. >> cnn's paula reed has more on this. hat you've learned about how the jury reached this verdict. >> e. jean carroll makes an important point there, kate, even though dozens of women have accused former president trump of sexual misconduct, this is the first time such a claim has been affirmed by a jury. yesterday the jury found trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation of e. jean carroll awarding her roughly $5 million. they did not find that he raped carroll, but sexual abuse is still sexual assault, that is still a battery, so this is a complete victory for e. jean carroll. under the law, the difference finding that he raped her versus that he sexually abused her has to do with the nuance and the definition of the type of non-consensual sexual contact. the former president's lawyers who did not put up any defense, they have vowed to appeal this verdict and kate, they are making their argument in the court of public opinion. yesterday we saw former president trump calls this politically bias saying he can't possibly g

cnn's paula reed is following all of these developments. being in the room where it happened could be really significant, couldn't it? >> reporter: it could be. and while that's a big headline, cooperating witness, the story itself acknowledges this could be significant but little is known about who this person is and what they have provided beyond a photo of a storage space. that storage space is very significant because we know that's where classified documents for a time were stored and they were eventually moved. it's unclear if this person has provided any incriminating evidence or just some material that they would have access to in the course of their job at mar-a-lago. cnn has reported pretty much anyone who works at mar-a-lago at this point has been subpoenaed from waiters and waitresses to people in operations, all the way up to the head of security. so it's unclear when they say there's a cooperating witness, is this someone who has flipped and could potentially expose the former president or aides to legal jeopardy or is this so

here to discuss, paula reed and tom dupree. dress rehearsal for moving sensitive papers, followed by trump workers moving boxes at mar-a-lago one day before the justice department swooped in for these documents. when you put this together, it suggests what he just bstructio. >> the reporting suggests that, but over the past seven years, we have seen a lot of conduct in trump world that looked suspicious that prosecutors did not deem criminal. there are a lot of questions in terms of the boxes. we know that they were searching for documents the day before ahead of the justice department's visit. it would not be that unusual to move some boxes while you're searching. was this part of a search or intentional? if it was intentional, who directed them to move these boxes and why? another important thing here is to remember that even if this appears to be evidence of obstruction, this justice department, attorney general merrick garhand, not necessarily jack smith, has shown a reluctance to bring obstruction charges without other unde

here now is cnn's paula reed. >> she's accusing me of rape, a woman that i have no idea who she is. >being grilled for nearly an hour in the civil battery and defamation case that writer e. jean carroll brought against him. >> what you're saying there is ms. carroll fabricated her claim that you sexual assaulted her, correct? >> yes, totally, 100%. >> reporter: the tape coming out in evidence during a weeks long trial all centered around carroll's allegation that trump forced himself on her in a new york department store in the '90s, a claim trump has denied both in public and during his deposition under oath in october of last year. >> she said that i did something to her that never took place. i will tell you. i made that statement. i said it's politically incorrect. she's not my type. it's 100% true. she's not my type. >> reporter: trump at times getting combative with carroll's lawyers questioning him. >> the worst judge. you know it's not true too. you're a political operative also. you're a disgrace. >> reporter: at one point trump confusing carroll for his ex-wife in a '80s pho

paula reed joins us right now. what does this letter mean, this letter from the national archives mean for the criminal investigation into trump's handling of classified documents? >> we know the special counsel is looking at several potential crimes, including the pos mishandling of classified records. this will answer the question whether the former president knowingly removed classified documents without authorization. because according to this letter obtained by our colleague, the archives says that these 16 records in question show communication, some directed to former president trump concerning whether, why, and how you should declassify certain classified records. now here, these records could show that the former president was on notice of this process and chose to ignore it, that's correct help the special counsel as it contemplates whether or not to pursue charges against the former president. at this point, jake, it is not clear from the reporting whether anyone will be charged with mishandling classifi

cnn's paula reed has the story. >> reporter: well, alisyn, the defense has rested in this case but therump until the end of the weekend to decide if he wants to testify in person. if he doesn't, though, this newly released video would be the only time the jury in this case heard directly from the former president. >> she's accusing me of rape, a woman that i have no idea who she is. >> reporter: brand new video released showing former president donald trump being grilled for nearly an hour in the civil battery and defamation case that writer e. jean carroll brought against him. >> what you're saying there is ms. carroll fabricated her claim that you sexually assaulted her, correct? >> yes, totally. 100%. >> reporter: now the tape coming out in evidence during a weeks long trial all centered around carroll's allegation that trump forced himself on her in a new york department store in the 1990s, a claim trump has denied both in public and during his deposition under oath in october of last year. >> she said that i did something to her that never took place. i will tell you i made that s

