Happening now. The judge of the Georgia election subversion case is weighing

Donald Trump's newest attempt to try to avoid criminal prosecution.

We're breaking down the first hearing since District Attorney Fannie Willis

was allowed to stay on the case and why she was a no-show today.

Also today, federal investigators are back on board the cargo ship that slammed into a Baltimore bridge seeking answers,

as we're seeing the ship heading toward the deadly collision from a new angle.

And the Biden campaign is touting a historic $25 million

hall from a fundraiser tonight featuring former President Obama and Clinton.

President Biden getting ready to attend the event

as Donald Trump is also in New York,

trying to grab some of the spotlight

and send a get tough message on crime.

Welcome to our viewers here in the United States

and around the world.

I'm Wolf Plitzer, you're in the situation room.

We begin this hour with the criminal prosecution of Donald Trump in Georgia, moving forward after a district attorney, of the judge's ruling on a new attempt by the defense to make the charges go away. CNN's Nick Valencia reports from Atlanta.

Tonight, Donald Trump's criminal case in Georgia, back underway.

Trump's attorney in the sprawling racketeering case, arguing in court that the indictment must be thrown out.

Statements, comments, speech, expressive conduct that deals with campaigning or

elections has always been found to be at the zenith of protected speech.

Steve Sadow objecting to the charges against Trump,

arguing his client was protected by the First Amendment

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