Sexual abuse former president. But also the most important trial of our life times. The United States of america versus donald trump. Tomorrow, trump will be arraigned in a washington, d. C. Courtroom. Hes expected to plead not guilty to four criminal counts, conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct, conspiracy to violate the right to vote and obstruction of an official proceeding. This latest indictment of the former president handed down by special counsel jack smith is an incredibly detailed and damning account of an attempt to subvert democracy and forcibly overturn the 2020 election. It pulls from firsthand accounts including people very close to the president and sets up a potential block buster trial with star witnesses, including his former Vice President and countless maga senators and members of the and members of congress. The core of the case is broken down into three parts. The first part details how trump was fully aware that he lost the election. F
it is good to be back with you on this second hour of chris jansing reports. at this hour, a decision that dramatically reshapes the future of presidential power in this country. the supreme court ruling donald trump is partially shielded from prosecution in the january 6th case. the historic opinion by chief justice john roberts. plus, the scathing dissent from sonia sotomayor, calling the decision a loaded gun that basically makes the president a king. plus, what this all means for special counsel jack smith and when now might this case finally go to trial. our legal experts are standing by. we re also getting new reaction from the trump and biden campaigns. how will today s decision impact an already tumultuous presidential race. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. let s get right to nbc news legal correspondent lisa rubin. give us the big picture, what this means for presidential power and equal responsibility under the law? chris, t
thank you so much for letting us into your homes during these truly extraordinary times. we are grateful. the beat with katie phang in for ari starts right now. hi, katie. thanks, nicole. i think extraordinary is an understatement these days, but thank you, i appreciate it. have a good show. thanks. and welcome to the beat, i m katie phang in for ari melber. the supreme court today handing down a win for donald trump in his federal insurrection case. a consequential decision that will affect presidential power for years to come, ruling that trump has immunity for some of his official conduct as president but not for private, unofficial acts. here s how that played out. the high court has just issued one of its most consequential rulings in decades. the president has absolute immunity for core constitutional powers, however, not for unofficial acts. five alarm fire. supreme court has decreed him a king. how the justices rule could well define the parameters
department weaponized in these really extreme ways, especially at the end of the administration where donald trump was trying to use the justice department to validate his false claims of election fraud and maintain power. this is inherently political stuff. we can say that it s just a matter of following the facts and it s as easy as that and cleanse this country and the justice department of all the politicization and all the deep, deep suspicion of the department, both inside the department, there are people inside the department who are having clash, and outside the department, the american public is very divided over what this doj is and what it s about. so before merrick garland and special counsel jack smith to be as cautious as possible and try to put all the evidence together they felt would be compelling to show that these federal statutes have been violated, that was something that had to be done with extreme caution. and as carefully as possible because ultimately this inve
it s 5:00 a.m. here in new york. we begin this morning with the extraordinary new revelations about the justice department under former president trump adding even more evidence of how he weaponized one co-equal branch of government against another. sources say prosecutors had obtained a federal grand jury subpoena for apple for the data from the accounts of democrats on the house intel committee. why such an extraordinary measure? to find leakers behind new stories revealing the connections between trump associates and russia. this was first reported by the new york times last night but it wasn t just the intel committee members who were targeted in this probe, it was also their staff, even their family members including a minor child. shocked on the one hand, not surprised on the other. did i wonder, you knew, for a few years with the president calling for committee to be investigated, calling for me to be investigated whether, you know, the department was going to do it. while i