This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capitol. Odonnell good evening and thank you for joining us, tonight President Trump is refusing to directly address allegations that he avoided paying any federal income tax for years. Using a series of loopholes, writeoffs and businesses wills to shield himself from the same type of taxes nearly all working americans pay. The New York Times says it has documents showing President Trump paid only 750 in income tax his first year in office, that his businesses are losing money, and that he personally owes 421 million on loans made to his companies. Today the speaker of the house suggested those debts could be a could be a threat to National Security. And tonight the president does not appear to be denying the facts in the times report. On twitter he is accusing the newspaper of illegally obtaining his information and arguing his Financial Statements are impressive. Now for a president who built his reputation
Special counsel jack smith against donald trump. In an interview with cnn, maralago employee brian butler painting a painting a very specific picture of trumps inner circle, and how it operated more like a mafia family than anything else. With loyalty prized above everything. A world where fealty to the boss led to criminal exposure. Now, nbc news has not independently confirmed butlers identity as trump employee number 5 and he declined nbcs request for comment. In his interview last night, butler says he helped trumps codefendants, walt nowta and carlos move those boxes containing some of our nations most Sensitive National security secrets. Watch. He followed me. He pulled out, got behind me, got to the airport, i ended up loading all the luggage i had and he had a bunch of boxes. You noticed that he had boxes. Oh, yeah, they were the boxes that were in the indictment, the white bankers boxes. Thats what i remember. Did you have any idea at the time that there was potentially u. S.
Other. With the basic principles of the republic on the line. A name more famous for decades and decades than nikki haley, in republican circles, came out swinging directly at the Presumptive Republican nominee, donald trump, early this morning. In a post liz cheney saying this, quote, the gop has chosen. They will nominate a man who attempted to overturn an election and seize power. We we have eight months to save our republic, and ensure that donald trump is never anywhere near the oval office again. Then liz cheney sent people to this video originally released in may. Watch. Donald trump is the only president in American History who has refused to guarantee the peaceful transfer of power. Joe biden he lost the election and knew it. He betrayed millions of americans by telling them the election was stolen. We will stop the steal he ignored the rulings of dozens of courts. Rather than accept his defeat, he mobilized a mob to come to washington and march on the capitol. Then he watched
good evening, everyone. i m alison camerata, and this is cnn tonight an unprecedented moment in u. s history. former president donald trump indicted by a grand jury in new york. it s the first time that a current or former u. s president has faced criminal charges. the indictment is under seal tonight , but more information will be announced in the coming days. sources tell cnn that the former president is facing more than 30 counts related to business fraud , defiant donald trump, issuing an angry statement tonight calling this political persecution. let s turn right away to cnn correspondent kara scannell and cnn s senior crime and justice reporter katelyn polantz keira. what happens next? well alison next. we expect that on tuesday, the former president is expected to come here to new york to go into the courthouse behind me and be arraigned on these charges. now that day, we will also expect to have the indictment unsealed. then we will learn the specifics . what are the
york on tuesday. to turn himself in. rather stunning. anderson is tuesday certainly will be as well as historic, not the kind of homecoming any president has ever had, or the kind that anyone president or not. whatever wish for cnn s coverage of donald trump s indictment continues right now. good evening, everyone. i m alison camerata, and this is cnn tonight an unprecedented moment in u. s history. former president donald trump indicted by a grand jury in new york. it s the first time that a current or former u. s president has faced criminal charges. the indictment is under seal tonight , but more information will be announced in the coming days. sources tell cnn that the former president is facing more than 30 counts related to business fraud , defiant donald trump, issuing an angry statement tonight calling this political persecution. let s turn right away to cnn correspondent kara scannell and cnn s senior crime and justice reporter katelyn polantz keira. what happens ne