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
is for the first time in the history of the country, a former president a facing federal charges. it is friday, june 9, here are the latest developments. a grand jury in florida has indicted trump on seven counts related to the mishandling of classified documents. his lawyer says he is facing a charge under the espionage act. and also charges of obstruction of justice, false statements and conspiracy. the former president released a video railing against the indictment calling it a hoax and election interference. he says he is an innocent man. in a post trump said he has been summoned to appear in federal court in miami 3:00 p.m. tuesday. they did not give any advanced warning of the indictment. secret service will be coming up with a plan for the court appearance. and congressional allies quick to rally to his defense as some of his campaign rivals attacked the legal system but avoided direct support notably of the former president. so far the biden white house has not c
cover up for joe biden s cruft crime family and the revelations that were revealed today on capitol hill that he and his family accepted millions of dollars from foreign nationals. but they are sadly mistaken because the american people, republicans, independence, and sound minded democrats in this country will rally around president trump more than ever before and rally around law and order. we cannot stand for this. good hard americans. trace: part of that rally includes ron desantis, his closest competitor here, desantis said the following, quoting, weaponization of federal law enforcement represents a mortal threat to a free society. we have witnessed an uneven application of the law depending on political affiliation. why so zealous in pursuing trump yet so passive about hillary or hunter, the desantis administration will bring accountability to the doj, excise political bias and weaponization once and for all. so he came out in favor of the former president, a little campaign b
dwaens administration will bring accountability to the doj, excise political bias and end weaponization once and for all. and then you had chris christie tweeting we don t get our news from trump s truth social account, no one is above the law no matter how much they wish they were. we will have more to say when the facts are revealed. joining us now is republican strategist alice stewart and also political anchor errol lewis. alice, there were i think one or two republican candidates that either said push pause on making a judgment or asa hutchinson calling for the former president to step aside. vast majority of the candidates quickly move like ron desantis behind the individual they are trying to beat. exactly. i think my friend and former governor asa hutchinson is really on an island right now. he is the main person who is in this race that is so forcefully
responded to the national archives. , ., ., archives. interesting to note that we re archives. interesting to note that we re hearing archives. interesting to note that we re hearing from - archives. interesting to note i that we re hearing from another republican presidential hopeful, ron desantis, who s saying a desantis saying a desa ntis administration saying a desantis administration would bring accountability to the doj, the department ofjustice, and excise political bias. another political comment there. joe, what do we know about the case that prosecutors have here, and whether this would actually go to trial and when? whether this would actually go to trial - and when? to trial - and when? well, i mean, justice to trial - and when? well, i mean, justice may - to trial - and when? well, i mean, justice may be - to trial - and when? well, i mean, justice may be fair, | to trial - and when? well, i. mean, justice may be fair, but it s not always swift. and so i think it