Telling cnn President Trump is preparing a big, bold new wave of pardons, potentially dozens of people. Paperwork is now being assembled. Cnns kaitlan c has the report and shes joining me from the white house. Kaitlan, how many people are we talking abhere. Reporter we are talking dozens of people that the white house is preparing paperwork for the president to pardon. A very large number there comes after the president , of course, had the pardon last week and the very controversial figure dinesh de souza, and this goes to show how much the president is willing to exert his constitional power and what he believes are wronged and people on he believes were imprisoned for too long and were seeing an indication of how much the president is ready to do that with this number of at least 30 people that the president is read to parton. This comes as the president met with Kim Kardashian last week in the oval office. That was unusual, but it was because she was lobbying for President Trump to
Im brooke baldwin. Thanks for joining us for special coverage of cnns democratic debate. It is debate eve. Check out the beautiful set here. We are a day away from this debate at the historic fox theater across the street from us. We begin with breaking news about the partys frontrunner for 2020. Former Vice President joe biden has taken a stronger hold of his lead according to a National Poll released moments ago. Joe biden is now sitting pretty at 34 with senator Elizabeth Warren in second place. This is how the candidates did in the same survey a couple of weeks ago. Biden has gained more than ten points and senator Kamala Harris has lost support, dropping to the third spot. All of this is coming to us today on the same day senator harris has launched her health plan after months of confusion over whether she supports private health insurance. Let me explain this for everyone. Harriss proposal basically puts her between joe biden and Bernie Sanders. Biden wants to expand obamacare,
Investigation. Also this morning, the New York Times reports that former National Security adviser john bolton is in negotiations to testify. Bolton has been described by many as alarmed with the alleged quid pro quo with ukraine. He called it, of course, a drug deal. And this morning, cnn learned that democrats were already discussing the scope and scale of potential articles of impeachment. Well tell you how wide they will cast the net. And yet another major development. A source tells cnn that the attorney general bill barrs investigation of the origins of the 2016 trump russia investigation is now a criminal matter. And that designation allows federal prosecutors to subpoena witnesses and file criminal charges. Democratic chairman adam schiff and jerry nadler responding overnight saying it also raises profound concerns that the Justice Department has lost its independence and is being used for President Trumps political whims. Joins us to talk about all of this, political analyst m
Chris cuomo is off tonight. The New York Times citing undisclosed emails and documents as well as interviews with dozens of current and former administration officials. 84 days that could end a presidency. How it all plays out and who the players were and concerns and many top officials had either against National Security interest or unlawed or just plain wrong. Mulvaney describing deeply involved, the president was allegedly use to leverage the investigation into the bidens from ukraine president. The times reporting that the white houses Budget Office was withholding the money as well as doubts from budget officials and sharp push back from the president s National Security team. John bolton for one, bolton you will recall reportedly referred to a drug deal according to testimony. All four happens to be the official, the white house does not want to testify. Mulvaney, john bolton and robert blair and michael duffey. To the latest, i want to go to Katelyn Collins near maralago tonigh
chairman of the oversight commit thee and smart guy with your finger on the pulse of american politics and a tough question from the house republican standpoint, what makes them think kamala harris would be a better president than joe biden? oh, i don t think that s the standard, trey. i don t think you can look around the corner and say, we re going to make a political decision. i don t think that s part of the consideration. but the reality, she s going to be the president if you get rid of joe biden. she s going to be the president. how is that president better? it would be a horrific moment but that s the consequence but if you don t stand on principle, you know, there used to be a i served with a congressman from the fourth congressional district of south carolina he was a good guy. he made really great arguments and his name was trey gowdy and made passionate speeching about congress standing up for itself and to have a backbone and they also said, hey, listen, we