Indicted, highly classified documents in bathroom and the ballroom down at maralago. And federal judge aileen cannon, the Trump Appointed lawyer who came to this case with only three years on the bench and with very little experience in running criminal trials. Cannon whose rulings in the case so far have repeatedly drawn scrutiny and reversals and rebukes by higher courts. And now judge cannon is under fire once again for what the Washington Post diplomatically calls, quote, an unusual order regarding jury instruction. Quote, even though cannon has not yet ruled when the trial will be held or a host of other issues, shes skipping ahead to the very end, to Jury Instructions, asking prosecutors and Defense Attorneys to consider two different hypothetical situations. Writing in part, quote, in the first scenario the jury would be allowed today review a former president s possession of a record and make a factual finding, whether it is personal or president ial, using the Definition Set f
to the constitution, but i kept my oath and i always will. one of the many times former vice president mike pence talked about keeping his oath. something that three former republican governors say donald trump failed to do on january 6th. rendering him ineligible to run again. one of those governors joins me tonight. also tonight, lacking the slightest evidence of a crime or misdemeanor, house republicans move forward with plans to impeach homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas while simultaneously obstructing efforts to address the border issue. plus, congress woman cori bush joins me on the doj investigation of her and her reaction to the republican congressman who called her husband a thug. and said that bush is loud and needs to tone it down. but we begin tonight just one week until the supreme court hears oral arguments in the most consequential case involving donald trump. whether he can be barred from the ballot by the 14th amendment for inciting th
you are live in the cnn newsroom. 16 days until halloween. 24 days until the midterm elections. and candidates across the map are working hard to court voters. obviously, the balance of power in congress is up for grabs and there are a handful of states which could determine which party takes control. in arizona the race for u.s. senate is leaning towards the democratic. mark kelly over republican blake masters. in nevada, the contest for u.s. senate is a toss-up as it is in pennsylvania where we see the race between mehmet oz and lieutenant governor john fetterman. in georgia a high-stakes race for the u.s. senate could determine who controls congress. senator raphael warnock and former football star herschel walker faced off in their first and only debate last night. let s take you to georgia now and cnn national politics reporter eve a mccann, she covered the debate. she is in savannah. abortion was a major issue last night in light of some of the allegations these las
clean slate of actors is chosen. she did not respond very comment. she is under scrutiny for similar text as she said to chief of staff mark meadows around the same time. this has renewed questions about potential conflicts of interest for justice thomas. also, remember this? i also intend to see that those members of congress are embedded. those members who had groups coming through the capitol that i saw on january 5th, our common sense for the next day, those members of congress that incited this violent crowd, those members of congress that attempted to help the president undermine our democracy. i m going to see that they are held accountable, and if necessary, ensure that they do not serve in congress. republicans on the house administration committee, then allegedly reviewed security footage and denied that there was any tours in the days before the attack. in a new letter, loudermilk calls a claim into quote that this contradicts it. they ask for meeting with hi
hi there, everyone, it s 4:00 in new york. in a few minutes president biden will address the community of lewiston, maine, the community still reeling from a mass shooting just over one week ago. 18 people were killed in that shooting. the victims range in age from 14 years old to 76. the story of what this community has been forced to endure is one that has become all too familiar to all of us. 18 people some of whom were out playing corn hole at the local bar, others were bowling with their families at youth night. new dads, sign language interpreters, honor students, youth bowling coaches. some of the latest victims in america s gun violence crisis epidemic. the new york times reports this,that, quote, the vit will most likely also be an opportunity for president biden to repeat his call far ban on assault weapons and tougher gun control and mental health measures that have been blocked on capitol hill. with me at the table, former top official at the department of justi