i m anderson cooper here in new york, along with jake tapper in washington. anderson, the indictment charges donald trump with four counts, you see them there on your screen, allegedly motivated by one single goal, one that is antithetical to any functioning democracy, the peaceful transition of power. quoting from the indictment now, quote, despite having lost the defendant, donald trump, was determined to remain in power, unquote. we learned of the indictment in the 5:00 hour today, shortly after special counsel made a brief statement, it is now in full. good evening,, today an indictment was unsealed. charging donald j trump with conspiring to defraud the united states, conspiring to disenfranchise voters, and conspiring and attempting to obstruct an official proceeding. the indictment was issued by a grand jury of citizens here, in the district of columbia, and it sets forth the crimes charged in detail. i encourage everyone to read it in full. the attack on our natio
today on inside politics, the united states investigator vus donald trump. the grand jury meets again and the nation is on pins and needles. plus a new national poll shows donald trump and joe biden running even and as of now, criminal indictments have not tanked trump s chances of become ing the once and future president if he s on the ballot. and it s the vice president on the line. a former business partner tells congress that hunter biden put his father on speakerphone 20 times. democrats say it was part of an illusion. republicans see it as a biden lie. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. up first, we are closely watching for any indicators that a federal indictment against the former president is coming. the grand jury that will make that decision whether or not to charge donald trump with january 6 related crimes is back in today. cnn s katelyn polantz is live outside the federal courthouse here in washington. what are you seeing t
lays out trump s defense, claiming trump was just following orders from a trusted attorney, john eastman. eastman s attorney is outfront, along with famed constitutional scholar lawrence tribe. plus, um in flames. putin s military recruitment centers are being attacked against russia. who is behind it, and we have new details tonight on why russian priests are telling fighters that their mission is to die. just into cnn tonight, we have new reporting on what finally convinced president biden to publicly acknowledge his seventh grandchild, hunter biden s 4-year-old daughter navy. let s go outfront. and good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, trump headed to court. in less than 24 hours, former president donald trump will make his court appearance in washington. now, his appearance right now is scheduled for 4:00 eastern. trump will have his fingerprints taken digitally. a mugshot lwill not be taken. but at this hour, security at the d.c. courthouse is ext
today on inside politics, more problems, more money. donald trump s donors foot an enormous legal bill and the trump co-conspirator accused of trying to destroy evidence for the boss sees the inside of a federal court. the polls. all of them. all for donald trump. republican voters fall in line behind the frontrunner as ron desantis reasons for running appear to fall flat. and the president corrects how he counts. joe biden acknowledges his seventh grandchild for the first time and now he hopes it returns to being a private matter. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. up first, saving america or saving his skin. today we see on paper how much money from donors donald trump spent on legal bills. sources put that number north of $40 million for his own defense and the defense of those who are sticking with him. this morning, cnn cameras captured the glimpse of one of those individuals carlos de oliveira, the man federal prosecutors say sc
we re ready to go. that s the quote from the fulton county d.a., saying the work is done in the investigation. an indictment decision could be announced at any time. it also comes as the classified documents case against the former president moves forward. we re on top of all those moving details. a lifeline for student borrowers. the white house outlining a new plan that could lower monthly payments,ing reduce the total amount borrowers must pay back. we ll break down exactly how it works. plus an american nurse and her child kidnapped in haiti. how u.s. officials are working to get them home. we re following these major developing stories, all coming in right here to cnn news central. this is mar-a-lago property manager, now codefendant, in former president trump s documents case, carlos de oliveira. de oliveira was indicted last week on four charges. he did not enter a formal plea during this brief hearing, and was released on a $100,000 bond. he will be form