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  • Secret Service Denies Erasing Texts on January 6th

    The January 6 hearings continue, as a D.C. police officer corroborates details of a heated Secret Service exchange to the Committee. Prominent conservatives issue a report rebutting Trump’s election lies, finding “absolutely no evidence of fraud in the 2020 Presidential Election”.

    This, as some Right-wing politicians make no apologies for questioning the rape of a 10 year old girl forced to travel for an abortion. Instead, the Indiana Attorney General is investigating the doctor who helped the ten year old Ohio girl get the abortion. Ivana Trump dies at 73, and the Georgia race, which could decide the balance of power in the Senate, heats up.

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    1 hr 18 min
  • Republicans Backtrack After Doubting Child Rape Victim's Abortion Story
    In post-Roe America, the Indiana Attorney General says he’s investigating a doctor who helped a ten year old girl get an abortion after she was raped. Republicans who doubted the girl’s story are now backtracking after police say the suspect confessed.
    This, as the January 6 hearings continue, with new allegations coming to light that the secret service erased texts from January 5th and 6th. And Ivana Trump, Donald Trump’s first wife, has died at 73.
    Hosted by Laura Coates.
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    43 min
  • Trump called White House support staffer after Hutchinson testimony

    New details emerge of Trump’s attempted phone call to a White House support staffer that  the January 6 Committee is talking to. The call was made following White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson’s public testimony to the Committee. Should the DOJ be speaking to them about the contact? Senator Amy Klobuchar joins to discuss.

    Former Oath Keeper spokesman Jason Van Tatenhove and Professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat join to discuss future threats from extremist groups to democracy. Plus, Uvalde families and officials are furious over the leaked the surveillance video of the Robb Elementary School shooting, and Mary McLeod Bethune becomes the first black American with a State-sponsored statue in the National Statuary Hall.

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    1 hr 19 min
  • Trump’s 187 minutes of inaction during Capitol riot to be investigated
    The eighth January 6 public hearing will focus on Trump’s 187 minutes of radio silence as the Capitol was attacked. Former senior investigator for the House Select Committee John Wood joins to discuss the impact he thinks the hearings will have on the midterms, how they are playing out inside Trump world and why the Committee took so long to cooperate with the DOJ.Rioter Stephen Ayres apologizes to officers for his role in the insurrection, telling lawmakers he regrets being duped by the former president’s lies of election fraud. Former DC officer Michael Fanone, who suffered life-changing injuries defending the Capitol, joins to give his reaction. Plus, Trump tried to call a member of the White House support staff talking with January 6 committee, and President Biden says he ”wouldn’t be disappointed” in a 2024 Trump rematch.Hosted by Laura Coates.
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    43 min
  • Oval Office strategy meeting to overturn 2020 election investigated

    The January 6 Committee hears witness testimony detailing the Oval Office meeting between Trump and his inner circle in which they allegedly discuss ideas to overturn the 2020 election, including invoking martial law and issuing an executive order to seize voting machines. The final bombshell of the hearing came when Rep. Liz Cheney said the Committee had informed the DOJ of Trump’s attempt to contact an as yet unseen witness.

    As a Capitol rioter apologizes to police officers after today’s Committee hearing, two DC officers who were injured defending the Capitol during the insurrection join to discuss how the violence on January 6 has affected their lives and careers. The Uvalde school shooting surveillance video is released, showing officers pulling back within minutes of gunshots being fired by the gunman. Plus, what happened at the rally the night before January 6, and further details of Trump’s refusal to accept the 2020 election results.

    Hosted by Don Lemon.

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    1 hr 17 min
  • CNN Tonight update for July 12, 2022
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    2 min
  • Trump ally Steve Bannon changes his mind about testifying

    The January 6 Committee’s next public hearing will focus on the ties between extremist groups and Trump's orbit, as key Trump ally Steve Bannon capitulates, saying he would now be willing to testify publicly, in a move prosecutors believe is a last minute stunt to avoid criminal contempt charges.

    A new Arizona law bars people from recording video of police activity within eight feet of officers. Supporters say it’s going to protect officers from harm, detractors warn against getting rid of a tool that has been a check on police misconduct. Who is right? Plus, a federal judge says the criminal contempt trial for Steve Bannon will go ahead next week, Democrats want new leader in 2024, and NASA unveils a stunning image of the universe from a new telescope.

    Hosted by Don Lemon.

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    1 hr 18 min
  • Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon agrees to testify at last minute
    On the eve of the seventh January 6 Committee public hearing, former Trump adviser Steve Bannon agrees to testify, with prosecutors calling the move a last minute attempt to avoid accountability. CNN Political Commentator Jonah Goldberg and The Washington Post’s Marc Fisher join CNN Tonight to discuss the questions Bannon will be expected to answer, including details of his phone conversation with Trump on the night before the Capitol riot.Janet Napolitano was the Homeland Security Secretary under President Obama. She joins to discuss the DHS watchdog’s warning that the Department is falling behind on tackling domestic terrorism. Plus, Trump’s connections to far-right and political extremist groups - does the January 6 Committee have enough evidence to make the connection?Hosted by Laura Coates.
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    43 min
  • Will Trump allies pay a price for their loyalty?

    As legal woes mount for Trump allies, including a DOJ dawn raid on Jeffrey Clark’s home and subpoenas from the Grand Jury investigating the alleged effort to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, will they pay a price for their loyalty? CNN Political Commentators Charlie Dent and Scott Jennings join to discuss.

    Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone meets with the January 6 Committee for more than seven hours, as a source tells CNN he “provided a great deal of new information…which further underscores President Trump’s supreme dereliction of duty”. Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is assassinated during a campaign speech, stunning a nation where gun violence is rare. Plus, President Biden signs an executive order aimed at protecting abortion rights, and prosecutors say Oath Keeper members brought explosives to the DC area around January 6 and had a “death list”.

    Hosted by Laura Coates.

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    1 hr 19 min
  • Crucial witness Pat Cipollone testifies to January 6 Committee
    Trump’s former White House counsel Pat Cipollone meets with the January 6 Committee for more than seven hours, giving testimony recorded on video. One member of the panel tells CNN Cipollone didn’t “contradict” other witness testimony and that they learned “A few things”. Former Trump White House lawyer Jim Schultz joins to give his insight into the information Cipollone would have given, and whether the length of the interview tells us anything.FBI Director Christopher Wray tells CNN there are "Way, way too many people" acting violently on political grievances, and weighs in on the DOJ investigation into January 6. Plus, the IRS asks its watchdog to probe its invasive Comey and McCabe tax audits amid concerns of political payback from Trump, and the January 6 committee’s focus turns to the Trump White House and its contact with extremist groups.Hosted by Kasie Hunt.
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    41 min

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