interference in georgia as potential indictments loom. this as cnn has exclusive new reporting on the special counsel probe of trump. actors hit the picket lines, striking against the film and tv industry. some of the biggest stars in the business are part of the walkout that s effectively shutting down hollywood. after alluding police for over a decade, a suspect is charged with murder in the serial killings of women on long island. officials revealing dramatic details a short while ago about how he was caught, including burner phones and called to taunt relatives. i m jim acosta and you are in the situation room. this hour, we are following new developments in two investigations of donald trump s efforts to overturn the results of the 2024 presidential election, that includes exclusive new cnn reporting of the probe by special counsel jack smith. let s begin with cnn s senior legal affairs correspondent paula reed. break down this and what it says about the investig
white house as a top agent adviser by michael flynn. who he worked for in the military. according to the new york times, pottinger told the committee he alerted trump s state chief of staff the mark meadows of the national guard had still not arrived at the capitol on january 6th. former deputy press secretary sarah matthews was one of several white house aides calling for trump to condemn the violence on january 6th. a source tells cnn, his an action led to her resignation that night. he said that we could make the rinos do the right thing. is the way he phrased it. and no one spoke up initially. because i think everyone was trying to process what he meant by that. now she will testify about what she experienced in the white house that day. it was clear that it was escalating, and escalating quickly. so when that tweet, the mike pence tweet, was sent out. i remember us saying that was the last thing that needed to be tweeted at that moment. the situation was already
details from washington. the department of justice investigation into the events that led to january 6th is expanding at a rapid pace. i am aware of other white house officials who have been reached out to by doj, and are planning to cooperate. former weiss out staffer elissa farah, telling cnn, the doj has reached out to more administration officials and the trump white house. top aides to bike vice president mike pence. cnn learning that cassidy hoskinson, a former trump aide to the chief of staff is the latest official from the last administration to start cooperating with the doj s criminal investigating. i think doj is keeping an eye on on who s coming before january six, and who may have helpful information. the news comes at the same time sources tell the washington post post and the new york times, that federal investigators have asked questions specifically about donald trump s actions. suggesting they are probe is getting closer to the former president h
deal to release grbrittney grin and paul whelan. jennifer, what can you tell us about this offer? that s right, we have learned that the biden administration is prepare to send victor boot, this convicted russian arms dealer back to russia as part of a deal to try to bringwhelan ho. boot is currently serving a 25 year prison sentence. secretary of state antony blinken publicly announced yesterday that the administration has offered a, quote, substantial proposal to moscow to try to get these two wrongfully detained americans back home. blinken did not go in to specifics about what was in the proposal, but he did say it has been on the table for weeks now and that it has the direct backing and sign jooff of joe biden. prisoner swaps do require the president to signoff. so this is a significant signal. prisoner swaps are generally quite controversial in the administration and other administrations have generally avoided using them because there is a fear that other government
revealing new details about the justice department s criminal investigation into the capitol riots. i am aware of other white house officials who have been reached out to by doj and are planning to cooperate. oh, really? yes. how worried should donald trump be? first, a cnn exclusive. the biden administration s new offer to russia. they will, the u.s. will, give putin back a convicted russian and let wnba star britney briner and former marine paul whelan come home. that s the offer. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with our money lead. more crushing economic news for the american people this afternoon. the federal reserve announced another massive interest rate hike. three-quarters of a percentage point. a move that seemed unfathomable to many has happened twice in a row. the increase translates to americans paying more money for things such as mortgage loans, car loans, student loans. today s hike, of course, was not unexpected. feigni in fact, je