coming out of court yesterday. so more on that in a moment, but it has been a no good, terrible, very bad week for the ex-president and his legal team. his own hand picked special master telling him he can t just declassify documents with his mind. he s got to have proof. he can t just make wild accusations the fbi somehow planted evidence during that search of mar-a-lago. he s got to say exactly what he claims they planted. and oh, there is the new york state attorney general filing a monster civil fraud lawsuit against trump, three of his adault children, and the trump organization, one that could cost them a quarter of a billion dollars. remember that? it s been quite a week. and there s more. tonight the intelligence community has restarted its review of the potential damage from those classified documents being moved to mar-a-lago. and ahead of the january 6th committee hearing next week committee member jamie raskin says they have more to reveal about roger stone as w
Favre. cnn s diane gallagher has the latest on the story. reporter: john davis didn t have much to say as he left the court on thursday. the former head of mississippi s welfare agency pleading guilty to state and federal charges connected to one of the largest public corruption cases in state history. it s been justice delayed but not justice denied. reporter: a conspiracy that according to the auditor and court documents saw at least $77 million meant for needy families in the nation s poorest state instead be funneled through nonprofits to pet projects of the politically connected and celebrities like pro-football hall of famer brett favre. in a release announcing davis guilty pleas for one count of conspiracy and one count of theft from programs receiving federal funds, the department of justice said davis worked with four unnamed coconspirators, writing that he directed the welfare funds to two nonprofits and then directed those nonprofits to award contracts for social serv
Year-old graduate at a gray college, and he s making the most of it. thank you. today, saturday, 8 pm eastern, champions for change, one hour special, loss after loss for the former president, we will look at all the investigations right after this. champions for change, charles schwab, following the stories of pioneers you are challenging the status quo, cnn.com/champions to learn more about the stories that highlight bright examples of humanity and give hope and inspiration.
we re still looking directly through the text messages, and we also continue to work with federal authorities of washington and in mississippi to continue to move forward. john davis is critical as the ladder continues to move up. reporter: text messages were released last week as part of the state s ongoing civil litigation by attorneys for a non-profit who has already pleaded guilty in connection with the welfare scheme. they show nancy new and brett favre working to obtain millions of dollar for a volleyball center at brett favre s alma mater where his daughter played the sport at the time. they repeatedly referenced john davis and updated each other on their meetings with him. in 2017 john t texting john mentioned 4 mellian and not sure if i heard him right, very big deal and can t hear you enough. however, favre does not face any criminal charges. his attorney told cnn that the former quarterback did not know
How far away the mid-terms are tonight. voters are worried about everything from inflation to immigration to abortion to protecting democracy itself. the republicans and democrats are rolling out their message for the bitterly divided electorate. they control washington. they control the house, the senate, the white house. they control the committees. they control the agencies. it s their plan, but they have no plan to fix all the problems they created. so you know what? we ve created a commitment to america. house minority leader kevin mccarthy went to pennsylvania and unveiled what he calls a commitment to america. that s a thin series of policy goals with little or no detail that he says republicans are going to pursue if they regain control of the congress. let s discuss now. cnn s senior legal political analyst ron brownstein is here and former republican guessman charlie dent.