4:00 in new york with the skies above us are hazy from those canadian wildfires. we are all under air quality warnings. we re going to get to that story later in the broadcast. but we begin with what is shaping up to be a white knuckle day for the disgraced twice impeached now indicted legally liable for sex abuse ex-president thank foss fast-moving developments in special counsel jack smith s investigations, plural, into donald trump. today, a federal jury in miami is back in action hearing witness testimony as part of the special counsel s investigation into whether the ex-president mishandled classified documents. or obstructed government efforts to retrieve those documents after leaving office. and it was not just any witness, it was one of trump s closest aides. a former trump spokesman who have as super pac. saying that prosecutors weres partially interested in taylor budowich, after sending boxes of material from his private home to the national archives, trump left a
donald trump. then, new ethics questions about supreme court justice, clarence thomas. and a billionaire donor. and, with just one week until title 42 inspires, a look at the humanitarian crisis at the southern border as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. i m simone in for stephanie ruhle. tonight, this brand-new reporting that special counsel, jack smith, is ramping up efforts to find out former president trump hid classified documents. the new york times writes, prosecutors have, quote, obtained the confidential cooperation of a person who has worked for trump at mar-a-lago. the report continues, quote, the existence of an insider witness, whose identity has not been disclosed could be a significant step in the investigation. this news comes just hours after the justice department scored a critical win in its prosecution of the january 6th attack. today, for members of the proud boys, including the group s leader enrique tarrio were convicted of seditious
black homeless man. it happened on a new york city subway train after the man became unruly. potentially demanding an arrest. senior correspondent laura ingl is in new york life. hello, laura. reporter: shannah kothera many questions about what led u to the moments we have seen on that cell phone video of the chokehold with reports that someone said there was a weapon involved. now we have just obtained dispatch audio of when the nypd response to 911 calls referencing a gun and sends emergency responders to the scene. we ll have more that little bit first or listen to this. whenever we got to do, take it to the streets. shake make up. tear ( bleep ) up! [chanting]. as the voices demanding justice for jordan neely grow louder a source told fox news the case could go to a grand jury next week. one key issue what was the former marines mindset during the daily struggle which will help determine what, if any, charges he may face one of the former marine has lawyered up, cho
electors that have immunity, there is also apparently a ninth elector whose identity remains unknown that has a plea deal, or an immunity deal. and the identity of that person is going to be, i think, of great interest to all of us. there are a limited numbers of suspects, but we are going to be talking about who it could be, what the implications could be. for not just the other electors, who don t have deals. but also for people in trump s orbit including rudy giuliani and lindsey graham. a classic whodunnit, i m going to go watch. have a great weekend. thanks to you at home for joining us. earlier this year, we learned about the republican party of georgia had paid more than $200,000 in legal fees to lawyers defending the fake republican electors. the trump supporters who cause played as electoral college electors in the 2020 election. tonight, we got news that 200 grand does not seem like money well spent. tonight s news started with the washington post reporting that
that the republican party in georgia paid more than $200,000 in legal fees to lawyers defending the fake republican electors, the trump supporters who cost played as electoral college electors and the 2020 election. well, tonight, we got news that the 200 grand does not seem like money well spent. tonight s new started with the washington post reporting that at least a pick trump electors have accepted immunity deals. the new york times then advance that reporting that at least one other elector also has a deal, although the persons identity remains unknown. in other words, a bunch of people are all talking. now, this is all part of fulton county the a funny willis is much broader investigation into all the ways that trump and his allies attempted to overturn the 2020 election in georgia. that includes fake electors scheme, it includes the trump campaign s potential involvement in an authorized breach of election equipment which took place in coffee county in georgia, and who