This time than what we might have otherwise been expecting. If the allegations in this indictment are proven Beyond A Reasonable Doubt and a jury convicts some of these crimes, history will not ask, wow, how did america get to the point where they indicted a former president . History instead is going to ask, how did america get to the point where such a person could be elected to the presidency of the United States. Were actions such as these could be carried out from the oval office directed by a person who was elected president by the American People, along with his advisers. This is a grave day and a serious one for our country. Thank you for being with us here tonight. We know you had every choice in the world. But we are happy to have you here on what will go down in u. S. History as a black letter, bold faced date, August 1st 2023 is the date on which a former president and the leading president ial candidate of the Republican Party was indicted in Federal Court, accused of lead
The special coverage. He is of course innocent until Proven Guilty and he will and should mount a robust defense against these charges, and he should be acquitted if he didnt do what he is accused of. But if the allegations made by the Justice Department in this indictment are proven, if the former president did what he is accused of, history is going to ask a different question of this time than what we might have otherwise been expecting. If the allegations in this indictment are proven Beyond A Reasonable Doubt and a jury convict some of these crimes, history will not ask, wow, how did america get to the point where they indicted a former president . History instead is going to ask, how did america get to the point where such a person could be elected to the presidency of the United States. Where actions such as these could be carried out from the oval office directed by a person who was elected president by the American People, along with his advisers. This is a grave day and a ser
know about how the case will proceed, particularly alongside all the other legal proceedings, including criminal proceedings already pending against the same very high-profile defendant. whatever satisfaction there may be in seeing the country demonstrate rather than just say that we are a nation of law, the laws apply to everyone in this country, no matter how powerful, whatever the sort of civic satisfaction is in seeing our country tested on that point and rising to the occasion when it needed to happen, i think everyone will now need to can see that things are about to get complicated. just in logistical terms. here we are in addition to the 34 felony counts he is facing a new york state, concerning hush money payments made to affect his election to the white house in the first place, in 2016, and it into the 40 felony counts he is facing already in federal court in florida, related to his handling of sensitive national security material and alleged destruction of evidence after
of the republican party was indicted in federal court, accused of leading multiple criminal conspiracies to try to hold power by force, after he was voted out of office by the people. in the special coverage tonight, we will talk about all of it. the charges that have been brought, these four felony charges, the unindicted, unnamed, but for the most part pretty clearly identifiable coconspirators whose actions are described in detail in the indictment, alongside the alleged actions of the former president himself. we will also talk about what we know about how the case will proceed, particularly alongside all the other legal proceedings, including criminal proceedings already pending against the same very high-profile defendant. whatever satisfaction there may be in seeing the country demonstrate rather than just say that we are a nation of law, the laws apply to everyone in this country no matter how powerful, whatever the sort of
civic satisfaction is in seeing our country tested on that point and rising to the occasion when it needed to happen, i think everyone will now need to concede that things are about to get complicated, just in logistical terms. here we are in addition to the 34 felony counts he is facing a new york state, concerning hush money payments made to affect his election to the white house in the first place in 2016, and it into the 40 felony counts he is facing already in federal court in florida, related to his handling of sensitive national security material and alleged destruction of evidence after he left office. now we have four new federal felony charges, unsealed against the former president for conduct of his while he was president. he is due in court, washington post, d.c., four pm on tuesday to be arraigned on these charges. he is charged with obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding.