mueller resulted in 34 charges, eight guilty pleas, one conviction. robert hur the well-meaning elderly old man line that set off the age argument and jack smith and the raid on mar-a-lago. special counsels have framed the body poll particular over the last decade and it is now called into question. >> bill: we'll need a billboard. there is a lot of action on the legal front including what's happening in new york. sentencing had been scheduled prior to the republican convention. that was punted after the u.s. supreme court rendered its decision two weeks ago. now it's on the calendar for 60 days from now in judge merchan's chambers early september, if that still stands. we don't even know if it will stand or not. b bret -- bret baier is working the phones. >> we just got off the phone with the former president and he said this. i am thrilled that a judge had the courage and wisdom to do this. this has big, big implications not just for this case but for other cases. the special counsel worked with everyone to try to take me down. this is a big, big deal. it

and what this would mean specifically is that the entire robert mueller prosecution under this theorylid because robert mueller came from the outside, was not appointed by the president, was not confirmed by the senate, at least for that job. he is the former fbi director obviously. and so this is a shocking ruling, it has huge implications. the justice department has not said anything yet but it's almost certain that they would appeal this ruling to the circuit court and it's pretty likely it will end up in the supreme court where interestingly clarence thomas sort of telegraphed his views on this issue during the immunity ruling where he filed a concurrence raising this issue and suggesting that perhaps the special counsel was improperly appointed. a lot of legal analysts looked at that and said that gave judge cannon a green light if she wanted to go in this direction. she sure took it with a 93-page opinion dismissing this indictment in its entirety. the justice department could potentially refile this case with the u.s. attorney in south florida, potentially jack smith could refi

for refusing to provide congress audiotapes of president biden's interview with special counsel robert mueller herr as part of the justice department's classified documents investigation. the resolution also called for the attorney general to be fined $10,000 each day he does not comply with the request. a final vote on the resolution is expected to occur before the end of the week. ms. luna: i yield myself as much time as i may consume.

but andrew weissmann, you were working for special prosecutor robert mueller. his was during the trump administration and clearly there were cases there, there were indictments of russian officials, there was the manafort case. there was the robert hur special prosecutor who was investigating president biden. what about the hunter biden case? david weiss? >> so first, your first note, which is i think exactly the right one pointing out that special counsel mueller was appointed by the deputy attorney general, then the acting attorney general in the trump administration, and this goes to your point and ken's point that we've been living with this regime for 25 years. republican presidents, democratic presidents have all had special counsels, and it is only with this decision by judge cannon for the first time that we have a judge saying that that process is wrong. we have had democratic and republican-appointed judges all rule on this and say it was legal, constitutional. so judge cannon is an outlier. and in terms of the ramifications, basically she is saying th

robert mueller, john durham, david weiss, robert hur and jack smith. jack smith has the right to appeal. we expect it and reached out to his office for comment. no comment yet. >> harris: interestingly, david, quickly, what this does even if jack smith decides he wants to appeal it pushes it down the road so close or after the election. so for those who are politically engaged on the issue of lawfare against our former president, number 45 for the nation, donald trump. it doesn't play along for them at all. that delay is politically deadly. they can't use it against him. >> there is a huge delay. if i may add quickly that jack smith case against former president trump here in d.c. has yet to go back to the judge there. he got a blistering ruling a couple years ago. we'll see what she does when she gets the case in early august. it will be delayed for some time. >> harris: david spunt, great work. thank you. i'm live from the rnc convention in about an hour 35 minutes or so they officially kick off. during this you will hear throughout the hour some sou

robert mueller and and hillary clinton in the 2016 election, which could only quite frankly help the mayor and she needs all the help she can get right now. but keep points out. putting out such a statement. >> is a double edged sword that cuts both ways because by raising that you're also reminding people of why the fact and the fact that there was a raid in the first place. dan kerman kron, 4 news. >> visitors trying to get to alcatraz could run into some problems tomorrow. workers say they plan to strike tomorrow to protest unfair labor practices workers previously walked out on a for our unfair labor practice strike over the memorial day weekend. the strike is scheduled from 07:00am to 10:00pm at pier. 33. coming up, state fire officials recording the first wild fire related deaths. >> this year, details surrounding the case. plus, as calls continue to grow for president biden to drop out of the race, there's now speculation growing of potentially open democratic national convention. our experts explain what that means. and a tnt reporting a data breach affecting almost all of it

robert mueller and and hillary clinton in the 2016 election, which could only quite frankly help the mayor and she needs all the help she can get right now. but yaki points out putting out such a statement. >> is a double edged sword that cuts both ways because by raising that you're also reminding people of why the fact and the fact that there was a raid in the first place. dan kerman kron, 4 news. >> i've been talking about the weather. another scorcher specially if your far inland here in the east bay. lot of people got their daily walks and runs in early when the temps were bearable. this is real. this regional park in contra costa county. visitors later in the day just unbearable to be outside. >> i want to get around 10 o'clock to noon. it really is very interesting. i conditioning. white house today was essentially hot, lost a lot less than was hot so the temperature never been down below. so be >> they they say also, you know, you want to stay hydrated in the shade. of course, that that's the thing that that really gets me is thing when because, you know, california known for

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robert mueller and and hillary clinton in the 2016 election, which could only quite frankly help theor and she needs all the help she can get right now. but yaki points out putting out such a statement. >> is a double edged sword that cuts both ways because by raising that you're also reminding people of why the fact and the fact that there was a raid in the first place. dan kerman kron, 4 news. >> one man is dead and 19 people are without a home after a fire broke out in oakland. it happened overnight at a duplex near 12th and magnolia street. crews say they pulled a man from the attic. he later died at the hospital from smoke inhalation. investigators are looking into the cause of that fire. meantime, a fire in san mateo county spread to at least 3 buildings. this one spark this morning in the la honda neighborhood. we do know at least one of those buildings was a home. no word on anyone getting hurt. crews say they were able to stop the flames from spreading to nearby trees. and in vallejo, firefighters saying encampment fire spread. >> this brush today causing a much bigger scene

because of how jack smith was appointed a although every other special counsel going back to robert muellerden counsel was named the same way. so a lot of critics are questioning throwing the whole case out. >> first of all, it just shows as far as a lot of the media's concerned the sole responsibility of anyone involved in this case to hurry it up and make sure it happens before the election. and if she hadn't done that. i think this is a legitimate issue. he is a little different than the others. but she has been vilifieded and now has become the main villain in this piece at least for the time being. howard: well, constitutional argument as aside, kevin, i've just got half a minute, almost every ruling she has made has been in donald trump's favor. [inaudible conversations] >> without a doubt. yeah, exactly. i think you're spot on on that,s and i think that will also feed the fire for november. but i don't think it will happen between thousand and the election, so it'll just be moot. we'll find out soon. howard: i never thought it was going to happen between now and the election especial

robert mueller and and hillary clinton in the 2016 election, which could only quite frankly help thepoints out. putting out such a statement. >> is a double edged sword that cuts both ways because by raising that you're also reminding people of why the fact and the fact that there was a raid in the first place. dan kerman kron, 4 news. >> and the vacaville police department is mourning the loss of one of its own officers. officer matthew bowen was killed in the line of duty while making a traffic stop. kristin vartan spoke with officers who knew this man personally. >> he was ball of energy. always inquisitive, hardworking, always had a smile, a smile. they'll no longer see. >> yesterday when i came in, i wasn't working yesterday, but it came in because of what happened. he's still ogden to to our computer. not all is. his windows and his paperwork for the last times. kind of hit me hard. vacaville police say officer matthew bowen, who joined the department in june 2023. >> was killed in the line of duty thursday morning. >> how are you feeling right now? >> film upset hurt. >> polic

from 2016, we had one special counsel patrick fitzgerald from 2016, harris and five, robert mueller fbit sent approved but judge cannon is not going back in time. nothing she can do about that and john dewar them from the russian probe, david weiss with hunter biden and hunter biden and jack smith who is investigating donald trump era john dewar them, robert hurd, david weiss all u.s. attorneys and they were senate confirmed. right now we are waiting for some sort of news from jack smith's office but no question a seismic data for the trump campaign. he told bret baier earlier he wants his other prosecutions to end as well, harris. >> harris: it is interesting because with jack smith and you and i touched on this last hour, this potentially delays anything he would be doing against donald trump. >> i think so. we have the january 6th case where former president accused of trying to overturn the 2020 election in washington, d.c. that was supposed to happen march 4th, the day before super tuesday. that was on hold because of the supreme court. two weeks ago today actually, july 1st, supre

bring this case or bring that obstruction case because they would just say look, special counsel robert muellerd those conversations with the president, they are absolutely immuned and you can't charge it and so they will go away. >> and with you, tim, justice sotomayor's scathing decent to the seal team six example and picks a pretty grim portrait, immune, immune, immune. and here is what they say about it, take a listen. >> you can't design a rule that is solely about trump without putting, you know, the democracy at risk and eliminating to the risk that has gotten us through the separation of power and the corner stone of that constitution. and that they are due for those evil conduct that you can't go out to have that effort by the supreme court. >> do you agree with that? >> no, i don't think they got that decision right. they were focused on the rule that as he was just saying sort of applies broadly to executive authority in the power of the president and not mindful of the immediate threat that they pointed out that you don't want them with that threat that is a bad incentive. in my vie

