Documents indictment, things have the case against his former boss, his name is brian butler, and hes been talking to investigators and now hes talking to the sources Kaitlan Collins, who joins us its from miami. So why is he speaking out now . Kaitlyn well, anderson, in part because hes worried that americans and voters will never get to hear this story before the election in november. Obviously, trumps legal team has sought this strategy of delay, delay, delay, especially when it comes to the classified documents case. And so this witness, someone and who was a longtime employee at maralago for 20 years is now speaking out publicly because of a concern that that it may not come to light. I mean, donald trump has repeatedly called this investigation a witch hunt. Brian butler, who until now was known only as trump employee number five, is now saying that he disagrees with that. He doesnt believe its a witchhunt and he was able to provide key testimony to the special counsel, jack smit
Thank you so much for letting us into your homes on this monday. We are grateful. The beat with katie phang and ari starts now. If i havent said it before, its really good to have you back. Thanks for being here. Thank you, my friend. Have a great show. Thanks. And to all of you welcome to the beat. Im katie phang in for ari melber. We begin with donald trump doing what he does best, trying to delay justice by claiming, wait for it, president ial immunity yet again. Today trumps legal team filing a motion to delay his new york criminal hush money trial, which is currently set to begin march 25th, just two weeks away. Trump argues the trial should wait for the United States Supreme Court to weigh in on his president ial immunity claim. Those arguments are scheduled for april 25th. Trumps legal team writing, the court must preclude the people from Offering Evidence at trial of President Trumps official acts as the commander in chief. Trump claiming that even though Stormy Daniels was pai
Joins us from miami. So why is he speaking out now kaitlan . Well, anderson, in part because hes worried that americans and voters will never get to hear this story before the election in november. Obviously, trumps legal team has sought this strategy of delay, delay, delay, especially when it comes to the classified documents case. And so this witness, someone who was a longtime employee at maralago for 20 years, is now speaking out publicly because of a concern that that it may not come to light. I mean, donald trump has repeatedly called this investigation a witch hunt. Brian butler, who until now was known only as Trump Employee number five, is now saying that he disagrees with that. He doesnt believe its a witchhunt and he was able to provide key testimony to the special counsel, jack smith here, including about key moments, including one where walt nauta, who is trumps body man, turned codefendant, asked him to help load boxes onto a plane that was bound for trumps club in new je
With a big focus on the Southern Border and the broken Immigration System i want to get straight to cnns priscilla alvarez, whos been traveling today with the president priscilla. The georgia audience heard a lot of overlap at the rally tonight between the State Of The Union and his message there in atlanta. But the president also apologized for something that he said to the country on thursday night. What did he say . Thats right, alex. And it was a bit of a pivot. He was referred he was asked, i should say, about his comments during the State Of The Union when referencing the alleged suspect in the Laken Riley Killing here in georgia in the moment he called that person, any legal thats a term that has long been decried right. Immigrant advocates. But when interviewed on msnbc today, the president said that he should have said the word on documented documented version. I shouldnt have usually gone as undocumented and look, when i spoke about the different future in trump on me, one of
World. Im Kim Brunhuber. This is cnn newsroom heres a guy is kicking off his general Election Campaign in the road up with Marjorie Taylor greene dueling rallies in the Battleground State of georgia, with President Biden land, donald trump trying to motivate their supporters, will look at the hot topic driving both candidates on the road, immigration and Border Security. Plus time is running out for a Ceasefire Deal between israel and hamas by ramadan, President Biden avra says the deal is still possible. Were live in cyprus with look at when the two sides could come to an agreement and were hours away here in the us for the biggest names in hollywood to take to the red carpet for the 96th Academy Awards will go home with the covenant oscar live from atlanta. This is cnn newsroom with Kim Brunhuber we begin with the race for the white house and another set of nominating contests. Now, just two days away on saturday President Biden and republican president ial candidate donald trump, he