Next in the case. Plus, officers who put their lives on the line on january 6th were at the Courthouse Yesterday for that hearing. Well bring you their reaction. And theres still one more major legal issue on the horizon for donald trump. What the georgia prosecutor is saying about that case. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this friday, august 4th. Its friday, folks. We made it. Im jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. History was made in the nations capitol again yesterday where for the First Time Ever a former president of the United States was arraigned for his alleged efforts to subvert american democracy. Just a few blocks away from where he took the Oath Of Office and from where his supporters carried out an unprecedented act of violence just a few years later, donald j. Trump pleaded not guilty to four Felony Charges yesterday stemming from his actions after the 2020 election. The charges were conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to o
so significant about this particular indictment. well, first of all, i mean these officers are great americans and great american heroes. and i m glad they were there. in fact, i woke up this morning way too early thinking about this. after several years of dealing with donald trump and the fire hose of news and one outrage after another, you know, we do need to take a pause and realize what happened yesterday, the former president of the united states was in a federal courtroom. he was arrested, booked. he had to make a plea. he is he s not personal recognizance mail. this is a historic moment not just in the trump years, and it is this extraordinary moment where he s now facing felony charges from a government he used to run. i don t think it s possible to overstate the significance of this. this is the big case.