robert mueller and and hillary clinton in the 2016 election, which could only quite frankly help the mayor and she needs all the help she can get right now. but yaki points out putting out such a statement. >> is a double edged sword that cuts both ways because by raising that you're also reminding people of why the fact and the fact that there was a raid in the first place. dan kerman kron, 4 news. >> a bag with a laptop was smoking and so they got everybody off of this american airlines flight. they were supposed to take off from sfo going to miami when ready for takeoff. there was some kind left. a comment was smoke coming. it filled the cabin crew members remove that bag. they got everybody off the plane. 3 passenger suffered minor injuries and one actually needed some medical attention. >> it's 10, 21 coming up on the kron. 4 morning news. a bay area teenager helps a local animal shelter with a great, big check. we'll talk to him about why you wanted to help and how he got all that money. it's 10 24 and a teenager on the peninsula raised thousands of dollars for local animal she

i am old enough to remember a guy named robert mueller.is justice thomas, saying even though i wasn't asked about this issue, i am going to give donald trump an extra gift and give judge cannon the ability to toss out the special counsel section, rely on my opinion, which no other justice signed off on, remember. justice thomas was all alone on that one, 8-1. domestic violence abusers are not allowed to own guns, justice thomas has been on the extremes of this court, sometimes he gets the majority. but this is just him standing alone. can i give you also just a little bit of a silver lining though. >> desperate for a silver lining. >> reporter: in washington, d.c., i think judge chutkan will hold a mini trial and present evidence and to show the world donald trump's activities before, during and after january 6th, trump does not want that to happen, that many trial will expose his conduct, even though there will be a trial before the election. >> thank you, thank you mr. chairman, when, when is she going to all the special hearings? i have

robert mueller most recently probably except did it surprise you that this judge kind of became the outlier in terms disallowing this special counsel. >> yeah. i mean, the way to put it is not surprised because this is a quirky judge, a trump appointed judge seems to be very political and his seem to make it clear from the beginning that she's never going to let that case go to trial. that classified documents case. not really surprising. shocking is a different word you know, we've had special prosecutors, not you know, bob mueller in the last decade, but you go back to 1970, for a special prosecutor which investigated richard nixon and led to being resigned and accepting a pardon. you know, back to the teapot dome scandal in the 1920's, which nobody remembers nobody's even alive, really to remember. and very few. to to rule that today, the attorney general has no power to appoint a special prosecutor is is quite stunning. and the other point is that if tomorrow the attorney general said, ok, fine, i'll just put a confirmed u.s. attorney into the position of the special prosecutor. the cas

for refusing to provide congress audiotapes of president biden's interview with special counsel robert mueller herr as part of the justice department's classified documents investigation. the resolution also called for the attorney general to be fined $10,000 each day he does not comply with the request. a final vote on the resolution is expected to occur before the end of the week. ms. luna: i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the american people have a deep distrust in our ability to govern effectively. the executive branch's blatant disregard for congress as an institution, shown most recently by the department of justice's failure to prosecute attorney general merrick garland, undermines the effectiveness of this body. it also begs the question, what is attorney general garland hiding? on february 27, 2024, the oversight and judiciary committees issued subpoenas to the attorney general garland to provide a narrow and specific set of materials related to special counsel robert hur -- >> order, mr. speaker. ms. luna: on february 27, 2024, the oversight judiciary committees issued s

under cannon's logic, by the way, robert mueller was also improperly appointed even though a judge in washington ruled otherwise. the justice department almost certainly will appeal this ruling and the issue is likely to be decided ultimately by the supreme court where justice clarence thomas telegraphed his view on this who also questioned whether jack smith's appointment was lawful. some wondered whether that would embolden judge cannon to rule the way she did. the doj has other options in addition to appealing. they skrould the u.s. attorney in florida, for example, refile the case. we're awaiting a statement from the justice department. there's no doubt this is a huge defeat for jack smith and merrick garland and a major legal victory for donald trump guys. >> lisa, this is an enormously big decision, 93 pages long. it is hefty. let me read more specifics from what the judge wrote. the court is convinced special counsel smith's prosecution of this action breaches two structural corner stones of our constitutional theme, the role of congress in appointing constitutional officers an

robert mueller and and hillary clinton in the 2016 election, which could only quite frankly help theor and she needs all the help she can get right now. but yaki points out putting out such a statement is a double edged sword that cuts both ways because by raising that you're also reminding people of why the fact and the fact that there was a raid in the first place. dan kerman kron, 4 news. >> 5.20, is the time back to national headlines now. and after surviving the attempt on his life saturday, former president donald trump has arrived in milwaukee for the republican national convention and he says the event will go ahead. according to plan. washington correspondent trevor shirley joining us now live with the very latest on all of that. good morning, trevor. >> good morning to you. and at this point, the secret service says it's confident in the security arrangements that it has in place. they believe this event will go off safely. >> we're fully prepared and have sense of security plan in place. ready to secret service. officials say they're ready for the rnc while at the same tim

