Ago, a federal judge released the most comprehensive narrative to date of the trial 2020 Election Subversion Case against former president Donald Trump. Its all laid out in a 165 Page Document filed by the Office Of Special Counsel, Jack Smith, as the office plays out a case for the judge in a way that Jack Smith and his lawyers believe would get around the president ial Immunity Protections outlined by the u. S. Supreme court and a Decision Jim made earlier this year. Lets get straight to cnns Paula Reid and paula just to be clear to our viewers, this just dropped a minutes ago, so were all just going over this information, absorbing at trying to determine whats new, whats important you have been reviewing it in the few minutes it dropped what stands out to you at this early hour and take this as an extraordinary filing that was just released to the public. Its enormous like you said, its roughly 170 pages and it is full of redactions were not getting to see everything that the Specia
The trump campaign. And this is cnn im Jake Tapper and we are following this Breaking News with the 2024 election just one month away. We now have the clearest picture yet of how federal prosecutors specifically special Counsel Jack Smith say that former President Trump tried to vertical law and undermine the 2020 election, its a 165 Page Court Filing that was just unsealed by a federal judge minutes ago. The office of special Counsel Smith lays out this case for a Trial Judge in a way that they think would overcome President Trumps president ial Immunity Protections as outlined by the Supreme Court earlier this year. Prosecutors say that trump was directly involved in the plot to nominate fake electors. They also tried to show that trump was aware that he lost flaccid, but told the staffer, quote, the details, dont matter unquote lets bring in our team of intrepid reporters who have been combing through this filing. Let me start with you, Paula Walk walk us through the major headlines
Confronting donald trump on issue after issue without ever naming the former president. And starting with an impassioned plea to help ukraine defend its country against Vladimir Putin. Bowing down to a russian leader, i think it is outrageous, dangerous and unacceptable. Taking to task donald trump and far right republicans for whitewashing january 6. My predecessor and some of you here seek to bury the truth about january 6. I will not do that. Here is the simple truth. You cant love your country only when you win. Calling out House Republicans telling them to stop Playing Politics on the border and pass the bipartisan bill. We have the simple choice. We can fight about fixing the border or we can fix it. Im ready to fix it. Send me the border bill now. And he delivered a forceful defense of womens Reproductive Freedom, critical Campaign Issue for democrats. Those bragging about overturning roe v. Wade have no clue about the power of women. But they found out when Reproductive Freedom
wolf blitzer in the situation room. thanks very much for watching the news continues next, i m cnn large of this year s g7 summit. as leaders of the world s most powerful democracy is gathered for their annual meeting in italy from a prison cell to the front lines. ukraine recruits, convict to boost the military will look at how the new perspective soldiers are being screened and bts mania hips, fever pitch in seoul as the cape of super group s annual potty gets underway, just one day after the group s oldest member with discharged from the army so much land cnn newsroom with linda kincaid it is 9:00 a.m. in southern italy where the leaders of the world s biggest economic powerhouses are coming together for the 50th annual g7 summit. that meeting is shaping up to be a showdown with russia or verjee, warn ukraine us president joe biden will unveil more than 300 new sanctions targeting russia. they meant to degrade moscow s ability to source materials for the war particularly
Tonight, thousands pay tribute as george floyd comes home to houston. Joe biden among them. Also tonight, the new video just released from new mexico. A knee to the neck and tonight, charges of manslaughter. Here in houston, many walking in the stifling heat to line up for hours, then filing past George Floyds casket. Mourners wearing masks. George floyd was killed two weeks ago today, an officer with his knee on floyds neck for 8 minutes, 46 seconds. Former Vice President joe biden came to houston today. The image of him with George Floyds little girl. Paying his respects to the floyd family. And the family speaking just moments ago. Also tonight, the former officer now charged with Second Degree murder, Derek Chauvin, wearing an Orange Jumpsuit for his First Court Appearance today. Prosecutors saying he kept his
knee on floyds neck while he went limp and eventually lifeless. And the breaking headline as we come on the air tonight. The new video from new mexico now. The officer with h