In washington. Jim acosta has evening off. And we begin with Game Changing evidence in the Georgia Election interference of donald trump and his allies. Fulton county officials now have emails and Text Messages that directly connect members of trumps legal team to the breach of a Voting System in rural Coffee County. The new very many comes as fani willis prepared to present the case to a grand jury. She is expected to seek an indictment of more than a dozen people as early as tuesday. And that means this week a former u. S. President could be facing criminal charges in four u. S. Jurisdictions. We begin with Cnns Zachary Cohen who helped break this reporting. Zack, thank you for being with us. How significant is this new evidence that you all have uncovered that is lirnnking to e breach of the Voting System . Reporter these texts really do draw a direct line between members of trumps legal team an the breach if Coffee County, georgia. A rural republican heavy county, about 200 miles s
It is friday and we have got a fantastic night crap grew recapping week it was, about lets talk about the day that is and we saw major developments in cases that involved the current former president. Judge Tanya Chutkan issued a protective order in dont rams 2020 election interference case after Hearing Arguments from the government and trump. She put everything that has to do with witnesses in the compartment of it and sensitive information. Not just grand jury witnesses, anyone that the government had interviewed. That is the first thing. And the second thing is that, even as she gave a negative to the Trump Defense team of not defining everything as sensitive materials, she took it away by making clear that anything that the government was concerned about in terms of both impairing the jury pool and also going after witnesses, would violate the order anyways. Judge chutkan also warned trumps lawyers that continued inflammatory statements from the client would only increase the need
Trump. Georgias republican governor shutting down trumps latest tirade after he was indicted by a grand jury. Lawyer ty cobb is my guest. Why he says these charges pack a real punch. Ten days to surrender. The to being clicking for trump and his closest allies to turn himself in. How did trump allegedly get so many people to do his bidding. One of his former executives for many years is my guest. Russia ramping up its attacks, targeting Apartment Buildings and a kindergarten far from the front lines. Lets go outfrunt. Ten days to turn himself in. As trump Slams Fani Willis as failed, forcing georgias conservative republican Governor Brian Kemp who, by the way, supported trump and says he voted for him prompted him to say, quote, the 2020 election in georgia was not stolen. For nearly three years now anyone with evidence of fraud has failed to come forward and provide anything in a court of law. Our elections in georgia are secure, access bld and fair and will continue to be as long as
What it means for Donald Trumps former lawyer. Seemingly not moving the needle for 2024. How this will all play out on the Campaign Trail as The 11th Hour gets underway on this tuesday night good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle. Former president Donald J Trump now has ten days to surrender to face allegations he and 18 other people were behind a Criminal Racketeering Enterprise to reverse the 2020 Election Results in the State Of Georgia. I am giving the defendants the opportunity to voluntarily surrender no later than noon on friday, the 25th day of august, 2023. Tonight, georgia officials said its expected that trump and his codefendants will be booked at the Fulton County jail. The 41 count indictment, unsealed late, late last night, describes a wide ranging plot that went beyond the infamous find me 11,000 votes phone call. According to da fani willis, it also included the appointment of fake electors, efforts to access voting machines, harassment of an election worker, an
Update, and well speak with a lawmaker representing one of the hardesthit districts. And the case biden is making for his economic plan as well as efforts to combat the climate crisis. Details on a Search Warrant were learning the Special Counsel investigating donald trump got for the former president s twitter accounts. And new Development Related to Georgia Election interference case. All of these stories are coming right into to cnn news central. One hour from now, official will hold a News Conference and the big island. And winds continue to spread. Josh green, who is back to the fate after cutting hi vacation short, says he expects, quote, some lot of life due to the fares. Right now theres still thousands without power. Hospitals are overwhelmed with burn victims, multiple evacuations and Rescue Operations underway, including The Coast Guard rescuing at least 12 peoples, this after they jumped in the ocean trying to escape the flames. The thing is the hurricane is to the south. T