Any moment democratic senator bob menendez is expected to be arraigned on a dozen new charges reallive outside the Federal Courthouse, plus a cnn exclusive. Russia is producing three times more for Artillery Shells and the United States and europe as funding for Ukraine Stalls in the us congress and passengers say, people quote flew through the cabin well, we know about a terrifying moment on a flight to do zealand. Hello, im wolf blitzer in washington and youre in the cnn newsroom any moment now, embattled senator bob menendez is due to appear before a judge in Federal Court. This is video of him arriving just a few moments ago. The new jersey democrat, once chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign relations committee, is accused of trying to obstruct an investigation into bribery. Menendez and his wife are about to be arraigned on these new charges. The senator remains defiant, calling it, and im quoting him now, a flagrant abuse of power, end quote cnns Jason Carroll is outside the c
Already said on tuesday, for example, im going to say whatever i want. Defended trump gets ground rules from the judge. He starts at a level of miss trusts. She treated trump like a truant child. The dramatic day in Federal Court and the new protective order to stop indicted ex president from intimidating witnesses and trying his case in the media. There are hundreds of recordings with witnesses that we talked to outside the grand jury. I felt like you could hear a pin drop in the courtroom. Then the conservative case that donald trump could be disqualified from office. Why Merrick Garlands announcement of a Special Counsels infuriating biden attackers. And hes right. There is no Ongoing Investigation of hunter biden. And senator obrien shots on the expanding rescue and recovery going on in hawaii. This is going to take years to recover. When all in starts, right now. Grieving from you in new york, uncut chris hayes. Donald trumps defense team has their first hearing but the judge whos
I would love to talk i will talk about it. Theyre not taking away my First Amendment rights. Donald trump claiming earlier this week that no one is going to stop him from speaking about his criminal case. Today, judge Tanya Chutkan laid down the law and told trumps lawyer that trumps words will have consequences. And the First Amendment is not absolute. Plus, attorney general Merrick Garland appoints a Special Counsel to investigate hunter biden . And republicans are predictably complaining about it after spending months demanding exactly that. And good evening, everyone. Happy friday. Tonight was a big night for donald trump, who discovered that after all, at least to the criminal Justice System, he is no different from anyone else. Despite his fame and political prominence, he cant just publicly abuse witnesses because hes on the campaign trail. The judge who taught him that lesson today is named Tanya Chutkan. I have a bunch more to say on her in a bit, but we begin the reidout toni
Twitter. Smith obtained a Search Warrant for trumps account for evidence of criminal offenses. These fancy people used to say, well, a recession is inevitable. Ironically the Vice President is set to hold a Grassroots Reception on Marthas Vineyard. And that is called bidenomics. Forget flying first class, how about a trip to the universe. Virgin galactic is flying paying customers to space and theyre taking off this morning here on fox friends. President biden wrapping up threepoint utah today. Brian this after dodging questions from peter doocy about alleged ties to hunters business dealings. Ainsley look at that come to you, mr. President. Steve peter, i believe you are in new mexico, the president left new mexico and has continued his west coast trip. Tell us a little bit about that opportunity to pose the first question about devon archers testimony last week. Peter so lets talk about the opportunity to do it then. Lets go back to that video this is disclaimer for anybody watching
Accountable. In their motion for a protective order, the Justice Department says, quote, such a protective order is needed in this case the because the defendant has released statements on social media regarding witnesses, judges, attorneys and other associates in legal matters pending against him. In recent days the defendant has issued multiple posts, either specifically or by implication including the following which the defendant posted just hours ago. If you go after me, im coming after you. The filing including a screen shot of that ominous threat. Prosecutors went on to say, quote, if the defendant were to begin issuing public posts using details or, for example, grand jury transcripts obtained in discovery, it could have a harmful, Chilling Effect on witnesses or adversely affect the Fair Administration of justice in this case. That request by the Special Counsel triggered a battle between team trump and the doj. Here is how the New York Times wrote this. John lauro, one of tru