and subway choking victim jordan neely s family calling the indictment of daniel penny, quote, the right result for the wrong he committed. what nbc news has learned about the charge he ll be facing coming up. but we ll start with new reporting that former president donald trump had multiple opportunities to resolve the standoff over classified documents amicably but opted out every time. according to the washington post trump time and time again rejected the advice of lawyers and advisers who urged him to cooperate and repeatedly refused to give documents back, even when some of his longest-serving advisers warned of peril and some flew to mar-a-lago to beg him to return them. other advisers told the post that the fact that the fbi and national archives wanted the documents so badly made trump even less inclined to give them back. now the former president s lifelong penchant for digging in and doubling down isn t just putting hmm at legal risk, it s drawing republicans
mitchell reports, the attorney general speaks out. merrick garland breaking his silence for first time since donald trump was indicted. not discussing the case, of course, but strongly defending special prosecutor jack smith against trump s constant attacks. mr. smith is a veteran career prosecutor. any questions about this matter will have to be answered by their filings in court. we have what trump s republican challengers are saying today. the latest polls since the indictment on how this is all affecting the former president s support from gop voters. an nbc news exclusive. what ukraine s president zelenskyy told nbc s richard engel about the counteroffensive and allegations ukraine is involved in cross-border attacks against russia. translator: the actions, i would say, it s generally positive. but it s difficult. cutting out the junk. the president expected to get a major commitment today from big business about ending all those unfair surprise fees that impa
glioblastoma. anne thompson, thank you so much. to end on a hopeful note tonight. yes. or today. thank you. and that does it for this edition of andrea mitchell reports. remember, follow the show online on facebook and on twitter @mitchellreports. chris jansing reports starts right now. good day. i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters p new york city. could it all have been avoided? new reporting that donald trump had plenty of chances to keep him from becoming the first ex-president to face federal criminal charges. so why didn t he take them? plus, unseasonably nasty summer storms all across the south triggering floods and sending hailstones the size of baseballs crashing into homes and cars. nearly 100,000 people are without power and the worst may be yet to come.