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Indictment. Special counsel jack smith requested a protective order after trump posted on social media, quote, if you go after me, im coming after you. Smith wants the judge to limit trump and his legal team in terms of what they can publicly discuss about that sensitive evidence in the election interference case. Former Vice President mike pence, who is now challenging his former boss for the republican president ial nomination, testified in the special counsel investigation of the case, and he may again get called as a witness if trump goes to trial. I have no plans to testify, but, look, well always well always comply with the law. But, look, i want to tell you i i dont know what the path of this indictment will be. The president s entitled to a presumption of innocence. Hes entitled to make his defense in court. There actually are profound issues around this pertaining to the first amendment, Freedom Of Speech, and the rest. Im confident he and his lawyers will litigate all of those things. Lets continue this conversation. Joining us now is congressman joaquin castro, democrat from texas. Congressman, thanks for spending some of your sunday with us. I guess lets just jump right into this. First of all, your reaction to trump issuing what appears to be a warning or at least can be inferred as a warning to people involved in the election charges case. Well, im not surprised. I mean, after all these years, thats kind of Donald Trumps method of operation is that he tries to intimidate people. He tries to bully people, in his own way threaten people, and i do think that it was a veiled threat, and im glad that the prosecutors have asked for protective orders because what you see donald trump do again and again is try to get his supporters or his followers to do his dirty work. Thats what the insurrection, the attempted coup was on january 6th, was donald trump riling up a bunch of people and letting them march on to the capitol, break into the capitol, while he sat back at the white and trump has also gone after the judge handling his case already, saying this on truth social. He says, there is noay i can get a fairrial with the judge, quot unquote, assigned to the ridiculous Freedom Of Speech Fair Elections case is how he describes it. He goes on to say, Everybody Knows this, and so does she. We will be immediately asking for a recusal of this judge on very powerful grounds and likewise for a venue change out of washington, d. C. Let me ask you, congressman, what can the judge do to rein in the former president . Does she need to issue some kind of warning to him to knock it off . Well, she can issue a warning. She can issue a warning for him not to make the threats that hes made, to not make comments about the case, and so forth. Remember, they have now entered a judicial proceeding, a legal proceeding thats headed to trial eventually unless they make some other agreement before that. So she has pretty wide latitude to stipulate what he can and cant do as a defendant who is in front of the court, and she ought to take every opportunity where its appropriate if he keeps popping off like this, to do that because his words could very well lead to harm and danger to folks involved in the trial. And the former president s attorney, john lauro, was on cnn earlier today arguing that trump was essentially engaging in political speech, first amendmentprotected political speech when he was contesting the Election Results in 2020. Lets listen if we have that sound. I can get your response on the other side. First of all, there was no fraudulent conspiracy. Thats part of the reality of the defense. What President Trump was entitled to do and what mr. Barr misses and im not sure hes read all the cases, but when it comes to political speech, you can not only advocate for a position, but you can take action. You can petition. You can ask even your Vice President to pause the vote. Congressman, what do you make of that . Well, i think hes conflating two things. Hes Conflating Speech and action. Its true that donald trump or any other candidate who loses an election can go out there and say that, i think everybody cheated me out of this election. I think i actually won this thing and so forth. But when you as the president of the United States start to use the power of your office to bully people and intimidate people to find votes, for example, in georgia, to change votes, to try to force mike pence with intimidation or through intimidation to not certify the election, then youve crossed over from words into using your official office for oppression, and thats what we saw from donald trump. And i know some of your fellow democrats a lot of democrats in the house have been calling for cameras in the courtroom for this case. It is really unusual to see a federal case with cameras in the courtroom. Do you think theres any way at all that that might happen . You know, i saw that news, and i really thought long and hard about it because you can really you can think about it, and you could argue it both ways. You could say, well, if you put those cameras in there, its just going to turn into a big circus, and its really going to debase the Legal Proceedings and the judicial process. But, you know, the other side of it is that the stakes are so high here, and if its not covered, if people arent able to see it for themselves, what happens is it gives donald trump and his team a chance to do what theyve been doing for a long time, which is engage in this purposeful, directed misinformation and disinformation and lies about exactly whats going on. And so by televising it, you would actually allow people to see it in real time, and people would be able to see with their own eyes whats going on. And that makes it less likely that when somebody like donald trump or his team come up with these Conspiracy Theories about what happened in the courtroom, people will be able to say and well be able to go back and look at the tape and say, thats not what happened. So in the end, i think that it would probably be a good thing in this case. Lets talk about whats going on in your home state of texas. On tuesday, if i have this correct, youre leading a congressional delegation to the border. You want lawmakers to see firsthand the deadly razor wire, the floating barriers that you and i have spoken about before on this program. Those barriers in the rio grande. Its part of the states Operation Lone Star Crackdown by