who may have tried to intimidate star witness before she testified. the loved ones of the uvalde shooting victims are sick of waiting for answers. we re sitting here just listening to empty words. that s all it is. empty words. my sister died protect ing her children, her students. sd why the mayor claims he can t tell them anymore. welcome to the lead. we begin with our politics lead. breaking news as we follow the repercussions from cassidy hutchinson bombshell testimony. we have the very latest. reporter: witness intimidation has become a serious focus of the january 6th select committee. cnn has learned both instances the committee presented as examples of possible witness intimidation during the hearing on tuesday were directed at their witness, cassidy hutchinson. he knows you re loyal and you re going to do the right thing when you go in for your deposition. i think most americans know that attempting the influence witnesses to testify untruthfully presents
what do you think are the chances you can get an acquittal? i would not comment. reporter: she was detained on february 17th. prosecutors claiming she was carrying two vaping cartridges with about .07 oil a crime in russia that can carry a sentence of up to ten years in praise colony. the u.s. considers her being rong wrongfully detained. wrongful detention is unacceptable where ever it occurs. the united states government, at the very high e est levels is working hard to bring mi miss griner as well as all wrongfully detained u.s. citizens safely home. reporter: her trial starts as tensions between the u.s. and russia have reached a boiling point. not just over rusrussia s invas of ukraine. the u.s. is calling for immediate release of former marine paul whelan who was sentenced to sf years. they also said the trial was not political. the facts say a prominent athlete was detained in possession of prohibits substances that contained drugs. reporter: after about
from russian prison. brittney trial be began in moscow today. they accuse her of smuggling less than gram of cannibas oil into the country. american officials say she s opinion wrongfully detained but her family says the u.s. government isn t doing enough to help bring her home. thaw fear she is being used as a political pun. russian officials insist her arrest is not politically motivated. reporter: handcuffed add she was led into the courtroom. cameras were not allowed inside the trial where the wnba star was read the charges of allegedly trying to smuggle drugs into russia. her lawyer saying griner is in strong spirit. she s a bit worried but she s a tough lady. i think she will manage.