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article of impeachment against donald trump on monday. but the senate republican leader mitch mcconnell is pushing for more time before the trial would begin. we're going to bring you the breaking details on how that is all playing out in just a second. also on capitol hill, president biden is on the verge of getting his second cabinet secretary confirmed you're looking at the senate floor right now. the vote is under way for retired general lloyd austin to be the next defense secretary. he will be the first african-american to run the pentagon, the senate voting as we speak. even with all of that happening on the hill, president biden is trying to hit the ground running. biden will be signing two executive orders today on the economy. trying to offer more immediate relief from the pain brought on by the pandemic. let's get to that. but let's start on capitol hill. manu raju is standing by. so manu, schumer said this morning that the impeachment article is coming over on monday. what does that mean for the timing of the trial?

>> reporter: well it could dominate action in the senate next week and it could push aside action on the agenda of the new biden administration including confirming those cabinet nominees. because once the trial starts, they're going to need an agreement from all 100 senators to move on to other action on the morning of each day the trial is taking place. the trial will take place each afternoon. so expect this to take up virtually all of the time of the united states senate. the question is how long will it last and we just don't have the answer to that quit yet. what we do know according to chuck schumer is that the articles of impeachment will be dlifrped on monday and that will kick off the trial. but whether or not to charge former president trump with inciting an insurrection. >> i've been speaking to the republican leader about the timing and duration of the trial. but make no mistake, a trial will be held in the united states senate and there will be a vote whether to convict the

president. i have spoken to speaker pelosi who informed me that the articles will be delivered to the senate on monday. >> reporter: so certainly the way the process will work that on monday the article will be brought over to the united states senate and read by the impeachment managers. tuesday morning, that is when we -- tuesday afternoon is when we expect the presiding officer to be sworn in. that could be chief justice john roberts, it could potentially be the president pro tempore patrick leahy. we expect wednesday the arguments could happen on both sides. the question is how long will the arguments be and will they bring in witnesses and how many questions will senators have that will prolong this. so there is still uncertainty of how this will play out and the big question, will it be 17 republicans who will break ranks, vote with probably all 50 democrats to join, so 67 members of the senate would convict

donald trump on the charges of inciting that insurrection here on january 6th on capitol hill and as they do that they have to vote on a sim path majority basis to bar donald trump from ever holding office ever again. but they first need to get the 17 republicans to break ranks and i could tell you, a lot of republicans are criticizing the timeline, criticizing going after former president arguing in their view they don't believe it is constitutional. there is debate about that question. but if they move quickly, will it be even harder to get republicans to go on board. some are pointing to that as a reason why they may not break ranks. so expectation here in the senate is that donald trump could very well be acquitted but this trial will begin next week. kate. >> manu, thank you. a lot of moving parts. but it is the wheels in motion, it is starting next week in some way, shape or form. manu is working sources on this. thank you so much. let's get over to the white house on this. john harwood standing by.

john, any reaction from the white house yet on the fact that the start of the impeachment trial is on its way? >> reporter: not yet, kate. i've reached out to several white house officials and have not heard back. i would expect when i do, i will hear something to what jen psaki said at his briefing yesterday which is this is a decision for the senate to take and that the senate could do other business at the same time as it is doing the impeachment trial. now, republicans who don't want to cast this vote, obviously would be difficult for them to cast a vote given the actions that occurred before that insurrection. but also the strength of support that president trump has among elements of the republican base. so they want to avoid it and say if we have this trial we can't do any nominations or legislation for the new president while that is going on. democrats want to have it quickly and want the trial to be over quickly. and they're negotiating on all of those things and negotiating

on the organization of the senate under the new democratic majority. so all of this is a bit contingent, but the white house obviously has an interest in getting nominees through and has a strong interest in moving the covid relief package forward that got a meeting with the head of the national economic council brian niece and a bipartisan group of senators this week they're working on that. but the senate trial is a complication but one that can't be avoided. the house impeached and the insurrection was a extremely serious act that caused five people their lives, can't avoid action on that. now the question is under what terms that action takes place. not a white house decision. >> it is a good point. at the same time they're trying to rolling out ow measures in just a short while. what are you hearing about this? >> reporter: well the economic measures that they're rolling out, these executive orders, aren't going to accomplish all that much in the near term.

