moments ago, democrats on capitol hill just pulled a political stunt. was it to save, a, joe biden, hunter biden, hunter biden crashed the house oversight committee hearing. and they were considering contempt of congress charges against hunter biden. so he didn t want to show up for a subpoena but he wanted this circus. he wanted the cameras. make no mistake about it. democrats knew it was coming. secret service was in place over an hour ahead of all of the stunt that went on in that hearing room. i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. it was a crazy move. hunter biden walking in unannounced to an oversight committee hearing about him. the committee had just begun considering legislation to hold hunter in contempt of congress for defying a congressional subpoena. a taste of how wild it got. my first question is who bribed hunter biden to be here today? that s my first question. second question, you are the epitome of white privilege coming into the oversig
his mar-a-lago resort. we ll go through the charges and what s next in the case. plus, this indictment from a florida grand jury is significant when it comes to a venue for a potential trial. we ll explain why. and we ll have the reaction from trump s republican rivals in the 2024 presidential race. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, june 9th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. nbc news can confirm that former president donald trump has been indicted by a grand jury in florida in connection with special counsel jack smith s investigation into his handling of more than 100 classified documents discovered last year at his mar-a-lago resort in palm beach, florida. two sources familiar with the matter confirmed the indictment. one adding that trump received a summons to appear in u.s. district court on tuesday. this is the first time in american history that a former u.s. president will face federal charges. the sources say that
will. if you look at the amendments they re filing now they are trying to do everything they can to distract from the fact that hunter skipped town on a lawfully issued subpoena. we ll have to work through amendments by democrats. at the end of the day the house judiciary and oversight committee will mark up a contempt of court violation. harris: nancy mace said he should be arrested right now. any other republicans saying the same thing? probably a lot of people were wondering the process of that, the protocol for that. the man just a month ago before christmas didn t even show up and here he is today. but i think it just emotion boldens what we re doing. it s a pursuit of the truth. this impeachment inquiry is serious. we re getting to the bottom of it. a lot of things we have gotten is stunning. harris: why not go pick him up? i think the contempt is the
that we are witnessing, current member of the house judiciary and oversight committee thank you so much, congressman, for your time tonight. thanks for having me, alex. we have a lot of news this evening, including new indictments over the plot to hand the 2020 election to trump in the state of michigan. but first, a very feisty hearing today in a florida courtroom for the other federal criminal case against donald trump what we learned about how and when that case is going to go to trial. that is coming up next. coming up next (mom) the moment i loved our subaru outback most. was the moment they walked away from it. (daughter) mom! (mom) oh, thank goodness. and that s why our family will only drive a subaru. (vo) subaru. more iihs top safety pick plus awards than any other brand.
amendment says that anybody who swears an oath to uphold and defend the constitution against enemies foreign and domestic, who violates that oath by engaging in insurrection or rebellion, shall never be allowed to hold federal or state office again. so, this is a matter, as you suggest, of great constitutional magnitude and dimension. and i would be shocked if judges played into donald trump s obvious efforts to delay and postpone proceedings until after the election. they should treat him like any other defendant. otherwise, it s basically a message to the criminals of america to file for office at some level, so you can keep permanently delaying their proceedings. to say nothing about the message that it sends about the republican party itself. congressman jamie raskin, former member of the january 6th committee, a man instrumental in this moment that we are witnessing, current member of the house judiciary and oversight committee thank you so much, congressman, for your time to