Kind of a preview of how shell run her court and this case. And in deciding whether to grant Special Counsel jack smiths request for protective order limiting what the disgraced expresident can and cannot say publicly about the case, judge chutkan cuts through Talking Points like a hot knife through butter. On the First Amendment protections, they are so fond of citing, mr. Trump, like every american, has a First Amendment right to free speech. But that right is not absolute. Adding that without a protective order, the disclosure of discovery materials could lead to witnesses being harassed or otherwise interfering with a fair trial. What about the fact that trump is running for president. And chutkan did not mince words on that eithe saying, this is a criminal trial and i will not take into consideration the impact will have for have for a political came on either side. He will have all of the rights hesen tieptled to. The existence is not going to have any bearing on my decision. I i
The journal editorial report and i am paul gigot in a Surprise Move attorney general Merrick Garland cities appointing david weiss Special Counsel in the hundred biting probe. Garland said the weiss will be responsible for the investigation of the president son as well as any other matters may arise in weiss, asking to be appointed Special Counsel this week and garland agree saying that it was in the Public Interest to do so in the spring and Wall Street Journal, Colonists Stan Heninger and kim strauss and sedan, what is this mean for the probe it does weiss have some new special powers that he can use and what happens next. Dan i think would happen six of the finest the scope of the plea deal which state may with Hunter Bidens Attorney Sent that is really well i think at the center of this c1 will theyre asking to withdraw it. Dan thats exactly right because it was such a lousy deal and everybody knew that it was the rest slap after all the years of david weiss, it is been investigati
Victory in a pledge to unify this divided nation. After a long night of counting, its clear that were winning enough states to reach 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency. When the count is finished, we believe we will be the winners. There will be no blue states and red states when we win. Just the United States of america. As for donald trump, he has not spoken today. His Campaign Staff taking the lead arguing they see paths to victory and filing new Court Challenges that will cover later tonight. This is fraud. This is absolute fraud. All of you thought there was some kind of legitimate count going on here in philadelphia. It was totally illegitimate. Well file suit in pennsylvania. This is a concerted effort of the courts that run the democrat party. Were going to win pennsylvania but they are trying to cheat us out of it. Thats the latest from both sides. Now lets clearly and calmly just take in where we are now. Exactly 24 hours out from when Election Night formally be
There. Sometimes the positions are being cut. This is creating an atmosphere where folks really dont know what comes next. And its impossible for anyone to speculate, because weve never been through a situation like this. Weve never seen this before. So certainly things are being pushed back, things are being put on hold and no ones quite sure what the next step is going to be. All right. Thank you. Ive been reading axios a. M. In just a little bit. You too can sign up for the newsletter at signup. Axios. Com. That does it for us on this wednesday morning. Im yasmin. Morning joe starts right now. The world depends on are the w. H. O. To work with countries to ensure that Accurate Information about International Health threats is shared in a timely manner, and if its not, to infieldly te independently tell the world whats happened. They failed in this duty and must be held accountable. You have 15 people and 15 in a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero. Thats a pretty goo
Wisconsin, michigan and pennsylvania. Each is now the front line for an increasingly partisan battle on when and how to reopen. As noted by the new york times, democratic governors in wisconsin, michigan and pennsylvania backed by Public Health experts have urged caution before reopening. Republican legislatures in the state have pushed in opposite direction, citing economic necessity and personal freedom. On wednesday, a divided Wisconsin Supreme Court voted 43, sided with republican lawmakers when it found democratic officer tony evers extension of stayathome order unconstitutional. This is the stapame court to postpone the primary. One day later in michigan, protests in front of the state capitol, for Gretchen Whitmers stayathome order purged physical. Few protesters wore masks or practiced social distancing protocol. Some were armed. Many wielded homemade signs. President trump tweeted support for protesters. Meanwhile in pennsylvania, President Trump made a trip to a lehigh supply