as trump s lawyers are arguing? or is that claim not just constitutionally wrong, but also say license for future presidents to commit crimes while in office, as the justice department argues? and on the eve of a hearing on the question of whether trump can be prosecuted for his actions while in office, we are learning incredible new details about what donald trump said on january 6 and what h did and did not do. thanks t testimony, to the special l closest aides, the deputy chief of staff dan scavino. from that reporting, quote, sources say scavino told smith s investigators as the violence began to escalate that day, trump was just not interested in doing more to stop it sources also say that the former trump aidk luna told federal investigators that when trump wa informed that then-vice president mike pence had to be ush rushed to a secure location, trump responded so what. luna saw an unexpected willingness by trump to let potential harm come to a long time loyalist. and
trumpism has nothing to do with loving america. it s about worshiping donald trump. this man doesn t care about america or americans. he saw the presidency as a way to profit. as a way to play footsie with dictators. meanwhile, we have actual american heroes who are maligned. and of course there was a personal vendetta that he had. but this wasn t the first time he had mocked someone who had served the country. my ufrk lz were vietnam vets. one of them died of an agent orange-related cancer a little over ten years ago now. and i just have to say this is such an example of toxic masculinity from the former president. talk about an insecurity. this is not what real men need to do. and i think it s pathetic. but i also just think it s disturbing because again, i don t see any love of america from this man. and i think we have to ask
finally, the good news we ve been waiting for. the value of your house going up for the first time in five years. plus this. don t hit your head on the dock. no way. it s called speed kayaking. or at least trying to be that. our rob marciano taking a dip while trying out this lesser known olympic sport. get your life preserver. newsroom starts right now. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. we do begin with breaking news this morning. more security concerns for the summer olympics. with opening ceremonies set to begin in just three days. good morning to you, i m carol costello. the british government is deploying 1,200 extra troops at. zain verjee is joining us from london. why are they doing this thing? basically, there was a mess-up, carol, by a private security company that was supposed to deliver security. what they total messed up. so the number one message you need to get this morning is here in london the army is in charge of security. basically, you r