I think they have more evidence as to President Trumps state of mind. Donald trumps former Attorney General with an ominous prediction for the former president in the 2020 election case. It comes as trump faces arraignment today in Federal Court in washington. Well get a live report from washington, d. C. , and legal analyst on what we can expect from todays hearing. Meanwhile, former Vice President mike pence just gave his most direct criticism of his former boss. Well play those comments for you. Also ahead, new reporting on a private meeting between President Biden and former president obama over concerns about the 2024 election. Good morning. Welcome to morning joe. It is thursday, august 3rd. Along with joe, willie and me, we have the host of way too early, White House Bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire. Senior attorney and fbi official, chuck rosenberg. Reporter for the Washington Post, Jackie Alemany. And Pulitzer Prize winning columnist and Associate Editor of the Washin
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Understand that he has the opportunity to appear either virtually or in thursday. That was granted in the last two arraignments. We understand that thejudge will arraignments. We understand that the judge will decide which one it is. But given that mr trump has appeared in person for the last two, it is probably likely that he will appear in person for this indictment. He tends to use them, as weve seen previously, as part of his campaign. And we are seeing his republican allies really rally around him. And in some ways, they are ramping up the rhetoric to defend him. Some of them are calling for the special prosecutions investigation to be defunded. They are saying that donald trump cant get a fair trial in dc. Of course, its being held here, the scene of the alleged crime because it is a left leaning city. They refer to it as the swamp. But remember, Donald Trumps second indictment, which is in florida. The trial will take place there. Florida is his home state. Its also a republican
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He campaigns to return to the white house. He is charged with four counts detailed in this 45 four counts detailed in this 45 page indictment, Conspiracy To Defraud the United States can, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, attempt to obstruct an official proceeding and conspiracy against the rights of citizens. There is the special Counseljack Smith announcing the indictment. Today an indictment was unsealed Charging Donaldj trump with conspiring to defraud the United States, conspiring to disenfranchise voters and conspiring and attempting to obstruct an official proceeding. The indictment was issued by a grand jury of citizens here in the District Of Columbia and it sets forth the crimes charged in detail. I encourage everyone to read it in full. The attack on our Nation Plasma Capital on january six, 202i on our Nation Plasma Capital on january six, 2021 was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. Described in the indictment that was fuelled by lies,