Within the past hour or so, he confirmed actually reports that weve heard before that the kremlin was engaged in an negotiation to possibly free Alexey Navalny in the days before he finally died in an arctic penal you know, colony, a death by the way, that Vladimir Putin described as a sad event. Take a listen for mr. Navalnys passed away. Some colleagues told you that they were not members of the administration some people said that there is an idea to change mr. Navalny for some people who are in prison in western countries, you can believe me or you can choose not to. The person who spoke to me. You have not finished his sentence. Yes. I said i agree but unfortunately, what happened happened, we would exchange him i said and you pay only on one condition that he doesnt come back from the go. Let them sit there. Thats all that happens. What can we do about it . Well they, have it paula. A pretty interesting description of the negotiations that went on, apparently behind the scenes to
Criminal sderot trial starts in just a couple of weeks. And next hour, the last possible we will sentence for convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh. Soon hell find out how much time he will get for stealing from his clients and law firm. Also today, 50 the Million People from texas to virginia are under a Severe Weather risk. Some areas could see some tornadoes. Youll have the latest forecast for you, kate is out, im sarah sidner with john im berman. This is Cnn News Central this morning. Crooked, deranged, et evil. That is how donald trump celebrated easter. The words he used the easter message to describe the prosecutors leading criminal cases against him as he gets ready for critical month, be targeted special counsel, jack smith, Manhattan District Attorney alvin alvin bragg, the Fulton County district attorney, fani willis. This after going after the daughter of the judge overseeing his criminal case in new york in a separate message, seed and Steve Contorno joins us now, pretty stark,
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