trying out pathetic new excuses for his fur loined classified documents as the january 6th investigation moves forward with two big names meeting with the special counsel. and despite trump s increasing desperation, kevin mccarthy is still predictably, genuflecting at his mega masters feet. reportedly apologizing for daring to suggest that trump might not be the strongest candidate. and president biden delivers a potent message for the presidential campaign, the american economy is roaring back after the pandemic. as republicans try to take credit for infrastructure they voted against. but we begin tonight with the on going humiliation of kevin mccarthy. the republican house speaker more known for his fears than for wielding the gavel. the latest fiasco kicked off on tuesday when mccarthy went on cnbc to discuss the messiness of a twice-impeached, now twice-indicted former president becoming his party s nominee. you think he could win an election? could he win an elec
it s 4:00 in the east. a stunning comprehensive brand new piece of reporting that really amounts to a first drafrt of history for merrick garland s justice department a piece of reporting that answers questions we ve been asking for years now questions that have dogged doj for many many months why did it take so long for d.o.j. to investigate? the first formal step into probing the campaign to overturn the 2020 election. the criminal inquiry now into the fate of electors did not take place until april 2022 more than a area after the insurrection and well after the january 6th select committee had begun to uncover a complex multipronged plot and democracy with donald trump in the driver s seat. the washington post is reporting in the immediate aftermath of the january 6th insurrection, acting u.s. attorney michael sherwin, senior justice department officials and paul abbate quashed a plan in the u.s. attorney s office to directly investigate trump associates for any links to
phang show, live from miami florida. we have a lot of news to cover a lot of questions answered. let s get started. unprecedented indictment. the one term ex president, donald trump, now has two indictments to match his two impeachments. that special counsel jack smith breaks his silence on trump s stunning 37 criminal counts and classified documents case. plus, they have receipts. the photos allegedly showing boxes of top secret documents hidden at mar-a-lago, in a ballroom, even a bathroom. i want to know is this any way to treat our national security secrets? and on the road again later today, donald trump is hitting the campaign trail. what will his message now be to voters admits his federal indictment? our in-depth coverage of this remarkable moment in united states history begins right now. and a good saturday morning to you. i am katie phang. we start with history unfolding before our very eyes. donald trump is now the first president ever to be indicted on fe
first floor coasting predominant. that begins right now. a lower. a sour, and icu, this is don lemon tonight everyone. i m laura coats sitting in for the great document. and we begin with major, i mean, really big news. a few hours ago we learned from former president trump directly, no less, of an fbi executing a search warrant at the mar-a-lago estate. his resort, of course, in florida. local sources saying the search is related to the handling of classified documents and were documents were kept. sources are also saying that boxes of items were actually taken during the search. and that documents were seized. trump is calling this a raid. and what he described as a large group of agents saying it was, quote, unannounced. which is what normally happens with search warrants, by the way. that they broke into a safe. he wasn t there, as they carried out the search. but i want to turn right away to cnn correspondent, randi kate, who s actually at palm beach county. also here
policies. a former top new york prosecutor says has led to quote insanity. critics have been slamming bragg s decision to offer plea bargains in some cases, and his original decision in an infamous memo not to even prosecute some crimes. meantime, in los angeles, progressive d.a. is defending his record on crime in a new interview as he faces a recall effort. that comes just weeks after san francisco voters ousted its progressive district attorney in a recall there. christina coleman is following these fast-breaking developments on the criminal justice front. she s in los angeles. hey, eric. hundreds of prosecutors are throwing in the towel due to these controversial criminal justice reforms or they are supporting the ramped-up recall effort against the liberal d.a. this is happening in two democrat-run states, here in california and new york. new york post is reporting that this year 65 district attorneys which is about 12% of the staff in manhattan s d.a. s office have le