Anderson cooper sunday at 8 00 on cnn. Former President Trump lashing out on social media as a key deadline in the federal january 6th case looms. Streets are being blocked off at a courthouse in georgia. The local official Presare Prepg for another potential indictment. We are in in georgia with the latest. And so now is this captain obvious or a new Campaign Strategy . Sara is off today, and im in with kate bolduan and omar jimenez, and this is Cnn News Central. Lawyers for donald trump have until 5 00 p. M. Today to respond to a protective order in relation to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Officials are concerned that he may leak some of the private details publicly. Trump and his team are looking to delay the trial, and he wrote if you come after me, i am coming after you. Jessica schneider is following this. And walk us through what happens after the 5 00 p. M. Deadline. Yes, omar, there are a flurry of deadlines. So first to the protective order deadline. The judge w
Pair of legal bombshells here in washington today that could have huge ramifications for the 2024 election. Last hour, attorney general Merrick Garland announced a federal prosecutor who is raiding hunter biden has been Special Counsel, at his question. David weiss requested the status change. Garland did grant that. This comes just a few hour after trumps lawyers and Special Counsel prosecutors appeared for the first hearing in the election interference indictment. A key ruling could come down at any moment. Were on top of this. Lets star with the hunter biden news. Kara, tell us about this special appointment. Merrick garland announced this a little less than an hour ago, that david weiss, overseeing the investigation into hunter biden, requested Special Counsel on tuesday. Garland said he agreed to grant that. What this Special Counsel status means is david weiss, the u. S. Attorney for delaware, will have authority to investigate this case anywhere in the u. S. Thats been an issue,
Atlanta with the new indictment against donald trump possibly coming out of georgia at any minute. Is a the deadline approaches in the January 6th Federal Case against the former president. It could give us a signal of where exactly that case is headed. The foiled Assassination Attempt on ukraines president. Had, but we learned about the plot and the russian woman allegedly at the center of it all. The ntsb investigating after two Firefighting Helicopters collided in california, killing three people. What went wrong here . Were following these major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. Its legal deadline day here in d. C. Former president trumps Defense Lawyers have a few more hours to respond to a Special Counsel filing. Prosecutors asked the court to place restrictions on what trump can do with aunt say about certain evidence in the election interference case. Trumps lawyer suppose it could have until 5 00 p. M. Eastern time to respond, but
Following the money in the biden pay to play investigation. A new statement, the committee has now identified over 20 million in payments from foreign sources to the biden family and their business associates. Republicans saying the timing is key. Some of those foreigners seem to be rewarded with access to joe biden. One example, a Russian Oligarch paid out millions weeks before then Vice President biden had dinner with that same oligarch at a washington, d. C. Restaurant. House speaker Kevin Mccarthy saying americans deserve answers now and they should come directly from the president. I would think the president would want to clear that name rapidly. Give us his bank statements. Enough proof out there the biden family needs to show there wasnt a pay to play. America deserves more and americans want to know. The one thing i will tell you is as this congress, the peoples congress, well follow the facts and provide it to the American Public just like the constitution tells us to do. Har
Breaking developments and Donald Trumps third indictment. Judge Tanya Chutkan requests rejects the request from trumps team to delay the court proceedings. And televised the trial. Democrats are demanding cameras in courtrooms, arguing the faith of our democracy depends on it. And it is a bust. House republicans wanted to expose Biden Criminality and got just the opposite. No evidence, no crime. Im Ayman Mohyeldin, lets get started. Tonight, we begin this hour with that breaking news. U. S. District court judge Tanya Chutkan just ordered Donald Trumps Legal Team Responds to the governments motion for a protective order but bye monday, at five pm eastern. That order would prohibit trump and his lawyers from Sharing Discovery materials with unauthorized people. The Special Counsel argues this social post from trump suggest he might intimidate witnesses. In part by improperly disclosing confidential evidence received from the government. Just moments ago, judge chutkan rejected a request