Kaitlan Collins
@kaitlancollins
Chief White House Correspondent and Anchor of The Source at 9 p.m., @CNN
Sen. Lisa Murkowski on whether Trump should release the Epstein docs: "Just be done with it. Be done with it. If in fact there's no there there — for the president — get it out there. Just get it out there and be done."
The DOJ meeting with Ghislaine Maxwell is expected to happen tomorrow, I'm told.
Coming up tonight at 9 p.m. ET: -- @jkbjournalist on the latest Epstein developments -- a newsy interview with Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski -- Former DNI James Clapper on the latest from DNI Tulsi Gabbard
Asked DNI Gabbard about the Senate's findings on Russia's efforts to interfere in the election, including Rubio's comments at the time, and whether she's releasing this information now to improve her standing with President Trump:
CNN’s @kaitlancollins asks DNI Gabbard if she released documents she claims proves Obama led an effort to push the Russia “hoax” in order to “improve your standing” with Trump after he publicly attacked her. Gabbard doesn’t answer, and Karoline Leavitt lashes out at the media.
DNI Tulsi Gabbard is attending the press briefing.
Ghislaine Maxwell's attorney David Oscar Markus tells CNN, “I can confirm that we are in discussions with the government and that Ghislaine will always testify truthfully. We are grateful to President Trump for his commitment to uncovering the truth in this case.”
Former Trump attorney Jim Trusty weighs in on the merits of the WSJ lawsuit:
Coming up at 9 p.m. ET. tonight, we'll have the latest reporting on Trump's lawsuit against the publisher of the Wall Street Journal and its reporters, including analysis from our top legal experts and one of the president's former attorneys.
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger returns $8,417.15 in donations and in-kind contributions he received from First Liberty, the GOP-connected lender accused of a $140M Ponzi scheme. Raffensperger is the first senior GOP official to urge candidates to return the donations.
Breaking: The Trump admin completed a large-scale prisoner swap with Venezuela on Friday. About 250 Venezuelans deported from the US who are currently detained in El Salvador were sent back to their home country in exchange for the remaining American hostages held in Venezuela.
I asked Sen. Bernie Moreno whether releasing select grand jury material will be enough to satisfy the infuriated MAGA base.
We'll have the latest on Trump's threat and reaction to the WSJ story, which the White House has been fighting for days, tonight at 9 p.m. ET.
Trump writes on Truth Social that when he personally told Rupert Murdoch that the WSJ story was not true, "Mr. Murdoch stated that he would take care of it but, obviously, did not have the power to do so." Trump says he's going to sue WSJ -- and Rupert Murdoch.
Trump writes on Truth Social that when he personally told Rupert Murdoch that the WSJ story was not true, "Mr. Murdoch stated that he would take care of it but, obviously, did not have the power to do so." Trump says he's going to sue WSJ -- and Rupert Murdoch.
