Msnbc legal analysts, and co authors of the New York Times bestselling book, The Trump Indictments, the historic charging documents of commentary. Trump is charged 88 Felony Counts in four different jurisdictions. We are going to cover the latest developments in Donald Trumps criminal cases starting with Fulton County, georgia. We will also zoom out and reflect on whether the american Justice System has so far proven whether it can meet the challenges of, as we write in our book, a former president s attempts to politicize, corrupt, not only our elections but american governance and the rule of law. Jamie raskin will join us. Later in the hour, we flip the script and ask a msnbc anchor the important questions. Chris hayes will join us to weigh in on the medias role in the event that voters ultimately get to render a verdict on donald trump before a jury does. Our Breaking News tonight comes out of Fulton County, georgia, or District Attorney, fani willis, has learned she will not be di
Trump indictment. Also this hour, the urgent search for the missing in the charred ruins of mauis wildfire catastrophe. The Hawaii Governor will join us live with an update on the Disaster Response as the death toll could surpass 100 at any moment. Cnn has Exclusive New Reporting on former republican legal officials siding with the Special Counsel Prosecuting Trump in the january 6th case. Ill ask a retired judge turned trump critic why he and others believe its critical for the former president to get a speedy trial. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and the United States and around the world. Im woman bliwolf blitzer, you in the situation room. Lets go right to georgia to the grand jury who may be poised to indictment donald trump. Sarah murray is just outside the courthouse where grand jurors have been hearing new testimony today. What do we know about the proceedings this hour . Reporter well, wolf, it has been a very busy day here at the Fulton County courthouse. We
Tonight on all in. Im giving the defendants the opportunity to voluntarily surrender no later than noon on friday, the 25th day of august. Donald trump is given ten days to surrender. Hes got to surrender by the 25th. The debates on the 23rd. Whats the plan . To surrender, he will surrender. A familiar Refrain Returns as the public defense. John gotti never even had four indictments at once. Theyre worried they cant beat him in the ballot box. Tonight, sweeping rico charges for the ex president and his foot soldiers. No laws were written for any organization that turns itself into a criminal ongoing organization. Involving legal strategies for the maga inner circle. Better get a great criminal defense lead lawyer. Youre gonna need it. Late filing for mark meadows to move the Fulton County charges to Federal Court, and which of the four criminal trials of donald trump is most important. Which will go to trial first . I did everything right and they indicted me. When all in starts, right
Autocracy. That has people around the world much more exercised than in washington, where it seems like this is just another political game. Its another government shutdown, or another fight over the debt ceiling. Know, if we dont deliver this money to ukraine, they will lose territory. They will lose people. They will lose momentum on the front line of the biggest War In Europe since world war ii. And our politics cant seem to process that. Its a real statement of priorities on behalf of the United States of america. Thank you so much for your time and thoughts tonight, really appreciate it. That is our show for the evening, now its time for last word with lauren, good evening, lawrence. At evening, alex. I was listening to discussion and i have some concerns about the way we use the word strongman, because i fear it can sound just too good to too many voters who think, well isnt the president of the United States supposed to be a strong man . Its a term weve been using for decades in
Yet been released. The question is when will they come home, and what are we giving iran in return. Joining me now, National Security counsel coordinator for strategic communications, john kirby. Admiral, thank you very much for being with us. I know that we believe, the United States believes those imprisonments and trials and charges were not true. And were happy to have these individuals back. When will they be on a plane back and out of iran . I dont really know right now. Were still working out the details and parameters here about eventually securing their freedom, and when that will be, what that will look like. But we dont really know right now. Were just really happy that theyre out of evan prison because the conditions there were just intolerable. Theyre in house arrest, but still in iran. Theyre not home yet, and we still have a lot of work to do to get them there. Have we been in touch with them directly . Do we know what condition theyre . We have been in touch with them t