The aura ring im Arlette Saenz at the white house. And this is cnn trump allies, surrenders. Peter navarro becoming the first former white house official to be in prison for defying congress. What will his four months in . Isnt look like well talk to an expert on whitecollar crime and well discuss how the former president s legal problems may finally be catching up with him. And former top general in the hot seat on capitol hill as House Republicans hold a highstakes Election Hearing on the Biden Administrations botched withdrawal from Afghanistan Plus escaped from haiti, americans caught in the chaos consuming that country. Now, trying to flee. And just moments, were going to be joined by a Nonprofit Group working to bring them home. Were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to Cnn News Central an infamous first for a once powerful trump ally this morning, donald prompts former white house trade adviser Peter Navarro arrived at a federal pris
you cnn breaking news thanks for joining us on cnn news central this afternoon, we begin with breaking news, a judges upheld the criminal indictment against former president donald trump in georgia. the judge, they re rejecting the argument that trump s efforts to overturn the 2020 election were protected under the first amendment cnn s zachary cohen is part of a team that broke this story zach, walk us through this decision by judge scott mcafee yeah boards. you ll remember that we heard we watched a hearing in fulton county, georgia just about a week ago, and trump s lawyers argued strenuously. that s entire case should be thrown out because in his argument that the political speech and that the claims about voter fraud that trump was pushing after the 2020 election are protected by the first amendment. now, the judge today roundly rejecting that argument as we ve seen him do multiple other times in this case for other defendants in georgia saying, look, quote, the de