Thank you so much for letting us into your homes during these truly extraordinary times. We are so grateful. The beat with katie phang in for ari begins right now. Have a great show. Thank you. And welcome to the beat. Im katie phang in for ari melber. We begin with House Republicans using the power of their gavel to drive home one critical point that could shape the entire 2020 election, that donald trump is facing multiple criminal charges for mishandling classified documents. I mean that was ultimately the result of their much hyped hearing featuring robert hur, the special counsel who investigated president bidens Classified Information. Today hur repeated his reports findings, that the evidence did not support any charges for biden. We did not, however, identify evidence that rose to the level of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. Because the evidence fell short of that standard, i declined to recommend criminal charges against mr. Biden. Republicans had hoped that the hearing would
Percentage of the vote from his party that donald trump is getting from his party. Nbc news projects that President Joe Biden is the winner of the Michigan Democratic primary and that donald trump is the winner of the Michigan Republican primary at this hour. Joe biden has 79 of the vote and donald trump has 66 of the republican vote. Oh lets go straight to Steve Kornacki latest board for the big numbers. Yeah, lawrence, lets start with republican primary, because a fifth of the, vote one in five votes are now tabulated here. And you see the counties lighting up in trumps color. I think the headline level inside is obviously that trump wins, but remember what hailie has been getting so far. In New Hampshire, she got 43 vote. In South Carolina just last saturday, she got 40 vote. She made that idea of 40 kind consistently a centerpiece of his speech setting a night. Here we are in michigan. Same rules South Carolina had, no Party Registration in michigan, Nobody Registers as a democrat,
man. today after being called a gutless paid, bill barr went on cbs with a damning assessment of his former boss. saying trump s look at a fight nine-year-old. that trump is all but a victim. that the indictment against him is not government overreach. do you believe he lied to the justice department? and personally, do i believe. it yes. the legal theory by which he gets to have battle plans, and sensitive national security information as his personal papers is absurd. it s just as wacky as the legal doctrine that came up with for having the vice president unilaterally determine who won the election. obviously, these documents are really private. it s obvious. it s obvious. and yet, whatever obviously maybe it will put our court system to the test in the months to come. for numerous reasons. it s classified documents case highlights the danger of partisan judicial appointments. a judge, trump appointed, helped him delay the doj s investigation now oversees this trial.
in japan. we are live on capitol hill with a look at where the talks stand right now. plus, let it go. for governor ron desantis cost his state a billion dollar project and thousands of jobs all because he is fighting a losing war with disney. how that disney drama and defending diversity will impact his presidential bid with desantis just days away from making it official. and later, tourist trap. america s gun crisis stretching far beyond its borders, a 700 advisories seven countries issue advisories on visiting the united states. what it means for america s seven trillion dollar tourist industry. and a good saturday morning to you all. i am katie phang. we begin overseas in japan at the g7 summit where russia s 15 month war in ukraine takes center stage. just hours ago, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy touchdown and hiroshima to meet with president biden and leaders of some of the world s most powerful democracies. zelenskyy s arrival comes just a day after bide
things legal from the many investigations involving former president trump, to the fight for reproductive freedom and all 50 states. the controversy surrounding the supreme court, we re gonna have some fun too. getting your questions answered, a lot of questions, let s begin with with donald trump and the efforts to hold the former president accountable. for his efforts to support the will of murders in 2020. specifically, fulton county, georgia, district attorney fani willis getting the biggest sign yet that charges are imminent. d a willis has asked her local courthouse not to schedule any hearings or trials for a seventh. to the 14th, you might put those daytona calendars too. after putting law enforcement on, alert saying she plans to announce indictments in the trump investigation by september 1st. this as a new witness comes forward, alleging trump s dream discuss stealing the election as early as 2019. she says she worked for rudy giuliani, had access to thousands of h