defense attorney and covering the breaking details, marianne rafferty. we begin with matt finn on precisely what we are learning about this indictment. good evening. former president trump is calling this a dark day for america and is responded to the reported indictments on truth social. i m an innocent man. i m an innocent person practicum after donald trump, organizing the justice department, organizing the fbi. we can t let this continue to go on because it is ripping our country to shreds. we have such big problems. this should not be one of them. reporter: it is not clear exactly what the former president will be charged with but sources told fox news he faces at least seven federal counts of obstruction of justice, conspiracy and illegal retention of classified documents. it is all in relation to trump allegedly storing classified documents at his photo at mar-a-lago home. you may recall last august, the fbi made the unprecedented move of raiding that property. t
his mar-a-lago resort. we ll go through the charges and what s next in the case. plus, this indictment from a florida grand jury is significant when it comes to a venue for a potential trial. we ll explain why. and we ll have the reaction from trump s republican rivals in the 2024 presidential race. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, june 9th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. nbc news can confirm that former president donald trump has been indicted by a grand jury in florida in connection with special counsel jack smith s investigation into his handling of more than 100 classified documents discovered last year at his mar-a-lago resort in palm beach, florida. two sources familiar with the matter confirmed the indictment. one adding that trump received a summons to appear in u.s. district court on tuesday. this is the first time in american history that a former u.s. president will face federal charges. the sources say that
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Donald Trump asked a federal appeals court to lift a gag order restricting his speech about those involved in a case accusing him of scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss.
Attorneys for former President Trump filed an appeal to a gag order placed on the former president in his federal election interference case on Thursday, which prevents him from disparaging witnesses. Judge Tanya Chutkan reinstated the gag order on Monday. Thursday’s filing follows through on a promise to request a stay on that decision. “No…