During a private meeting last summer, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told two police officers who defended the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, and the mother of a third who died after the riot, that former President Donald Trump had no idea his supporters were carrying out the attack, according to newly obtained audio… Continue reading Hear secret audio of McCarthy’s claim about Trump call on Jan. 6
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New filing reveals more details about what FBI seized from Trump's home
Among the items seized by the FBI at Mar-a-Lago were clemency requests, health care documents, IRS forms and paperwork that appears to be related to the 2020 election, according to a Justice Department list made public this week. #CNN #News
'Delusional': See John King's reaction to Trump's new interview
Former President Donald Trump gave an interview to the Washington Post where he said he’s surprised he hasn’t been re-instated as President despite losing the 2020 election. #CNN #News
Judge makes 'remarkable' ruling about Trump. Here's what it means
CNN’s Elie Honig explains why remarks by a federal judge who said that former President Donald Trump and right-wing attorney John Eastman may have been planning a crime as they sought to disrupt the January 6 congressional certification of the presidential election are unprecedented, but ultimately won’t mean much if the Department of Justice doesn’t… Continue reading Judge makes 'remarkable' ruling about Trump. Here's what it means
'Tattooed on my rear end!': Cruz mocks GOP candidates invoking Trump
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) pokes fun at candidates using their devotion to Trump as a platform in the Ohio Republican Senate nomination. CNN’s Abby Phillip hosts a panel discussing the race that will act as an early test of Trump’s influence over the GOP in this year’s midterm elections. #CNN #News
Trump claims Georgia voters will stay home if his primary pick loses. Voters say otherwise
Former President Donald Trump has spent more than a year railing against Georgia’s incumbent governor Brian Kemp. Trump has repeatedly said that his most die-hard supporters will stay home in the general election if his preferred candidate, David Perdue, loses the primary to Kemp. #CNN #News
Trump attacked Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. Watch Kemp's response
CNN’s Jeff Zeleny is in Evans, Georgia, ahead of the state’s gubernatorial primary. Zeleny speaks with Georgia Republican voters who support Trump, but also appear to be backing incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp over his Trump-backed challenger, former Senator David Perdue. #CNN #News
New audio of Lindsey Graham talking about Trump and January 6
New York Times reporters and CNN political analysts Alex Burns and Jonathan Martin join CNN’s Anderson Cooper to discuss new audio of Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) talking about his personal beliefs involving former President Trump and his behavior during the January 6 attack. #CNN #News
Chris Christie: 'Undeniable' that Trump gave me Covid last year
In a PBS interview, Republican former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who spent a week in the ICU with Covid in 2020, says that then-President Donald Trump gave him Covid-19 during debate preparation sessions where six-out-of-seven people involved were later diagnosed. #CNN #News
SE Cupp blasts Trump for January 6 news conference
CNN political commentator SE Cupp reacts to former President Donald Trump’s announcement that he will hold a press conference at Mar-a-Lago on the first anniversary of the attack on the US Capitol. #CNN #News