Threatening the judge in the 2020 federal elections subversion case. Also, georgia d a fani willis, as a trial date for donald trump, it is alleged coconspirators. How will it fit with the other three criminal trials hes facing in the middle of a president ial campaign . Plus, a live report from maui, where the governor says the death toll has risen in probably over 1000 people could still be missing. Good evening, thanks for joining us. We begin with two pieces of Breaking News tonight. The first, weve just learned, of charges in texas connected with alleged threats against judge chutkan, obviously presiding over the 2020 Election Subversion Trial of the former president. According to the court filing, the woman who lives in alvin, texas left a threatening, racist, bigoted voice mail for judge chutkan on august 5th. Allegedly saying if trump doesnt get elected, quote, were coming to kill you, tread lightly. And then a curse. She allegedly continued, quote, youll be targeted personally
It. has there ever been any response from this person or their attorney? we are just hearing from his attorneys tonight. for starters, they re not taking these allegations lying down. e attorney saying that neatly is not guilty, specically not guilty of these charges, he looks forward to complete vindication at trial as soon as possible. but this, of course, is as the person he was working for, santos george santos faces his own set of federal charges that, of course, he was indicted for in may of this year. in fact, the same prosecutors who filed, is they are the ones who including him for wire fraud. right. so this is out of the same district, the eastern district of the new york, and this is something prosecutors are arguing to formalize. so, they sent a letter to the respective judges in each of the cases just today, basically saying that, look, we think the facts from each of these cases and deal with overlapping events, and so, from a practical standpoint, it could