trial. reporter: can trump overcome this case? house judiciary chairman jim jordan will join me next. and political shock wave. the historic indictment further unsettles the presidential contest. it is a horrible thing for this country. i have never once suggested to the justice department what they should do or not do. reporter: will trump be on trial while he is on the trail? i ll speak to former impeachment prosecutor and democratic congressman dan goldman, ahead. plus, pardon power. one republican presidential candidate said he d pardon trump if he wins. this is not about politics to me. this is about principle. reporter: another says trump needs to drop out. the country doesn t need this distraction. reporter: how does the indictment change the gop race? two presidential hopefuls join me in moments. hello. i m dana bash in washington where the state of our union is once again in uncharted waters. this weekend a defiant donald trump is once again pre
jordan will join me next. and political shock wave. the historic indictment further unsettles the presidential contest. it s a horrible thing for this country. i have never once suggested to the justice department what they should do or not do. will trump be on trial while he s on the trail? i ll speak to former impeachment trial dan goldman ahead. plus pardon power. one republican press daidential candidate approximately. this is about principle. another says trump needs to drop out. the country doesn t need this distraction. how does the destruction change the gop. vivek joins me? just moments. hello. i m dana bash in washington where the state of our union is once again in uncharted waters f. this weekend a defiant donald trump preparing to meet in court this time on tuesday in miami where the former president will face 37 federal count over mishandling classified documents and obstructing an investigation after he left office. at campaign events on
story. this is now the second indictment for the former president who is criminally charged by a manhattan grand jury in march on 30 counts of his fraud and he has pleaded not guilty. now he s facing 37 federal charges relating to classified documents in his time in office uncovered by federal agents. a special counsel has been investigating this case since november of last year. what makes this situation more extraordinary, is mr. trump is currently the frontrunner in the 2024 election, and this means he could be taking on joe biden while a special counsel is working to convict him. over the next hour, pamela brown lays out everything we know about this case and takes us through the twists and turns that brought us to this moment. we will explore what this means for the former president and what implications this may have for the presidential race. i am an innocent man, i m an innocent person. donald trump is posting on his own social media site that he has been indicte
president, who was criminally charged by a manhattan grand jury in march on 30 counts of business fraud. he s pleaded not guilty. now he is facing 37 federal charges relating to classified documents from his time in office that were uncovered by federal agents. a special counsel has been investigating this case since november of last year. what makes this situation even more extraordinary, is mr. trump is currently the frontrunner in the republican party for the 2024 election. this means he could be taking on president joe biden while a special counsel appointed by the attorney general is working to convict him. trump has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. over the next hour cnn s pamela brown lays out everything we know about this case and takes us through the twists and turns that brought us to this moment. we ll also explore what this means for the former president as he faces his first court appearance this week and what implications this may have for the presidential race
the united states of america versus donald j trump. we have one set of laws in this country. and they apply to everyone. tonight, the stunning 49-page indictment. 37 criminal counts. secret national security documents. strewn around his country club, onstage in a ball room. on the floor in the bathroom. a conspiracy to hide them from the feds. the lies he told to cover it up. rachel maddow, lawrence o donnell, ari melber, joy-ann reid i, alex wagner, andrew weissmann, and jen psaki are here on msnbc s special coverage of the second indictment of donald trump. good evening from new york. welcome back to our special coverage. i m chris hayes here at 30 rock with the whole team. as well as the great and the good, rachel maddow who is joining us remotely on this historic day. and unprecedented, is an understatement. 37 count indictment against the 45th president of the united states. was unsealed today. a special counsel, jack smith, made his first public comments since his