welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer in washington along with erin burnett in new york. happening now, we re counting down to cnn s town hall with former president donald trump. new hampshire republicans as well as undeclared primary voters are standing by with questions for the gop frontrunner and it all comes as trump stares down growing legal troubles. multiple criminal investigations. an indictment in new york and a $5 million sex abuse verdict. all of that, wolf, as we are also following another story tonight. congressman george santos speaking out today. he pled not guilty to 13 federal charges. pulling a page out of of the trump playbook calling it a witch hunt. if convicted santos could face up to 20 years in prison for the top counts he faces. the republican from new york is facing calls to resign from many in his own caucus. speaker mccarthy is holding fire, saying santos deserves his day in court. also the sout
everyone. it s a busy one. such a busy week. this is something the top headline that people in d.c. were talking about on friday. there was speculation about gary coc coc he could cohen. let s get start ond may 1st. breaking overnight, regulators seizing control of first republic bank and striking a deal to sell most assets to jpmorgan chase. this is the second largest bank failure in u.s. history. also this morning, zero leads as fbi agents in texas say they do not know where a mass shooting suspect is and right now have no leads. they re now offering an $80,000 reward for a man that killed five people and a 9-year-old boy. american citizens are getting help escaping out of sudan. also, the clock is ticking in hollywood f a new contract deal is not reached by midnight, the writer s gild of america will walk off the job. and steph curry scored 50 points, most ever in a game seven. warriors advancing to take on the lakers. cnn this morning starts right now. this
donald trump in jail since 2015. today, democrats have gotten them closer to that goal. let s be very clear, the white house is the key player in the game of political vengeance. joe biden bears the ultimate responsibility for what this will do to america. our nation s chief executive has the inherent duty to do everything he or she can to preserve america s standing in the world as the world s leading democracy. that means whether through back channels or public speeches, biden should have made it clear that his party would oppose any local prosecutor who uses trumped up criminal charges to punish and humiliate a former president. of course, biden didn t do this. instead, he bowed to far left which has been salivating over the prosecute of trump in a mugshot for years. a lot of democrats spouting off saying they think trump should go to jail. president trump could end up being prosecuted. once he become a civilian, donald trump may have to go to court and could go to j
good evening, and welcome t politicsnation tonight s lead, rights versu might. it has been a whirlwind political week, with republicans from the state house to the courthouse, tryin to force their ultraconservative agenda o americans who have repeatedl rejected their platform at the ballot box but trump appointed federa judge yesterday suspended th fda s longtime approval of ach abortion drug, the latest blow to reproductive rights which have been under assault sinc the overturn of roe v. wad last summer. meanwhile in tennessee republican state lawmakers voted to expel two black representatives for speaking out against gun violence invoking rules used only twice before since the civil war a fair lawmaker who barely escaped this himself joins u live in just a moment. and of course, there s forme president donald trump, defyin in the face of an unprecedente criminal indictment. his house gop allies are rushing to his defense targeting the democratically elected africa
there was information that opened a criminal investigation about financial propriety by donald trump from the italians. that s a blockbuster piece of news from this new reporting. how donald trump s while comes chase uncovered potential criminal conduct by donald trump. tonight, new reporting on the weaponization of american government by way of the durham probe. and how the maga house plans to go further. then, mike pillows last stand to run the rnc as a trump rival takes s first putt. we ve had three substandard election cycles honorable. 1820 and 22 reuben guy egg on his campaign to an seek christian sinema and arizona. and why the biden white house is seeking a victory lap on the economy and warning about republicans have in store. what in god s name are americans gonna give up the progress we ve made? for the chaos that they re suggesting. all in starts right now. good evening, i m chris hayes. while innumerable get house caucus certainly has their prio