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First: Special counsel Jack Smith hits Donald Trump with three new charges connected to his effort to allegedly conceal classified documents. The superseding indictment outs 60 pages of meat against the former president. 

Plus: How many indictments is too many? Some Republicans rushed to Donald Trump's defense. Others, including some inside the Trump orbit, worry criminal charges will eat away at his general election chances. 

And: Tonight, all Iowa's a stage. Can anyone deliver a breakout performance? 

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A secret meeting between Donald Trump's lawyers and special counsel Jack Smith's office sets off alarms across the political and legal world. There was a question of whether something like this would happen after the former president received the target letter informing him that he was very likely to be indicted related to the 2020 election and his behavior leading up to January 6th.

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As today's show begins, Hunter Biden's plea deal seemed to be crumbling. The Trump-appointed judge said she had concerns with two agreements that prosecutors and defense had come up with. Evan Perez reports live from the courtroom. 

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First: Today President Biden unveils his plan to make sure America never forgets what happened to Emmett Till, signing a proclamation establishing a new national monument that will honor Till and his mother. 

Plus: Will Kevin McCarthy go down the impeachment rabbit hole? The Speaker says he's following the facts and will indeed pursue impeachment if that's what it takes to get to the truth. 

And: Two CNN stories expand what we know about Jack Smith's evidence against Donald Trump and the special counsel's attempt to answer a question everybody wants answered. What was Donald Trump thinking?  

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First: Israel forges ahead with a plan to kill off checks and balances and it's met with angry protests, threats of a crippling nationwide strike and a warning from thousands of reservists that they won't show up for duty. 

Plus: Two new polls show the Republican field splitting into Donald Trump and everyone else. But voters send a message to the frontrunner: show up on the debate stage. 

And: Your commute, your mail, your TV, all of it imperiled by strikes. So is Biden's re-election campaign.  

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Former President Donald Trump could be indicted for a third time this week for plotting to overturn the 2020 election. What will this mean for his campaign to return to the White House? Plus, GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is down in the polls and burning through cash. What is his plan to turn his campaign around? Also, with good news on inflation, immigration, and crime, will voters give Biden the credit? 

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First: Donald Trump gets a trial date on his classified docs indictment: May 20th, 2024. The judge's choice means the case will almost certainly happen after Republicans settle on their nominee. 

Plus: Vice President Kamala Harris fights Florida's attempt to sanitize slavery. 

And: It's Barbie's world, and we're all living in it. Even politicians are putting on their pink.  

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First: Donald Trump screams persecution as federal prosecutors ready a January 6th indictment. What do we know about the potential charges and what questions do we still need answered? 

Plus: If not now, when? The former president's 2024 rivals shrink from a chance to criticize the front runner. We ask one, Doug Burgum, if he plans to tell Mr. Trump enough is enough. 

And: New CNN reporting on the plan to get Donald Trump to go along and not intervene in the Republican plot to retake the Senate majority. 
 

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First: Donald Trump screams persecution as federal prosecutors ready a January 6th indictment. What do we know about the potential charges and what questions do we still need answered?  

Plus: If not now, when? The former president's 2024 rivals shrink from a chance to criticize the front runner. We ask one, Doug Burgum, if he plans to tell Mr. Trump enough is enough. 

And: New CNN reporting on the plan to get Donald Trump to go along and not intervene in the Republican plot to retake the Senate majority. 

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Earlier today, former president Donald Trump revealed on Truth Social that he received a letter from Special Counsel Jack Smith saying he's officially a "target" in the investigation of efforts to overthrow the 2020 election. In this special edition of Inside Politics, Anderson Cooper joins Dana Bash for continuing coverage of this crucial breaking news.

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