Good evening. I m kaitlan collins and sources across the political spectrum tonight say the republican party has a major problem on its hands with potential implications for the presidential race. And donald trump, cnn s kfile has uncovered a slew of posts made by the republican nominee for governor of north carolina, mark robinson. You see him here in just 48 hours before trump is scheduled to return to that critical battleground, he and the rest so bus or finding out that the candidate that he endures posted dozens of disturbing comments on a porn forum between the year 2008 and 2012. Mark robinson calling himself and his own words, a perv writing that many things that are two to sexual in nature and friends great to explicit for me to even read on tv. But i will say this about what robinson wrote. He said that he enjoyed transgender pornography, despite the antitrans rhetoric that he s been using lately, and there were also racist and antisemitic statements included in that like whe
Survival to take the precedence over the best interests of israel. He has been too willing to tolerate the civilian toll in gaza, which pushing support for israel worldwide to historic lows. Israel cannot survive if it becomes a pariah. The highest ranking jewish elected official in the United States calling for a Leadership Change in israel, now five months into its war with hamas. Well have more of Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumers important comments and the reaction to them straight ahead. Plus, an update on Donald Trumps efforts to get his classified documents case dismissed. Well have expert legal analysis for you on that in just a moment. And while trump was in a courtroom, President Biden was on the Campaign Trail in another key midwest battleground state. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this friday, march 15th. Its friday. We made it. Barely. Im jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. And well begin this morning with a series of developments in D
Alleged coconspirators be in the works . Also tonight, were learning that western hopes for ukraines counteroffensive are fading right now as officials receive very sobering updates on the fight to retake territory from russia. Ill get reaction from key white house official john kirby. And in the president ial race, Florida Governor ron desantis boots his Campaign Manager in an ongoing shakeup, replacing her with a trusted adviser as his bid for the gop nomination keeps on struggling. We want to welcome our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the Situation Room. This is cnn Breaking News. Lets get right to the Breaking News on a key hearing in the January 6th Criminal Prosecution of donald trump. Were joined by our Senior Legal Affairs correspondent paula reid. So what are we hearing tonight from the judge whos overseeing this critically important case . Wolf, the Rocket Docket continues here in d. C. The judge who will oversee the January
Described in the indictment that 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 certifying the results of the president ial election. Our North America correspondent nomia iqbal joins me from outside the court. What will we see on thursday . These charges as you outlined there, the Department Of Justice believes it is held a strong case to show the former president of the us tried to select the Election Results of 2020 and essentially tried to overturn the policy. We mention one of the charges, Conspiracy To Defraud the United States, obstruct official proceedings, and others. This is the most serious Indictment Set by the donald trump basis, one of the most serious indictments the Department Ofjustice has brought against a president in terms of what they have laid out in the indictment against him. Having said that, despite the seriousness of it, Department Ofjustice has a cha
He faces four counts, including conspiracy to defraud the United States and to deny voters the right to have their ballots counted. Live now to tim heaphy, former lead investigator for the house january 6th select committee. Thank you so much forjoining us. I think for people who perhaps havent covered every twist and turn of the story, just explain to us why that january 6th select committee was so crucial to what we are seeing now . Facts are what makes cases and determines outcomes, and the select committee uncovered the core facts here. Congress created the select committee to investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding the attack on the capitol, and thats what we did through a series of hearings and ultimately and 845 page report. The committee set forth the core allegations that remain allegations against mr trump, he and his Co Conspirators specifically intended to prevent the transfer of power. So the indictment is built on a determination of fact by the select committe