we ll tell you what they re the best at when it comes to foreign dealings and making big million dollar deals with these companies. the shakedown that is also suggested yet another one in these new text messages basically send us money or else. that s coming. but first, daniel penny, the marine veteran facing criminal charges for the death of jordan neely on a new york subway pled not guilty moments ago at his arraignment. daniel penny killed a man. daniel penny won t be the only one on trial. bryan llenas here at the courthouse in new york city. high, bryan. hi, martha. good to see you. daniel penny is out free or bail after pleading not guilty to two charges. the second degree man slaughter charge with a maximum penalty of up to 15 years in prison and a lesser criminally negligent homicide charge. a junior will have to determine whether or not penny was aware that putting jordan neely in the choke hold could kill him. if prosecutors proven that, he could be found gu
donald trump defies legal advice one-on-one. the former president with a live speech. he also made a big admission about the classified document at the center of the classified indictment. plus, mike pence says he cannot defend trump s conduct while nickki haley is trying to get the answer just right. and dangles a potential pardon. and the house speaker breaks a floor freeze by hard-liners, establishment replicans will run out of what to give away. i m dana bash, let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. up first, donald trump celebrates his 77th birthday at his golf club. look at the front pages of major papers, usa today, the wall street journal, the washington post, every head line flashes in big bold face type. the indictment is the political story of the moment. trump followed his federal court appearance with a defiant speech, to his team, the politics are clear and winning. but what is also clear, mr. trump is not helping his lawyers every time he
donald trump is said to be arraigned in federal court. the former president said to appear in court at 3:00 p.m. eastern time in miami. and he is expected to enter an initial plea of not guilty to the charges. a judge ruled no cameras will be allowed in the courtroom. and sources tell cnn that he spent yesterday searching for another potential lawyer to bolster his legal team. all while law enforcement officials say that they are ready for the appearance and any protests that it hey bring. and they are coordinating with federal partners to make sure the courthouse is secure. and chris christie railed against his former boss. in a cnn town hall last night, the once ally and campaign adviser called trump s actions, quote, vanity run amok. and trump s allies continued to defend hill. marjorie taylor greene announcing that she plans to introduce a measure to defund the special counsel and his investigation. cnn this morning special coverage starts right now. just hour
neil cavuto. let s go to nate foy to the president s northern home, if you will. he has the big operation at the trump tower in new york city and this is where he golfs and sleeps and nate is outside the club right now. hey, yeah, any moment now if he hasn t already, former president trump will be in the air to georgia. he s speaking at 2:30. his motorcade drove by about 20 minutes ago and this all comes as he faces 37 felony charges for handling of classified documents and numerous occasions accused of showing people the boxes. take a look at the boxes at mar-a-lago and showed four people who did not have security clearances an attack plan and another military operation. take a look at the breakdown, will any retraining national defense information, withholding and concealing documents, making false statements and conspiracy to obstruct justice. now, the indictment describes an incident where trump was quoted as saying, quote, as president i could have classified it, and n
clear that donald j. trump is a target of the investigation. we ll have legal analysis what that means for a possible indictment in just a moment. meanwhile trump s former running mate is now his newest challenger in the 2024 presidential race. we ll have more from mike pence s campaign launch. plus that hazardous haze that s been covering the northeast is expected to kick back up today. we ll get the latest time line for when the wildfire smoke from canada could finally clear out. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, june 8th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. nbc news has learned that former president donald trump s attorneys have been told that trump is a target of the justice department s investigation into the former president s handling of classified documents after he left the white house. prosecutors told trump s attorneys about their client being a target in that probe during their meeting monday at the doj headqu