reporter: yeah, we do. this is from a spokesperson, he says this is nothing more than a continued desperate and flailing attempt from the biden crime family and their department of justice to harass president trump and those around him. he goes on to say deranged jack smith knows they have no case and is casting about for any way to salvage their illegal witch hunt and get someone other than donald trump to run against crooked joe biden. i want to give a little bit of context here. obviously they are saying that this is an attempt to get donald trump. we have heard all of these words time and time again. they are calling jack smith deranged even though lawyers have asked donald trump not to do that, not to speak out about the special counsel. however, there was a lot of conversation going on for months about whether or not carlos was going to be charged inside of trump s circle. they were under the impression that they believe that he could be a defendant months ago when th
parental rights are expected to take center stage in the 2024 elections. chloe cole detransitioned, yet to see a trans identifying child who had a positive outcome with their transition. she will explain why with us coming up. john: right now, a live look at the white house where later this hour press secretary karine jean-pierre will likely be pressed on the implotion of hunter biden s plea deal. hello, john roberts in washington. sandra, we made it to friday eve. sandra: speaking of fireworks, there could be some in the white house briefing room. i m sandra smith in new york, and this is america reports. the judge overseeing the case giving both sides 30 days to turn in written briefs after she raised questions about the deal during that hearing yesterday. chief among her concerns whether the president s son is still under investigation and if he would receive immunity from any possible charges in the future. john: miranda devine tells us why she thinks the true m
2020. a third straight night of intense russian strikes on ukraine s southern port of odesa, this as ukraine prepares to receive another billion dollar aid package from the u.s. more questions swirling around the mysterious case of an alabama woman who went missing and reappeared two days later. why people are talking about her internet searches she did just before she disappeared. this is cnn news central. as soon as today, a federal grand jury in d.c. could hand down another indictment against former president donald trump. any moment now that grand jury is expected to meet once again. and all of this is surrounding his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election result. today is also something of a deadline day for trump and his legal team. after getting the target letter from the special counsel he has the chance to make his case before the grand jury but that s seen as highly unlikely to happen. someone who is expected before the grand jury today. two sources t
whether to indict mr. trump over his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election is meeting today hearing testimony from a man by the name of william russell. he s a former white house aide working for mr. trump s presidential campaign. ryan riley is outside for the court for us as we speak. barbara mcquade joins us as well as andrew wiseman, the former lead prosecutor in robert muller s special counsel s investigation. ryan, let me get to you on the ground with a better sense of what you ve seen so far and a better understanding of who william russell is and why what he has to say could be important. reporter: yeah. william russell, looking for him at the courthouse right now. we haven t laid eyes on him thus far. it s possible he could have gone in the garage. we think that his testimony is likely scheduled for the morning. his lawyer is due in the courthouse this afternoon. we re still sort of staking out and i think that he s someone we did hear from through the janua
this is cnn breaking news. i m anderson cooper with wolf blitzer. jake tapper on the campaign trail. welcome back to our breaking news. trump says he is a target in the special counsel s investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. thes the second time jack smith sent a so-called target letter to the former president. trump s attorneys received the letter. their client could soon face charges. on truth social, trump says he was told, quote, to report to the grand jury within four days of receiving the letter sunday. while trump did not say specifically why he was told to report, target letters do typically allow individuals the chance to defend themsves before the grand jury before any charges are brought. sources are telling cnn that a close adviser to donald trump, will russell, will appear before the grand jury this thursday. all these very dramatic, historic developments are happening on the same day of the key hearing for the special counsel s other pr