trump electors. we are going to hear from four witnesses this afternoon, including the secretary of state for georgia, brad raffensperger and his chief operating officer, gabriel sterling, big public figures in the wake of the november election in 2020. the committee says it s going to show evidence that former president trump put undue pressure on legislatures to try to put forward alternative slates and electors. for president trump, the strategy did not work, legislatures did not go along with it. you see betty thompson taking it there, much of the questioning will be handled by california congressman adam schiff as he questions the witnesses and makes the majority of the presentation. liz cheney there seated to betty thompson s left-hand side, adam schiff on the right-hand side. we expect the hearing will last at least a couple of hours. let s pause now while chairman thompson gavels in today s hearing. the select committee to investigate the january 6th attack on the u
well, bell, it s great to see you. thank you so much. i knew our have seen a new central starts now good, morning, everyone. i m standing outside the manhattan criminal court. this is cnn special live coverage of the criminal case against donald trump. it s day is the day the jury gets the case. a case that began 44 days ago with jury selection. today, the jury deliberations begin in just about one. our court will open here. the judge will instruct the jury, then they will go behind closed doors and how long it takes. we just do not no, 34 counts against the former president charged with falsifying documents all to coverup payments to stormy daniels to influence the 2016 election. prosecutors say this is a case about election fraud. i do understand we re seeing pictures from outside trump tower, donald trump will leave his home their head down here. he has been speaking before he heads into the core or i do have to say today, if he speaks before going in, it could be part
there was another side in the hearing here it might be a little more valid. these a great point, anita, and i m sure the kavanaugh family can relate to what the people talk about going through, and you have this assembly of democrats and two republicans who are on this panel who are very like mind about this entire chapter in our country s history, which was a difficult one, to be sure. but no doubt the kavanaugh family, alito family and others would love to hear some of these same individuals stand up to say and say we remember what happened to these people who would not tow the line with the president and rudy giuliani and what they went through and sympathetic to what is happening now with the supreme court justices with the monumental decision, and we have not heard from the president on this either. so i think there are obviously a lot of americans who watch this and they have that spot, they are wondering where the balance is in terms of these kinds of