friday, calling smith a fascist tyrant, maniac and other derogatory names even calling bill barr a gutless tig. if even half is true, then he s toast. he s not a victim here. he was totally wrong. this as most of the 2024 republicans and trump senate allies fell into line behind the former president despite the implications for national security. he did not commit espionage. he s not a spy. he s overcharged. and joining us today, democratic virginia congresswoman and former cia officer, abigail spanburger. former nato commander and michael beschloss. meanwhile, russia has arrested another american, accusing michael travis leak on charges of drug dealing. accusations he denies. good day, i m andrea mitchell in washington. a defiant former president trump on the attack against his accusers before heading to court tomorrow if his schedule holds. first, he needs to name a new florida attorney. at the arraignment, he s supposed to hear the charges against him, have his f
off each of the 37 felony counts. trump is facing them over his handling of classified materials. right now, officials in miami and the u.s. secret service are on alert for any threats of violence on tuesday and beyond. what gives me the most pratas is the truly bottomless devotion to trump zone by the nation s most powerful republican lawmakers this weekend men and women who insist that they are beholden to law and order yet they ve already deemed trump innocent of all charges before he s even been arraigned. as usual, they are vocal to the point of zealotry about defending a rich white republican male with a history of subverting the law. at best, they are silent about the death of unarmed black americans killed by police, even civilians, like the women accused of killing aj owens, a mother of four, a week ago in florida. i will go there tomorrow to deliver the eulogy. my thoughts on that later. , plus all the latest developments on the trump indictment. all of that is toni
Kick off an informal tour of nigeria. And the dutch Eurovision Contestant is stopped from rehearsing by organisers. Well be live in malmo with the latest. The duke and duchess of sussex have begun their visit to nigeria. Here they are prince harry and his wife meghan being greeted at an event in abuja. Its the start of a three day trip, which is at the invitation of the chief of defence staff. Harry will attend a reception to honour military families, and meghan will co host an event for women in leadership. For more on that, ive been speaking with our africa correspondent simi, who is in abuja. It has been a lively day here for the duke and duchess of sussex and this is their first time in nigeria and as you saw in that, they were enthusiastically greeted by schoolchildren and traditional dancers and spoke about Mental Health and the duke spoke about how it is fortunate to speak up especially if youre feeling emotions like grief and loss and not feel the need to bundle it in. Behind t
to russia now where a court in moscow says another u.s. citizen has been detained and accused of running a drug dealing business he has spoken out against the kremlin in the past. josh lederman has those details. reporter: tonight american michael travis leake is facing up to a dozen years or more in russian prison seen today on state television locked in a cage in court in moscow russian state media saying he is accused of large scale drug dealing involving young people but giving few details. pro kremlin media releasing this video they say shows leake after his arrest i am not admitting to any guilt, and i do not believe that i have done what i ve been accused of, because i don t know what i ve been accused of > reporter:r: nbc cannnnot verify y when thehe video wasas made or r if leake e was under r duress he is belilieved to bebe in his early 50s s and has lived in russia foror years well-known in moscow s rock music band, he has been the frontman for one band and the produc
heightened tensions between moscow, or heightening the tensions. american musician, michael travis leak. he s accused now of running a drug dealing business. you can see him in a moscow jail in cage in a courtroom. this video shows him denying the charges but nbc news could not verify when the video was made or whether he was under duress when it was recorded. i do not believe what i ve been accused of because i don t know what i ve been accused of. he was interviewed by the late anthony boar dane in 2015. this is their exchange. listen when a microphone in the interview failed. it s the kgb. they re blocking the signal. i m quite sure you ve had someone on your tail. he was not shy about criticizing the russian spies. joining me now is ali in london.