Is making another move to try to get the judge on the case thrown off. Lets get straight to cnns paula. Paula with the breaking news. What exactly are trumps lawyers attempting . Here . Which i were less than two weeks out from the beginning of this trial and hear trumps lawyers are asking the judge to allow them to file a motion for the judge, juan to recuse himself. They are arguing that he is conflicted by his daughters work as a Democratic Political consultant. Now, last year they made a similar similar request which was rejected by the judge. Im saying that it would not be in the pu inrest for him to recu hielf. Ut nowrumps lawyers are arguing sce this should be reconsidere because the judges dahter they argue is in a position to potentially financially benetf unclear if this will succeed, jake, but again, this is just another effort by the trump team. It appears to if nothing else delay this trial further. All right. Paula reid, thanks so much from trump, the defendant to trump,
They cost us as always, thanks for joining us. Well continue to watch that and thank you all for joining me. Tonights in a news night with abby. Phillip starts right now a gag order grows and donald trump drops 175 million. Thats tonight on newsletter good evening. Im abby phillip in new york and tonight too late, breaking legal developments, dealing directly with the former president of the united states. One family is offlimits. The judge overseeing Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial just expanded a gag order forbidding the defendant and former president from attacking his own family and that of the district attorneys, a gag order was already issued last week, but it only outlawed trumps tirades directed at witnesses prosecutors, jurors, and court staff. It intentionally left out judge merchan, the judges family, the da alvin bragg, and also Braggs Family as well now, those limits are dramatically bigger. Why . Well, after this easter weekend, that was colored by trumps rage filled truth
Cup playoffs presented by Guy Called Begin Tomorrow On Tbs Breaking News or is this our multiple breaking stories this hour in the middle east calls for deescalation, right now. Thats after a us official so says israel launched an attack on iran. Overnight explosions were reported about 200 miles south of tehran. And your major Iranian Military airbase. World leaders are now pleading for restraint, hoping to prevent a wider war back here in the, where President Donald Trump returns to court on day four of his Criminal Hush Money Trial of full panel 12 jurors has been selected. Todays order of Business Selective remaining alternate jurors needed so that Opening Statements can begin. Lets begin with the overnight strike in iran, seen as reporters. All around the world to bring you the very latest corresponded Jeremy Diamond has in tel aviv, cnn, chief International Security correspondent Nick Paton Walsh is london and National Security correspondent at the Tasha Bertrand is at the pentag
Blue carbon. Plus cnn filled sunday at nine Closed Captioning brought to you by rule or law, iconic brands up to 70 off retail that rule or law. Com at rubella you never faithful these the deals on top before there today a jury is set. Former President Donald Trump back in new york courtroom Opening Statements could start on monday for this historic trial. Were going to have a preview of that also, Israel Hits Back retaliating against iran, the Biden Administration sawas not involved in any offensive operations and now the focus is deescalation. So what comes next . Well, its a rare show of bipartisanship now setting up a final vote that could finally send us aid. To ukraine in israel and taiwan. But that very same vote could also cost speaker Mike Johnsons job. Were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in, right . Right here. The Cnn News Central we are Tracking De For and the Historic Trump Hush Money Trial is Jury Selection could be closing, wrapping up
Spoke, please keep yourself and your team as safe as you can. Thanks, jim im jim sciutto. The news continues the source with kaitlan collins, starts now these, cnn Breaking News ive got some Breaking News for you tonight. Ive been speaking with sources and can now report a key attorney has left Donald Trumps legal team that lawyer happens to be a major witness in the classified documents case against him. Tonight, ive learned that Evan Corcoran, his quietly departed trumps legal team. This matters because corcoran is potentially going to be a critical a witness against trump if that case ever goes to trial he was the one who went through the storage room at maralago about two summers ago, looking for classified documents after they received a subpoena from the Justice Department. Trump allegedly misled him about the whereabouts of those documents, and also encouraged him, his attorney to lie to the Justice Department remember, corporate actually had to go and testify before a grand jur