thank you for joining us this evening. it took nearly a month to get it, but we finally have it. the d.c. circuit court of appeals has ruled on presidential immunity. donald trump s last best attempt to evade a criminal trial for his attempts to overturn the 2020 election. in his unanimous ruling written by all three federal appeals court judges overseeing this case two biden appointees and one appointee of president george h.w. bush. those judges spell it out in no uncertain terms a former president cannot be prosecuted is worthless. quoting from the ruling, it would be a striking paradox if the president alone is vested with the constitutional duty to take care the laws be faithfully executed where the sole officer capable of defying those laws with impunity. we cannot accept former president trump s claim that a president has unbounded authority to commit crimes that would neutralize the most fundamental check on executive power in recognition and implementation of electio
buckle up. we ve got a big show for you. biden challenger dean phillips ,he s going to join us. onces going to join us. congressman now momentum in the democratic party, 20 plus points in new hampshire. also, senator tim scott will respond to the repulsiveal and disgusting personal attacks he s been facing from the left. atand we ll also bring you the. lowlights from another biden bizarre speechm bide toda it was endless. wisconsin toutinwig biden-nomicl of all things. now, meanwhile, 1500 mileso to the south, a major showdownth on the banks of the rio grande river is now under way. joe biderigrand n now is determp to stop texas from doingtexa the job he. e won t do and that s enforce our laws and secure the border. this is beyond concerning. tonight, according to a bombshell new report from john solomon. several as many as ten former0 high ranking officials now at the fbi. hithey re warning congressid that biden s border policiesen s have caused a, quote, invasion of militar
she. bill: that visit designed to restore stability. the secretary admits it is not all sunshine and rainbows. we are clear eyed about the challenges posed by the prc. the united states will advance a vision for the future that we share with so many others, free, open, stable and prosperous world. i came to beijing to strengthen levels of communication. we agreed on the need to stabilize our relationship. dana: the trip was originally scheduled for last february but the discovery of a chinese spy craft in u.s. airspace prompted the white house to postpone it. i don t know what more that chinese communist party has to do in terms of violating u.s. sovereignty and international law for us to take a tough stand. i think the problem has been the entire biden administration has been filled with mishops towards china. he has made mistakes in terms of not being tougher against china on stealing of intellectual property. letting spy balloons fly over the country unharassed.
house republicans threaten to sabotage the bipartisan agreement. my talk with congressman james clyburn about that new standoff. plus, the iowa caucuses just two days away and while nothing about this gop primary is normal, you have a record snowstorm threatening to end the candidates plants in the final stretch. the republican front runner, finding himself juggling the campaign and the courtroom. a brazil judge in a civil fraud trial, donald trump is getting tested again next week. as a new defamation trial starts brought by e. jean carroll. this hour, attorney george conway is our guest. grab your coffee, settle in. welcome to the weekend. we begin this hour with the fight to the government with one week to go into a potential shutdown. lady estimates, bigger mike johnson said he s sticking with the bipartisan deal he made within a majority leader chuck schumer. our top line agreement remains we are getting our next steps together and we are working toward a r
president that refuses to concede that he lost the election. and he did lose that election. before today, trump s lawyers were absolutely what s the word -e eadamant. that the president had immunity for his conduct while in office. they wouldn t budge on this point. at first they wouldn t budge. right out of the gate, from questioning of one of the judges, they were forced to make a powerful confession, that of course, there is not absolute immunity, meaning you can never charge a former president for action taken while in office, if it was criminal or otherwise. they could you can. you can prosecute under certain circumstances. and they only admitted that, after the judge gave him a whole string of hypotheticals that can really only have one legitimate, truthful answer. could a president who ordered s.e.a.l. team 6, be subject to prosecution? if he were impeached and convicted first. the answer is no? my answer is qualified yes. a qualified what? a qualified y