Staff, mark meadows, and his postelection attorney, Rudy Giuliani. They are accused of engaging in a conspiracy to commit crimes intended to reverse trumps loss in georgia in 2020. The 98page indictment lists 13 State Charges against trump himself including racketeering as well as false statements. Prosecutors claim trump and his codefendants, quote, refused to accept that trump lost and knowingly and willfully joined a conspiracy to unlawfully change the outcome of the election. District attorney fani willis wants the trial to start within six months. And unlike in Federal Court that trial could be televised. Lets begin at the courthouse in atlanta with cnns sara murray. And sara, this is a much more sprawling case both in terms of the number of defendants but also the nature and scope of the charges than what we saw in the Special Counsels case. Help lay it out for us. Reporter yeah, i think thats absolutely right. In these other federal cases we have seen donald trump largely charge
41count indictment against the former president and 18 others. The District Attorney wants to prosecute the 19 defendants all at once in front of the cameras in court and do it within six months, putting this case on direct Collision Course with the republican primary. Trump faces racketeering charges, and numerous conspiracy and perjury charges. Brian, a lot happened on Fox And Friends today, three hours of interviews and the like. What has stuck out to you this morning . What are your takeaways . Brian a couple things. Confusion on the indictment. It happens at night and witnesses are lined up and told we dont need you on tuesday. You wait 21 2 years and monday night 10 30 at night and the question was why did you post it . Reuters did it and screen shotted it, almost exactly like the one released. I dont know, im not a clerk. Not a clerk . Are you kidding me, this is serious stuff, president of the United States and 19 others. Look at best case scenario, four cases, four each. The p
Fallen Service Members demanded answers about the botched withdrawal from afghanistan. Hard to believe, its been two years since the lone Suicide Bomber attacked the airport in kabul. The attack claimed the lives of 150 afghan civilians and 13 United States Service Members tasked with aiding the efforts on the ground. You are looking at them now, heroes all of them. The families have been demanding accountability from the Biden Administration and blasted President Biden. Many parents dont have a clear understanding of their childrens last moments. The parents are speaking about the efforts for answers. It was march of 2021, he was leaving for his deployment. And i remember like it was yesterday. He stand outside the door and he hugged me and he said, mom, if i dont come back and i said, shut up, youre going to come back. He said, no, mom, if i dont come back, i want you to keep telling my story. I will fight until my last breath to get to the truth. We were told lies, given incomplete
Good morning. We are 13 miles away from the town of lahaina. Next to a road block. Seeing heart breaking scenes of folks come out. Pleading with officers, wanting to be let in because they lost their friends and Family Members residents arent going to be let in for some time now. This is still an active Search And Rescue scene. They are still trying to get people out, busing people out of the Evacuation Zone this as the death toll unfortunately continues to climb. 55 people at least confirmed dead at this time. Several fires burning on the island of maui since tuesday. None of them yet fully contained by officials here. Yet unknown how they started. Most destructive on mauis west side ripped through the community of lahaina driven by fierce winds High Pressure to the north and Hurricane Dora as it passed hundreds of miles to the south. According to hawaiis governor the fire destroyed more than 1,000 buildings in lahaina and destroyed the towns ban i dont know tree the peaceful Island P
United states and all around the world. Im rosemary church. Just ahead on cnn newsroom, former u. S. President donald trump says he wont stop talking about criminal cases against him as the judge in one of those cases sets a date to determine how evidence will be handled. Abortion rights advocates win a victory in ohio as voters say no to a republicanbacked measure to make it harder to amend the states constitution. And a 103yearold migrant arrives at the u. S. Border seeking asylum. Why she says she came. Live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. Good to have you with us. Well, donald trump is vowing he wont remain silent about the charges against him for trying to overturn the 2020 election. Campaigning in new hampshire, the former president called the case ridiculous and an attempt to take away his right to free speech. The u. S. District judge overseeing the case may have different ideas. Cnns Senior Legal Affairs correspondent paula reid begins our coverage.