The Special Counsel. This is the first signal that Delay Tactics will not stand in her honors courtroom. Plus, Congressman Colin is on the ballot in texas. Hes vying for senator ted cruzs seat. How he plans to impact his democratic rivals. I am symone sanderstownsend and i have something to say. By this time tomorrow, Donald Trumps attorneys will be up against a five pm deadline. The judge in this case could be setting the tone for what is ahead. This election interference trial. The first major decision of the case, judge Tanya Chutkan denied the trump legal teams request for an extension of the deadline to respond to the governments proposal for a protective order. Appointed by former president barack obama in 2014, judge chutkan has handed down at least 38 sentences stemming from the january 6th insurrection. 19 of those sentences were harsher than penalties requested by the Justice Department. The Protective Order Proposal Shelby considering would limit the Trial Information that d
Plus, were learning more about the failed Plea Agreement for hunter biden and the questions raised by the judge in that case. And also ahead well bring you new reporting on a private meeting between President Biden and former president obama over concerns over the 2024 election. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this thursday, august 3rd. Im jonathan lemire. Weve got a big day ahead. Thanks for starting it with us. Well begin in the nations capitol where just down the street from where he was inaugurated back in 2017, the former President Donald Trump will be criminally charged today for allegedly trying to disrupt the same government he once swore an oath to protect. Around 4 00 this afternoon, trump will be arraigned in d. C. Federal court on four Felony Charges stemming from his alleged efforts to block the peaceful transition of power following his loss in the 2020 election. The charges are conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proce
Impede the counting of electoral votes. All he wanted to do is impede the process that is stated in the constitution, thats all he wanted. All i wanted to do was rob a bank. Take all the money. I mean, this is exactly what he is charged for. And he admitted it. Yeah, you know watching mr. Laura and political defender like Lindsey Graham, attempt to defend donald trump over the last couple of days, its clear they dont have a lot to work with. Mr. Lauro is a real attorney, not like the other attorneys that mr. Trump had around him, he was a prosecutor, and if he cant seem to come up with a cogent theory of the case of why donald trump was acting legally around the 2020 election in the days leading up to january six, its because the evidence in that indictment are so overwhelming, they are hopscotching around hoping to find something, but nothing is hitting yet. Well, of course they wont find anything illegal because they are boxed illegally, they will lose legally, what theyre trying to
There are no cameras allowed in federal court. We have these sketches, where donald j trump, the 44th president of the united states, it was arraigned for eight 45th president of the united states, was arraigned on four Felony Counts for his attempts to steal the election. The ex president pleaded not guilty, there were no literal handcuffed. But he surrendered and was arrested, he submitted to federal custody in the Federal Courthouse. Special counsel jack smith sat in the front row during the arraignment. Defendant trump was sworn in. We did not hear a lot from him, but when asked by the Magistrate Judge, he stated his full name, quote, donald j trump, john. When asked his age he said 77, 77. He entered a plea of not guilty on all charges for his attempts to subvert American Democracy and and the Constitutional Republic as we know it. In an extraordinary and unexpected term, the Magistrate Judge warned the defendant, donald john trump, to not try to influence any jurors. She warned t
Donald trump is expected to head to washington, d. C. Where he will make his first appearance in Federal Court in connection with the january 6 riot and attempts to overthrow the 2020 election. How the nations capitol is preparing for his Possibility Appearance down the road from the site of the insurrection. And then who are trumps six coconspirators listed in the indictment and not named and how do they fit into trumps world . Cnn has identified five of them. Who is number six . Plus, she was Speaker Of The House when the mob of maga rioters stormed the capitol. We have got to get to proceed congresswoman nancy pelosi, democrat of california will join me life with her first interview since the january 6 indictment. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. Just about 24 hours from right now donald trump is expected to appear in Federal Court here in washington, d. C. Where he will face unprecedented criminal charges for his unprecedented alleged attempts to overthrow the 2020 election or