that really good conversation. we appreciate it. that will do it for me on this edition of alex witt reports. i ll see you tomorrow again at one pm eastern. up next, the beat weekend. he b. welcome to the beat weekend. i am ari melber. let s get right into the headlines. jack smith making new pitch on behalf of the doj on what donald trump must be put on trial before the election. if that sounds like a familiar issue, just remember, jack smith has more than one case against defendant trump. the defendant was done and in federal court today watching as doj prosecutors argued for a july beginning to a trial and the other jack smith case. billy and the way, we discussed a big coup case and the supreme court slowing that down. this is the classified documents case. you probably remember. both and they are saying over at the doj there is nothing in their roles or process which prevents this trial, on the documents, from occurring and weeks even days before the election. remember
ari melber starts right now. nicole, one week down, thousands to go. eternity to go, we hope. have a great show. eternity, we could be so lucky. have a great weekend, our thanks to nicolle wallace first big week back. welcome to the beat, i m ari melber, we have a special show for you tonight. we have a lot to get to. let s get right into today. jack smith making a new pitch on behalf of the doj on why donald trump must be put on trial before the election. if that sounds like a familiar issue, jack smith has more than one case against defendant trump. so, the defendant was actually down in federal court today watching as doj prosecutors argued for a july beginning to a trial in the other jack smith case, earlier in the week discussing the big coup case and the supreme court slowing that down. this is the classified documents case, you probably remember both, and they are saying, over at the doj, there is nothing in their rule or precedents which prevents this trial, o