Trump is hours away from his 3rd arrest in 4 months, and is expected to appear in a Washington, D.C. courtroom to face federal criminal charges in connection to his efforts to undo his 2020 election loss. Former Trump fixer Michael Cohen joins to discuss the defense the former president appears to be using, and what he thinks will happen next to the six alleged co-conspirators in the case. Plus, CNN’s resident fact checker Daniel Dale goes through Trump’s 45-page indictment to break down every o...
Aug 03, 2023•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast BREAKING NEWS: Trump is indicted by the grand jury in the special counsel's investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. It’s the third time the former president, who is in the middle of his reelection campaign, has been criminally charged this year. Our panel discusses the 4 counts Trump faces, his alleged co-conspirators, and how long the trial is likely to take. Plus, former police officer Michael Fanone, who defended the Capitol during the insurrection and suffered life-changing...
Aug 02, 2023•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Fulton County District attorney who is investigating the attempts to overturn Joe Biden's 2020 victory, says she will announce a trial date by September 1st. Plus, Ed Rollins is a veteran GOP strategist. He tells Alisyn Camerota why he quit Ron DeSantis’ PAC, and why he thinks the Florida Governor is a flawed presidential candidate. And, are Trump's legal troubles putting a dent in his support? Republican voters join to discuss whether the former president being the middle of a trial, or eve...
Aug 01, 2023•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Trump faces new charges in the classified documents case, including asking a staffer to delete a server. This, as a special counsel has a top secret document on Iran that Trump returned to the National Archives and then claimed didn’t exist. Plus, a debate about Florida’s portrayal of slavery in their curriculum, and how climate change may be changing shark behavior. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice...
Jul 29, 2023•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast BREAKING NEWS: Prosecutors allege Trump “requested” that two of his employees delete security camera footage at Mar-a-Lago, and also that the former president retained a top secret document about Iran attack plans. Our panel discusses the evidence. Plus, Bronny James is released from hospital after being treated for a cardiac arrest he suffered during basketball practice. CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Jonathan Reiner joins to discuss the issue of picking up heart problems in young athletes, even with ...
Jul 28, 2023•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Trump's former personal attorney Rudy Giuliani has admitted he defamed two Georgia election workers. Ruby Freeman and her daughter Shaye Moss, suffered threats to their lives after he made false accusations of vote tampering. Will Giuliani face consequences for the damage he has done? Plus, Hunter Biden thought he had a plea deal, and then it all fell apart, with the judge even questioning whether the deal was constitutional. The panel discusses what happens next. And, the X-Files comes to Congr...
Jul 27, 2023•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast The top election security official that Trump fired after the 2020 election confirms he spoke with Special Counsel Jack Smith in the January 6 probe. Chris Krebs is another big name who may have deep insight into what was going on behind the scenes. Plus, Lebron James's 18-year-old son, Bronny James is hospitalized after suffering a cardiac arrest during basketball practice. The panel discusses what happened, and how common this is in young, seemingly healthy athletes. And, Speaker McCarthy inch...
Jul 26, 2023•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Exclusive: prosecutors ask witnesses about an Oval Office meeting in February 2022 in which Trump praised election security protections just weeks before he started spreading his voter fraud conspiracy theory. Plus, President Biden is expected to sign a proclamation tomorrow establishing a national monument honoring Emmett Till, whose kidnap, torture, and murder at the age of 14 in 1955, shocked America and helped fuel the civil rights movement. Emmett Till's cousin tells Sara Sidner about what ...
Jul 25, 2023•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Trump is denied a post election trial in the classified documents case, which could begin as early as May 20, in the middle of his presidential campaign. As a potential third indictment looms for the former president in the January 6 probe, our panel discusses how this might all play out as America decides who'll be its next President. Plus, are sharks eating cocaine dumped in the ocean? Wildlife Biologist Forrest Galante joins to give insight. And, the stars of “Barbie” tell Sara Sidner why the...
Jul 22, 2023•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Robert F. Kennedy Junior and the Democrats clash over his comments on vaccines, Covid, antisemitism and race. In a House hearing, Congresswoman Debbie Schultz called him out on anti-vaccine, racist, and antisemitic comments he made last year. She joins to discuss the taped evidence of what the Democratic Presidential candidate said. Plus, Trump publicly predicted he will be charged in the criminal investigation into 2020 election interference. Tonight he waits to see if he will be indicted, with...
