dealings. i have never discussed with my son or brother anything having to do with their businesses, period. take a look at these new allegations from gary chapley, a long-time high ranking nonpolitical irs whistle-blower whose testimony just became public so everyone can now read it. he says hunter biden was protected and shielded from the law in ways that he has never seen in his long career. there s so much in his testimony that is shocking. but let s start here with this alleged message from hunter biden to chinese business man henry zhao who appears to have owed him money. this is a whats app text. i m sitting here with my father and we would like to understand why the commitment made has not been fulfilled. tell the director that i would like to resolve this now before it gets out of hand and now means tonight. and z, if i get a call or tech from anyone involved in this other than you, chang or the chairman, i will make certain that my ability to hold a grudge that
treatment. earlier this week we learned the president s son struck a deal with prosecutors that lets him avoid jail time. white house correspondent jacqui heinrich starts us off tonight. jacqui, good evening. good evening, trace. white house officials say hunter biden, who just accepted a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, was invited to last night s state dinner with the attorney general you because he is the president s son and white house members attend events. officials were very rye sis tant giving answers how the case was handled and the president s role in it. let me say let me save you some breath. if you are going to ask about this, i am not addressing. kirby wouldn t answer james question though. are you going to answer the question? it s not unreasonable question to ask. after a lot of pushback the white house now says this comment still holds true. i have never spoken to my son about his overseas business dealings. despite a text message whist
sound of the implosion, and when it may have occurred. late today, the coast guard revealing a remotely operated vehicle discovered five major pieces of debris, 1,600 feet from the wreckage of the titanic. roughly 2 1/2 miles down on the ocean floor. the coast guard says all indications suggest a catastrophic implosion, possibly at the moment contact was lost five days ago. families of the passengers notified immediately. the search for more debris continuing at this hour. growing questions about safety. the concerns about tiny cracks in the sub worsening with each dive. and the abc news exclusive, two of the world s fore most experts on the titanic, robert ballard and james cameron, here tonight. discussing a second tragedy at that very same famous site. i m struck by the fact that somehow individuals, companies, have attack on the largest nuclear power plant in europe. our team with the medical units on the front lines. what our ian pannell witnessed inside the trauma hos
ally rudy giuliani decided to scapegoat me and my daughter. whatever happened to them, which is unfortunate for other people overreacting. but everything i said about them is true. not true, rudy. a judge has already ruled that you defamed ruby freeman and shaye moss who tonight are awaiting a jury s decision on how many millions you will have to pay for your election lies. also tonight, the strange axis of putin, orbon, and the republican party and their embrace of authoritarianism. plus, the court trump largely built, and now trump is banking on his hand-picked justices to come through for him and keep him out of jail. but we begin tonight in a washington, d.c. courthouse, where an eight-person jury has begun their deliberations into how much one rudolph william giuliani should have to pay in damages to the two georgia election workers he defamed following the 2020 presidential election. accusing them of engaging in election fraud. giuliani was expected to testify
devoutly comes as a government watchdog reveals the secret service erased messages from the day of the insurrection, after investigators asked for them. a 10-year-old girl raped and forced to go across state lines to get an abortion. a former federal judge appointed by george w. bush is now standing up to trump, debunking his election lies point by point. he is my guest. let s go out front. good evening. breaking news. a source telling cnn that a washington police officer has corroborated details regarding the heated exchange the former president had with secret service detail when he was told he could not go to the u.s. capitol in march with the rioters after the rally. according to a source, the officer who was there, in the motorcade, not second hand, he was there, has recounted what he saw to the january 6 committee. you may remember we first heard this was a heated exchange. trump wanted to go, and his detail said that he couldn t. we heard about that from cassidy