A momentous day at the nations capital. Also for the entire country, the start of something that i think will carry on potentially to, through an election. Everything matters right now. Hours from now, former President Trump will appear in a d. C. Courtroom to be arraigned for the third time in the last four months. Law enforcement officers put up barriers. They did that overnight, preparing for the former president s arrival. We are live right outside the courthouse. And one of trumps alleged coconspirators, isa soares, alleges implementing a pan for thenVice President pence to block the certification of one of these attorneys joins us ahead. Three dancers who worked for lizzo filed a lawsuit, accusing her of creating a hostile were Work Environment. Lizzo issues a new statement about their claims. This hour of cnn this morning starts right now. Here is where we begin. In hours, former President Trump will depart his bedminster good job in new jerseon his plane, arraignment in four mo
for the first time a former president faces indictment, two of them, actually, with the real possibility of more on the horizon. but the presidential campaign is now well under way with the first debate occurring 38 days from now. and from that moment, until election day, november 5, 2024, the calendar is littered with campaign milestones, debates, caucuses, primaries, conventions, raising unique questions as to whether donald trump can be tried without conflicting with the election schedule. and the answer is no. trial in the state case brought by manhattan d.a. alvin bragg has been set, march 25, 2024 in manhattan. trial bought by special counsel jack smith was originally scheduled for next month but is yet to be determined. smith suggested december 11, b lawyers for trumked for postponement until all substantive motions have been presented. they said the court presides over a prosecution by a sitting president, against a rival, therefe a measured consideration and timeline
time when prosecutors for jack smith were really, really active in interviewing witnesses around trump s mindset, appeared to be trying to get at just that. they were trying to determine whether trump knowingly based his actions on a lie in claiming widespread fraud that impacted the outcome of the november 2020 election. now, as we understand it, kushner has insisted that it was his impression that trump genuinely believed the election was stolen, according to a person familiar with what took place. this is a line of questioning the prosecutors have asked several witnesses, who are trying to figure out as they try to figure out exactly what trump s intent was because one of the things necessary depending on the charges the prosecutors might bring would be to establish corrupt intent. maggie, how does this information fit into the larger investigation by jack smith, the special counsel, into the efforts of trump and others to overturn the free and fair 2020 election? a
zest threat to his power. the lead starts right now. he claimed moments ago that any attempt at internal mutiny will end in defeat, and making an offer to wagner fighter. the bombastic leader of the wagner group also breaking his silence, but after a stunning turn, with you major question remains where is yes againi prigozhin. plus cnn is along the front lines. hear the fall outfrom the it s reverberating across the front lines and the entire region. the kremlin right now says president vladimir putin is meeting with the heads of law enforcement agencies after that attempted insurrection threatened putin s iron grip on power. last hour, as bianna mentioned, putin addressed the nation, calling it a mutiny led by traitors who betrayed their country, also offering the wagner fighters who did not participate, a chance to join the former russian military. it s that suggestion that may have led to the insurrection in the first place. earlier today, prigozhin set his was dem
trump also on tape undermining his own defense. so, is it a smoking gun for prosecutors or not? the former white house lawyer for trump ty cobb will be outfront. plus, a new message from the head of the russian private army, the wagner group. we are learning new details about just how paranoid putin has become about other russians. we ve got that for you this hour. plus, a court clearing the way for a manson family member to be granted parole. will the manson follower now in her 70s go free? let s go outfront. and good evening, i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, trump on tape. federal prosecutors now have trump s own words as key evidence in its classified documents investigation. according to sources, trump is heard on tape acknowledging that he held onto a classified document about plans for a potential attack in iran. so that is significant in and of itself, admitting that he held onto that. and then, secondarily admitting there are limits to his actual abilit