ahead. possible indictment of a former president trump. wall street journal is today reporting this, that special counsel jack smith has all but finished obtaining his evidence into whether donald trump mishandled evidence at the mar-a-lago. and some of the trump close associates are bracing for his indictment. they say that clashes within the trump legal team have led to the departure of a delawyer. and the wall street journal goes on to report that jack smith appears to be tying up loose ends saying in recent weeks prosecutors working for smith have completed interviews with nearly every employee at trump s florida home from top aides to maintenance staff. they have pressed witnesses on questions that appear to hone in on specific elements that they need to show to include a crime. and questions aimed at undermining potential defenses that trump could raise reports are that the special counsel as assembled evidence and much of that appears to obliterate many ofhe argume
anything else. we re not going to sleep tonight, right? have a great show. thank you, nicolle. we are excited about the upcoming news. welcome to the beat. i m ari melber. but the big news today is huge, and here it is the criminal trial of defendant donald trump continuing today. you are looking at new images, and i ll explain exactly what it is. you may recall that first court hearing set a lot of rules down. now you re looking at the first one since then, since trump was arraigned, which was a precedent busting moment for america. it was actually just seven weeks ago. at that hearing, the judge warning him about his conduct and scheduling another hearing, which brings us what you have here today. we ll show you what we have. we don t have a million shots. isolated on the left, defendant donald trump sitting right there. this was a hearing on evidence and rules for a protective order. trump had to legally appear in this hearing, which is another step towards his cri
desantis is expected announce his 2024 presidential campaign alongside elon musk on that website. no, this is not the premise of a snl skit. if you think about it it makes sense that the elected official who s repeatedly shown he s rader be somewhere, anywhere other than interacting with voters, has chose ton make his announcement not in front of people, on the internet. remember, it was twitter that helped propel donald trump to gop superstardom, and now that company s owner will be sitting with and introduce his chief competition ahead of the 2024 race. many thanks to my colleague dasha burns and our msnbc news colleagues for this delicious scoop. thank you for letting us into your homes during these extraordinary times. we are grateful. the beat with ari melber starts rights now. as always you put it incisively. i m more excited for that than