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
Out? well, i think it s interesting. because it seems to me there s two arguments, and it s got to be one or the other. where the president, former president, makes the argument the selection was stolen, i never had a chance to present my evidence. but his chief lawyer has been out on tv shows saying, look, it s a first amendment right to mislead the american people. if you re going to prosecute my client, you ll have to prosecute all sorts of congressmen who mislead the american people constantly. so i think the question, which is it? is it that he has first amendment protection to misrepresent events to the american people? or is it, no, it really was stolen and everything i have evidence to prove it, i ll produce [ that in court? listen to what he said on the campaign trail. this is trump on the campaign trail in new hampshire. listen to this. i m sorry, i won t be able to go to iowa today. i won t be able to go to new hampshire today. because i m sitting in a courtroom on bul