laura: hello, everyone, i m laura ingraham. there is the ingraham angle from washington tonight. shocking video of a journalist getting arrested just for doing his job. the video and that journalist are here tonight. but, first, mr. trump goes to washington. that s the focus of tonight s angle. laura: the same federal court building where many of the j-6 defendants have been sentenced to prison sentences longer than convicted rapist, donald trump appeared today as a three-judge panel, appellate panel heard arguments on his claim of presidential immunity for actions he took when he was in office. his lawyer john sawyer pointed out a key concern. we are in a situation where we have the prosecution of the chief political opponent who is winning in every poll presidential election upcoming next year and is being prosecuted by the administration that he is seeking to replace that is the frightening future. that is tailor made to launch cycles reef cripple nation that will
zelenskyy. the ukrainian president is set to meet with president biden and the entire senate in hopes of securing critical funding to fight off russian forces. plus, special counsel jack smith is taking his prosecution of donald trump all the way to the supreme court. we ll explain why smith is petitioning the highest court in the land. and also ahead we ll bring you the latest from the middle east. israeli troops continue to hunt for the leader of hamas in southern gaza, but top officials there are now signaling an escalation with another terror group. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, december 12th. i m jonathan lemire, and thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin in washington where today ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is state side for the third time since russia launched its full-scale invasion back in february of 2022. zelenskyy will meet with president biden at the white house to discuss his country s needs on the battle