Um, did Donald Trump just publicly admit to the very crimes he was arrested for?

The league starts right now.

A mere few hours after he was arrested and arraigned, Donald Trump told donors this.

I hadn't had a chance to go through all the boxes.

It's a long, tedious job.

It takes a long time, which I was prepared to do, but I have a very busy life.

Can prosecutors use this admission against him?

Plus, enough to close look at the front lines of Ukraine's counteroffensive.

So we've had to evacuate to this shelter now because apparently the guys fear that there could be aviation bombs coming in fairly soon.

You can see the situation here is still very kinetic. There's a lot of shelling still going on.

The items Ukrainian troops say they are key to defeating the Russians.

And then if inflation is supposedly easing, why does it seem every trip to the grocery store is getting more expensive?

Welcome to the lead-unject tap, where we start today with our law and justice lead, despite Donald Trump launching a growing number of baseless attacks on special counsel Jack Smith.

Attorney General Merrick Garland is standing by his man.

Garland today emphasizing that contrary to Trump and his Republican allies' criticisms of the prosecutor, the Justice Department, is committed to independence and accountability.

Mr. Smith is a veteran career prosecutor.

He has assembled a group of experienced and talented prosecutors and agents who share his commitment to integrity and the rule of law.

Attorney General's comments come after a lie-filled rant by Mr. Trump last night. He tried to paint himself as a blameless victim targeted by Biden, Biden's thugs, misfits and Marxists.

But during that same event, a fundraiser at Trump's golf course in Bedminster, New Jersey, Trump admitted to having classified materials, just hours after he pleaded not guilty to all 37 charges in federal court related to having.

Having classified materials, CNN's Paul Reed starts off our coverage today with a closer look at what happens next in this historic legal saga.

I can now take a few questions.

Speaking for the first time since former President Trump was indicted,

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