his mar-a-lago resort. we ll go through the charges and what s next in the case. plus, this indictment from a florida grand jury is significant when it comes to a venue for a potential trial. we ll explain why. and we ll have the reaction from trump s republican rivals in the 2024 presidential race. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, june 9th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. nbc news can confirm that former president donald trump has been indicted by a grand jury in florida in connection with special counsel jack smith s investigation into his handling of more than 100 classified documents discovered last year at his mar-a-lago resort in palm beach, florida. two sources familiar with the matter confirmed the indictment. one adding that trump received a summons to appear in u.s. district court on tuesday. this is the first time in american history that a former u.s. president will face federal charges. the sources say that
erin incredible details talking about firing rifles and, worse, the harsh reality in stark contrast to what we saw from putin today. breaking news. a top trump ally appearing before the grand jury investigating the mar-a-lago classified documents as we learn tonight that trump s former white house counsel testifies. another major investigation involving the former president. a couple trying to vote in arizona allegedly filmed and photographed by a group accusing them off being a, quote, mule. this is beginning of a terrible and ugly election? let s go outfront. tonight, i wouldn t let any of us out there. those are the brutally honest words from a russian soldier sent to the front lines in ukraine. in a phone call with his sister, the soldier revealing the pathetic state of vladimir putin s army. it s important to hear his voice. translator: whatever we wear here, we bought ourselves. they re forcing us to go on camera to encourage the mobilized not to be afraid t
Situation is. yeah, no, that makes sense. and it seems that some of the candidates desantis in particular part of the strategy is for trump to be taken down in these legal matters. this is the second indictment. he was also found for sexual abuse last month. how is trump s campaign planning to deal with this. there s the politics of this but also the fact he might be standing trial some time next year. yeah, this is what i ve heard from other campaigns, too, the idea as the investigations ramp up how can trump s campaign possibly continue on a regular campaigning schedule, right? you have multiple indictments he s facing, multiple lawsuits, that takes up a lot of your energy. at the same time they re clearly trying to. there s no plans to change his weekend schedule in terms of campaigning. i was talking last night to some people who were with him at bedminster and i asked what s
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Your campaigning schedule in two small states where people like to see the candidates face to face. guess what? we will all find out soon enough. anything is possible. anything is possible. elaina, elaina, elaina. thank you all. i appreciate it. we ll see you next time. thank you for watching. our coverage continues.