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The Source with Kaitlan Collins

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Judge rejects Trump’s bid to dismiss classified docs charges

The judge in the Mar-a-Lago case rejects Donald Trump’s bid to have the charges facing him dismissed. Plus, President Biden's ultimatum to Benjamin Netanyahu: do more immediately to protect civilians in Gaza or the U.S. could reconsider its support for Israel. The warning is coming after the Israeli strike that killed seven aid workers. Is this a tipping point in the war? Also, a brazen break-in right out of a scene from Ocean’s 11. Thieves stole $30 million in one of the largest cash heists in ...

Apr 05, 202447 min

Chef Andrés calls for neutral investigation of IDF strike

Chef José Andrés shares his first on-camera reaction to the Israeli airstrike that killed seven of his aid workers. Israel says it was a terrible accident but Chef José Andrés says the convoy was systematically targeted. Plus, in an extraordinary move by special counsel Jack Smith, he put the judge in Trump’s classified documents case on notice. We examine what she did that set off prosecutors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 04, 202446 min

Trump dodges questions on abortion; promises statement next week

Donald Trump is dodging questions about abortion on the campaign trail as Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joins to discuss. At the White House, Biden is hosting Muslim-American leaders, but only a few of them after many rejected his invitation due to the war in Gaza. Also, Trump has been promising to free January 6th inmates in DC jails. But, a new report details how almost all of them were charged with assaulting law enforcement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices....

Apr 03, 202446 min

Trump gag order expanded in NY hush money case

The judge overseeing Trump’s criminal trial has just expanded his gag order to include a ban on talking about the judge’s family. Plus, Trump posted the $175 million dollar bond and managed to avoid seizure of his assets. The big question tonight is how did he do it? Also, once considered to be one of Trump’s top aides, Hope Hicks is now expected to be called as a witness at one of Trump’s criminal trials. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 02, 202445 min

Manhattan D.A. suggests Trump broke gag order in hush money case

A new war over Donald Trump's gag order. Prosecutors argue that it covers the judge’s daughter that he's been attacking while Trump's legal team says it doesn't. Plus, new reaction to our exclusive interview with a sitting federal judge raising alarms that Trump's attacks on the judicial system could lead to tyranny. Also, Trevor Reed joins, the former Marine who was once held captive by Vladimir Putin who is now fighting to help free other U.S. citizens including journalist Evan Gershkovich. Le...

Mar 30, 202441 min

Biden, Obama, Clinton: Dems’ mega fundraiser happening now

All hands are on deck at Radio City as three presidents, a star studded lineup, and a multimillion dollar show of force against Donald Trump. More on the Clinton, Obama, Biden trifecta fundraising event. Plus, the massive recovery effort to dismantle the twisted wreckage of the Baltimore bridge is now underway. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joins to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 29, 202441 min

NTSB: numerous alarms heard on ship before crash

The National Transportation Safety Board revealed what's been discovered on a newly obtained data recorder from the cargo ship which caused a Baltimore bridge to collapse. The ship contained 764 tons of hazardous material on board when it crashed. Plus, an architect in the plot to keep Trump in power is tonight facing a major reckoning. Also, are smartphones and social media dooming a generation? A guest tonight who has studied the science says yes and to take them all the way until high school....

Mar 28, 202447 min

Six people presumed dead in Baltimore bridge collapse

As the search for survivors is over in Baltimore, a rescue mission is now a recovery. Amid the search for answers, CNN is now hearing about the heroic actions of the ship’s pilot and the moments it slammed into a bridge. Also, a new message from the judge in Donald Trump’s criminal trial, telling him he’s banned from talking about witnesses and jurors hours after Trump went after prosecutors in the case and the judge’s own daughter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch...

Mar 27, 202447 min

Trump’s civil bond cut to $175M, has 10 days to pay up

Donald Trump received both a lifeline from the courts Monday and a trial date for the first criminal trial of a former president in US history. A New York appeals court allowed him to post a reduced $175 million bond as he appeals the $464 million New York civil fraud judgment. Trump’s historic criminal trial in the New York hush money case against him will begin with jury selection on April 15th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 26, 202446 min

Inside Trump’s lavish estate New York is moving to seize

New York’s attorney general is moving in on some of Donald Trump’s prized properties, taking her first step to prepare to seize some of Donald Trump’s assets if he can’t put up nearly a half-billion dollars by Monday. Plus, the Justice Department files a blockbuster lawsuit against Apple, accusing the phone-maker of keeping hundreds of millions of Americas reliant on their products. We examine what it could mean for your smartphone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch...

