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viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. im rosemary church. just ahead on cnn newsroom, donald trumps new court battle, a new york city columnist set to take the stand today, accusing the former president of rape. debt ceiling drama in d.c., a vote in the house could happen in the coming hours. but republican leaders are struggling to get support for their plan, as the u.s. default clock ticks down. plus, the taliban take down the mastermind of a deadly s...

be indicted. theres huge ramifications. andy mccarthy is here on the trump case and what happens next. first to bryan llenas in new york city. high, bryan. >> hi, martha. yeah, this is a pretty interesting information coming out. brooks singman confirming that trump has hired a new lead counsel, todd blanche. he was recently a partner at a law firm a top white collar attorney. he was a former u.s. assistant attorney in the manhattan u.s. attorneys office. he will leads the charge in de...

Game. to have an opportunity to add a player of that caliber, youre always gonna, youre always gonna look into it. were all its excited to add somebody of his character and his ability. >> the trade involves swapping multiple draft picks. and thanks so much for your company. im rosemary church. ill be back with more cnn newsroom in just a moment. i hope you stay there. a mystery! jessie loves playing detective. but the real mystery was her irritated skin. so, we switched to tide pods free & gent...

Motivated attack. so again, you can see some similarities there. as of now, a new lead counsel hired by the former president today to defend him starting tomorrow. >> martha: very interesting, bryan. thanks very much. bryan llenas live on the scene at the das office. with that, we bring in andy mccarthy, a fox news contributor. good to have you with us today. >> thank you. >> martha: lets start there. the president was posting on truth social on his way to new york city from mar-a-largo going af...

Hes eyeing an april announcement but that doesnt mean soon april. that could mean the end of april. >> it certainly could mean longer off. if anybody were to make a mistake and throw a hail mary at the beginning of the game, it might be joe biden. oops, lets try this. i basically agree with you. how -- it seems a little weak sauce to do this coming out of the gates. how much flash youll get for this in a news cycle, its a big news story to add somebody to your ticket. how much will you gain but ...

Concerns about his legal representation? >> yeah, i mean, this legal battle is not a new one. the mueller investigation has been the most enduring aspect of president trumps presidency so far. and yet, youre kind of in the heat of things and trying to shift gears all of a sudden right now and thats not a good sign. and hes also keeps adding layers upon layers of his legal team without sort of shedding some of it. so the fact that hes trying to add somebody -- the fact hes turned down by somebody...

Position with this repeatedly with the deputy attorney general. he has all kinds of questions about the fisa process. ty cobb has not played that role. the person who has been the point person dealing with the mueller investigation and don mcgahn cant because he is a witness in that investigation that despite what the president claims has not been privy -- >> the president is not his client. >> correct. >> the white house is and its meaningful distinction here and somebody didnt serve him well b...

National security council include, you know, cabinet members, and then if you want to add somebody else it requires, quote, the advice and consent of the senate. meaning senate confirmation. now, i guess bannon could attend as a guest at the national security council, but if he does it regularly, if hes at every meeting, it raises a question the congress should confront of whether he is a de facto member of the nsc and therefore require senate confirmation. at a minimum you might see somebody li...

Improved mitt romneys personal likeability ratings, it didnt produce a horse race bounce when you ask if the election held today would you vote for romney or obama. there was no improvement in mitt romneys store. since the end of the democrat convention in three polls, there is an average of 3-point bounce for president obama. let me quickly add somebody who studied poll bounces. poll bounce if you get one normally disappears in about two weeks. >> you think that could happen sooner since both c...