Our washington correspondent, sean dilley, reports. We love trump hes the first president to be charged with a federal crime and if previous cases are anything to go by, Donald Trumps 30 indictment is only likely to boost popularity with republican voters. The charges he faces though are serious. The 45 Page Indictment accuses the former president of knowingly spreading false claims about election fraud, to trick and persuade states in helping him overturn the Election Results. Helping him overturn the Election Results. The attack on our nations Election Results. The attack on our nations i Election Results. The attack on our nations i january Election Results. The attack on our nations ijanuary six, our nations ijanuary six, 2021, was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. It is described in indictment, it was fuelled by lies. Lies by the defendant, targeted at obstructing a Bedrock Function of the us government, the nations process of collecting, counting and cer
was not rightly approved it would be ludicrous if it wasn t so serious. former house speaker nancy pelosi calls out the courts and lawmakers in the legal fight over the abortion pill her comments came just before the supreme court delayed its decision on the medication we ll break down what s next in that case. elsewhere on capitol hill kevin mccarthy finally releases the republican plan to address the debt ceiling we ll take you through the house speaker s proposal just ahead. plus yet another shocking act of gun violence in america this time in maine where a man just released from prison went on a deadly shooting spree good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, april 20th i m jonathan lemire. thanks so much for starting your day with us. we ll begin with this headline the supreme court has delayed making a decision on the abortion pill mifepristone by extending a temporary block on a lower court ruling until this friday that means the drug will co
insurrection. also ahead, a travel nightmare for many americans as more than 3,000 flights were cancelled over the holiday weekend. why? no pilots, no labor, no fuel. there s new reporting this morning on the police response during the uvalde massacre. why one officer armed with a rifle did not fire at the gunman. the news keeps getting worse. and the latest on covid as vaccines are now cleared for the youngest americans. but we start with hearing number four of the january 6, select committee. set to take place tomorrow. we re expecting to learn more new details about then president donald trump s involvement in a failed scheme to overturn the 2020 election results. including the pressure campaign he waged on state officials. georgia secretary of state, brad raffensperger is scheduled to testify before the committee, along with his top deputy, gabe sterling. some new poll numbers are revealing what americans now think about former president trump since the january 6t
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