we are right now awaiting an update on this case any moment from san francisco s district attorney. coleman is in san francisco with everything we do know so far. good evening, christina. good evening, bret. yes, authorities say the suspect admitted to breaking into pelosi s house through the back door with a hammer. is he now facing two federal charges. one count of assault of an immediate family member of a u.s. official and one count of attempted kidnapping of a u.s. official. if convicted, he could fails up to 50 years in prison on both charges. police say 42-year-old david depape broke into the home woke him up and demands to see his wife. when he told him he went be mommy home for a few days he said he would wait. he was able to slip into the bathroom and call 911. he went to the door and grabbed onto the hammer he was holding. when he arrived. depape gained full control and swung it into his head. depape was arrested immediately. during mirandized and recorded interv
what is acceptable from a political candidate in one of america s two political parties when it comes to inciting threats of violence. an urgent plea today from manhattan district attorney alvin bragg to keep in place the gag order against trump. prosecutors asking judge juan merchan to extend much of the gag order imposed on the ex-president in that hush money election interference case. bragg s team argues that merchan no longer needs to enforce the ban on statements about trial witnesses, but they do ask that the gag order remain in place when it comes to jurors, prosecutors, court staff, and their families. they note that trump s request to lift the gag order is filled with what we on this program might describe as nonsense. quote, the people note that defendant s motion once again includes a number of categorically false accusations. for example, the defendant claims that the d.a. is acting in concert with the defendant s electoral opponent and unspecified cast of associ
it s a little different than some of the other oaths that other officers, as defined under federal law and the constitution, take. so there is that difference. that s why the supreme court is going to have to settle that officer question. you know, when we think about it in lay terms, we think, well of course the president is an officer of the united states. but there is actually sort of extensive constitutional debate over that. and that s supreme court territory. speaking of the supreme court, andrew, how much pressure is the u.s. supreme court under right now to take this into consideration? enormous. enormous amount of pressure. the simple the fact that we are looking at the possibility of multiple states deciding this issue, not only differently but on different grounds, that is a conflict that the supreme court was born to resolve. inconsistency across the states and the interpretation of the constitution, the execution of federal matters, really. they absolutely must weigh
think those involved in the president s climate initiatives. case books, textbooks in law schools will need to be thrown out and completely rewritten. bret, we are expecting a decision from the supreme court smack dab next year next spring in the middle of the 2024 election cycle, bret. bret: always something. david, speaking of the supreme court, there is another piece out about justice clarence thomas and his political connections. what about that? yeah. this is from propublica new investigative piece specifically targeting thomas his rife jenny and grand nephew someone they essentially raised as a son. he personally raised this child for years and sending him to a private school. propublica g.o.p. mega donor harland crow picked up the tab for the school tuition and justin thomas did not disclose it. the news organization previously reported that crow took thomas on luxury vacations and thomas did not disclose those. friend and biographer says thomas broke no law and issued a
justice clarence thomas and his relative sold property to a company owned by harlan crowe according to propublica. crowe is the same person who has given thomas vacations. they are friends. the real estate exchange likely the trips were not reported. the site stating that crowe s company paid around $133,000 for three properties in savanna georgia in 2014. the owners with thomas mother and the family of his late brother. publication reporting federal law requires justices to disclose details of most real estate sales over $1,000. thomas did not respond to the news site or to anyone else when asked for a comment. speaking of the supreme court. breaking tonight, the u.s. supreme court has declined to block multi billion dollars sentellment stupidity loan debt for several college students. group of non-property and for profit universities had challenged the settlement, it