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Anderson Cooper 360

Judge Tosses Cases Against Trump Opponents

Anderson Cooper 360

CNN

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4.13.7K Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

A federal judge tosses cases against two presidential enemies because the president's handpicked prosecutor was put in the job unlawfully. We look at the ruling, and what the Justice Department plans to do next. Plus, with millions of Americans about to see their health insurance premiums skyrocket, what's the administration's plan to stop it and when, if ever, will we see it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Tonight on 360, tossing the cases against two presidential enemies because the president's

0:06.7

handpicked prosecutor was put in the job unlawfully.

0:10.6

What a federal judge ruled in what the president does next.

0:13.8

Speaking of next, the Pentagon goes next level on Senator and retired Navy Captain Mark Kelly,

0:20.0

threatening to recall him for active duty

0:22.2

and a possible court marshal over the video he made which the commander in chief, which made

0:27.5

the commander in chief furious. And then later with millions of Americans about to see their

0:31.7

health insurance premium skyrocket, what's the administration's plan to stop it and when,

0:36.1

if ever, will we see it?

0:38.6

Good evening, John Berman here in for Anderson.

0:40.5

A legal tongue lashing, a political setback, and an administrative embarrassment.

0:45.3

A judge basically told the president that you can't do your retribution campaign, at least not this way.

0:52.0

You can't.

0:53.0

That judge ruled that the president's handpicked federal prosecutor

0:55.7

can't lawfully do the job she was told to do

0:58.2

and can't bring two of the cases she was handpicked to bring.

1:01.9

She, of course, is Lindsay Halligan,

1:03.5

who, until recently, had zero experience as a criminal prosecutor,

1:07.1

but plenty as the president's personal attorney and loyal defender.

1:10.5

The cases are the ones she brought in the Eastern District of Virginia

1:13.3

against former FBI director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.

1:19.0

He on charges he lied to Congress, she on mortgage-related fraud counts.

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