Jake tapper: was he asking you to commit a crime? richard donoghue: it gets back to the criminal intent issue. i don t know what he believed. [indistinct chanting] jake tapper: and what might lie ahead. michael luttig: the former president and his allies represent a clear and present danger to american democracy. speaeaker: it s s over! michael luttig: not because of what they did on january 6th speaker: you better run, cops! michael luttig: it s because of what they pledge to do in 2024. jake tapper: a cnn special report. american coup, the january 6th investigation. [music playing] rusty bowers: i m a very textural artist. i love a lot of texture. jake tapper: in arizona, the republican speaker of the house, rusty bowers, is an artist by trade. but last february, bowers was thrown into a real life drama. rusty bowers: the bill number was 2596. jake tapper: 2596. one of more than 100 bills submitted in arizona to tighten
Window? was he asking you to commit a crime? it gets to an attempt issue. i don t know what he believed. reporter: and what he might lie ahead. the form s president and allies represent a clear and present danger to american democracy. not because of what they did on january 6th. you better run, cops! because of what they pledged to do in 2024. reporter: a cnn special report, american coup, the january 6th investigation. i am a very textural artist a lot of texture. reporter: in arizona, the republican speaker of the house, rusty bowers, is an artist, by trade. but last february, ours was thrown into a real life drama. the bill number was 2596. 2596, more than 100 in arizona to tighten access to the ballot box.
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Drama, thejury agreed a pass. in a moment of real life drama, the jury agreed with a pass. in a moment of real life drama, thejury agreed with him. it drama, the jury agreed with him. it is the weirdest thing. i feel like i have been any, for about 20 years. when he gave evidence earlier in the trial, he wept as he described how, after the allegations that had started in america, his world had exploded, causing his work to dry up. but even though he has been cleared of all the criminal charges, there were other questions about his behaviour at the old vic after an investigation commissioned by the theatre in 2017, 20 people alleged he had behaved inappropriately. but the star leaves court an innocent man. he will hope he can resume a career that reached the highest levels. lucy manning, bbc news. it s one of the worst cases of miscarriage ofjustice in decades. a 57 year old man who spent 17 years injailfora rape that he did not commit has today had his conviction formally overturned by
Humbled by the outcome today. after 12 hours of deliberation, kevin spacey heard the verdict that he wanted. not guilty repeated nine times. he sobbed in the dock and thanked his legal team and his manager stop later he went to the jurors. 0scarwinner, manager stop later he went to the jurors. oscar winner, american beauty star, house of cards leader, former old vic creative director, but for all the awards and acclaim, this could be kevin spacey s most satisfying moment. for more than three weeks, the actor returning to england as he said he would to defend himself, listened as allegations were made that he was a sexual bully who had assaulted men. he called the case week, said the men were after money or lying, or in one case he had just mistakenly made a pass. in a moment of real life