Of a very busy newsweek for the president and his attorneys. At. Trumps week began with Opening Statements on monday in his criminal trial in new york which was followed by the prosecution calling its first witness. David pecker, over the course of four days he testified about crucial 2015 meeting between himself, trump and trumps then personal lawyer michael cohen. Prosecutors allege that it was at that meeting that the trio hashed out a plan to help trumps political chances by suppressing potentially scandalous stories about him. That strategy came to be known as catch and kill. Now it may not seem like there are any similarities between trumps criminal trial in new york and the fake elector scheme but for one thing both involve the falsification of documents or records. On top of that both cases allege the former president worked with others in addition to a crime. 16 people in michigan were charged with felonies last year for their roles in the fake elector effort. Six others in ne
Kamal Haasan’s MNM releases agenda for industry
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‘Ministry of possibilities’ will be set up if voted to power, the actor-politician said
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Makkal Needhi Maiam leader Kamal Haasan addressing journalists at a press meet in Coimbatore | Photo Credit: Siva SaravananS
‘Ministry of possibilities’ will be set up if voted to power, the actor-politician said
Makkal Needhi Maiam president Kamal Hasaan on Wednesday unveiled his party’s agenda for the industrial sector.
At a press meet in Coimbatore, he said the MNM would set up a ‘Ministry of possibilities’ if voted to power. “A Ministry of possibilities will be established to cater to science and technology, start-ups, and innovation to give fillip to the industrial revolution 4.0.”
how much of the lack of action in washington do you put on yourself? ultimately, the buck stops with me. our second story outfront will the convicted fort hood shooter be put to death. witnesses began testifying in the sentencing phase for major hasaan found guilty on friday of 1 koubts of murder and 32 counts of attempted murder. the death penalty is a rare sentence for the u.s. military and it would ultimately require approval from the president himself. cnn s senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin is out front to discuss this. hey, jeff. would the president, do you think, really approve this if it came to it? absolutely. when you consider the magnitude of this crime, 13 murders, absolutely no repentance or
regrets, and that it was really, as he acknowledged, part of a terrorist attack on our troops, yoeng barack obama would have a moment s hesitation, if he has the chance, because appeals in this case will certainly drag on for years and it may outlast his presidency. if it goes on that long, and it s such a complicated case is it possible hasaan could avoid the lethal injection if he s technically give even the death penalty? absolutely. there s not a lot of legal history as i think you pointed out. there hadn t been a military execution in this country since 1961. the military is not set up, the legal system, for this. it is quite possible that a appeals court could find some problem with the case that would result in a life sentence. but he could also get the death penalty because he seems to be trying to get it. there doesn t seem to be much daughter that this trial is a kind of slow-motion suicide. it s interesting. most of the victim s families i ve talked to don t want him t
super bowl ads has everything talking today. was the clint eastwood car commercial a political message in disguise? i m wolf blitzer at the cnn election center. you re in the situation room. mitt romney may have notched another big win in nevada this weekend but the frontrunner is not resting easily right now. right now there are contests tomorrow in minnesota, colorado and missouri and topping the list of romney s new worries, a strong new challenge from back in the republican pack pac. our national political correspondent, jim acosta is taking a look, jim? reporter: mitt romney is finding out the big afterglow can fade quickly from a caucus or primary win. they are starting to focus on a candidate that s not newt gingrich. think sweater vest. rick santorum is out to show mitt romney what happened in vegas will stay there. hit penguin gop frontrunner once again on his health care plan in massachusetts. specifically, governor romney is absolutely incapable of making