Also hearing testimony on that case before a Second Grand Jury in d. C. And this hour in ohio, voters are voting on a state constitutional amendment that could make it harder to pass ballot issues including the right to an abortion. A big test in a critical election state. And its too darn hot for millions of americans continuing to feel the impact of blazing summer heat causing severe summer storms, storm damage. Flight cancellations across the midwest and again on the east coast. And good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington where u. S. District judge Tanya Chutkan has ordered a hearing no later than this friday on what is usually a standard order in the d. C. Circuit against the exposure of Grand Jury Testimony once they receive it from prosecutors. In a filing monday afternoon, attorneys for mr. Trump objecting to what as i say is usually a standard usually agreed upon agreement in the circuit. Writing the government requests the court assume the role of censor and impos
conflict of interest issue when they appealed on or, you know, wanted to bring up, but they explained why they have another grand jury in another jurisdiction. sure. is that a big deal? i don t think so. i think she s the judge supervising the grand is jury. they re not supposed to use a grand jury investigating a case that s already indicted but if they re using it for charges, that s okay. and the judge wants to know the answers here. what if the people they re talking about in the superseding indictment is also witnesses in the case? is that a no-no? again, grand juries have jurisdiction to investigate where the crime went down. so the judge is asking how can this grand jury investigate in both d.c. and florida, while the indictment alleges obstruction of justice in both of those places. and ken is absolutely right, jack smith has indicated that the mar-a-lago investigation is