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Case, they have pleaded not guilty to racketeering and other criminal charges. So, unity, i guess. Beyond that though, these 19 defendants are not exactly marching in lockstep. Five of trumps codefendants have filed to have their cases removed to federal court. They argument they are trying to make to ensure that that happens, those arguments do not look good for the former president. Take, for example, three of georgias alleged Fake Electors. David schaffer and kathy latham in sean still. They have all said in their court filings, their cases belong in federal court, because they were just, quote, acting to assist the president , or acting at the direction of the president. Now, those arguments might help these three folks in claiming they were defective federal employees, which weird, if true. And then maybe that will help them argue that they should be tried at the state level, but wow, does that argument not help their codefend ....
The other thing she did that i think ask really important for audience is the bay sway she lo herself in the american story of civil rights. born in september of 1970 and referred to the fact in the 6 6s there were landmark civil rights acts. both of which her parents were empowered by. what we ll see throughout the hearings is one judge in america about to send to the supreme court which i do believe she will but the whole arc of the judges and justice who is move up and what they represent. she wanted to tell a bigger story about american constitutional rights. i think she was very effective. to answer your question about the republican push back. the main thing that hit was definitely the criminal defendant issue. i think we ll see a lot of that. ....
Action. the trump white house this morning basking in the glow of the president s well-received speech. it was a dramatic reversal in tones from the dark themes of earlier speeches, including a inaugural address calling for a country, quote, empowered by our aspirations. polls show that those who watched the speech out in the country, they largely liked it. what about the president s republic republicans lawmakers who will be key in getting the and dane passed. cnn s sunlen serfaty on capitol hill. you almost could sense a sigh of relief from republicans on the hill. reporter: absolutely, john. a big sigh of relief. republicans in the first month of the trump administration have been forced into bobbing and weaving with every controversial trump tweet, every controversial trump statement here on capitol hill. so there is a sense that the fact that president trump was able to come up here last night ....