Its about being seen and been heard live. From london. This is Cnn Newsroom with Max Foster and christina macfarlane. Hello, a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the u. S. And around the world. Im Max Foster and im christina macfarlane. Its wednesday, august 28, 9 00 a. M. Here in london, 4 00 a. M. In washington, where the u. S. Justice department is keeping the Election Subversion Case five, against Donald Trump, special Counsel Jack Smith filed a Slimmer Indictment against the former president for his involvement in the January 6 insurrection that hes betting will hold up to the supreme courts divisive ruling on president ial immunity last month, which granted trump sweeping protections. Trump is by no means off the hook for allegedly attempting to so overturn the 2020 election. The shorter documents still charges him with the same four Felony Counts that he faced before, which include conspiracy to defraud the united states and obstruction. But removes key parts of the origi
donald trump hates the campaign trail just days before his historic arraignment on federal charges. and vows that he will keep running even if he is convicted. we are breaking down everything we need to know before tuesday s unprecedented hearing at federal court right here in miami, florida. standing by their, man some of trump s 2024 challengers are coming to his defense, but for how long? rick wilson, of the lincoln project, joins me live to talk about the pressure on trump to stay on top. and, later a sop in the face. not 11 families fuming after the pga strikes a deal with a saudi-backed liv golf. a woman who lost her husband on the tragic day joins us to talk about this there are new partnership which could also end up benefiting donald trump. all of that and more is coming up. and the good sunday morning to you, i m katie phang. we begin today s show with a look ahead to the historic arraignment. it just today, former president donald trump is expected to surrender to
the another surprise for the world the intense resolve of that entertainer turned president, volodymyr zelenskyy. unlike others in his position, he did not indeed, he s only left the country a handful of times to plea for guns and ammunition. and for the last year, he has faced off from across the border with vladimir putin, who has ruled russia for more than two decades. a key player who is not a participant in the war, the united states of america. it is a country that has organized the sanctions against russia. it is the country that has been the single biggest provider of military and non-military assistance, and tonight, on this special program, you will hear from two top officials on america s national security team. first, the biden administration s key player on countering russia s war in ukraine, the national security adviser jake sullivan, who is with president biden in kyiv this week. also, usaid administrator samantha power, the official responsible for making
Sexual harassment and discrimination at the fdic and the bullying of lower level employees coming up. The tough questions that the chair of the fdic face today on capitol hill, plus and attempted assassination of slovakias Prime Minister shot multiple times earlier today, the sheer panic in the streets as this attack went down and leading this hour a moment of truth that needs to play out tomorrow in the new york hush money cover up case against former President Trump the criminal conviction or acquittal of a former president could really come down to this question. Does the jury believe donald trump, a defendant, or Michael Cohen, the key witness tomorrow . Jurors are going to continue to hear testimony from Michael Cohen, the key witness in this case. It was once a selfdescribed quote designated thug, unquote for donald trump. Cohen will resume intense crossexamination as the defense argues, that cohen can simply not be trusted just to give you a sense of how the defense set the tone
trump. and it is exactly what we see it is an abuse of power. when you talk about the weaponization of the government, it is the weaponization of the house republicans. they are the ones that are using their power and are using their seats, simply for personal gain. and i say personal because so many of them want to make sure that they stay within the good graces of trump, so that they can win their elections. i m gonna play a little bit of sound for you right now. from republican south carolina represented our nancy mace, who some, people, congresswoman says it s kind of moderates. i think a lot of people say that you super far right but she serves on oversight with you. take a quick listen to ashley responded to trump s federal indictment on cnn on thursday. this is the executive branch tonight. trying to take out their number one opponent for the presidency of the united states. in 2024. and they have one standard for donald trump. and another standard for everybody else.