how do we interpret that move? well, that was a, be careful what you wish for moment. fani willis is ready to go to trial. she s been investigating this thing for two years. presumably, they have not just investigated the case but prepared their trial strategy, considered their witness list. but here s the thing, donald trump is not going to go to trial in october. he is fighting. he doesn t want a speedy trial in this case. and a lot of legal experts i talk to fear that because of the number of defendants in this case in fulton county, it really could get bogged down. there is a racketeering case that fani willis is prosecuting right now, where it s taken eight months and they still haven t picked a jury. so, unfortunately, this office doesn t have a great track record of getting cases to trial quickly. and, you know, the lawyers in this one are going to take every opportunity, apparently except for mr. cheseboro, to slow things down. for mr. trump, delay is victory
there are a couple of things that stood out for me. i recall the clip of folks first coming into the courtroom . the documents, as i recall, were handled by the sheriff s office. usually in georgia after the grand jury makes the decision, all of the documentation is with away. the d.a.s office doesn t get to see it. it is taking to the judge to be read in open court. this is what an open courtroom open trial looks like. many of us prosecutors don t get to see this, because we are back at our offices and waiting for the official documents when they come from the clerk. again, the sheriff s office delivered the paperwork and indictments to the judge. the judge turned them over to the clerk and had them in her custody the whole time.
fortenberry on all three charges. the congresswoman pleaded guilty to tax evasion. misgraced congressman michael grim plans to resign as soon as tomorrow. so, yes, as you see there, the mixing of investigations, let alone convictions and future bids for office doesn t usually go well. in fairness, mr. delay s conviction was overturned but he never got back into winning another case. michael grim did try to come back. he served time in prison but couldn t even win his party s primary. that s after he held office. these are typical outcomes. donald trump now faces far more serious charges than those. we re talking about an espionage case and coup conspiracy, plus talk of even potentially a fourth indictment. so, when you hear people with a straight face, sometimes maga republicans but sometimes other folk who is do political analysis say, this time will be different from every other time. this is somehow irrelevant or good for donald trump, we have
we want to get right back to our breaking news coverage of the target letter sent by special counsel jack smith to the former president, president trump, on the special counsel s 2020 election probe. joining me right now is nbc news senior legal correspondent, laura jarrett. thanks for being with us right now. why should what should we read into this happening today? what do we make of it and the timing right now and where should we be watching in terms of how this goes from here? we had wondered exactly when jack smith would be winding this down. obviously dozens and dozens of witnesses have come before the federal grand jury in washington, d.c. the process is secret, and of course jack smith doesn t talk about it, the special counsel s office doesn t talk about it. our only real indication had been the witnesses coming in and out of there and waiting for what the former president would say on his social media platform as he did last time, scooping the news himself. as for the del
was getting involved in slow walking, in his words, also another unnamed whistleblower who came forward last week, when an i.r.s. employee raises allegations the commissioners office doesn t run an investigation or intervene. the i.r.s. supports the inspector general. well, commissioner of the i.r.s. wrote to republicans and democrats saying he has not been part of any retaliation plot. i want to state unheically shapely will appear on capitol hill tomorrow for a transcribed behind the scenes interview. to be clear he won t confirm he is speaking out about the hunter biden investigation, although he is still an i.r.s. employee and has to follow rules. multiple sources confirm that s what he is talking about, dana and bill. f.b.i. director christopher wray