Earned more than a billion dollars. Thank you for hanging out. Im omar jimenez. Cnn this morning starts right now. Good morning, everyone. So glad youre with us. Good morning, phil. Good morning. There was a big game this morning. So i thought it was going to be awesome to wake up at 3 00 a. M. And have an amazing game on. And then it turned out to be the most stressful two hours of my life. And i dont like it anymore. Arent you supposed to be reading for the show. Im totally prepped with womens soccer. Well see how that goes. A lot happened overnight. From politics to gio politics to the womens world cup, of course. Lets get started with five things to know for this tuesday, august 1st. Today could be charging decision day for former President Donald Trump and the federal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. That grand jury will meet just hours from now. And new this morning, Donald Trumps Political Action committee is almost out of cash. It began last year with m
and will examine the stunnin revelations this week from another investigation into trump. fulton county has anothe recording of alcohol trump mad pressuring unofficial to overturn the results of th 2020 election. i m ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. tonight, we began with the new that everyone is talking about for better or worse. this morning, donald trump posted on social media claimin that leaks from the manhatta district attorney s office indicate that he will be arrested this coming tuesday to be absolutely clear nbc new cannot confirm that claim. and at this hour, there s been no official announcement fro the manhattan da s office an no indication that charges hav actually been filed agains donald trump that, said there were majo developments this week and district attorneys alvin bragg s investigation into trump role in the 2016 hush mone payment made to adult film star, stormi daniels on, wednesday daniels hersel met with prosecutors from th manhattan da s
the legal, financial, political, and psychological angles to it all. we ve got it all covered we are also going to take yo back to where it all started 17 years ago, with an allege affair and figure out how we got to this point in time. and will examine the stunnin revelations this week from another investigation into trump. fulton county has another recording of a cal trump made pressuring an official to overturn the results of the 2020 election i m ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. tonight, we begin with the news everyone i talking about for better o worse. this morning, donal trump posted on social media claiming that leaks from the manhattan district attorney office indicate that he will b arrested this coming tuesday to be absolutely clear, nb news cannot confirm that claim and at this hour, there ha been no official announcemen from the manhattan da s office and no indication that charges have actually been filed against donald trump. that said, they were major
Now, turning attention to the ron johnson letter if i may. Yes. On august 31st, Senator Johnson is getting ready to travel to ukraine on September 5th with senator murphy. And he wanted johnson wanted the aid released, he calls the president , he actually sought permission to be the bearer of good news. Right. The president said, im not ready to lift the aid. And they had this Senator Johnson. He writes a ten page letter, very detailed. And he gives some remarkable deta detail. And id like to read it, its on page 6. I add this is Senator Johnson speaking, i asked him whether there was some kind of arrangement where ukraine would take some action and the hold would be lifted. Without hesitation Senator Johnson says, President Trump immediately denied such an arrangement existed. And he started cursing. And he said no way, President Trump said no way, i would never do that. Who told you that . And Senator Johnson goes on to say that President Trumps reaction here was adamant, vehement an
Whether you think thats good or bad and matches the abuse of powers is an open question. And then he goes through and argues he doesnt see what he calls a statutory crime. And well see that debate as well. There are people youre going to hear from who are going to say its got to be an actual felony and then there are going to be other people pointing out the constitution doesnt require that. It has words like treason, bribery and high crimes. So were going to get into the weeds here, but the big picture is keep your eye on which witnesses and exchanges are talking about the serious question of whats impeachable. The other noise you can try and tune out as with any hearing. Mr. Wiesman, your last words of advice as we settle in to watch the legal experts. I think its very important to keep your eye on the facts and the law. And i think one of the things that the public is rightly upset about is the rule of law not being applied. And so i think the quote you read is fun, its sort of catc