again in a $250 million civil lawsuit threatening the fate of his business empire. did the former president answer the new york attorney general s questions, and the u. s. supreme court is being asked to intervene in the legal fight over abortion medication. the u. s. justice department seeking emergency action after a new appeals court ruling keeps the pills on the market for now, but with restrictions welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. our top story tonight. the fbi s dramatic arrest of an air national guardsman now the lead suspect in connection with the damaging leak of classified pentagon documents. cnn s oren liebermann is over at the pentagon for us with all the new details. tonight a 21 year old member of the massachusetts air national guard is in custody arrested in connection to the massive leak of classified documents online, the fbi swooping in on titan, massachusetts, a tactical t
fight ahead. another hour of velshi starts now. good morning. there have been many attempts to hold donald trump accountable for his actions over the years. he has been criminally indicted multiple times since leaving the white house in just the e past couple of years he has been found liable for sexually abusing and prodding writer e. jean carroll. now, he is the first former american president to be convicted of a felony. he will be sentenced on july 11th, just two weeks after his first presidential debate against joe biden and one week before the gop officially makes him its presidential nominee at the republican national convention in milwaukee. and his sentencing, he faces the possibility of being penalized with a fine, probation, or prison time. but none of the efforts to hold trump accountable so far have succeeded in humbling the present or changing his behavior or curbing his attacks on the rule of law. he is the same polarizing and boorish politician we have alw
interesting point there. whether you read the indictments or the transcripts of the trials, it is important to know that the prosecution this is a criminal trial in the state of new york they had to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt which is a higher bar than the civil courts they faced. yet the first response from everyone on trump s side of this thing is that it was illegitimate. not that they disagreed with the verdict, which is every american s right, and not that they do not think it does not deserve an appeal. but that the process was illegitimate. yeah. that is where i see the escalation. remember, it was only a few years ago that donald trump was running as the court of law and order candidate. on his 2016 chant of lock her up to hillary clinton. now, i see them willing to burn down the system itself in
court of public opinion in there the allegations, but they must be proven in a court of law and order to have a particular consequence. but if she can prove her case if you read the footnotes, he revisit her her litigation based documents and complaints and all the footnotes , she seemed to have compiled a great deal of evidence. is whether it will push it over. but beyond that particular burden of proof is a different story. but she s after not only no longer being able to have a business in new york but also looking to recoup about $250 million or not mistaken, so this has a financial tied to it. it also has a perspective business tied to it. and if her in evidence excuse me can be proven , then he s looking to never do business again in new york, and that includes i believe there s an extension part of his family, because, remember the organization desperate bear his name. yes it does. laura coates shan wu guys. thank you very, very much. we ll stay on top of the story for sure comi