on the reidout i m proud to be a pro-life governor and i ll be a pro-life president. of course, i want to sign pro-life legislation. i think it s something that we need to develop a culture of life in this country. the republican presidential candidates except for trump flock to iowa to embrace wildly unpopular issues like an extreme abortion ban. it s surely no way to win a presidential election. plus, desantis in damage control mode after failing to launch without extreme awkwardness and glitchy failures. he s looking to reassure right wing donors and activist said that he s not scott walker or jeb bush. also tonight, new reporting on a target letter sent to the special counsel sent by the special counsel to a trump staffer, which could be an indicator of how jack smith plans to prosecute the classified documents case. but we begin tonight with some advice for the republican party. to win elections you got to read the room. you listen to the american people.
people came to me. dan coats came to me, some others, and said, they think it s russia. i have president putin. he just said, it s not russia. i will say this. i don t see any reason why it would be. one stage, two very different moments. thank you so much for joining us tonight and cnn primetime with laura coates starts right now. hey, laura. i forgot about that moment. i m surprised i forgot about that moment. because we are still wondering, as he said, what the heck happened in helsinki? a lot has gone on since then. you think? how much time you got? kaitlan, thank you so much. good evening, everyone. i am laura coates. so, did donald trump privately admit that he lost the election? tonight, we are learning with that a special counsel is asking that very question to his inner circle. trump s son-in-law, jared kushner, as well as close aide hope hicks. they have now testified before the grand jury in jack smith s investigation, on efforts to overturn the electio
the special counsel investigation on trump s attempt to overturn the election, tonight a look at how jack smith s prosecution of that plot could play out. plus, breaking news in that investigation with reporting tonight that trump s son-in-law jared kushner has testified to the january 6th grand jury. also, the radical normalcy of joe biden on the world stage. he s leading a united nato after his predecessor publicly sided with putin. hollywood showdown, the actors have joined the writers on strike. what they re fighting for and how it will affect what you see on tv and at the movies. we begin tonight with breaking news in the special counsel s investigation into donald trump s efforts to try to remain in power after his 020 election loss. late this afternoon the new york times reported that federal prosecutors questioned multiple witnesses in recent weeks including trump s son-in-law jared kushner on whether trump had privately acknowledged in the days after the 20
hi, laura. i m surprised he forgot about that moment. because we are still wondering what the heck happened in helsinki. a lot has gone on since then. you think? how much time you got? kaitlan, thank you so much for a good evening, everyone. i am lara coates. did donald trump privately admit that he lost the election? tonight, we are running the special counsel that very question to his inner circle. trump setting a cappella with jared kushner, hope hicks, they have not testified before the grand jury. in jack smith s investigation to overturn the election. and by asking a question, it might show that prosecutors are interested in something in particular, whether trump acted with a corrupt intent? what he knew, when he knew it? and how he was acting on it? now kushner, according to the new york times, testified that he believed that trump truly believed the election was stolen. now, i should note of course, that that contradicts what other witnesses have claimed, includin
boot, and he also did it with another rival rival that same year. cases shouldn t be allowed to run. kasich should not be allowed to run he s. not doing well. kasich should not be allowed to continue. and the rnc should not allow him to continue. he should not be allowed to run. it s very unfair. because he s taking our votes. he also did it with anthony weiner, who trump says, should never be allowed to run because of his sexting scandal. and of course, he did it many times with hillary clinton. she should not be allowed to run. she should not be allowed to run because of what she did with the emails. honestly, she shouldn t be allowed to run based on the emails. this alone means that she should not be allowed to serve as president of the united states. she is so guilty and so different ways that she shouldn t even be allowed to run for president. now, do not forget, in this year s republican race, trump has called for the primary debates to all be canceled since h