and what they made this claim to be you find that the form of which to pay it is actually what came through. you now have irs whistleblowers who are not republican, philosophically, who now say they were denied the ability to do their job and in trying to do their job in the investigation of the biden family they were denied the 1023, even in meetings where david weiss has said one thing to them and different to the american public, different than the attorney general had promised the attorney public, he said that they should be prosecuted but now we have found out that the department actually called the biden family attorneys, told them ahead of time where documents were, treated other people in politics differently, even went to the inaugural committee. why would they give a head s up to the inaugural committee. why would they be denied the ability they believe the investigation was hampered using political purposes to treat them differently. now, as an elected official h
not in your lives today. cnn this morning starts right now. good morning. so glad you re with us. it is thursday, december 28. i m poppy harlow with phil mattingly in new york. the battle to stay on the ballot is playing out in multiple states and big decisions could be coming anytime. the colorado republican party is asking the supreme court to decide if trump will be on the ballot. this comes after the ruling that he engaged in an insurrection and was disqualified. and we could find out if maine will become the next state that will actually consider what happens next. waiting for the secretary of state on that front. also this morning, nikki haley was asked a very simple question, what led to the civil war. listen to what she at any time stime didn t say. we ll have more on that in a moment. cnn this morning starts right now. donald trump s battle to stay on the ballot in the state of colorado and in multiple states and big decisions could be coming down any
i m so happy to have sara sidner by my side today. kaitlan is off. five things to know for this tuesday, may 23rd. happening overnight, a u haul crashing into a security barrier near the white house. the driver arrested, facing charges of threatening to kill, kidnap or inflict harm on a president, vice president or family member. secret service says that crash may have been intentional. just nine days to go and still no deal in sight. president biden and speaker mccarthy saying they had a productive meeting, but still don t have a deal on the debt ceiling as janet yellen issues a sobering economic look. also new this morning, a stark warning for all parents, for all of us really, the u.s. surgeon general is now labeling social media a profound risk of harm for children. and the denver nuggets make franchise history, sweeping the los angeles lakers and advancing to the nba finals for the first time ever. lebron james is now reportedly considering retirement. and out of
giddy up. the producers were right, that is quite some video. thank you for being with us thank you for being with me, you can sleep in tomorrow. yay. at 9:00 cnn news central starts right now. arrested for threatening to kill, kidnap or inflict harm on a president. a man crashes a u-haul into gates right outside the white house. new details this morning, including video that seems to show a flag with a swastika and we just learned the man s identity. back in court, evan gershkovich has now been wrongfully detained in russia for nearly eight weeks. his case today is back in front of a judge. what s in question today and what it means for his freedom. this is cnn news central. a man is under arrest this morning for crashing a u-haul into barriers right in front of the white house and we are getting chilling new details about what he appeared to have with him. officials say at about 10:00 p.m. the truck drove into security barriers on the north side of lafay
to protect the integrity of the investigation. doj lawyers opposing a move by media organizations, including cnn, to unseal the probable cause after thefidavit that waso get the search warrant last week. in a separate trump legal drama, a source says eric herschmann has been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury investigating january 6. he might remember his blunt testimony before the january 6 committee. now i m going to give you the best free legal advice you re ever getting in your life. get a great fing criminal defense lawyer, you will need it. reporter: that is herschmann talking about how he pushed back on trump lawyer john eastman s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. also the new york times reports a top trump organization executive charged with participating in a year s long tax scheme is nearing a plea deal with prosecutors. the times says alan weisselberg will now be cooperating in a broader investigation. and also rudy giuliani has been named a target of