Alleged coconspirators be in the works . Also tonight, were learning that western hopes for ukraines counteroffensive are fading right now as officials receive very sobering updates on the fight to retake territory from russia. Ill get reaction from key white house official john kirby. And in the president ial race, Florida Governor ron desantis boots his Campaign Manager in an ongoing shakeup, replacing her with a trusted adviser as his bid for the gop nomination keeps on struggling. We want to welcome our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the Situation Room. This is cnn Breaking News. Lets get right to the Breaking News on a key hearing in the January 6th Criminal Prosecution of donald trump. Were joined by our Senior Legal Affairs correspondent paula reid. So what are we hearing tonight from the judge whos overseeing this critically important case . Wolf, the Rocket Docket continues here in d. C. The judge who will oversee the January
Now in a usual case, an indictment would be returned to a Magistrate Judge in a sealed hearing. It would remain under seal until arrest. But jake, again, we dont know if there is an indictment here. But if there is, its unclear if theyre going to follow the usual script, because this case is of course completely unprecedented. We got a little preview, though, in the maralago indictment. What happened there is the former president , youll probably remember, he broke the news On Truth Social, and then there was several days before we got the details of the case. The Special Counsel got a lot of feedback on handling it that way, allowing the former president to fill the void, not giving people information and the facts in an indictment, particularly in a case of this kind of historic significance. So it will be interesting to see today if, if there is an indictment, how they handle it. If it will be unsealed immediately when the former president will be notified. As you noted, it appears
Youre in the Situation Room. We begin this hour with the intense scrutiny of the federal grand jury investigating donald trump and 2020 election interference. Anticipation about the panels next move running high right now as trump has acknowledged he may be indicted again, and he may be indicted soon. Cnns Senior Justice Correspondent Evan Perez is working the story for us. The federal grand jury was expected to meet today. Where do things stand tonight . We did not see them. Our casey gannon, who spends a lot of time in the court and that courthouse, was there today. And they typically show up on tuesdays and thursdays. And today, we did not see them. So the question remains, when is this going to happen . The former president was notified, as you pointed out, just over a week ago that an indictment could be coming. And so everything indicates that is still the case. That the former president is likely to be indicted by the Special Counsel. Its just a matter of when. Now, weve been it
Youre in the Situation Room. We begin this hour with the intense scrutiny of the federal grand jury investigating donald trump and 2020 election interference. Anticipation about the panels next move running high right now as trump has acknowledged he may be indicted again, and he may be indicted soon. Cnns Senior Justice Correspondent Evan Perez is working the story for us. The federal grand jury was expected to meet today. Where do things stand tonight . We did not see them. Our casey gannon, who spends a lot of time in the court and that courthouse, was there today. And they typically show up on tuesdays and thursdays. And today, we did not see them. So the question remains, when is this going to happen . The former president was notified, as you pointed out, just over a week ago that an indictment could be coming. And so everything indicates that is still the case. That the former president is likely to be indicted by the Special Counsel. Its just a matter of when. Now, weve been it
Youre in the Situation Room. We begin this hour with the intense scrutiny of the federal grand jury investigating donald trump and 2020 election interference. Anticipation about the panels next move running high right now as trump has acknowledged he may be indicted again, and he may be indicted soon. Cnns Senior Justice Correspondent Evan Perez is working the story for us. The federal grand jury was expected to meet today. Where do things stand tonight . We did not see them. Our casey gannon, who spends a lot of time in the court and that courthouse, was there today. And they typically show up on tuesdays and thursdays. And today, we did not see them. So the question remains, when is this going to happen . The former president was notified, as you pointed out, just over a week ago that an indictment could be coming. And so everything indicates that is still the case. That the former president is likely to be indicted by the Special Counsel. Its just a matter of when. Now, weve been it