It is great to have you with us. It is 10 00 it is 10 00 im im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york. We have our eyes trained on a courthouse in washington this morning, where the grand jury empanelled by the Special Counsel to investigate donald trump and Election Interference is beginning to arrive as we that speak. That means a secret vote on whether to indict the former president could potentially come at any moment. Nbcs ryan reilly is at that courthouse. Garrett haake is standing by in along along with former federal prosecutor cynthia axne and veteran prosecutor and Trial Attorney Paul Henderson joins us as well. Right to ryan to start us off do here. Do we know for sure if a vote is going to happen today, ryan . Reporter we dont know that for sure. All we know is that they are present here at the courthouse. Our producers who have been tracking this grand jury over several months recognize many some of the grand jurors and know that they are now upstairs on the third floor where
court to throw out the evidence, disqualify district attorney fani willis. but even with his mounting legal troubles, and mounting is an understatement here, donald trump is still the clear front runner for the gop 2024, their presidential nomination is right around the corner. today he was no-show at a major event for candidates to win over a key group of voters in the state of iowa. nbc s natasha burns has more. six months from the first in the nation i wore caucuses, of republican presidential candidates today making their pitch to evangelical voters. candidate after candidate sitting down with former fox news anchor tucker carlson except for the front runner. usa. trump skipping the event amid a feud with i was popular governor, kim reynolds, who says that she is staying neutral in the race. i had to say it, without me she was not gonna win. you know that, right? trump s attack not landing well in the hawkeye state. how worried are you about trump in iowa? he
hollywood on strike and everything in between. the 11th hour gets underway right now. we the good evening once again, i m stephanie ruhle. it is friday, which means are incredible for but first i want to give you a caught up on what down today. if you thought donald trump s indictment unexpected trial and then the case is closed, will buckle up kids. jack smith is reportedly still making aggressive moves in that investigation. abc news is reporting that smith sent a target letter to the organization employee who s expected of line to the grand jury. also tonight the ap reports that smith s prosecutors have spoken to the new mexico to overturn the 2020 election. meanwhile, trump himself is trying to get a georgia prosecutors investigation into 2020 outright canceled. he asked that the state supreme court to throw out the evidence, disqualify district attorney fani willis. but even with his mounting legal troubles, and mounting is an understatement here, donald trump is sti
last charge, which is going to be the most serious that we re expecting from the indictment that we re all waiting for on bated breath now. i believe that one of these federal charges are going to supersede his process of becoming the nominee and will overtake the campaign. at least for a period of time. that s what i m waiting to see. that s what i m expecting from this target letter indictment that i expect to come out today as well. cynthia, just a reminder of the potential charges that trump could be facing, it is deprivation of rights under the color of law, conspiracy to defraud the united states, and witness tampering. when you compare that to the criminal charges he s already facing with the classified documents case, the manhattan hush money case, how does this one this case stack up? does the gravity of this one feel different? it does. i think this is the most important case maybe since the civil war. this case is is the president
it is great to have you with us. it is 10:00 it is 10:00 i m i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we have our eyes trained on a courthouse in washington this morning, where the grand jury empanelled by the special counsel to investigate donald trump and election interference is beginning to arrive as we that speak. that means a secret vote on whether to indict the former president could potentially come at any moment. nbc s ryan reilly is at that courthouse. garrett haake is standing by in along along with former federal prosecutor cynthia axne and veteran prosecutor and trial attorney paul henderson joins us as well. right to ryan to start us off do here. do we know for sure if a vote is going to happen today, ryan? reporter: we don t know that for sure. all we know is that they are present here at the courthouse. our producers who have been tracking this grand jury over several months recognize many some of the grand jurors and know that they are now upstairs