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Jul 2, 2022 • 43min
Secret Service corroborates Hutchinson’s testimony on Trump
Two Secret Service sources corroborate Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony, telling CNN that Trump angrily demanded to go to the Capitol on January 6 and berated his protective detail when he didn’t get his way. That, as the New York Times reports the Trump political organization pays the legal fees of some select committee witnesses, raising concerns of witness pressure.Nancy Northup is President & CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights. Her organization filed lawsuits this week that have succeeded in temporarily blocking abortion bans in Louisiana, Texas, and Florida. She joins to talk about the Op-ed she wrote urging Biden to declare a public health emergency for abortion. Steve Hall is the former CIA Chief of Russia operations. He joins to discuss WNBA Star Brittney Griner’s trial for drug smuggling which starts today, Russia’s legal system and how Griner could be used as a pawn in Putin’s prisoner swap drama.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 1, 2022 • 42min
Did Trump’s team witness tamper?
New information comes to light pertaining to a star witness for the January 6 committee. Did Trump's inner circle try to keep Cassidy Hutchinson from speaking the truth about what she knows, is that a crime and will the DOJ be looking into it? That, as Rep. Adam Kinzinger speaks out about his frustration with the DOJ for failing to indict witnesses who have refused to comply with the January 6 Committee’s subpoenas.WNBA star Brittney Griner has been held in Russia since her February arrest at a Moscow airport on allegations of attempting to smuggle cannabis oil. Her wife Cherelle joins CNN Tonight ahead of Brittney’s trial in Russia on Friday, to talk about the fight to bring the Phoenix Mercury player home. Plus, the family of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old black boy who was abducted, tortured and lynched in Mississippi in 1955, are calling for the arrest of his white female accuser after they discovered an unserved 70-year-old warrant charging her with kidnapping.Hosted by Sara Sidner.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 30, 2022 • 43min
6th public hearing sends shock waves through Trump world
The House Select Committee’s 6th public hearing sends shock waves through Trump world following Cassidy Hutchinson’s explosive testimony, with some aides acknowledging "This paints a picture of Trump completely unhinged and completely losing all control”. Panel Vice Chair Liz Cheney renews call for White House Counsel Pat Cipollone to testify, following Hutchinson’s testimony saying Cipollone had warned Trump’s team on January 6, “People are going to die and the blood’s gonna be on your f**king hands”.Susan Matthews is Slates’ News Director and host of the ‘Slow Burn’ podcast, which focuses on Roe v. Wade. She joins CNN Tonight to discuss the case of the first American woman charged with manslaughter for undergoing an illegal abortion and how the legal consequences for accessing abortion services will now be determined by individuals at state level, following the Supreme Court ruling.Hosted by Sara Sidner.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 29, 2022 • 2min
CNN Tonight update for June 28, 2022
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Jun 28, 2022 • 43min
Cascade of states move to outlaw abortion
As a cascade of states move to outlaw abortion following the SCOTUS ruling overturning Roe, Sara speaks to both sides of the abortion rights debate. Dr. Meera Shah argues all abortion bans do is traumatize women, especially the poor and medically underserved, while physician and activist Lila Rose believes abortion is homicide and should be treated as such.Andrea Gallegos is the executive administrator of two abortion clinics in red states. She tells CNN Tonight about having to cancel 27 scheduled abortions and turn away a room full of patients. Plus, The January 6 Committee sets an unexpected hearing tomorrow on “Recently obtained” evidence, and the FBI seizes the phone of Trump’s election attorney John Eastman.Hosted by Sara Sidner.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 25, 2022 • 42min
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
In a landmark case, SCOTUS overturns the constitutional right to abortion that had stood for half a century. Nancy Northup is the President & CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, and has tracked what would happen if Roe fell since 2004. She joins CNN Tonight to discuss how far she thinks some states will go in criminalizing abortion, how fertility services could be effectively outlawed in some states, and says her organization will now try to sue those states over their abortion bans to block them from going into effect.Democratic nominee for Georgia governor Stacey Abrams joins to give her reaction to the SCOTUS ruling and discusses the impact it will have on red states & minority women. Plus, Congress passes its bipartisan bill on gun reform day the after SCOTUS expands access to firearms, experts say women of color will be impacted the most by abortion bans, and protests begin across the US after Roe is overturned.Hosted by Sara SidnerTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 24, 2022 • 2min
CNN Tonight update for June 23, 2022
There is no new episode of the CNN Tonight showcast. If you haven’t already, please check out CNN’s other podcasts and showcasts at cnn.com/audio.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 23, 2022 • 39min
“Deluge of new evidence” received by January 6 Committee
After receiving what Rep. Jamie Raskin calls a “deluge of new evidence” from “divergent sources”, the Select Committee delays its subsequent public hearings until next month. The fresh evidence includes new information from a tip line, the National Archives, and a newly revealed Ivanka Trump interview about the 2020 election that shows contrast with her Committee testimony.The Uvalde school police chief is placed on administrative leave as CNN Tonight reports the latest on the investigative threads, and timeline of the changing story of law enforcement's response during the Robb Elementary School massacre. Texas Senator Roland Gutierrez joins to discuss how he is suing the Department of Public Safety for access to its records on the police response to the shooting.Hosted by Sara Sidner.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 21, 2022 • 43min
Next hearing will focus on Trump’s alleged role in fake elector scheme
Top Georgia and Arizona officials will testify to the January 6 Select Committee tomorrow about Trump and his allies’ effort to overturn the 2020 election, with new details expected on the former president’s alleged involvement in the plot to install fake election officials to falsely declared him the winner of the seven states he lost. Federal prosecutors are now reviewing the fake Electoral College certifications the Trump campaign sent to the National Archives. Does the DOJ have enough evidence to indict him?Karen Amsden is the mother of Jared Boyce, one of the 31 Patriot Front members arrested for criminal conspiracy to riot at a Pride event in Idaho last week. She tells CNN Tonight about her son’s radicalization, how it makes her “sick to listen to” his extremist views, and how it’s an example of a larger story of polarization in American families.Hosted by Sara SidnerTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 18, 2022 • 42min
Capitol rioter leads election standoff in New Mexico
Maggie Toulouse Oliver is the New Mexico Secretary of State. She joins CNN Tonight to discuss how a Capitol rioter & GOP County Commission member is leading an election standoff in her state, by refusing to certify local election results hours after being sentenced for involvement in the January 6 attack. Trump lashes out at Pence, Barr and the entire House Select Committee after damning testimony and new evidence surfaces, floating presidential pardons for defendants if reelected.Capt. Evan Baach is the Vice Chair of Communications for the Delta Airlines Pilots Union. He tells Laura about Delta pilots’ frustration over the schedules and flight delays he detailed in his in open letter to airline customers. Plus, the bipartisan gun bill is in jeopardy as lawmakers struggle to finalize the details and Ginni Thomas agrees to testify about January 6.Hosted by Laura Coates.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices