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we begin with jack smith on offense, to delay the trial until 2026 as the two sides get ready to square off in person, the court hearing one week from today. and smith is shredding one argument that literally only donald trump could actually make, at least factually. the argument that he is so busy going on trial as a defendant in other cases that he needs extra time for this doj coup case, something trump s lawyers literally argued that tonight we can report on smith s new rebuttal which states that they can work out any scheduling conflicts with other cases where trump s a criminal defendant. it s true, there are other cases. for example, here s new footage nbc caught at the atlanta courthouse. this is just today as drew fin finlay, a defense attorney that we have had on this program, where trump s lawyers, including mr. fin lay have been seen. everyone on notice for the friday deadline for trump to turn himself in for that arraignment. today donald trump as a defenda ....
that s what we have all these prosecutions happening across the country. jenna griswold, always great to see you. thanks for being with, us thanks for the things you do to keep our elections actually safe. she is the secretary of state, for colorado. coming up in our next hour, we re gonna call to order a special edition of the velshi banned book club. ominous discuss with two call scholars, one of america s most important most divisive documents, the constitution of the united states of america. we re gonna dig deeper into the section of that same constitution that legal experts say disqualifies donald trump from holding the office of the president ever again. another hour of velshi begins right now. right now. good morning, it s saturday, august 19th. i m ali velshi. in the span of just 12 months, the twice impeached president donald trump has been charged with a total of 91 felony count. stemming from criminal cases against. tim he remains firmly at the top of th ....
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. re ....
crime invests our cities and the federal government makes it harder for families to make ends meet and the president flounders. decline is a choice. success is attainable and freedom is worth fighting for. harris: desantis later joined fox news host trey gowdy for his first interview as the presidential candidate. he slapped the administration and gave president biden a nickname. liftless bethel. i think the country is going in the wrong direction. if we have another four years of the biden administration i think some of the damage will be irreversible. why me? we ve had unprecedented policy success. you have to be able to win and then when you get in office you have to be able to deliver results. and i think we ve been able to do both of those as good or better than anybody in the country. harris: so far desantis is the biggest name to take on former president trump, who has a commanding lead over the entire gop field in the latest fox polling. the declared seven ....
alison camerota, welcome to cnn tonight. four americans are missing in mexico tonight after they were attacked and kidnapped at the border. officials say they went to mexico for medical procedures so boasted mistaking identity? where are the americans now? plus, arnold schwarzenegger taking on hate and antisemitism. using his macho image to send a message, don t be a loser. there has never been a successful movement based on hate. i mean, think about that. did not cease, losers. the confederacy, losers. the apartheid movement, losers. and the list goes on, and on. i don t want you to be a loser. and, more unsettling an airplane incidents. one flight on this passengers experienced the cabin filling with smoke. another flight, a passenger allegedly tried to stab a flight attended an open emergency door. on one private jet on boston today to plants clipping wings on the tarmac is it getting less safe to fly? let s bring in our panel to talk about all of this. here with ....