trump happen preso thes to be the leadingndb candidate to get the gop nomination and be on top inen s the primaries when it s all said and done, making him joe biden primars and main oppo. is that the man that s goingide, to be charging the president, the foreign press, the united states? statis that the justice departme that he controls? yes, the justice department der s specifically accusing trump of violating the espionage act. congress passed the espionage act right around a few years before world one. again the law was meant to target spies who might turn against unit warti states during wartime. now, joe biden s justice department is trying to argue that whichreally trump is a spy, whe is really absurd. now, the president said as much he a over the weekend.fi he addressed the indictment against him in public forst tir the first time. the baseless indictment of bye biden depar administration s weaponized department of injustictme will o down as among the most horrific
president pleaded not guilty to all 37 federal charges after turning himself in to the miamd. federal courthouse. now, hundreds of his supporters took to the streets outsidhundre the courthouse. some even prayed for trump at se tha arbitrarily stopped at. as he left the courthouse seemed kind of relaxedind of.. now, the justice department is alleging, in case you ve been in a cave the, that the for president mishandled classified documents that includedocumentdo us defense of weapons, secrets and even an attack plan on an unnamed foreign powen r filling. iran. w1 of the charges violate a la called the espionage act. now, whatever you think of donald trump st.donald actions,o put this all into context. the espionage ac c t is over 100 years old. president woodrow wilson signed pres into law to protect the nation from foreign spies duringring world war one. now, most prosecutions involving the espionage act have been reserved for actual spies like julius and ethel rosenberr g
cnn members and mitt and msnbc s we spent 95% of their airtime covering donald trump s arraignment. think about the build up over the weekend to. by now, you ve expect the media to have learned how to cover donald trump and his family. but that s the exact opposite of what happened after the president left the courthouse. he stopped by a famous cuban cafe in miami on his way out. cnn, like most networks, took trump s cafe visit live for most networks and certainly producers. his surprise stop is a godsend. after all, how exciting are plane landings, suv caravans, courtroom sketches, but not cnn . this unscripted moment where average voters, as you see right here, show affection and enthusiasm. a human side to president, 45, would not be covered. they would not allow it. watch. donald trump is charged with a series of federal felonies for mishandling the most sensitive government documents that we have. and for obstruction of justice, along with wall nada, who is charged wit
evening. hi kevin. former president trump has been posting an avalanche of attacks on his truth social today criticizing president biden, the fbi and ripping special counsel jack smith, who led the investigation. donald trump writing about smith quote this is a man who caused the lowest catastrophe with the irs, one of the evangelicals and great americans of faith. the us had to apologize and pay major damages for the deranged lunatic did. his wife is a tramp hater just as he is a trump heater. a deranged cycle that shouldn t be involved in any case having to do with justice. earlier today special counsel jack smith, formally enough the 37 counts against trump. the laws that protect national defense information, are critical for the safety and security of the united states, and they must be enforced. violations of those laws put our country at risk. today, prosecutors unsealed the indictment against former president trump. alleges he intentionally stored hundreds of cla
breaking news. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start today with a breaking news, cnn exclusive. the special counsel investigating hunter biden is now using a los angeles grand jury as part of the investigation into the business dealings of president biden s son. that is according to sources that tell cnn that president biden s brother, james biden, is among the people who have gotten a subpoena in recent weeks. this major development comes just as sources tell cnn that a separate special counsel, one raiding the handling of classified documents, is not expected to bring any charges in that case. paula reid is breaking had news for us. walk us how this grand jury in los angeles is being used. reporter: jake, multiple source tell cnn that multiple witnesses have been subpoenaed to provide testimony and documents for the investigation into hunter biden s personal finances. one of the individuals that has received one of these subpoenas is his uncle, james biden. t