including a new threat from the former president. donald trump much like richard nixon openly opining about using the power of the federal government against his political enemies. his efforts to weaponize the justice system if he returns to office already underway. plus, the lawyer defending paul pelosi s attacker in court not denying he did it but arguing that david depape s decision to break into the pelosi house was fueled by conspiracy theories. he believed he was disrupting a corrupt, liberal network of child abusers, and believed it, according to his lawyer, with, quote, every ounce of his being. and the ongoing threats against elections. the latest on the fbi investigation after envelopes containing fentanyl, at least some of them had fentanyl in them, were sent to election workers in five states. one had a note inside that read end elections now. so we re going to cover all those stories this hour. we begin with former president trump insisting that if he s ree
and identity theft that he pled not guilty, i should note. but that led to what you saw happening on the house floor today. santos is facing a house ethics investigation. they have promised an update coming in the next two weeks o. house republicans are waiting to see what happens there. we will keep you updated. thank you so much for joining us. cnn newsnight with abby phillip starts right now. an american president under pressure suggesting a pause in israel s bombing campaign as the war tears this world further apart. that s tonight on newsnight. good evening. i m abby phillip washington. as the war against hamas continues to accelerate, the more it appears that old global divides are growing wider and deeper. today again palestinians carrying children away from heaps of mangled concrete. the idf struck jabalia, rocking that refugee camp for a second time this week. israel says that hamas is hiding leaders and infrastructure there and using civilians as shields. bu
on that day. june 6th, 1944. it s to listen to the echoes. they re asking us to do our job, to protect freedom in our time, to defend democracy. to stand up against aggression abroad and at home. president biden stressing the importance of democracy from the very cliffs that allied forces scaled 80 years ago to fight the nazis. plus, the far right is finally facing accountability, with steve bannon ordered to report to prison next months and alex jones forced to liquidate his assets to pay sandy hook families. i asked you all online if you would be interested in us talking about the sudden boom and interest surrounding the wnba and the controversy that has come with it. and you answered with a resounding yes. stay tuned for that conversation later in the show. and we begin tonight with president biden in normandy. delivering an address on democracy and freedom at a pivotal site during the world war ii allied invasion on d-day in normandy, france. democracy begins with e
no longer speculation. we re not left wondering what a second trump term would be like. donald trump is saying point blank that he can seek prosecutions against his perceived political enemies for made-up crimes. and if that dreadful day does come where trump is president again, you can bet members of the january 6th committee would be high on his list. in an unhinged screed on his dime store twitter, trump raged about the prison sentence handed to his former white house chief strategist steve bannon who in 2022 was convicted of defying a congressional subpoena issued by the j-6 committee and called out republicans by name. liz cheney and adam kinzinger. exacting revenge on those who don t support him, weaponizing the justice department, and law enforcement to go after his opponents, punishing and undermining the media. sounds like a dictatorship. the path toward an american autoocracy has never been so clear, and instead of slouching toward it, it feels like the