Im max foster. Bianca is on assignment. Just ahead donald trump now faces federal criminal charges for trying to hold on to the presidency in 2020. This is politics. This indictment is pure politics. Mr. Smith and his team followed the facts and the law wherever they lead. Suspected gilgo beach serial killer Rex Heuermann facing a courtroom. We have a great deal of information, evidence, photographs, reports. Ukraine is using drones to strike russian targets inside russia. Probably would be a bad move. Live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. It is wednesday, august 2, 9 00 a. M. In london, 4 00 a. M. In washington where preparations are under way for an expected Court Appearance by donald trump on thursday after thrm Court Appearance by donald trump on thursday after the former president was indicted on criminal charges for efforts to overturn the 2020 election. This is the third time hes faced criminal charges. In this case prosecutors allege that he
trump s court appearance on thursday. he could appear by video link, but a source tells a cnn that he is looking forward to the spectacle of showing up in person. kristen holmes has more. reporter: former president trump was huddled with his close political advisers after the third indictment in the special counsel investigation into january 6. and i m told that they spent the day talking about what their next plans were. not just politically, but also legally. and as we have reported on multiple occasions, this has really turned into one fight, a political becoming the legal, because as we know former president trump likes to fight things out in the court of public opinion. and i m told by multiple sources that they really plan on painting it as election interference. while they have been doing that since the beginning of the investigations and really ramped it up after the first and second indictment, i have talked to a number of allies who have more confidence in the approach