Can be banned from State Ballots for being an insurrectionist tightening the belt and the Trump Campaign, his team looking to pull back on spending as his Legal Expenses mount and they look toward what could be a long and costly General Election and the air National Guardsman accused of posting a trove of classified documents online is expected to plead guilty today in Federal Court, we are live inside core. Im sara sidner with john berman and kate baldwin this Cnn News Central happening now, a highly unusual morning, we are standing by the Supreme Court. Why . Because in a rare move, the Supreme Court told us they will releasing a decision this morning. Why . Well, there is a belief that it is likely the decision on whether donald trump can be banned from State Ballots for being an instance direction is there was a belief it is imminent. Why are why now . Well, Super Tuesday is tomorrow. And a lot of people are voting so you didnt chief Legal Affairs correspondent paula reid is outside the Supreme Court this morning because thats where the justices frankly told us to be this morning. Paula didnt that is exactly right. Of course, the least transparent branch of government doesnt tell us which opinions are coming down, but we widely expect that they may be issuing their ruling in the ballot eligibility case, because as you noted, tomorrows Super Tuesday, so voters and over a dozen states will head to vote in their primaries and the parties on both sides of this case had urged the Supreme Court to issue their decision before Super Tuesday, so that voters would know if the person that theyre voting for in the primary is or is not going to appear on the General Election ballot. Now is just about a month ago that we were here for Oral Arguments in this case where the state of colorado argued to the justices that that state has the authority to remove a former President Trump from the ballot based on the 14th amendments socalled insurrectionist ban. Now remind you that even the courts within the state of colorado were split on this. But the colorado Supreme Court, it did opt to remove trump, arguing that he actually engaged in an insurrection based on his efforts to overturn the 20 2020 election. But the justices during Oral Arguments, justices on both sides of the aisle, they appeared skeptical of that argument. And after the Oral Arguments, it really appeared that the trump team did very well, not only because the former president had a very experienced and wellprepared attorney, but also because the justices did not appear willing to accept up to colorados arguments. And what happens in this case, whatever they decide we expect will apply to all the other states as well, because several other states have attempted the same thing. This long legal theory to try to remove trump from the ballot only illinois and maine have opted to remove him. But even in other states but they didnt go that far. They left the door open to possibly trying this again. Thats why this ruling is so critical, not only for colorado, but for the entire country. And what were watching for is not only what did they decide, but how did they decided this appear to be an opportunity where you could get broad bipartisan consensus and there is a challenge for chief Justice John Roberts to build a consensus even if he can only get a narrow opinion, if he can get something with broad bipartisan support, even something thats 90 that would be significant for the court. That is increasingly under scrutiny, not only for concerns about ethics, but also for partisanship. And ill remind you, john will be back here in a little over a month monthandahalf for another trump related case that could impact the election on possible president ial immunity to shield him from the federal election subversion case. All right. Consider me reminded fully reminded of that fact, paula reid. Thank you. Were watching very carefully today, not just for what they say, but how they say it. Sara and to continue the conversation joining us now cnn legal analyst and former federal prosecutor, elliot williams, eliot. So good to see you this is coming down to the wire. If Scotus Rules Trump is eligible to appear on colorados president ial ballot. We know he hasnt actually been taken off at this point in time awaiting in this decision. But does this settle similar legal challenges that he is facing in a few other states right now in all likelihood and sort of as paula had said a moment ago, it really sara depends on how the Supreme Court rights that they could write the opinion to only apply to colorados ballot. I think that would be highly unlikely because so many of the questions since that were asked at the hearing by the justices seemed to indicate that they dont wish to have one state issue, a rule that could apply to other states, right. So my guess is that they have some sort of nationwide ruling about this question of really who was allowed to decide whether a candidate is eligible for four Ballot Access to the ballot as a president ial candidate. What we were talking to Joan Biskupic last hour, who is also watching this very closely. And she talked about the signs that the court is going to not allow colorados ruling to stand. But lets just take a look at what happens if that doesnt country. In other words, if they uphold what colorado did was was to say that donald trump does not is not allowed to be on the ballot because he was part of an insurrection. What might that mean for the election . Yeah, i think a fair amount of confusion and thats not weighing in one way or the other on it, but you would simply have a patchwork of procedures and practices across the country as to number one, who can decide whether someone engaged in insurrection. And more importantly, who can decide for the country whether a candidate but beyond the ballot or not. And i think reading