Happening now in the newsroom, a heartbreaking loss for u. S. Womens soccer. Off the post sweden can win on this kick. Plus one on one with Donald Trumps lawyer who claims trumps efforts to overturn the 2020 election were aspirational, not criminal. And lost at sea for two days in a boat only 12 feet long. Well show you the incredible rescue. Youre live in the cnn newsroom. Hello again, everyone. Thank you so much for joining me this sunday, im fredricka whitfield. Donald trumps lawyer doubling down that trump was within his First Amendment rights when he told former Vice President mike pence not to certify the election results. The Attorney Says it all boils down to the way he asked. And all of this played out in the open. Its all free speech. There was a Supreme Court decision that says when youre exercising free speech, youre not engaging in a fraud on the government. Unfortunately most people dont understand thats just one example of the actions. Its very political. Thats just one
federal criminal charges. in the next few hours in a miami courtroom donald trump will be charged with 37 counts in a case brought by jack smith. at this hour the former president is in miami after spending the night at his golf resort. he s expected to motorcade to the federal courthouse nearby where he will be processed and finger presented and then appear before magistrate john goodman to enter what he said will be a not guilty. trump-appointed judge aileen cannon will preside over the trial. her past decisions on the mar-a-lago classified documents were twice overturned by the 11th circuit court of appeals with scathing opinions. trump has been striking a defiant tone since being indicted for the allege crimes including making false statements and conspiracy to obstruct justice. the former president will be joined in court by attorney todd blanch, as well as attorney chris kise. co-defendant walt nauta is expected there too. he s the personal aid accused of moving aroun
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trump poses a significant threat to homeland security. those troubling words from a public safety official former intelligence chief for the washington d.c. government. danell penned an op-ed piece that he describes as the intelligence assessment of donald trump that the government cannot right. he s currently working for georgetown university s emergency and disaster oins me now. you say the former president has become a unifying figure for violent extremist grou, writing this, i m quoting you again now, the former president has become a focal point of domestic terrorism and by not denouncing them and sometimes courting tm, he has been adopted by these groups as a de facto spiritual leader. in some ways trump has also co opted these groups to boost
influencers. it may mean nothing to them. for the individuals that have been coalescing around this thought of, you know, stopping the government, and getting ready for the civil war to come, they have been gearing up for this for decades. so what frank said is really spot on. when you look at that yellow police tape, that s for to distinguish, you know, law abiding citizens from crossing that. if people want to come and start things up, they re not going to abide by that. danell and frank, thank you so much. we ll be right back with more of our special coverage as we await donald trump s voluntary surrender at the federal courthouse in miami. you re watching msnbc. courthouse in miami. you re watching msnbc. (vo) this is sadie. she s on verizon. the network she can count on. and now she s got myplan. the game changing new plan that lets her pick exactly what she wants and save on every perk. sadie s getting her plan ready for a big trip.