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
I don t want to denigrate anybody who has served our country in uniform, in combat, like keith has. but at the same time, i think keith has recently bowlesed that he nominated mike pence for the presidential medal of freedom. which i don t think is consistent with his comments of him lacking leadership skills. i also know there are a lot of young men and women on our staff who stood at their posts on january 6th. unfortunately, keith was not one of them. keith was at the rally at the time the united states secret service had evacuated the vice president. the vice president s national security adviser was encouraging people to march on the capitol. so he did not stand his post. i did bring a receipt tonight because this is an email that i got from keith on january 6th. the evening of january 6th. in which he said, the president is up in the residence, i recommend you stay on the hill and finish the electoral college issue tonight. i responded, that s our plan. and he said, that s not a