russia in crisis. the weekend mutiny by russian mercenaries exposes putin s vulnerability, forcing him to cut a deal with the man he had called a traitor just hours before. that man, hot dog vendor turned war lord yevgeny prigozhin was apparently allowed to flee to belarus. we re going to take a deep dive into what happens next for him and his wagner group. and it s becoming increasingly clear that republican voters don t care how corrupt their candidates are. donald trump s lead is actually growing in the crowded republican presidential field. make that make sense. but we begin tonight with a wild weekend in the unprecedented challenge to more than two decades of vladimir putin s grip on russia. the armed rebellion has ended, but the uncertainty it sparked continues. the russian war lord behind that attempted insurrection. wagner group leader yevgeny prigozhin remains out of sight, but he released an audio message today, claiming he wasn t seeking to overthrow putin. h
they are night owls, obviously. yeah, okay. you get the justins, we get the alexander twins. okay that s the way we will leave it. thank you, alex. have a good show! thanks. tonight, there is a new trump defense, bravado. votto is a spanish word which, and current american english, usage means boasting, exaggerating, which, in legal terms, means lying. so, the new trump defense tonight is i was lying. on this program, we pledge to bring to you, as soon as it is available, as soon as we have already done, every word of donald trump s defense in the case of united states of america versus donald j trump, in which donald trump stands accused of 37 counts of violating federal law, including the espionage act, and his illegal possession of government documents, including highly classified documents. today, donald trump answered questions about the two minute audio recording that flooded cable news last night, including this program. the audio recording seems to review
testimony to special counsel jack smith as his probe into january 6th zooms ahead. exclusive reporting from nbc news s julia ainsley says this, quote, about half a dozen secret service agents have testified before the grand jury that will decide whether or not to indict former president donald trump for his alleged role in the january 6th 2021 riot at the capitol, and efforts to interfere in the peaceful transfer of the presidency. that s according to two sources familiar with their testimony. roughly five or six acts have appeared in compliance with subpoenas they received. while it s unclear what testimony they provided, we do know that trump s secret service agents are very much in a position to corroborate some of the most stunning testimony of the star witness of the january 6th select committee. the meadows aide who pulled back the curtain on the inner workings and private conversations of the trump-directed coup plot. we are talking about cassidy hutchinson. hear is s
things. and it may have been held up or may not, but that was not a document. i didn t have a document per se. oh, gosh. an audio recording undercuts trump s pathetic defense in the classified documents case as the doj reportedly barrels forward on its investigation of his attempt to overturn the 2020 election. also tonight, a supreme court victory for voters and democracy. in a defeat for republicans who wanted to strip state courts of any role in running federal elections and give politicians the final say. plus, ron desantis admits he wants to rewrite the constitution so that right-wing politicians can decide whether people born in this country can legally be considered u.s. citizens. we begin tonight with a frequent and losing strategy by the twice impeached, twice indicted former president. whenever he finds himself stuck in a perilous legal mess of his own making, he goes full orwell and just tells the world don t believe your lying eyes. stick with us, don t
good evening tonight three 60, former president trump turns up the glass light, showing off classified material at his golf club is perfectly normal. also tonight, exclusive cnn reporting. rudy giuliani talking to federal investigators and later, russia strikes again this time a crowded restaurant in ukraine. we will take you there. we begin tonight keeping them honest with a former president running a play from the playbook that he is used time and time again. the former president trying to do damage control today after we played an audiotape last night, that cnn exclusively obtained, in which he is boasting about and seemingly showing off, a classified war plan he was not allowed to have, to people not allowed to see it. the audio was recorded with his knowledge at his bedminster golf club in july of 2021, and is expected to be evidenced at his upcoming trial. i want to replay a portion of it for you now, before showing you his remarks today about it. so there s no doubt wh