Full control of its territory . And go with a search for answers takes you Anderson Cooper, 360, weeknight today on cnn welcome to the whole story. Im Anderson Cooper last week, former President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to take up the issue of president ial immunity further delaying his federal criminal trial related to the 2020 election in the january for six attack on the capitol now the claim was already heard and rejected by a federal Appeals Court. Its now up to the highest court to decide to take the case or to let the ruling stand clear the way for this trial to begin. Now the timing is crucial because the former president is likely to become the republican nominee and he wants to delay the trial until after voters head to the polls in november charged with four counts of obstruction and conspiracy. But what exactly is he accused of doing to subvert the election . And is it his actions that matter or his intent . Over the next hour, cnn anchor and chief legal analyst
Witnesses testify, former National Enquirer publisher david pecker, wrapping up a week on the stand, former trump personal assistance, or rhona graff, seemingly undermining the former president is denial about faris and Stormy Daniels and Karen Mcdougal, and a former executive of the bank where Michael Cohen arrange the, uh, hundred and 30,000 daniels payout . Rhona graff, under defense crossexamination in meetings. She was not testifying by choice, but nonetheless, telling prosecutors that she kept Contact Information for the two women her boss had denied knowing intimately, including Stormy Daniels Cell Phone Number and two addresses for Karen Mcdougal she also said she vaguely recalled one seeing daniels at trump tower on the 26th floor. Then when prompted by the defense, she said it might have been in connection with the apprentice earlier. The defense tried hard to undermine former National Enquirer publisher david pecker, and upcoming witness, Michael Cohen the trumps attorney, e
Earlier. The defense tried hard to undermine former National Enquirer publisher david pecker and upcoming witness, Michael Cohen. Trumps attorney, emil bove, a asking if he believed cohen was prone to exaggeration, pecker agreeing that he was the end of it all, the former president had this to say about the trials so far this is eight days that we all sitting in this courthouse. This is all bidenrun indictment its an order to try and win election political opponent nothing like this has ever happened eight days country is going to hell and we sit here day after, day after day, which is their plan well, the foreign president offer no evidence. Of course, who any of those claims. Theres no evidence that any of what he said is true. And im joining us tonight, new york criminal defense attorney arthur aidala, also attorney and former apprentice contestant stacey schneider, cnn Political Commentator earl lewis cnn legal analyst lets karen friedman, agnifilo and elie honig and cnns Kara Scan
Release the memo says it s meant to undermine miller s investigation. the point was to selectively declassify information so that it would support a narrative favorable to the president a characterization that trump rejects he s defended his decision to allow the memos release that memo was sent to congress it was declassified congress will do whatever they re going to do but i think it s a disgrace what s happening in our country with us in the studio is nicholas castles a political analyst at the john f. kennedy institute at the free university of berlin thank you for joining us this morning as we ve just heard at the heart of the memo is the allegation that the f.b.i. used improper evidence to attain the warrant to spy want to trump s campaign aides what exactly does this mean for relations between the white house and the f.b.i. . i don t think that means anything specific or anything new that wasn t there