Mar 22, 202438 min

Falling short on cash

Hurdling toward a nearly a half-billion dollar deadline, the attorney general who sued Donald Trump is now warning an appeals court not to let him off the hook. Plus, a congressman disguised as Vladimir Putin showed up to an impeachment hearing on Capitol Hill today. Also, March Madness is finally here and Charles Barkley joins to analyze Kaitlan’s bracket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 21, 202445 min

Peter Navarro beings serving prison sentence

A top Trump White House aide learns the price of his defiance: prison. Peter Navarro is the first senior member of Trump’s inner-circle to now serve time in connection to January 6th and the man who dropped him off at prison joins. Also, panic mode is setting in for former President Trump and his orbit after he’s facing a Monday deadline to put up a $464 million bond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 20, 202444 min

Trump in 2023: “we have a lot of cash”

Former President Trump says he can’t find anyone to help him cover the massive $464 million payment that is due in his New York civil fraud case. With a weak left until payment is due, Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, joins the program. Also, Paul Manafort, who once gave secret Trump polling data to Russian intelligence agent, not to mention was jailed for fraud and then pardoned by Trump, is now in talks to return to the Republican National Convention. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

Mar 19, 202441 min

GA prosecutor resigns in election interference case

The district attorney in the Fulton County election interference case will remain on the case but her top prosecutor resigned. Plus, CNN is the first major news network to arrive in the capitol of Haiti since gang uprisings plunged the country into chaos and lawlessness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 16, 202442 min

New York hush money trial could be delayed at least a month

Donald Trump’s first criminal trial may now be postponed 11 days before it was supposed to begin. The unexpected twist coms on the same day Trump was in Florida trying to get another one of his criminal cases thrown out, and failing. Plus, Kamala Harris becomes the first sitting vice president to visit an abortion clinic as Democrats are keeping this issue front and center and trying to keep Republicans on their heels. Will it drive voter turnout in November? Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

Mar 15, 202445 min

Judge drops charges related Trump’s call to “find” votes

A surprise win for Donald Trump as some of his criminal charges were thrown out in the state of Georgia. Also, Congress has started the clock on TikTok after the House overwhelmingly passed a bill that would ban it nationwide. President Biden says he'll sign it if it reaches his desk. Plus, a potential Trump running mate it is posting about her brand new teeth. The South Dakota's governor is now facing ethical questions about that new smile. We dig into the video that some are calling bizarre. L...

Mar 14, 202446 min

Biden cliniches Dem nomination

Special counsel Robert Hur testified before the House Judiciary Committee today, taking fire from both sides of the aisle as he explained his decision not to prosecute President Biden over his handling of classified documents. Plus, Prudent Biden has clinched the Democratic nomination after Georgia primary results show him winning by a large margin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 13, 202453 min

“We’re all dirty”: Mar-a-Lago property manager to key witness on moving boxes of classified docs

One of the central witnesses in one of the biggest criminal cases in American history, the Trump classified documents case, speaks out. Until now, he has been known to the world as Trump Employee 5 as Mar-a Lago valet in special counsel Jack Smith's superseding indictment. He's referenced six times in it. He has never spoken out publicly until now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 12, 202446 min

Biden repeatedly attacks Trump as he tries to seize momentum

Biden goes for the jugular again as Trump host Putin’s buddy at Mar-a-Lago, a strongman accused of turning his country's democracy into his own personal dictatorship. Also, a look at the aid going into Gaza as Biden is caught on a hot mic revealing what he wants from Netanyahu. Plus, a frank conversation with four women in power fighting back in the flashpoint over abortion rights and sharing four very personal stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 09, 202446 min

Biden vs. Trump matchup set again

CNN can now call Donald Trump the presumptive GOP nominee. With his last Republican rival vanquished, even Mitch McConnell is throwing his support behind Trump. Also, Maggie Haberman joins to discuss what Elon Musk was doing at Mar-a-Lago as Trump was pleading with a judge for mercy. Plus, the agonizing choice to leave your home state to terminate a pregnancy. A Texas mom explains her deeply personal decision ahead of a huge moment in the national spotlight. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

