Im paula reid. Welcome to cnns special coverage of the 2024 election. The first debate and the surrender of former President Trump in georgia. We are on the cusp of a historic week for the nation and a pivotal week for the 2024 race. First, the former president and the latest indictment. Donald trump faces a friday deadline at noon to turn himself in to authorities in Fulton County, georgia. The result of his fourth criminal indictment. A senior Law Enforcement official tells cnn trump is expected to turn himself in thursday at the earliest. That would be just one day after the first debate of the 2024 president ial race which will take place without trump, who is the frontrunner for the repuican nomination. Just hours ago, he made it official, he wont attend. Now, the eht candidates who will attend all trail trump by doubledigit margins, and all of them are running out of time if they hope to catch him. Let me turn now to cnn senior crime and justice reporter, katelyn polantz. Katelyn
ideas around which america is built, it was abraham lincoln. politicians recognized the power that his name still has and use it. and that vision of lincoln s of a generous, inclusive america has driven this country for more than 200 years. president lincoln not only understood the heartbreak of his country, he also understood the cost of sacrifice. abraham lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation. the president said, and i quote, if my name ever goes down into history, it will be for this act, and my whole soul is in it. my whole soul is in it. generations of black people named their children lincoln, because lincoln freed the slaves. but it s a lot more complicated than that. a lot of people think lincoln was a fiery opponent of slavery from the day he was born, and that s not quite true. turns out that a great way to put down the rebellion is to yank the enslaved africans out from under his enemies. and the guy really was freeing the slaves, hope thanks
hate fani willis. let s talk about that. not only ads, also on social media. we ve seen him attack judges, district attorneys, prosecutors, also mentioning the grand jury and witnesses. we haven t heard any gop lawmakers push back on that. what do you make of this? seems like a potentially very dangerous situation. it s potentially very dangerous situation and it s also potentially a crime if you knowingly try to prevent or hinder or get in the way of someone s testimony before court. so, you know, what do i make of the politics of it? clearly they re scared of the fact that going after the former president might come back to bite them in some way. but, again, it s i can t say enough how much it is conduct that strikes at the heart of our system, and it cannot function if people are attacking witnesses or jurors. but these judges seem like they re in an almost impossible situation. if you try to restrict him, right, that furthers the martyr narrative.
district attorneys, prosecutors, also mentioning the grand jury and witnesses. we haven t heard any gop lawmakers push back on that. what do you make of this? seems like a potentially very dangerous situation. it s generally a very dangerous situation and it s also potentially a crime if you knowingly try to prevent or hinder or get in the way of someone s testimony before court. so, you know, what do i make of the politics of it? clearly they re scared of the fact that going after the former president might come back to bite them in some way. but, again, it s i can t say enough how much it is conduct that strikes at the heart of our system, and it cannot function if people are attacking witnesses or jurors. but these judges seem like they re in an almost impossible situation. if you try to restrict him, right, that furthers the martyr narrative. what should they do? well, you know, judge chutkan