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
Friday hearing the judge has set this coming friday. she s obviously concerned, according to her document, that trump s social media posts, his social media posts could have what the what is called a harmful chilling effect on witnesses. this is the prosecutor s argument, that trump s social media posts could have a harmful, chilling effect on witnesses. that presumably would include your former boss, the former vice president? perhaps, wolf. i think, you know i m not so sure that there would be a chilling impact. i think when you ve had a mob descend upon you in the capitol, probably not too worried about social media posts at this point. trump continues to rail against what s going on right w, restrictions that are being imposed, he believes, on truth social, his social media site. he wrote that that would make him, quote quoting him now the only politician in american history not allowed to speak. what do you make of this free speech argument he s putting