this as one former wagner group commander flees to norway, and his lawyer is outfront tonight to tell his story for the first time. plus, just in to outfront, new details about the investigation into biden s classified documents. we now know more about who federal investigators have been speaking with about the case. and ron desantis launching a new charm offensive. he s trying to shed the notion that he s dry and reserved, those are the quotes. why now? let s go outfront. and good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, convicts on the front line. new audio into outfront of the chief of the brutal private russian army fighting on the front lines in ukraine, the wagner group. the chief yevgeny prigozhin s influence with putin has been surging. this is what prigozhin is now telling convicted criminals who have finished their tours of duty with him about staying out of prison. listen for yourself. translator: don t drink a lot, don t use drugs, and don t
co-conspirators, photos that were sent by penna. those images show him with one of the four suspected shooters who when arrested had a gun police say was used in one of the shootings. despite getting walloped by 48 percentage points, peña maintained a state house election was rigged. and amplified by former president donald trump. peña is an outspoken trump supporter, and just days after his loss, he tweeted, trump just announced for 2024, i stand with him. i never conceded my hd-14 race, now researching my options. just this month, tweeting he d fight the election, quote, until the day i die. peña is a convicted felon. he served nearly seven years for burglary and larceny. cnn has reached out to peña s campaign for comment. county commissioner adriann barboa s home was one of those targeted just hours she says after she was playing with her grandchild. she says peña visited her home uninvited after the election. he was saying that the