under the very same espionage act that trump is complaining about being charged under. and more than three years after the murder of george floyd under the knee of a minneapolis police officer, the doj finally releases the damning findings of their investigation into the minneapolis pd. but we begin tonight with the rantings of a twice indicted former president who seems to forget that history is well chronicled and easily searched. at his bedminster golf club earlier this week where it s cited in the special counsel s indictment that he on two occasions shared classified documents with people lacking security clearances, donald trump attacked the use of the espionage act under which he s being charged. charming a former president of the united states under the espionage act of 1917 wasn t meant for this. an act for a crime so heinous that only the death penalty would do. it s one of the most outrageous and vicious legal theories ever put forward in an american court of
and i thank you. good to be back with you on this second hour of msnbc reports with jose diaz-balart. it is 1:00 eastern, 10:00 a.m. pacific. i m in today for chris jansing. what happens today in a d.c. courthouse could be one of the most important days yet for the former president. donald trump s lawyer facing off against jack smith s special counsel team about the durability of trump s presidential immunity argument. it is now in the hands of three judges, but could this case as trump s lawyer put it open pandora s box? a president has to have immunity. and the other thing is i did nothing wrong. and the two top figures in this case, special counsel jack smith and judge tanya chutkan have now both been victims of swatting. what does that mean for the safety of public officials as we head into a busy 2024? plus, the pentagon s investigation into secretary of to hide his hospitalization from even the white house as more lawmakers on capitol hill call for his resignation.
todd: harvard tries to move on from the controversy, students and donors are done and want someone to turn the campus around. you are watch ing fox and friends first, i m todd piro. carley shimkus has the day off. claudine gay is out as president, her time at harvard is not over yet. that is rights, claudine gay may not be harvard s president, but she is not going anywhere. she will stay on payroll as a faculty member, a role expected to land her $800,000 per year. gay saying we need to heal from this period of tension and division and to emerge stronger. i had hoped with all my heart to lead that journey in partnership with you. i return to faculty and pledge to continue working alongside you to build the community we all deserve. gay s departure comes after weeks of growing plagiarism accusation and her response to antisemitism on campus. just six months after taking on that role, marking the shortest presidency in u.s. history. elise stefanik said it is still too lon
they are nowat amassing at day our southern border yet once again. and in 10 daysl, title era forty two will end. now, that is the colvert error provision that allowed immigration officials to quickly deport illegaimmigral immigrants. but idt will soon be over. and the word is out. immigr now hundreds of thousands, if not millions exp more of illegal immigrants are expected to pour into this country in the coming months. but let not your heart be trouble, because in all of his infinite wisdom, your president, joey, is sending fifteen hundred troops to the border to , quote, help ou e t. all right. je joining us now live with a full report on this breaking news, our own griff jenkins is with us . griff has been down there allt a day. this manhunts gone has gone on l days. five innocent people murdered. he wase deporte d five times. thank god they found him. griff yeah, that s right.roke good evening, sean.news and i broke that news after getting multiple border patrol sour
to governor itself, the district should have autonomy and some of them are saying they re disappointed. d.c. has this right, it s a sad day for d.c. home rule. deeply disappointed. it is a very divisive issue for the democrats and it is a har b harbinger on the issue that democrats may have on crime going into this election. certainly something to watch. thank you so much. it is the top of the hour on cnn newsroom. hello, everyone. today disgraced former south carolina attorney alex murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison for the murders of his wife, maggie and his youngest son paul. a judge handed down two consecutive life sentences without parole for the killings. his defense team plans to file an appeal in the next few days. before he was sentenced, the former lawyer maintained his innocence. i ll say it again. i respect this court. but i m innocent. i would never under any circumstances hurt my wife maggie and i would never under any circumstances hurt my son p