Mar 07, 202446 min

Trump praises Supreme Court’s speed as he slows immunity case

Donald Trump has just won big at the Supreme Court but inside the unanimous decision, there's a blistering warning about the consequences that were just unleashed. Also, a shot across the bow at Benjamin Netanyahu, the vice president was meeting behind closed doors today with a top member of Israel's war cabinet who happens to be Netanyahu's biggest political rival in Israel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 05, 202445 min

Delay, delay, disqualify

First: Donald Trump's strategy is unfolding in two different courtrooms: a cliffhanger in the Mar-a-Lago case, and dramatic final arguments in Georgia, where they're trying to get DA Fani Willis kicked off the case Plus: Drastic measures are planned in Gaza as President Biden says the US military is now prepared to start dropping humanitarian aid from the air to get food, water, and medical supplies to so many who are starving. And: Alabama lawmakers are rushing to protect IVF couples. Learn mor...

Mar 02, 202446 min

Special counsel wants a new date for Trump

First: 24 hours after the Supreme Court hit the brakes on Donald Trump's federal election case, Jack Smith hit the gas on another, proposing a surprising new date for the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case. Plus: A split-screen plays out on the southern border with dueling visits by the current president and his predecessor. And: We bring you an exclusive conversation with Senator Bernie Sanders, who had some scathing criticism of Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, calling for an immediate end to ...

Mar 01, 202446 min

Supreme Court to take up historic case of presidential immunity

The Supreme Court will decide whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in the federal election interference case. But, they also may have just played a major role in his legal strategy. We have new reporting on Trump's reaction to it all tonight. Also, our exclusive interview with Senator Mitt Romney, the only Republican senator to vote to convict Trump twice. He'll weigh in on what he believes a second Trump term would mean. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch...

Feb 29, 202446 min

One-on-one with Volodymyr Zelensky

After an extraordinary 48-hour journey in and out of Ukraine, Kaitlan sits down for a one-on-one interview with President Volodymyr Zelensky on the second anniversary of Putin's invasion of his country. Zelensky spoke candidly about the fight over U.S. aid which he said we so dire that Ukraine will make no new gains on the battlefield this year unless they have help. He also warned that millions of people could die. In Washington, President Biden is set to meet with the leaders of the House and ...

Feb 27, 202446 min

Netanyahu reveals his plans for post-war Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled a plan for Gaza’s future, which includes the “complete demilitarization” of the enclave, closing off the territory’s southern border with Egypt, as well as the overhaul of Gaza’s civil administration and education systems. The plan comes after Netanyahu faced weeks of criticism for having no concrete plan for a postwar Gaza. Plus, the U.S. sanctions 500+ Russian targets for the Ukraine war and for the death of Russian opposition leader Alexey Na...

Feb 24, 202444 min

Navalny’s mom says she’s being pressured to hold secret funeral

President Biden embraces Alexey Navalny's widow and warns Putin that his punishment is coming tomorrow as Navalny's mother accuses Putin of blackmail over her son's body. Also, a massive outage leaves AT&T customers unable to make and receive calls for hours, including some emergency ones. What happened and why? Plus, a dramatic touchdown as America lands a spacecraft on the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 23, 202444 min

House GOP scrambles to salvage Biden impeachment inquiry

Republicans finally get a Biden under oath before congress right as their push to impeach the president implodes. Their star witness has been indicted for lying about the Bidens. Also, an uproar over a first of its kind ruling after the Alabama Supreme Court says that frozen embryos are children and destroying them could land you in prison. This ruling could impact fertility treatments for people who want to have a baby. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 22, 202444 min

One-on-one with Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp

Donald Trump is responding for the first time after Nikki Haley said that not only is she not dropping out of the 2024 race but that she doesn't fear his retribution either. Also, a one-on-one with Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, a key witness in both election interference cases. Also, what he makes of the 2024 race and the district attorney scandal unfolding in his state. Plus, the former FBI informant who's been indicted for lying about the Bidens now says those lies were fed to him by Russian in...

Feb 21, 202446 min

Judge orders Trump to pay nearly $355 in civil fraud trial

Judgment day for Donald Trump and his wallet as Judge Arthur Engoron leveled Trump and his businesses with a mind-blowing order to pay up to the tune of $355 million plus interest for fraud. The interest could bring the total payment closer to $450 million. The judge found that the Trumps engaged in a years-long scheme to trick banks into thinking that their assets were worth far more than they actually were. Eric and Donald Trump Jr. were both order to pay $4 million each. Learn more about your...

Feb 17, 202444 min
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