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CNN 5 Things

6 AM ET: Special counsel’s report, Tibet earthquake, US bird flu death & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

News, Daily News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

President-elect Donald Trump is trying to stop the release of a final report on two federal investigations. The body of former President Jimmy Carter is being moved to Washington DC today. An earthquake has killed dozens of people in Tibet. The US has had its first human death from bird flu. And, we’ll tell you which two pay TV providers are merging. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:31.3

Hello from CNN. I'm Joe Beck, with the five things you need to know for Tuesday, January 7th.

0:39.7

Donald Trump's legal team is trying to block the release of Special Counsel Jack Smith's final report on the federal

0:45.3

investigation into the president-elect. Smith has already dropped both the classified documents

0:50.7

case and election subversion case, but he was still planning to release a report on his

0:55.3

findings. Trump's lawyers have reviewed a draft of it, and their threatening legal action

1:00.2

if it's released. In court filings, his lawyers said the draft, quote, revealed a one-sided

1:06.0

narrative. The House Select Committee's former lead investigator on the January 6th attack,

1:12.1

Tim Haffey, told CNN there's little that can be done if it is made public.

1:17.1

Once it's out, it's out.

1:18.5

Unless they have a judge telling the Attorney General that the report cannot be released

1:24.2

then would be contemptuous for him to do so,

1:27.4

then he immediately could

1:29.1

hit send or could print that report.

1:31.8

A spokesperson for the special counsel's office declined to comment.

1:35.9

It comes as a judge has denied Trump's request to postpone his Friday sentencing for his

1:41.0

hush money conviction, a decision Trump's lawyers are likely to appeal.

1:46.1

The body of former President Jimmy Carter is being moved from Georgia to Washington, D.C. today.

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