Overnight former President Trump was indicted accused of trying to turn over the 2020 president ial elections. Not only trump, but 18 others are indicted. Each defendant is facing racketeering. In the indictment, he tried to convince one to change the election. Former President Trump calls is a witch hunt and trying to derail his campaign. Trump facing a charges of 91 charges in georgia, florida, new york and washington d. C. We have a ton to get to. Cnn this morning starts right now. If youre just waking up, this is significant. Donald trump and 18 codefendants are facing a slew of charges. They include Rico Racketeering charges that were meant to take down mob basses bosses and gangs. They say that he created fake electors and Ellie Breeching voting systems to try and find evidence of voter fraud. We have Team Coverage all morning. Well start live outside the Fulton County courthouse. Trump has been ordered to surrendered by next friday. Reporter Fani Willis Giving donald trump, jr.
After being indicted in Georgia On Serious Criminal Charges. The former president is accused now of being the head of a criminal enterprise to overturn joe bidens victory in that state. And tonight, a local sheriff says that he is expected to be out of Fulton County jail. So, what is going on right now in trumps world, with just ten days to go until surrender . We also have news on mark meadows, making a lastditch attempt to get the case against him in georgia dismissed. We will dig into all of that tonight. Plus, the 45th president united states, now faces a stunning 91 Criminal Charges amidst for separate cases. And will be tied up in multiple courtrooms throughout his president ial cycle, all of these running for a second term so what should the gop do, if their front runner has now been indicted four times over . We will talk to New Hampshire governor chris sununu, one of the former president s most vocal critics in the Republican Party. And it, was one of the most defining images
The Election Year . And hawaiis governor says more than 1,000 people are still potentially missing as fema is acknowledging challenges with the Relief Efforts there, well get an update from a top official and a new look at the harrowing scenes on the ground. Im kaitlan collins. This is the source. We begin with exclusive new reporting on the hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees that Rudy Giuliani is now staring down and the desperate attempts he has made to get former President Trump to cover them. With his attorney in tow, im told that Rudy Giuliani traveled to maralago in late april on a mission to make a personal appeal to trump to pay his legal bills. By going in person, giuliani and that lawyer, Robert Costello believed they could help explain face to it is if a why trump needled to assist his attorney with those ballooning legal bills. They argued that really, it was in trumps best interests to do so. But apparently, it fell on deaf ears. Trump is notoriously strict abo
We today uphold our solemn responsibility to ensure that everyone stands equal before the law. We have one set of laws in this country, and they apply to everyone their evidence can be tested in court and judged by a jury of citizen sdpgs we look at the fact, we look at the law and we bring charges. For the fourth time in as many months donald trump, the former president of the United States, is facing a criminal indictment. Good morning and welcome to morning joe. It is tuesday, august 15th. Lets dive right into the latest indictment for the former president. The charges are from Fulton County, georgia, where trump and 18 others were named in a sweeping 41count indictment targeting alleged attempts to overturn the states 2020 Election Results, Fulton County District Attorney fani willis announced the charges just before midnight. The states role in this process is essential to the functioning of our democracy. Georgia like every state has laws that allow those who believe that results
Everyone. Before 9 11 and, of course, before becoming trumps wing man, a man by the name of Rudy Giuliani made his name from putting mobsters behind bars. He did so, i might add, using the very same laws that are being used against him now. Two decades ago we he actually wrote in his book on leadership, and im quoting, here i dreamed up the tactic of using the federal racketeer influence and corruptions act to prosecute the mafia leadership. Unquote. Otherwise known as rico, for those following along. At the time, the law actually was relatively new. The giuliani, he popularized it making it the model for state and federal prosecutors for decades to come when it comes to large groups attempting a type of conspiracy, including, i might add, fani willis. The Fulton County d. A. Is now charging Rudy Giuliani with several crimes for his efforts to allegedly overturn the election, including racketeering. Now, the rico laws, something that he has, well, he has championed for years. The upper