That is right, you cannot ignore those discussions. Thank you to you for putting them front and center, and to david for the good work he does it have a great evening and great weekend, guys. Thank you at home for joining us this evening. One of the most important criminal cases against donald trump has been on lifesupport for weeks now but as of today, it appears that the case will live. The former president will likely have to face trial. For the past two months, we have watched as the Georgia Election interference case against donald trump and 14 Co Defendants devolved into a high stakes sideshow. Several of the defendants in this case accused fani willis of having a relationship with the Special Prosecutor on her team, nathan wade. A relationship that created the Conflict Of Interest. They argued that because of that relationship, fani willis needed to be thrown off the case, a move that would effectively kill any chance of this case ever getting to trial. Last month, d. A. Willis
Across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late. Well see you at the end of tomorrow. Tomorrow thank you all for joining us at this hour. We have breaking news tonight, as i just mentioned. If your calendar was marked for this coming monday, when President Trump was set to hold a Press Conference that he promised would exonerate him from the allegations laid out in that Fulton County indictment, if that was a date that was reserved on your eye calla, well im sorry to inform you, that it has been called off. Trump says tonight that his legal team is instead putting all of the overwhelming evidence informal legal filings. He adds, therefore, the News Conference is no longer necessary. That news comes right after trumps legal team and another case finally gave its answer as to when they believe the former president should go to trial. Trumps team is arguing tonight that the federal 2020 election case brought by special counsel jack smith should go to trial in April Of 2026. Th
Teams prior claim that he cant be prosecuted even if he assassinated, killed, assassinated his political rivals. Could a president who ordered s. E. A. L. Team six to assassinate a political rival, who was not impeached, would he be subject to criminal prosecution. If he were impeached and convicted first so your answer is no. Today trumps lawyers argued, quote, a former president enjoys absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for his official acts. They also tried to argue that Holding President accountable for his crimes would somehow cripple the office. Quote, a denial of criminal immunity would incapacitate every future president with De Facto Black Mail and extorsion. The key to trumps argument is his claim that trying to overturn the election was part of his official Amitriptyline Acts as president , a claim that is absolute nonsense. Trumps filing comparing january 6th to clintons airstrikes in the middle east, bushs search for weapons of mass destruction and even president
Georgia where a grand jury meets today to investigate whether trump tried to overturn the election in that state. Meanwhile, in pennsylvania, the search for answers after a home explodes near pittsburgh killing five people including a teenager. And a 3yearold Migrant Child dies while riding a bus from texas to chicago. Its the first death texas has announced since it started Busing Thousands of migrants to cities across the country. This morning Fulton County, georgia, District Attorney willis is expected to begin presenting her case to a grand jury outlining Donald Trumps alleged efforts to overturn bidens 2020 victory in that state. Tomorrow the grand jury will hear from former Lieutenant Governor jeff duncan and journalist george chidi, both who have been asked to testify. The former president has spent this morning and the weekend slamming the d. A. And her case saying he didnt tamper with the election. Joining us now nbc news correspondent Blayne Alexander who is right outside the
In north korea, the regime confirming for the first time it has custody of an american soldier who bolted into its territory last month. What the north is claiming he said. And back at home, Soccer Superstar lionel messi propels his miami team to new heights. We begin this morning with a Wildfire Devastation in hawaii. This morning, the white house announced President Biden and the first lady will travel to maui on monday to meet with First Responders and survivors. And as the death toll climbs to 106, were starting to learn the identities of some of the victims. They include 74yearold robert vickman, 79yearold buddy jantoc, franklin teros, who was trying to save a friends dog, Carol Hartley who lived on lahaina for 36 years and a family of four that was trying to escape. And as news crews with Cadaver Dogs Scour the area, a growing number of families are facing a grim reality, one man spoke with our affiliate khnl outside a morgue, saying he was waiting to identify his stepfathers rem