Also hearing testimony on that case before a Second Grand Jury in d. C. And this hour in ohio, voters are voting on a state constitutional amendment that could make it harder to pass ballot issues including the right to an abortion. A big test in a critical election state. And its too darn hot for millions of americans continuing to feel the impact of blazing summer heat causing severe summer storms, storm damage. Flight cancellations across the midwest and again on the east coast. And good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington where u. S. District judge Tanya Chutkan has ordered a hearing no later than this friday on what is usually a standard order in the d. C. Circuit against the exposure of Grand Jury Testimony once they receive it from prosecutors. In a filing monday afternoon, attorneys for mr. Trump objecting to what as i say is usually a standard usually agreed upon agreement in the circuit. Writing the government requests the court assume the role of censor and impos
legislature called today s single issue special election they want to increase the threshold and signature requirements for the constitution. activists gains enough support to put a constitutional amendment on the fall ballot. and now republicans are trying to change the rules ahead of the game. looking at early turnout, it could be a big disappointment. it s hard to read, not get too ahead of ourselves. nbc s ali vitali is on the ground and knows a lot more in columbus, ohio. so, ali, the early voting was massive, they say. but is there any way to really know which side is turning out? and it s a little mottled because it s not a fewer abortion vote as in kansas, it s a two-step process, but that s certainly under the context
defense, even though many legal experts say that shouldn t be the case, is not for the court of law? that s right, the conspiracy is not protected by the first amendment but i think this is setting up another fight down the road which is at what point do donald trump s lawyers and judges and witnesses cross the line for a criminal defendant. the d.c. rules do impose restrictions on what lawyers from both sides can say about the evidence. they re really not supposed to go on tv and describe the in evidence detail. but as you said, he s running for president so he s got a right to a first amendment right to speak. and then at what point does the judge say hey there s a line and if she crosses that, of course, there s appeal. the lawyers did say here, roger stone, the previous defendant so close to donald trump had crossed it when he put a target, like a bull s-eye on the judge s face, superimposed on it.
hearing this week. that s a judge that wants to get the case tried. and in the d.c. circuit, there are rules for defense lawyers for trial lawyer, i guess on both sides. and does going on television and making this as public a case as they are, is that against the rules? or is this is special case? the man is running for president of the united states and there are all kinds of reasons for not interfering with his freedom of speech. yeah, so, it s not against the rules but it s interesting that jack smith and the trump defense team they re not that far apart on these issues. trump s defense team concedes there needs to be some restrictions, and part of it is kind of performance by trump s defense team that is really more for cable tv and trump s political base than judge chutkan. and also the fact that he s being censored, the first amendment is a key part of his
here. reporter: yeah, that s exactly right. even though, technically, voters are going to the polls today to vote on the rules how they change their constitution, in theory, they re actually voting ahead to the november amendment vote that you re talking about right there about abortion protections. this is something that ohio republican legislators had initially said we re good, no more august special elections. then when reproductive rights groups were able to get the requisite number of signatures that they needed to get the abortion right on the ballot in november, they said we re going to do one more special election and that s here today about the rules of changing a constitution. right now, all it takes is a majority. a 60% threshold. republicans, though, are not uniformly decided that this is the best strategy, though. but it is clear for all of them, abortion is the underpinning here. i want to pull up what the secretary of state himself, a republican, also running for