With more than a dozen of his closest allies. That is according to some news accounts. An it this come though thafternoon. The grand jury had heard from half of ten witnesses expected to testify in this case at this stage. Among those witnesses, former Georgia State representative bee wen. Present for the 2020 hearing where Rudy Giuliani pedalled false election claims an urged legislators to appoint a slate of fake trump electors. Two other witnesses who were expected to testify tomorrow have been called in as well. They include journalist george chidi, who stumbled upon a december 14th, 2020 meeting of Fake Electors, as well as Former Georgia Lieutenant Governor jeff duncan, hes a republican who has been openly critical of trumps baseless claims of fraud in the state of georgia. Signs a potential end game in fani williss Criminal Investigation into the expresident and his allies is where we begin today with our favorite reporters and friends. Former Top Justice Department official, ou
Our special breaking News Coverage continues now of the third, he has a third, criminal indictment of former President Donald Trump. Im laura coates. Remember. Not the news tonight, still stunning, even though people expect an indictment to come right now it is here. We have believed it sink in. The 45th president indicted by a grand jury and jack smiths investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. And its not lost on anyone that, while trump is facing charges over the last election, he is, of course, in the middle of his reelection campaign, flora. This is the third time, the third time that donald trump has been criminally indicted informants at this point . Special counsel jack smith charged him in the classified documents probe in june, and the Manhattan Grand Jury charge of the former president for Business Fraud back in march and just listen to what Special Counsel jack smith had to say tonight. The attack on our nations capital, on january six 2021, was an unprecede
Knows and if he told that to the reporters, i think we could also maybe take a deep breath and turn to a watchful and waiting mode and maybe think about tomorrow. notwithstanding the indications we ve had all day that they were really going into hurry up mode. andrew weissmann, any expertise to add to how we read into this? i do think that the thing that people should focus on is something that i alluded to and harry pointed out, which is the other people. everyone is thinking what will donald trump be charged with. but it is really useful to focus on those other people. because they are state charges, because they are federally pardon proof, this is one where there could be an enormous amount of pressure on them to cooperate in not just the state case, but the federal case. so, let s jut take for instance
Counsel knows. pat philbin the deputy white house counsel. really constitutionalist and many other people told themselves that will not. i don t even think the judge is going to let that make the argument. to the jury. it is so far out side. do you agree? advice of counsel s a little bit in that because trump wants to argue that is not my fault. i had no say, i was relying on my lawyers. that is what makes the naming of those, will not be naming. the discovery of the identity of those coconspirators so intriguing. they are all lawyers. and one aspect of this is maybe smith is in big hurry up mode. can completely finish everything. but the other offensive strategic point is that it takes those people off the table. it is very hard to decide to go and testify in favor of the defense if your name as a conspirator. it s a fifth amendment concerned at that point. the idea of, can you walk past every road that says common sense, common sense. obvious, obvious.