Im bret baier. Breaking tonight, the issue of President Bidens memory and Mental Fitness on full display in front of a House Committee today. The now former Special Counsel who wrote controversial remarks concerning the subject was grilled today in a hearing about his decision not to charge the president over his retention of classified documents. Correspondent david spunt has all the highlights tonight from a contentious hearing. Good evening, david. David good evening. Robert hur took questions for almost five hours and it became clear right out of the gate that this was a proxy fight over who could possibly win the white house in november. I did not sanitize my explanation, nor did i disparage the president unfairly. Former Special Counsel robert hur defending his report and his credibility. The report critical of President Bidens handling of classified documents found piled up in tattered boxes in his Delaware Garage and personal offices. We identified evidence that the president w
Known as Super Tuesday as millions of People Choose who they want as their preferred president ial candidate. Will vernon reports. Another triumph for trump. The former president cruised to victory on Super Tuesday, securing his position as the unassailable frontrunner in this race. They call it Super Tuesday for a reason. This is a big one. And they tell me, the pundits and otherwise, that theres never been one like this, theres never been anything so conclusive. Officially he hasnt won the nomination yet. But with results like these, total victory seems certain. As expected, President Joe Biden also swept the board in the democrat primaries. Nikki haley was trounced by donald trump. Its not clear whether she will continue her campaign. President ial election day is still eight months away. But Many Americans already seem wary of the campaign, and of an increasingly polarised political climate. We cant hear any other voices but those two now. I mean, nikki haley is still out there and
Thanks very much for watching. Im wolf blitzer in the situation room. Erin Burnett Outfront starts right now ill go next. The breaking news, the Special Counsel, jack smith, demanding a new trial date for trump in the classified documents case, trying to make sure the case goes to trial before the election. Could trump be convicted before November Plus A Texas Dual Biden and trump both on the border speaking minutes apart from stoking fears, biden saying, lets Work Together who is a winning message . A new pictures tonight of the thirtythreeyearold american ballerina being held in russia on Treason Charges. Court today, rejecting her appeal, ill speak to her boyfriend who has just received a letter from lets go outfront and good evening. Im erin burnett, Outfront Tonight. The breaking news, the justice departments new push to try trump before the election just moments ago, the Special Counsel, jack smith, filing a motion to start his classified documents case against trump on july 8th.
Off the cuff, President Biden sticking to a script. But in terms of the level of factual accuracy, i mean, it was scripted in an accurate way this week to hear from the president. The former president said what he wanted to, and much of it was not true. So i dont have any factchecks of President Biden here. But i think thats for an obvious reason remarkable. Daniel dale, glad to have you on standby. Thank you for that. And as we start the top of the new hour here on the lead, you just saw President Biden and donald trump wrapping up those competing very different appearances on the southern border, how their messaging on immigration is playing 1,700 miles away in washington. And speaking of congress, is the job of another House Speaker potentially on the line . Today . Mike johnson helped get a new shortterm Spending Bill passed. But thats really his problem. His conservative rightwing flank wants a longterm solution. Last, i checked the republicans actually have a majority in the hous
Journalconstitution, efforts to overturn Georgia Election detailed in new trump indictment. And the news, he made knowing late false claims about michigan election indictments. The milwaukee journal sent a wisconsin Fake Electors Scheme at the center of donald trump indictment. The philadelphia inquirer, what to know about the pennsylvania Fake Electors mentioned in trumps third indictment. The criminal conspiracy alleged in this new indictment of donald trump had the biggest and gravest National Ambitions to hold on to the presidency against the will of the voters. The conspiracy itself played out in localities across the country, in what we now call the fake elector scheme. A scheme in which republican electors in states that joe biden won, signed their names to forged documents pretending that it was actually donald trump who won the president ial election in the states. At the time, as it was actually playing out in december of 2020, it mostly looked like sort of sad theatrical fro