2020 election has arrived at the courthouse in washington, d. C. As we learn the Special Counsel has obtained new Surveillance Footage from maralago after trumps mishandling of the classified documents. A brandnew poll out just in morning shows a race between President Biden and donald trump would be a dead heat. There is insight though on the key voting block that could determine the outcome of the election. Plus, we have new photos from inside the home of the suspected gilgo beach Serial Killer. What his wife is now saying about her family since his arrest. The suspect in court later today. Im sara sidner along with john berman. Kate baldwin is off today, and this is cnn news central. A live look for you outside the federal courthouse in washington, d. C. Where right now the Federal Grand Jury investigating Donald Trumps efforts to overturn the 2020 Election Results is needed. Trump received the Target Letter as you know, weeks ago, so any day the Grand Jury Meets could be the day th
This time than what we might have otherwise been expecting. If the allegations in this indictment are proven Beyond A Reasonable Doubt and a jury convicts some of these crimes, history will not ask, wow, how did america get to the point where they indicted a former president . History instead is going to ask, how did america get to the point where such a person could be elected to the presidency of the United States. Were actions such as these could be carried out from the oval office directed by a person who was elected president by the American People, along with his advisers. This is a grave day and a serious one for our country. Thank you for being with us here tonight. We know you had every choice in the world. But we are happy to have you here on what will go down in u. S. History as a black letter, bold faced date, August 1st 2023 is the date on which a former president and the leading president ial candidate of the Republican Party was indicted in Federal Court, accused of lead
Thats the center of jack smiths case. Donald trump is not being prosecuted for lying. Hes being prosecuted for the deliberate and criminal steps he took alongside his six coconspirators to stay in the white house and the quote, unlawful means they pursued to subvert the results in several key states. After the election, in michigan, the indictment noting this, in a private oval office meeting, with the States Senate majority leader, donald trump raised a false claim of an illegitimate vote dump in detroit. The Senate Majority leader told trump that he, quote, had lost michigan, not because of fraud, but because the defendant had underperformed with certain voter populations. Prosecutors then say trump brought his false vote dumping claim to his ag, who told the former president what happened in michigan was, quote, the normal vote Counting Process and that there was no indication of fraud in detroit. The very next day donald trump say this, made a knowingly false statement that in mich
The Special Counsel charges donald trump with conspireing to shatter the american experiment. The ha 45page indictment nar tat rates a plot to stay in power after losing an election. And it does so with some new evidence, including realtime notes from then Vice President mike pence. The politics, the third Trump Indictment slipped the field into familiar camps. The charges will also test joe bidens resolve to do what is sometimes unnatural. Stay quiet. The consequences, how the prosecution plays out in court may determine the future of both donald trump and american democracy. Im dana bash. Lets go behind the headlines and inside politics. Tomorrow a court date for the former president here in washington. Today the country gets a line by line look at The Plot Against America and the alleged crimes of donald trump. Central to the indictment is the Special Counsels assertion that trump knew that he lost the election and pushed lies to stay in office any way. Describe d in the indictment
Ill break down the legal developments with former fbi senior official Chuck Rosenberg and talk to one of the republicans challenging trump for the nomination, former texas congressman will hurd. Donald trump is running to stay out of prison. Plus, impeachment trial balloon. As Hunter Bidens Plea Deal Unravels in court, House Republicans threaten to impeach President Biden. If they do not provide the information we need, then we would go to an Impeachment Inquiry. This is impeachment theater. Setting up a potential impeachment investigation, coinciding with the threat of a Government Shutdown all in the fall. Ill talk to Biden Campaign national cochair senator chris coons of delaware. And is age just a number . Senator Mitch Mcconnell freezes midsentence in a news conference, putting a spotlight once again on the advancing age of many of our nations leaders. The president calling to check on me . How old is too old to serve . Joining me for insight and analysis are Leigh Ann Caldwell of