Duncan writing i look forward to answering their questions around the 2020 election. Republican should never let honesty be mistaken for weakness. The Fulton County georgia courthouse already on high alert. The barricades blocking the building from traffic. The bomb sniffing dogs inspecting vehicles. Trump, meanwhile, is proclaiming his innocence on the campaign trail. Heres what he told nbcs Vaughn Hillyard when he was asked about a possible plea deal in georgia. Any chance you take a political . Yes, sir. Mr. Weiss. We dont take plea deals. Trumps commentary on the criminal cases are under review for the d. C. Judge. Friday, they restricted how the judge can handle evidence in the election interference trial. A, Reminder Trump will face consequences for threatening his perceived enemies if he does. So quote, the more party makes inflammatory statements about this case which could change the jury pool or intimidate potential witnesses, the greater the urgency will be that we proceed t
Codefendants appearing in court as the former president makes a new and unusual request in the classified documents case. Plus, inflation ticks up after a yearlong streak of declines. What it could mean for your wallet as the fed plots its next move. And Playing Tourist at the edge of space. A mother daughter duo and a former olympian blasting off with Virgin Galactic, is this the future of commercial space travel . Our nbc News Reporters are covering it all. We begin with those raging fires in maui. President biden issuing a major disaster declaration for the area. Nbcs Dana Griffin Reports from an Evacuation Center. Reporter we are at the largest Evacuation Center in maui where 300 to 400 people here slept overnight. Many escaping the flames in lahaina. Several people have told me that their homes are destroyed. Many, however, are kind of coming here with a very positive attitude, expressing gratitude for still being alive. We know several people have been killed. At least 36, and th
I would love to talk i will talk about it. Theyre not taking away my First Amendment rights. Donald trump claiming earlier this week that no one is going to stop him from speaking about his criminal case. Today, judge Tanya Chutkan laid down the law and told trumps lawyer that trumps words will have consequences. And the First Amendment is not absolute. Plus, attorney general Merrick Garland appoints a Special Counsel to investigate hunter biden . And republicans are predictably complaining about it after spending months demanding exactly that. And good evening, everyone. Happy friday. Tonight was a big night for donald trump, who discovered that after all, at least to the criminal Justice System, he is no different from anyone else. Despite his fame and political prominence, he cant just publicly abuse witnesses because hes on the campaign trail. The judge who taught him that lesson today is named Tanya Chutkan. I have a bunch more to say on her in a bit, but we begin the reidout toni
Night. Good evening once again. Im stephanie ruhle. We begin this evening with the scope of the Special Counsel jack smiths investigation into donald trump and new signs that it is still growing. The latest revelation that investigators executed a Search Warrant of Donald Trumps twitter account and the company had to be held in contempt by a federal judge before handing over the material. Here is one former prosecutor on the kind of evidence that they must have been looking for. The twitter files that the Justice Department wants to retrieve clearly relate to that time period, right around the election. All those materials could be relevant. Its fairly typical for prosecutors to obtain social media from the platforms like twitter, like facebook and others. I think the only reason this is getting so much attention is that they resisted in this case, and it had to go to the Appeals Court to get timely compliance. But clearly the evidence here that is important to jack smith in the invest
Laying down during the day and only four visits a year. How the u. S. Is responding. And its nice to be among friends. Former President Donald Trump heading to a republican dinner alabama tonight, a state he won by 26 points. What we expect to hear from him after his highprofile washington, d. C. , indictment. Our nbc reporters are following all of the latest developments. We begin with donald trump off his arraignment. Nbcs dasha burns joins me now. What more can you tell us about this trip to alabama . Reporter thats right. Former President Trump headed to alabama today. If the past is any indication he is absolutely going to be using the third indictment as a key part of his Campaign Messaging in the coming weeks and months and the way that the legal calendar is lining up with the election calendar, primary calendar, it is going to be fairly easy for the former president to soak up a whole lot of oxygen, which is going to make things pretty difficult for his primary opponents. Youve