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it, with a republican primary dominated by an ex-president who has centered his candidacy around his legal woes, look no further. this morning donald trump, fresh off a decisive win in the iowa caucuses, was at a federal courthouse in manhattan as the defendant in a second defamation trial brought by the writer e. jean carroll. this time there's no question of whether trump defamed her. judge kaplan has ruled trump is liable for remarks he made in 2019 mocking carroll's claim that he sexually assaulted her in a chance encounter at a department store dressing room in the 1990s. and tr...

process to limit how american tax dollars are spent at the department of justice. i yield back. >> general lady from texas is recognized. >> good morning. you have value the independence of a special counsel. >> i do. >> you asked garland to allow you to continue the investigation saying we want to thank you and your office for permitting our inquiry to proceed with will without interfere answer as you assured the members of the judiciary committee would be the case during the confirmation hearings to become attorney general of the united states. you value your special counsel status...

welcome to "the whole story." i'm anderson cooper. the indictment of former president donald trump marks the first time in history a former president has faced federal charges. this is the second indictment for the former president, who was criminally charged by a manhattan grand jury in march on more than 30 counts of business fraud. now facing 37 federal charges relating to classified documents from his time in office that were uncovered by federal agents. a special counsel has been investigating this case since november of last year. he's pleaded not guilty to all charges against ...

case to get the ball rolling on getting security clearances to handle classified material. cannon wants them to file a notice of compliance for this coming tuesday. meanwhile, donald trump responded to his indictment with aggressive threats against president joe biden and the justice department. here is what he said a few hours after his arraignment. >> i will not point to a real special prosecutor to go after the most corrupt president in the history of the united states of america, joe biden. and the entire biden crime family. i will, totally, obliterate the deep state. >> in new r...

liable for everything he did while he was in office. didn't get away with anything yet. we have a criminal justice system in this country. we have civil litigation. and former presidents are not immune from being accountable by either one. >> even mitch mcconnell knew back in 2021 that trump can face criminal charges. well, now, trump's lawyer is making the absurd argument that a president can commit all kinds of heinous crimes and remain immune from prosecution forever. unless he's impeached and convicted. also tonight, trump's rhetoric is having dangerous consequences. as both sp...