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
Here about the advice of counsel. will that be the ultimate protection? as long as your lord told you to say so, that s it. when john eastman tried to resist turning over documents, he saying attorney-client privilege. but there is no privilege when the lawyer ilpclient to commit . but my friend said about the constitution. you can turn that document upside down inside with. you will not find the power he is describing in the constitution. you notion that pence for the first time in american history had the power to pause. he is purely ministerial. basically the guy, if it were, england the guy who walks in with the mason the funny had. okay, he has no power to pause the proceeding. it s not in the constitution. trump knew that full well. pat cipollone, his white house