We are expecting to hear from President Joe Biden in just a few moments in milwaukee, but first Donald Trumps fourth indictment arrived last night and its the case many in his orbit have been the most worried about. In no small part because several members of his team are also charged. The former president now ensnared in whats known as a rico case in georgia alongside some of his closest advisers like mark meadows and Rudy Giuliani over efforts to overturn joe bidens 2020 win in georgia. The 98page indictment includes conspiracy and racketeering charges. Trump and the 18 other defendants have ten days to surrender to georgia authorities. And the d. A. Wants the trial to start within six months and she wants to try all 19 of them in one go. Cnns sara murray is outside the courthouse in atlanta. Sara, this is a rico case. This is something thats usually against the mob, against gangs. Tell us more. Reporter Fulton County District Attorney fani willis has made very clear she likes this r
Reporter from the New York Herald tribune, called them adventurers with an intellectual overlay. They were calling it the National Party and they were lighting out for louisiana the very next day to try to sign on huey long as their new party. And they showed him the slogan, the need is for one party. And they also showed him the snazzy new pennants they had designed, blazoned with aerodynamic flyingwedge emblems, which they would be mounting on johnsons automobile. And they also laid out their new partys platform, which consisted of its enity of Direct Action and loyalty. They wasnt nothing but courage and loyalty, the kind that John Dillinger and al capone required. And, quote, mr. Johnson favored a submachine gun, the Herald Tribune reported but mr. Blackburn preferred one of the larger type of pistols. The next day the pair of 20somethings attached their flyingwedge felt pennants to the fenders of johnsons barronial 12cylinder packard. What that is from, i wrote a book. We just got
he even scowled during his arraignment. his aide and co-defendant walt nauta appeared with him in court. nauta not entering a plea to the six counts he faces because he did not have a local attorney. let s go now to cnn anchor and chief correspondent kaitlan collins who s in miami. trump is calling this one of the saddest days in the history of the country. it is a sad day, though, i m not sure in the same way he means it. give us your take. reporter: yeah, jake, and i think what you re seeing with that comment that trump posted as he was on his way here to this courthouse for that arraignment and the many others that he has posted online also shows, you know, not just what we ve been talking about here today which is the legal strategy and what that s going to look like, but the political strategy that you were seeing the president use when it comes to this visit and how they are going to be fund-raising off of it and using it as, of course, he tries to make his way throug
hey, everyone. it s 4:00 in new york. i m in for nicole wallace. special counsel jack smith is a prosecutor that stays out of the spotlight. he prefers to speak through his fiings. that s why his laltest brief in the federal election case merits our attention. over the weekend, the justice department responded to trump s claims that he is immune from prosecution. what he did was within the scope of his duties as president of the united states. it s an argument that trump was taking to the courts in order to get the whole election case dismissed. the special counsel is speaking to the court. let s be honest. he s also speaking to any of us who care about the health of our democracy. prosecutors acknowledge the fact we re dealing with an unprecedented situation. for the first time in our nation s history, a grand jury charged a former president of committing crimes while in office to overturn an election he lost. in response the defendant claims to protect the institution of th
they still appear to be far apart and there are warnings that avoiding default might not be good enough if they come too close to june 1st when the u.s. potentially runs out of money. tim scott is running. the senator from south carolina the only black republican in the senate announces a run for the white house. scott may be hoping to run on a message of positivity, but if he goes, can he win if other candidates go low? and the suspect in the idaho college murder case appearing in court for an arraignment. 20-year-old bryan kohberger facing the death penalty if found guilty. when it came time for him to enter a plea, he and his attorneys remaining completely silent. the latest from court. we re following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. washington is running out of time and money. president biden and speaker mccarthy will meet this afternoon to once again try to avoid a u.s. default. that nightmare scenario co