Good morning, everyone. Its wednesday, august 2nd. A historic morning in u. S. Former President Trump is due in Court Tomorrow after a federal grand jury indicted him on four counts. This morning, city and federal Law Enforcement agencies are gearing up for that appearance. Also new this morning, a sense of trumps defense. His attorney tells cnn his clint is protected fully by the First Amendment. He was acting on the advice of counsel. We just heard from rudy ju giuliani. New details about the judge who will preside over this case. The judge has been randomly assigned. Hes overseen january 6ths defendants. The form e President Trumps 2024 rivals are weighing in on the charges. Their reactions ranging from condemning trump to condemning the Justice Department. Georgia, Fulton County sheriff said trump wont receive special treatment. Quote, it doesnt matter your status, well have mug shots ready for you, all of that this hour of cnn this morning starts right now. Third indictment. Fourt
Hutchinson, one of the few republican candidates who has been critical of trumps legal problems despite the fact the former president seems to be gaining, not losing political strength with each and every indictment. Were keeping also a close eye on the Security Situation surrounding the courthouse as a mix of federal and city Law Enforcement blanket the area ahead of trumps rapidly approaching arrival. Were also learning new details about the latest indictment that appears to rely on testimony from high level Trump Administration officials including former Attorney General bill barr and of course former Vice President mike pence. So lets start the hour with nbcs Aaron Gilchrist outside the court, Peter Alexander and kristen welker, the cohosts of weekend today, former fbi general counsel, andrew weissmann, kristy greenberg, and former u. S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg on set with us. So aaron, kick us off from outside the courthouse. Whats the atmosphere out there as we get closer to Pre
yes. responsible for the death of those three americans. i do hold responsible in the sense they are supplying the weapons to the people who did it. attacks in the past, what will be different this time? we ll see. john: president biden declaring he is holding the iranian regime responsible for the deaths of three u.s. soldiers. and then he has made up his mind how america will respond. hello, john roberts in washington, up for a big tuesday, sandra. sandra: awaiting for how we plan to respond. we ll see what we hear in the next two hours. sandra smith in new york. comments come as we are now expecting to hear from both the state department a short time from now and the pentagon shortly. where they will be likely pressed on biden s decision that could be one of the most consequential of his presidency. john: complete coverage now, former vice president mike pence says a strong response is needed to avoid emboldening america s adversaries. he is with us to disc
breakfast. our top stories russian mercenary leader yevgeny prigozhin called off his rebellion after 24 hours of mayhem. prigozhin agreed to leave russia after talks with the leader of belarus. the kremlin says he won t be prosecuted. faulkner troops have also begun to leave the southern city of rostov where the began. just hours earlier, vladimir putin had called the rebellion treason. in moscow, residents have been told to avoid traveling and all mass outdoor events are canceled until next month. and, of course, with events in russia dominating the sunday papers, we will run through them with the editor peter conrad and welcome to sky news breakfast. the rebellion by russian mercenary leader to be over within 24 hours, his take in the southern city of rostov-on-don, a key communication setup for the war in ukraine and an armored of 124 miles of moscow. russian president vladimir putin called it a knife in the back of our people and said they were traitors. b
attorney general supervision of the trump case. and the case of potential criminal prosecution drawing closer. then, connecting the dots between new anti gay laws in florida to a right-wing mobs attempt to storm a drag show. and elie mystal puts this radical turn from the supreme court into perspective, win all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i m chris hayes, welcome to this holiday weekend, i hope you are kicking back right now, enjoying. there s a question i have been wrestling with all week, which is why did cassidy hutchinson former trump administration official, the star witness of tuesday s january 6th earring, why did she decide to come forward and testify publicly? hutchinson was a trump ally, one might even say loyalist. and she already testified in three committee depositions there was a recorded, behind closed doors. then something happened and she agreed to come out and testify publicly. and the committee felt confident enough in her testimo