has just happened tonight for the first time ever, former president of the united states has been indicted by a federal grand jury. donald john trump charged with seven counts in the classified documents case. this is a special edition from new york. i m anderson cooper. here in washington, i m kaitlan collins. in keeping with his reality tv roots, the former president preempted any justice department announcement of the charges against him in a series of posts on his social media network. in one just a few moments ago, he wrote, quote, i have been summoned to appear at the federal courthouse in miami on tuesday at 3:00 p.m. he goes on to say he never thought it would possible that such a thing like this could happen, then drifts into boasting about how he won all the votes in the presidential election, which we know is not true. he also wrote in all caps, quote, i am an innocent man. kaitlan joining us now. our senior justice department department correspondent evan pere
beyond the borders, the nation grapples with a surge of migrants, the battle over immigration reform is playing out in congress and across the country. how this all factors into the 2020 presidential election. and battle on the red seat. the u.s. is creating a new coalition to fight off iranian -backed houthi rebels attacks on commercial ships. attacks that are already threatening the world supply chain. we will have more on the economic fallout ahead. and we have lift off. more than a year after a fiery failure, blue origin launches its new rocket. what is its mission? we are following these major developing stories and more all coming in right here to cnn news central. we are only 11 months out from the 2024 presidential election, and a key issue for both parties is a divisive one. immigration. to put it in perspective, some recent cnn polling, economic concerns far and away are the most prevailing issue for voters, but immigration is second. when it comes to whic
expose the truth about things they re doing that are wrong. the fbi collusion with big tech. to shut down differing viewpoints is the end of any analytical or investigative body. this hearing is a vehicle to legitimize the events of january 6th. the level of corruption, weaponization, politicization that has occurred at the highest levels of the doj and the fbi. this hearing is evidence as if we needed any more that maga republicans are a threat to the rule of law in america. as if you re one of the good employees in our government that come forward to talk about the targeting, you then become a target. martha: two different takes there. so nicole parker is a former fbi special agent. she said she left the bureau because she couldn t be part of what she saw is sadly a politically weaponized arm of the united states government. first, let s go to justice david spunt who lays out for us what they were talking about in there today. hi, david. quite a hearing. two
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