there will be a recalculation under the executive order of flood stamps that might increase the amount of food stamps, the snap benefits that some low income families received. there is a gesture forward on trying to get to a $15 an hour minimum wage for people who work for federal contractors. this order doesn't make that happen. it is beginning the process of exploring that. the real economic step the administration is taking is the one i alluded to earlier, kate, and that is the meeting with republican senators and democratic senators and the head of the nec to try to get action on the $1.9 trillion covid relief package. there is nothing wrong with the economy, but getting control of the pandemic will not solve in the near term. so both the actions the president has taken on covid relief, using the defense production act to enhance vaccine distribution and setting up the pandemic testing board to try to get schools and businesses back in a more normal operating fashion and that

relief, the large amount of money needed to make that happen, that is really key for the economy and that is what joe biden has to focus on. >> john, thank you. joining me now for much more on this is democratic senator richard blumenthal of connecticut. thank you for jumping in. the article of impeachment coming over on monday. what are you preparing for in terms of the trial? >> thanks for having me, kate. we're preparing to move that trial forward with very deliberate speed. it should be done expeditiously. there may be a need for the president to prepare. he should be afforded due process. there are ongoing investigations that are producing even more incriminating, repugnant facts about the president's guilt and his intent to incite that riot, the assault on the capitol, the act of domestic terrorism. but there is a time table andin

definitely it serves no one industry so we need to move forward with speed. >> you mentioned that the president is due time to prepare his defense. we just already heard from mitch mcconnell on this senate floor suggesting that by moving ahead next week, you're not giving him that time. you're not giving trump enough time to prepare a full defense. what do you say? >> the president needs to speak for himself to his lawyer. there has been no request for additional time. and what the american people need and deserve is for us to address the raging pandemic that is costing us 4,000 lives a day still in this country with more vaccines and more testing equipment and the use of the defense production act as well as surviving the economy with more stimulus payments and agenda. nearly $2 trillion pandemic rescue fund that we need to do. so the trial should be done

expeditiously and we could do both at the same time. >> what is expeditiously in your mind? a few days? do you -- does that mean you're going to hear witnesses? what is expeditiously? >> expeditiously is measures in days, not weeks. the evidence here is pretty open and shut. what came out of the president's mouth at the ellipse that day and what he treated before and said and did afterward, essentially ignoring those abhorrent, absolutely repulsive photographs of domestic terrorism directed against members of the congress and the building that is the temple of our democracy. he incited that riot. and mitch mcconnell himself had said that he provoked this action. in fact instigated it. so i think that the evidence is the videos and the statements

before and after and the intent is evident from that -- >> so you don't think witnesses are needed? >> well the president has a right to present his defense. and if he wants witnesses, we would have to consider them. but this trial can happen in days, not weeks. >> you linked to this, you were one of seven democratic senators who filed a ethic complaint again ted cruz and josh hawley over the insurrection and in the letter it said that they lent legitimacy to the mob's cause made future violence more likely. what consequence do you want them to face? >> we've asked the ethics committee to do is essentially review all of the fact and investigate them and see whether they in effect participated with the alleged architects of this

incitement to riot on the house side. there are three congressman. we name them in our ethics letter. >> by filing this letter, and making this request, you clearly think that they've done something wrong. if it bears out, what do you think should happen? >> the remedies to be considered are expulsion, censure or other strong discipline. that is exactly what we want them to consider. along with other disciplinary measures. >> you would support expulsion? >> if the facts warrant it, if the ethics commission recommends it, i would support expulsion, but we need to have the full investigation, the facts matter. and the consequences matter, too. >> you were talking about the covid relief package. we've heard from some republican senators including roy blunt that what president trump is asking for as a whole is a nonstarter. the president has made clear that he wants this passed with bipartisan support.

how long are you senator, willing to negotiate with republicans before you say forget it and just move ahead with democratic support alone. >> i think we're reaching the end point of our tolerance for delay. the american people want us to work together. the door is open to my republican colleagues. there is charge for admission. but we need action, not just talk about unity and bipartisanship. and this is a dispute about the organizing resolution has no consequences for our ability to produce legislation. i'm on the armed service committee and we don't know who is on the armed service committee and who is voting on legislation that is essential to our national defense. the senate is voting right now and i hope will approve general austin. but the remainder of his security team, the president's national security team, including the secretary of treasury, secretary of homeland security and the secretary of state all should be confirmed.

