Donald trump, now has ten days to surrender to authorities in georgia on charges tied to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election in georgia. It will be his fourth time booked on criminal charges. He wont be alone. The 98page indictment names 18 codefendants, including his former chief of staff, mark meadows. The 41 charges include racketeering and conspiracy. The atlanta area District Attorney fani willis says those 19 defendants in total plotted against the constitution which trump swore to protect and defend and abused the office, trump is of Course Running for once again. Cnns paula reed is at the courthouse in atlanta. Paula, this case is wider both in terms of number of defendants but also took a different legal path for charging this. Reporter thats right. A lot of key differences here. Not only in how its constructed. Fani willis pursuing a racketeering or rico case here. Rico laws were passed to dismantle organized crime. So shes charging former President Trump but 18 allies.
Reached the number of delegates to secure the nomination. It happened on the very same night that President Joe Biden clinched the democratic nomination which means the stakes are set us before. As donald trump will be on the ballot, the 2024 election will not be defined by Big Policy Debates or disagreements between the two candidates and parties of which there are many, but rather by a very basic question whether or not we want our democracy to continue as we know it. Because donald trump has made it clear in public speeches and announcements he will take a Wrecking Ball to the rule of law, he will pardon the january 6th insurrectionists. And he will serve in his own words, this is a quote, a dictator on day one. Voters who go to the polls in a few months have to answer the question whether the 248year democratic experiment sees its birthday . That choice has been laid out in stark detail, voices not just on the left or center, but also the far right. Remember this, from liz cheney.
Countdown to Donald Trumps next possible indictment. We have new reporting on when s in this brawl on an alabama boat dock. Police say that they may not be done yet. And a voters in ohio reject changes to the states ballot rules, a key win forn rights. Welcome to our viewers. Im rahel solomon. Donald trumps One Man Legal Gok Ket Filling Up next week. Cnn has learned that Fani Willis In Atlanta will spend two days in front of a grand jury next week presenting her case against the former president. Sources tell cnn that willis could seek several indictments in a sweeping racketeering case. It would cast trump and a number of associates as operating a criminal enterprise aimed at subverting the 2020 president ial election in georgia. Meantime trumps lawyers will have their first hearing before the judge overseeing the federal january 6 prosecution. Paula reid has more on that. Reporter judge Tanya Chutkan has scheduled a hearing for friday a arguments from both attorneys for former Presid
four-times indicted ex-president. nbc news is reporting on potentially game-changing revelation base the former vice president, mike pence. we ll have more on what pence told special counsel jack smith s investigators later this hour. but first, we want to get to the fast-moving developments out of the middle east. at this hour, we are getting our first glimpse of the latest hostages to be released. here are some of the faces of the 12 prisoners released by hamas today, 10 israelis and 2 thai nationals. notably, many are older. among them, a mother and daughter who were kidnapped together. a retired kindergarten teacher. a grandmother of nine. and the 84-year-old founder of one of the kibbutz that was raided on october 7th. this is now day five of the extended truce that for now, barring another extension, is expected to last through tomorrow, for six days in total. as we know, it is a fragile truce and a fluid situation as underscored by the events of just the last 24 hours
in a sweeping racketeering case, including mark meadows and rudy giuliani, sydney powell. the former president returned to twitters, now called x, for first time in two years. the phrase election interference and never surrender. here is what he says yesterday. this is a travesty of justice. i did nothing wrong, i have never had such support, what they are doing is election interference, interfering with an election, never been anything like it in our country before. as leading gop primary candidate, trump has to 27th of next month is debate and the iowa caucus will be starting.