nbc news that jack smith has a tape of donald trump talking about a classified document he took with him from the white house. an audio recording of the former president talking to aides about iran, and a document he knew was classified. detailing a potential u.s. attack. cnn reports that according to their sources trump allegedly acknowledged that its classification limited his ability to share it. nbc news has not heard the recording but our source tells us that it was played during grand jury testimony. donald trump has denied any wrong doing. ken dilanian is with us to explain what we know. andrew weissmann is here to explain the significance. and vaughn hillyard will join us in just a moment from the campaign trail with how things are going on the road as donald trump tries to block out ron desantis. what exactly are the two men saying or not saying about this new reporting? joining me now is nbc news justice and intelligence correspondent ken dilanian. so, ken, what do
he has a little guy, they are adjusted for someone who seems like this. and i have spots. and it s the worst day to have spots, because today is a big day, this is a big show. kat, this is our two-year anniversary show! [cheers and applause] yeah, well, this marriage of the three of us is off to a great start with greg forgetting it s our anniversary and running off to germany to make art films like he is lord for quad. yes, look at that, you see it. yep! not my blue buttons! anyways, thanks for nothing, greg. no, but thank you, greg, kat, staff, team, and our amazing fans for making us number 1. [applause] and let s not forget jean who does all of the dancing and singing and annoying things. [applause] but we will not put the camera on him, not even for a second. [laughs] that sounded like greg coming out to the monologue. so if a coward dies a thousand deaths and a soldier dies but once, how many times do they get to attempt to end them? in the case of those going after pre
come on our country come from outside its borders. here is salvador s president. think what you want about former president trump and the reasons he s being indicted, but just imagine if this happened in any other country where a government arrested the main opposition candidate. the united states s about to use, quote, democracy as foreign policy is gone. thousands of miles from new york city in the heart of central america it is very obvious what just happened in that manhattan courthouse. it s obvious to many democrats, too. trump was criminally charged because he is planning to challenge joe biden in the upcoming presidential election. it s really that simple. if donald trump retired in 2020, would he have been arraigned tonight? of course not. most democrats know that. some admit it. politico ran a piece describing president biden s most senior advisers predicting trump will be the nominee. and, now that he has been charged with crimes, will lose the general election. th
outside its borders. with distance comes clarity. so with that in mind, here is salvadoran president niyi bucheli on twitter today, quote, think what you want about former president trump and the reasons he s being indicted, bucheli wrote . but just imagine if this happened in any other country where a government arrested the main opposition candidate, the united states s ability to use democracy as foreign policy is gone. thousands of miles from new york city, in the heart of central america, it is very obvious what just happened at that manhattan courthouse. it s obvious to many democrats to trump was criminally charged because he is planning to challenge joe biden in the upcoming presidential election. it s really that simple. if donald trump had retired in 2020, would he have been arraigned today? of course not. top democrats know that some effectively admitted the liberal blog politico this morning ran a piece describing what it called president joe biden s most seni
election. david pecker, owner of national tonight president trump arrested and arraigned in new york city, the only president former or present leaving trump tower, his 4-mile ride to lower manhattan, along with the secret service agents, the nypd and the secret service guiding the room, his eyes locked on the caera as he walked into the courtroom on the 15th floor of criminal court. and once inside, still photographers allowed in the room, capturing images both somber and surreal. trump flanked by his legal team, officers standing behind them. the former president himself pleading not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. tonight the indictment and what it reveals about three separate hush money payments before the pivotal 2016 election. and why david packer, the owner of the national enquirer could play a key role in the prosecution with the catching kills scheme allegedly paying for stories but then killing them to allegedly help the candidate. ton