In march, in fact, the day before Super Tuesday, how do you think this is going over for the former president and his team now . That could force him to lose a critical election window determining who the nominee is. For the disgraced, fourtime indicted expresident. Had to count there. Laura they are ready to upon po, they have a glow, they are expecting trumps legal woes will deliver a surprise next year. This handicaps donald trump, hurts donald trump. This likely emboldened incumbent joe biden. Laura selfproclaimed defenders of democracy want you to believe their priority is restoring respect to journalism and politics, it is just for all. When you listen closely, you see what they are all about. They are accusing trump of what they, themselves are, just Vengeful Idlogs who revel in shame of others. You will be able to see live on tv, there will be mug shots and fingerprints. Donald trump will be fingerprinted and photographed and end up with a mug shot. The very first president ial
Saying this is politically motivated. Mr. Trump says this politically inspired indictment could have been brought close to three years ago was tailored for placement in the middle of my political campaign, where i am leading all republicans. The former president and various others face charges, including violation of oath and filing false documents, all have been charged with violating georgias racketeering law, which carries 20 years. Defendants include handwriting former white house chief of staff, mark meadows and former attorneys, including Rudy Giuliani and sydney powell, lists Scott Mccaffey to preside over the case and join the Fulton County superior Court Earlier this year. Hours before the indictment, incomplete document listing the same charges briefly appear said on the Fulton County Court Website before being taken down. My colleague bryan llenas pressed on what happened . I dont work that system, i will not speculate. Next question. Moved on to the next question there. Tru
Trial within the next six months and that does not sit well with those on the right. Im pissed, this is over and over again. This is disgraceful, we have never indicted former president and a leading candidate for president and this is joe biden and democrats weaponizing the Justice System because they are afraid of the voters. This is disgraceful and it is abuse of power by angry democrats who decided the rule of law doesnt matter to them anymore. Todd Brooke Singman spoke with former President Trump last night. Brooke i did speak with the former president and he says fourth indictment comes during a dark period for our country, but he wont let it stop him. President trump told me this politically inspired indictment, which could have been brought three years ago is smack dab in the middle of my political campaign, where i lead all republicans. Trump was indicted last night along with 18 others, Rudy Giuliani, john eastman, Sydney Powell and mark meadows. The charges come after year l
We today uphold our solemn responsibility to ensure that everyone stands equal before the law. We have one set of laws in this country, and they apply to everyone their evidence can be tested in court and judged by a jury of citizen sdpgs we look at the fact, we look at the law and we bring charges. For the fourth time in as many months donald trump, the former president of the United States, is facing a criminal indictment. Good morning and welcome to morning joe. It is tuesday, august 15th. Lets dive right into the latest indictment for the former president. The charges are from Fulton County, georgia, where trump and 18 others were named in a sweeping 41count indictment targeting alleged attempts to overturn the states 2020 Election Results, Fulton County District Attorney fani willis announced the charges just before midnight. The states role in this process is essential to the functioning of our democracy. Georgia like every state has laws that allow those who believe that results
Staff, mark meadows, and his postelection attorney, Rudy Giuliani. They are accused of engaging in a conspiracy to commit crimes intended to reverse trumps loss in georgia in 2020. The 98page indictment lists 13 State Charges against trump himself including racketeering as well as false statements. Prosecutors claim trump and his codefendants, quote, refused to accept that trump lost and knowingly and willfully joined a conspiracy to unlawfully change the outcome of the election. District attorney fani willis wants the trial to start within six months. And unlike in Federal Court that trial could be televised. Lets begin at the courthouse in atlanta with cnns sara murray. And sara, this is a much more sprawling case both in terms of the number of defendants but also the nature and scope of the charges than what we saw in the Special Counsels case. Help lay it out for us. Reporter yeah, i think thats absolutely right. In these other federal cases we have seen donald trump largely charge