Good morning, everyone. Its wednesday, august 2nd. A historic morning in u. S. Former President Trump is due in Court Tomorrow after a federal grand jury indicted him on four counts. This morning, city and federal Law Enforcement agencies are gearing up for that appearance. Also new this morning, a sense of trumps defense. His attorney tells cnn his clint is protected fully by the First Amendment. He was acting on the advice of counsel. We just heard from rudy ju giuliani. New details about the judge who will preside over this case. The judge has been randomly assigned. Hes overseen january 6ths defendants. The form e President Trumps 2024 rivals are weighing in on the charges. Their reactions ranging from condemning trump to condemning the Justice Department. Georgia, Fulton County sheriff said trump wont receive special treatment. Quote, it doesnt matter your status, well have mug shots ready for you, all of that this hour of cnn this morning starts right now. Third indictment. Fourt
Charged with any crime. Will they be or there they flip on him . The testimony of former Vice President mike pence proving to be a key part of this historic indictment. Sara is off today. Im john berman with kate bolduan. This is cnn news central. Great to have you back, first of all. Thank you. Quite a day it is. This morning donald trump has been charged with trying to obstruct the peaceful transfer of power. It is unprecedented. It is historic. And it puts the nation in truly uncharted territory. Two monumental almost foundational forces directly at odds. On the one hand as peter baker of the New York Times writes, can a sitting president spread lies about an election and try to employ the authority of the government to overturn the will of the voters without consequence . On the other hand the wall street Journal Editorial Board suggests it, quote, potentially criminalizes many kinds of actions and statements by a president that a prosecutor deems to be false. We will explain how S
Months following election day, trump spread lies that there had been outcome determine testify fraud in the election he actually won. The defendant repeatedly and widely dissimilar neated them anyway to make his knowingly false claims appear legitimate, create an atmosphere of trust and anger, Rogue Public Faith in the administration of the election. Brooks is here. Thats right, President Trump is due in federal Court Tomorrow to be arraigned in connection to the investigation of january 6th and election interference. Now these charges include Conspiracy To Defraud the u. S. , conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of an official proceeding and conspiracy against rights, smith. The at that accusation on our nations capitol on january 6th, 2021, was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. Described in the indictment, it was fueled by lies. This is the third criminal indictment against former President Trump, he faces 40 federal felonies in the cla
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