well, it s been one of those weekends where we kind of need for hours to talk about everything that has happened. we will do our best to fit it all into one. on friday night, there is a much anticipated round of retaliatory airstrikes against iranian- backed militias. serious as there are more on the way. there is nobody better to talk to the national security advisor jake sullivan. he will join me in just a few minutes. there is also a big development this weekend, jack smith s election interference case as it slid off of the calendar. in large part, we still don t have a decision on trump s should we be freaking out? should we not be freaking out? everybody s favorite cocktail is going to tell us how we should be feeling. and later this hour, we will shocking level of hypocrisy for republicans in the house this week. congressman dan goldman has certainly not held back in calling it out. i m looking forward to breaking it all down with him. and later, president biden won
to fit it all into one. so on friday night, there was a much anticipated round of retail tory airstrikes against iranian back militias. the u.s. also says there are more on the way. at a time like this, there is literally no one better to talk to the national security advisor jake sullivan, and he s going to join me in just a few minutes. there was also a big development this week in jack smith s election interference case, as it slid off the march calendar. in a large part, because we still don t have a decision on trump s claim of presidential immunity. should we be freaking, out should we not be freaking out? everyone s favorite law firm of weissmann and cocktail is going to tell us how we should be feeling. and later this, our wriggling to dig into the absolutely shocking level of hypocrisy for republicans in the house this week. congressman dan goldman has certainly not held back in calling it out. i m looking forward to breaking it all down with him. and later, presiden
those are the only three words spoken by donald trump s codefendant walt nauta in miami today in an arraignment hearing that lasted only five minutes. walter replied yes, your honor, when judge edwin torres asked him if he had read the charges against him and consulted with an attorney. the delay in walt nauta s arraignment occur because washington-based attorney, stanley woodward, took three weeks to find a local florida lawyer who would join the defense team as required by florida rules. walt nauta s local florida lawyer is a least experienced lawyer in the case and has never handled high pressure federal litigation. the new york times reports of the 34-year-old lawyer, sasha dadan, his limited experience with the federal courts. her name doesn t appear at all in pace, or the nationwide database federal cases. but she has handled numerous local cases in fort pierce, florida. that is where judge aileen mercedes cannon, who is overseeing mr. trump s prosecution, is based and
lawyer is the least experienced lawyer in the case and has never handled high pressure federal litigation. the new york times reports that the 34-year-old lawyer, sasha dadan, quote, has limited experience with the federal courts. her name doesn t appear at all in pacer the nationwide database federal cases. but she has handled numerous local cases in fort pierce, florida. that is where judge aileen mercedes cannon, who is overseeing mr. trump s prosecution, is based and where the former president s trial with mr. nauta will eventually be held. ms. dadan has been active in republican politics mounting an unsuccessful campaign for the florida house in 2018. the application for search warrant of trump s florida home, that reveals that before he was codefendant walt nauta, the justice department and fbi referred to him as witness five. the revelation came after judge bruce ryan how reinhart unredacted more sentences of the affidavit used by the justice department to obtain a s
good morning. it is sunday, july 2nd. i am michael steele filling in for my good friend ali velshi. donald trump s third presidential campaign is unlike any other presidential campaign in american history. as that twice indicted, twice impeached former president waits to see what other legal troubles might be coming his way over the next few months, he s used his campaign rallies to air out his grievances, and rather than focus his efforts on his legal defense and actually trying to find a lawyer who is going to represent him, he s chosen to litigate his case on the campaign trail instead. yesterday, trump made a stop in pickens, south carolina, a small sleepy town near the blue ridge mountains that has a population of about 3000. he was supposedly there to campaign, but mainly, he was there to complain. a former president spent roughly 90 minutes on stage, spewing out disinformation about his legal predicament, and vowing to take revenge against those he considers his poli