we could move forward on the proclamations if the republicans cooperate, even if we move forward on the trial, we could do both at the same time. and the republicans are offering us a false choice. >> i have to ask you, because there is a lot of talk about bipartisanship and pleas from the -- the president for unity and working in bipartisan ways. fundamentally, do you think if we're being quite candid, that the dynamic has changed or shifted at all in this senate toward a more bipartisan atmosphere? does anyone feel more inclined? >> too early to tell. and, gep, actions speak louder than words. there is a lot of talk about bipartisanship and unity. but the test is really talk and frankly the stance of senator mcconnell in resistance this organizes resolution is insisting on a condition that we

never modify or reform the filibuster, in effect, it is an attempt to maintain control ore the senate. elections have consequences as he has reminded us so frequently. and working together means that they recognize that we have a right to modify the filibuster even abolish it if they misuse and abuse it prevent action to conquer the pandemic and conquer the economy. our agenda and the president's needs action and their blocking it is unacceptable. >> thank you for your time. we breaking news from the senate. the senate has just confirmed lloyd austin as the new secretary of defense. retired four star army general will be the first, now is the first african-american to lead the pentagon. let's get over to jessica dean on capitol hill watching this playing out. barbara starr at the pentagon with perspective there.

jessica, what happened with the vote? >> reporter: well this is an overwhelmingly bipartisan support in favor of confirming the secretary of defense. 93-2 was the vote just a few moments ago. and what was interesting about this vote is that to become the secretary of defense, lloyd austin this h to make it through senate confirmation but extra layer of the waiver that both the house had to approve the and the senate. because there is a seven-year rule that anyone who served in the military needs seven years between when they retired from the military and serve in the post as secretary of defense and that comes back down to the tradition of civilian control of the military. so austin was able to clear that hurdle both in the house and the senate for the waiver yesterday. and then the senate just now confirmed lloyd austin as the secretary of defense in that very bipartisan vote. and kate, as we look ahead, democrats i talk to, they really want to get these nominees

through as quickly as possible. it is tough in the sense that this impeachment is now looming on the horizon. but we're told by senator john cornyn a few moments ago that it is possible they could vote on janet yellen later today. we'll watch to see if that comes to be. >> barbara, could you talk to us more about general austin's military background and his career and how he will be viewed and received at the department. >> reporter: he is probably within the hour or so as defense secretary lloyd austin will walk up the steps and entering the pentagon for the first time as the civilian chief. he has worked here before. he has decades of experience in the military. but the real message that secretary austin is bringing to the pentagon today, we're told, is president biden's message. normalcy. there will be normalcy. officials are telling us that is

what he's setting out to show the u.s. military which is something of them feel they haven't had. the many of the top brass spending the last four years looking over their shoulder and fearful of speaking out publicly because they fear that president trump would train his ire on them. lloyd austin has already said his top priority here will be the coronavirus pandemic. and military support to fighting the pandemic. so what we will be watching for is a real continued activation of the defense production act which should free up some funding for coronavirus support, for ppe, personal protective gear and some of the needed supplies for inoculations, needles and supplies and people are working on that because that is the top biden priority and that now, for now, is the top priority for defense secretary lloyd austin. >> thank you. thank you. coming up for us, president

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administration is throwing everything at the problem but according to a new poll, production and distribution aren't the only problems. listen to this. the kaiser family foundation found in a survey that nearly 6 in 10 older americans don't know when or where they could get a shot. this is also a problem of simple information. here is what dr. fauci said this morning about that challenge ahead. >> you're going to ask me why did this group not have enough doses and this group has doses that are lying around. i have to tell you, honestly, i don't know right now. we have to figure out what that is and the important thing is to fix it. >> one of the people who have been brought in to fix it is joining me now, andy slavit. thank you for coming in. dr. fauci, what he just said right there, that he doesn't know why so many doses are on shelves in america or here and not there.

he doesn't know. he said. do you? >> this is part of a larger issue, kate, that we are cognizant of the fact that we have an emergency effort to carry out and we're not inherited a national plan or an infrastructure so i suspect we'll find out ome things like that but other things that we're learning that we need to get at and execute right away because we need to get as many vaccines to people who need them as quickly as possible. the national plan yesterday for the first time we'll now have communication vaccination centers opening up and getting more supply into pharmacies. we have liberated the rules so that the people 65 and up could get vaccines. i expect that demand will be ahead of supply for a little bit, a while. so there will be some queueing because there hasn't been enough produced as much as we thought and that will take a little while to fix. but we have a plan to get vaccines out there so people who want them to get them. >> six in ten older americans,

