Teams prior claim that he cant be prosecuted even if he assassinated, killed, assassinated his political rivals. Could a president who ordered s. E. A. L. Team six to assassinate a political rival, who was not impeached, would he be subject to criminal prosecution. If he were impeached and convicted first so your answer is no. Today trumps lawyers argued, quote, a former president enjoys absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for his official acts. They also tried to argue that Holding President accountable for his crimes would somehow cripple the office. Quote, a denial of criminal immunity would incapacitate every future president with De Facto Black Mail and extorsion. The key to trumps argument is his claim that trying to overturn the election was part of his official Amitriptyline Acts as president , a claim that is absolute nonsense. Trumps filing comparing january 6th to clintons airstrikes in the middle east, bushs search for weapons of mass destruction and even president
Steve we are. Brian march 18th. Day after Saint Patricks day. I know you are not hung over. This is fox friends. Fox news alert as grips haiti. Carrying citizens lands in miami. We have a live report. Steve plus, another alert, israel launched night raids on gazas Shifa Hospital as respond to Chuck Schumers call for new leadership. Schumers statements are wholly inappropriate. We are not a banana republic. Ainsley adam schiff concerned trumps court delays could evade justice. Evade justice by delayed justice. This is a tried and true tactic of trump throughout his career. Lawrence fox friends starts right now. And, remember, mornings are better with friends. Brian state to a Fox News Alert. Dozens of american citizens are home safe this morning after escaping mass chaos, Gang Violence engulfing haiti right now. Steve the american citizens age to make it out on the State Departments first Charter Flight of the island. They touched down in miami yesterday at 2 30 in the afternoon. Madele
Just ruled that Fulton County District Attorney fani willis can stay in charge of the sweeping election interexperience case into donald trump and more than a dozen others if and only if top prosecutor nathan wade, the man she had a relationship with, goes. Covering all of the angles of this major decision with msnbcs katie phang, and lisa rubin, danny cevallos, and dave aaronberg, State Attorney from palm beach county, florida, thank you all for joining us, katy, walk us through this 20plus page decision and the choice willis has to make now. So, ana, msnbc first to report this 2346 page ruling that came from judge scott mcafee. The process has taken a few months, and so to that extent, if there was a win, the win would be for the defense for the delay. However, ultimately judge mcafee saying no actual Conflict Of Interest was proven by the defense. It was their burden to have to show it through competent evidence during the course of the hearing. The judge reporting there was an appe
Up here. As you know, there is so much to cover in tonights Defendant Trump News from new york to florida. Andrew will join us for that. I wanted to keep him on for the whole hour so im glad he is yours. I know the feeling. I know it very well. Have a good show. Breaking news tonight, federal judge gannon who was appointed by donald trump, denied a motion to dismiss the criminal case filed by jack smith alleging donald trump violated the Espionage Act by releasing documents after leaving the presidency. Jack smith and donald trump were both in the front room of the courtroom while the judge heard arguments from both sides on the motion to dismiss. Donald trump did not have to be there. He was there. In the front row. He was dangling the Supreme Court nomination in front of his trial judge. Judge cannon knows that her future as a Trump Appointee to the United States Supreme Court depends on how she handles this case and what voters do on election day. So far she has been handling this c
By bike today, Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer, the highest ranking jewish official in american history. We should note it said that the Prime Minister of israel, Benjamin Netanyahu and his farright government have lost their way. And its time for them to be removed from office as a lifelong quarter of israel is become clear to me the Netanyahu Coalition no longer fits the needs of israel after october 7, the world has changed radically. Since then. And the israeli people are being stifled right now by a governing vision that is stuck in the past. The response from republican officials has been outraged Senate Minority leader Mitch Mcconnell called the comments grow task. While House Speaker mike johnson called them inappropriate and wrong. Lets get right to cnns Manu Raju On Capitol Hill and manu, the republican response has been fast and furious. Yeah, no question about it. Remember, Chuck Schumer has been a in with Bibi Netanyahu for many years. In fact, when barack obama tried