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longer theoretical. >> pro trump election deniers will top the gop ticket in at least three key states this november. >> this is truly a battle between those who want to save america and those who want to destroy her. >> what happens if theyre in charge of the ballot box in 2024? >> they dont believe in democracy. they dont believe in our election system. it is very dangerous. >> "inside politics," the biggest stories sourced by the best reporters now. welcome to "inside politics sun...

allies tried to influence the january of committee star witness cassidy hutchinson. >> and as russia continues to fire at civilian targets in ukraine, russian forces are driven from key outposts like snake island. were live in kyiv with the latest. ♪ plus ceremonies and speeches across hong kong as the city marks 25 years since it was handed back to china. were live in hong kong, beijing and taipei. >> live from london, this is "cnn newsroom" with max foster. >> it is friday, july ...

>> good evening, we begin tonight with two developments into the january 6th investigation. the first concerns john eastman, the trump lawyer who cooked up the scheme to overturn the election. the one that former white house attorney eric harshman told to quote, get a great criminal defense lawyer. we learned tonight that the fbi has seized his phone. eastman did nothing to dispel suspicion when he went before the select committee, took the fifth over and over again. >> i assert my fif...

two secret service sources have confirmed to cnn that donald trump did angrily demand to be taken to the u.s. capitol as rioters, may i say, armed rioters, approached capitol hill and he berated his protective detail when he did not get his way. >> this is significant because it corroborates some of the testimony from cassidy hutchinson on tuesday which trump and his allies have been trying to discredit. >> the president reached up towards the front of the vehicle to grab at the steeri...

who may have tried to intimidate star witness before she testified. the loved ones of the uvalde shooting victims are sick of waiting for answers. >> were sitting here just listening to empty words. thats all it is. empty words. my sister died protect ing her children, her students. sd >> why the mayor claims he cant tell them anymore. welcome to the lead. we begin with our politics lead. breaking news as we follow the repercussions from cassidy hutchinson bombshell testimony. we h...

happening in less than 24 hours, a surprise january 6 hearing is now on the calendar for tomorrow. but the house select committee wasnt even supposed to meet this week. what changed? few details are trickling out. but the panel does say, quote, recently obtained evidence will be presented. and it will receive witness testimony. a lot of intrigue there, especially because we know the committees been closely poring over new documentary footage that surfaced from a british filmmaker who h...

hutchinson, a former top aide to trump chief of staff mark meadows. shes been in some of the most dramatic videotaped testimony. she talked about conversations around illegality of the fake electors scheme, she reportedly confirmed accounts that trump reacted approvingly to the chance of hang mike pence. >> and were also learning federal agencies john eastmans cell phone last week. eastman is the architect of the scheme to install fake electors in order to overturn the election. >> joi...

cnn newsroom. good to have you. im victor blackwell. >> and im alisyn camerota. the first comprehensive state review of the uvalde massacre confirms why its considered one of the worst police failures in modern history. a texas house committee cited systemic failures and egregious decision making. the report concluded this, it is plausible that some victims could have survived if they had not had to wait 73 additional minutes for rescue. the report did determine most of the 19, 4th gra...

fights criminal contempt charges. >> and summer sand and shark infested waters. enhanced technology is on the hunt where sharks have been on the attack. >> welcome to "the lead." im jake tapper. we start today with breaking news in our politics lead. president bidens approval rating hitting a new low in cnn polling. take a look. only 38% of people approve of the way joe biden is handling his job as president. 62% disapprove. this dismal number comes as president biden returns from his ...

congressional certification of the electoral resorts on january 6. now, you heard jeffrey clarks name again right there, right? well, we have some new police body camera footage tonight of the early morning raid on his home just last month. as part of what authorities are calling an ongoing fraud investigation. clark answering the door in his boxers and a dress shirt and then being asked to wait outside while officers executed a search warrant. >> mr. clark, how are you, good morning. ...