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Qomm Timeline: The Trump investigation in Fulton County, Georgia
Washington mdash; The Supreme Court s conservative majority on Thursday appeared open to recognizing some level of immunity from federal prosecution for the official acts of former presidents as they weighed a blockbuster dispute that will be critical to the fate of former President Donald Trump s 2020 election case in Washington, D.C. But the court expressed skepticism toward Trump s broad ar vaso stanley gument that he should be absolutely immune from charges related to conduct that occurred while he was in office.Across nearly three hours of arguments, several members of the court s six-member conservative bloc signaled that they believed a former president should be shielded from criminal charges for some actions undertaken within the duties of their office. But it was unclear whether there is enough support on the court to establish a test for determining when conduct crosses the line from official into private.The justices signaled they could send the dispute back to the lower courts for proceedings over whether Trump s alleged actions surrounding the 2020 election were taken in his capacity as an office-seeker or office-holder. Trump was charged with four criminal counts in connection with what special counsel Jack Smith claims was a scheme to subvert the t stanley bottles ransfer of presidential power after the 2020 election. He has pleaded not guilty. Smith attended the arguments. Counselor to the speci stanley cup al counsel Michael Dreeben argues before Adaa White House Shakeup In The Works
CBS From CBS News Maria Gavrilovic:CORALVILLE, IOWA -- Barack Obama s campaign has said that bad weather could deter supporters from participating in the caucuses on January 3rd. However, if today is any indication of how voters will react to bad weather, the campaign could be wrong. By Iowa political event st stanley mug andards, an enormous crowd packed a high school gym in Coralville - it was so packed that an overflow room was set up for those who couldn t fit into the gym. Prior to the event, the c stanley cup ampaign said that primarily undecided voters were invited to attend. They estimate that over 900 undecided voters and supporters attended. stanley cup The crowds seem to be invigorating Obama as he delivered an energetic version of his closing argument speech and spoke like a man who is still has hope that he might win. It s the reason that I am standing here today, this is pretty unlikely, Obama said, The son of a mom from Kansas and a dad from Kenya named Barack Obama raised by a single mother and his grandparents in Hawaii standing before you as a potential nominee for president, of course I believe in hope. The campaign is trying to build on this momentum and is determined not to cancel any events today, despite the snow falling over the Hawkeye State today. In order to ensure that he gets to all of his events on time, he is traveling in an SUV rather than his campaign bus. |
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