Candidate for governor, Mark Robinson, who is a Lieutenant Governor right now, one of the partys most controversial figures engulfed in Scandal And Battleground State Race despite calls from some fellow republicans to step down, a Bombshell Cnn Report on Earth Thing dozens of rather lewd comments or robinson made on a pornography forum. The posts include robinson calling Himself A Quote Black Nazi defending slavery even using racist language to insult the late Civil Rights icon, dr. Martin Luther King junior will speak to Kings Son about those shocking comments in just a few but first, your Cnn Kfile senior editor, andrew kaczynski. Good morning. Andrew wolf, my colleague, eleni, found a series of highly disturbing posts, more than a decade ago on the Message Board of a pornographic website. And we traced them directly to Mark Robinson. Now we did interview robinson yesterday. Any categorically denies making these posts. Ill get to that in just one moment. But first, i want to walk peo
Polling with just 47 days ago, a new snapshot or snapshots of the state of the president ial race. In the battlegrounds . First pager is now a new round of exploding devices, targets a terror group. How israel is pulling off these brazen attacks and the Twoweek Manhunt for the gunman who shot five people on a busy interstate. It finally comes to an end who foundand Half Sarah Sidner is out. Im John Berman with Kate Baldwin Cnn new central starts now a new read on the 2024 race postdebate polling from the New York Times and Sienna College showing Harris And Donald trump, in a dead heat nationally, four to seven 47, among likely voters, i have no idea what voice that was. Just go with him. But then if you take a closer look at pennsylvania, it offers this snapshot putting harris ahead of trump with a fourpoint leave. Now, today, harris is focusing in on battleground michigan. Bring it the big guns with oprah and a huge Zoom Event with more than 90,000 people expected to tune in. Its been
County georgia. A grand jury bused in as prosecutors lay out their evidence that donald trump tried to steal the states electoral votes. Witness testimony moved up from tomorrow to today, the trump attacks on a key witness, and Text Messages that directly link the former president s legal team to a Voting System breach. And hawaii wildfire aftermath with the death toll close to 100, were hearing about government failures, failed fire hydrants, Warning Sirens that didnt go off, plus a claim that live power lines were not cut off. The raid on a small kansas newspaper, the editor targeted in the raid joins me this hour. Welcome to the lead. Im jack tapper. We start with our Law And Justice lead. Right now a grand jury is deciding whether to indict donald trump. It was expected to take at least two days for Fulton County District Attorney fani willis to produce her evidence. A number of key witnesses who had been told to show up tomorrow and testify have now been called in to testify. Thos
Forward so too does jack smiths other case, the one in washington, d. C. Today special special prosecutors revealedsp when the hope to schedule that trial. Jack smiths team told the court they want to begin the 2020 election case against trump on january 2nd. Prosecutors argued starting the trial on the second day of the new year before any of the nominating contests would vindicate the publics strong interest in a speedy trial. Now, we do not know whether or not the court willno agree to tt date, and trumps legal team will almost certainly push back, but if the court heeds the governments wishes here, then, wow, donald trump has a very busy dance card in the month of january. Take a look at this. A Potential Criminal Trial on january 2nd and then four days later the anniversary of the capitol insurrection, january 6th. Nine days after that it is the iowa caucuses, which of course is the first contest of the 2024 republican president ial primary. And then some time around then, likely
If he really going to run for Supreme Court that theyre going to hear your case. Reelection . In two years . He doesnt have another they have the Supreme Court internal senate race to deal with. But we will see. Identified for the lawyers on both sides the question, and the only question, they want to hear addressed. And i want to give that question to the audience now. I wouldnt put any money on the question is whether, and if Mitch Mcconnells decency and so to what extent, does a integrity. Do you have any optimism, former president enjoy president ial immunity from im not asking who, but in terms of the leadership that criminal prosecution for comes next . Of course not. Conduct alleged to involve what i would say this. Official acts during his tenure i would say the only optimism, the only sign of optimism is in office . How would you address that that i think its likely that whoever comes next will be less question . Well, if im jack smith, the competent. Because Mitch Mcconnell i