they don't know where and how they could get it. we have websites crashing. hours long waiting on phones to try to sign up. you were brought in to fim this problem. you have experience in fixing a rollout that is botched when we talk about healthcare.gov. how are you going to fix it, andy? >> i think the key is to provide assistance to everybody in the chnl. i talked this morning to one of the country's leading logistics and distribution partners and they have offered to provide help and assistance to a number of states. remember, now, what is going on is the rvaccines are sent out t state and they have their own strategy. and that there is certainly an appropriateness to states being able to guide what happens. but there have to be visibility at our level so we could help make sure that the vaccines are

getting to where they need to get. and i mean that in two ways. one, getting as memm people vaccines and get them vac -- vaccinated and equity is an enormous part of our plan and that we get vaccines to the place where's people can't easily get a vaccine, people in disability community, people living in black and brown communities and all across the country. >> i totally hear you, andy, and that is a conversation we've been having for quite sometime and you've been coming on the show. but i have to say, this is a now problem. this is a yesterday problem. this isn't a week or two from now problem. how -- what you're saying to me, though, i would have a very hard time explaining to an elderly member of my family what you've just said and how that will get them a vaccine faster. >> job one is to get more

vaccines produced and out. part of the challenges, even if they knew where to go, we need to get more vaccine to out to more people. we're starting that to happen. it wouldn't be fixed overnight. because we don't have enough production capacity. we committed to get all of the inventory that has been out to the public. and there is not as much as we were all led to believe. so it is going to take some amount of time for us to get all of the vaccines out to people. but what people will start to see is more places to go to get a vaccine. the community vaccination centers and they will begin to open next week. the drug stores near them will begin to have more supply so they'll be able to do their outreach and we'll reach out to every possible point of communication to make sure that that information gets to people reliably. there are websites out there that tell people where to go to get vaccines. i'm not sure at this point how

reliable they are or whether or not all of those places have those vaccines. that is the work to be done. >> so you said one of the problems is it is necessary but a problem and 50 different strategies in 50 different states and how to roll out a vaccine. is there going to be a federal website, something like a healthcare.gov where people could go, a central portal? >> there are those portals now. they take the information from the cdc. we have to get a better comprehensive answer to people so they have a place to go that they could rely on. it is not good enough to say here is a site to get a vaccine. we have to know where the supply is and we could tell people how to get to that repliablely. and if that is not done, it is done in some states and not others and we have to take a comprehensive look at that and whether it continues to go through the states or supplement

something federally, we'll do that. >> walgreens said up to 80% of the staff at long-term care facilities where they've been tasked with administering the vaccine. 80% of the staff is declining to get the shot because they don't trust that it is safe. what are you going to do about that? >> well, we're seeing these reports as well. that there are people who are, look, there are people who will crawl over broken glass to get vaccines and we need to get everybody who wants them as quickly possible. there is another category of people that are interested in taking a vaccine but they have questions. legitimate questions and i don't think it is right for us to be -- to sort of categorize someone who is not sure or has a question as being anti-vaccine or vaccine hesitant. there are legitimate questions and you have to listen to the concerns and give them direct

answers. the cdc is in the process of doing that, getting good, clear communication out and we believe that there are a number of people who are watching who will watch for the first time to get vaccinated and get vaccinated subsequently. but we have to do a good job of being clear and transparent about the vaccine and how important they are and what they'll allow people to do. that effort really hasn't been done at any kind of national level -- >> and it should be part of the plan because you talk to the cdc. they have new guidelines on time between shots that could be allowed now saying that it could be longer in between shots but the new guidelines could mix the pfizer and the moderna vaccines between shot one and shot two. but moderna just came out and said it has no clinical data about mixing the vaccines. at the moment when trust is needed and safety is the concern of so many americans, this doesn't seem to offer that from

the cdc. >> so i'm not going to speak for the cdc. one of the changes that you're going to see now is we're going to let the scientists speak for themselves and if they say something that people have questions about or confusing, we'll allow them to speak for themselves. i think people don't trust getting information from the white house so we'll be doing -- we'll be conducting briefs with the cdc and with the mih and we'll allow them to speak for themselves on a regular basis, give them the form and the form that allows them to clarify those questions. because this is going to be an ever evolving picture. this is the questions for today and tomorrow is another set of questions and we want to get into a rhythm where people would look to the cdc and they could give the best guidance and understand that it may evolve as the science evolves but our job is to tell the cdc scientists that they have unfettered access to do their jobs and communicate with the public. >> andy, please come on more

