again, telling investigators he intended to kill him, the supreme court justice and then himself. he also said that he purchased the glock 17 as well as other items for this explicit purpose. this is a frightening case. it is eerily similar to a case we just covered on saturday where a man killed a former judge in wisconsin and then killed himself. again, the real chance of domestic violent extremism geared toward the supreme court justices and their staff and others associated with the court is very real. this is the example of the type of crime that the federal officials had been warning about since this leaked draft opinion that shows the supreme court is very likely to overturn roe v. wade happened. back to you. stunning details there, this man, again, just charged with attempted murder. whitney wild for us outside the court. thank you. on the eve of its prime time hearings, a federal judge is granting the house january 6th committee access to trove of emails from former trump
justice. there s been increased security around the justice s home since that leak of a draft opinion showing the court is poised to overturn roe v. wade. cnn law enforcement correspondent whitney wild is with us now. just before he was arrested, this suspect called authorities. what did he tell them? well, what he told them was he was having suicidal thoughts and that he had a firearm in his sui suitcase. he did have a firearm in his suitcase according to this indictment along with a series of others extremely alarming items. let me back up and tell you how this all started, 1:00 a.m., two u.s. deputy marshals saw this man exit a taxi. he was dressed in all black. he had a suitcase. he had a backpack. once he saw those deputy marshals, he turned on his heel and walked down the street. that s when he called 911 and said he was having suicidal thoughts. once police took him into custody, they found in his backpack and in his suitcase black tactical chest rig, a glock 17, pepper spra
Two democrats. They went after certain Iphone Records of key democrats involved in the russia investigations. The New York Times First Published the stories that they were trying to find media contacts. Even after investigators thought they hit a dead end and discussed closing the inquiry, William Barr Ctold them to keep digging. News of these subpoenas are just the latest evidence of trumps heavyhanded tactics when it comes to leak investigations, but its also the most alarming, revealing the unprecedent lengths the Trump Administration went to as it targeted its political enemies. This comes after we learned they also obtained secret records from journalists. This includes Barbara Starr and other news organizations. Lets get the latest from cnns laura jarrett. You know, laura, i know sometimes these things can blend together. Its important to note this is different. This is a new level. Thats right. Brianna. It turns out reporters werent the only ones targeted by Trumps Justice Depar
that s been saving people money for nearly 60 years. for a great low rate, and nearly 60 years of quality coverage, go with the general. notable legal news. for the first time in the investigation into the attack on the capitol, the department of justice has now unveiled seditious conspiracy charges, 11 defendants charged, including the leader of the oath keepers, stewart rhodes. prosecutors say rhodes and others used encrypted communications to coordinate their actions leading up to january 6th. let s bring in cnn law enforcement correspondent whitney wild live from washington and cnn national correspondent sara sidner.
know. ultimately, i think the fact that we know that the former attorney general has had any conversations, multiple conversations with the house select committee furthers this video that this is a legitimate committee that even the former attorney general who did not do anything he doesn t want to do is giving some level of credence to this investigation. back to you. no question. whitney wild, good to have you covering it. muinutes from now, federal trial begins for the former three minneapolis cops who stood by to watch as derek chauvin murdered george floyd. accused of violating floyd s civil rights. it s a federal proceeding. cnn s omar jiminez in st. paul, minnesota, this morning. what s at stake for these former officers now? reporter: well, for starters, this is the first trial that the other three former minneapolis police officers charged in the killing of george floyd are facing and all of them face a