interference in georgia as potential indictments loom. this as cnn has exclusive new reporting on the special counsel probe of trump. actors hit the picket lines, striking against the film and tv industry. some of the biggest stars in the business are part of the walkout that s effectively shutting down hollywood. after alluding police for over a decade, a suspect is charged with murder in the serial killings of women on long island. officials revealing dramatic details a short while ago about how he was caught, including burner phones and called to taunt relatives. i m jim acosta and you are in the situation room. this hour, we are following new developments in two investigations of donald trump s efforts to overturn the results of the 2024 presidential election, that includes exclusive new cnn reporting of the probe by special counsel jack smith. let s begin with cnn s senior legal affairs correspondent paula reed. break down this and what it says about the investig
it s march 31, 2023. we are reporting on the first filing in the prosecution of former president donald trump. you may not have seen this yet it s new it s formalized by a court document that lists this case for the first time, the people of the state of new york versus donald j. trump, defendant what you see on your screen we have highlighted the key word there is actually a first for all of mr. trump s legal scuffles and civil cases, which end in payments, not prison, even if you lose this is the first time he has been on the other side of the government the people of the state of new york versus this criminal defendant. we have this new order from a judge. it marks the formal opening of this case file it notes the indictment which is called a true bill you see that there it was returned by the grand jury think of the words true bill as equivalent legally to indictment or charges under that piece of legal terminology or jargon, we learn there is a true bill, there are
hi, everyone i know that we say this a lot these days but buckle up it s 4:00 in new york. we re following breaking news on that monster $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against fox news just a little bit ago we received word of a bombshell of a plot twist during what was supposed to be the last pretrial hearing before jury selection begins. here s that headline the judge has sanctioned fox news and its parent company, fox corp, for withholding evidence in the dominion defamation suit and said he is considering further investigation and censure. he is considering appointing a special master to investigate the fox local team s actions now, the breaking point today appears to be surprise evidence that was introduced in court today when this happened, quote, lawyers for dominion voting systems played recordings that fox news producer abby grossberg made during 2020, which were not handed over to dominion s lawyers during discovery we have a team of experts and friends to help us
i need the police. my wife and child have been shot badly. alex murdaugh soon to be on trial. alex murdaugh accused of killing his wife and son. this trial will be one of the most watched since o.j. for the first time, those tied to this shocking story sit down together. every lawyer at this table is on trial. it s a good feeling to be connected to the power. until it comes back to bite you. powerful family, unsolved killings. how many families do you know that have five dead bodies in their orbit? the housekeeper died in 2018 in a slip and fall at murdaugh s home. he used gloria s death to enrich himself. 19-year-old steven smith was found dead on the side of the road. i want justice. good evening. i m randi kaye. many here in south carolina and around the country are left with so many questions. questions those close to the alleged crimes, which include financial fraud and murder, have been trying to answer. tonight, for the first time, alex murd
quote, in the interest of transparency, unquote. team s trump interest in transparency doesn t extend to testifying. lindsey graham is trying to dodge a subpoena to appear before the fulton county special grand jury. a federal judge today refusing to put on hold her own ruling that the senator must appear. he filed an emergency request with the u.s. court of appeals for the 11th circuit asking them to put the subpoena on hold. talk about transparency. a federal appeals court ruling today that the doj has got to make public that internal legal memo that was commissioned by then ag william barr back in 2019. remember the one that he had to analyze whether he should charge then president trump with obstruction of justice related to the russia investigation? the court finding barr never considered charging trump, saying in the ruling the memo barr ordered was an academic exercise and a thought experiment. back to the mar-a-lago search here. the biden white house has kept near tot