. happening now. there s majora breaking news out there for the republican presidential nomination. a source now tells cnn that chris christie is dropping out of the race. we are standing by to hear directly from him live this hour in new hampshire. we will bring that to you as soon as it begins and all this comes as the final republican debate before the iowa caucuses are now just a few hours away right here on cnn. nikki haley and ron desantis preparing to face off tonight as both candidates make their closing pitch to try to naur row t narrow the gap with donald trump. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. let s get straight to the breaking news and the race of the republican nomination. he s got details on the major developments that are unfolding. exactly, omar, what are we expected to hear directly from chris christie in the coming minutes? yeah, wol
the criminal accountability that governs his fellow citizens. let but those legal losses have not corrupt his legal team s efforts to escape, or at least postpone his prosecutions, at a hearing on friday his lawyers went as far as to argue that a trial in the fulton county georgia case this year would constitute election interference. can you imagine the notion of for president, not being able to campaign for the presidency because he is, in some form or fashion, incapable of defending himself? that would be the most effective election interference in the history of the united states . we re gonna let the fulton county judge make the argument on that. but those are reminders that there are still a number of complex issues to resolve as america, for the first-time, consider the prosecution of a former president who is also running to return to the white house. it has been looming large over the republican presidential primary since the very beginning, and these recent rul
beginning of september and it is also where he launched his campaign back in early june, as well, and he told reporters in the recent weeks that for him the goal was to finish second or at the very least a strong third for him to continue staying in this particular race. we re not sure what changed with the calculous and that s at the top of the list if we do get the opportunity. not to mention, just a few weeks ago i sat down with him in december to talk about the future prospects in this race and he point-blank told me i m not going anywhere with this. on january 23rd, which is primary day in new hampshire you will see me shaking hands with folks until the polls close and that in his mind he was going to do very well in new hampshire, and even at that point he told me he doesn t care what the polls say. the only poll that he cares about is what actually happens at the ballot box.
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michael cohen said in his sworn testimony last week is totally contradicted in his just released manuscript for a book about me. it s a total new love letter to trump and the polls, one l, must use it now rather than his lies for sentence reduction. so the president taking out after his enemies. unclear what he s referring to in 12e7sentence reduction. michael cohen s already been sentenced. unclear what he s talking about in his book manuscript. a tumultuous 24 hours. it sure was, mike. you mentioned jared kushner. the white house is facing a deadline when it comes to his security clearances. what can we expect there? reporter: i think we can expect more stonewalling. elija cummings, we saw him on wednesday in the hearing. the democrat from baltimore. chairman of the house oversight committee. on january 23rd, phillip, he wrote to the white house asking for documentation trying to