Months, the former president of the United States has been indicted, arrested, and a range. And lets face it, weve become oddly familiar with how this all goes. Theres the release of the indictment itself, helicopters following black suvs, and of course, the court sketches, all followed by a barrage of deranged posts on truth social. Theres a bit of a rinse and repeat feeling that starting to set in. But this one did feel different, because it is different. It felt bigger, because it is bigger. The indictment filed by Special Counsel jack smith this week detailed the ways in which an american president engaged in a criminal conspiracy from the oval office to subvert the will of the people. Of course, like any criminal defendant, trump is innocent until proven guilty. There will be a trial, and his legal team will mount a defense. But no matter how it ends, this is the one that historians will be talking about 100 years from now. Trump is now facing four criminal counts in this case, in
To possible witness intimidation, to questionable defense arguments. 100 questions for and Andrew Weissmann. And later, served as an Impeachment Manager and on the january Six Committee. Congressman jamie raskin joins me live to discuss his reactions to the charges and what she is watching for next. For the third time informants, the former president of the United States has been indicted, arrested, and arraigned. Lets face, that we have become oddly familiar with how this all goes. There is the release of the indictment itself, helicopters falling blackest movies, and of course, the court sketches, all followed by a barrage of deranged posts on so there is a rinse and repeat feeling that starting to sudden. This one did feel different because it is different. Felt bigger because it is bigger. The indictment filed by Special Counsel jack smith this week detailed the ways in which an american president engaged in a criminal conspiracy from the oval office to subvert the will of the peop
he s also asking the georgia supreme court to shut down district tierney fani willis s investigation into whether trump and its allies tried to overturn the 2020 election. in a filing yesterday in that case trump s legal team writes that allowing the georgia investigation to continue with cause, quote, reputational harm to the petitioner as he seeks his party s nomination for the presidency of the united states via a flagrant disregard for in violation of, his fundamental constitutional rights. and i spoke last night with congressman, jamie raskin, and about these increasingly desperate looking moose on the part of the trump team. listen to what he told me. you can t prosecute him when he is president, because he s president. you can t prosecute him after he sees president, because he is running for president. you can t impeach and convict him, they argued. you can t use the impeachment process because, really, he should be tried, they say. use the criminal statutes. but you
i m john king in washington. thank you for sharing your day with us. did kevin mccarthy calm a swirling debt deal drama? the speaker saying the agreement to pull the united states back from a crippling default is on track to pass. i don t want to be on the the wrong side of history. every single one of those members who vote no will miss the opportunity to vote for the largest cut in american history. plus ron desantis shows two sides to himself in iowa with the voters, the florida governor keeps donald trump s name out of his speech with reporters, though, he says it s time to give the former president the gold watch. move opt to the next generation. and today, new special counsel threats. jack smith now reportedly looking into the firing of the cybersecurity chief who called the 2020 election secure and why a mar-a-lago employee wanted to know the ins and outs of how the compound s security cameras work. up first for us, kevin mccarthy climbs out of the quick sand. ther
President calling in the nypd to arrest more than 100 propalestinian protesters a day after she testified before congress about antisemitism on campus. The widespread 911 outage in four states. Millions unable to call for emergency help. The cause now being traced to a single light pole. The 18yearold arrested in maryland threatening to shoot up schools. The chilling 129page document and more that led a friend to call police. The close call at Reagan National airport. Two planes nearly colliding on the runway. Youll hear the frantic call from the tower. 15 members of rfk jr. s family sending him a sharp rebuke, blasting his president ial bid and endorsing President Biden. And the Southern Rock Legend and the cofounder of the allman brothers band. Remembering the iconic dickey betts. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening and welcome. The trump Hush Money Trial appears to be speeding towards Opening Statements tonight, more quickly than many imagined, with 12