they thought releasing it helped their case? also, urgent warning, the u.s. urging americans to leave ukraine immediately. the warnings of a possible russian attack as ukraine prepared to mark its day of independence. plus, explosive whistleblower claims in a cnn exclusive. the man who was head of twitter security says your data on the site is not safe and security problems at twitter are so grave, they re even a risk to national security. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with politics lead and damning new details in the battle over the classified documents trump and his team took to mar-a-lago. we re learning officials from the national archives directly told donald trump s legal team in may that they were so concerned about what the trump team had taken with them and how those documents were being stored at mar-a-lago that top u.s. intelligence agencies had been called in to do a damage assessment, as in damage to national security. now, to be clear, t
Legal fees to an extent. We know there are limits on his generosity there, but he definitely learned lessons from Michael Cohen, and im sure he is not pleased that mr. Tavares is cooperating and he is not in the same league as Boris Epistein or Michael Cohen at one time and this is not good news for him. Everyone, stand by. We have more news we are follow following right now. Back to our special live coverage of the first televised hearing in the trump election sub version case in the state of georgia. Im Katelyn Collins in new york alongside wolf blitzer in washington, and this afternoon we witnessed history in real time and on camera, as you can see inside the courtroom, the argument and the key rulings from the judge overseeing this case. The key issue is whether donald trump and 18 of his codefendants will be ultimately tried together in a sweeping rico indictment or if the case will splinter off into several trials . We now know at least two defendants will stand trial together ne
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Government shutdown. Authorities have our statement accused of murdering baltimore tech ceo pava lapere. Jason billingsley into custody. Discovered in apartment complex monday after she was discovered missing. I know this arrest does not bring back pava lapere. I hope at least we give a sense of closure to the city of baltimore. Police in new york buzzed a fentanyl will just six months away from a day care where a 1yearold guy after exposure to the drug. Spiro former President Donald Trump at the center of the g. O. P. Debate, but absent from the stage. Plus, President Biden called trump a threat to democracy. Delta is walking back changes to the airlines Loyalty Program after a public backlash. No question, we probably went too far. John we remember actor Michael Gambon, best known for his spellbinding performance in harry potter. Do not pity the dead, hairy, pity the living. John and how one of the most iconic pictures in hiphop came to be. Seen so many of my peers from a unity, we k
Y. Auto workers are on strike against the big three. 12,700 members who will be walking out. I dont know how im going to survive, but im going to do it. Theres a fine line here that we wont go past. Shame on them. What theyre saying is complete bs. Three federal gun charges. It is the first criminal prosecution of a president s child in history. The prospect remains that this is not the end of these charges for hunter biden. The constitutionality of these charges are very much in doubt. Donald trump will not be in trial in october in georgia but two of his codefendants will be. What did i do wrong . I didnt do anything wrong. That gives him a preview of what the evidence will be. Its a big win. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to cnn this morning. Were glad youre here. That was a packed first hour. And theres so much breaking news, including several things that you and i are both deeply fascinated with because of how important and consequential they are at this moment. And because of wh