the governor there, greg abbott. What do you want to accomplish with this, and do you think it perhaps could add some weight to this push to get those barriers removed from the rio grande, that razor wire removed . Well, to answer your last question, i certainly hope so because what greg abbott is doing is barbaric and inhumane. Even though migration has dropped substantially since the end of title 42 a few months ago, even though the number of Border Crossings has dropped, greg abbott has gotten more extreme in how hes treating migrants and Asylum Seekers. So he installed Razor Wire Along The Rio Grande even though hes a governor without any jurisdiction over an International Body of water. And then he put in these barrel traps that got razor wire below them or concertina wire below them so that people can get stuck on them, and people have gotten stuck on them. In fact, it was reported last week that among two dead bodies in the river, there was one that was actually stuck to these buoys. One of those two bodies was a child from honduras. And so as far as im concerned, greg abbott has blood on his hands. He has installed these things knowing that its more theyre more likely to force people to drown in that river. But also what theyve done is for the people that the Asylum Seekers that do make it over and present themselves for asylum, what the state is doing now is adopting a practice from Donald Trumps playbook. Theyre separating families now at the border. So theyre traumatizing these Young Children by taking away their parents from them again at the border. When donald trump did this, there were literally thousands of kids that were left, at least for a time, without their parents, and there are still some families that have never been reunited to this day, even as the Biden Administration set up a commission to work on the reunification. There are some families that theyve just not been able to reunite. So greg abbott has gotten to a very barbaric place. What should the Biden Administration do about this because isnt it the job of the federal government to police the border, to patrol the border, to control the nations borders . It sounds as though the governor has his own border policy, that hes running his own border policy. Yeah. I mean, if the Biden Administration is not careful, what theyre going to allow is for the state to usurp the power of the federal government on immigration and border enforcement. And, remember, were at a time now where even compared to 20 years ago, we have triple or quadruple the number of Border Patrol agents than we did 20 years. We have drones on the border. We have antitunnel technology on the border. The state has a bunch of its own resources. Putting aside the recent development of the razor wire and the buoys and so forth, they already had a lot of resources dedicated to the border. And so whats happening now is because of politics, greg abbott has decided that hes going to continue using the border as the number one boogeyman for his own political gain. And really, jim, a big part of the reason for that is that hes got no solutions to a lot of the other problems that are facing texans on health care, on education, on job creation, all of these things. He really has nothing to offer, and so he continues to put the focus on the border by treating people more and more inhumanely. Its very pathetic, but thats the politics of greg abbott. All right. Congressman joaquin castro, any time the governor wants to come on, he can certainly respond to all of that. Well extend that invitation. Congressman, thanks very much. We appreciate it. Good to be with you. Thank you. And in New York City, the Migrant Crisis is becoming more dire with the Mayors Office there saying nearly 100,000 Asylum Seekers have come flooding through Intake Centers since the crisis began there in the spring. And with Emergency Shelters reaching capacity, some of the new arrivals have been forced to sleep outside. City officials are once again calling for state and federal help. Cnns Polo Sandoval joins us live with more details. Whats being done to deal with this influx of people . Reporter that remains still a very complicated issue for New York City officials, jim. You know, weve heard from New York City mayor Eric Adams Time and time again, continuing to reiterate that call and echo that call for assistance both at the state and the federal level. You mentioned migrants that had to sleep on the sidewalk as recently as last week. That was actually right outside of the facility that you see behind me. This is the Historic Roosevelt hotel that has not only served as shelter for some Asylum Seekers but also that primary Intake Center where many of the newly arrived will be directed to so they can get the resources they need. However, last week amid an influx, there were dpozens of Asylum Seekers, mostly single men, that were forced to sleep on the sidewalk. City was able to place them into some temporary shelter facilities but all of this speaks to the wider need of housing. Some are still in the care of New York City officials here. The concern is that those numbers will continue to grow. We heard your conversation with congressman castro just a few moments ago. This weekend actually marks one year since the first bus that was paid for by the texas governors administration, that we actually saw it arrive here. We should, however, mention that to date weve only received about 10,500 Asylum Seekers through that busing program. So its still a small percentage. So though it certainly hasnt been the cause of the wider Migrant Crisis, it hasnt assisted officials as they warned the scenes that happened out here just last week are bound to repeat themselves if the city does not receive assistance. Polo sandoval, thank you very much. Still ahead, the impact of trumps legal trumps and his rhetoric against prosecutors indicting him on the 2024 race. Asa hutchinson will join me in our next hour. But first ill speak to the sheriff of Fulton County, georgia. Later, no threepeat for Team Judgmenusa at the world cu. It just shows how cruel these games sometimes can be and how small of a detail makes a difference between winning and losing. And we could see exactly when theyd arrive with a replacement we could trust. Thats serervice the way we want it. Singers safelelite repai, safelite replace. My cpa told me i wouldnt qualify for the erc tax refund, so i called Innovation Refunds. 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Next up could be georgia as the possibility of yet another indictment looms over donald trump. A grand jury there is considering criminal charges against the former president and his allies over a plot to overturn the states 2020 Election Results. Cnns brian todd details the evidence being considered in that case. This was never supposed to happen in america. Reporter the already enormous legal pressure on the former president is likely about to intensify. A grand jury in georgia expected to consider criminal charges against donald trump and his republican allies. In terms of the georgia case, its going to add a significant burden on him to defend yet another case. These cases will all have significant Trial Deadlines and preTrial Deadlines for hearings that hes going to have to be involved with. That will detract from his campaign. A decision on whether to seek charges against the former president in georgia will be made within the next few weeks by a team led by Fulton County District Attorney fani willis. The work is accomplished. Weve been working for 2 1 2 years. Were ready to go. Reporter the case focuses on the multipronged effort trump launched in the wake of 2020 election to overturn the results in georgia. It included pressure on georgias governor and Secretary Of State, both republicans, to find enough votes to flip joe bidens win in the state. So what are we going to do here . I only need 11,000 votes. Fellas, i need 11,000 votes. Give me a break. Reporter when the governor and Secretary Of State refused to go along, trump urged Vice President<\/a> mike pence, who is now challenging his former boss for the republican president ial nomination, testified in the special counsel investigation of the case, and he may again get called as a witness if trump goes to trial. I have no plans to testify, but, look, well always well always comply with the law. But, look, i want to tell you i i dont know what the path of this indictment will be. The president s entitled to a presumption of innocence. Hes entitled to make his defense in court. There actually are profound issues around this pertaining to the first amendment, Freedom Of Speech<\/a>, and the rest. Im confident he and his lawyers will litigate all of those things. Lets continue this conversation. Joining us now is congressman joaquin castro, democrat from texas. Congressman, thanks for spending some of your sunday with us. I guess lets just jump right into this. First of all, your reaction to trump issuing what appears to be a warning or at least can be inferred as a warning to people involved in the election charges case. Well, im not surprised. I mean, after all these years, thats kind of Donald Trumps<\/a> method of operation is that he tries to intimidate people. He tries to bully people, in his own way threaten people, and i do think that it was a veiled threat, and im glad that the prosecutors have asked for protective orders because what you see donald trump do again and again is try to get his supporters or his followers to do his dirty work. Thats what the insurrection, the attempted coup was on january 6th, was donald trump riling up a bunch of people and letting them march on to the capitol, break into the capitol, while he sat back at the white and trump has also gone after the judge handling his case already, saying this on truth social. He says, there is noay i can get a fairrial with the judge, quot unquote, assigned to the ridiculous Freedom Of Speech<\/a> Fair Elections<\/a> case is how he describes it. He goes on to say, Everybody Knows<\/a> this, and so does she. We will be immediately asking for a recusal of this judge on very powerful grounds and likewise for a venue change out of washington, d. C. Let me ask you, congressman, what can the judge do to rein in the former president . Does she need to issue some kind of warning to him to knock it off . Well, she can issue a warning. She can issue a warning for him not to make the threats that hes made, to not make comments about the case, and so forth. Remember, they have now entered a judicial proceeding, a legal proceeding thats headed to trial eventually unless they make some other agreement before that. So she has pretty wide latitude to stipulate what he can and cant do as a defendant who is in front of the court, and she ought to take every opportunity where its appropriate if he keeps popping off like this, to do that because his words could very well lead to harm and danger to folks involved in the trial. And the former president s attorney, john lauro, was on cnn earlier today arguing that trump was essentially engaging in political speech, first amendmentprotected political speech when he was contesting the Election Results<\/a> in 2020. Lets listen if we have that sound. I can get your response on the other side. First of all, there was no fraudulent conspiracy. Thats part of the reality of the defense. What President Trump<\/a> was entitled to do and what mr. Barr misses and im not sure hes read all the cases, but when it comes to political speech, you can not only advocate for a position, but you can take action. You can petition. You can ask even your Vice President<\/a> to pause the vote. Congressman, what do you make of that . Well, i think hes conflating two things. Hes Conflating Speech<\/a> and action. Its true that donald trump or any other candidate who loses an election can go out there and say that, i think everybody cheated me out of this election. I think i actually won this thing and so forth. But when you as the president of the United States<\/a> start to use the power of your office to bully people and intimidate people to find votes, for example, in georgia, to change votes, to try to force mike pence with intimidation or through intimidation to not certify the election, then youve crossed over from words into using your official office for oppression, and thats what we saw from donald trump. And i know some of your fellow democrats a lot of democrats in the house have been calling for cameras in the courtroom for this case. It is really unusual to see a federal case with cameras in the courtroom. Do you think theres any way at all that that might happen . You know, i saw that news, and i really thought long and hard about it because you can really you can think about it, and you could argue it both ways. You could say, well, if you put those cameras in there, its just going to turn into a big circus, and its really going to debase the Legal Proceedings<\/a> and the judicial process. But, you know, the other side of it is that the stakes are so high here, and if its not covered, if people arent able to see it for themselves, what happens is it gives donald trump and his team a chance to do what theyve been doing for a long time, which is engage in this purposeful, directed misinformation and disinformation and lies about exactly whats going on. And so by televising it, you would actually allow people to see it in real time, and people would be able to see with their own eyes whats going on. And that makes it less likely that when somebody like donald trump or his team come up with these Conspiracy Theories<\/a> about what happened in the courtroom, people will be able to say and well be able to go back and look at the tape and say, thats not what happened. So in the end, i think that it would probably be a good thing in this case. Lets talk about whats going on in your home state of texas. On tuesday, if i have this correct, youre leading a congressional delegation to the border. You want lawmakers to see firsthand the deadly razor wire, the floating barriers that you and i have spoken about before on this program. Those barriers in the rio grande. Its part of the states Operation Lone Star Crackdown<\/a> by the governor there, greg abbott. What do you want to accomplish with this, and do you think it perhaps could add some weight to this push to get those barriers removed from the rio grande, that razor wire removed . Well, to answer your last question, i certainly hope so because what greg abbott is doing is barbaric and inhumane. Even though migration has dropped substantially since the end of title 42 a few months ago, even though the number of Border Crossings<\/a> has dropped, greg abbott has gotten more extreme in how hes treating migrants and Asylum Seekers<\/a>. So he installed Razor Wire Along The Rio Grande<\/a> even though hes a governor without any jurisdiction over an International Body<\/a> of water. And then he put in these barrel traps that got razor wire below them or concertina wire below them so that people can get stuck on them, and people have gotten stuck on them. In fact, it was reported last week that among two dead bodies in the river, there was one that was actually stuck to these buoys. One of those two bodies was a child from honduras. And so as far as im concerned, greg abbott has blood on his hands. He has installed these things knowing that its more theyre more likely to force people to drown in that river. But also what theyve done is for the people that the Asylum Seekers<\/a> that do make it over and present themselves for asylum, what the state is doing now is adopting a practice from Donald Trumps<\/a> playbook. Theyre separating families now at the border. So theyre traumatizing these Young Children<\/a> by taking away their parents from them again at the border. When donald trump did this, there were literally thousands of kids that were left, at least for a time, without their parents, and there are still some families that have never been reunited to this day, even as the Biden Administration<\/a> set up a commission to work on the reunification. There are some families that theyve just not been able to reunite. So greg abbott has gotten to a very barbaric place. What should the Biden Administration<\/a> do about this because isnt it the job of the federal government to police the border, to patrol the border, to control the nations borders . It sounds as though the governor has his own border policy, that hes running his own border policy. Yeah. I mean, if the Biden Administration<\/a> is not careful, what theyre going to allow is for the state to usurp the power of the federal government on immigration and border enforcement. And, remember, were at a time now where even compared to 20 years ago, we have triple or quadruple the number of Border Patrol<\/a> agents than we did 20 years. We have drones on the border. We have antitunnel technology on the border. The state has a bunch of its own resources. Putting aside the recent development of the razor wire and the buoys and so forth, they already had a lot of resources dedicated to the border. And so whats happening now is because of politics, greg abbott has decided that hes going to continue using the border as the number one boogeyman for his own political gain. And really, jim, a big part of the reason for that is that hes got no solutions to a lot of the other problems that are facing texans on health care, on education, on job creation, all of these things. He really has nothing to offer, and so he continues to put the focus on the border by treating people more and more inhumanely. Its very pathetic, but thats the politics of greg abbott. All right. Congressman joaquin castro, any time the governor wants to come on, he can certainly respond to all of that. Well extend that invitation. Congressman, thanks very much. We appreciate it. Good to be with you. Thank you. And in New York City<\/a>, the Migrant Crisis<\/a> is becoming more dire with the Mayors Office<\/a> there saying nearly 100,000 Asylum Seekers<\/a> have come flooding through Intake Centers<\/a> since the crisis began there in the spring. And with Emergency Shelters<\/a> reaching capacity, some of the new arrivals have been forced to sleep outside. City officials are once again calling for state and federal help. Cnns Polo Sandoval<\/a> joins us live with more details. Whats being done to deal with this influx of people . Reporter that remains still a very complicated issue for New York City<\/a> officials, jim. You know, weve heard from New York City<\/a> mayor Eric Adams Time<\/a> and time again, continuing to reiterate that call and echo that call for assistance both at the state and the federal level. You mentioned migrants that had to sleep on the sidewalk as recently as last week. That was actually right outside of the facility that you see behind me. This is the Historic Roosevelt<\/a> hotel that has not only served as shelter for some Asylum Seekers<\/a> but also that primary Intake Center<\/a> where many of the newly arrived will be directed to so they can get the resources they need. However, last week amid an influx, there were dpozens of Asylum Seekers<\/a>, mostly single men, that were forced to sleep on the sidewalk. City was able to place them into some temporary shelter facilities but all of this speaks to the wider need of housing. Some are still in the care of New York City<\/a> officials here. The concern is that those numbers will continue to grow. We heard your conversation with congressman castro just a few moments ago. This weekend actually marks one year since the first bus that was paid for by the texas governors administration, that we actually saw it arrive here. We should, however, mention that to date weve only received about 10,500 Asylum Seekers<\/a> through that busing program. So its still a small percentage. So though it certainly hasnt been the cause of the wider Migrant Crisis<\/a>, it hasnt assisted officials as they warned the scenes that happened out here just last week are bound to repeat themselves if the city does not receive assistance. Polo sandoval, thank you very much. Still ahead, the impact of trumps legal trumps and his rhetoric against prosecutors indicting him on the 2024 race. Asa hutchinson will join me in our next hour. But first ill speak to the sheriff of Fulton County<\/a>, georgia. Later, no threepeat for Team Judgmenusa<\/a> at the world cu. It just shows how cruel these games sometimes can be and how small of a detail makes a difference between winning and losing. And we could see exactly when theyd arrive with a replacement we could trust. Thats serervice the way we want it. Singers safelelite repai, safelite replace. My cpa told me i wouldnt qualify for the erc tax refund, so i called Innovation Refunds<\/a>. Their team of Indepeent Tax Attorneys<\/a> will work with your cpa to determine if your company is eligible. [whip sound] take the first step to see if your Small Business<\/a> qualifies. Youre doing business in an app driven, multicloud world. Thats why you choose vmware. With flexible Multicloud Services<\/a> that enable Digital Innovation<\/a> and enterprise control, vmware helps you keep your Cloud Options<\/a> open. And there he is. Chaz. The rec leagues selfcrowned pickleball king. Do you just bow down . No you dethrown the king. Pedialyte. 3x the electrolytes. Get it with gurus. Cargurus. You tried. Limiting when it was okay. No tech behind closed doors. But social medias algorithms of addiction always won out. Its not your fault. Alone you cant stop it. Together, we will. We have a plan. Join us. why didnt we do this last year . Before you were preventing migraine with qulipta\u00ae . Remember the pain . Cancelled plans . The worry . That was then. And look at me now. Youll never truly forget migraine. But qulipta\u00ae reduces attacks, making zeromigraine days possible. Its the only pill of its kind that blocks cgrp and is approved to prevent migraine of any frequency. To help give you that forgetyouget migraine feeling. Dont take if allergic to qulipta\u00ae. Most common side effects are nausea, constipation, and sleepiness. Learn how abbvie could help you save. Qulipta\u00ae. The forgetyouget migraine medicine\u2122. Time stops. music plays and you realize youre in love. Steve . With a laundry detergent. New gain flings. Seriously good scent. Meet the team. Behind the team. The coach. The manager. And the snack dad. All using chase to keep up with their finances. The coach helps save goals here, because she saved for soccer camp there. Anddd check this out. The manager deposited a check. Magic. And the snack dad . Hes getting paid back. Orange slicesss. Because this team all has chase. Smart bankers. Convenient tools. One bank with the power of both. Chase. Make more of whats yours. Next up could be georgia as the possibility of yet another indictment looms over donald trump. A grand jury there is considering criminal charges against the former president and his allies over a plot to overturn the states 2020 Election Results<\/a>. Cnns brian todd details the evidence being considered in that case. This was never supposed to happen in america. Reporter the already enormous legal pressure on the former president is likely about to intensify. A grand jury in georgia expected to consider criminal charges against donald trump and his republican allies. In terms of the georgia case, its going to add a significant burden on him to defend yet another case. These cases will all have significant Trial Deadlines<\/a> and preTrial Deadlines<\/a> for hearings that hes going to have to be involved with. That will detract from his campaign. A decision on whether to seek charges against the former president in georgia will be made within the next few weeks by a team led by Fulton County<\/a> District Attorney<\/a> fani willis. The work is accomplished. Weve been working for 2 1 2 years. Were ready to go. Reporter the case focuses on the multipronged effort trump launched in the wake of 2020 election to overturn the results in georgia. It included pressure on georgias governor and Secretary Of State<\/a>, both republicans, to find enough votes to flip joe bidens win in the state. So what are we going to do here . I only need 11,000 votes. Fellas, i need 11,000 votes. Give me a break. Reporter when the governor and Secretary Of State<\/a> refused to go along, trump urged State Lawmakers<\/a> to convene a Special Session<\/a> to reverse bidens victory. This election was a sham. Reporter trump ally Rudy Giuliani<\/a> went to the Georgia House<\/a> and senate with bogus voter fraud claims. Rudy giuliani is considered to have a lot of exposure in georgia because he spoke at those legislative hearings, and we know a lot of the information he shared was not true at the time. Reporter other trump allies who could Face Criminal Charges<\/a> are republican activists the Trump Campaign<\/a> recruited to serve as fake electors. They allegedly played key roles in a failed plot to block the election from being certified. About half of them have received immunity deals, which indicates theyre working with the prosecution to tell them what they know. Reporter cnn has reported that fani willis is considering bringing charges of conspiracy and racketeering in this case. Racketeering are typically broader criminal schemes involving multiple individuals, and essentially the maximum punishment for those types of charges are typically much higher than other charges that are mentioned here. Reporter testimony has also been sought in the georgia case from former Trump White House<\/a> Chief Of Staff<\/a> mark meadows and republican senator lindsey graham. Fani willis has told local officials of threats shes received, many of them of a racist nature during the period shes been investigating this case. Ive probably been called the nword more times in the last 2 1 2 years than most people combined. Reporter donald trump has vehemently denied wrongdoing. Trump has lashed out at fani willis, calling her racist and, quote, a lunatic marxist. Brian todd, cnn, washington. Security is being ramped up outside the Fulton County<\/a> courthouse in atlanta. Barriers have gone up around the building ahead of a possible indictment against the former president , and roads in front of the courthouse will be closed starting tomorrow. Lets talk about this. Fulton county sheriff pat la bot is here to discuss. Thanks so much for being with us. How else are you preparing for what might happen if and when if fani willis makes her announcement . Well, weve certainly learned from both new york as well as miami. So weve got a lot of different agencies involved, and so ultimately we created a multiplier and really just focusing on the moment. Again, you mentioned roads being closed. Several Security Opportunities<\/a> for us that we keep close to the vest. But other than that, were standing ready. And during a local interview this past week, you might have heard that in that piece we were playing a few moments ago. But Fani Willis Has<\/a> said she has received racist and threatening messages. Lets listen to a little bit of what she had to say. Im receiving phone calls, emails, and communications that are derogatory in nature. They dont always state what the reason is that theyre calling, but ive probably been calmed the nword more times in the last 2 1 2 years than most people combined. She is warning her staff to be wary of more threats, that theyre likely to come. Are you aware of any of these threats . Is your Department Investigating<\/a> these threats . We investigate every threat, and she and her team have forwarded us those threats. Ive received threats personally, both text, cell phone messages, et cetera, and emails. Its easy to be a keyboard bully, but our goal is to focus on the safety and security of our community and really stick to the plan. Forgive me, sheriff, for pressing a little on that. These threats coming in, they appear to be related to the former president s case or the potential for an indictment of the former president . Oh, absolutely. Absolutely. They mention the former president by name in many of them, emails, social media, again, including voicemails. And are you concerned at all that if these threats materialize in some way, that your Department Might<\/a> not be ready for a lone wolf, that sort of thing . I know youre doing everything possible, but as you know, in a lot of these kinds of cases, it just takes one person. It does. And, again, we train for this. We have had highprofile cases in the past. And so, again, we will remain vigilant. Were focusing on all of the courthouse security, the surrounding security, and just trying to be prepared as we possibly can be. And, sheriff, weve seen the former president arraigned in multiple criminal cases already. Unlike most court proceedings, the former president has been able to skip the mug shot process. A lot of americans have asked the question why, why is he being treated differently than other americans who might get caught up in the same situation. You said last week that trump will not be given any Special Treatment<\/a> in Fulton County<\/a>. If that is the plan, if thats the case, how are you going to handle taking a mug shot of the former president . Is that what the public should expect to see or any of the other folks who may face indictment in that case if that comes to pass . First and foremost, we will follow our own policies and procedures. We simply dont treat or give any leniency just because of your status. Ultimately, there may be a court order that his lawyers may ask for. There may be some alternate thought processes around that, but well stay focused on our policies and procedures, and if a mug shot is warranted, well follow that policy and procedure as well. But no Special Treatment<\/a> for the former president if that happens . No Special Treatment<\/a> for anybody. So we, again, as i mentioned earlier, we have a lot of highprofile cases here in Fulton County<\/a> and atlanta. Again, we treat everybody equally. All right. Sheriff, thank you very much for your time, sir. Good luck with what is coming up next. We appreciate it. Thank you so much. I appreciate it. Thank you. All right. 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Reporter jim, penalty shootouts can be the most exhilarating thing in sports unless your team is involved in one and then it can be a nightmare. The u. S. Team is heading home after a dramatic loss to sweden. In the end, the difference was about as thick as this piece of paper. After 90 minutes and extra time, it was goalless. Thats when the drama really began. The first five kicks were all scored. Sweden was the first to miss. The American Legend<\/a> Megan Rapinoe<\/a> then had a chance to give her team a commanding lead, but she blazed her kick over the bar. Normally so composed and reliable, she could only laugh at the agony. But now everyones nerves were jangling. Rebecca bloom quist stepped up to be denied by a brilliant save from the u. S. Goalie. That meant sophia smith had the chance to win it for the americans, but she missed as well. The pressure was now almost intolerable. The u. S. Team was hoping to win a Third Straight<\/a> world cup. A shot against the post was the. This was lena hurdic who won it for the swedes. It seemed as she had saved her penalty, but the Goal Line Technology<\/a> revealed it had crossed the line, but only just. The game was over, and for the u. S. Legend rapinoe, her remarkable career is now over too. Still just feel really grateful and joyful and, you know, i know its the end, and thats sad. But, you know, to know that this is really the only time ive been in one of these this early, you know, says so much about how much success ive been able to have and just how much ive loved playing for this team and playing for this country. And, yeah, its been an honor. Reporter there were such high hopes for this u. S. Team, but there will be no threepeat for them this year. Because theyve been so successful in the past, this will really sting. It is by far their worst ever world cup performance. Back to you, jim. All right. A tough loss for the americans. Don riddell, thank you very much. It was a triumphant return, however, to competition for olympic gymnast simone biles after a twoyear absence. The seventime Olympic Medalist<\/a> won the cor hydration classic yesterday. It was her first meet since the 2020 tokyo