justice department is taking this language from defended trump very seriously. the special counsel team cited trump s truth social post in an immediate and pressing requests for the judge to impose a protective order to prevent the former president from making public any sensitive information turned over by the prosecutors. from that request quote, such a restriction is particularly important in this case, because the defendant has previously issued public statements on social media regarding witnesses, judges, attorneys, and others associated with legal matters pending against him. end quote. in response, trump s spokesperson put out a statement, claiming the post is quote, the definition of political speech. end quote. the implication that it is protected by the first amendment. the protective order that the quote is seeking, is in reference to trump s scheme to interfere with the 2020 election and that desperate temps to cling to power during the final weeks of his preside
he s also asking the georgia supreme court to shut down district tierney fani willis s investigation into whether trump and its allies tried to overturn the 2020 election. in a filing yesterday in that case trump s legal team writes that allowing the georgia investigation to continue with cause, quote, reputational harm to the petitioner as he seeks his party s nomination for the presidency of the united states via a flagrant disregard for in violation of, his fundamental constitutional rights. and i spoke last night with congressman, jamie raskin, and about these increasingly desperate looking moose on the part of the trump team. listen to what he told me. you can t prosecute him when he is president, because he s president. you can t prosecute him after he sees president, because he is running for president. you can t impeach and convict him, they argued. you can t use the impeachment process because, really, he should be tried, they say. use the criminal statutes. but you
today s ahead of the iowa caucuses, who, if anyone, can beat donald trump. and will the weather across iowa actually tank turn up? we have a forecast on all fronts. also tonight, kicking the can down the road, there s a deal to fund the government but not a budget, just more time to talk. and infighting among house republicans is a hurdle to clear too much. plus, israel accused of committing genocide tonight. the case south africa is taken to the international court of justice. i am ayman mohyeldin, let s get it. we are just an hour from getting a final look at where voters and i will stand a day before this year s first republican caucus. the final des moines register poll is set to jump at nine pm eastern time, and we will reveal voters first and second choice for president right here on this network. this poll is known for its historical accuracy, could also fuel momentum for a late surging candidate or pile on a flagging on. and that momentum would be very much need
guidebook that is currently number 10 on the american library list of most banned books. velshi starts now. it s saturday june, 16th ali velshi former president and donald trump is alleged to have absconded with top secret classified documents belonging to the united states government. his defenders are debasing themselves and their preclinical party to defend their dear donald, but first things first, trump did not mishandled with documents. mishandling is careless, a mistake perhaps, not having state secrets at your golf club. not taking u.s. battle plans from the white house, keeping them in violation of the law and the subsequent corridor, and then waving them around in a meeting with a writer and a publisher, neither of whom have security clearances or the need to know any of that information. but perhaps most damning is trump s public defense against the indictments. the fact is he is not really denying the key points, the fact has alleged in the 37 accounts. tr
dismissed. it also has the potential to upend fani willis s sprawling election interference case in fulton county, georgia. not to mention, the fact that if trump succeeds with his claim of immunity, it could reshape our understanding about the powers of the presidency. there is a lot at stake, in case you need a reminder, the former president was indicted four times this year, he is facing a total of 91 criminal charges in manhattan, washington, d.c., florida, and fulton county, georgia. a new york judge has also found him liable in the attorney general civil railroad lawsuit against him and his company. a separate judge found him liable for sexually abusing the writer and columnist, e. jean carroll during an encounter in the 1990s. carol is also suing donald trump s second time over defamation comments he had made on cnn in may. his punishment on those two civil cases are still pending. on top of all this, his continuous campaign to return to the white house. the colorado s