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A federal judge has reportedly ordered two top Trump White House lawyers to appear before a grand jury and testify as part of its criminal investigation into the former president and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Arc of these investigations, things still tend to fall his way. but he's no longer president, and even former trump officials will tell you the facts particularly in the mar-a-lago investigation are concerning for his legal team. >> as you note, in a lot of these cases, trump appointed judges who are deciding against him. joining us to discuss, elliot williams and kirsten powers. >> lots of developments as always in the legal sphere. i want to drill down on the one about pat cipollone and patrick philbin having to testify. the court rejecting trump's arguments, a broad executive privilege and ...
Well, good evening everyone. i'm laura coates. this is "cnn tonight." there is a lot going on tonight. in a big loss the former president, a federal appeals court is saying no to the special master review of documents seized at mar-a-lago. this is first on cnn. a federal judge is ordering the former trump white house attorneys pat cipollone and patrick philbin to now testify in the doj's criminal investigation of the then president's effort to overturn the 2020 election. plus the georgia senate run-off is only five days away and a sign of just how crucial this race really is, we'll look at who...
Five important legal rulings this week show that the nation’s courthouses remain central to preserving constitutional order.
That they have struck out with these three judges if trump's legal team decides to appeal. i think most legal experts say it's unlikely they would ultimately prevail, but the former president has very effectively used delay as a strategy and appeal would give him more time. >> even if he expects to lose, time is on his side. the other development is now testimony from former white house counsel pap cipollone and deputy patrick philbin, they're going to testify. >> in addition to using delay, stonewalling is another technique he's used for decades. in the context of these investigations, he's t...