Who will address this indictment. We are being told that News Conference will take place in about 19 minutes. Lets get you live outside the courthouse to matt finn. He is in atlanta with the braking allegations. What do we know. Reporter we are looking through the Indictment Documents right now. They do read that donald trump and some of his associates including Rudy Giuliani and mark meadows have been arrested and charged in this indictment. There is a long list of various charges including racketeering, false statements and solicitation of a violation of an oath by a public officer. We a reading to this right now. We will update you much more throughout the coming hour or two. Throughout the day, there was a lot of anticipation or questions about who might be named in this indictment if any of Donald Trumps associates would be listed. We know that many of them are. There is a log was including some of his former attorneys. We are waiting on the Press Conference from the Fulton County
Indictment for the first time were being told that News Conference will take place in about 19 minutes. Meantime lets get you live outside the courthouse to matt finn. He is in atlanta with the breaking allegations on this matter. What do we know . Hydrates we are looking through the Indictment Documents right now, but they do read that donald trump and some of his associates, including Rudy Giuliani and mark meadows, have been listed and charged in this indictment. Theres a long list of various charges, including racketeering, false statements and solicitation of violation of an oath by a public officer. Were reading through this right now will be able to update you much more throughout the coming hour or two. Throughout the day. There was a lot of anticipation or questions. About who might be named in this indictment. If any of Donald Trumps associates would be listed, we now know that many of them are theres a long list, including some of his former attorneys, including jenna ellis.
Congressional republicans are already saying weisss new status makes him a Fire Wall Insulating President Biden and his Justice Department and could actually impede congressional efforts to get to the truth. Look into that. Also tonight, the Justice Department has moved to officially dismiss the now defunked plea deal with the president s son. Correspondent dazed spunt has the details from the Justice Department. Good evening, david. Reporter bret, good evening to you. The legal jeopardy for the president s son only deepens now that this case has Special Counsel status, and we can say tonight that it appears hunter biden is headed for trial. I have concluded that it is in the Public Interest to appoint him as Special Counsel. David weiss, the u. S. Attorney who had been leading the Justice Departments probe of Hunter Bidens tax and Business Dealings now getting a new job title and new legal responsibilities. Reporter mr. Weiss has the authority he needs to conduct a thorough investigat
First-degree false statements. the indictment contains 41 criminal counts. 98 pages long. this is not a small operation here. and you just take a 30,000-foot view back and you say, this is the fourth criminal indictment for a former president who is running to be president again. and the first trial, if it is agreed to, august 28th, would be january 2nd, 13 days before the iowa caucuses. trace: and as i read through the indictment, you pointed out who is in it and who is being named, and it points out that all of these are felonies. but on the first violation, which is a violation of the georgia rico racketeering influenced and corrupt organizations act, it s a serious felony and there s been a question brought up numerous times tonight whether rico charge is a basis to get this thing sped up, to get this thing in trial before the election happens. what is your sense of that?
The indictment contains 41 criminal counts. it is 98 pages long. this is not a small operation here. and, um you just take a 30,000 ft view back and you say this is the fourth criminal indictment for a former president who is running to be president again. and the first trial. if it s agreed to august 28th would be january 2nd 13 days before the iowa caucuses, and as i read through the indictment bread, you kind of you pointed out exactly what s in it and who s being indicted and who s being named and it points out that all of these are felonies, but on the first violation, which is the violation of the georgia rico racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations act, it says, serious felony and there s been a question brought up numerous times tonight. whether the rico charge is a basis to get this thing sped up to get this thing in trial before the election happens. what s your sense on that? yeah