hampshire, where in just two days, voters will head to the polls the first primary election of the 2024 presidential cycle. but it has been a wild 24 hours in the race for the republican nomination, after florida governor ron desantis once, the next great hope of the republican party not too long ago. i mean, i am talking less than two years ago, the next great hope. he won by 19 points in his own state. but he suspended his campaign for president today, and through his support behind former president donald trump. and here is trump at a rally earlier tonight, talking about desantis s endorsement. i d like to take time to congratulate ron desantis. and of course, a really terrific person. but as you know, he left the campaign trail today at three pm, and in so doing, he was very gracious, and he endorse me. so i appreciate that. gracious, we don t get that word a lot from donald trump, but he is trying to get everybody to support him. so now the race is narrow, a head to
being with us. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we are following breaking news this morning. charges have just been filed against hunter biden, the son of the sitting president has agreed to a plea deal for two tax misdemeanors and a separate gun possession charge that will likely be dismissed. we ll have more on the latest in just a moment, including new reaction from the white house. plus, more breaking news, save the date for the start of donald trump s federal trial. august 14th, this year, as in less than a couple of months from now for that classified documents trial to start. also ahead, the race against time to find a submersible lost in the middle of the atlantic ocean. five people set out to the wreckage of the titanic deep underwater, but according to the coast guard, there is only enough oxygen in the vehicle to last to until thursday. what we know about who is on board and the search efforts currently under way. we begin with
welcome to the whole story. i m anderson cooper. the indictment of former president donald trump marks the first time in history a former president has faced federal charges. this is the second indictment for the former president, who was criminally charged by a manhattan grand jury in march on more than 30 counts of business fraud. now facing 37 federal charges relating to classified documents from his time in office that were uncovered by federal agents. a special counsel has been investigating this case since november of last year. he s pleaded not guilty to all charges against him. what makes the situation even more extraordinary is that mr. trump is also the current front-runner in the republican party for the 2024 election, which means he could be taking on president joe biden, while a special counsel appointed by the attorney general is working to convict him. trump has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. over the next hour, our pamela brown lays out everything we know
my office will seek a speedy trial in this matter, consistent with the public interest and the rights of the accused. trump on trial in august? the first court date is officially set, and it is just eight weeks away. tonight, what it all means for the possibility of a trial before the election and, the motives of the trump appointed judge in charge of it. then after a five year investigation by a trump appointed prosecutor, hunter biden strikes a deal. if trump cooperated with the justice department he might have avoided the situation he is in right now. he chose not to, because he s arrogant and does not care about the law. plus, the impact of the indictment on the polls, and the inability of the republican front runner to just stop talking. you lost the 2020 election but when all in it starts right now good evening from new york, i m chris hayes. and we have an initial trial date in the trump florida documents case. just one week after donald tru
the indictment of former president donald trump marks the first time in history that a former president has faced federal charges. this is now the second indictment for the former president, who was criminally charged by a manhattan grand jury in march on more than 30 counts of business fraud. now he s facing 37 federal charges relating to classified documents from his time in office that were uncovered by federal agents. a special counsel has been investigating this case since november of last year. he s pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him. what makes the situation, though, even more extraordinary is that mr. trump is also the current front-runner in the republican party for the 2024 election, which means he could be taking on president joe biden while the special counsel appointed by the attorney general is working to convict him. trump has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. over the next hour, our pamela brown lays out everything we know about this case and ta