lean. i m jake tapper this hour, the trump campaign pushing back on a new report from pulp from propublica, which says quote, witnesses in the various criminal cases against the former president and have gotten pay raises new jobs, and more. i m going to talk to one of the journalists behind the new report, plus that flagrant foul on caitlin clark. why is everybody hating on the woman bringing so much attention? the women s basketball and leading this hour for israeli hostages taken by hamas on october 7, are no longer alive. that today, according to the israeli military which says that the terrorist group hamas is holding the bodies of ami ram cooper and you re on metzler frame perry, and adopt popplewell paris family today calling on the israeli government, calling on netanyahu to pursue this ceasefire deal to save those who are still alive that is a question causing so much confusion is israel close to a ceasefire deal in exchange for hostage release, president biden pro
something light for the president to have to discuss. well, i think you probably agree he doesn t want to talk about it, so thanks. one and all to our panel. i appreciate it, politics intersecting with another law and justice lead, and that is the bribery trial of democratic senator bob menendez of new jersey. menendez officially filed to run for reelection to the senate as an independent. today. and then does announced in march he would not run as a democrat, but he left open the possibility of an independent run if he is acquitted and has not been acquitted, he d the trial is ongoing. cnn s jason carroll is with us now jason, the bribery case rolling on today, a key witness back on the stand. who is this witness? and what does he have to say? well, the key witness that you re talking about, of course, is ted makueni. he s a former official with the us department of agriculture. and what happened here? jake is mckinney over a period of time had raised a number of concerns about on