Violent mob against the u. S. Capitol and his own Vice President on january 6th. The Justice Department won the battle and politico reports Special Counsel jack smith obtained an extraordinary array from twitter about trumps account. While it remained unclear what sorts of information the messages contained and who exactly may have written them, it was a revelation that there were private messages associated with the twitter count of mr. Trump, who has famously been cautious about using written forms of consideration with his aides and allies. Hes reportedly sent over direct messages that were sent, received and stored in draft. Politico reports this, quote, u. S. District judge Barrel Howard held twitter, now known as x, in Contempt Of Court in february be fining that company 350,000 for missing a deadline. And he lit into twitter for taking extraordinary and apparently unprecedented steps to give trump an advantage. At one point the judge asking being quote, is it because the new ceo
Essentially further restrict Abortion Rights. Now it has so many talk being how the fallout could reach all the way from this summer to november 2024. Emergency evacuations, people jumping into the ocean to stay alive. Hurricanecharged winds fueling a raging wildfire that is burning out of control. Im john berman with kate bolduan. Cnn news central starts now. New this morning, a memo that could be central to the January 6th Case against donald trump. What prosecutors call a plot to create a, quote, fake controversy that would derail the proper certification of biden as president elect. Now, the phrase Fake Electors has been tossed around for some time, but now the New York Times has obtained this key piece of evidence describing the alleged conspiracy. It was written by protrump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro, this december memo explains in great detail how Fake Electors might swing the election or at a minimum and this is important muck up or slow down the process to, quote, buy the Trump C
The streets are cleared in atlanta for a possible indictment against donald trump there as a key Deadline Today In The Federal January 6th case could give us a crucial indication of where that case is headed. A foiled Assassination Attempt on ukraines president and the russian woman now in custody who allegedly was at the center of the plot. And 2024 president ial candidate and Florida Governor ron desantis now admitting donald trump lost the 2020 election. Im omar jimenez with john berman and kate bolduan. This is cnn news central. Happening now, the streets around the courthouse in atlanta are closing, the Police Presence is building. A new indictment against donald trump in Fulton County could come any minute. This for trying to overturn the 2020 Election Results there. So while were watching that, a key deadline is approaching this afternoon in the federal january 6th case against trump. We could learn how the judge will approach the trump teams relentless efforts to delay the tria
Took the lives of 13 American Service members. Army Staff Sergeant Lance Corporal corporal Lance Corporal [announcing names of Fallen Service members] success. President biden the extraordinary success of this mission is due to the incredible skill and selfless courage of the United States military. Today, the families of those Service Members have called it a failure. They are expressing their anger, their loss, and they are demanding the accountability that they say they have never received. The answers to the questions that they still have, and want answers to from the Biden Administration. When our leaders, including the secretary of defense and our Commander In Chief, call this evacuation a success, as if there should be celebration its a knife in the heart. Speak of the Commander In Chief chose to use him as a pawn so he could meet his September 11th Deadline and get the objects he wanted. General austin joint chiefs of staff. The withdrawal of our troops. That is nothing short o
Federal prosecutor and delaware u. S. Attorney david wise as Special Counsel in the probe of president son hunter. Upon considering his request ,as well as the extraordinary circumstances relating to this matter. I have concluded that it is in the Public Interest to him as Special Counsel. This appointment confirms my commitment to provide mr. Weiss all the resources he requests. It also reaffirms that mr. Weiss has the authority he needs to conduct a thorough investigation and to continue to take the steps he deems appropriate independently based only on the facts and the law. All right. Lets try to break this down. Keep this in mind. David weiss is the same prosecutor who cooked up the original Sweetheart Deal that hunter kind of blew. You know, a judge kind of blew it up. As we take a closer look and they realize its ridiculous and it doesnt involve any of his foreign business dealings. So his lawyers decided they didnt want the deal. Now we are learning that federal prosecutors exp