olympics, where she withdrew from several competitions to protect her physical and mental health. You can see biles right there just dazzling the crowd. She hasnt announced her intention just yet to compete in next years Paris Olympics<\/a>, but she said last month it was still a possibility. Lets discuss. Cnns sports analyst Christine Brennan<\/a> joins us now. Before we get to this Incredible Maneuver Simone<\/a> pulled off yesterday, set the scene for us. Lets talk about the context surrounding her return and the questions raised by her remarkable victory. Could this be a big comeback were looking at here . Hi, jim. Yes, i think it could be, sure. I think we should expect to see her at the Paris Olympics<\/a> in less than a year now, which is kind of hard to believe how quickly its coming. Yes, simone biles, as you mentioned, the star going into the tokyo olympics. Four gold medals from rio back in 2016. Everyone is expecting another haul of medals for simone biles. Then in the team competition, she had to withdraw because, as she called it, the twisties, a world we call became very familiar with. Losing where she was in space, spatial awareness, and unable to tell the floor from the ceiling. For any of us, that would be a problem. But for her, with these incredible difficult routines that she does, just could have led to serious injury and obviously she had to withdraw. So then after several days of not being able to compete, she did decide to come back and try one last event in tokyo two years ago. That was the balance beam, and she watered down her performance, and she still won the bronze medal. So while shes suffering from the twisties, shes dealing with her mental health. This is a difficult time for her. Shes still good enough even with a watereddown program to win the bronze medal. Shes taken time off. She got married. Shes having a wonderful time just living her life as she has deserved, and then she comes back to this qualifying meet for the national championships. And she pulled off the double pike. I hope im getting that right. Talk about that. I mean just what an amazing accomplishment to come back from this difficult that she had to this moment yesterday. Thats pretty remarkable. Some olympic athletes, if they have Something Like<\/a> this occur, they cant come back. Its difficult for them to come back. Exactly, jim. And shes 26, which is certainly not old to you and me in real life. But for gymnastics, a young womans sport, thats also remarkable. Shell be 27 if she is at the Paris Olympics<\/a>. So this yurchenko double pike, she comes up with all these things no one else has done. She is the greatest of all time for a reason. I watched video replay of it several times, and shes just up in the rafters. I mean she is just spinning and turning and twisting. Its extraordinary. Amazing. Thats simone biles. As she said, she really doesnt have the twisties anymore, but she still thinks about it, and she just tries to tell herself, ive done this so often. Muscle memory. I can do this. Even the greatest of all time still has to talk herself into this sometimes, which is wonderful for everyone to hear and her honesty about what shes been dealing with. Yeah. I mean that in and of itself is an inspiration. And, oh, to be 26 again. I cant imagine how that could be too old for anything. But let me move on to team usa and the world cup. Such a disappointing end for team usa. Theyve had such a run. What were your impressions . I still cant believe how few goals they scored through this whole tournament for team usa. Exactly, jim. It was 30 against vietnam two weeks ago. Then they scored one goal in the next three games. And thats just hard to believe. You know, in soccer, they talk about finishing. Finishing meaning you put the ball in the back of the net. The u. S. Couldnt do that. Then of course, even the penalty kicks, which as don was explaining, theyre so excruciating anyway. Then three of the four penalty kicks, the u. S. Missed. Make the goalkeeper make the save. All just completely missed. You know, theyre great athletes. Theyll be okay. But just the thought that the u. S. Couldnt put down the hammer when it needed to and score those goals, there were three or four chances. You know, the game could have been put out of reach even before those penalty kicks. The u. S. Had 11 shots on goal. Sweden had one shot on goal. Wow. Thats just the way it kind of went for this world cup. Lots of questions. There will be a lot of examination of what went wrong within u. S. Soccer, i am sure, because Something Like<\/a> this has never happened before for the u. S. National team. Yeah. The program has had an amazing run, but it was disappointing the way this worked out. Its sad to see Megan Rapinoe<\/a> go, but i have a feeling theyre going to rebuild and well see incredible stars next time around. Great to talk to you th. Thanks so much. Really appreciate it. Jim, my pleasure. Thank you. Right now, republicans are battling to see who will face President Biden<\/a> in 2024. But on the trail, some are also raising the specter of a president harris. Whats behind that strategy . Some new cnn reporting from one of my colleagues coming up next. We cant afford a president kamala harris. I will say that over and over. Amen. So, still need that trim . Oh my gosh i am actually shocked i dont need a haircut. Dont trim daily damamage. Stop it with dove. Ive been telling everyone. 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Gregory was last seen thursday night leaving a boat ramp in a small lightweight and flatbottom vessel before being found alive on saturday. Cnns Camila Bernal<\/a> is following this for us. Wow, its kind of a miracle, it sounds like, that he was found. He was in a tiny boat. The coast guard was able to spot him. How is he doing . Reporter its a fascinating story, jim. Thankfully hes doing okay. I talked to his father, raymond gregory. He told me, look, my son was scared to death. He said he had never spoken to god so many times as much as he talked to him during those 30plus hours that he was hanging on to dear life. Essentially what happened here, according to his father, is he went out at 4 00 in the morning on friday to go fishing. He always does this. And he didnt realize it, but this time the tide was going out faster than what he thought it was. A wave comes through, knocked him out of the boat. He loses half the things on the boat, including his cell phone, the throw cushion, the life jacket. He has to