Viewers joining us in the United States and all around the world. Im lynda kinkade. Welcome to cnn newsroom. Coming up we call it a sham indictment. The man whos doing it, we really believe hes mentally ill. Donald trump continuing his pattern of stunning public statements on his indictment a day after running into legal trouble for comments he posted online. Coup leaders in niger face an ultimatum. Reinstate the president today or face potential Military Intervention. Well have a live report from the region. And were an hour away from the u. S. Facing off against sweden in the womens world cup and the excitement is building. Well take you live to a World Cup Watch Party in New York City. A new deadline and a new legal ruling in the latest indictment of donald trump. The federal judge overseeing trumps Election Fraud case has responded to a court filing from Special Counsel jack smith last night. Smith wants the protective order after trump posted this. Quote, if you go after me, im co
stepping up efforts to crack down on some of the most dangerous mexican drug cartels, by tracing cryptocurrency payments. the digital currency is widely used among fentanyl traffickers, as well as chinese chemical compans. cnn s cybersecurity reporter sean lin gast explains. the drug war has gone virtual. mexican cartels are increasingly using cryptocurrency to pay for fentanyl ingredients and smuggle them into the u.s. as part of the deadly drug trade. how is the biden administration responding. there s an ongoing surge involving multiple agencies where they re furiously trying to trace the source of this funding and intercept the funds where they can. the dea has told cnn they have identified senior money launders within the cartels that specialize in cryptocurrency. the irs has some of its best agents trying to infiltrate dark web forums, where the drugs are bought. it s very much an ongoing process and progress couldn t come soon enough, as tens of thousands of americans die from