Welcome to prime time weekend. I am nicolle wallace. Lets get right to top stories. In a Perfect World we would not actually start the show where we are going to start it today, opening our broadcast with the results of what amounts to a legal circus, a spectacle and diversion. The ruling from Fulton County Superior Court judge scott macv was actually a victory for rule of law in the matter of the d. A. S relationship with special prosecutor nathan wade the judges ultimatum amounted to this. Either leave wade behind her help the prosecution of this case altogether. Turned out to be an easy choice for d. A. Willis to make. Remember what she said when she announced the indictment. The states role in this process is essential to the functioning of our democracy. Georgia, like every state, has laws that allow those who believe that results of an election are wrong, whether because of intentional wrongdoing or unintentional error, to challenge those results in our state courts. The indictme
Welcome to prime time weekend point lets get right to the top stories this week. In a perfect world, we would not start where we are starting today. We would like to begin with the results of what amounts to a complete sideshow, a legal circus, a spectacle and a deliberate diversion. First and foremost, we should be clear that todays ruling from the Fulton County Superior Court was a victory for the rule of law for fani willis herself. In the matter of the d. A. S relationship with special prosecutor, nathan wade, the ultimatum and noun amounted to this, leave way behind her hot the prosecution altogether. It turned out to be an easy choice for d. A. Willis, a determined public figure. Remember what she said when she announced the indictment. The states role in this process is essential to the functioning of our democracy. Georgia, like every state has laws that allow those who believe the results of an election are wrong, whether because of intentional wrongdoing or unintentional erro
Concerned that evidence sought by his former fixer, michael cohen, and half A Billion Dollar lawsuit, could incriminate the former president. Michael cohen goes on the record, live, a little later. And must see tv. Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett joins us live to make the case for Televising The Trump trials. All of this and more is coming up. And a good saturday morning to you all, im katie phang. We begin this hour with new developments in one of the several cases against the twice impeached, now thrice and dated, one term disgraced ex president. Overnight, the department of justice, seeking to have a federal judge impose a Protective Order on criminal defendant, donald trump. In Special Counsel jack smiths 2020 election case. The doj is concerned, rightfully, in my opinion, that trump will share sensitive and confidential information. And its likes to trumps own inflammatory social media posts in which trump appears to vow revenge. Its important to note that on thursday during trumps
After news broke that a federal judge in d. C. Denied it team trumps hope for three more days, to respond to the dojs request for protective order. The deadline remains monday, five pm, despite the push from trumps lawyers. The government is seeking a protective order to keep trump from publicly disclosing evidence gathered during the dust disappointments sprawling investigation. And to keep him from threatening potential witnesses. Special counsels office wants this all to have been quickly. In a new filing they say, quote, the government stands ready to press send on a discovery production. The defendant is standing in the way. And the request for protective order, the Special Counsels office cited this social media post from trump, reading, quote, if you go after me, im coming after you. The prosecutors argued to trumps rhetoric and possible use of grand jury transcripts could have a Chilling Effect on witnesses. This afternoon on msnbc, u. S. Delegate, stacey plaskett, who served a
Investigating efforts by former President Trump and his top allies to try to overturn the 2020 election, that grand jury has finished meeting for the day. The big question, will we learn in the next few minutes or hours if the grand jury here in washington, d. C. Has, in fact, indicted donald trump or anyone else involved in the plot to overturn the election. This is the third criminal indictment against the twice impeached former president of the United States and current frontrunner by far for the republican president ial nomination. There is quite a bit that we just dont know and it is unclear when or if the Federal Grand Jury here in d. C. Has even voted. But based upon what we have reported over the last three years, Potential Chargesn Special Counsel jack smiths his allies efforts to pressure state Election Officials and their disinformation about the election creating fake slates of State Electors and potentially inciting the deadly capitol insurrection among other potential cha