Legislatures, asking state governors, asking State Elector officials to do the right thing. In fact, even asking Vice President pence was protected by free speech. Well, former Vice President pence did not dispute trumps right to ask. But he is once again drawing attention to what he was asked to do a day before january 6th, he came back as his lawyers did. He said we want you to launch those votes outright. They were asking me to overturn the election. I had no right to overturn the election. I know we did our duty that day. Well, the federal judge Tanya Chutkan in d. C. Has set a timeline for tomorrow at five pm when the trump team must respond if they object to the governments request for a protective order on evidence in this case, a request prompted by trumps activity on social media as of late, effectively setting up the first showdown of what is expected to be a protracted court battle. Now, the indictment remains the top story on the front pages of the New York Times and the wa
i m ari melber. we begin with breaking news. donald trump s federal trial is back on because this court is ruling against defendant trump today. they re green lighting the trial sought by special counsel jack smith. this spruling sets a precedent for holding a former president accountable. we have special coverage we ve been working on since this broke early on the east coast today. we start with the basics. you don t need to be a lawyer or constitutional scholar to understand this. the ruling rejects donald trump s very far-fetched arguments that his job history as president should mean he could never be arrested, indicted or tried for anything related to his time in office. trump s lawyers argued he should basically retain a kind of permanent immunity from the fact he used to be president. the court is rejecting that today. we re going to begin, like i said, with the clarity of this single spare sentence. quote, for the purpose of this criminal case, former president trump
top issue in the 2024 election, did the former president just derail a bipartisan border deal? does donald trump have the ability to kill this immigration bill? there is not a deal to be killed yet. james: cbs evening news begins now. good evening, i m james brown in for norah. thank you for being with us. you just heard from republican senators mitt romney and lindsey graham. just when congress appeared close to a deal on the southern border and funding for ukraine, there are concerns election politics are getting in the way. cbs s scott macfarlane is on capitol hill tonight speaking to lawmakers about what is standing between america and immigration reform. the election s other top issue: the economy. we got big news today. u.s. gdp grew at a surprising pace last quarter, but despite low unemployment and a booming stock market, we speak to americans about why some are not feeling the effects. but we begin tonight with severe weather. nearly 26 million people are
top issue in the 20s 24 election did the former president just delay a bipartisan border deal. there is not a deal to be killed yet. james: cbs evening news begins now. good evening, i m james brown in for norah, thank you for being with us. you just heard from republican senators mitt romney and lindsey graham, just when congress appeared close to a deal on the southern border and funding for ukraine, there are concerns election politics are getting in the way. cbs a scott macfarlane is on capitol hill tonight speaking to lawmakers about what is standind immigration reform. the elections other top issue, the economy. we ve got big news today. u.s. gdp grew at a surprising pace last quarter, but despite low unemployment and a booming stock market, we speak to americans about why some are not feeling the effects. but we begin tonight with severe weather. nearly 26 million people are under flood watches from louisiana to west virginia, with more rain expected in the days
indictment, attorney general merrick garland is voicing support for special counsel jack smith. we ll show you his new remarks. plus new polling shows that trump s support among republicans is standing strong despite his mounting legal troubles. we ll break down those new numbers. and the judge handling trump s classified documents case, aileen canon, is coming under new scrutiny for having very little trial experience. that new reporting and so much more is straight ahead. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, june 15th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. for the first time since donald trump s federal indictment, we re now hearing from attorney general merrick garland. speaking to reporters yesterday, garland declined to answer questions about the case, but he defended special counsel jack smith, the man that he appointed to lead the investigation into the former president. so as you know i can t talk about particulars o