Mmm the more you know. How important is it that so many people who were speaking so strongly to the grand jury and presumably will to a jury, are republicans . I think it matters quite a bit, chris. I think in the world of politics and media it may matter because it suggests that it isnt just the Democratic Party that is out to get donald trump, but i think in court it also matters. Their Defense Attorneys will always be looking for an example to crossexamine witnesses. If they say you are a member of a different party, that can be used to undermine credibility in the eyes of the jury. When they are aligned with them in the same political party, this really takes away the opportunity to suggest that they are just making this up. So i think it bolsters their credibility in the eyes of the jury. Speaking of the eyes of the jury, lets go to what you witnessed today, the comings and goings of the courthouse. Clearly fani willis said we did this by the book and we are going to prosecute thi
Received documents. The department of justice, from their investigation into Michael Cohen and the Stormy Daniels payments from several years back. The office has subsequently turned over the documents. About 1000 miles down i95 in florida the former president was in court in person in the classified documents case. Trumps team argued that she should dismiss the entire federal case claiming the documents trumped up with him were personal records and thus excluded from the president ial records act requirement. We await judge cannons decision on that. She decided to reject a separate motion to dismiss the case. That trial is still set to start in late may. North of florida, nathan wade has reside from his role as prosecutor in the racketeering case against the former President Donald Trump and multiple codefendants over efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 president ial election in georgia. That came shortly after the judge overseeing the proceedings ruled that Fulton County Dist
Its all expected to start no sooner than x thursday, after the first president ial debate in milwaukee, wisconsin. On that note, nbc news is also reporting that after quite a bit of back and forth, donald trump has officially decided not to attend that first debate, which is being hosted by fox news. Instead, trump is seeking a sitdown interview with the former fox news host Tucker Carlson as a means of counter programming the republican debate. This is not something that fox and the rnc can be happy about at all, and it is shaping up to be another chapter and the long running saga between donald trump and fox news, the network that helped make donald trump president in the first place. Let me step back a little bit here, do you remember the first time trump ever participated in a republican primary debate . It was august of 2015, and that the bay, much like the coming on, was hosted by the Republican National committee at fox news. Meghan kelly was one of the moderators. When she aske
Correspondent bryan llenas is at the Fulton County courthouse in atlanta, tonight, with the latest. Good evening, bryan. Bret, good evening. The Fulton County sheriff says he intends to really treat former President Donald Trump just like any other criminal defendant and that includes a mugshot, unless he is told otherwise. Mr. Trump must turn himself in by next friday august 25th at noon. I make decisions in this office based on the facts and the law. The law is completely nonpartisan. Fulton County District attorney fani willis, a democrat defending her decision to prosecute former President Donald Trump and 18 others after they were indicted by a grand jury late monday night. It is now the duty of my office to prove these charges. Trump is facing 13 criminal counts, including violating georgias antiracketeering or ricco law. If convicted, the law carries a penalty of a minimum of five years in prison, a 25,000s fine, or both. Lawyers say georgias ricco law is unusually broad and in
Us this evening. Law enforcement officials expect donald trump to turn himself in a Fulton County jail in atlanta, georgia late next week, where he will be booked and processed on criminal charges brought by the d. A. Down there, fani willis. This is all expected to happen sooner than next thursday, which is one day after the first republican president ial debate in milwaukee, wisconsin. And on that note, nbc news is also reporting that after quite a bit of back and forth, donald trump has officially decided not to attend that first debate which is being hosted by fox news. Instead, trump is seeking a sitdown interview with the former fox news host, Tucker Carlson, as a means of counter programming the republican debate. This is not something that fox and the rnc can be happy about at all. And it is shaping up to be yet another chapter in the long running saga between donald trump and fox news. The network that helped make donald trump president in the first place. Let me step back a b