Anderson Cooper 360

Israel shared intelligence with the United States that Iran had recently devised a new plan to assassinate President Trump, two sources familiar with matter told CNN, adding another layer of tension as a ceasefire deal between the countries comes under strain.

Plus, FBI Director Kash Patel is now at the center of a congressional investigation into his alleged abuse of FBI airplanes and other perks of the office.

Air date: July 9, 2026

Guests:

Pamela Brown

Jonathan Wackrow

Andrew McCabe

Rep. Jamie Raskin
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Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner said in a video statement Wednesday he was suspending his campaign, taking aim at the Democratic establishment while clearing the way for the party to select a new candidate to take on Republican Sen. Susan Collins in one of the most important contests of November’s midterm elections. “It’s not the false allegations though that have brought us to where we are. It’s the fact that they are being used by the political establishment to put structural pressure on us,” Platner said. Plus, growing questions about the new Air Force One, which the President Trump flew to Turkey on, but did not leave there on.
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A second woman goes on camera with her allegations against Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner, as his staunchest supporters tell him to leave the race. Platner calls the allegations "categorically false" and says they come “from a person with a well-documented political agenda.” Plus, new American airstrikes on Iran. “This is punishment,” a US official told CNN. “It won’t be over for a bit.”
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A woman said Monday that Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for US Senate in Maine, entered her home without permission and raped her while he was heavily intoxicated nearly five years ago when they were in a casual dating relationship, an allegation Platner denies. The woman, Jenny Racicot, spoke to CNN's Jake Tapper and said the attack occurred in 2021, two years after she and Platner began casually dating. Jake joins Anderson with the exclusive conversation. 
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We begin tonight, Keeping Them Honest, with the billion-plus dollars the president made, while many investors lost nearly everything from something he himself once called a scam. Plus, the wedding festivities for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have begun. According to sources, a rehearsal dinner is happening tonight inside Madison Square Garden.
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