Also hearing testimony on that case before a Second Grand Jury in d. C. And this hour in ohio, voters are voting on a state constitutional amendment that could make it harder to pass ballot issues including the right to an abortion. A big test in a critical election state. And its too darn hot for millions of americans continuing to feel the impact of blazing summer heat causing severe summer storms, storm damage. Flight cancellations across the midwest and again on the east coast. And good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington where u. S. District judge Tanya Chutkan has ordered a hearing no later than this friday on what is usually a standard order in the d. C. Circuit against the exposure of Grand Jury Testimony once they receive it from prosecutors. In a filing monday afternoon, attorneys for mr. Trump objecting to what as i say is usually a standard usually agreed upon agreement in the circuit. Writing the government requests the court assume the role of censor and impos
Our nbc News Reporters are following all of the latest developments, and we begin with that Court Appearance in florida for Carlos De Oliveira. Nbcs ken dilanian following all the latest developments for us. Ken, break down what happened in the courtroom and whats going to happen between now and next week. Reporter good afternoon, chris. Mr. De oliveira made his first appearance in Federal Court to answer for these charges but wasnt able to enter a plea or have an arraignment because he didnt have local counsel licensed to practice in the Southern District of florida. So he will have to come back and do that. The real significance of this case is not really mr. De oliveira whos a lowlevel employee at maralago. Its that this new Superseding Indictment makes an extraordinary allegation against the former president , alleging that he conspired to destroy evidence that was under a Grand Jury Subpoena. It says essentially he ordered these two lowlevel employees, nauta and deol oliveira, to
Department of justice at the time. Hes also accused of lying to investigators. Again, it is not the crime, folks. It is the coverup, but there is a delay. De oliveira hasnt secured local counsel to represent him in florida so the judge asked him to return later, next thursday, to go about the arraignment. If all of this sounds familiar, thats because the other trump aide indicted in the classified Documents Case, the valet, walt nauta, twice had his not guilty plea postponed for the very same reason and perhaps youre saying to yourself, what a stroke of bad fortune. Both indicted Trump Associates somehow unable to find a florida lawyer, thereby delaying their trials with the 2024 election fast approaching. Go figure. This afternoon, there are also significant concerns surrounding de oliveiras legal fees, specifically who is going to pay for them. Its reportedly a trump pact and that raises a number of major questions that we will address throughout the hour, but first, consider how thi
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Political enemies. Facing new charges and the potential for more, donald trump flexes his power over his party. The republicans are very high class. Theyve got to be a little bit lower class. Re whats next . And up close and personal. Republican candidates take their message to key early states. Any am the republican nominee, joe biden doesnt stand a chance. We the people can handle the truth but can they overtake the frontrunner without taking him on . Ill ask gop president ial candidate, Vivek Ramaswamy. And then fellow candidate Chris Christie joins me to respond. Plus, just a number . Renewed concerns about aging political leaders, as candidates on both sides say its time for a fresh start. We need to start getting d. C. In order. Do americans believe age is just a number . Democratic senator chris murphy is coming up. Hello. Up. Im kasie hunt in washington, where the state of our union is thinking, ive seen this film before. The political world begins a new week as we have so many