welcome to the whole story. i m anderson cooper. the indictment of former president donald trump marks the first time in history a former president has faced federal charges. this is the second indictment for the former president, who was criminally charged by a manhattan grand jury in march on more than 30 counts of business fraud. now facing 37 federal charges relating to classified documents from his time in office that were uncovered by federal agents. a special counsel has been investigating this case since november of last year. he s pleaded not guilty to all charges against him. what makes the situation even more extraordinary is that mr. trump is also the current front-runner in the republican party for the 2024 election, which means he could be taking on president joe biden, while a special counsel appointed by the attorney general is working to convict him. trump has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. over the next hour, our pamela brown lays out everything we know
presidents classified documents case, and the plea deal for hunter biden. then, nearly one year after the overturning of roe, where things stand on abortion access in america. and we are following the money, hundreds of billions of dollars in covid relief money, stolen or wasted. how did it happen, and who is being held accountable? as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. good evening, once again, i m stephanie ruhle. one week after donald trump pleaded not guilty to charges of mishandling classified documents, a federal judge set the date for the start of his trial. judge aileen cannon s order sets august 14th since day one for the trial. that is just eight weeks away. it is likely to be pushed back, because of pretrial motions. and complicated rules about using classified documents at a trial. kenyan also ruled the trial and all hearings will take place at her home courthouse in fort pierce, florida. that is north of trump s palm beach home. meanwhile, there
rich edson is at the white house with the latest. he did not make the trip but can he report on it. no trip for me but we will see where the day goes. he spent his weekend in philadelphia. he made his first major campaign rally of the campaign cycle. he announced major union endorsements in filly. today biden s first stop in california takes him to a nature preserve in palo alto where a white house official says he will tour a coastal wet land and announce more than $600 million in projects to help the u.s. expand more extreme weather from climate change. campaign money in silicon valley. gavin newsom will reportedly be at one of these events this evening. also in california today, florida governor and presidential candidate ron desantis who hab eggs on newsom to challenge biden for the democratic nomination. stop pussy footing around. are you going to throw your hat in the ring and challenge joe? are you going to get in and do it or are you just going to sit on the sidel
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