indictment of donald trump on thursday donald trump became the first former commander in chief in history to face a criminal indictment. that s after a grand jury in new york voted to indict the former president as part of manhattan district attorney s alvin bragg s investigation into a hush money payment made into adult film star stormy daniels back in 2016 now that indictment is currently sealed, and that means we and a whole lot of people do not know the specific charges or charge that have been levied against donald trump we do know bragg has been focused on a felony charge of falsifying business records which carries a maximum prison sentence of four years donald trump denies any wrongdoing, denies having an affair with stormy daniels, and he is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law that trial has not yet occurred. bragg s investigation is one of many against the ex-president. back in 2018 cohen, trump s former lawyer and fixer, was ntenced t
excessive climate change. good afternoon, i m jim sciutto in for erin burnett, and outfront tonight, preparing for battle. cnn has learned that investigators want to force former trump officials to testify in court, and will use the court to do so. they want to know the actions of former president trump around january 6th, and this is the clearest sign yet that they are zeroing in on trump s actions as he tried to cling to power. this development is coming as the january 6th select committee is speaking to former acting chief of staff mick mulvaney, and former secretary state steve mnuchin, and a key witness, mnuchin had conversations with trump cabinet members hours after the cabinet, and he had a conversation about trying to remove trump by evoking the 25th amendment, and a number of people that he spoke to included secretary of state pompeo, and tonight, pompeo also appears closer to sitting down with the committee. we have had discussions with them about potential a
democratic politician who has had enough and the governor of texas defending his state s gun laws. in washington halle jackson with garrett haake and tom llamas in texas. garrett, we re specifically talking about this warning from the shooter, that he was going to not only shoot his grandmother but he was going to attack an elementary school. a spokesperson clarified these northern the facebook posts, no the public posts. these were private messages that apparently or presumably were only found after the fact. what else are we learning? reporter: yes, that s right. we heard about those private messages from the governor in this press conference just now. he also described in a little more detail how this shooting took place, how it began on the street behind me, where the gunman shot his own grandmother after what appears to be some kind of argument and drove to the school, his truck off in a ditch getting into a classroom and essentially barricading himself inside. he was
celestine cheney was 65. roberta s god mother called her just a young girl with a lot of love to give. andre mcneil was 53. he was in town visiting family and at the store to pick up a surprise birthday cake for his grandson. katherine massey was 72. she was a civil rights and education advocate, described as a beautiful soul. margus morrison was 52, a father of three. hayward patterson was 67, a deacon at a local church in buffalo, always looking to help, even on that saturday. patterson was said to be helping someone carry groceries to their car when he was shot. geraldine talley was 62, known for her cheesecake and her smile. ruth whitfield was 86. she stopped for groceries after a visit to the nursing home to see her husband. her son said she taught the family to love unconditionally. aaron salter jr. was 55. salter was a retired buffalo police officer working as a security guard at the supermarket. he tried to stop the shooter but could not penetrate his body armor. his
Not stepping down on a growing pressure to resign. And, less than a week away from a growing possible shutdown, Kevin Mccarthys attempts to fund the government just got a whole lot more complicated. Then, hollywood writers reach a tentative deal with studios, well break down whats in the agreement, and what happens next, as the 11th hour gets underway this monday night. Good evening once again, im stephanie ruhle, were following developments in the multiple criminal cases against donald the champ. A judge has granted Fulton County d. A. Fani williss request to keep jurors identity secrets in any upcoming trial, Involving Trump and his 18 codefendants. This decision comes as we see new reporting from the New York Times about the rise in threats and intimidation as trumps criminal cases are moving forward. Earlier this evening, january six hearing witness, Cassidy Hutchinson, spoke to our own rachel maddow, about what attacks, about the attacks that come from donald trump himself. This y