recess since the end of july, before the indictments in either of election interference cases against donald trump, but when members returned to capitol hill shortly after labor day, house republicans have signaled that they are ready to take up the former presidents campaign of grievance and vengeance once again. hours before trump turned himself into local authorities at the fulton county jail on thursday, the house judiciary committee chairman, jim jordan, announced that he would be opening an investigation into, wait for it, fulton county district attorney fani willis. and the sprawling criminal racketeering cases that she s brought against donald trump. in a letter addressed to willis, jordan casts doubt on motivations behind with this investigation, writing, quote, there are questions about whether and how your office coordinated with doj special counsel jack smith during the course of this investigation, and quote. additionally, john is requesting that the district attorney sent
to authorities. the most notable, of course, is former president donald trump. he appeared at the fulton county jail on thursday evening to be fingerprinted and have his mugshot taken. he then posted that mugshot on x, formerly known as twitter, positioning himself squarely as the wronged party. he will return at a later date to defend himself in court. he defends all charges against him, including racketeering and making false statements. all this is his rivals try to stand out from the pack as they debated in milwaukee, absent mr trump himself. our bbc s hymns have been on the ground all week, covering every twist and turn, this is how the dramatic day at the fulton countyjail on the fulton county jail on thursday. right now we just have a huge medicaid coming in. iam right now we just have a huge medicaid coming in. i am going to get out of the way and these are medicaid coming in. i am going to get out of the way and these are a medicaid coming in. i am going to get out of the way
thousands of people joined the march on washington for jobs, justice, and freedom. today people gathered on the national mall to say this is not a commemoration, but a continuation of that very fight. i am simone sanders townsend, and i have something to say. and i have something to say. this week, the world laid eyes on something we ve never seen before. the mugshot of a former american president. former president donald j trump turned himself into fulton county jail on thursday. s relating to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election in georgia. in addition to having his mugshot taken, his fingerprinted, he was issued an identification number. and he was released on a 200,000 dollar bond.
posts on social media. the 18 codefendants also voluntarily surrendered this week, and all but one was released on bail. harrison floyd, he remains in fulton county jail, because he is considered a flight risk. the judge also says one of the reasons that she was denying him bond on friday was a pending case for allegedly assaulting a federal officer earlier this year. the arraignment is scheduled for september 5th. two of the codefendants, though, have already filed speedy trial motions. sydney powell requested an expedited proceeding friday evening, the judge had already fast-tracked kenneth chesebro s trial. fani willis october 23rd of 20 to begin the trial for all 19 defendants in response to chesebro s demand. but, the judge only scheduled cheeseborough s trial to begin that particular day. and today, an attorney for john eastman tells nbc news it s likely he will also ask for a
world for former president donald trump. that world includes what is shaping up to be a busy and complicated courtroom calendar for trump as well as his co-defendants in the georgia election subversion case. for the former president, there is more where that came from. he is now facing four separate criminal trials after his historic surrender to the fulton county jail on thursday. district attorney fani willis is proposing an october 23rd trial date. it would be the earliest case to go to court. the federal election interference case could happen in january of 2024. the hush-money case in march and the mar-a-lago classified documents trial paebl in may, not to mention a civil trial on the same day as the iowa caucuses. a judge residing over the georgia case approved the october date for kenneth chesebro, an architect of the fake electors scheme. sidney powell is requesting a speedy trial. this could get messier. joining me defense attorney and former federal prosecutor shan