President ial privilege. And to make a determination of the circumstances of the death of mary jo and then ground rules were set. There are just so many questions. April 291974 months after the death of mary jo testimony was released to the public as a lawyers began to pour over the material. I find there is probable cause he operated his Motor Vehicle negligently on the way and that subsequent operation contributed to the death of mary jo. He is found negligent. And then his own interpretation of what happened that night. One of the things the judge pointed out is he believed the story that they were going back but she left her hotel key in person the cabin thats not what you do when you head back to your hotel and that doesnt fit into the story. He also did not agree with kennedy story. He claimed he went off the bridge about 11 00 oclock but then he went down the road but it turns out he was familiar with chappaquiddick and the dirt roads and the bridge. Meanwhile the judge said he
Morning, they want to try to move this trial to a friendlier venue. They suggest west virginia. We have got another jampacked hour of special coverage with reporters in the field providing the latest updates and the best legal and political minds we could find. And joining us this morning, nbc news justice and intelligence correspondent ken dilanian outside the courthouse. Nbc news correspondent garrett haake, who covers the Trump Campaign. Catherine christian, a former manhattan district attorney. She is also an msnbc legal analyst. And Ann Curb Kadori for new york magazine. Do we expect to hear from trump at all today, either before or after his arraignment . Well, we have been hearing from him already on social media, blasting this case as Election Interference as hes done so many times before, arguing the whole endeavor is an effort by joe biden and the biden doj to have him tied down in legal battles in 2024. Instead of focusing on the campaign. Hell also be traveling here today w
Democrats, right now, your governments not functioning and with this cloud over the administration and over the republican party, as they have not partnered with us to get to the truth, its very hard for them or for us collectively to govern. So the sooner we get to the truth, the better for the american public. Thank you for joining us today and giving us a limb insight. Lets tonight our coverage with nbc news anchor kristen . Naming former fbi director mueller as special counsel and right away President Trump has responded. President donald trump released a statement tonight reading as i have stated many times a thorough investigation will confirm what we already know, there was no collusion between my campaign and any foreign entity. The white house had only a 30minute heads up about this announcement. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle had been pressuring acting attorney general Rob Rosenstein to get the appointmentep i after back to b allegations first that President Trump gave
Russian interference in the election. The white house didnt have much notice that the Justice Department had appointed Robert Mueller as special counsel. Lawmakers are scrambling now to react to the third bombshell in as many days. Jo congressman, do you think the appointment of mr. Mueller goes far enough here . No, but its a very significant step and we need to get to the truth and this is the way to get to it. Robert mueller is very well respected here in the bay area and nationwide, can you tell us how this investigation will work . From what i have read about director mueller is respected by his peers. What does this do to President Trumps agenda. Hes been taking one body blow after another. Does this grind all that to a halt . I dont think it grinds it to a halt, but it givens a process where we can govern collectively, congress and the administration, republicans and democrats, right now, your governments not functioning and with this cloud over the administration and over the r
Director Robert Mueller who once served as u. S. Attorney in San Francisco. The white house was blind sided by the announcement getting 30 minute heads up coming 24 hours after james comey kept notes of his meeting with the president. Washington is in shock because the white house gets hit with a third bomb shell in just as many days and now lawmakers and the administration are scrambling to respond. In a week of breaking development. I mean obviously thats a step in the right direction. A major decisn from the department of justice. Very solid and significant step. The department of justice appointed a special council to take over the investigation of the russian interference with the 2016 president ial campaign. Whatever investigation goes on will be headed by bob mueller former director of the fbi and renowned lawyer. Now mueller has ability to take the matter before a grand jury and issue subpoenas and will have the daunting task of addressing all of the recent controversy surround