4:00 in new york with the skies above us are hazy from those canadian wildfires. we are all under air quality warnings. we re going to get to that story later in the broadcast. but we begin with what is shaping up to be a white knuckle day for the disgraced twice impeached now indicted legally liable for sex abuse ex-president thank foss fast-moving developments in special counsel jack smith s investigations, plural, into donald trump. today, a federal jury in miami is back in action hearing witness testimony as part of the special counsel s investigation into whether the ex-president mishandled classified documents. or obstructed government efforts to retrieve those documents after leaving office. and it was not just any witness, it was one of trump s closest aides. a former trump spokesman who have as super pac. saying that prosecutors weres partially interested in taylor budowich, after sending boxes of material from his private home to the national archives, trump left a
real target here, the person who is most responsible is the former president of the united states, that is a bargain worth making. these are called really tough justice department decisions. who do you give immunity to? is it worth it? is it better to try and make a criminal case or do you immunize the person? really tough calls. and that s a very tough call, i think, if i were sitting in jack smith s shoes. so this comes back to reporting earlier in the week about doj looking at a obstructive conspiracy. and we have news reporting of at least two individuals potentially receiving immunity. cash patel receiving immunity in the documents case, and a scenario by very credible former prosecutors that mark meadows must have had some sort of accommodation ordeal. we know he sought a pardon. and as an entry point, there is
so instead of bashing them or defending the status quo, let s offer schools a deal. give them the resources to keep good teachers on the job and reward the best ones. [ applause ] in return, grant school flexibility to teach with creativity and passion. to stop teaching the way they are and replace teachers that just aren t helping kids learn. that is a bargain worth making. [ applause ] we also know when students don t walk away from their education, more of them walk the stage to get their diploma. when students are not allowed to drop out, they do better.
so instead of bashing them or defending the status quo, let s offer schools a deal. give them the resources to keep good teachers on the job and reward the best ones. [ applause ] in return, grant school flexibility to teach with creativity and passion. to stop teaching the way they are and replace teachers that just aren t helping kids learn. that is a bargain worth making. [ applause ] we also know when students don t walk away from their education, more of them walk the stage to get their diploma. when students are not allowed to drop out, they do better.
so instead of bashing them or defending the status quo, let s offer schools a deal. give them the resources to keep good teachers on the job and reward the best ones. [ applause ] in return, grant school flexibility to teach with creativity and passion. to stop teaching the way they are and replace teachers that just aren t helping kids learn. that is a bargain worth making. [ applause ] we also know when students don t walk away from their education, more of them walk the stage to get their diploma. when students are not allowed to drop out, they do better.