my office will seek a speedy trial in this matter, consistent with the public interest and the rights of the accused. trump on trial in august? the first court date is officially set, and it is just eight weeks away. tonight, what it all means for the possibility of a trial before the election and, the motives of the trump appointed judge in charge of it. then after a five year investigation by a trump appointed prosecutor, hunter unlikely that the august 14th start date, the one that is two months from today, will hold. it s fairly common practice for a judge to set an early start date as a sort of benchmark, only to see the trial slip further and further down the calendar. the prosecution needs time to prepare its arguments, and trump s lawyers deserve time to mount a reasonable defense of their client. the defense has not yet received, for instance, the classified evidence as part of the discovery process, something which, on its own, could had significant
eastern right here on msnbc. that s tonight s last word, the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle begins right now. tonight, the justice department moves to stop donald trump from making top secret information public. our friday night cap breaks down his legal troubles and gives us there and the piece of the week. and disturbing new details in the death of olympic sprinter to horry bowie, raising concerns about the maternal health care prices in america. plus my one-on-one conversation with about his father s legacy and how he found his own path as the 11th hour gets underway this friday night. good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle. our friday night cap is standing by, but we start this evening s broadcast in washington d. c. where the justice department has reportedly filed a motion for a protective order to keep donald trump from releasing any classified materials, given to his legal team in the documents case. the new york times says that the order hints at, quote, ong
trump onsie and just have it on hand rapid response every time ron desantis says something to differentiate himself from donald trump. yes, they ve been playing that a lot, but i say gif. the differences go on. thank you,nc my friend. and thanks to you at home for joining us this evening. it was november 12, 2020, and there was a lot going on at the time. it had been less than a week since the networks called the 2020 presidential election for joesi biden. donald trump was just beginning his campaign to deny that result and try and overturn it. just a few days prior trump s lawyer, rudy giuliani, gave his infamous four seasons landscaping press conference to contest thela election results. we all remember that. trump had decided to deny president-elect biden to the classified presidential daily briefing as was the custom in presidential transitions, which in t retrospect seems a bit ironic. just one day later senator lindsey graham would make a phone callou to brad raffen
mr. smith as a veteran career prosecutor. he has assembled a group of experienced and talented prosecutors and agents, who cher s commitment, integrity and the rule of law. any questions about the matter will have to be answered by their filings in court. meanwhile, the washington post reports one of trump s attorneys wanted to oppress the department of justice to discuss a possible settlement in the documents case. but trump himself, he was not interested. that is according to three people briefed on the matter. the post writes, they were, quote, many occasions when players and advisers sought to get trump to take a more cooperative stance. meanwhile, jack smith s other investigation into january six, the big one, has not slowed down one bit. jack yesterday, to nevada fake electors were spotted entering the federal courthouse in d. c. where the grand jury meets. trump s legal troubles are escalating, just as he is ramping up his third campaign for the white house. nbc s ga
more time than he was ever elected. 37 counts related to the alleged mishandling of classified documents. he has pled not guilty it was a weak team udon that courtroom. you could feel that this was a historic day, just walking in. mr. trump sat stonefaced, arms tightly folded across his chest. everything that we witnessed today was self inflicted by donald trump. he literally is obsessed with the boxes. why was he so obsessed with the boxes that he wanted to take them on vacation? i m not going to start commenting on the various candidates we have running for president. it s a delicate situation for the former president. we are only at the beginning here. nothing i ve heard tells me that he has a viable defense. i did everything right and they indicted me. why doesn t trump realize that he has the right to remain silent? good evening once again, i m stephanie ruhle. this was a day unlike any other in american history. donald trump, a former commander