contradict his past statements. if you re the president of the united states, you can declassify just by saying it s declassified, by thinking about it. i have no classified documents, and by the way, they become automatically declassified when i took them. reporter: in april, trump was indicted on 34 felony counts for his alleged role in falsified business documents in connection with hush money payments to stormy daniels. trump has pleaded not guilty. trump is expected to appear in federal court in miami at 3:00 p.m. on tuesday: the trump team was bracing for this all day yesterday. they were getting ready for this come down. my colleagues alayna treene and kristen holmes, they had already recorded the video statement that you saw in the piece. we re a nation in decline.
and then in the end i would say, thank you very much, that s. it it s great for prosecutors, because you do get a little bit of a preview of what the defense is likely to be. now, if as i think your reporting caitlin s, the trump team came in there and air grievances. this is unfair, hobbled biden, that kind of. thing then it s a complete waste of an opportunity by the trump teen. it s a tactical mistake, because what good defense lawyers do, is go in and tell prosecutors, here are some holes in your case. you may have a problem with intent, you may not be able to prove some other element. and that can actually make a difference. i take that into account in these types of scenarios. i will say, jim trusty, who is one of the lawyers who is there, was actually pretty well regarded at the doj, when he worked there. he knows jack. smith yet, he knows jack smith. i would be surprised if he walked and didn t handle that professionally. we just don t know how this interaction was handle
the basis and purpose for them being moved in the first ins instance. it s harder to argue this according to the washington post in their letter, the trump team s letter to congress, they said president trump, he had little time to prepare for the outgoing transition from the presidency. white house staffers and gsa employees quickly packed everything up in boxes and they shipped them to mar-a-lago. it just so happened there were hundreds of classified documents. does that work anymore? it s a unique situation. you have a defendant vetting his defenses. he is out there saying, i have the right to declassify. they automatically declassified. i could have taken them. his lawyers are saying it was all a rush job. you have all these opportunities to actually work to find evidence that strikes those down. that s what the special counsel has been methodically doing. they have been interviewing witnesses. they have been figuring out exactly what was going on so that those defenses don
personal attorney rudy giuliani is at the center of a new 10 million dollar lawsuit. and the 69-page complaint, noel dempsey says she works for giuliani the last two years of the trump presidency. claim that giuliani sexually assaulted and harassed. her and refused to pay her wages. dempsey alleges giuliani made quote, sexist, racist, and antisemitic remarks. she has recordings of numerous interactions with him. another bombshell revelation bentley says giuliani discuss delayed presidential pardons for $2 million with the money to be split between himself and donald trump. she also claims that giuliani spoke about plans to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. according to the lawsuit, giuliani told on the, quote, the trump team were claiming voter fraud, and trump actually won the election. giuliani has denied all of these allegations through a spokesperson. joining me now is noel dempsey s attorney just in kelson of abrams spencer man,
hardwood, making her official return to the wnba last night at the wnba kicked off its 2023 season. griner came out of the gate blazing, launching a patch who needed a three pointer for the team s first basket. she score for 25 minutes, scoring 18 points, six rebounds, and four blocked shots. despite her best efforts, the phoenix mercury did lose the los angeles sparks 94 to 71. in coming up, lonnie ideations. a former employee drops a bombshell. 10 million dollar lawsuit on former new york mayor turned trump crony an election denier really giuliani. the accusers attorney will walk through the claims of sexual assaults and peddling presidential pardons next. keep it right here on msnbc. (man) it s pretty simple. i kinda just want things the way i want them. (woman) i want a network that won t let me down. even up here! (woman #2) with an unlimited plan that s truly right for me.