Fake electors plot before the 2020 election was even decided. Well have more on that video which appears to undermine some claims from the former president s legal team also ahead, the latest developments in the Georgia Election case including the proposed trial date from Fulton County District Attorney fani willis. Plus an update on the Recovery Efforts in maui amid increasing scrutiny for hawaiis electricity provider. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this thursday, august 17th. Im johnnen lemere. Thanks for starting your day with us. Well begin this morning with a disturbing situation out of texas where a woman was arrested and charged with threatening the federal judge who is presiding over former president Donald Trumps federal election interference case here in washington, d. C. The 43yearold who was denied bail allegedly threatened to kill judge tanya chutkan. We want to warn you some of these details are down right disturbing. According to an affidavit filed last wee
Lisa booth, kennedy and joey jones, welcome to the Big Weekend Show. The big story tonight. Trump torn apart, the Mainstream Media from the New York Times to abc news, nbc news, and Cbs News Pouncing on the former president s comments at a rally claiming he said there would be a bloodbath if hes not elected. Surprise surprise, his comments completely taken out of context. Here is what he said in full. Let me tell you something to china. If youre listening, president xi, and you and i are friends, but he understands the way i deal, those big monster Car Manufacturing Plants that youre building in mexico right now, and you think youre going to get that, youre going to not hire americans, and you are going to sell the cars to us, no, were going to put a 100 percent tariff on every single car that comes across the line. And youre not going to be able to sell those cars. If i get elected, now, if i dont get elected, it is going to be a bloodbath for the whole thats going to be the least of
Lisa booth, kennedy and joey jones, welcome to the Big Weekend Show. The big story tonight. Trump torn apart, the Mainstream Media from the New York Times to abc news, nbc news, and Cbs News Pouncing on the former president s comments at a rally claiming he said there would be a bloodbath if hes not elected. Surprise surprise, his comments completely taken out of context. Here is what he said in full. Let me tell you something to china. If youre listening, president xi, and you and i are friends, but he understands the way i deal, those big monster Car Manufacturing Plants that youre building in mexico right now, and you think youre going to get that, youre going to not hire americans, and you are going to sell the cars to us, no, were going to put a 100 percent tariff on every single car that comes across the line. And youre not going to be able to sell those cars. If i get elected, now, if i dont get elected, it is going to be a bloodbath for the whole thats going to be the least of
Trumps, if you go after me, im coming after you, post, which trumps team said was directed toward political groups. The question now is what, if anything, will judge chutkan do about Donald Trumps continued attacks on both the cases and those involved. Will she speed up a trial date, put a gag order on the case or find the former president in contempt of court. Again, where exactly is the line . We could hear from judge chutkan soon. The deadline for Donald Trumps lawyers to respond to a proposed start date for the Election Interference Trial is today. At the same time, and the same worry, the Fulton County grand jurors who voted to indict donald trump are exposed, purported names, photos and addresses have start the circulating on far right forums. One person wrote, these jurors have signed their Death Warrant by falsely indicting donald trump. Joining me now, nbc news correspondent, Garrett Haake whos in atlanta for us, and nbc news justice and intelligence correspondent ken dilanian
Rahm emanuel about whats the u. S. Trying to accomplish. We begin this morning with the Devastating Hawaiin Wildfire S that ravaged maui. Police have identified three more victims. Nbcs tom llamas spoke with the family a 79yearold who was identified yesterday. Reporter remembering the man who for decades was the rhythm of lahaina. Music was the love of his life. Buddy jantoc spent life as a musician, touring country before settling down in his forever home of lahaina. Theyre sharing memories like this of uncle buddy playing weekend gigs at lahainas cannery mall. He was always smiling, always laughing. This as nbc news has reviewed a lawsuit accusing Hawaiian Electric of years of inaction and negligence, arguing it should have been planning to shut down Power Systems before the damaging winds hit. The Hawaiian Electric company declined to comment on the pending lawsuit. Nbcs Steve Patterson joins us this morning from maui. What more do we know about that suit and the investigation into