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i think they have more evidence as to president trump s state of mind. donald trump s former attorney general with an ominous prediction for the former president in the 2020 election case. it comes as trump faces arraignment today in federal court in washington. we ll get a live report from washington, d.c., and legal analyst on what we can expect from today s hearing. meanwhile, former vice president mike pence just gave his most direct criticism of his former boss. we ll play those comments for you. also ahead, new reporting on a private meeting between president biden and former president obama over concerns about the 2024 election. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, august 3rd. along with joe, willie and me, we have the host of way too early, white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire. senior attorney and fbi official, chuck rosenberg. reporter for the washington post, jackie alemany. and pulitzer prize winning columnist ....
person to be charged in connection with the insurrection according to one count is a former president and a current front runner for the nomination of a major political party who is already facing 74 criminal counts. who stands accused of trying to defraud the government that he led at that time. trying to obstruct the proceedings of a branch of government and trying to overturn the will of millions of voters in the swing states that determined the outcome of the electoral college. the big question now that trump has been booked and fingerprinted, what s next in this case? which is really unlike any other in american history. here is what team trump has planned according to the new york times. his lawyers used the arraignment to hint at one of his central defense strategies, a request to delay a second pending federal trial for months if not years. delaying the proceedings as much as possible is widely expected to be part of mr. trump s legal strategy given that he co ....
vote and stay in power. special counsel jack smith wrote in the indictment, quote, the defendant widely disseminated his false claims of election fraud for months, despite the fact that he knew and in many cases had been informed directly that they were not true. the defendants knowingly false statements were integral to his criminal plans to defeat the federal government function, obstruct the certification and interfere with others rights to vote and have their votes counted. the indictment also mentions six alleged co-conspirators. they are unnamed, but nbc news them to be rudy giuliani, attorney john eastman, attorney sidney powell, former justice department official jeffrey clark, and attorney kenneth chesbro. sixth is unclear but is described as a political consultant who helped implement the so-called fake electors scheme. special counsel jack smith says he wants to bring this case to trial soon. in this case, my office will seek a speedy trial so that our evi ....
obstruction of an official proceeding and conspiracy to defraud the united states. he wanted to take away your right to vote, and today we ve charged him with it. the first ever indictment of a former president of trying to steal an election. this is the greatest political crime since the depression. this is happening the same day we have donald trump and joe biden are running neck and neck. this guy could be in charge again. my office will seek a speedy trial so our evidence can be tested in court and judge by a jury of citizens. and mike pence is going to be the star witness. i think everyone will need to concede that things are about to get complicated. good evening, once again. i m stephanie ruhle live from msnbc headquarters here in new york city, and we ve got a special two-hour edition of the 11th hour tonight, so let s dig in because it is a huge moment and a turning point for our nation. donald trump is now the first u.s. president charged wit ....
charges brought by special counsel jack smith in the classified documents case. filed multiple motions last night, seven in total. one of them argues that the appointment of jack smith was unconstitutional. another one says that trump had the right to claim that the documents were personal, and therefore, they no longer belonged to the government. worth remembering that the documents we re talking about contain some of the most sensitive national security secrets imaginable. trump kept them in a bathroom, in a basement, in a ballroom even. but arguably, the most brazen of the arguments the ex-president is making and trying to dismiss the classified documents case is this. attorneys claim that donald trump is immune from prosecution because he moved the documents from the white house to mar-a-lago while he was president. they say, president trump s decision to designate records as personal and cause them to be removed from the white house plainly constitutes an official ....