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the department of justice reveals it has already complete its review of documents seized. in other words, theyre now finished with what a special master would be designed to accomplish in the first place. they say that a privileged review team, quote, identified a limited set of materials that potentially contain attorney-client information and is following the procedure set forth in paragraph affidavit for disputes if any. that filing, and it started a classification review of all of ...

specific request the department has made for bennie thompson, the chair. our reporters and d.o.j. experts will tell us what, if anything, we should read into that. we also know today that former trump strategist steve bannon will go on trial next week for his contempt of congress case for refusing to answer the committees question. his legal team lost a second team to delay his trial over publicity of the trials hearings and as the man who tried to get trump in office prepares to go be...

violent actions. youll also hear from stephen ayres who was directly influenced by president trumps tweet to travel to washington for a day he said would be wild. >> and there is immense pressure on the committee today in what could be a put up or shut up moment to prove to the nation that there is a direct link between former president donald trump and those extremists responsible for the chaos at the capitol. theres a lot of expectation on new video clips of former white house counse...

doesnt add up and they need to make it clear what he knows under oath. >> mr. ornato did not have as clear of memories from this period of time as i would say miss hutchinson did. >> reporter: congressman adam kinzinger taking it a step further, saying in a tweet, quote, there seems to be a major threat here. tony ornato likes to lie. meanwhile, the committee issuing a subpoena to pat cipollone, a key figure members believe has a lot to share. >> there were quite a few things that he c...

they devoted their lives and they were embarrassed by it. >> members of the committee say that arnado story doesnt add up. and they need to make it clear what he knows under oath. >> mr. arnado didnt have as clear of memories from this period of time. as i would say miss hutchinson did. >> congressman taking it a step further. saying in a tweet quote, there seems to be a major thread here. tony arnado who likes to lieiei. men while the committee issuing a subpoena to former white house...

state of ohio is bracing for more protests after a black man is shot multiple times by police. body camera footage is set to be released later today. >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with kim brunhuber. ukrainian military official in the liuhansk region. he describes the city as being on fire. one of the few places still under ukrainian control in the donbas. they say fierce fighting is ongoing and denies that the city is surrounded. in the black sea, snake ...

live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with kim brunhuber. >> ukraines president will be appealing for more international aid this week when the ukraine recovery conference gets under way in switzerland. he urged his fellow ukrainians to stay optimistic. here he is. >> translator: no matter how difficult it is for us today, we must remember that there will be tomorrow. and tomorrow should bring maximum benefit to ukraine. everyone should do absolutely everything possible for this...

liz cheney says criminal referrals could be coming and include the former president. >> the justice department doesnt have to wait. there could be more than one criminal referral. >> police in akron, ohio, release body cam video in the fatal shooting of jayland walker. >> at the time he was shot more than 90 or 60 or whatever the unbelievable number will be, he was unarmed. and red rivalry and blue. >> its independence day. lets talk whats going on in america. >> reporter: democrat g...

cassidy hutchison was aide to chief of staff mark meadows. she says she was in the room when a number of conversations happened. she spoke to a special session of the january 6th committee this afternoon was w. eye-opening testimony. congressional correspondent aishah hasnie is live on capitol hill with the latest. good evening, hash shah. >> good evening, bret. the former president has already responded almost immediately during that hearing calling this witness bad news. but, her tes...

two hours of explosive testimony about donald trumps actions and state of mind on january 6th are raising some new legal questions. former white house aide cassidy hutchinson revealed that white house lawyer pat cipollone was worried that he along with trumps entire team would face multiple criminal charges if the former president joined the rioters at the capitol. now, republican congresswoman liz cheney is now ramping up the pressure on cipollone to testify. >> hutchinson also said t...