Committee, as the former president himself spells out clearly in his own words just how far he was willing to go to stay in power. And ahead, the socalled Teacher Loyalty Law proposed in New Hampshire, aiming to bar educators from reaching the u. S. Was founded on racism. And more than a dozen historically black colleges and universities reporting bomb threats. Former head coach of the dolphins and brian flores filing a lawsuit against the dolphins and two other teams alleging Racial Discrimination allegations, bob costas is going to join me straight ahead. And abc has suspended Whoopi Goldberg for two weeks in the week of her comments on the view claiming the holocaust was not about race. And the president of abc says i have asked her to take time to reflect and learn about the impact of her comments. More about that in the next hour. I want to bring in stewart stevens, Senior Adviser to the lincoln project, and elliott williams. Good evening. Thank you so much for joining us on a ver
Through friday. Ill take it. Lets be clear, i do not think that you are more important then the Inflation Reduction Act, but i do i do think that you are better, and i am more excited about your anniversary. I thank you for that. You have not known the Inflation Reduction Act for what is it my god, 25 years . And you have that. I will take it. Im just thrilled to have this kind of with you every four days a week chris. It is the thing that brings me joy, my friend. Happy anniversary. Thanks, buddy. Thanks for a great show, as always. Nks, buddy thanks to you at home for joining me this hour once again. We now have a date, march 4th, 2024. That is the day that Fulton County district attorney, fani willis, proposed her case against trump and his 18 codefendants that is the date that she would like to put it to trial. Just two months after the january 2nd date that Special Counsel jack smith proposed for the federal case against trumps attempts to overturn the 2020 election. And it would
Heads for boundaries of a Protective Order issued friday by the Federal Judge presiding over the julk by attacking the Special Counsel and judge over the weekend. But it was Star Treatment for the former president at the Iowa State Fair this weekend. Upstaging ron desantis and the rest of the field. Plus, Hunter Bidens attorneys main prosecutor and the plea deal. They say a trial for him could still be avoided as controversy grows over why the Attorney General grows. And the overwhelming tragedy in maui has victims furious with the rescue and recovery as the death toll nears 100 in the deadliest wildfire in a century. Where were you guys . No. Where were you guys to try and get us out, evacuate us . No. Were mad. Were mad. We lost homes, towns. Good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell In Washington Where Former President Trump is already testing u. S. District judge Protective Order against him, lashing out on sunday in a string of social media post, slamming jack smith as a Quote Low Li
Thets big barr laying out a flaw in the main defense that Donald Trumps lawyers using in the federal election case. Well have much more from the former Attorney General on trumps many, many legal issues in just a moment. Meanwhile a key conspirator in the riot at the capitol could receive the longest sentence yet for the january 6th attack. And a very significant summit at camp david for President Biden. Well explain the stakes at todays meeting. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this friday, august 18th. We made it to friday, folks. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And well begin this morning with the trial date proposed by Donald Trumps legal team that is way, way, way in the future. In a court filing late yesterday the attorneys representing the former president in the federal election interference case against him thats the one out of washington requested that that trial begin in april of 2026. That is 2 1 2 years later than the january 2024 star
Good evening once again, im stephanie ruhle. Donald trump is now seeking to delay his federal election interference trial until april of 2026. No, not next april 26, april 2026. That is almost three years from now. 17 months after the 2024 election. It is when his legal Team Proposed this evening in a court filing to the judge handling the case. They say, quote, must have adequate time to defend himself, citing the governments 11 and a half million pages of evidence, they said if the pages were stacked on top of one another, the result would be a tower taller than the Statue Of Liberty and the washington monument. Remember, jack smith has asked for Jury Selection to start in december, with a trial beginning on january 2nd of 2024. Meanwhile the former president has been speaking out against his four separate indictments. Today he told fox business, he wants his party to do a better job of defending him. It is just a continuation of silencing, they want to silence. You if you look, this