remove the engine from the boat, and then hes just holding on to that boat. He says he saw sharks, big fish. He got stung by jellyfish. But out of all the things he experienced, he told his father the worst thing was the night because with the sunburn, it was freezing cold. He would try to get in the water to warm up. Thankfully he got rescued on saturday by the coast guard. His family is now saying that he still is going to be hurting for a couple more days because of the sunburn, because of the jellyfish stings, because his muscles, the tissue essentially was breaking down. But the father saying he will be okay and told me, look, the lesson here is that he never gave up. So hes telling people, jim, to not give up. Yeah, that footage is incredible. It looks like the boat was almost submerged at one point towards the end of that rescue. Wow. All right. Camila bernal. Yeah, it was. Thank you, jim. Thanks so much. Really appreciate it. In their quest to retake the white house, republican president ial hopefuls are going after a familiar face, not the democratic incumbent, president joe biden, but the Vice President<\/a> , kamala harris. If we muff this one and biden gets in again, heck, you may end up with kamala as president. If you vote for joe biden, you really are counting on a president harris because the idea that he would make it until 86 years old is not is not something that i think is likely. If you think his act looks bad now, wait till he hits 83 and 84 and 85 and 86. And by the way, in case he doesnt, you get kamala harris. Cnn political reporter Daniel Strauss<\/a> joins us now. Daniel, first of all, we need to say, you know, just to state the record here, donald trump is 77. Right. So there are these age questions, and republicans are going after the president. Theyve done that time and again. What is the thinking here going after Vice President<\/a> harris . The thinking partially goes back to trumps age too. Among republican voters, there is a view that President Biden<\/a> is an old 80something, and former President Trump<\/a> is a spry 77. And the argument here is that biden may be so old that its possible that maybe if he wins another term, it could be a president kamala harris, and that could be worse. The republican candidates are using harris as sort of the specter or boogeyman of what could happen if trump if trump does not win excuse me if biden does not win another term. And, look, its rare for Vice President<\/a> ial candidates or Vice President<\/a> s to really sway a large swath of voters in another primary, but thats the strategy here. Any indication that this is effective at all . It sounds kind of Vice President<\/a> ial to be going after the Vice President<\/a> ial candidate. Yeah. 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Its from david byrne, who you probably know from his days as the front man for the Talking Heads<\/a>. He spoke to me about why he was intrigued about the life of Imelda Marcos<\/a>, the first lady of the philippines, and why he wanted to turn it into a musical. Take a listen. I had an idea of doing some kind of musical narrative show in a disco, in a dance club. I wondered could you do a think where the audience is dancing and grooving, and theyre somehow getting a story at the same time . When i read that Imelda Marcos<\/a> loved going to discos, she went to studio 54. She turned of the palace in manila into a kind of dance club. I knew, yeah, that she and her husband ran a dictatorship for many, many years. And so i thought, this is a person whos kind of outrageous, somewhat despicable, but also charming. And i thought, and maybe that world, the world of a dance club, where its very kind of hedonistic and slightly decadent is kind of the way it feels if youre a person in power like that. Im old enough that the Broadway Musical<\/a>s were like Sound Of Music<\/a> and my fair lady and things like that, which amazing songs. But i didnt see myself working exactly in that tradition. I wanted to bring the music that i knew, the stuff that the kind of music that i did, the kind of things that i loved, and i thought, why cant we do that on broadway . And, well, turns out its possible. But, yeah, its unusual. So you actually feel like youre in the show. They include the audience. Its this immersive experience, and a lot of it has to do with this sound system that adele and others use. You really feel like you are one with these characters, and it makes for such a fun experience. Back to you. All right. Sounds great. Really appreciate it. In just minutes from now, republican president ial candidate Asa Hutchinson<\/a> joins us live. Well get reaction from him to the trump teams Legal Defense<\/a> so far in the january 6th case. There he is right there. And his take on where the Republican Party<\/a> needs to go from here. Thats coming up in just a few moments. Youre live in the cnn newsroom. But. He wasnt. Gain flings with oxi boost and febreze. You need to deliver new apps fast using the services you want in the clouds of your choice. With fleble Multicloud Services<\/a> that enable gital innovation and enterprise control, vmware helps you iovate and grow. I got the cabin for three days. Its gonna be sweet what . Im 12 hours short. Have a fun weekend. Unnecessary action hero unnecessary. Was that necessary . No. Neither is a blown weekend. With paycom, employees do their own payroll so you can fix problems before they become problems. Hmm get paycom and make the unnecessary, unnecessary. See you down the line. 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Im jim acosta in washington. Good evening. The clock is ticking for former President Donald Trump<\/a> and his lawyers. They have until 5 00 p. M. Tomorrow to respond to a legal filing related to his indictment over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Special counsel jack smith requested a protective order after trump posted this on social media friday evening, saying, quote, if you go after me, im coming after you. Smith wants the judge to limit trump and his legal team from publicly discussing sensitive evidence. Trumps legal team says it will fight the protective order in his election interference case. Trump says his attorneys will also ask the federal judge to recuse herself from that case, and he wants A Change Of Venue<\/a> as well. One of trumps gop rivals in the white house race says moving the trial out of washington, d. C. Is not warranted. 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