The first Warning Signs for the trump campaign. Hanging above the first three indictments trumps team waiting for another shoe to drop in georgia where fulton d. A. Fani willis says she has a duty to prosecute. I took an oath and the oath requires i follow the law. Also sharing see the questions. The shocking news from the Justice Department tied to two u. S. Navy sailors arrested for spying. The Sensitive National secrets at the heart of the case. We begin with former President Trumps next big day in criminal court. Such five days after republican candidates take the stage for the first primary debates later this month. The former president on truth social bemoaning the high cost of his court battles, quote, my political opponent has hit me with a barrage of weak lawsuits which require massive amounts of my time and money to adjudicate. Resources that would have gone into ads and rallies will have to be spent fighting these radical left thugs in numerous courts throughout the country.
Courthouse for more than two years. and, so i think that will probably feed into trump s arguments to try to move the trial, but i do think it speaks to how important this issue and this case is to not just the people of washington, d.c., but to the judges of washington, d.c. devlin, ken, your reporting has been fantastic and we thank you for it sharing it. barbara, you re going to be sticking with us. the fulton county d.a. fani willis readying a potential fourth indictment of donald trump. how she could be using the rico act more familiar to crime families than politicians to make that case. we have that coming up in 60 seconds. astepro allergy, steroid free allergy relief that starts working in 30 minutes, while other allergy sprays take hours. with astepro s unbeatably fast allergy relief you can astepro and go! this is american infrastructure, a prime target for cyberattacks.
Avail himself of every possible defense. we have a new analysis about what some of the defenses are that include, of course, that donald trump was relying on the advice of his lawyers, that he legitimately believed that he won the election, and there s some issues with some of the statutes involved. all of these defenses have flaws, but they all could end up taking time, and it remains to be seen how quickly this case can get to trial. devlin, the court exchange yesterday is really instructive to the point we were just making with ken, because your team at the post reports the magistrate judge proposed three days. august 21st, for 2023, for clarity, august 22nd and august 28th. the prosecutor says the government is available for all three days but would like the first one. lauro, trump s lawyer, says august 28th. is that a foreshading of how they re going to play this?
To be spent fighting these radical left thugs in numerous courts throughout the country. a new reuters poll signals the impact on his campaign may be widening. take a look at these numbers. if he s convicted of a felony 45shgs% of republican voters would not vote for him. 35% say they would. 20% are unsure. it mimics conversations our own nbc news team is having with voters on the ground. i have really mixed feelings on that. definitely think that he has broken the law, at the same time i think there are elements of a witch hunt in there, so i have mixed feelings on it. i want to bring in nbc news justice correspondent ken dilanian, security reporter desk devlin barrett and legal analyst barba ra mcquay. recommend to all. you reported donald trump and