the country, including a former president, was the subject of a hearing today in a federal courthouse in washington, d.c. attorneys for donald trump and federal prosecutors argued over trump s claim that the federal election case against him should be dismissed because everything he did in the postelection period was in his official capacity as president. the three-judge panel that is hearing the case appeared spectacle of that claim. the ex-president and jack smith were in the courtroom today. trump has been claiming that president joe biden has been forcing him to appear in court, which is not true, he did have no obligation to appear at today s hearing. trump s attorney argued that allowing the prosecution of donald trump would, quote, open a pandora s box, but the judge has pushed back on that and many of the arguments he was making. trump s lawyer also argued that the president could only be prosecuted if he was impeached and convicted by the senate first, no matter what
talking about is it was just my job defense. the crux of the whole case against him is he wasn t doing his job as president, he was involved in what jack smith alleges was criminal activity. but here s his lawyer. john saur, trump s lawyer, the former solicitor general in missouri, a very experienced and smart lawyer. here s another point that he was making, if you hold a president liable for thingse does in office, here s what he says the danger is. if a president has a look over his shoulder or her shoulder every time he or she has to make a ctroversial decision, after i leave office, am i going to jail for this, when my political opponents take power, that inevitably dampens the ability of the president. there are two arguments that he s making in there. both of them seem more political than legal. but the lawyer, john sauer, is trying to make them legal. if one is charged and convicted
greg: you are no longer free to be he or she. yes, it is time for hooray, everyone. our new pronouns are here. greg: so excited. covering the curious case of several new pronouns at western carolina university. staff were reportedly surprised by 12 new combinations added to the list. and students to choose from. that is 12 new ways to tell us that you are really annoying. things like i don t even know if i m saying it right. and zer and no really. i could seriously not to give a [bleep]. a professor, their job defense on it. according to an email that the