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
Charges against donald trump, as happened in florida. that is probably less likely than charges against others because jack smith has signaled that he wants to move this case quickly. elie properly points out, whenever you supersede, you run the risk of slowing down. i think the defense thought of that. so probably not trump. they ve got a judge who s moving quickly. they re not going to want to do anything to slow it down, but others could face charges sooner or later in d.c. good point. all right, guys, thank you very, very much. we re going to have more on the breaking news coming up. we ll get reaction from a key witness in the january 6th investigation. the former chief of staff to then vice president mike pence, mark short, is standing by. fifth generation montana ranchers. there s a story in every piece of land. run with us on a a john deere gator™ xuv and start telling yours.