Erin Burnett stays ahead of the headlines, delivering a show that is indepth and informative. Also on this, just breaking tonight, minutes ago, the Associated Press is reporting that the National Enquirer kept a safe with documents on hush money payments and other killed stories that were damaging specifically to trump. A safe. Do you know anything about that . I actually dont know anything about it. I havent been at the company for quite a while. But then again, it wouldnt surprise me. Because when you have ammunition, it gives you a lot more ability to get to people who you want david pecker owns a stable of publications. Its not just the National Enquirer. And theres actually been stories of him using killing a story in the enquirer to get someone to do something with his other publications. So. All right. So carrie, lets talk about the law here. At the same time the National Enquirer was catching and killing these stories about trump, it was also taking on his opponents, hillary cl
Harrison Floyd is a former United States Marine machine gunner and member of Black Voices for Trump who is one of the 18 people accused in a Georgia racketeering case alongside Trump.
flight risk due in part to the, listen to this, elaborate escape tunnels he had installed in his own backyard. rhodes and other members of the oath keepers are the first insurrectionists to face sedition charges but the government has yet to reveal any real consequences for some of the most visible instigators of the january 6th riots. a group of lawyers is trying to change that, though. filing a suit to disqualify north carolina congressman madison cawthorn from the ballot unless he can prove that he is not an insurrectionist. they point to cawthorn s history of promoting violence against the government. watch. call your congressman, and feel free, you can lightly threaten them. and say, you know what? if you don t start supporting election integrity, i m coming after you. madison cawthorn s coming after you. when tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes your duty. the second amendment was written so we could fight against
justice department. i paid the money back. this is political. period. reporter: that is also what he told a crowd at a town hall back in 2017. what i am is a representative to you and a campaign finance stuff, i was not watching it close enough. i have fixed it now. i have fixed it now. it s all straightened out. reporter: a grand jury didn t see it that way. prosecutors say even his campaign staffers kept warning the couple they were violating the law. the assistant u.s. attorney said the couple wasn t a flight risk due in part to their dire financial condition. prosecutors noting that hunter wrapped up $37,000 in overdraft fees on his accounts. there s nothing illegal about being poor, okay. i don t think there s anything illegal about not having money in your bank account. reporter: there is something illegal about using campaign funds to shore up personal finances. as a congressman, he s paid
that way. prosecutors say even his campaign staffers kept warning the couple they were violating the law. the assistant u.s. attorney said the couple wasn t a flight risk due in part to their dire financial condition. prosecutors noting that hunter racked up $37,000 in overdraft fees on his personal accounts. hunter as much as admitting his family is going through financial troubles. there s nothing illegal about being poor. i don t think there s anything illegal about not having money in your bank account. but there is something illegal about using campaign funds to shore up personal finances and as a congressman, he s paid $174,000 out of tax coffers. few would call that poor. outside the court, democratic voters made clear they are sickened at the charges and are gunning for a seat. his democratic opponent says he commends hunter as a former marine who served his country