Plus the Republican Party formally censuring two of their own to get to the bottom of january 6th and Party Leaders sparking criticism after calling the events of that day Legitimate Political Discourse. We knew they were coming after liz cheney and Adam Kinzinger, which is in addition to Everything Else completely undemocratic but the real shocker of course was trying to sanitize the mob violence and attempted Coup On January 6th as Legitimate Political Discourse. We are now the party of the big lie officially. Plus a moment of defiance on the sidelines of the olympic games. Russias Vladimir Putin and chai into chinas xi jinping showing a united front. How they blasted the u. S. And its allies over the standoff at the Ukraine Border. And controversy with cameras in the classroom and punishing violators including teacher. Why critics say its designed to censure and intimidate. Good morning, everybody. Its saturday, february 5th. Im lindsey reiser. From chicago to ukraine well be coveri
Two developments in the last hour should be processed with that fact in mind. First, his sudden decision to cancel a Press Conference. Trump had promised a, quote, conclusive report and he would once and for all be proven right New York Times says its a document of more than 100 pages compiled, at least in part by liz harrington, a Trump Communications aide often described as among the True Believers in his false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him through widespread fraud. At least on this one issue, trump appears to have listened to the advice of his lawyers. Abc news reported yesterday, trumps Legal Advisers have told him holding such a Press Conference with dubious claims would only complicate his legal problems. Which wrings us to the second development. An audacious request filed in Court Last Night to push back trumps trial in the federal case regarding his efforts to overturn the 2020 election to april of the year 2026. Yeah. Thats more than five years after the d
We are back live in the cnn newsroom. Im jim acosta in washington. We are tracking hurricane hilary. The system just weakened to a category 2 storm with winds of 110 miles per hour. The historic and potentially catastrophic storm is barrelling toward the southwestern United States, triggering the first ever Tropical Storm warning for millions of people in Southern California. The San Bernardino county Sheriffs Department just issued an Evacuation Warning for some areas in that part of Southern California. Thats just east of los angeles in the mountain and foothill areas. Hilary could bring a years worth of rain in a single day to parts of california, arizona, and nevada. Lets go straight to the cnn weather center, Meteorologist Derek Van Dam has been following the hurricanes path. I suppose its good news that the hurricane is weakening at some point, but that doesnt necessarily mean that people in that part of the country can let down their guards or folks in mexico as well. We should
For the prosecution shows and tells how donald trump operates like a mob boss. Thats tonight on newsnight good evening. Im abby phillip in new york and tonight, cnn puts a voice and a face to the key facts that you could read on paper in that case against donald trump. Meet brian butler. Hes also known as employee number five in the criminal indictment from special counsel jack smith. Butler is not a random person who trump can suddenly claim. He doesnt know he knows trump and it has known him for 21 years since he took a job as a seasonal valet at maralago. He has years of pictures and messages with everyone important in the trump orbit. He worked for he worked hundreds of p. Stance feet away from carlos de oliviera, the other maralago employee . He was indicted alongside trump, and they took lightly walks together. They were friends, but their paths now look very different. They oliviera is alleged to have lied to investigators. Meanwhile, butler has cooperated and he is helping pros
Reached the number of delegates to secure the nomination. It happened on the very same night that President Joe Biden clinched the democratic nomination which means the stakes are set us before. As donald trump will be on the ballot, the 2024 election will not be defined by Big Policy Debates or disagreements between the two candidates and parties of which there are many, but rather by a very basic question whether or not we want our democracy to continue as we know it. Because donald trump has made it clear in public speeches and announcements he will take a Wrecking Ball to the rule of law, he will pardon the january 6th insurrectionists. And he will serve in his own words, this is a quote, a dictator on day one. Voters who go to the polls in a few months have to answer the question whether the 248year democratic experiment sees its birthday . That choice has been laid out in stark detail, voices not just on the left or center, but also the far right. Remember this, from liz cheney.