president. and if i had to bet, i would bet it s near. do you believe there s enough evidence? well, they would indict if there s not evidence, but from what i ve seen there s substantial evidence there. that s former attorney general bill barr with a bleak prediction for his former boss. it comes as there are major developments connected to donald trump s handling of classified materials. we ll bring you the very latest. also ahead a key witness in multiple investigations into the former president finally gives testimony to a grand jury. plus chris christie makes it official. we ll show you his pitch for the 2024 republican presidential nomination. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, june 7th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we re learning more revealing new details this morning about two separate grand juries looking into former president donald trump s handling of classified documents after he left the white ho
he is the reason that the oath keepers were in washington, d.c. on january 6th. that was what the judge found today. and he also believes that stewart rhodes poses an ongoing threat to democracy. rhodes made no attempt to try and dissuade the judge of believing that. and the judge certainly did say that explicitly after stewart rhodes expressed no remorse in court today and continued to be very far right in what he said to the judge and not saying that he believed that he had done anything wrong at all. now, the other thing, with kelly meggs, that was the second defendant sentenced today, kelly meggs was much more remorseful. and judge mehta looked at him and reminded him how serious of an offense this is, seditious conspiracy. and then spoke about how he found it so astonishing that american citizens who had been upstanding average americans before january 6th then became criminals. and i want to read for you one of the last things that judge mehta said after this marathon d
seemingly damning information in the trump classified documents case. we ll bring it to you right now. the lead starts right now. a stunning new chapter in the classified documents saga, sensitive material moved at mar-a-lago just one day before those fbi agents showed up looking for it. and apparently, people in mar-a-lago were staging dress rehearsals for just such a moment. i ll speak with one of the reporters. plus, the biggest sentence handed down yet in the attempt to steal the 2020 election. prison time for the leader of the far-right militia the oath keepers. and another sentencing for another oath keeper is underway right now. and, parents subpoenaed. their son accused of killing four students in idaho. so why would his mom and dad need to testify before a grand jury in pennsylvania? welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with our law and justice lead and new signs of possible obstruction of justice in the trump mar-a-lago documents case. classified d
back. this is a big day for you. do you want to tell them why? preschool graduation. you know, you re a couple days behind me. i already had the preschool and kindergarten graduation. i need to have a couple more kids to catch up with where you re at. that s a little personal. phil is right. i have to take off a little early today because my son is graduating from preschool. congratulations. got sarah to come sit by your side. we have a few hours before that happens. a lot of news. let s get started for five things to know for this wednesday, june 7th. new york and detroit are in the top three on the list for the world s worst air pollution right now. as smoke from a canadian wildfire makes skies hazy in the midwest and right here along the east coast. you re looking at live pictures of a very smokey sunrise here in new york city. and a big development in the federal investigation into former president trump. his last chief of staff, mark meadows, testified before a f
president. and if i had to bet, i would bet it s near. do you believe there s enough evidence? well, they would indict if there s not evidence, but from what i ve seen there s substantial evidence there. that s former attorney general bill barr with a bleak prediction for his former boss. it comes as there are major developments connected to donald trump s handling of classified materials. we ll bring you the very latest. also ahead a key witness in multiple investigations into the former president finally gives testimony to a grand jury. plus chris christie makes it official. we ll show you his pitch for the 2024 republican presidential nomination. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, june 7th.