The first Warning Signs for the trump campaign. Hanging above the first three indictments trumps team waiting for another shoe to drop in georgia where fulton d. A. Fani willis says she has a duty to prosecute. I took an oath and the oath requires i follow the law. Also sharing see the questions. The shocking news from the Justice Department tied to two u. S. Navy sailors arrested for spying. The Sensitive National secrets at the heart of the case. We begin with former President Trumps next big day in criminal court. Such five days after republican candidates take the stage for the first primary debates later this month. The former president on truth social bemoaning the high cost of his court battles, quote, my political opponent has hit me with a barrage of weak lawsuits which require massive amounts of my time and money to adjudicate. Resources that would have gone into ads and rallies will have to be spent fighting these radical left thugs in numerous courts throughout the country.
Courtroom in washington just steps from the capital where his supporters rioted on january 6th. The former president facing his third arraignment charged with a criminal scheme to stay in power after his loss. Special counsel jack smith just feet away from him in the courtroom before leaving washington. Mr. Trump, who is running to retake the white house in 2024 coming before the cameras, calling it a very sad day for america. Our team at the courthouse and our legal analyst standing by. Also tonight, two u. S. Navy sailors under arrest, accused of spying for china. The secret theyre accused of selling. The Grim Discovery. Two bodies in the rio grande. One at that floating Barrier Texas installed in the river. What texas and mexican officials are saying. Terrifying moments aboard a delta flight. Police say a passenger with a sharp object cut himself and then attacked a Flight Attendant. How he was stopped. The new development in the gilgo beach serial killer investigation. What prosecu
All he wanted to do was impede a process thats, well, its stated there in the constitution. Thats all he wanted. Like a bank robber, all i wanted to do was rob a bank. Take all the money. This is exactly what he is charged for, and he admitted it. Yeah. You know, watching mr. Lauro and political defenders like Lindsey Graham, well talk about him in a minute, attempt to defend donald trump over the last couple days, its clear they dont have a lot to work with. Mr. Lauro is a real attorney, unlike some of the other attorneys trump had around him. He was a prosecutor. If he cant seem to come up with a cogent theory of the case of why donald trump was acting legally around the 2020 election in the days leading up to january 6th, because the evidence in the indictment, the allegations in that indictment are so overwhelming, theyre Hopscotching Around, hoping to find something. Nothing is hitting yet. Well, of course, theyre not going to find anything legally because theyre boxed in legal le
sailors have each been arrested for selling military secrets to china. sensitive military information ended up in the hands of the peoples republic of china. reporter: the first defendant, 22-year-old jinchao wei faces espionage charges. national defense information was sent to china, including documents, photos, videos and technical manuals. in exchange, his intelligence officer paid wei thousands of dollars. reporter: authorities say wei, a machinist on the uss essex in san diego, sent the chinese officer photos of military hardware and vehicles and information about warfare exercises. in a separate case, wenheng zhao from ventura, california. federal authorities say zhao received $15,000 from a chinese intelligence officer in exchange for operational plans, navy movements and blueprints for a radar system at a military base
to act. reporter: 22-year-old jinchao wei a naturalized u.s. citizen was a sailor on the am bib shus ship the uss essex. wei sent national defense information to china including documents, photos, videos, and technical manuals in exchange, his intelligence officer paid wei thousands of dollars. reporter: wei has been charged under the espionage act which carries a life sentence. his attorney entering a not guilty plea on his behalf. also arrested in a separate case of espionage, 26-year-old wenheng zhao, the petty officer working at a naval base in ventura county, california, pleading not guilty in federal court. officials say zhao gave nonpublic intel to a chinese intelligence officer for almost two years, passing along operational plans for military exercises, photographs, and blueprints of a radar system on