i'm paula reed in washington. jim acosta has the day off. it is 5:00 p.m. at the white house, and we are now one hour closer to the nation potentially defaulting on its debt. that would be unprecedented and potentially catastrophic for the global economy. now, despite a deadline as close as 12 days away, the high-stakes negotiations between the white house and congressional republicans have broken down, and it's not clear when they might resume. a u.s. debt default would affect economies around the world, so the concerns have loomed over the g7 summit in hiroshima, japan. the president, however, says he's not concerned at all. >> it goes in stages, and what happens is the first meetings weren't all that progressive. the second ones were. third one was. and then what happens is the carriers go back to the principals and say, this is what we're thinking about. and then people put down new claims. i still believe we will be able to avoid a default and we'll get something decent done. >> phil mattingly joins us from that gathering of global leaders. where do th

i'm paula reed in washington. jim acosta is off. history unfolded before the world today. for the first time in 70 years, there is a new british monarch sitting on the thrown. >> god save the king! >> god save the king! >> king charles iii was officiaofficial ly crowned today at westminster abbey, a moment he's been waiting for more than seven decades. his wife, camilla, also received her crown, officially making her britain's new queen. tens of thousands of royal enthusiasts filled the streets through london to greet the royal family. the twitter account for kensington palace released this video a short time ago. ♪ ♪ >> cnn's max foster has more of today's highlights from london. ♪ ♪ god save the king ♪ god save the king. >> reporter: a day of destiny. the patient prince crowned at last. charles iii, king of the united kingdom and commonwealth realms. london stood still has well wishers lined the streets, huddled in the rain, to join the celebration of british monarchy. leaders, dignitaries, family members and celebrities, more than 2,000 gathered in westminster abbey for

paula reed is here. also with us is senior justice correspondent evan perez. the footage, what do we mean tby that? editing the footage? something else? >> we don't know. what we know is originally they were interested in the footage because they wanted to know what happened to the classified materials once they were sent down to florida. among the things they have seen on the footage, it's a junior trump aid moving some boxes out of a closet along with another employee. walt has been asked about what happened there. remember they are not just investigating possible mishandling of classified documents. they are looking into whether anyone has tried to obstruct this probe. now they sent off this new round of subpoenas to ask people what exactly happened after they subpoenaed this footage. and did anyone try to withhold it or tamper with the evidence. >> in an interview with sean hannity, trump himself brought up the visitee footage and he said i'm the good guy here. >> they raided mar-a-lago. i have tape, and i gave them tapes. i gave them tapes of storage area

we're going to start with paula reed and jean casarez. walk us through the verdict. >> reporter: it's always surprising this jury was able to go through this three-page verdict in just two hours answering these questions and finding the former president trump sexually abused e. jean c carroll and he was liable for battery awarding her millions in damages. he demated her when he called her accusations a hoax and a lie. and in terms of the defamation damages, they awarded her just under $3 million. fou they did not find that he raped her, but sexual abuse is a form of sexual assault, so this is a victory for e. jean carroll who are sued the former president for battery and defamation based on these allegations that he raped her in a department store around 1996. he is likely to appeal, but this is certainly a victory for e. jean carroll. >> and jean casarez, president trump's lawyer trying to make a big deal out of the fact that the jury did the not find him liable for rape, but this is a big verdict for e. jean carroll. $5 million, donald

paula reed is following all of this.y the special counsel is so interested in this particular security footage? >> rorgely, they were interested in the footage because it could help them understand what happened to classified materials once they were sent down to florida. among the things they have seen on this footage is a young trump aid and another employee moving boxes that contained documents out of a storage closet. we previously reported that walt has been asked about what exactly was going on there. they are not just investigating the possible mishandling of classified documents. they are looking at whether anyone has tried to obstruct this investigation. that's why this is significant that they are asking what exactly happened after they sent a subpoena asking for this footage. we know this interest has spurred a new round of subpoenas particularly to lower level trump organization employees who have gone in and they have been asked about what transpired within the trump organization after that subpoena was rece

cnn's paula reed and laura coates are with me.y republican congressman dara isa commenting on pomeranz's testimony earlier today. >> the witness has not cooperated in any way, shape, or form, has simply appeared and i would characterize as taking the fifth on every single question. he has answered no substantive questions whatsoever. >> so we obviously don't know what actually happened behind closed doors. i have no reason to believe congressman issa is not being accurate in his description. how do you think republicans are responding to this? >> clearly frustrated. this is part of their investigation to look at whether the ongoing criminal case in new york against former president trump is politically motivated. interesting, though, i was a little surprised. congressman jim jordan came out and asked what they were going to do next and he said i'm going to consult with other members, i'm going to talk to lawyers. it was pretty restrained for him. pomeranz was saying you can invoke the fifth for different reasons. he said the distr

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