And im laura coates in washington, d. C. Look, this indictment is like nothing weve actually ever seen before in the history of this entire country and looking at it In Black And White is absolutely extraordinary. It begins with this, everyone. Quote, the defendant, donald j trump, was the 45th president of the United States and a candidate for reelection in 2020. The defendent lost the 2020 president ial election. As you say, laura, it begins that way with those simple words. He lost. That is a fact, but of course the person who had sworn to preserve, protect, and defend the constitution instead tonight is accused in this 45 page indictment of trying to overthrow Americas Free and Fair Elections in an attempt to stay in power. It has been 1001 days since the 2020 election exactly. It has been 137 days since the january 6th attack on the capitol. It is now, though, and only now that donald trump has been indicted on four criminal counts , Conspiracy To Defraud the United States, conspi
court and laura jarrett. i remember the reporting in december, you were reporting on what a critical impact this could have should the lower courts be overturned? yes, the state legislature said they should have the power to draw the lines, and what justice roberts saying today and the majority opinion is the way north carolina interpreted that theory, it was way over broad. he s not saying the court should never weigh in on this issue, but specifically, and the way north carolina interpreted this, it was too broad and they went beyond their authority. what this case boils down to what it could have been, if the supreme court said, yes, the legislature was within their power to draw the districts, it could be within their power to manipulate a number of ways to conduct elections from the state level and it could fall into each state s individual party to see how people are registering to vote and how the congressional districts are drawn based on the parties ruling them, bu
a deadline for new lawyers on both sides. also tonight breaking news, the pentagon leak suspect was just indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly disclosing classified information, intelligence information. standby for new details. and jurors have just wrapped up their first day of deliberations in the federal trial of the gunman in the deadly 2018 attack on a pittsburgh synagogue. how soon might they deliver verdicts on dozens of charges including capital offenses that could lead to the death penalty? welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer, and you re in the situation room. we begin with a new order from judge aileen cannon, her every move in the classified documents case under if tense scrutiny right now as the federal prosecution of donald trump moves forward following his arrest and arraignment. cnn s senior legal affairs correspondent paula reid is working the story for us. so paula, what is judge cannon saying.
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answer. let s get started victory lap, in his first ever over office address, president biden touts a big win on a bipartisan bid to avert a catastrophic debt default. we re live on capitol hill, with the presidents message to both parties, ahead. and campaign chaos. the twice impeached criminally indicted disgraced one term ex president is trying to get his job back. sparred with his florida for ron desantis on the campaign trail by power of political panel is standing by with what voters think of this bickering. e , later, making a splash. one woman who helped buyout more than 100 theaters across the country, so little girls could see an aerial who looks like them. she will join us live. all of this and more is coming up. good saturday morning to you all, i m katie phang. we start with a historic win for the country. united states will detect fall on its debt, avoiding a full blown economic meltdown. hours from now, president biden will sign the bipartisan debt limit bill