the tea leaves why theyre issuing this ruling today prior to Super Tuesday is to clear up any ambiguity as the legitimate city of legitimacy of each states ballot people have already voted in colorado under a cloud of not knowing whether one of the candidates they voted for is it legitimate candidate for the presidency or not . And i think the Supreme Court sort of, at least here, i would think trying to be in the business of Clearing Up Ambiguity for the whole country, rather than just one stake Clearing Up Confusion is important, especially when it comes to elections. I do to talk to you about the 14th amendment and well pop it up here. Just a very brief look at what the 14th amendment says. Basically that no person shall be a senator or representative in congress and it goes on and on and on, naming all these different groups that cannot do this. But it gets to hold any office, shall be engaged in insurrection or rebellion against its the same or given aid or comfort to the enemies. Let me ask you about this. If the Court Decides that colorado cannot do this, does this have a real weakening of the 14th amendment here . It might. But, but again, the 14th amendment is like so much of the constitution is silent on how we actually implement these provisions. And the question is, okay, so imagine they were to rule against foreign President Trump, who then decides what an insurrectionist is. Is it a Secretary Of State . Is you know, a nonpartisan elected panel in a state is a state legislature. And i think it would leave more confusion than anything else again, i think the courts goal here is clearing up any of that ambiguity, but it really is an open question. And frankly, one of the things that came up at Oral Argument was the question of even who who does this apply to, does it apply to quote, unquote officers of the United States . And as the president , the United States one now as a matter of common sense, seems like the president s an officer. The language of the constitution is entirely clear on that and that may not be a question the Court Touches Today but but its an important one. Elliot williams, and its true the president isnt named in the 14th amendment literally Everything Else and everyone else seems to be, we will see what this court says. All eyes on the Supreme Court at this hour. Elliot williams. Thank you so much. Okay. Thanks. Tightening the belt, raining and expenses watching the wall and call whatever you want. But the Donald Trump Campaign is worried about expenses and theres new reporting about why and what theyre doing about it. Vice president Kamala Harris calling for an immediate ceasefire in gaza, and shes about to meet with an israeli war cabinet member who is also netanyahus rival and the former chief Financial Officer for the Trump Organization is about to plead guilty to perjury today always was caught in the draft and he couldnt get out. Vegas was having an Identity Crisis that was the beginning of the downfall, but vegas at a different idea vegas, The Story Of Sin City. Next sunday at ten on cnn dont abandon me yet a second term. 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The president says that if he wins, he actually says, when he wins in november, he does not expect a trump will concede any told the new yorker quote, i think he will contest it. I think hell contest it no matter what the result is. Cnn senior data reporter, harry enten is with me now here i want to start with the quote that i gave you before. Were President Biden says, when he wins in november, he thinks trump will contest it no matter what there are a bunch of polls out this weekend. Maybe more of an if than a way, a little presumptuous of the incumbent president. This particular point. All right. We had for pauls come out this weekend, theres a lot of red on this board, folks, New York Times, Sienna College, cbs news, yougov, fox news, wall street journal trump, ahead and all of them for for two within the margin of error to within the margin of error. Heres the key nugget though trump led in zero, count them, zero polls that were seeing an approved during the entire 20 campaign. And there were four that were released this weekend, all of which had trump ahead, even if within the margin of error. And they all basically say the same thing. This is not one of those weeks where you you can test the methodology in one poll because theyre all in one agreement here. All right, harry, we are on Super Tuesday eve. Happy Super Tuesday eve of Super Tuesday. What does that stake in the next 24 hours . What is at stake in the next 24 hours . Tuesday as a super day for the gop, 36 , 36 of all delegates in the gop on tests are at stake tomorrow, 14 of which a large share, 14 of all delegates that are at stake in the entire republican contests are in california and in texas. And so it is a very big Super Tuesday indeed, in a very big one, particularly because of california and texas. What about california and texas since you brought them up . Because i brought them up. What a wonderful question, john, you got me right to the next slide. Big Super Tuesday gop primary polian, california. What do we see here . We see Donald Trumps 69 , nikki haley, 29 . Thats a 40 point advantage. Texas. Its 80 to 19 . And heres the key nugget to keep in mind, john unlike the democratic side where its mostly proportional on the republican side, its either a winnertakeall in the case of california or winner take most in the case of texas. So if these polls are anywhere close to being right, donald trump is going to win the vast, vast majority of delegates in these two states, which make up a large share of the overall content for delicate people, say california, its a blue state its gone a lot of republican delegates know. All right. Lets talk about the overall republican race in general. Where do things stand . Yeah, s