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>> ariane, thanks. have a great weekend. the news continues right here on cnn how frown next defending democracy. >> president biden making that a cornerstone of his campaign as he takes on trump who is doubling down on his calls for revenge, plus exotic vacations, a private jet supreme court justice clarence thomas finally admitting that the lavish trips they were paid for by a republican megadonor, the reporter who first expose the trips is my guest. and an outfront exclusive for the first time we take you inside the unprecedented security operation now underway to protect one of the biggest political events. >> let's go out front good evening. >> i'm briana keeler in for erin burnett outfront tonight. biden takes on trump, the president defending democracy today on the world stage, while the former president was on on social media attacking the american justice system, president biden in france to commemorate the 80th anniversary of d-day. but
constitutional principle he voted in favor of money being speech under the first amendment. >> so the question for him is, what does this $4 million say? and i think you can look to the menendez trial where this gentleman testified today, therefore, $60,000 i hoped to influence a criminal investigation. what does $4 million get you? because i don't think there's any doubt that if clarence thomas where a random law firm partner in dc, nobody is taking him on trips to bali or anywhere else for free. but what i think it does by is an ethically compromised justice who, when the next voting rights act case comes before the court, when the next dobbs opinion comes before what is he going to say? is there any doubt that had he voted the other way in dobbs, for example, to overrule roe versus wade. what he's still be getting this money. i mean, these are the questions you raise when you are accepting this level of money from political people who are very wealthy, why are you working? you don't agree with due respect and i'm i'm here as the only non-lawyer at the
it is how many ways we're asked to walk away, how many instincts are to walk away the most natural instinct is to walk away to be selfish to force our will upon others to seize power. never give up american democracy asieh, the hardest of things to believe. the we're part of something bigger than ourselves prison biden today at pointed to hawk in normandy saying what even a decade ago would neither have been especially remarkable nor freighted with kind of meaning it carries now, the difference is context today that perfectly unremarkable tribute to self-sacrifice landed hard on the heels of the former president. >> again, suggesting in a clip that was released last night that the entire federal justice system be deployed to avenge one individual himself well, revenge does take time. i will say that it does and sometimes revenge can be justified if i have to be honest sometimes they can there was the answer
that you disclose it. but the fact of it is really in my view, in violation of the laws, by the way, the laws already on the books. justice alito is simply wrong. the disclosure sure. laws or legislation the bar on honorarium is legislation congress could regulate. they're just choosing not to judge gardner norm eisen. >> thank you. still to come, new polls suggest that a convicted felon does have a significant shot at winning back the white house. i'll talk the new york times is frank bernie who's latest column criticized the democrats do think it can happen trouble losing weight and keeping same discover the power of week-old to the beach gobi i lost 35 pounds as some lost the war, 46 pounds we go. >> and i'm keeping the weight off we go via helps you lose weight keep it off. i'm reducing my risk. >> we go v is the only fda
justice department against his enemies, that sort of undermine the basic legitimacy of the justice system. use the courts against his political enemies is which side of the american political tradition, which is so interesting, which is why the republicans are using all these terms about weaponization of the justice department against the former president, because that is exactly what the form president is talking about yeah. >> i think it's sort of part of the challenge of donald trump, which is he views the whole world as corrupt as he views his own personal motives. >> and so he's sort of assumes everyone else out there is as corrupt as he is. i mean, you look at the what he has said about american veterans that the losers who get killed in war you know, what's in it for them what's in it for them and what what stands out in these normandy celebrations? is this
lawn in town, the daughter of horror legend, em hey, javelin on her new movie, the watchers. >> and what she thinks about her dad's films so, the american justice system, if you have a notice and spacing a pretty critical moment, donald trump has been trying to chip away at its credibility ever since the first charges were brought against him. but this past week, it has been a whole different beast. he is open the flood gates in the day since his conviction the new york hush money trial repeatedly and forcefully trump is vowing revenge. he said at this weekend i revenge will be success. >> and i mean that but it's awfully hard when you see what they've done. these people are so evil he said it tuesday yeah, it's a terrible precedent for our country. >> does that mean the next president does it to them? when did we terrible two throw the
testify as one big spokesperson and only on best person? >> hunter biden will have that choice as well. >> tiffany should he testify as a lawyer? >> i'm always hesitant to say that a defendant should testify. it seems that there's so much risk. they are particularly because i think what's come out in the trial to this point is really the tip of the iceberg of some of the really unfortunate things that we know about that period of addiction in his life. and so he may not want to open himself up to that. i think it's a calculus between house certain does conviction look if it looks pretty certain than maybe this is a hail mary testifying is something that could work or couldn't. there's not much risk. but if you think there's a chance he might make a difference. twice, i cannot say that. what i would do, i just don't inbee the position that he or his lawyers are in. >> well, you know, i ended the position today. >> it's somebody who gets $4 million. >> over the course of his career in that is clarence thomas, justice clarence thomas. and we turn the page for a second because we saw that there has been there's been these disclosures that have happened and you were a
contrary to the fundamental american idea that our nation was founded on. we didn't want certain individuals like king george the third, who we overthrew to be above the law. judges are subject to checks and balances and to federal for law like anybody else no wonder the supreme court is in an ethics crisis the combination of these enormous amounts of luxury travel by justice thomas also involving justice alito, the second largest recipient of gifts over that same period of time and their spouses conduct that raises questions about their ability to sit on cases. they should have recused from those cases. when i i was the ethics tsar in the white house, i wouldn't allow even if the rules permitted it. i wouldn't allow white house staff to take
[♪♪] >> trace: hunter biden's daughter took the witness stand and her dad's defense after the prosecution rested their case arguing that hunter biden lied on a federal gun body inform. the justice correspondent live in wilmington, telemark took delaware with more on what's next. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, what's next is hunter biden's attorney has a big decision to make over the next few days. over the weekend he said he will decide whether or not hunter will testify on monday. he said no more witnesses, is likely the last witness would be hunter if hunter testifies but to date emotional testimony from hunter's daughter naomi when she took the stand. naomi as hunters eldest daughter, she's named for his late sister who was tragically killed in delaware in 1972 in that car crash along with hunter's mother.
presumptive nominee, but it was the smite die enemy's message that really rang out loud and clear. listen we do pray for our leaders. but father, if our leaders will not turn to you, if he will not turn to your word, if he will not return to justice, we pray that you would bring those leaders down. all of those people, all those individuals who are conniving in there find a frame right now. him and bring him down. we pray thee all those lives would be exposed and lower. that it would just be exposed for what it really is trump also vowed vengeance from the pulpit, but that is perhaps not much of a surprise. >> what is stunning though, is the profane call and response that came next? i don't like using the word in front of these beautiful children i won't say well, actually he did say it and so did everyone