it is friday and we have got a fantastic night crap grew recapping week it was, about let s talk about the day that is and we saw major developments in cases that involved the current former president. judge tanya chutkan issued a protective order in don t rams 2020 election interference case after hearing arguments from the government and trump. she put everything that has to do with witnesses in the compartment of it and sensitive information. not just grand jury witnesses, anyone that the government had interviewed. that is the first thing. and the second thing is that, even as she gave a negative to the trump defense team of not defining everything as sensitive materials, she took it away by making clear that anything that the government was concerned about in terms of both impairing the jury pool and also going after witnesses, would violate the order anyways. judge chutkan also warned trump s lawyers that continued inflammatory statements from the client would only
donald trump s legal team can show him the sensitive materials in the case, but trump cannot take notes on any information that would identify witnesses and, according to the protective order, quote, during any time that the defendant reviews sensitive materials outside of defense councils presents, the defendant must not have access to any device capable of photocopying, recording, or otherwise replicating the sensitive materials, including a smart cellular device. this protective order was a partial win for jack smith s team, who originally sought to prevent the public release of all evidence given to donald trump. let s not forget these rules for sensitive materials are being enforced on the twice impeached former president who was comfortable with leaving classified documents in a bathroom at his florida residence. donald trump s legal team has stuck to a very obvious strategy in this case. we naked about first amendment rights, delay, and then make it some more and then
even as she gave a nugget to the trump defense team of not defining everything as sensitive materials, she took it away by making clear that anything that the government was concerned about in terms of both impairing the jury pool and also going after witnesses, would violate the order anyways. judge chutkan also warned trump s lawyers that continued inflammatory statements from their client would only increase the need for a speedy trial. also, in washington, attorney general merrick garland called a surprise press conference to announce the appointment of a special counsel in the hunter biden probe. tuesday of this week, mr. weiss advised me that, in his judgment, his investigation had reached a stage at which he should continue his work as a special counsel. and he asked to be so appointed. upon considering his request, as well as the extraordinary circumstances relating to this matter, i have concluded that it is in the public interest to appoint him as special counse
eric williams and latavia mcgee. the four crossed the border for mcgee to get cosmetic surgery. officials believed they got lost. the cartel gunman opened fire and this video shows them throwing mcgee in a back of a pickup truck and dragging the two men, two of them likely dead to the same truck. the president takes this seriously. the fbi and other agencies have been on top of this from day one. some critics of the biden administration have said the president must now send a message to the cartels, possibly through military action. others argue financial pressure would be a more effective tool. we need to bankrupt them and put them out of business and the people responsible for these murders need to be brought to justice. whatever happens next is clear than ever that the cartels control much of mexico s border. it has the potential to turn into this kind of violent tragedy. jonathan, thank you. standby if you will, i want to bring in marianne ratliff. the biden a
It is friday and we have got a fantastic night crap grew recapping week it was, about let s talk about the day that is and we saw major developments in cases that involved the current former president. judge tanya chutkan issued a protective order in don t rams 2020 election interference case after hearing arguments from the government and trump. she put everything that has to do with witnesses in the compartment of it and sensitive information. not just grand jury witnesses, anyone that the government had interviewed. that is the first thing. and the second thing is that, even as she gave a negative to the trump defense team of not defining everything as sensitive materials, she took it away by making clear that anything that the government was concerned about in terms of both impairing the jury pool and also going after witnesses, would violate the order