i like that a lot for everyone as a santa night i m alison camera am laura coates. we re 20 days away from the all-important midterm elections with key races around the nation tightening up, especially those who decide who controls the senate. though he s not on the ballot, how much of a factor is the former president donald trump in how americans will vote? there are significant developments and, a lot is percolating right now. here are just some of the headlines in the course of just a few hours. this is from cnn politics exclusive. trump considers allowing federal investigators to search mar-a-lago. again a federal john which says trump signed legal documents that he knew included false voter fraud numbers. also you ve got trump appearing for a deposition in the e. jean carroll lawsuit, and in 2021 there is a video where trump is asking is this a good jewish character right here? alison, you think about all the different things they are focusing on, it s almost i
for his political gain. it s hard to believe that a human being could treat other human beings like this. they re killing women and children in ukraine. there is clear evidence of torture, humiliating treatment of people. the world must react to all of this. i m pamela brown in washington. you are in the cnn newsroom. a kingdom celebrates the life of its queen and a family mourns the loss of its matriarch. the queen s eight grandchildren came together to hold vigil as she lies in state outside westminster hall. tens of thousands of mourners wait to pay their respects. as you can see, the line stretches for miles. the wait at times has surpassed 24 hours. right now the wait is around 17 hours. president biden and the first lady arrived in london last hour. they will be among the heads of state from around the world to attend the queen s funeral scheduled for monday. cnn s max foster has more. reporter: a steady tide of mourners pouring into the ancient westminster
but pages, new pages we haven t seen this before. specific information about the potential offenses that the justice department is investigating. in here is language that does sharpen the focus on the former president himself. for example, if you just look at this part, it says under the search is related to a violation of, it continues to say willful retention of national defense information, concealment or removal of government records, and obstruction of federal investigation. so we got a little bit here. this, again, is new information as part of the whole search of mar-a-lago. the federal judge today also ordering the justice department to possibly release the crucial affidavit used to get the search warrant. so prepare redactions in casey the ruling is to release it. the affidavit itself will tell us what specifically the justice department knew when it searched trump s home. what specifically investigators were looking for and why. what was their cause. and who helped
to continue to be shocked about the january six committee hearings are producing, the next coup is underway. the groundwork is being laid. the january six committee hearings have shattered the illusion that the attack on the capitol was a spontaneous spur in the moment outburst at a trump rally. what happened on january six was the culmination of weeks of planning, of an intensive, multipronged effort involving fake electors, state legislators, and a pressure campaign on the american vice presidents to overturn the will of the american voters. this was one part of the plot. we kind of zoomed out and now we see the full picture. but after the anti-democratic efforts of trump world around in the 2020 election, republicans are, right now, working on how to break the system to stop democrats from winning, even if they get more votes, and we they want to stop them from ever assuming or ever using power. and that is an attack, not just on democrats, but on the voters. by subverti
shocked by the january six committee hearings, are producing, the next coup is underway. the groundwork is being laid. the january 6th committee hearings have shattered the illusion that the attack on the after was a spontaneous spur of the moment outburst at a trump rally. what happened on january 6th was the culmination of weeks of planning, of an intensive, multipronged effort involving fake electors, state legislators, and a pressure campaign on the american vice presidents to overturn the will of the american voters. the attack on the building which is one part of the plot. we kind of zoomed out and now we see the full picture. but after the anti-democratic efforts of trump world around in the 2020 election, republicans are, right now, working on how to read the system to stop democrats from winning, even if they get more votes, and we if they want to stop them from ever assuming or ever using power. and that is an attack, not just on democrats, but on the voters. on t