prosecutors, jack smith s investigation of the documents continues right now. this is a special, live edition of the last word. the new york times is reporting tonight that the charges include willfully retaining national defense secrets and violations of the espionage act. making false statements, and an obstruction of justice conspiracy, according people familiar with the matter. donald trump has been ordered to surrender for arrest in processing an arraignment in the federal court in miami on tuesday at three pm. here s what donald trump s lawyer said on television tonight. this is not biblically accurate, because i m not looking at a charging document, i m looking at a summary sheet. so there is language in here that might be reflecting a single, counted set of two. but i think there was a conspiracy count as well. so that means that there could be other indictments. have you been told that anyone else is indicted here? we went advised of anyone else being indicted.
here is what donald trump s criminal defense lawyer, james trusty, said on television tonight. this is not publicly accurate because i m not looking at a charging document, i am looking at a summary sheet. so there s ones that might actually be reflecting on single counts too. but i think there was a conspiracy count as well. that means that there could be other indictments, have you been told that anyone else is indicted here? we weren t in fisa of anyone else being indicted. and i have a theory that some of the outrageous misconduct has affected in some other case. potential target. but bottom line is all we know about is our client. donald trump has been ordered to surrender for arrest processing and arraignment in federal court in miami on tuesday at three pm. this is how we got to hear. four months after donald trump left the white house, the national archives sent a letter to the national archives on may 6th, 2021. asking politely for the return of documents tha
heard when the former president united states, and wants to return, tells people on christmas day that they can rot in hell. just as congresswoman debbie dingell says, trump s rot in hell christmas mers it was, to say the least, unpresidential. special counsel jack smith is filing a new motion to block trump for making political arguments during his criminal trial. also tonight, michigan supreme court decides against removing trump from the 2024 ballot, unlike colorado s highest court and now extra security is needed for those justices. plus, the republicans all out assault on voting rights, which includes plans to ask the u.s. supreme court to preserve their undemocratically gerrymandered maps in wisconsin. good evening. and charles coleman, in for joy reid, and we have got a lot to talk about. we begin tonight with a new year faster protesting, many looking head to 2024 and wondering what else could be in store. that certainly appears to be the case for former president d
and wants to return, tells people on christmas day that they can rot in hell. just as congresswoman debbie dingell says, trump s rot in hell christmas message was, to say the least, unpresidential. now, special counsel jack smith is filing a new motion to block trump for making political arguments during his criminal trial. also tonight, michigan supreme court decides against removing trump from the 2024 ballot, unlike colorado s highest court and now extra security is needed for those justices. plus, the republicans all out assault on voting rights, which includes plans to ask the u.s. supreme court to preserve their undemocratically gerrymandered maps in wisconsin. good evening. i m charles coleman, in four joy reid, and we have got a lot to talk about. we begin tonight with a new year faster protesting, many looking head to 2024 and wondering what else could be in store. that certainly appears to be the case for former president donald trump who has been the holidays not
ex-president very clear publicly known efforts and plot to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election. a series of court battles over the last few weeks have largely gone in special counsel jack smith s favor, resulted if a whole slew of new trump officials and allies now being ordered to testify. some big names, none of them bigger than the one, vice president mike pence, news broke on tuesday that a federal judge had ordered him to answer questions under oath regarding conversations that may involve illegality on donald trump s part. here s what mike pence told nbc news about all of that this morning. i ll be in washington, d.c., later the week. i ll be meeting with my counsel that week and we ll determine the best way forward. again, i have nothing to hide. i believe we did our duty under the constitution on january 6th. nothing to hide, but that response begs the question, if that s the case, and frankly the fact that he wrote the book about it, why hasn t he testified