It certainly isnt, and as the House Republicans continue to investigate hunter biden, the Justice Departments investigation, including bringing the iris whistleblowers, investigating that, its going to be a continuing thorn in the side of joe biden as he pursues reelection. Tell me more about Special Counsel david weiss and what he might do with these new Special Counwers . He was appointed byr President Donald Trump in 2017 and confirmed unanimously by e senate, so he was something that the Biden Administration decided to keep on because he was already independent, not somebody that biden put into place, now with the Special Counsel powers it means you have additional resources, a budget to bring in additional staff if you want also remove him from the daytod oversight of the justice will be able to continue to u invee this as they have been, and also allowed to look into charging any potential crimes in other jurisdictions, he doesnt have to stick in delaware, where the case has gumm
Votes four years ago. In tonights listening to america, cbs nancy cordes spoke to revoters in the badger stateo hear whats on their mind. Reporter jay weissington owns a barbershop on the north side, just a few blocks from where President Biden spoke today. Jay voted for biden in 2020, but is now undecided. Ive been seeing it from both perspectives, and ive been seeing it from the black voters as well. Yeah, were going to vote for trump this year. Reporter we sat down with him at the rise and shine coffee cup, owned by bobbie, a lifelong democrat. Im a biden fan. I feel like employment is down. I feel like he is helping Small Businesses. Im a Small Business owner. Reporter Patty Granger is a project manager, a mom of two and plans to vote for donald trump. He is a very strong personality, but i like the fact that he pushes boundaries or doesnt come in as a politician. Reporter inflation is one of her biggest issues. Almost 6 for four sticks of butter. And were the dairy state. It shoul
Essentially further restrict Abortion Rights. Now it has so many talk being how the fallout could reach all the way from this summer to november 2024. Emergency evacuations, people jumping into the ocean to stay alive. Hurricanecharged winds fueling a raging wildfire that is burning out of control. Im john berman with kate bolduan. Cnn news central starts now. New this morning, a memo that could be central to the January 6th Case against donald trump. What prosecutors call a plot to create a, quote, fake controversy that would derail the proper certification of biden as president elect. Now, the phrase Fake Electors has been tossed around for some time, but now the New York Times has obtained this key piece of evidence describing the alleged conspiracy. It was written by protrump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro, this december memo explains in great detail how Fake Electors might swing the election or at a minimum and this is important muck up or slow down the process to, quote, buy the Trump C
The legal tapper starts right now donald trump might get yet another delay in yet another one of his many criminal trials, the lead starts right now moments ago, the prosecutor in the new york Hush Money Case said hed be okay with it. 30 day delay. This as the former president spent the day in the florida courtroom, his lawyers arguing broad leeway under the president ial records act as a reason to throw out the case. The judge in that case expressing skepticism will explain all of it to you coming up in rodgers response, nfl quarterback Aaron Rodgers with a new post on twitter today. Kind of alluding to the Exclusive Reporting we broke here on the lead yesterday, that he had privately shared with the least two people we know of deranged Conspiracy Theories about the 2012 Sandy Hook School shooting not being real plus space success with a major mishap, the massive Spacex Starship rocket. Thats part of nasas plans to get back to the moon. While that goes farther and faster than ever bef
Some republicans going as far as calling it a coverup. What is the white house saying . For that we go to Lucas Tomlinson at the white house. Federal prosecutors say negotiations with bidens legal team have hit a snag and this case could be going to trial. The Justice Department refused to rule out if President Biden would be part of future investigations after that Special Counsel was named yesterday. Special counsel will not be subject to the daytoday supervision of any official of the department, but he must comply with the regulations, procedures and policies of the department. Republicans have been calling for Special Counsel for a long time to investigate hunter biden, but many in the g. O. P. Are not happy charles that it was david weiss named who has already been investigating hunter for the past five years. The appointment of a special council allows him to file additional charges against hunter biden outside delaware. Heres Jonathan Turley. Theres no question this magnifies t