types. the never-ending courtship of the far-right maga caucus. dan pfeiffer, claire mccaskill, thank you both for closing it out on this big, historic night of news. that does it for our show, we will see you again tomorrow. now, it is time for the last word with lawrence o donnell. good evening, lawrence. r good evening, alex. we re gonna continue covering what we re obviously gonna be covering for quite awhile. thank you, alex. i ll be watching. the criminal case of the united states of america, versus donald j trump, is underway tonight. in florida. where a sealed indictment has charged the former president the seven count indictment. the new york times is reporting tonight that the charges include willfully retaining national defense secrets and violations of the espionage act. making false statements, and an obstruction of justice conspiracy, according people familiar with the matter. donald trump has been ordered to surrender for arrest in processing an arraign
trump. just as trump s legal issues grow more precarious, his political challenges are also growing more complicated. his republican opponents testing new ways to take him down, but do they risk focusing too much on the former president? we ll explain the trump trap coming up. take a look at this. u.s. and chinese warships coming heartstoppingly close to coming close to the coast of taiwan. both sides warning a military confrontation would be a, quote, disaster for the world. we re on the verge of a decision that could drag the country into uncharted territory as new clues indicate we could soon find out if special counsel jack smith is going to do something that s never been done before, charge a sitting or former president with a federal crime. nbc news learned that the grand jury investigating donald trump s handling of classified documents will be back in session this week after they ve been on hiatus. in fact, nbc news has confirmed that some members of trump s legal
menendez, as we begin a new hour of the next gop presidential contest is taking shape. new unfamiliar republican faces jump into the 20 tour contest. selling themselves with the next and best alternative to donald. trump speaking of, incriminating new evidence this weekend in the classified documents case, not just one of trump s also tonight, legislating inaction. president biden racks up another big win in washington by delivering on a key campaign promise. it is pride month, the love story that triggered a movement for equality in chicago, and beyond. this is american voices. we begin this hour in iowa. a crucial stop for gop presidential candidates, as they work to find footing in a republican party defined by trumpism. this afternoon, eight republican 2024 hopefuls stumped in des moines, at a fund-raiser hosted by joni ernst, noticeably absent, front runner donald trump. his chief rival, for now, florida governor, ron desantis. he was there, desantis used the moment to
lockdown at their schools in atlanta? that actually happened to him. he s going to tell that story during this hour. it is a horrifying scenario to be a part of, and we are glad that no harm came to those children. i can t wait to hear him recanted for you, lawrence. thanks, alex. have a good show. how many white house chief of staff have to go to prison to convince future white house chief of staff that they are not above the law? you would think that the answer is one, and that happens to be exactly the number of white house chief of staff to have come to prison for committing crimes in the white house. and no white house chief of staff sits them has ever been the focus of a criminal investigation again, until now. until donald trump s last white house chief of staff mark meadows, who has already done more damaged to donald trump than anyone who worked for him in the white house by handing over his text messages and other electronic communications to the january six
possible accountability for donald trump. nbc has exclusively learned the grand jury examining trump s handling of classified documents will reconvene this week. nbc writes the jury will be concerned considering, quote, to central legal questions. one, did trump wrongfully retain classified documents after he left the white house? and two, did he lay her obstruct the governments efforts to retrieve them? prosecutors have already played a tape of trump discussing highly sensitive military intelligence he took from office and it is not the only recording. the new york times reports the jury will also hear a voice memo from trump s lawyer, evan corcoran, describes trump s conversations about the mar-a-lago case in great detail. on the corner, timing matters. this off this hour, msnbc legal analyst, lisa reuben. lisa, we ve had some false alarms about the grand jury in previous reporting, predicting an indictment right after memorial day. how significant is it that they are rec