We are grateful you join us tonight. Happy to. Thank you very much. It has been quite a here of course, only the first of many as we learn today that there are many more court dates to come. The news continues, i want to turn things over right now to cnn prime time with wolf blitzer and laura coats. Our Special Coverage continues now on the arrest and arraignment of donald trump. Im wolf blitzer along laura coates, truly an extraordinary and unprecedented day right here in washington d. C. The former president at one point was in the custody of the very government he allegedly tried to overthrow. Just a mere step or two or three from the center of democracy with his supporters attacking on january six and a combination of a plot to overturn the election. Donald j trump arrested and arraigned for the third time in four months, on for federal charges including conspiracy to defraud the United States. Conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and conspiracy against rights. The next He
Our Special Coverage continues now on the arrest and arraignment of donald trump. Im wolf blitzer alongside laura coates. Truly an extraordinary and unprecedented day right here in washington, d. C. I mean the former president at one point was in the custody of the very government he allegedly tried to overthrow, just a mere step or two from the center of democracy of supporters even attacked on january 6th in the culmination of the plot to overture election. Onald j. Trump arres arraigned for the third time in four months on four federal charges including conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, conspiracy against rights. The next hearing now scheduled for august 28th when the judge intends to set a trial date. And donald trump was standing up in court today, and he actually pleaded not guilty to all four of those criminal charges. And before boarding his private plane to return to new jersey, he was railing against the indictment and try
but now there s news of this damning tape that s put more focus on a different jurisdiction on that federal probe in washington where trump was caught on tape admitting key parts of a crime, including stealing documents after leaving office. the tape is from after he was in the white house, 2021, and that s bad for him based on what he appears to admit, because prosecutors are already using it while gathering their grand jury testimony, and it s showing jurors how trump acknowledges and admits himself on the tape that he had classified materials. this is a total breakthrough in the evidence in this case. real talk some people might say, all right, ari we already know trump took the documents down to mar-a-lago and the feds seized them and took them back. didn t we know all that? yes, but in court to win a case like this, prosecutors must prove, one, the documents were classified. two, trump willfully took or directed action to take the documents. and three, he intended to kee
Supporters follow . Plus, trumps dangerous lie. What he is saying about President Biden and the fbi. In another january 6th flag . The provocative symbol at Justice Alitos beach house as the 11th hour gets underway this wednesday night. Good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle. Back in new york city, and we are now 166 days away from the election. This is the week that the former president , who is now on trial in new york, was also supposed to be on trial in florida in the classified documents case. Donald trump is charged with 37 counts related to mishandling sensitive material, including Willful Recension of National Defense information and obstruction. His codefendants are loyal aid. Judge aileen cannon who has been very friendly to donald trump has put the case on hold indefinitely. But today she was on the bench with two major hearings from the defense to dismiss the case, and no surprise, things got heated when the first hearing turned into a Shouting Match between the lawy
Not forget one of the officers, one of the deputies took the gun out, put it inside the mouth of one of the men, and pull the trigger lacerating his tongue. Said to learn to re speak again. All this is played out in this Community Wants to know what happens next. Are wondering that the sheriffs department, which is just behind us we continue the way it is. Theyre calling for the leadership. That step down, there will be a rally here later on this afternoon of the weather holds up, but people say they want to see action and they want to see it now fears charges ahead. John. All right. An you, youve been there for all this. Thank you for being there again today for us. We are standing by for the sentencing of a k ally hi of nald trump, a n ourf seeing a new central starts right now from, trump tower to a jail cell. One of Donald Trumps closest allies about to be sentenced for lie a case against the former president in breaking this morning, a possible huge blow to ceasefire negotiations,