trump-appointed prosecutor. tonight, one of donald trump s gop rivals says the former president just admitted to obstruction of justice on national television. we re following the fallout from trump s first tv interview since his indictment in the classified documents investigation. and the search for the missing titanic tour submersible is growing more urgent. the coast guard warning the five people on board have less than 40 hours of oxygen left. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. wolf blitser is off. i m alex marquardt. you re in the situation room. we do begin with the legal ramifications for hunter biden after his newly announced plea agreement with the justice department and the political implications for his father, the president. our correspondents are all standing by at the white house and on capitol hill. first cnn s senior legal affairs correspondent paula reid. paula, what more are we learning about this deal on th
miracles. the story, i cannot get enough of it. it is extraordinary. and on that note, i was you all a very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late with us. i ll see you at the end of tomorrow. tomorrow who it was november 12 of 2020 and was a lot going on at the time. it had been less than a week since the networks had called the 2020 presidential election for joe biden. donald trump was just beginning his campaign to deny that result and to try to overturn it. just a few days prior to trump s lawyer, rudy giuliani, gave his in some vince for seasons landscaping press conference to contest the election results. we all remember that. trump had decided to deny president elect biden access to classified daily briefing as was the custom in presidential transitions. which, in retrospect seems a bit ironic. just one day later, senator lindsey graham would make a phone call to the georgia secretary of state, asking raffe
they did not talk to one another. the judge ordered trump not to communicate with his longtime aide walt nauta. we are hearing from trump s republican rivals. former president mike pence told the wall street journal he cannot defend his old boss alleged conduct. nikki haley, on the other hand, said she would be inclined to pardon if he was convicted. cnn this morning starts right now. donald trump wasted no time turning his historic arrest and arraignment on federal charges into a campaign fund-raiser watch. just hours after he pled not guilty to 37 felony counts in miami trump gave a speech to a crowd of political donors and supporters at his golf club in new jersey. his speech was full of misleading and false claims including this one. whatever documents a president decides to take with him, he has the right to do so. it s an absolute right this is the law. federal prosecutors say trump illegally kept classified documents at mar-a-lago and hid them from the f
hi, everyone. it s 4:00 in new york. things are getting intense for the ex-president. those viewers of this program know very well about the drip, drip, drip of new clues trump could soon be facing multiple criminal indictments from special counsel jack smith. today is no exception to the pattern of drips. in miami, one of jack smith s most senior prosecutors was back at a federal courthouse where a grand jury is meeting in the classified documents case. we should note that the washington, d.c. federal grand jury that jack smith has been working with in the january 6th investigation is also in session today. new york times reports that the special counsel s office has put trump s legal team on notice that the expresident is a target of the investigation into his handling of classified documents. quote, the notification to trump s team by prosecutors from the office of the special counsel jack smith was the clearest signal yet that the former president is likely to face char
what did you think it was? i said bright pink. close enough. here s what we are focusing on for you this morning. russia says it detained an american citizen on drug charges. what we know about him and the charges he is facing. presideformer president taking aim at the department of justice and the special counsel. what he is saying about jack smith, the indictment, and his plan even if he is convicted. i am scared for us. i m scared we are going to lose our rights. june is pride month, but some in the lgbtq community say that more than celebrating, this is a time for vigilance as anti-gay laws and threats surge. and messy mania is coming to the u.s. how miami landed the soccer superstar and what his signing means for soccer in the u.s. we are following developing news out of russia this morning. another u.s. citizen has been detained by authorities there. a court in moscow confirms that travis leake has been arrested on drug charges earlier this week. vid