And fda said no booster is needed. Lets go outfront. Good evening. Im erin burnett. So much for defunding the police. President biden wants to takckl the spike in crime with more Police Officers and more funding for Police Departments. Our strategy provides including funding for Law Enforcement through the american Rescue Plan for states, cities and to be able to hire police and pay them over time in order to advance community policing. Funding Law Enforcement, hiring more officers. Biden believes in that and thinks its the winning message. Look who he invited to the White House for his meeting in crime and police reform. A former Nypd Captain that won a crowded primary for new York City mayor by saying more officers are part of the solution, not the problem. We have some amazing officers. Were going to say i have your back. When i heard her hesitate on the answer will you take guns away from Police Officers while were experiencing an uptick in Gun Violence, 10yearold children are shot
The state of New York. This is a Big Deal. Even if you agree with his lawyers that this shouldnt be a criminal matter. Its a Big Deal, even if you agree with the former president , who called the case, quote, the Politicalwitch Hunt by the radicalleft democrats, with New York now taking over the assignment. Why is this a Big Deal . Simple. The investigation is not over. The Pressor Pressure just grew enormously, today, on Allen Weisselberg. And no one disputes how closely connected he has been to the man, whose books he has kept for decadings. Decades. Every single thing, when it was the acquisition of paperclips, light bulbs, furniture, mattresses, you name it. Allen weisselbergs kids payments. Rent, everything, would have a Donald Signature on it or his initial. In a moment, we will dig deeper into where all this could be going. First, the facts of the case from Cnns Paula Reid. Reporter the Namesake Company of formerpresident trump, now charged with tax crimes along with one of its
Scheme and Allen Weisselberg making it happen. This is a Pattern And Practice of the Trump Organization for numerous executives and employees over a decade and a half. So this is really serious stuff, much more expansive than i would have expected given whats been said over the last few days. Its real trouble for trump and his organization. The indictment, jennifer, repeatedly mentions other employees who also got benefits from the Trump Organization. Weisselberg was the only one charged. Do you think this is only going to get bigger . I think thats right. I still dont know whats going to happen, as i said, with kind of the other tentacles of the investigation as far as manipulating Asset Values for Bank Fraud and Tax Fraud and that side of things, the hush money payments, et cetera. As far as this particular scheme is concerned, the indictment was very careful to not only talk about weisselberg and his son, but to make clear that other people benefitted and other people were involved
New york. This is a Big Deal even if you agree with his lawyers that this shouldnt be a criminal matter. Its a Big Deal even if you agree with the former president who called the case, quote, the political Witch Hunt by the radical left democrats with New York now taking over the assignment. Why is this a Big Deal . Simple, the investigation is not over. The pressure just grew enormously today on Allen Weisselberg, and no one disputes how closely connected he has been to the man whose books he has kept for decades. Every single thing whether it was the acquisition of paper clips, light bulbs, furniture, mattresses, you name it Allen Weisselbergs kids payments, rents, everything would have a Donald Signature on it or his initial. In a moment well dig deeper into where all this could be going. First the facts of the case from cnns paula reave. Reporter the Namesake Company of former President Trump now charged with tax crimes along with one of its top executives. Allen weisselberg, the C
Welcome to all of you watching, im kim brunhuber, this is cnn newsroom. It has been nearly 20 years since the united states first invaded afghanistan. Now a senior u. S. Defense official tells cnn that the last american forces have left Bagram Air base ending the u. S. Nato Security for the afghan people. The Sprawling Compound has become the center of Military Power in afghanistan over the past two decades. Here is what the top american commander had to say about the situation there. It is the intention of the united states and the international community to remain doniplomatically involve in afghanistan and we see that in the best interests of a afghanistan as well. To leave behind those things that secure the diplomat it can x community so that they can operate in this environment. Anna Core Kcoren is joining. I imagine this is bittersweet given the state in which the country is being left. Reporter yeah, it is interesting, kim, this has been shrouded in secrecy. Obviously we knew t