tonight. cnn primetime starts right now. thank you so much. have a good night. good evening everyone. tonight i will speak with a former proud boy who knew the two extremists who were just sentenced more than a decade behind bars today for sedition on january 6th. don t miss this conversation but first we have another extraordinary example of the guard rails holding up in a vulnerable democracy. we ve seen examples in recent years. the military refusing to use force after the election, the courts refusing to accept bogus arguments without evidence, the election workers who quietly and heroically ensured the integrity of those ballots, and the voters who showed up in massive numbers to speak their voices. finally, the states, where many in both parties did reject efforts to undo the will of those very voters. that includes the state of georgia where republicans fought off attempts to undermine democracy. today it happened again. republican governor brian kemp rejecting e
year, as georgia s republican governor rejects demands from his own party to punish the prosecutor in that case, blaming it all as political theater. plus two former leaders of the proud boys were just given some of the longest sentences yet over the capitol attack. also clarence thomas making an admission about a glaring omission. but some say it s too little, too late. i m kaitlan collins, and this is the source. you can see it for yourself tonight here in black and white, donald trump in his own words, quote, i do hereby waive formal arraignment and enter my plea of not guilty. i fully understand the nature of the offenses charged. and with those words, donald trump avoided what could have been a historic show next week. the judge overseeing his case in fulton county has now given the green light for all proceedings in his courtroom related to this election interference case to be live streamed and televised. yes, it is all going to be on camera. so far, four of