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Red sea shot down a barrage of the red sea shot down a barrage of drones and missiles launched by the iran backed group. the government held a cobra emergency meeting this morning, along with a meeting of the national security council. our panel this evening wholl guide me through events in washington, mona charen, who is a policy writer at the bull work and also tonight wills robinson, who is assisted politics editor at the daily mail in new york. well be back with them in a moment, but lets br...

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Work work i wonder -- that moment, yes, it is a hypothetical. i think thats really important. no one thinks seal team 6 would actually follow through with an order like that. but the idea that that was the prospect that was raised, this idea that its up to the senate, that body, to hold presidents accountable. >> well, its an extreme example but i guess i rewind back to january 5th and some probably thought that january 6th was never going to happen and was so extreme. so were living in a moment...

From what we heard from trumps lawyer during his second impeachment back in 2021. >> if my colleagues on this side of the chamber actually think that president trump committed a criminal offense, and lets understand, a high crime is a felony, and a misdemeanor is a misdemeanor. the words havent changed that much. after hes out of office, youre going to arrest him. so there is no opportunity where the president or united states can run rampant at the end of his term and just go away scot-free. th...

That trump is where he is, now actually facing doj prosecution? >> the judges seemed to be even more alarmed by the prospect that the defense was saying that what needed to happen first was an impeachment and a conviction on that impeachment because we have seen not once but twice in the case of donald trump that impeachment is very much a paper tiger. its toothless at this point given the polarization in both chambers of the congress, especially in the senate. so the real question is, if that c...

That the itv series absolutely engendered, in press, here, everywhere. i think we also still need to listen to the victims. in terms of those that _ have their convictions overturned, who have died, will their estates be able to access the compensation? i yes, the government says, their families will get the money. ministers acknowledge todays decision has big consequences, including the prospect some people who are actually guilty are now paid more than £500,000. but they believe it is the rig...

Convictions is mind—blowing. back inside parliament, the beginnings of the detail and scrutiny for the government. too many victims want nothing to do with the british justice system, nothing do with the post office, nothing do with government. they have had enough. we need to keep on the momentum the itv series, absolutely engenders, in press, here, everywhere, i think we also still need to listen to the victims. in terms of those who had their convictions. overturned, who have died. will the...

Around, but we still have the lingering after—effects from last week? heavy rain, with over 100 flood warnings currently in force. today has been another day where we have seen some snowfall in areas like jersey and the channel islands, also seen in bodmin in south—east england and around the murray coastline. for most of us, there is a lot more sunshine to go around. gusty winds again, making of your chilly, and those winds are affecting yorkshire. the showers in the channel islands are ten...

That she is still paula vennells cbe, that needs to be formally rubber—stamped by his majesty the king. in the meantime, there is still the prospect of the honours forfeiture committee could actually strip her of that cbe, something the prime ministers spokesperson said rishi sunak would still strongly support. but the focus for government, as youve been saying, is how they expedite the convictions of these sub postmasters mistresses, some 700 who have been wrongly convicted, around 100 or so ...

More now on our top story this hour. todays critical hearing over donald trumps claims of presidential immunity. i want to bring in democratic congressman jamie raskin of maryland. he served on the january 6th select committee. congressman, thank you very much for joining us. you also led trumps second impeachment after january 6th. he was acquitted in the senate, but trumps lawyer conceded today trump could have been prosecuted if he had been convicted. what do you make of that? >> well, the pr...