to weigh in on both of the sprawling federal investigations into the former presidents. he s coming up first. plus the chair of the house democratic congress, pete aguilar, on how the party should be messaging around all of trump s legal troubles. later, officer harry dunn defended the capitol, and democracy on january six. alaska how he feels now that an indictment and that case might be right around the corner. well a lot happened this week, there s no question. overall, two big things stuck out to me. first of, all week was an extraordinary reminder of just how much legal trouble the former president is in. i mean, it really is something to have everyone on edge, all eyes glued on the courthouse in washington d.c., watching what jack smith is going to do, waiting for an indictment in the investigation in his attempt to overturn the 2020 election. only to have a new separate, superseding indictment drop in the investigation into his handling of classified documents.
new indictments. it comes as he reacts on the campaign trail to his latest charges and the classified documents case. they waited two and a half, almost three years, so they could bring him right in the middle of my presidential election. its election interference. i consider it actually a great badge of honor. i do. it s a great badge of honor. i m been indicted for you. new reporting from the washington post shows financial pressure is building. people familiar with the matter say trump s political group spent more than $40 million on legal costs in the first half of 2023 to defend the former presidents and his advisers and others. for more today, presidential candidate will hurt says the voters might start to take notice where their donations to trump are going. donald trump, all he s doing is litigating past elections. when people start learning, when you give money to donald trump it s going to pay his lawyers, three out of $4 that donald trump raises this going
Psaki wherever you get your podcasts. we ll be back here next sunday at noon eastern, stay right where you are because there s much more news coming up on msnbc. he s hemorrhaging cash. donald trump s legal problems draining one of his piggy bank s. also, why trump last night made house republicans an offer that they can t refuse. congresswoman jasmine crockett on the fight over border barriers and to access. plus, the many, many problems of congresswoman marjorie taylor greene. good day from msnbc world headquarters in new york. welcome to alex witt reports. i m erin o heard in for alex. developing this hour, donald trump s legal troubles could grow this week as the former president braces for possible