often. a lot of the questions, let's continue to get some answers. thank you. >> you got it. breaking news coming into cnn just snow. baseball legend hank aaron has died at the age of 86. known as the home run king, aaron leaves behind an incredible legacy. obviously both on and off the baseball field. here is cnn's look at the life of this iconic hall of famer. >> his nickname was the hammer. and how appropriate. with a bat in his hand, hank aaron was considered by many to be the best who ever played game. but the time his major league baseball career ended in 1976, aaron had set 13 records including most games, at-bats, total bases and rbi. but it is his 715th home run on april 8th, 1974, for which he

would be remembered most. >> the all time home run leader. >> that is the home run which broke the record held by babe ruth. but what should have been the crowning achievement in his major league career was filled with hate and anger. on the way to one of the most sacred of baseball's records, aaron received death threats, thousands of pieces of racist hate mail and taunted daily at ballpark. it took a long time to get over the bitterness he felt at the way he was treated. >> people recent that very much so. the time was not ready. the country was not ready. so i had to accept that. >> reporter: he was born henry lewis aaron in mobile, alabama, during the height of the depression and his passion was baseball. so after quitting high school, aaron signed with the indianapolis clowns of the negro american league. in 1952 he was signed by the boston braves and two years later became a regular in the

outfield at the age of 20. it was beginning of a career that would span 23 years. when aaron became eligible for the hall of fame in 1982 his name was on over 97% of the ballots. upon his retirement he moved into the braves front office and later became senior vice president. his legacy continues to thrive both on and off the field. his chasing the dream foundation gives grants to help children study the performing arts as well as sports. in 1999 major league baseball unveiled the first hank aaron award giving to the best hitters in each league. >> got gave talent to do certain things but he also expected you to go beyond your talent sometimes and if you go out and try to work hard to prevail, that is what life is all about. >> hank aaron, passing away at the age of 86.

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we are standing by right now for a new briefing at the white house. the white house press secretary along with the president's top economic visor will be briefing reports ontds plan to try to rescue the economy from the grips of the pandemic. we're also hearing from

president biden on the very topic today as he's expected to continue his executive order blitz signing at least two aimed at providing more immediate relief to struggling americans. it comes as jobless claims remain fear record highs. the latest sign of that out just yesterday. another 900,000 americans filed for first time unemployment benefits last week. joining joining me now is austin ghoulsy. it is good to see you. so 900,000 -- >> thanks for having me, kate. >> 900,000 files for the first time. how does this crisis, how does this crisis compare to the crisis you faced on day one with the global financial crisis? >> if anything, it is worse. it is awful. the conditions are as bad as they've ever been.

it is a little different because it is not a normal business cycle. it is not like the bubble popped and there was a financial crisis. this is coming just because of the virus. so i think that is why you've seen such a prime focus from the new president about if we could get control of this virus, then we could bring the economy back. do you think there is something to that. >> part of it that he's pushing in the covid relief package is a push to $15 minimum wage. big business and the head of ceo of walmart said $7.25 now is too low. but they only want to move to $15 if it is on a bipartisan basis. do you think when it comes to something like this, and the covid relief package, that a move in a bipartisan way is important? >> only a little. i mean, the economy needs help right now. and if republicans or anybody who is watched the american

politics in the last 12 years, if you're saying let's not do anything until we could get republicans to agree with what the democrats want to do or democrats who agree with what republicans want to do, we're going to do nothing. they've been fighting for 12 years plus. so the economy certainly needs relief right now. and we certainly need to get control of the spread of the virus right now. i hope we could do that in a bipartisan way. but it certainly wasn't bipartisan when they cut taxes for the big corporations by $2 trillion. so i think it is a little weird for the leaders of those same corporations to be saying we should only do economic policy if both parties could agree. >> so biden wants the package, the broad covid package, he wants bipartisan so something that he's asked for. so if the choice is between lowering ambitions down from 1.9

to get republican support or passing it through the way that we won't get into with just democrats, which would you advise? >> i'm not a political expert, i'm the policy guy. but i know the economy needs relief now as much as we could get. so i would be inclined, if i was the political decider, i would be inclined to get as much as you could get with whatever it takes to get it through congress. if that means 50 votes, then it is 50 votes f. that means 60 votes, they could get 60. but i think to me the most important thing is not just some number, it is what are we spending the money on? are we actually directing the resources to control this virus and to get relief to the people who are threatened by permanent damage. that is what we have to do. >> look, there is a lot of factors that go into my next question so just don't punt on it, please. when do you think realistically

