Deadline in the 2020 election interference case. Hes got until 5 00 p. M. This afternoon to respond to special counsel jack smiths request for a protective order. Smith is trying to block trump from disclosing evidence and making Public Comments that could intimidate witnesses or undermine the case. Smith asked the judge to step in after trump issued a vague threat on social media on friday. He wrote in all caps, quote f you go after me, im coming after you. This morning, were also keeping a close watch on Fulton County, georgia, where trump is facing another potential indictment for trying to overturn the election. The streets around the courthouse are being shut down as the grand jury considers charges. Trumps lawyer went on a media blitz and appeared on all five networks sunday morning. He floated a new defense for trump, alleged will pressuring mike pence and georgia officials to overturn the election results. Youre saying that asking is action. No, asking is aspirational. Asking i
Person to be charged in connection with the insurrection according to one count is a former president and a current front runner for the nomination of a Major Political party who is already facing 74 criminal counts. Who stands accused of trying to defraud the government that he led at that time. Trying to obstruct the proceedings of a branch of government and trying to overturn the will of millions of voters in the swing states that determined the outcome of the Electoral College. The big question now that trump has been booked and fingerprinted, whats next in this case . Which is really unlike any other in American History. Here is what team trump has planned according to the New York Times. His lawyers used the arraignment to hint at one of his central defense strategies, a request to delay a second pending federal trial for months if not years. Delaying the proceedings as much as possible is widely expected to be part of mr. Trumps legal strategy given that he could effectively cal
university of pennsylvania, and documents strewn all over his garage floor where he parks his corvette and which is secured by only a garage door that s paper thin and open most of the time. trump also said he s been summoned to appear at the federal courthouse in miami, florida, next tuesday. another quote, i never thought it was possible that such a thing could happen to a former president of the united states. i am an innocent man, he added. this is indeed a dark day for the united states of america. matthew whitaker is the former acting attorney general under former president trump. he joins me now with reaction. first of all, just your initial reaction to what the former president just said. this is a dark day for this nation. harris, good to be with you. it s a really sad day for our country. if you believe in the rule of law, if you believe in equal justice under the law, this should concern you, because, you know, we have what appears to be a completely political pr
going out to these protests, it s a mix, but the vast majority are people who ar carrying israeli flags these are the vast majority, still support the israel military occupation, and whe the simple issue of raisin israeli apartheid is raised, they keep telling palestinians not to raise that issue. so, on the one hand, they ar asking for democracy on the other hand, they don see how for palestinians, this has been a dictatorship an will continue to be dictatorship, because that i what it is to live under israeli military rule. it means that you don t have the right to choose your own governments, to be able to decide your own future but instead, you are living unde the thumb of another government so, even if you look at th current composition of thi government, out of the - best set - out of the 120 members of th parliament, 110 of them suppor the occupation it s only ten, and those ten happen to be arab, that don support the occupation so, only those ten support you will wr
his take on today s historic and in some quarters, controversial criminal indictments in new york and jake first take a look at some of the headlines right now. the three big national papers miami west palm beach were news, often like politics is local tonight, cnn has learned that a court date is set for tuesday. there is some more late information coming in this evening. cnn s evan perez starts us off evan. well jake. the secret service is preparing to bring the former president to his court appearance on tuesday in manhattan. this is something that they ve been talking with the new york police department, the court security staff. it s something they spent days and days working out and look, a lot of people have speculated about the former president s arrest for the secret service. they believe this is going to be a quick thing. this is going to be probably 10 15 minutes before this judge in manhattan and they can get him in and then they can get him out securely. this is