and for those keeping score at home, it s two democratic appointees and one republican appointee who are hearing this case, which i think lends some optimism to the jack smith s team because of that makeup. it s also true, this argument for donald trump is a pretty extraordinary stretch. remember when we covered the mueller investigation. and there was much sdiscussion that there s is a justice department policy. not a law, but a policy, that says a sitting president should not be indicted. implicit in that policy, of course, he could be indicted later for something he did. that s always been the assumption. gerald ford pardoned richard nixon for his crimes in watergate. if he couldn t be prosecuted, there would be no need for a po pardon. for a former president, for conduct while in office. that s what the pardon was for. everyone assumed without the pardon, he could be prosecuted. once you are out of office, you are an order citizen like everyone else. interestingly
people can be indicted a bunch of times and still run for office. a black man can t. you just learn to be good, and in the and you benefit from that extra resilience. coates: i want to get right into all this with attorney jeffrey toobin, he is the author of the nine inside the secret world of the supreme court. as well as home grown timothy mcvay, and the rise of homegrown extremism. jeffrey i m glad you re here tonight. first of all take a step back with me. many people are wondering if tomorrow is the day that the appellate court will decide that trump committed an insurrection. that is not tomorrow is, tomorrow is about whether immunity exists for a president. what do you say? correct. what is important to remember about tomorrow, is it is a question of does donald trump have to stand trial? trump is arguing that the whole case should be thrown out, before it is even tried. which is unusual in a criminal case. because under his understanding of presidential immunity,
erin burnett out front starts right now. outfront, the breaking news, united airlines says inspectors have found loose bolts on more boeing airplane doors, the same type of planes that have the mid air disaster with the door blowing out on that flight. and donald trump provides another birther conspiracy, this time he s bringing it up against nikki haley, michelle obama is sending her loudest alarm yet about another trump presidency. we follow the fastest growing group of migrants crossing illegally over the southern border, this group is from china. let s go out front. good evening, outfront tonight, we begin with the breaking news, united airlines revealing that inspectors have found loose holds on more plane doors. it s really sobering, just to hear that, it comes days after the terrifying incident you are looking at right here on the alaska airlines flight. it left that gaping hole in the plane. they were flying at an altitude of 16,000 feet. a new statement says we
the final push before presidential primary season begins. republican candidates with just one more week to sway voters in iowa. can they close the gap with front runner donald trump? plus, trump filing a motion in georgia asking how his case dismissed and why his lawyers are arguing why that case is unconstitutional. the critical find in the alaska airlines investigation, all things to bob the teacher, the missing part of the plane was found in his backyard, by him. we are following these major developing stories and many more coming in right here to cnn news central . in just one week iowa republicans will be the first voters in the nation making their choice for the 2024 presidential nominee. if you have been following this contest you know that donald trump is enjoying a very holding lead in the hawkeye state. but this week of the former president is pulling back a bit from the campaign trail. not out of confidence but for some 40 dates, so that gives his riva
than 150 boeing jets. president biden warming against extremism as he visits the site of the 2015 charleston church shooting. another step in his re-election campaign where he says democracy is at stake. a growing mystery surrounding the hospitalization of the secretary of defense. how could so many people including president biden not know that lloyd austin was rushed to the icu? following these developing stories and many more right here at cnn news central. it is the top of the hour. i am brianna keilar. investigators have never covered a critical piece of evidence as they are trying to figure out why a chunk, a key chunk of an alaska airlines plane tore off midflight. the ntsb says the missing door plug that fell from the plane shortly after taking off from portland was found in someone s yard. federal officials say two cell phones that were likely flung from the plane were likely found in the turnover from investigators. we are learning that alaska airlines res