noticeably been trying to find a defense in the latter case, in the times they ve offered contradictory excuses to explain why it was the trump illegally retained government records, and seemingly obstructed federal authorities from retrieving this record for many months. if convicted in that case alone, it could produce a years-long prison sentence, and that is just one example of the legal peril the former president faces right now. and the classified documents investigation is in its early days. according to an abc news report this week, the special counsel s team recently informed a trump organization employee but they are a target in their investigation, which means that more indictments could be camille and the documents case. while trump cannot simply wish that away, there is one thing he can do to possibly evade accountability and even shut down the cases against him. all he has to do is become president again. and a new legal filing from trump s team this week signal
so, republicans want to impeach a republican? why? trump republicans want to impeach a trump appointed republican. why? despite being appointed by donald trump and a registered removal republican voter, republican lawmakers have baselessly accused wray of using the fbi to target those with conservative beliefs, including the former president, himself. director wray was having none of it. there is a two tiered justice system that has been weaponized to persecute people based on their political beliefs and that you ve personally been worked to weaponize the fbi against conservatives. i would disagree with your characterization of the fbi and certainly, your description of my own approach. the idea that i m biased against conservatives seems somewhat insane, to me, given my own personal background. you presided over the fbi that has the lowest level of trust in the fbi s history. people trust the fbi more when hoover was running the place when you are. the reason i
viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world, i m rosemary church. just ahead on cnn newsroom, fox news stunner, with legal problems mounting and major troubles with the truth, the networks top rated anchor, tucker carlson, is fired. president joe biden appears to be finalizing his 2024 campaign plans, hours ahead of unexpected formal announcement. this, as new polling shows most americans don t want him or donald trump to run again. plus, both warring factions in sudan agree to a 72-hour cease-fire. but concerns remain about how long it will hold, and how to get americans and other ex pats out. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with rosemary church. good to have you with us. well, fox news has severed ties with the host of its highest rating primetime show, in a stunning move that is sending shockwaves throughout the world media and politics. tucker carlson drouin conservative viewers with his right wing rhetoric and conspiracy theo
you president trump. the former president poses as mike pence opens up. they are already to witness one mike pence and suggests to me that they are pretty late in the game. tonight, is what make pence already wrote in his book enough for jack smith? then, the brazen move by the state supreme court to seize political power in north carolina. in portland, seattle, and chicago all those breaking loose new york. and an unbelievable twist in one of the fox news scare stories about big city crime. so how is san francisco doing? the real story foxwood tell you about the san francisco fire commissioner attacked by a homeless man. he was just minding his own business, but outside of his mom s house, he got whacked in the head. all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i am chris hayes, mike pence spent seven hours testifying before special counsel jack smith yesterday in a grand jury. you see his suv leaving on the left side of the screen, on the right sid
kept a lid on that video footage and in some cases, doj didn t share it with criminal defendants who d been charged on january snickets violation of their constitutional rights. so we felt it was a public service to bring what we could to you. there was no justification for keeping the secret any longer and a powerful argument to be made that sunlight is always and everywhere the best disinfectant. and in fact, because it was video evidence, it is, to some extent, self-explanatory. anyone could look at the tape and decide what he or she thinks of it. so the tape we showed last night indicated very clearly that capitol hill police in some cases escorted protesters through the capitol as if they were giving a tour. they did that with jacob chansley, the so-called qanon shaman. at one point, they tried to open locked doors on chansley s behalf. chansley was sentenced to four years in prison for his crimes in the capitol on january 6th. the video we showed you last night raises t