it s march 31, 2023. we are reporting on the first filing in the prosecution of former president donald trump. you may not have seen this yet it s new it s formalized by a court document that lists this case for the first time, the people of the state of new york versus donald j. trump, defendant what you see on your screen we have highlighted the key word there is actually a first for all of mr. trump s legal scuffles and civil cases, which end in payments, not prison, even if you lose this is the first time he has been on the other side of the government the people of the state of new york versus this criminal defendant. we have this new order from a judge. it marks the formal opening of this case file it notes the indictment which is called a true bill you see that there it was returned by the grand jury think of the words true bill as equivalent legally to indictment or charges under that piece of legal terminology or jargon, we learn there is a true bill, there are
all eyes have been on the delaware courtroom where fox news trial was slated to begin today, this very monday. the jury had been chosen the judge had set today for this actual trial to begin. but if you can see where i m going with this, the trial did not begin today. in a last-minute development that has been noticed everywhere from washington, d.c., where so many politicians have a symbiotic relation with fox to fox headquarters in midtown manhattan, they re noticing the big news i have for you right now in the biggest case about the lies that led us into the insurrection the judge has delayed this for at least a day and that may sound like a small scheduling matter until you hear why. this day, this pause right now tonight that we re living through is one last legal chance for fox to fold, to settle what could be a very costly case, to try to quietly lose rather than potentially loudly lose before the trial actually begins. and when a trial like this begins, as you may kno
that is interesting, but raises questions about why the feds have not looked into that over the past few years. in some places, it seems like the garland justice department would be the last place you would want to order a pizza from, it might come two plus years later. the context is interesting, although maybe completely unrelated because yesterday, the legal world was rocked by something you don t normally see. you can see the headlights, reactions, and that special grand jury foreperson in georgia just went out in public doing tv out appears interviews , talking sometimes clearly, sometimes indirectly about indictments they recommended. we counted at least five media appearances within 24 hours, a widely unusual spectacle. appearances in a process that would usually be completely secret. we definitely heard a lot about former president trump, and we definitely discussed him a lot in the room. i will say that, when this list comes out, there are no major plot twists wait
welcome to the beat. ari melber. we begin tonight with breaking news. murder charges have been issued for all five memphis police officers former officers for the beating death of tyre nichols. those officers are in custody. the people you see on your screen, now in civilian clothing, booked and incarcerated what would be a murder trial. they are charged with killing this individual through a knowing state of mind, and all five we ll explain the legalities of this accused of contributing directly to the death. this is justin smith, em met martin, desmond mills jr., demetrius and tadarius bean. this is a case that has royaled memphis. it s also a case that chose how law enforcement responses to law enforcement killings are changing. he died three days after being pulled over for what was something that shouldn t have been a violent interaction at all, alleged reckless driving. the d.a. revealing more about what was a confrontation where nichols apparently fled on foot
thanks for being with us today. nicole s back tomorrow. the beat ari melber starts right now. but not until i set eyes on him. ari, are you there? i m here. thanks for anchoring last night, and i think we all thank you for all the coverage from ukraine. we appreciate it, sir. my pleasure, sir. you have a great show. absolutely. stay safe. welcome to the beat. we have breaking news about recommended indictments in the georgia trump probe. breaking news tonight out of the criminal trump probe in georgia, and it sounds big. i m going to walk it through with you. the grand jury is recommending multiple indictments, and that news tonight is from an on-the-record source. we hear a lot about leaks and sources of anonymous people and the two-source rule. what is breaking news right now is on the record. the head of that georgia grand jury speaking out for the first time, which feeds questions and speculation tonight about who exactly is now being potentially recommended for