interference. they re trying to destroy a reputationsy they can win an election. i did nothing wrong and will fight this out just like we ve been fighting for seven years. i m innocent, and we ll prove that very, very soundly. fact check. when the former president is saying the word they he is referring to democrats. democrats did not indict the president. president joe biden did not indict donald trump. it was a grand jury based in florida. that is it. we should also note trump has already pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records here in new york. we ve got a lot to cover so let s start off with our panel this evening. peter baker, katie bennett, former u.s. attorney joyce vance who spent 25 years as a federal prosecutor, charles coleman, former new york prosecutor and civil rights attorney, anthony former justice spokesperson under attorney merrick garland, and frank figliuzzi, former fbi director for counter intelligence. as i look at you all, h
i m stephanie ruhle. we continue our breaking news coverage on this historic night. nbc news has confirmed, donald trump, the nation s 45th president, has been indicted on seven charges in connection with his mishandling of classified documents. let that sink in for a moment. we ve been talking about it for months but here it is. for the first time in u.s. history,, a former president federal charges trump has received a summons to appear in u.s. district court on june 13th. that is this coming tuesday. the indictment remains under seal. sources tell nbc news. the charges include conspiracy to obstruct. and the new york times reports, the charges also include, quote, willfully retaining national defense secrets in violation of the espionage act. according to people familiar with the matter. the charges, of course, come after a lengthy investigation, led by justice department special counsel, jack smith. tonight, donald trump responded on his social media platform. watch this.
that january six committee today released dozen more transcripts from its interviews with witnesses. these interviews are revealing even more about what went on in the days leading up to the deadly capitol attack, including in this latest batch of transcripts are depositions from ginni thomas, wife of supreme court justice clarence thomas, trump aide and longtime secret service official tony ornato, trump s son-in-law and senior aide jared kushner, and rudy giuliani, who led the ridiculously attempt to overturn the 2020 election. ginni thomas told the committee she never spoke with her husband about any of the legal challenges to the 2020 election. she did confirm, though, that the supreme court justice is the best friend that she referenced in her text today than trump chief of staff mark meadows. and she told investigators she regretted texting trump s chief of staff meadows, about you know, having a coup. tony ornato told the panel the first time here the story about trump
ruhle. the january six committee released dozens of more transcripts from its interviews with witnesses. these interviews are revealing even more about what went on in the days leading up to the deadly capitol attack. including the latest batch of transcripts, we ve got the latest from ginni thomas s wife, of supreme court justice clarence thomas. trump aide, and longtime correspondent, and jared kushner, and rudy giuliani that read the ridiculous to overturn the 2020 election. she told the committee that she never spoke with her husband about any of the challenges to the 2020 election, and she did confirm though, that the supreme court justice is the best friend that she references in her tax. terror then chief of staff mark meadows. and she told investigators that she regretted check texting, the chief of staff about having a coup. tony told the panel, the first time he heard the story about trump s fight with a secret service agent going to pass the law. with from cassid
Cnn prime time with abby philip is up next. In the early 20th century, the Marx Brothers became one of comedys most famous acts. They were showman, full of gags and stunts on stage in front of the camera as well. And in a wild twist, a century later, one of their most famous lines is now being used in the fraud trial of a former president. Your excellency, i thought you left. Oh no, i dont leave. But i saw you with my own eyes. Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes . That was the quote. It was used by a judge in a ruling that donald trump is liable for fraud, pointing out that trumps fantasy world when it comes to the value of his properties and himself, and like the marks brothers, the scene inside and outside New York Citys courtroom today became a Vaudeville Routine and a parade of insults. Good evening, im abby philip, and trump appearing today in court for the first day of his trial, which threatens to decimate his entire Real Estate Empire in new york. This is a conti