Dead. Well have the latest in just a minute. The biggest oneday strike to hit los angeles in a generation is under way right now. Everyone from mechanics to Traffic Officers are walking off the job. The latest in the series of union labor actions that disrupted the city in recent months. Well explain what it is all about and whats next coming up. We start, though, with former President Donald Trump and federal prosecutors locking horns over what will be one of the central themes of his upcoming federal trial. The right to free speech. Right now the legal teams from both sides are under orders to agree on a hearing date to hash out the scope of a protective order which would set ground rules for what Evidence Trump can and cant disclose. Last night, his Team Rejected the governments original proposal to restrict everything it hands over, arguing that would violate trumps First Amendment rights. Instead, trumps attorneys proposed more narrow limits for only genuinely sensitive materials.
Atlanta, and its sparking speculation that another indictment could be coming very soon for the former president. And also ahead well look at a special election today in the state of ohio that could change the rules for amending that states constitution and how it could impact Abortion Rights there. Good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, august 8th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. Well get right to the news, and it was another fast moving night on the legal front yesterday in the newest federal case against donald trump. Judge Tanya Chutkan has summoned both sides to appear for a hearing no later than this friday, after they were unable to reach an agreement on the terms of a protective order requested by special counsel jack smith. Just before 5 00 p. M. Yesterday trumps lawyers filed a response pushing back at smiths motion to bar trump from sharing sensitive evidence on social media. They argued this and ill quote, in a trial amount Firs
It wasnt showing resourcefulness, and then using those skills once slavery ended. Tonight, new polling data demonstrating even Republican Voters are getting tired of the socalled war on wokeness. When all in starts right now. Good evening from washington, d. C. I am mehdi hasan in for chris hayes. How do you try a man like donald trump . A man who does not follow the rules. That is going to be the central question, as the ex president now faces nearly 80 criminal counts across three jurisdictions. Last week, in his arraignment here in washington, d. C. On federal charges, related to his effort to steal the 2020 election, donald trump agreed to follow the conditions of his release. You must not violate any law and cannot discuss the facts of the case with any witnesses. Trump also told the judge that he understands it is a crime to, quote, try to influence a juror or to threaten or attempt to bribe a witness, or any other person who may have information about the case, or to retaliate a
Time and time again. They wont let it go. Anyway, its a good night for people who like democracy and representative democracy. Thank you, my friend. And thank you for joining us at home for this hour of television. Maybe its a university commencement, you get the idea and then there are speeches from our most recent former president. Before i show you his speech today, i have to warn you it is vulgar, but we are going to play it uncensored for reasons we will outline after we play you this sound. So prepare yourself. Im sorry, i wont be able to go to iowa today. I wont be able to go to New Hampshire today because im sitting in a courtroom on bullshit because his Attorney General charged me with something. Terrible. That was the former president of the United States, President Donald Trump in New Hampshire today calling the multiple criminal indictments against him, very serious charges, that was trump characterizing those indictments as b. S. Now im not bringing this up because trump w
Maybe as university commencement, you get the idea. And then there are speeches from our most recent former president. Before i show you his speech today, i have to warn you it is vulgar. But we are going to play it uncensored, for reasons that i will outline after we play this sound. So prepare yourself. Im sorry, i wont be able to go to iowa today, i wont be able to go to the New Hampshire today, because im sitting in a court room today on bullshit because the Attorney General charge mean something. Terrible. [applause] bullshit bullshit that was a former president United States, president donald trump, in New Hampshire today, calling the multiple criminal indictments against him very serious charges, that was trump characterizing those indictments as bs. Im not bringing this up because trump was unhinged in New Hampshire today, but because how unhinged dont trumps may actually substantively matter for these court cases you might remember that last friday, after trump posted on his s