and republicans quick to publicly defend the twice indicted former president for changing the tune behind closed doors and then defend holding off and raising interest rates, for now. where the economy is and more importantly, where it is headed? as the 11th hour gets underway this wednesday night. good evening, once again, i am stephanie ruhle. donald trump gears up for the legal battle of his life, as the justice department defense its prosecution of the former president. just one day after trump s arraignment on charges of mishandling top secret documents, the attorney general voiced his support of special counsel jack smith. when i pointed at mr. smith, i did so because it underscores the justice department s commitment to both independence and accountability. mr. smith as a veteran career prosecutor. he has assembled a group of experienced and talented prosecutors and agents, who cher s commitment, integrity and the rule of law. any questions about the matter will have
mr. smith as a veteran career prosecutor. he has assembled a group of experienced and talented prosecutors and agents, who cher s commitment, integrity and the rule of law. any questions about the matter will have to be answered by their filings in court. meanwhile, the washington post reports one of trump s attorneys wanted to oppress the department of justice to discuss a possible settlement in the documents case. but trump himself, he was not interested. that is according to three people briefed on the matter. the post writes, they were, quote, many occasions when players and advisers sought to get trump to take a more cooperative stance. meanwhile, jack smith s other investigation into january six, the big one, has not slowed down one bit. jack yesterday, to nevada fake electors were spotted entering the federal courthouse in d. c. where the grand jury meets. trump s legal troubles are escalating, just as he is ramping up his third campaign for the white house. nbc s ga
of sight since trump s charges were filed, but that ends today. an event set to begin any minute now is focused on violent crime, but the real question is will he talk about trump or special counsel jack smith? and a group of kids suing the state of montana over their right to a healthy, livable climate. is it meant to make a political point or is it a real case based in the law? but we start with brand new nbc reporting from inside trump world that the former president is bracing now for even more indictments. a source in contact with donald trump also says he knows that means a long and uncertain period of legal battles, even as he s telling allies he can t believe the florida case has gotten this far. but while trump seems to know that the level of legal peril is shifting, he s sticking to a tried and true political strategy, attacking his enemies while insisting he did nothing wrong. today we witnessed the most evil and heinous abuse of power in the history of our c
for both the prosecution and defense the security perhaps and the impact it all could have on the 2024 election. our expert panels are here to break it down. as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. good evening once again i m stephanie ruhle. donald j trump is now hours away from his first court appearance as a federal criminal defendant. earlier today he traveled from new jersey to south florida ahead of his scheduled arraignment tomorrow on charges of mishandling classified documents and blocking efforts to get them back. the government s hearing 49-page indictment lays out more than three dozen counts against the former president including what prosecutors say is evidence of where trump kept america s most sensitive national security secrets in a bathroom, a ballroom the storms in mar-a-lago. trump was asked about his upcoming court hearings in a radio interview earlier tonight. the judge is going to ask you tomorrow how you plead are you going to see anythi
way. what s interesting here is that it puts a little bit of additional pressure on judge canon. if she s at all inclined to slow walk this prosecution, she may find herself in the embarrassing position of having state judges want to move in front of her. it is 2:00 p.m. in new york city. also in miami. thank you for staying with us for our special coverage. president trump has just arrived at the miami federal courthouse where he will voluntarily surrender then be arrested on 37 counts on the alleged mishanding of classified documents. mr. trump will be represented at today s proceedings by attorneys and will appear alongside his personal aide and co-defendant, walt nauta. a former navy military aide who was his aide in the white house. went with him and became a private citizen. accused of helping donald trump move boxes of documents. we expect mr. trump to enter a not guilty plea. he s said that before u.s. magistrate judge john goodman. he said he would. still has tim