This time than what we might have otherwise been expecting. If the allegations in this indictment are proven Beyond A Reasonable Doubt and a jury convicts some of these crimes, history will not ask, wow, how did america get to the point where they indicted a former president . History instead is going to ask, how did america get to the point where such a person could be elected to the presidency of the United States. Were actions such as these could be carried out from the oval office directed by a person who was elected president by the American People, along with his advisers. This is a grave day and a serious one for our country. Thank you for being with us here tonight. We know you had every choice in the world. But we are happy to have you here on what will go down in u. S. History as a black letter, bold faced date, August 1st 2023 is the date on which a former president and the leading president ial candidate of the Republican Party was indicted in Federal Court, accused of lead
The special coverage. He is of course innocent until Proven Guilty and he will and should mount a robust defense against these charges, and he should be acquitted if he didnt do what he is accused of. But if the allegations made by the Justice Department in this indictment are proven, if the former president did what he is accused of, history is going to ask a different question of this time than what we might have otherwise been expecting. If the allegations in this indictment are proven Beyond A Reasonable Doubt and a jury convict some of these crimes, history will not ask, wow, how did america get to the point where they indicted a former president . History instead is going to ask, how did america get to the point where such a person could be elected to the presidency of the United States. Where actions such as these could be carried out from the oval office directed by a person who was elected president by the American People, along with his advisers. This is a grave day and a ser
special counsel s latest move aimed at keeping the defense from made the king potential evidence public. also tonight a live report from the texas panhandle how people are coping in the wake of a devastating tornado. plus, it s not just ukraine, you re reporting on russia s notorious wagner mercenaries spreading brutality to horrific warfare elsewhere. first up tonight the trump documents case in the new sign of how serious special counsel jack smith is about keeping the defense and the defendant rained in. also reminder today, this defendant has no desire to be reigned in. virtually everyone is saying that the fake indictment is about election interference and should not have been brought, except bill barr a disgruntled former employee, and very weak person, he knows the indictment is total [bleep], a stupid person named john bolton, mick mulvaney who has nothing going for him, absolutely nothing. two things to note about what you saw, first, all three people he is talki
the former president can remain on the ballot. we will talk to the secretary of state from colorado coming up. high level international talks with the political head of hamas for a new hostage deal and a pause in the israel/gaza war. the palestinian death toll rises and the drumbeat crescendos for prime minister netanyahu to bring home the surviving hostages. israeli for another humanitarian pause, in addition humanitarian aid to enable release of hostages. home for the holidays. the senate is about to leave town without a deal on the border, ukraine, or israel. we will talk to senator chris coons about the do-nothing congress coming up. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. that bombshell ruling from colorado s supreme court that donald trump cannot appear on that state srimary ballot because he, engaged in surrection when he tried to overturn the 2020 election. colorado s state supreme court citing a 14th amendment provision that no person who ha
good morning, everyone, and welcome to cnn this morning. i m amara walker. i m victor blackwell. good to be with you. a massive storm churning along the east coast. this storm is getting stronger. rudy giuliani is ordered to pay $148 million to two former election workers he defamed after the 2020 election, but these women may never see a dime of the money awarded to them. new this morning, the israeli military just announced a tactical pause in fighting in one gaza neighborhood so people there can get desperately needed food and water, but this won t last long. new information about the death of matthew perry. the powerful drug found in his system when he died. we re starting with the severe weather that s threatening millions of people. this powerful storm system bearing down on florida right now, really up the entire east coast. the possibility of flooding and severe winds has prompted florida s governor to activate the national guard. tens of thousands of