for our next defending democracy, president biden, making that a cornerstone of his campaign as he takes on trump, whose doubling down on his calls for revenge plus exactly i d like vacations, a private jet, supreme court justice clarence thomas finally admitting that the lavish trips that were paid for by a republican megadonor the reporter who first exposed the trips is my guest. and an out front exclusive for the first time, we take you inside the unprecedented security operation. now underway to protect one of the biggest political events. let s go out front good evening. i m briana keeler in for erin burnett outfront tonight. biden takes on trump, the president defending democracy today on the world stage, while the former president was on social media attacking the american justice system, president from biden in france to commemorate the 80th anniversary of d-day. but sending a very clear message to voters at home biden didn t use trump s name, but he made it abu
police say the officers we are looking at here with helmets and batons will be kept behind the scenes unless they re needed we don t want to have conflicts with people if we don t have to we don t want to clash with people if we don t have two people come here to breasts themselves by all means do it. but do it according to the law, and du, peaceful. it s that simple. once you start to break the law, then we have to restore it. for the piece. the officers also received constitutional and legal training on the first amendment, the right to protest. but also how to follow the complex procedures that come into play with mass arrest situations. the convention has a large footprint prime-time programming. it s speeches will be held at the united center while daytime democratic party business meetings and briefings will be held at mccormick place, the official security perimeter is still in development, but the secret