Tonight on 361 big night thank two big stories. Motors making President Biden the Presumptive Democratic nominee with donald trump just hours away from the republican nod. Meaning that by the end of tonight, the 2020 24 race will be officially set to georgia in the last hour, putting the president with the 1,968 delegates, he needs the former president expected to reach the 1,200 he needs with Washington State later tonight the other big story tonight, former Special Counsel robert hur, telling the House Judiciary Committee why he didnt indict President Biden i didnt over his handling of classified documents. And also taking fire from both sides of the aisle for the decisions that he did make that first the election and Breaking News Polls have just close in mississippi and cnn can now make a projection cnn projects that former President Trump will win the state pudding him that much closer to 1,215 delegates. He needs to secure the nomination. We can also project that President Biden
His son passed away. Cnns evan perez, he read that transcript. Hes joining us now. Evan talked to us more about what you saw on this transcript and what it shows you know, that that episode that interaction between rob hur and the president is the one one that really made all the headlines from that 388 page report. There was released a few weeks ago and what we got to see from looking at this transcript is a bit of the context of how this came to be. And so what we know is that there was a discussion between the president and the interview youre worried about where he kept papers that he was working on when he left the Vice Presidency. And as he was trying to melt and he was mulling his future, including any political future sure and he is the one that brings up. He says a timeframe is 2,017. 20, 18. And then ill read you just a part of what he says. He says, remember, in this timeframe, my son is either deployed or die. Again, hes the one that brings up beau biden, and then he says,
The most important election of our lifetime. Welcome to a Special Edition of newsnight. Im abby phillip in new york, and im laura coates in Washington Dc. Its a short time ago. Joe biden made official well, the obvious yes and he will be the democratic nominee, come this november. He is celebrating clinching in a new video asking voters, are you ready to win . Well, tonight, biden adding important victories to his win column. Look at all of these states. State of georgia, a one that he won in 2020, put them over the top. Its also a state were done on trump tried to deny democracy. I say were donald trump is on trial for Election Interference. And tonight the president put the november choice and quite the story stark terms. Are we going to stand up and defend our democracy or let others tear it down so who are the others hes talking about . Well, its pretty obvious one person, its donald trump, who sits only a handful of delegates away. Now from locking up the nomination after romping
Edition of outfront. Next, the Breaking News, President Biden, about to officially clinic the nomination that is expected this hour as polls closed in georgia, the state that will put them over the top, plus the showdown over the Powerful Union Vote Biden Meeting Behind Closed Doors with the teamsters today. And one of the executives in that room makes a bold prediction. Hes our guest and rfk junior, narrowing down his list for vp once in nfl star and the other former professional wrestler in an election where kennedy could end up determining who wins the white house. Lets go outfront. America votes and a good evening to all and welcome to this Special Edition of Outfront Tonight. Erin burnett. And this evening we begin with the Breaking News because the first polls are closing right now on an historic day of primaries, we are standing by for the first results to come in from georgia for the polls are closing, this will likely, most likely be the moment the biden formally clinches the
Rib. Well, its your reports. I think it actually is more fitting that you read those most notably after being given multiple chances to return classified documents and avoid prosecution, mr. Trump allegedly did the opposite you going according to the indictment, he not only refused to return the documents for many months, but he also obstructed justice by enlisting others to destroy evidence and then to lie about it. You may stop there. Thank you. You mentioned the indictment against mr. Trump for mishandling sensitive classified National Security information. That indictment says at the end of his presidency, mr. Trump, im looking for my indictment here. I have it here mr. Trump himself ordered that boxes containing classified materials go to maralago where he hosted Tens Of Thousands of guests. Then he kept these sensitive materials carelessly about the property as you can see here, classified documents ended up in a bathroom, a ballroom on a floor spoon about and when a grand jury s