His lawyers latest moves and the battle of the Special Counsels request for a Protective Order. While jack smith fires back with his own response. Then ron desantis about face on his biggest 2020 election lies, as he attempts to revamp his 2024 campaign. And a look ahead to tomorrows political special election in ohio. What it could mean for the states constitution and the fight for abortion access. As the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. Good evening once again. I am stephanie ruhle. We begin this evening in washington, d. C. Where lawyers for former president Donald J Trump have responded to Special Counsel jack smith request for a Protective Order in the 2020 election case. Trumps team countered with a narrower Protective Order that would allow him to publicly discuss some of the evidence collected by the government ahead of the trial. The Special Counsels office came back just hours later urging judge chutkan to forego and additional hearing and sign off on the governm
I am stephanie ruhle. We begin this evening in washington, d. C. Where lawyers for former president Donald J Trump have responded to Special Counsel jack smith request for a Protective Order in the 2020 election case. Trumps team countered with a narrower Protective Order that would allow him to publicly discuss some of the evidence collected by the government ahead of the trial. The Special Counsels office came back just hours later urging judge chutkan to forego and additional hearing and sign off on the governments proposed Protective Order. Jack smiths team said donald trump once to try this case in the media rather than in the courtroom. And our friend Glenn Kushner Glenn Kirschner said it best last week, judge tanya chutkan, she doesnt play. And we saw that tonight when she wasted no time responding at nine pm on monday night, ordering to see both sides and getting them to agree on a time for a hearing on this Protective Order, on or before this friday. All this after the former
pence, justice department wants a word. first he has been subpoenaed in the january 6th investigation. and second, the fbi discovered another classified document at the former cheapie s indiana home. we will have a legal analysis and reaction from democratic congressman, jim clyburn. plus, we have the latest from an turkey. after a massive earthquake rocked the country and neighboring syria. over 25,000 people have died, and rescue hopes are dwindling. i am simone sanders thompson and i have something to say. at this hour we are following breaking stories that have changed in the last 24 hours. we have the latest twists and turns for you. start with new developments in a separate justice departments investigations. first on the classified argument was discovered and former vice president indiana home after a five hour search. it was the latest drop in a steady stream of classify discoveries that have spanned multiple administrations. although, it seems to be only one person h
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farewell fly b-by as discovery hitches a ride on the jet and heads for a museum. i m wolf blitzer, and you re in i m wolf blitzer, and you re in the situation room. captions by vitac www.vitac.com this just coming in to the situation room. we are live here in brussels, belgium. i ll have the exclusive joint interview tomorrow with the secretary of state hillary clinton and the defense secretary leon panetta tomorrow from nato headquarters right outside brussels. lots to discuss including the situation in afghanistan. certainly a crisis right now and what s going on with iran and its nuclear program north korea and a lot to discuss with the secretary of state and secretary of defense. i just got in to brussels and flew in with the secretary of defense just a little while ago, but right now we want to get to politics. we have a brand new cnn poll that s just coming out and it sheds new light on the presidential race. look at this. 56% have a favorable opinion of presi