campaigning for president even if he were convicted. now, that is not entirely shocking to be honest. trump never admitted defeat after losing the election in the 2020 election. he s not going to tap out of the 2024 race when it s just getting started. but there s more to this move. it s not about politics. it has a bigger strategy at its core. as axios explains, the 2024 campaign is more than a race to return to the white house. this is a fight to stay out of prison. legal experts believe it s unlikely trump s criminal trial will be resolved before the 2024 election, so whoever wins the presidency could be in a position to influence trump s case, and if trump is the gop nominee, he could essentially be campaigning for his freedom, an unprecedented scenario in this country. according to axios, winning the presidency would give a chance for sympathy or even pardon himself if convicted. his political rivals trying to beat trump, they have signaled they would pardon him or bring
america you re still innocent until proven guilty. we re in a situation where there are people in my own party who are blaming doj. how about blame him? he did it. a few of donald trump s challengers in the 2024 race reacting to his indictment as the former president is now just hours away from his arraignment on several federal charges. we ll have a full break down of what is expected from today s hearing. and we ll look at the extra security measures in place outside the miami courthouse amid possible protests and threats of violence. meanwhile, house speaker kevin mccarthy refused to condemn those threats, some coming from members of his own party as he defended the former president. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, june 13th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. it s a historic day, and former president donald trump is now just hours away from his first scheduled court appearance as a federal criminal defendant. bu
on dozens of federal charges, including obstruction of justice, conspiracy and violating the espionage act and because of documents or mary lago and his new jersey golf club. which brings me to my overarching point. how about fairness? do i think that president trump is always right? do i think he s always unfairly accused? absolutely not, and doesn t mean a payment for an alleged affair and arguments over classified documents, causing global shockwaves and possibly jail time is actually indicative of the seriousness of all this. no especially because we re watching a president skate on his family s international entanglements, which could compromise him in office and classified document hall. which one is all said and done could outstrip anything. donald trump has hey. doj fbi democratic attack squad if you want to destroy trump, pick up your head. look around. you fired up his crowd and if you wanted to help the rest of the gop field , beat him. watch the news. almost all h
Country have we had a president with these kinds of extensive business entanglements. Or a president who refused to adequately distance himself from their holdings. President trumps businesses and his dealings violates the constitutions anticorruption provisions. Known as the emoluments clauses. The lawsuit filed in Maryland District Court contends that the president s ownership harms the state and districts. The defendant has used his position as president to boost the patronage of his enterprises. Foreign diplomats and other officials have made clear that the Defendant Position as president increases the likelihood they will frequent has properties and businesses. The Press Secretary dismissed the suit. It is not hard to conclude partisan politics may be one of the motivations. The suit was filed by two
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president. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, june 13th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. it s a historic day, and former president donald trump is now just hours away from his first scheduled court appearance as a federal criminal defendant. but there are some growing questions about whether the hearing can take place as scheduled. the former president is set to appear in a miami courtroom at 3:00 p.m. to be arraignened on a 37-count criminal indictment for his alleged mishandling of classified documents after he left the white house. this, of course, makes him the first ever former president to be charged with a federal crime. a source tells nbc news trump flew from his bedminster, new jersey home to south florida yesterday with attorney tam blanch who will represent him at today s hearing. it s not clear who else might