Full control of its territory . And go with a search for answers takes you Anderson Cooper, 360, weeknight today on cnn welcome to the whole story. Im Anderson Cooper last week, former President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to take up the issue of president ial immunity further delaying his federal criminal trial related to the 2020 election in the january for six attack on the capitol now the claim was already heard and rejected by a federal Appeals Court. Its now up to the highest court to decide to take the case or to let the ruling stand clear the way for this trial to begin. Now the timing is crucial because the former president is likely to become the republican nominee and he wants to delay the trial until after voters head to the polls in november charged with four counts of obstruction and conspiracy. But what exactly is he accused of doing to subvert the election . And is it his actions that matter or his intent . Over the next hour, cnn anchor and chief legal analyst
To make public statements, he s got to go. he needs to be fired this afternoon. this guy is a disgrace. he s a disaster as an attorney. he s a disaster as a spokesperson. this is not the kind of man that the president of the united states should have out there in america, in the world speaking on his behalf, period. michael avenatti, thank you very much. when we come back, the justice department under siege, another classified briefing has been scheduled to divulge more information about an fbi informant who the department had sought to protect before he became ensnared in the president s broader battle against the investigators. that story is next.