In one state already and also a Defendant Facing Charges by the very doj that he would run if elected. Kamala harris invokes this on the campaign trail, and it was a theme at the dnc. I took on perpetrators of all kinds, so hear me when i say, i know Donald Trumps type. For kamala, Practicing Law was always about protecting the vulnerable and giving the victims a voice. I cant wait to see her prosecute the case against donald trump on the debate stage. In the courtroom, i stood proudly before a judge, and i said five words. Kamala harris for the people. My entire career, i have only had one client. The people. Harris aides see that record as an asset. Many voters now tuning back in, and they want to know, what did she do as a prosecutor . While critics have questioned if her whole record is a good thing in itself. Which brings us to our Special Report leading off the program right now. On what it means that harris was a prosecutor, what did she do, and how is it relevant . Well, off th
Thets big barr laying out a flaw in the main defense that Donald Trumps lawyers using in the federal election case. Well have much more from the former Attorney General on trumps many, many legal issues in just a moment. Meanwhile a key conspirator in the riot at the capitol could receive the longest sentence yet for the january 6th attack. And a very significant summit at camp david for President Biden. Well explain the stakes at todays meeting. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this friday, august 18th. We made it to friday, folks. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And well begin this morning with the trial date proposed by Donald Trumps legal team that is way, way, way in the future. In a court filing late yesterday the attorneys representing the former president in the federal election interference case against him thats the one out of washington requested that that trial begin in april of 2026. That is 2 1 2 years later than the january 2024 star
Legal experts tonight. Were discussing rico is a powerful charge because it is so broad. It is one of the broadest laws in the nation, the way georgia uses it, as the Washington Post explains, because prosecutors can weave together alleged crimes, violations of state and federal laws, activities in other states, the law as this d. A. Knows well, does not require a defendant to set foot in georgia to be charged. Why . Because rico is that broad, you do need, of course, something to happen in the state, in georgia, but you could be a person who stayed out of state. Maybe youre a busy coconspirator. Maybe youre a coward and send other people to do things for you. Under the Georgia State rico statute, a long as some people have committed these crimes of some kind inside the state, other people can be looped in. Thats one of the ways d. A. Willis came out with this strong, broad set of charges last night rounding up these 19 defendants. Theyre not all Household Names. I want to show you def
Charging him in connecith his efforts to overturn the 2020 electi. Include the conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding and conspiracy against rights. Moments ago the special counsel, jack smith, spoke more about the indictment and the charges trump now faces. The attack on our nations capitol on january 6th, 2021, was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. Its described in the indictment, it was fueled by lies, lies by the defendant targeted at obstructing a Bedrock Function of the u. S. Government, the nations process of collecting, counting and certifying the results of the president ial election. The indictment went on to say that trump had six coconspirators, wolf, but of course it did not name them. This is truly, truly a remarkable moment in american history. The former president of the United States, who is now the current frontrunner for the republi
Twice in the last 24 hours. And an almost uncontrollable crowd in new york city. What police say led to the surge that resulted in dozens of arrests. And Tens Of Millions of people in the u. S. Once again starting the day under heat alerts. One city is even putting sunscreen on the roads. Announcer live from cnn center this is cnn newsroom with lynda kinkade. The republican front runner donald trump takes his Election Campaign to South Carolina tonight, a state considered a bellwether of future electoral outcomes, and trumps appearance at a republican event in Alabama Friday came hours after he pleaded not guilty for the second time in two days. That was for additional federal charges related to the classified documents case in florida. Special counsel jack smith has asked a federal judge to set strict rules for trumps legal team when they receive evidence in the 2020 election case. Smith wants to keep trump from having copies of key evidence, particularly grand jury testimony, for fea