Stay updated with breaking news from Emergency piece. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
a bedrock principle of the department of justice and our nation s commitment to the rule of law sets a an example for the world. we have one set of laws in this country and they apply to everyone. applying those laws, collecting facts, that s what determines the outcome of an investigation. nothing more, nothing less. the words of rachel math maddow, stunningly simple words in both the indictment and from behind the podium. it was the first time we as an american public have ever heard from the special counsel notably he praised the fbi and the prosecutors on his team. rachel pointed out they have already come under vicious attack by the indicted ex-president. he encouraged all of us to read the indictment itself, an endeavor we re taking seriously. it s known as a speaking indictment, meaning it is straight forward and, frankly, gripping and dramatic. it lays out the alleged crimes trump faces. 31 counts have to do with the espionage act. we re going to unpack all of ....
taylor swift got her fifth nomination for the taylor swift eras tour film. our coverage continues with katy tur reports right now. good to be with you, i m katy tur. special counsel jack smith is going directly to the supreme court, asking the justices to weigh in on his election interference case. smith is looking for a ruling on whether a president has immunity from crimes while committed in office. it is a potentially very risky move. after all the justices say, yes, he is immune, the case is over. kaput. but if they rule no, it cuts off donald trump s ability to delay the trial through appeals. so big risk, big reward. meaning he would go to court on or close to the march trial date, thereby giving voters a chance to hear the evidence against the man who is asking to be president again. jack smith writing, quote, it is of imperative public importance that respondent s claims of immunity be resolved by this court and that the respondent s trial proceed as promptl ....
Presidential records act wasn t intended as criminal statute. it s not true. it was an emergency piece of legislation passed by congress because richard nixon is about to destroy evidence of his own criminality. there s an emergency passage of this law to stop him from doing that that will come challenged at the supreme court and become the actual presidential act signed by jimmy carter. in the moment it s passed it s because richard nixon is incapable of making a distinction between the office of the presidency and his thirst for power. here we are now 30 years later in the exact same situation with a law passed exactly to stop this which is the irrigation of the people s property. let me bring rachel back in ....
It is expected the elderly are among those who will be prioritised. it is also expected the prime minister will outline a couple of contingency measures the government is looking at, things like mask wearing, social distancing, possibly working from home, all things that the government may need to introduce if at any point the nhs is at risk of being overwhelmed again. but the government very keen to stress, as we heard from sajid javid earlier, that lockdowns are not something they want to consider, and they are repealing certain measures that were in that coronavirus emergency piece of legislation introduced to give ministers new powers to tackle covid, including things like scrapping the powers that enabled them to shut businesses and close schools. so quite a different tone from the government as opposed to last winter, but certainly the direction of travel is that they want christmas to go ahead as normal, they want this winter to be a winter of continuing to live with the virus, ....
Coronavirus emergency piece of legislation introduced to give ministers new powers to tackle covid, including things like scrapping the powers that enabled them to shut businesses and close schools. so quite a different tone from the government is opposed to last winter, but certainly the direction of travel is that they want christmas to go ahead as normal, they want this winter to be a winter of continuing to live with the virus, and certainly avoiding any kind of full lockdowns. the uk home secretary has insisted she did not break the ministerial code when she met with the boss of a hotel chain and a british airways executive, without any officials present. the sunday mirror newspaper reports that priti patel attended a lunch last month, where covid travel rules were among the topics discussed. ms patel resigned from the cabinet in 2017, amid controversy over her unauthorised meetings with israeli officials, politicians, and the then prime minister benjamin netanyahu. a spokesman fo ....