instigators of the january 6th attack. for members of the proud boys, including their former leader found guilty of seditious conspiracy. what today s verdict could mean for the investigations into donald trump. then, new ethics questions about supreme court justice, clarence thomas. and a billionaire donor. and, with just one week until title 42 expires, a look at the humanitarian crisis at the southern border as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. i m symone sanders-townsend in four stephanie ruhle. tonight, there s brand-new reporting that special counsel jack smith is ramping up efforts to find out former president trump hid classified documents. the new york times writes, prosecutors have, quote, obtained the confidential cooperation of a person who has worked for trump at mar-a-lago. the report continues, quote, the existence of an insider witness, whose identity has not been disclosed could be a significant step in the investigation. this news comes jus
donald trump. then, new ethics questions about supreme court justice, clarence thomas. and a billionaire donor. and, with just one week until title 42 inspires, a look at the humanitarian crisis at the southern border as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. i m simone in for stephanie ruhle. tonight, this brand-new reporting that special counsel, jack smith, is ramping up efforts to find out former president trump hid classified documents. the new york times writes, prosecutors have, quote, obtained the confidential cooperation of a person who has worked for trump at mar-a-lago. the report continues, quote, the existence of an insider witness, whose identity has not been disclosed could be a significant step in the investigation. this news comes just hours after the justice department scored a critical win in its prosecution of the january 6th attack. today, for members of the proud boys, including the group s leader enrique tarrio were convicted of seditious
donald trump s involvement if there s any charges related to the january 6th attack itself. you know, this is a big win for doj because this was a big challenge, the sort of one for the gold here and they went for this case that involved seditious conspiracy charges and got 4 to 5 counts. and, it s very explainable why that bit count didn t go through. but they also kind of illustrate that the jury was playing very close attention to the evidence here and wasn t giving prosecutors everything that they wanted. because we have a conviction that comes back not guilty. they could, say this is what the jury fact. this is the, evidence and they found there was enough evidence to support the conspiracy decision. it s not really a win for dominic. as you see there, they re holding that shield because he still has significant criminal exposure. and was convicted of, as you said a felony in connection with the january 6th attack. so, it s not as though sentencing is going to be a walk in the par
grounds of the u.s. capitol that day brought into a conspiracy, criminal conspiracy involving the attack on the u.s. capitol. so, obviously it has broader implications for the jack smith investigation in terms of donald trump s involvement if there s any charges related to the january 6th attack itself. you know, this is a big win for doj because this was a big challenge, the sort of one for the gold here and they went for this case that involved seditious conspiracy charges and got 4 to 5 counts. and, it s very explainable why that fifth count didn t go through. but they also kind of illustrates that the jury was playing very close attention to the evidence here and wasn t giving prosecutors everything that they wanted. because when you have a conviction that comes back not guilty. they could, say this is what the jury fact. this is the, evidence and they found there was enough evidence to support the seditious conspiracy charges against its nada really a win for dominic pezzola.