hi, everyone, it is 4:00 in new york. i m in for nicolle wallace. the potential indictment of donald trump which would be unprecedented for this country is a story that is playing out in both new york where a grand jury could issue an indictment any day now and in washington where republicans are quickly mounting a political defense of the former president, let s begin with the developments in the case itself at this hour. on monday team trump dispatched a last-minute witness to testify before the grand jury investigating hush money payments made to porn star stormy daniels back in 2016. attorney and former confidant to michael cohen robert costello, now after his testimony he previewed a likely defense for donald trump. that this then attorney michael cohen paid the hush money payments on his own terms, take a listen to what he told reporters. michael cohen told us that he was approached by stormy daniels lawyer and stormy daniels had negative information that she wa
it s the top of the hour on cnn newsroom. and we re so glad you re with us, hi, everyone, i m jessica dean. and i m boris sanchez. jessica, great to share an afternoon with you, albeit a busy one, right? the nation is bracing to see if an american president is going to be indicted in coming days. that s never happened in u.s. history. it s unprecedented. and the outcome hinges on what happens outside of this courthouse in manhattan. just a short time ago, a man who may be one of the final grand jury witnesses in a case against former president donald trump arrived at the courthouse. this car transporting robert costello, he s appearing at the request of trump s attorneys and he is there, essentially to contradict michael cohen, trump s former fixer. of course, cohen is a key witness as the new york district attorney investigates trump s alleged role in a hush money scheme to cover up a $130,000 payment in 2016 to adult film star stormy daniels. it was to keep her quiet
president mike pence have both said that the possible arrest is politically motivated. nate foy live with the latest, hello, nate. nate: posted on truth social. he claims those doj prosecutors are actually leading this effort against him and you mentioned today many republicans even trump s former vice president are voicing opposition to expected charges. trump s campaign put out a statement saying this isn t a prosecution, it s a persecution. the former president made his first public appearance since announcing expected arrest at the ncaa wrestling championship in tulsa, oklahoma, the crowd cheered him on as he walked in. president trump calls witch hunt and, of course, trump is a front runner in republican primary, former director of national intelligence tells morning future this is political. someone said we will not prosecute armed robberies in this office and now saying he will prosecute a misdemeanor offense against opposition political opponent, former president of
little robot provides real time updates robot by whisker. cnn news central tomorrow at nine eastern. it s the top of the hour here in the cnn newsroom, i m fredricka whitfield in new york and right now in nashville state, lawmakers are about to vote on whether or not to expel three of their own for using a bullhorn during a gun control rally at the capitol to call for action in the wake of last month s deadly shooting that left 39 year old children and three adults dead. they are now accused of breaking house roles , and moments ago, the chamber voted to allow the viewing of a republican edited video of the day. the protest took place one week ago. alright it s been a contentious afternoon and at any moment now we expect to final vote on whether they will be able to keep their job. you re looking at live pictures right now, and that s lawmaker justin jones of nashville. he is the first of the three lawmakers who will be hearing about their legislative fate in a vote. he has b
very good monday morning to you, i m jim sciutto. i m erica hill. this morning lawmakers back on capitol hill facing growing pressure after the deadly beating of tyre nichols by memphis police ignites renewed calls for federal police reform. nichols family attorney benjamin crump telling cnn tyre s tragic death should force congress to act. shame on us if we don t use his tragic death to finally get the george floyd justice in policing act passed. so will things change this time around? the congressional black caucus is calling for a meeting with president biden this week to push for negotiations on police reform. remember there was a push, bipartisan push in the wake of george floyd it didn t make it through two years ago following that death, those discussions broke down in the senate, congress failed to pass the federal reforms. now the president of tennessee s naacp chapter is pleading with congress to try again. we come to call to action for congress. by faili