Tonight on The Readout.

Let's describe to our viewers what we're seeing.

The skies over Baghdad have been illuminated.

We're seeing right flashes going off all over the sky.

CNN, which once defined cable news, is now under fire after this week's Trump debacle.

Under its new ownership, it's now just one more outlet for the Libertarian billionaire

point of view.

Also tonight, the uncirious caucus, Jim Jordan, continues to carry Trump's water, pursuing

a pointless investigation of Manhattan, DA, Alvin Bragg.

As James Comer, more or less admits he's got nothing on the Biden's, but he's going to keep pretending he does anyway.

And we begin with the continued cleanup on Al-5 at CNN in the wake of widespread criticism

over its decision to air a town hall with the twice impeached, civilly liable for sexual abuse,

former President Donald Trump on Wednesday night, that played out more like a pep rally,

or a MAGA version of the Jerry Springer show.

On Thursday, CNN's CEO Chris Lick to mounted a defense of the town hall during the network's

morning editorial call, insisting the spectacle served the public well despite the widespread condemnation,

even from CNN's own media reporter.

I am aware that there has been people with opinions, flashback, lash, and that is absolutely expected.

And I will say this is clearly as I possibly can.

You do not have to like the former president's answers, but you can't say that we didn't get them.

Caitlin Preston again, and again, and made news, made a lot of news.

While we all may have been uncomfortable hearing people clapping, that was also an important part of the story,

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