says that even though israel hasnt agreed to the deal, the proposal has had some effect. They have at least agreed to do with they did not do it the weekend which is to