Jul 21, 2023•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast The special counsel’s grand jury is expected to meet tomorrow to continue their work in investigating Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. As sources tell CNN that Trump’s lawyers are caught off guard by the scope of possible charges in Jack Smith’s target letter, his former lawyer Michael Cohen joins to discuss how team Trump is preparing. Plus, imagine being stuck on a plane in triple digit heat with an infant for hours. Parents who have just endured that hell in Los Angeles share th...
Jul 20, 2023•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Trump has been informed by letter that he is a target of special counsel Jack Smith's January 6 probe and says he expects to be arrested an indicted. Our panel discusses what happens next. Plus, the judge in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case will not fast-track the trial. Will it happen before the 2024 election? And, the 16 fake electors for Trump are charged with crimes in Michigan. Also tonight: former FOX News host Geraldo Rivera joins to talk about politics, his exit from FOX and why ...
Jul 19, 2023•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Investigators in the Gilgo Beach murder case find a flood of new evidence including a vault containing over 200 guns. But why did it take more than a decade to put it all together? Local reporters and CNN’s John Miller tell Alisyn Camerota why. Plus, how Donald Trump and his allies plan to completely reshape the power of the presidency if he is reelected in 2024. And, how long can humans live in 125 degree temperatures? With 80 million Americans under heat alerts, CNN's Bill Weir explains what o...
Jul 18, 2023•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Special Counsel Jack Smith casts a wider net for witnesses in his investigations into Trump, including reportedly sending a target letter to a low-level Trump employee who testified before the grand jury in the Mar-a-Lago documents case. Prosecutors want to determine if the testimony was truthful. Plus, a 59-year old New York architect is captured and charged in connection with long-unsolved Gilgo Beach serial killings. Prosecutors linked the suspect to a fake email account and burner phone. And...
Jul 15, 2023•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner testifies to a grand jury in the 2020 election probe that Trump truly believed the election was stolen. Our panel discusses what Kushner’s testimony reveals about the special counsel’s investigation. Plus, why deep-pocketed donors are souring on DeSantis. And, the Secret Service ends its White House cocaine probe with no suspect found. Former Secret Service agent Jonathan Wackrow joins to discuss why the investigation ultimately holds nobody to account. Also toni...
Jul 14, 2023•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast How did a dime-sized bag of cocaine end up in the White House? The Secret Service has been looking into it and will brief the House Oversight Committee in a few hours. Former Secret Service agent Jonathan Wackrow joins to discuss what we know about the investigation so far. Plus, the text about false election fraud claims that has landed Rudy Giuliani in trouble. And, our panel discusses Trump avoiding traditional campaigning and how that is playing out in the polls. Also tonight: the FBI Direct...
Jul 13, 2023•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast In an unusual move, two of the special counsel’s top prosecutors were at the federal courthouse today, where the grand jury has been hearing testimony in the DOJ’s investigation into Trump's actions surrounding January 6. Could they be inching towards a charging decision? CNN Tonight brings you the insider's guide on what to look for in figuring out if new indictments are coming. Plus, the “double hater” phenomenon: who could choose your next president? And, former Manson Family member Leslie Va...
Jul 12, 2023•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast A milestone approaches in one of the key investigations into Trump, as selection begins with a grand jury that seems likely to indict the former president in Fulton County, Georgia for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Former White House staffer Sarah Matthews joins to give her insight into the people and advice Trump was listening to following his election defeat. Also tonight: Ron DeSantis’ biggest campaign hurdle, the Kremlin says Putin met with Wagner boss Prigozhin but offers no pr...
Jul 11, 2023•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast The special counsel’s investigation into Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election escalates, focusing on a chaotic shouting match at the White House six weeks after the election, where baseless ideas were floated to block President Biden's victory. Former federal prosecutor Joseph Moreno joins to discuss the legal implications of the meeting. Also tonight: A review panel says Rudy Giuliani should be disbarred for making false election claims, a Hollywood QANON promoter’s movie is a hit at t...
