states nuclear programs, potential vulnerabilities of the united states and its allies to plan military attacks, to military attack, and plans for possible retaliation in response to a foreign attack, end quote. according to the indictment, this is what donald trump did with those state secrets. for the first few months, some boxes to on the stage of an event space known as the white and gold ballroom before they were moved to the business center. then, some boxes were stored in a bathroom, stacked high above the marble floors, surrounding the toilet and blocking access to the bum, shower, not blocking access to the toilet. they were finally moved to a storage room in 2021, piled high along the walls of the room, but this case isn t just about mishandling the highly sensitive documents. the government also alleges the former presidents quote, endeavored to obstruct the fbi and grand darien vista geishas end quote. for a period of time, trump repeatedly ignored the fbi s order
walt nauta, and the final count is four false statement. trump and are set to be the indictment laying out detailed allegations against the two, with pictures showing boxes showing classified documents stored in the bathroom. the twice impeached, now twice indicted former president is on the campaign trail today, speaking at republican state conventions at both georgia and north carolina. earlier today, trump s former lawyer, michael cohen weighed in on the case. this is more than just an espionage act. every single location that donald went to, from the time that he left the white house, to today, needs to be examined. donald will throw anyone and everyone under the bus in order to preserve his own freedom in order to benefit himself? . not a trump says he is innocent, and plans to plead not guilty. but if convicted, he could face decades in federal prison. we have a number of reports, with the very latest information, and reaction today on the indictment to the form
Election integrity and all of this is completely aboveboard because he was the president and that is what president s do. That is the argument he made today in a new filing filed in state court asking a judge to dismiss the Indictment Charging Trump with election interference. In the new filing, trumps lawyers quote they can argue to ensure the integrity and the election were outside of the scope of his duties. They even went on to say quote, the president s motivations are not for the prosecution or this court to decide. Fact check. Trumps motivations i exactly what this court should be looking into. The lawyers also claimed quote the president s actions are within the ambit of his office. Is absolutely immune from prosecution. They are essentially arguing that donald trump is above the law and if that sounds familiar to you, it should. It is what Richard Nixon asserted after watergate. That means it is not illegal, by definition, exactly. I have expert guests tonight to weigh in on t
tonight, donald trump s latest delay tactic, just one day after jacks mitt asked the supreme court to weigh in. plus, an election worker testifies in the defamation case against rudy giuliani. and president zelenskyy goes to washington to try and secure aid stalled in congress. the dangers for ukraine without funding. then, november s inflation report is out, and the economy is doing well. so, why don t americans feel it? we will get into the numbers as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle, live from msnbc headquarters here in new york city. and today, donald trump is ramping up his campaign to halt all proceedings in his federal election interference trial. late this afternoon, his lawyers filed new documents asking for the case to be put on hold until there is a decision about his claim that he cannot be prosecuted because of presidential immunity. now, remember, it was just monday that is, yesterday a spec
good night all of you from msnbc world headquarters. welcome to alex witt reports. we begin with the breaking news, in brand-new video of foreign former president donald trump golfing at his new jersey golf club about an hour before the historic or indictment was unsealed for all to see. the indictment charging trump with 31 counts of willful retention of defense information under the espionage act.