stories. but the washington post is reporting that the former president asked one of his lawyers to tell the national archives earlier this year that he had returned everything that they had requested. that lawyers name is alex cannon, refused, because he wasn t so sure that it was true. more to come on this, a little bit later on in the broadcast. plus, 39 days until the midterms, can you believe it? and the former guy who is not on the ballot anywhere is attacking, this is the story, what do you think about this one? attacking senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, claiming that he has a, quote, death wish slamming his wife in a racial slur, not even spelling his name correctly. you see that, xiao xiao. there you go, that is racism. the casual mark about a death wish, not even two years after a blood thirsty mob attacked the united states capitol, hunting for lawmakers in the halls. well, there is no other way to put it, all right? it s despicable. it s disgusting. every s
a kremlin crackdown. sham referendums trying to silence sentiment at home. translator: i ve got two kids at conscription age says this protester. i brought them up alone. i don t want to lose them, she cried. reporter: and for what asks her friend? just so they can kill the sons of other mothers, she answers. reporter: we begin with brand new cnn reporting on the justice department s january 6th investigation. sources telling cnn donald trump s attorneys are waging a secret court fight to stop a grand jury from gathering information from mr. trump s inner circle. the fight broke into public view yesterday and cnn teams three lawyers for the former president at the federal courthouse here in washington. the back-and-forth battle follows a deluge of new subpoenas from federal prosecutors demanding evidence from a slew of former trump aides and associates. let s bring in cnn s senior justice correspondent evan perez and cnn s crime and justice reporter. i want to start w
as i read the affidavit i see a conspiracy, this is a big case. what s the next domino to fall. plus, pack on the trail. the maga republic don t just threaten our personal they re a threat to our very democracy. president biden ramps up his rhetoric ahead of the midterms as republican campaign woes persist, are democrats gaining momentum? and promise kept. the president promised some forgiveness. he follows through on a campaign pledge to forgive student loans, is it a lifeline for republicans hoping to ride the red wavesome. if you are that slacker been arista, joe biden just gave you $20,000. inside politics, the stories sources by the best reporters now. hello, and welcome to inside politics sunday, i m abby phillip. the more that emerges the worse it looks for former president donald trump. according to the newly released affidavit before the search of mar-a-lago earlier this month the fbi believed trump held onto highly classified documents rela
president of the united states call his predecessor a threat to this country. that s exactly what we heard tonight from president joe biden about donald trump and trumpism in his renewed battle for the soul of america campaign, this time ahead of the midterms. what is happening today in america, he says, is not normal. donald trump and the maga republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic. they promote authoritarian leaders and they fan the flames of political violence that are a threat to our personal rights, to the pursuit of justice, to the rule of law, to the very soul of this country. they look at the mob that stormed the united states capitol on january 6th, brutally attacking law enforcement, not as insurrectionists who placed a dagger at the throat of our democracy, but they look at them as patriots. and they see their maga failure to stop a peaceful transfer of power after the 2020 election as preparation for the 2022 and 2
the committee has called him, quote, uniquely positioned to testify. the understatement of the year. just think of what he knows. think of how many times you out there heard his name from other witnesses during the hearings. mr. cipollone said something to the effect of, please make sure we don t go up to the capitol. we re going to get charged with every crime imaginable if we make that movement happen. on his phone, i remember pat saying to him, something to the effect of, the riders got to the capitol mark, we need to see the president now. and mark looked up and said, he doesn t want to do anything, pat. and pat said something to the effect of, and very clearly, had said this to mark, something to the effect of, mark, something needs to be done or people is going to die and the blood is going to be on your hands. this is out of control. i m going down there. pat cipollone weighed in at one point. that letter that this guy wants to send, that s a murder/suicide pact.