Jul 08, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast BREAKING NEWS: Special counsel Jack Smith questions witnesses about an “unhinged” Oval Office meeting that happened six-weeks after Donald Trump lost the election, in which White House staff were pitted against outside advisers to Trump about signing an executive order to seize voting machines, and making Sidney Powell special counsel to investigate voter fraud. Plus, Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene is outsed from the Freedom Caucus for calling Rep. Boebert “A little b***h” on the House floor. And, T...
Jul 07, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Federal prosecutors say the armed suspect arrested in former President Obama's D.C. neighborhood went there after Trump posted about its location on social media. Plus, newly revealed information about what the DOJ told a federal court before the FBI searched Mar-a-Lago, including surveillance footage of classified documents being moved. And, after a surge of deadly shootings over the 4th of July holiday, Alisyn Camerota speaks with gun owners about their solutions to mass shootings. To learn mo...
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Jul 05, 2023•2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ron DeSantis attacks Trump with a campaign video that slams the former president for once supporting LGBTQ rights. Our panel explains what the ad says about the Florida Governor, and what he really believes. Plus, Michael Imperioli, star of “The Sopranos” and “White Lotus” has a rule for who can watch his hit TV shows and movies. He says the Supreme Court has given him the right to ban bigots. And, Alisyn Camerota speaks with gun owners and 2nd amendment advocates about what reforms they can liv...
Jul 04, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast In a week of monumental decisions from the Supreme Court, the conservative majority today blocked Biden's student loan forgiveness program. Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan joins to talk about what the President might do next to help student borrowers. Plus, the justices also ruled in favor of a web designer who refused to create sites for same-sex weddings. But, there's a twist that may make many think the case has been manufactured. And, a big week in the various Trump investigations end...
Jul 01, 2023•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Supreme Court hands down a decision that will alter the way colleges and universities have operated for decades. They overturned affirmative action. Alisyn Camerota speaks with the lawyers and students directly involved in this landmark decision. Plus, sources tell CNN a top campaign aide who Trump showed a classified map of a military operation to is now talking to the special counsel investigators. And, the stunning verdict in the trial of Parkland School Officer Scot Peterson, who stayed ...
Jun 30, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Investigators interview the Georgia Secretary of State Trump famously called in January of 2021 pressing him to “find votes” to win the state. All caught on tape. Special counsel Jack Smith has already indicted Trump in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, with key audio evidence of the former president discussing classified information also obtained. Our panel discusses where the special counsel's investigation is headed. Also tonight: Biden says Putin has "Absolutely" been weakened after ...
Jun 29, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Abby Phillip gives a line-by-line breakdown of the tape in which Trump openly talks about classified information, and also brings you the former president’s response to the audio content. Former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton reacts to the recording, and discusses the impact the evidence could have on the presidential candidate’s reelection hopes if the case goes to a jury trial before the 2024 election. Also Tonight: Liz Cheney tells Americans to “stop electing idiots”, the long in...
Jun 28, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast BREAKING NEWS: CNN obtains an audio recording of Trump in which he is heard discussing classified documents in the presence of others, while holding and referencing a secret Pentagon document containing plans to attack Iran. A former Trump White House lawyer joins to respond to the tape that could be at the center of Special Counsel Jack Smith's case against the former persident for allegedly mishandling classified information. Plus, Putin and revolt leader Prigozhin give dueling spins on the re...
Jun 27, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Transcript available on Metacast BREAKING NEWS: The Russian military accuses the head of the mercenary Wagner Group of calling for an armed coup in Russia. Yevgeny Prigozhin allegedly threatens to attack Russian troops in retaliation for what he says was a deadly strike against his own paramilitary forces. Plus, as OceanGate face an investigation led by the US coastguard following the deadly Titan submersible implosion, a passenger from a 2021 expedition to the Titanic wreck tells Alisyn Camerota about his experience and whethe...
Jun 24, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Transcript available on Metacast A catastrophic implosion killed the five passengers onboard the OceanGate submersible headed to the wreck of the titanic. CNN learns a Navy system detected the implosion soon after communications with the vessel were lost - so why did the search go on for four more days? A live report from the Pentagon gives insight. Plus, Christiane Amanpour's exclusive interview with former President Obama in which he reacts to the indictment of Donald Trump, discusses the 2024 race, and comments on Biden’s Pr...
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