Making some history, perhaps major leaguing donald trump the first former president to be indicted with a federal crime. Nbc news is reporting the Federal Grand Jury that has been hearing in evidence the Justice Departments investigation of former President Trumps handling of classified documents is expected to meet again this coming week in washington. Thats according to multiple people familiar with the investigation. Prosecutors working for special counsel jack smith have been presenting the grand jury with evidence and Witness Testimony for months, but activity appeared to have slowed in recent weeks. That was based on observations at the courthouse and through sources. Another major sign that investigation could be close to wrapping up, trumps legal team was spotted at the Justice Department today. You can see them leaving shortly before noon. This was weeks after they requested a meeting with Merrick Garland to discuss this case. It is unclear who nay met with at doj, but the Wal
we are getting a wealth of new details today in the criminal investigation into donald trump s handling of classified documents thanks to some pretty stunning brand-new reporting. new york times reports this. prosecutors are expected to question a new witness in front of a federal grand jury sitting in florida later this week. that is according to people familiar with the matter. at least one other witness has already appeared before that florida grand jury, which is separate from the one that has been sitting for months now in washington. why prosecutors have continue seened a separate grand jury from the one in d.c. is one of the mysteries, one of the major outstanding questions every one of us from the outside has regarding this case at the moment. wall street journal has described the action in the florida grand jury this way, as, quote, tying up loose ends ahead of a decision on possible charges. bloomberg is reporting teem trump is bracing for that decision to l
making some history, perhaps major leaguing donald trump the first former president to be indicted with a federal crime. nbc news is reporting the federal grand jury that has been hearing in evidence the justice department s investigation of former president trump s handling of classified documents is expected to meet again this coming week in washington. that s according to multiple people familiar with the investigation. prosecutors working for special counsel jack smith have been presenting the grand jury with evidence and witness testimony for months, but activity appeared to have slowed in recent weeks. that was based on observations at the courthouse and through sources. another major sign that investigation could be close to wrapping up, trump s legal team was spotted at the justice department today. you can see them leaving shortly before noon. this was weeks after they requested a meeting with merrick garland to discuss this case. it is unclear who nay met with at do
hi, everyone. it s 4:00 in new york, an extraordinary and historic moment unfolding today in a manhattan courthouse where a jury of six men and three women ruled that the disgraced, impeached, indicted ex-president and now also liable for sexually abusing writer e. jean carroll inside a luxury manhattan department store in the mid-1990s. trump was also found liable for defamatory statements he made toward carroll including calling her claims a hoax and a con job. in total this jury awarded the former journalist nearly $5 million in compensatory and punitive damages. the jury did not find trump liable for raping e. jean carroll. it s the only claim on the ten count verdict that went in his favor. while the jury s unanimous verdict was decided in less than three hours it carries no criminal implications for donald trump, it is nonetheless a historic moment of accountability for the ex-president and current republican front-runner. donald trump with his long record of lying and
hosted by alex witt will start at 5:00 a.m. eastern. that is going to do it for me. deadline white house begins right now. hi there, everyone. happy friday. it s 4:00 in new york. donald trump s once loyal attorney general bill barr recently said that the classified documents probe was the most threatening to trump, and brand new reporting in the new york times reveals why that may be the case. new york times out with some blockbuster new reporting that shows that special counsel jack smith is leaving no stone unturned in his pursuit of answers to questions about trump s conduct. namely, whether he sought to obstruct efforts by the government to get back classified documents. some of which contained incredibly sensitive national security secrets. from that new times story, quote, federal prosecutors investigating former president trump s handling of classified documents have obtained the confidential cooperation of a person who has worked for him at mar-a-lago. it