Donald trump takes his campaign into a New York City courthouse. The former president attends day one of his Civil Fraud Trial. His lawyers play to an audience of one. And make this him arguments of the judge has already picked up apart. Former Manhattan District Attorney cyrus vance for the and Preet Bharara are on standby for the reaction. And theyre coming up first. Plus, Prosecutor Pepper dan goldman joins me now to discuss the spectacle and what played out in his district in manhattan today. Also breaking, today matt gaetz officially fusses motion to kick housekeeper Kevin Mccarthy out of his job. Ill ask republican congressman Bill Buck What the future will look like without him. So the kickoff of donald trump s Civil Fraud Trial in new york today was chockfull of the kind of bluster that weve all come to expect from the former president. Not really a big surprise. But he can huff and puff all he wants. The thing is in this case, trumps day of reckoning has already. Come the judg
Soon nodas food will be another culinary landmark in this eternal city. Hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the United States and Around The World. I am rosemary church. Just ahead on cnn newsroom, one crisis ends as another begins. Why the u. S. House speaker, Kevin Mccarthys decision to work across the aisle to avoid a Government Shutdown now put his Leadership Role at risk. U. S. Funding for ukraine also on the line after being left out of the Government Spending bill. What that could mean for kyivs fight against russia. A search for victims in spain after flames ripped through a nightclub leaving more than a dozen people dead, with fears that number could rise. Announcer live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. Thanks for joining us. After congress narrowly passed a shortterm Spending Bill to keep the government open, joe biden expects to pass a yearlong budget deal and authorize more aid for ukraine in the next month and a half. Hes calling
Hello and a very warm welcome to our viewers joining us on this monday. Im bianca nobilo. And im max foster joining you live from london. Just ahead on cnn newsroom. Im sick and tired of the brinksmanship. Theres no excuses. Consequently, im urging my remembers of congress not to wait. Its a political witch hunt to the likes of which nobodys seen before. We are leaving no stone, no branch, no table, no cabin unturned. Live from london. This is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. Those stories in just a moment. But first, were going to give you word of a historic governor taking place in kyiv. Foreign ministers meeting in kyiv which isnt an eu member. Absolutely. This hasnt even been described as the Ukrainian Foreign minister as a historic event. We spoke about this an hour ago, speaking about this, not taking place at eu borders right now, but in his words future eu borders. This is being shown as a symbolic move by the European Union for show of support. This is a message
Seeing trumps very own words and rhetoric in a court filing as it gets. Attorneys for the expresident accuse the Special Counsel of asking the court to, quote, take the extraordinary step of stripping President Trump of his First Amendment freedoms during the most important month of his campaign against President Biden. They say, quote, now keenly aware that it is losing that race for 2024, the prosecution seeks to unconstitutionally silence President Trumps but not President Bidens political speech. On pain of contempt. End quote. Now, if all this sounds familiar, its because trumps attorneys have been making this argument for months now. As the New York Times notes, almost from the moment mr. Trump was indicted, his legal team has raised a First Amendment defense. Its also a defense that jack smith anticipated. His indictment of donald trump on the Election Interference Case says on the second page, the defendant had a right, like every american, to speak publicly about the eleioand
Right now on early start, Kevin Mccarthys hail mary pass. And the speaker moved the ball forward just days before the u. S. Government is set to shutdown. Plus, pressure grows on the democratic u. S. Senator under indictment, accused of taking gold bars and many other expensive glittery things as bribes. And new this morning, the big breakthrough in hollywood, writers just reached a tentative deal with studios to end their strike. Good day to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im kasie hunt. Its monday, september 25th, shortly after 5 00 a. M. Here in washington, where a government shutdown, just five days away, its 2 00 a. M. Out west, where republican candidates are already starting to camp out ahead of wednesdays president ial debate at the reagan president ial library. And President Biden and former President Trump both preparing to head to detroit, where workers are on strike against the big three automakers. And we havent even gotten to the senator who wa