Just ruled that Fulton County District Attorney fani willis can stay in charge of the sweeping election interexperience case into donald trump and more than a dozen others if and only if top prosecutor nathan wade, the man she had a relationship with, goes. Covering all of the angles of this major decision with msnbcs katie phang, and lisa rubin, danny cevallos, and dave aaronberg, State Attorney from palm beach county, florida, thank you all for joining us, katy, walk us through this 20plus page decision and the choice willis has to make now. So, ana, msnbc first to report this 2346 page ruling that came from judge scott mcafee. The process has taken a few months, and so to that extent, if there was a win, the win would be for the defense for the delay. However, ultimately judge mcafee saying no actual Conflict Of Interest was proven by the defense. It was their burden to have to show it through competent evidence during the course of the hearing. The judge reporting there was an appe
Accountable. In their motion for a protective order, the Justice Department says, quote, such a protective order is needed in this case the because the defendant has released statements on social media regarding witnesses, judges, attorneys and other associates in legal matters pending against him. In recent days the defendant has issued multiple posts, either specifically or by implication including the following which the defendant posted just hours ago. If you go after me, im coming after you. The filing including a screen shot of that ominous threat. Prosecutors went on to say, quote, if the defendant were to begin issuing public posts using details or, for example, grand jury transcripts obtained in discovery, it could have a harmful, Chilling Effect on witnesses or adversely affect the Fair Administration of justice in this case. That request by the Special Counsel triggered a battle between team trump and the doj. Here is how the New York Times wrote this. John lauro, one of tru
Likely. Lets start with Fulton County, an Appeals Court will hear the former president s challenge disqualify d. A. Fani willis from his election interference case. What it all means for the trial, which still does not have a start date. Delay is also the word of the day in florida. Judge Aileen Cannon has ruled the classified documents trial technically scheduled to start later on this month, its going to be postponed indefinitely, and why . And what options if any does special counsel jack smith have now . And then we have the proceedings that we have been glued to all week in new york, Stormy Daniels will return to the Witness Stand again tomorrow for Donald Trumps Hush Money Case after a day of compelling testimony that sparked a Mistrial Demand from trumps lawyers. And audible cursing from the former president himself. What will she tell the court next, and does any of that directly implicate donald trump when it comes to charges he falsified business records. Weve got a whole lot
County, georgia. And it is a doozy. The first codefendant in Donald Trumps Election Interference case, that rico case that charged a Criminal Enterprise, has flipped. Scott hall is in atlanta an athletearea Bail Bondsman. Hes accused of being involved in the plan to steal sensitive Election Data in Coffey County. He faces seven charges in the fulton case. And now again we just learned hes taking a plea deal. Lets bring in Greg Blue Stein with the Atlanta Journal constitution and former Acting Assistants Attorney General for National Security mary mccord. The Reverend Al Sharpton joins our coverage, as well. Greg, i feel like this attempt to steal sensitive Election Data in Coffey County never garnered the National Attention that it deserved considering how essential it was to trumps plot to overturn his defeated georgia. But take us inside first the significance of a guilty plea, and second his role in that Criminal Enterprise charged by d. A. Fannie willis. Youre right, scott hall was
Raffensperger who said, there is no fraud at all, said, well, you are playing with fire because we have criminal authority, and if you don t count these votes, you are subjecting yourself to potential criminal indictment. that is the president of the united states with respect to a sitting secretary of state in georgia. that is not an aspirational inquiry. that is a threat to get him to find more votes. so i think this is something that, again, it s something to play for the public, his base, that is not going to be at all successful in a court of law. andrew weissmann, greg blue stein, thank you both for spending time with us. greatly appreciate that update, greg. when we come back, ron desantis knows he needs to change the direction in his struggling presidential campaign, so he s finally now acknowledging something that donald trump has been unable to