felony violations of our national security laws as well as participating in a conspiracy to obstruct justice. adherence to the rule of law is the bedrock principle of the department of justice in our nation s commitment to the rule of law sits an example for the world. we have one set of laws in this country, and they ve let everyone. the 38 count indictment against trump and his personal and now codefendant walt nauta accuses the former president of 30 accounts of willful retention of national defense information, three counts of withholding or concealing documents in a federal investigation, two counts of false statements, and one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice. according to the indictment the classified documents trump stored in these boxes included information regarding defense and weapons capabilities of both the united states and foreign countries. united states nuclear programs, potential vulnerabilities of the united states and its allies to military attack
terri sewell, who sits on the armed services committee. , plastile trump has vowed to stay in the race for the republican nomination, even if he s convicted. we re gonna dig into why both his primary competitors are criticizing ham. with donald trump s former attorney general, bill barr, he s someone who s actually not holding back. saying if half of what s in this indictment is true, donald trump s quote, toast. he called this indictment detailed, and very, very damning. i agree with mr. barr, and it doesn t happen every day. i m symone sanders townsend, and i have something to say. former president donald trump is set to appear in court in two days. he s accused of violating seven federal laws and he s facing 37 federal counts. 31 of the counts deal with the espionage act, specifically for the willful retention of national defense information, the re-counts for withholding or concealing documents in a federal investigation. two counts of false statements. and one coun
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, on stage in a ballroom, on the floor in the bathroom. a conspiracy to hide them from the feds, and the lies that he told to cover it up. rachel maddow, lawrence o donnell, aubry melbourne, joy, read are here for 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 appointment by attorney general,
and i m abby phillip here in washington. our special coverage of the federal indictment of donald trump continues. this case, the united states of america versus donald j. trump, along with walt nauta, hs bead man. a former president of the united states a defendant in a federal case. if convicted, he could go to prison. the indictment s 49 pages accuse him of breaking seven federal laws, including willful retention of national defense information, withholding or concealing documents in a federal investigation, false statements, and conspiracy to ob instruct justice. he is facing 37 separate charges including one for each classified document that he s accused of keeping illegally. documents allegedly stashed in a bathroom, a shower, a ballroom, bedroom. the former president allegedly showing some of them to people and also trying to conceal them from investigators. i want to begin with cnn s senior legal affairs correspondent, paula reid, who s been tracking all of th
tonight. she ll time this out. the breaking headline late today. law enforcement sources telling abc news marine veteran daniel penny has been indicted for the subway chokehold death of jordan neilly in new york. also tonight, former president trump this evening, what he s saying about the justice department. the attorney general merrick garland and special counsel jack smith today. and mike pence tonight now saying, if true, i cannot defend what s in that indictment. the horrific scene off the coast of greece tonight. hundreds missing in the water after a fishing boat sinks. the images coming in tonight. the rescues at sea. tonight, for the first time, we hear from one of the alleged victims in the case of the new york city lawyer who was brought back to boston to face rape charges. authorities say multiple cases. the victim describing how he allegedly approached her with a gun. she says as she tried to escape, he hit her with it and then attacked her. and tonight, t