Veteran Former Mueller prosecutor and msnbc legal analyst, seem right there back at work Andrew Weissmann. We are teeing off his expertise and legal analysis in his msnbc podcast with mary mccord who is also with us tonight. That is right here on your screen prosecuting donald trump. Before we get in any further, i want to begin with an open question to you that i think is on a lot of peoples minds in all fairness, can defended trump get a fair trial with these primaries approaching . Great question. I would broaden that question out. I would say can the government and the defendant get a fair trial . The answer to that is yes, that is going to put a lot of pressure on the judge in the d. C. Case, in the florida case, in the manhattan case. Its remarkable that were talking about three separate criminal cases and maybe even another one. But its important to know that both sides are need her entitle to a fair trump affair trial. And ultimately what the judge needs to do make sure that a
Were some of the greatest attacks on democracy in u. S. History, yet it can be easy to forget that all the horror, reaction, discussion, and coverage, for all the trials of people that stormed the capitol and the convictions of seditionists there was no coup probe of indictment for years. The man who led the january 6th rally, impeached for inciting an insurrection, that man, two years after those events, the person at the center of it all was not facing a serious coup probe let alone charges. Reporting shows quite the opposite. Not only was he not facing that, but the fbi and doj avoiding investigating trump for optics and review of the evidence. We all know that. That was the status quo for years. So, in our Special Report tonight, lets begin with the very simple question what changed . One thing, and its the kind of change in Law Enforcement that can change everything as so memorably put in 48 hours. Theres a new sheriff in town. And his name is reggie hamlin. A new sheriff came to
Duncan writing i look forward to answering their questions around the 2020 election. Republican should never let honesty be mistaken for weakness. The Fulton County georgia courthouse already on high alert. The barricades blocking the building from traffic. The bomb sniffing dogs inspecting vehicles. Trump, meanwhile, is proclaiming his innocence on the campaign trail. Heres what he told nbcs Vaughn Hillyard when he was asked about a possible plea deal in georgia. Any chance you take a political . Yes, sir. Mr. Weiss. We dont take plea deals. Trumps commentary on the criminal cases are under review for the d. C. Judge. Friday, they restricted how the judge can handle evidence in the election interference trial. A, Reminder Trump will face consequences for threatening his perceived enemies if he does. So quote, the more party makes inflammatory statements about this case which could change the jury pool or intimidate potential witnesses, the greater the urgency will be that we proceed t
Fascist dictatorship, and so bill barr, after, ive got to say, humiliating himself for several years, bill barr decides, this is where i get off. This is enough. This is my line. I believe in an imperial presidency, but i dont believe in a fascist presidency. Thats what donald trump was asking him to do. Asking him to steal an election. Asking him to arrest his political opponents. Asking him to do the sort of things, again, that fascist dictators do. He wouldnt do it. Now, trump has turned on him. As far as fani willis goes and jack smith and everything else, again, we can point you back to it and play it for you again, what we were saying in 2019. If donald trump lost in 2020, he would run again, and hed run again simply to avoid all the crimes he was committing. Im not good at math, but that was four years ago. Four years ago, we were saying he will run again so he can try to avoid jail. Going to jail. Here we are. I must say, a lot of people were saying that, so its hard to believe
Possible tornado forming in central new york. This hour, the cleanup and where a threat of Severe Weather still lingers this week. Also ahead, the indictment of donald trump, the judge ordering a new hearing as lawyers spar over evidence in the Election Interference Case. When we can see them back in court. And later, the high stakes special election today that could determine the fate of Abortion Rights in ohio. What Ohio Republicans are trying to do in a rare august vote. Good morning. It is great to have you with us. It is 10 00 eastern. Im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york. We begin with some breaking news. Deadly weather causing chaos, pouring rain, high winds, even tornadoes batter, the midatlantic and southeast, canceling thousands of flights and leaving close to a Million People without electricity. Check out this scary scene that played out in maryland. People were trapped in their cars after intense wind took down an entire line of power poles. Nbcs kathy park is tracking i