chutkan, has denied two truck drop motions to have the government s case against him thrown out. fair warning, if you have to be watching for mar-a-lago tonight, the catch-up might be flying. judge chutkan begins with a robust takedown of the trump claim that is a former president he is immune from criminal prosecution. here s what it says, quote, whatever immunities a sitting president may enjoy, the united states has only one chief executive at a time, and that position does not confer a life long get out of jail free pass. former presidents enjoy no special conditions on their federal criminal liability. they may be federal to federal mastication, indictment, prosecution, and punishment for any criminal acts undertaken while in office, and quote. judge chutkan goes on to explain why in america we have equal justice, quote, the public has an undisputed interest in promoting respect for the law, deterring crime, protecting itself, and rehabilitating offenders. all of thos
what a nice surprise to see you. i knew you and i were gonna be talking later this weekend, because we have important matters to discuss, but nice to see you in real life. have a great show. thanks for having me. thanks. we ll talk to you on sunday. major breaking news of the federal criminal trial of donald trump, for his efforts to try to overturn the election results, before and on january 6th. tonight the judge, tanya chutkan, has denied two trump motions to have the government s case against him thrown out. fair warning, if you happen to be watching from mar-a-lago tonight, the ketchup might be flying. judge chutkan begins with a robust takedown of the trump claim that as a former president he is immune from criminal prosecution. here s what it says, quote, whatever immunities a sitting president may enjoy, the united states has only one chief executive at a time, and that position does not confer a life long get out of jail free pass. former presidents enjoy no sp
urge holder to comply with the house subpoena. that means identifying who at main justice authorized this scheme and who tried to cover it up. that is the substance for the politics. democrats say this is a republican witch hunt designed to inflict maximum damage on the president. the subpoena demands communication between 15 top doj officials, as well as the justice department and the white house. the contempt effort is definitely major escalation. some believe it s a negotiating tactic, a strategy to get doj s attention saying yes, the house is serious. many believe the white house neither did she the white house nor the gop want to go to the mat on this. dangerous politically. the attorney general has a week to comply, but again, today many questions on the hill. back to you. brian: good job. thanks. we ll find out how this goes and how far it goes. time to bring in laura ingraham to react to that story. how far do you think the showers going to go with this contempt charge?