that the country will be out of this and in recovery? >> well, i mean, everything hinges on the how rapidly could we get the vaccine spread out. hopefully -- we don't have follow the normal business cycle rul rules, if this was a normal cycle, we would look at one to two years to get the unemployment rate back to what it was before this began. but we saw a brief sniffet after the summer, we have a collapse and a rebound faster than any recovery, the problem was it was only about a third to half of the whole that we dug. so i think if we could get the vaccine out that we have control of the spread of the virus, we've seen other advanced countries that got control of the virus, their economies rebounded quite rapidly. it is -- what happened here is people have the money, and they -- the economy wants to go

back. it is not like a normal recession. it is just we got to lay the conditions that people feel safe so that they can go back out and do it. >> and, andy, legitimately safe to go back out and do it. it is good to see you. exactly. thank you so much. it is good to see you. >> thanks, kate. lawmakers voicing freer and frustration over security and any a congressman is stopped for entering the house floor for carrying a gun. now the capitol police have opened an investigation. details on that ahead.

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concerns over safety in the capitol have not gone away. some members of congress say they still fear for their safety around fellow members of congress at the moment. now police are investigating after one representative was found carrying a concealed weapon on him as he was on his way to the house floor. cnn's jessica schneider, she's here with me with more on this. jessica, what happened? >> kate, this is the first time since metal detectors were set up outside the chamber last week that a member has tried to enter with a firearm. a congressman told us it was harris of maryland, and he was carrying the concealed weapon on his side. after it was skdiscovered, congressman harris asked him to hold his gun. that congressman refused. so he carried on a little later

without his gun and was able to go on the house floor eventually. but the fact he carried that concealed weapon initially has rattled some members. they said this is why they indicated some distress of their republican colleagues. here's the congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez. >> it is irresponsible, it is reckless, but beyond that it is a violation of rules. it doesn't matter what your intention is. if you're irresponsible, you're trying to break rules, you're trying to sneak a firearm onto the floor of the house, i don't care if you accidentally set it off, i don't care if you intentionally set it off, i don't care if you set it off at all, you are endangering the lives of members of congress. >> a lot of outrage percolating on this issue. capitol police are investigating, but kate, the rules are clear. members of congress can carry firearms in the halls of congress as long as they have licenses and carry ammunition separately, but they are never allowed to bring guns onto the

house floor. so this incident is raising questions. congressman harris' office didn't return our calls for comment, but there is a lot of question, and of course there is this pushback from republicans about even having to go through these metal detectors. a lot of rancor within congress right now about this whole issue. kate? president biden's ofrsfice facing a critical question, whether they will go on defending president trump for him fighting his battles. carol is joining me now on this one. carol, what are you hearing about this? >> reporter: i think we'll get a real indication of how biden's justice department will come out on these issues. this afternoon there is a hearing in the case. the house democrats had sued former president donald trump when trying to get his tax returns after trump's treasury department had denied them. so trump's personal lawyers had asked for a hearing today saying

they were concerned that the biden administration would change its decision and would quietly turn over the former president's tax returns to the house democrats. they want a chance to be able to object to that. but that's not the only case. there is also a big separation of powers case. that's the question where house democrats sued to subpoena don mcgann. they want to talk to him about the russia investigation. that will be a big question for the biden justice department. then some of these personal cases. the president was sued by e.g. carroll. she sued him for defamation, claiming he raped her in the 1970s. they tried to get them to block that lawsuit. the justice supported that, but that is a case they'll have to weigh into. lastly, there is a lawsuit that the doj had sued the former first lady melania's friend for

whigt a -- writing a tell-all bk on melania trump. >> the doj is looking into a resignation of the the inspector general in georgia. what happens with that? >> they are looking into the abrupt resignation of geothe attorney in georgia. most of it think they were referencing pock saying he was a never trumper. so pock's resignation is something the department of justice's inspector general is looking at, and why he did it then, also unusual in that moment. the president had nominated or said that a neighboring u.s. attorney would take over that office. that's a very unusual move that breaks doj protocol so that is also part of that investigation,

kate. >> a lot going on. thanks so much, appreciate it.

hello, everybody, i'm john king in washington. thank you so much for sharing a very important news day with us. major breaking news today. official word, the house of representatives plans to deliver its trump impeachment paperwork to the senate on monday. >> i've spoken to speaker pelosi who informed me that the articles will be delivered to the senate on monday. it will be a full trial. it will be a fair trial. >> now, forget that matter