robert mueller and and hillary clinton in the 2016 election, which could only quite frankly help the mayor and she needs all the help she can get right now. but yaki points out putting out such a statement is a double edged sword that cuts both ways because by raising that you're also reminding people of why the fact and the fact that there was a raid in the first place. dan kerman kron, 4 news. >> well, after surviving the attempt on his life saturday, former president donald trump now has arrived in milwaukee for the republican national convention. the former president says the event will go on as planned. trevor shirley is live now from milwaukee with the latewt. trevor change and are you good morning to both of you. at this point, the secret service says they're confident in the security plans they've got in place and they expect the rnc did go off safely >> we're fully prepared and have sense of security plan in place. ready secret service. officials say they're ready for the rnc while at the same time refusing to answer questions about saturday's assassination attempt on former

robert mueller and and hillary clinton in the 2016 election, which could only quite frankly help the mayor and she needs all the help she can get right now. but yaki points out putting out such a statement. >> is a double edged sword that cuts both ways because by raising that you're also reminding people of why the fact and the fact tha there was a raid in the first place. dan kerman kron, 4 and 7.22. and coming up on the kron 4 morning news. we're going to have more on what happened with president trump over the weekend and that assassination attempt. >> we'll have a breakdown of what it means to the 7.24 and after surviving the attempt on his life saturday, former president trump has arrived in milwaukee for the republican national convention and he says the event will go ahead as planned. the trevor shirley has the latest. >> good morning. and the secret service says it's confident this convention will be safe. >> we're fully prepared and have comprehensive plan in place ready to secret service. officials say they're ready for the rnc while at the same time refusing to answer que

people tried this against special counsel robert mueller and were unsuccessful. it's important to point out so viewers understand, there's nothing in this opinion that speaks to the merits of this case, to the classified documents, the allegations of obstruction of justice. this is an entirely procedural issue. it's whether the law establishing the special counsel violates the appointments clause. she also actually made a ruling on a separate argument about the appropriations clause. she's decided that the way congress is funding -- the way the special counsel is funded is not appropriate either. so, again, nothing to do with the merits of the case. i was speaking to legal experts before, anticipating the possibility of this happening. one expert said to me, one thing the justice department could do here very simply is to have the u.s. attorney from florida or in the district of columbia for that matter because some of the conduct happened in d.c., simply refile this indictment. it could draw a different judge and could proceed. the issue with that is then it's n

>>a special counsel's are a way of the world robert mueller. most recently probably except did it surprise you that this judge kind of became the outlier in terms disallowing the special counsel. >>yeah. i mean, the way to put it is not surprised because this is a quirky judge, a very new trump appointed judge seems to be very political and his seem to make it clear from the beginning that she's never going to let that case go to trial. that classified documents case. it's not really surprising. shocking is a different word you know, we've had special prosecutors, not just a, you know, bob mueller in the last decade, but you go back to 1970, for a special prosecutor which investigated richard nixon and led to being resigned and accepting a pardon in the back to the teapot dome scandal in the 1920's, which nobody remembers nobody's even alive, really to remember. and very few. to to rule that today, attorney general has no power to appoint a special prosecutor is is quite stunning. and the other point is that if tomorrow the attorney general sai

. >> there is precedence by the justice department, robert mueller and the investigation.if you were to boil the 93 page decision to a couple of sentences i think this would be it, but the appointment of jack smith was unconstitutional, because he is not properly an officer in this case. in other words, that merrick garland, the attorney general, doesn't have the authority to appoint someone with authority that jack smith has. in order for smith to execute the duties of this office he has to be nominated by the president, confirmed by the senate. so, the appointment was unconstitutional and improper. >> certainly a remarkable moment here for the former president when these four cases were brought against him. this one was perceived by mostly experts as one that was mostly a slamdunk the documents were found in his bathroom, and yet here we are, where in that case in this moment anyway, it does not exist. so give us your reaction to what happened yesterday and where we could go in terms of an appeal and its timing. >> i was actually very surprised to see this decision, the

special counsel appointed by the justice department, from watergate, iran-contra, of course, robert muellerion. what grounds is judge cannon making ts argument? >> yeah, simply this, and if you boil the 93 page decision down to a couple sentences, i tnk this would be it. the appointment of jack smith was unconstitutional because he isot properly an officer in this case. in other words, merrick garlan the attorney general, doesn't have the authority to appoint someone with the plenary authority jack smithhas. in order to execute the duties of this office, he has to be nominad by the president, confirmed by the senate, so the appointment was unconstitutial d improper. >> barbara mcquade, certainly a remarkable moment here for the former president. when the four cases were brought against him, this one was perceived by mostegal experts as one that was, frankly, a slam dunk. the documents, thelassified documents were found in his bathroom. yet, here we are, where that case, at this moment anyway, does not exist. give us your reaction to what happened yesterday and where we could go from here in