Much for joining us. Cnns primary coverage continues right now with laura coats and abby philip tonight, too big checkmarks. One has all already happened, and were expecting the other any minute now. And when it does, you can officially lock in your Matchup Cards for what might be the most important election of our lifetime welcome to a Special Edition of newsnight. Im abby phillip in new york, and im codes and washington dc, its a short time ago. Joe biden made official well, the obvious and he will be the democratic nominee come this november. He is celebrating clinching in a new video asking voters, are you ready to win . Well, tonight, biden adding important victories to his win column. Look at all of states, State Of Georgia, one that he won in 2020, put them over the top. Its also a state were done for trump tried to deny democracy and say, well, donald trump is on trial for Election Interference. And tonight the president put the november choice and quite the star in terms. Are
The most important election of our lifetime. Welcome to a Special Edition of newsnight. Im abby phillip in new york, and im laura coates in Washington Dc. Its a short time ago. Joe biden made official well, the obvious yes and he will be the democratic nominee, come this november. He is celebrating clinching in a new video asking voters, are you ready to win . Well, tonight, biden adding important victories to his win column. Look at all of these states. State of georgia, a one that he won in 2020, put them over the top. Its also a state were done on trump tried to deny democracy. I say were donald trump is on trial for Election Interference. And tonight the president put the november choice and quite the story stark terms. Are we going to stand up and defend our democracy or let others tear it down so who are the others hes talking about . Well, its pretty obvious one person, its donald trump, who sits only a handful of delegates away. Now from locking up the nomination after romping
the midst of this. i also agree with something you said when you were talking to ben and i think ben is absolutely wrong about this. is that there is not only plausible deniability in the case of obama, i think it s quite reasonable to assume that he really didn t know. that is not to excuse his behavior post finding out. i surely believe that his chief of staff. you and bob beckel are giving the president the benefit of the doubt that he didn t know and that s because you are both supporters of mr. obama. i have no, that s not why. you said the same thing. you said that it s not out of the stretch of belief. no, that s absolutely correct. i agree with you. plausible denial a technique used not only in government but in private industry. you keep the big kahuna from the real nasty stuff if it ever comes back at him he says he doesn t know. that s a strategy that is employed so everybody should understand that i m in neutral as far as president obama is concerned. my job is to
the midst of this. i also agree with something you said when you were talking to ben and i think ben is absolutely wrong about this. is that there is not only plausible deniability in the case of obama, i think it s quite reasonable to assume that he really didn t know. that is not to excuse his behavior post finding out. i surely believe that his chief of staff. you and bob beckel are giving the president the benefit of the doubt that he didn t know and that s because you are both supporters of mr. obama. i have no, that s not why. you said the same thing. you said that it s not out of the stretch of belief. no, that s absolutely correct. i agree with you. plausible denial a technique used not only in government but in private industry. you keep the big kahuna from the real nasty stuff if it ever comes back at him he says he doesn t know. that s a strategy that is employed so everybody should understand that i m in neutral as far as president obama is concerned. my job is to