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erin burnett out front starts right now. out front next, donald trump making his case in court and not ruling out violence if his case is moved ahead. the former trump white house lawyer ty cobb is out front. and federal investigators looking for four bolts crucial to securing the door plug that blew off that alaska airlines plane. but were they ever on the door in the first place? its an incredible question. we go inside the investigation as boeing calls an all emergency staff mee...

that occurred at mar-a-lago between attorneys representing former president donald trump and agents there, looking to see if there was classified information being stored on the property. and its this meeting that sort of precipitated the search that was executed at donald trumps residence in palm beach yesterday. were told from sources who were present at the meeting that at the time that attorneys for donald trump shared documents, turned them over and showed them that there were in ...

that is testimony from mike pences former adviser regarding former president donald trumps repeated efforts to get pence to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. we will hear much more of the key moments from yesterdays january 6th hearing, including the vice presidents close call with the mob, very close call that day. and the pardon request from the architect of the presidents election scheme. plus, new reporting that the house select committee now wants to talk t...

Him can be -- >> i mean its incredible. just to be clear the president learns austin was in the hospital days after, right? december it 2nd he goes in for a prostate procedure, so obviously had a diagnosis -- >> didnt know before that at all. >> didnt know about that that all, never knew about that. then he goes back to hospital in severe pain. >> the president finds out on the 4th. >> okay, but then john kirby admits. but then they have a conversation, biden and he finally have a conversation. ...

Essential player on january 6th. he was at the capitol, he was seen riling up protesters. so theyre very interested in what he was doing sand who he was talking with. unfortunately, we dont believe the text messages actually include being sent on january 6. on the leadup to january 6th. i think the most recent messaging is that its from 2020. that said, its going to help the january 6th committee for sure paint a web of contacts. who was alex jones talking to. im told that he was talking to peop...

In the space, holding these meetings in this transitional period for a couple of hours at a time. you know, this is not just someone who wanders in off the streets. he gets to be in these meetings because everyone understands that he is speaking with trumps voice. he is the architect of this scheme, this notion that the breaking point in the process after americans have voted and have voted convincingly for joe biden, is to bypass the electoral college certification. thats why mike pence becomes...

Department. the department voted thursday to hold bannon in criminal contempt of january 6th insurrection, but one former trump ally will apparently comply with the subpoena. source, say that jeffrey clark is expected to testify next friday in the january 6th investigation. clark was an essential player in trumps efforts to overturn election results in key states. now, were learning more about the role of facebook in the january 6th attack. cnn has reviewed internal facebook documents that rev...

Essential player in that trump tower conference room, and later as a witness in muellers grand jury room? his background is far removed from politics. >> he was at one point in time a reporter. he got his first job for his local newspaper at the age of 16. he then became a rid yo reporter focusing on the entertainment industry. at some point he realized that he kind of had a knack for promotion. >> rob goldstone grew up in manchester, new england in public housing. but he wound up with the stars...

Affiliate has in kentucky. does mcconnell need rand paul to vouch for his credentials? >> theres no doubt that hes been seen as an essential player here in kentucky. dont forget, mcconnell originally endorsed his opponent in 2010 but they have merged as a mutually beneficial relationship here two years ago rand paul vouching for mcconnell at the state capital. theres no doubt that mcconnell cease paul as an essential part of his campaign. >> and the united kentucky tea party demanded that mcconn...

Sometimes revenge is so sweet. today the president got the last word in a battle against republicans that now hes promoting susan rice to serve as his national security adviser. the reason this is the ultimate revenge for the president? her promotion does not require congressional approval. president obama, of course, originally wanted to nominate rice for something much higher, he wanted her to take over for hillary clinton as secretary of state. republicans slammed rice for her role in the adm...