politicsnation. tonight s lead, justice for all. . tonight, from a president and current candidate donald trump. responding to news of his federal indictment. special counsel jack smith unveiled of the charges yesterday which included 31 counts of willful retention of national defense information as well as making false statements and conspiracy to obstruct justice. trump is accused of holding on to sensitive documents that he had no right to keep. and resisting requests from the national archives to return them, even against the advice of his own lawyers. the charges are serious and consequential and yet trump s response is all too familiar. in georgia today he called the indictments baseless and accused to the biden administration of weaponizing the justice department. the former president is hoping that once again he can dodge a counter ability about riling up his maga army of supporters and pressuring the republican party to rally behind him. but when donald trump v
exclusive, and that s coming up first. plus a preview of trump s day in federal court this week with robert mueller s former top prosecutor andrew weizmann. also today, a conversation with congressman dan goldman. he knows a thing or two about making the case against donald trump. later, former cia director, john brennan joins us to discuss just how dangerous it is to handle our nation s most sensitive secrets like this. so we talk about a lot of issues on the show every week. we will definitely continue to do that. today, we have one focus. making sure you have a better understanding that the end of the show of the federal indictment of donald trump. the former president was back on the campaign trail yesterday attacking the special counsel and trying to muddy the waters as much as possible. the rhetoric from his supporters is getting increasingly violent, and his arraignment tuesday in miami could be a circus. so it s super important that everybody understands the facets of
walt nauta, and the final count is four false statement. trump and are set to be the indictment laying out detailed allegations against the two, with pictures showing boxes showing classified documents stored in the bathroom. the twice impeached, now twice indicted former president is on the campaign trail today, speaking at republican state conventions at both georgia and north carolina. earlier today, trump s former lawyer, michael cohen weighed in on the case. this is more than just an espionage act. every single location that donald went to, from the time that he left the white house, to today, needs to be examined. donald will throw anyone and everyone under the bus in order to preserve his own freedom in order to benefit himself? . not a trump says he is innocent, and plans to plead not guilty. but if convicted, he could face decades in federal prison. we have a number of reports, with the very latest information, and reaction today on the indictment to the form
donald trump not to be charged. that s former federal prosecutor andrew weissman with analysis on the meeting yesterday between donald trump s attorneys and the department of justice concerning the classified documents case. we ll go through all the new developments straight ahead. plus, one down, one more to go. mike pence is officially in the race for the 2024 republican presidential nomination with new jersey governor chris christie expected today join the field later tonight. and an update from ukraine i it appears the long awaited counter offensive may be underway. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, june 6th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day us. we ve got a lot of news to get to this morning. there s a potential new key development in the investigation into former president donald trump taking classified documents with him to mar-a-lago after he left the white house. nbc news has confirmed that attorneys for the former p
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