special coverage of this escalating trump probe in new york and tonight right now you re watching a special live edition of the beat. we re following the pressure donald trump which actually exploded from the arrest talk this weekend to today s blockbuster testimony before the grand jury? some out of court-statements that broke within the last hour. moments ago this trump-aligned witness speaking out. my only mission there today was to tell the truth about what michael cohen was saying at any point in time. michael cohen decided on his own, that s what he told us, on his own to see if he could take care of this. is that what he told us? was all of the remarks made factual? mr. michael cohen is here to respond in a moment. this is not just journalism. this is aspects of the probe spilling out because mr. costello did speak to the grand jury today that s why he was so newsworthy. mr. cohen remained a key grand jury witness in a case that donald trump now says will lead to
informed he s a target of the special counsel s january 6th criminal investigation. we re breaking down the gravity and the timing of the potential criminal charges. and i ll talk to a key grand jury witness, the former chief of staff to vice president mike pence mark short. this hour, there s also breaking news in the trump classified documents case. the judge signaling the trial is likely to be pushed back from the december date proposed by the prosecution. also breaking, new criminal charges in michigan against 16 participants in an alleged fake electoral scheme falsely claiming trump won the state in the 2021 election. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room.
i don t think it serves us good to have a presidential election focused on what happened four years ago in january. and so i want to focus on looking forward. i don t want to look back. i do not want to see him. i hope he doesn t get charged. i don t think it will be good for the country but at the same time i ve got to focus on looking forward and that s what we re going to do. governor ron desantis speaking exclusively with cnn. let s get more reaction right now, republican reaction. joining us here in the situation room, the former chief of staff to vice president mike pence mark short who testified before the federal grand jury investigating 2020 election interference. mark, thanks very much for joining us. your former boss, then vice president pence, has said, and i m quoting, history will hold donald trump accountable for january 6th. would an indictment be a step toward holding trump legally accountable? well, wolf, i think there s a lot in that question, whether or not ther
salutely, we would make sure it was a non-violent protest. it s been 48 hours and i don t think trump has said that. that is trump again putting himself over the american people because a responsible leader, responsible official would say, yeah, you know, i m really upset about this. i get that. go protest, fine, but don t do the violence that you ve done before. i ve got about a minute and then i ll bring out michael cohen who we re all waiting to hear from. my last question to you, neal, unusual filing in georgia. there s not even a trump case to file to because it s so early. do you view that as a sign of strength or weakness and is it possibly related to new york. this is all bark and no bite and he s said very little and look, if he s worried about the grand jury and the investigation there is a place to prove it up which
you look into the do you means and you take into account the other testimony you will conclude that michael cohen is telling the truth, and the key is the corroboration and the support that they have that what michael is saying is absolutely spot on. and if you cancel out whatever the former president posted based on what we know that the grand jury was still taking witness testimony as of this afternoon, if they were to form an indictment, what is the time line for that? oh, i still think it could be in a couple of days. i don t think it will be too far off. do you have a view for that? i do, but i m going to keep it to myself. understood. this has been a useful, informational process and part of my job is mr. costello can come on and take the questions. mr. cohen who has proved to be a very important witness in the eyes of this manhattan d.a. and this grand jury, thank you for being here. let s not forget about the attorney general s case, as well. there s another case