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supporters in the white house. they were telling him, using many different kinds of words, that what he was saying was a lie. he lied in an effort to stop the counting of ballots on election night and to later cast doubt on their validity. and allegedly he lied in pursuit of a quarter billion dollars in campaign donations to a fund he lied about the very existence of, an election defense fund that did not exist. those are the elements of the case the january 6th committee is building a...

this election. frankly, we did win this election. >> reporter: donald trumps false claim that he won the election before all the votes were counted, a lie he continues to peddle but one the january 6th committee didnt believe, like his attorney general. >> he had become attached from reality if he really believes this stuff. >> reporter: his campaign manager. >> i didnt think what was happening was necessarily -- >> i remember tell being him i didnt believe the dominion allegations. >>...

good evening, any fair minded person who has followed the lafayette and presidency of donald j. trump knows he lies and lies a lot. what we learned today from the sworn testimony of those who worked closely with then president trump is they knew he lied just as much as we thought he did. the former president of the united states lied about nonexistent election fraud before, during and after the 2020 election. he lied despite being told again and again and again that it was not existent...

that is how trump insiders describe the former president election lies to the january 6th committee. it was all part of todays public hearing. cnns ryan nobles has the highlights right now. >> we were getting ready to win this election. frankly, we did win this election. >> reporter: donald trumps false claim that he won the 2020 election before all the votes were counted. a lie he continues to peddle, but one that some of his closest advisers told the january 6th committee they did no...

learned trumps inner circle told him the fraud claims were false. within the committee, a significant public split over whether to send a criminal referral to the doj, and so thats where we want to begin today with democratic congresswoman of virginia who is on the select committee. shes joining us now. thank you so much for taking the time, congresswoman. the chairman says that a criminal referral is not going to happen. i know you and other committee members say thats not been decide...

top of the hour on cnn newsroom, good to be with you, im victor blackwell. president biden says that he has a plan to tackle the soaring inflation thats plaguing this country, he says republicans are getting in his way. >> the problem is republicans in congress are doing everything they can to stop my plans to bring down the cost for ordinary families. thats why my plan is not finished, and why the results arent finished either. jobs are back. prices are still too high. covid is down, ...

the gains since biden took office. >> bill: the biggest rate hike in three decades. "new york post," its looking grizzly. >> dana: adding to the concerns is the producer price index for may out just moments ago showing wholesale prices up 11% year-over-year. all of that gets passed right onto you, the consumer. >> bill: it does. the price of gas holding steady, record $5 a gallon all threatening to overwhelm a white house in crisis. we begin with griff jenkins on the north lawn. >> goo...

their concerns were about the presidents eight and potential liability if he runs again in 2024 pick apart the white house says it is a go. the press secretary had this answer when pressed by our own peter doocy. >> the president has been asked that question many times and he has answered it. s answer has been simple, which is yes, he is running for reelection. >> kayleigh: the press secretary seemed taken aback when asked about 2024 on cnn. >> does the president have the stamina to co...

blackmail. >> high crimes against the very structure of our constitutional state. >> the nixon team receives an overwhelming mandate from the american voters sweeping every state but one, massachusetts. >> as a result of the cover-up, richard nixon stayed in office a lot longer than he should have, but imagine if the american people had known in the summer of 1972 the extent to which richard nixon had participated in criminal enterprises. >> its not just a desire for political power. i...

political processes in the years to come, long after i have left this office. i looked at my own calendar this morning as i was working on this speech. it showed exactly 1361 days remaining in my term. i want these to be the best days in americas history. god bless america, and god bless each and every one of you. >> central to the problems faced by president nixon is the watergate tapes and their tangled history. fred graham traces that story. >> it all began suddenly when an obscu...