Plus, were learning more about the failed Plea Agreement for hunter biden and the questions raised by the judge in that case. And also ahead well bring you new reporting on a private meeting between President Biden and former president obama over concerns over the 2024 election. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this thursday, august 3rd. Im jonathan lemire. Weve got a big day ahead. Thanks for starting it with us. Well begin in the nations capitol where just down the street from where he was inaugurated back in 2017, the former President Donald Trump will be criminally charged today for allegedly trying to disrupt the same government he once swore an oath to protect. Around 4 00 this afternoon, trump will be arraigned in d. C. Federal court on four Felony Charges stemming from his alleged efforts to block the peaceful transition of power following his loss in the 2020 election. The charges are conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proce
Funeral services were set Sunday for a Detroit synagogue president found fatally stabbed at her home as authorities investigated a motive and asked the public not to draw quick conclusions. Samantha Woll, who led the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue and was a former aide to Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin and campaign staffer for Attorney General Dana Nessel, was remembered as a community leader who worked to build bridges. “Sam was as kind a person as I’ve ever known,” Nessel said Saturday on X, formerly known as Twitter.
last one and quickly, we re already hearing from trump s team about pushing for a change of venue. they re suggesting the deep red state of west virginia. what do you think of this argument? are there chances we move out of d.c.? and if so, where? no i don t think it s funny trump says we should move it to a neutral site like west virginia, perhaps we should have a neutral judge like judge aileen. this judge has weighed in on trump before. she said that presidents are not kings. you can see why trump is very nervous right now. all right, well all eyes will be on that courthouse in washington, d.c. at 4:00 today. we of course will have much more on that here on way too early and all day long on msnbc. state attorney for palm beach county, thank you for joining us this morning. still ahead here the gunman convicted of killing 11 worshippers at a pennsylvania
officials, everyone on television with people running down wilkins avenue in combat gear to the synagogue. it is truly incredible. i was for a few years i was chair of the answer defamation league. i was chair during the time when the bomb hammers and taylor shootings occurred. we know there is a lot of hate in this world. a lot it is centered in pennsylvania. the ku klux klan had its offices not far in punxsutawney. we know there is a lot on the internet now for this kind of thinking and to plant seeds for this kind of thinking. the adl works with the fbi. and we have a great relationship. and the jewish community here, the federation and others, are we plan and try to educate people and prepare them for situations like this. but i can tell you, there is nothing that can prepare you for a morning like we have had this morning when you know you are just trying to we were sitting here waiting to find out