Election official questioned, Bronny James heart attack, GOP impeachment threat

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🗓️ 26 July 2023

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The top election security official that Trump fired after the 2020 election confirms he spoke with Special Counsel Jack Smith in the January 6 probe. Chris Krebs is another big name who may have deep insight into what was going on behind the scenes. Plus, Lebron James's 18-year-old son, Bronny James is hospitalized after suffering a cardiac arrest during basketball practice. The panel discusses what happened, and how common this is in young, seemingly healthy athletes. And, Speaker McCarthy inches towards calling for President Biden’s impeachment, ramping up accusations without so far offering any verified facts. Also tonight: how Putin reportedly appeared “Paralyzed” in the first hours of the Wagner rebellion, and audio of one pilot’s a close encounter, ahead of the Congressional hearing on UFO’s tomorrow.

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0:00.0	Good evening everyone, I'm Sarah Sidener. Welcome to CNN Tonight. New tonight, the top election security
0:15.9	official who was fired by President Trump after the 2020 election is talking to special counsel,
0:20.9	Jack Smith. Chris Krebs is another big name who may have deep insight into what was going on
0:26.4	behind the scenes. Smith's team has been asking about Krebs firing and the timeline around it.
0:32.3	Another detail as Trump awaits what he says he's sure will be a third indictment. But the grand jury
0:38.5	did not meet as expected today. Why? More on all of that coming up. Also, disturbing news from the
0:45.2	world of basketball and the broad James's son, Brony James, suffered a cardiac arrest during
0:50.4	basketball practice at USC and was hospitalized yesterday. He's only 18 years old. So what happened
0:57.3	and how common is this in young, seemingly healthy athletes? We discuss all of that as well as
1:02.8	the controversy and COVID-vax scenes, conspiracies that always seem to arise in these cases. Our
1:09.0	Dr. Sanjay Gupta weighs in on all of that head. Plus, a threat to impeach President Biden,
1:15.7	growing as Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy ramps up the accusations without offering any
1:20.5	verified facts at the point at this moment, how impeachments don't always hurt the politicians
1:26.1	their aim doubt. More of this continues to unravel. It rises to the level of age to inquiry.
1:36.4	What that simply provides is that the American public has a right to know. And this allows
1:42.6	Congress to get the information to be able to know the truth.
1:47.5	Let's begin with Chris Krebs, the top election security official who was fired by then President
1:51.7	Trump, confirming tonight that he's spoken to the special counsel, CNN Legal Analyst, Elliott
1:56.7	Williams, is here with me. He's chomping at the bit. He's got things to say. Along with
2:01.5	CNN senior political commentator Scott Jennings and Jay Michael Send columnist for Rolling Stone,
2:07.3	who is also a rabbi. We're going to have a good discussion here tonight, gentlemen. We are all
2:12.0	very much awake and very caffeinated. At least I am. I'm going to start with you, Elliott. So we
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