ever had. reporter: the public-will have a chance to pay their respects to the queen as she lies in state for four days ahead of the state funeral on monday, september 19th. cnn s scott mcclean is live in windsor where you witnessed just a marvelous day for the royal family. we were royally surprised back here in the states, how did it go for you? reporter: it sure seems that way, look, before this took place, jim, there was a lineup that stretched for at least an entire city block with people waiting to get into this area just at the gates of windsor castle to lay flowers and pay their respects to queen elizabeth ii. when they started setting up barricades earlier today, we were told that there would be a visit. most people expected that that visit would come from the prince and princess of wales, will and kate. what they did not expect to see, though, was the two people who came out of the same vehicle with them, the same people with them, which was harry and meghan, es
support the will of the american people and keep a delusional, egocentric megalomaniac in power. for some trump loyalists who continue to believe and spread the big lie, the 2020 elections have never ended. unfortunately for them, the justice department has a very active investigation ongoing. it regards donald trump s coup, and in recent weeks, the justice department has issued about 40 subpoenas to current and former trump associates, ranging from low level aides to high ranking senior members of the trump administration. they are seeking a vast trove of information, including communications among more than 100 people, suggesting that the doj is conducting a massive and intensifying criminal investigation. that investigation isn t just about one thing, either. rather, it s about a complex web of transgressions, including criminal activity involving the multitude of people. it involves the fake elector scheme to deny the joe biden won the election and half a dozen states. it
the fake elector scheme. then there is the foam pillow guy, mike. for lindell, pillow talk involves subverting democracy and subverting the will of the american people. like other trump associates in the weeks following don t trump s boston 2020 election, he crisscrossed the country spreading the big lie and other this information. just days after the violent insurrection at the capitol, he was spotted coming out of the white house holding a stack of notes about martial law. like his fellows, his anti-democratic claims are all fluff, no substance. this week, he revealed while in line at a harvey s drive-through fbi agents served him a warrant and seized his phone as a part of its investigation. here is why you should sleep on the story, the last primaries took place on tuesday, which means november s general elections are now set. this november, election deniers will be on the ballot in 27 states with dozens running for top positions like secretary of state, attorney general,
range of colleagues have been working on this story all day and have learned the justice department has subpoenaed more than 30 people, people in the former president s orbit. people like bill steppian, donald trump s former campaign manager, dan scavino the former trump chief of staff. these are wide ranging subpoenas seeking things that have to do with the save america pact, donald trump s fundraising and political vehicle, information related to the fake elector spot, any information handed over to the january 6 committee, a number of them seeking documents some also seeking testimony. we also learned in the new york times tonight that investigators appear to have gone another step further with some witnesses including boris epstein and mike roman the new york times reporting both men had phones seized. cnn has not independently confirmed this. it is a sign the justice department s investigation is intensifying particularly as they are about to head into the quiet peri
days, 30 of them, into the investigation into the attack on january 6th. now, the question is, who has been insnared by all this and what it could ultimately mean for donald trump and really our nation next. we ll talk more about that in just a few moments. but you can t lose the irony here, the idea that we ve been talking a lot about january 6th, about the election-related lies, about the idea of how the u.s. democracy is in peril because there was not this expectation that was met of a peaceful transition of power. and then you ve got this idea of over across the pond, as they say, the fact that, as they say, no king ever dies. once somebody has passed in the monarchy, the next person is able to take up that position immediately. and it s 2:00 a.m. in scotland right now, and you re looking at this unfold, as live pictures are coming in at the scenes of the very public payment of respect. that to the late queen elizabeth whose coffin lies in rest in st. gi giles cathedral