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
That is this indictment that it is turning the notion of political speech on its face. essentially saying you know i can t just have a political strategy. i can t be critical, i can t bet on a particular strategy and all be punished. is that going to be a good talking point that will have staying power? it will be a good talking point for the republican party, but i m not certain about the individuals in the middle however. laying this out pretty clearly. the way that the statement was written and i ve had some time to read through it. it s clear, a simple narrative. most people can generally understand. this guy did something illegal, he lost. try to pretend he. one tried to find fake votes that weren t there. people get that this stuff was wrong. the idea of this divine rights theory. the president can say whatever. lots of english top happening tonight. we are in the united states people, will go ahead. people just do not believe the president should be above the law. regard