CNN announces they won't carry Donald Trump's comments following arraignment live Written by Media Matters Staff Published 08/03/23 5:27 PM EDT Video file Citation From the August 3, 2023, edition of CNN's The Lead with Jake Tapper ANDERSON COOPER (ANCHOR): Neal, I just wanted to tell our viewers, the former president is expected to speak. We're not going to bring those comments live. We're going to monitor what he says and anything that's newsworthy, we will turn that around and bring it to our viewers.