Long have you been i dont know watchers dreaming August 30 exclusively on max good morning. You are live in the cnn newsroom. Im Jim Acosta washington. We begin this morning with a defiant Special Counsel in a furious former president , in a reworked January 6 indictment, federal prosecutors are making clear they are not backing down despite last month Supreme Court ruling giving for president s immunity from prosecution for official actions we will dig into the differences between this indictment and the original end moments, but the main points of the allegations remain that Donald Trump attempted to defraud the government by obstructing the certification of the 2020 election and tried to strip voters of their rights. All four of the Felony Charges remain and in true, trump fashion. He took to truth, social his social Video Network to rant calling the Indictment And Act of desperation and ridiculous and calling for the case to be immediately dismissed, joining me now, senior crime an
79 at cardia cardia. Com or amazon im Arlette Saenz in rehoboth beach, delaware and this is cnn good morning. You are live in the cnn newsroom. Im Jim Acosta in washington again, this morning with special Counsel Jack Smith not backing down and bringing a retooled January 6 case against former President Donald Trump in a new indictment, federal prosecutor theres made some tweaks after the Supreme Courts controversial ruling giving for president s Donald Trump immunity from prosecution for official actions he took while in office. But all four of the Felony Charges remain accusing trump of attempting to defraud the government by obstructing the certification of the 20 in 20 election and trying to strip voters of their rights. Trump calling smiths action quote, An Act Of Desperation and ridiculous. And hes demanding that the case be immediately dismissed. The new indictment underscores the immense personal significance of a Trump Victory come this november, if he returns to the white hou
11 00 a. M. Eastern. We begin way Major Development and former president Donald Trumps legal battles. Special counsel jack smith filing a superseing indictment over its efforts to overturn the 2020 election. This comes nearly two months after the original case was derailed over a Landmark Supreme Court decision president s have broad immunity for official acts. The updated indictment, contains the original four charges trump pleaded not guilty to but some charges revised. Special counsel saying, the Superseding Indictment reflects the governments efforts to respect and implement the Supreme Courts holdings and remand instructions. Joining us now katie phang, msnbc legal contributor and paul butler former Federal Proecutor and msnbc legal analyst and msnbcs garrett haake. Walk us try the new versus the old one . Yes. Jose, start with the stuff that hasnt changed. Its the same four charges that were in the original indictment from last year. Its the same defendant. Donald trump. Theres n
Youre concerned about broad immunity. I was concerned about a system that appeared to provide immunity for one individual under one set of circumstances. When we have a criminal Justice System that had ordinarily treated everyone the same. Justice Ketanji Brown jackson addressing her concerns about president ial immunity in a new interview with cbs news, as late today special counsel jack smith filed a Superseding Indictment against donald trump in the january 6th conspiracy case. Also tonight, Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz prepare to barn storm the State Of Georgia as democrats go to court to shut down a republican plot to derail a harris victory. Plus, how trump would use the military, which he deeply disrespects, against his critics and political opponents if he wins in november. It is all written down in project 2025. But we begin tonight with a president ial countdown. It is now 70 days until election day. Here in the u. S. , that of course means 70 days until
Starts all right. Tonight, check your mute or dont. What the rigamarole of the debate is revealing about both candidates. Also tonight, jack smith throws a punch in one trump case, might be pulling another in a different case. Ill explain in a moment and voter fraud, Election Rapes the group who says its happening to them in texas. Tonight on Laura Coates Live so if anyone tells you that baseballs americas favorite past time, dont believe him to paraphrase dead pool. Yeah, of course. Have the movie. Theyre not lying. There making an educated wish. Turns out arguing actually is the real favorite for americans, you know, who is in full uniform team harris and team trump. They are arguing about the specifics of how theyre going to argue. I mean, how are you going to debate that sounds much more professional and designate how theyre going to debate and get this. They are debating about a microphone. Tap, tap specifically, whether to mute them when theyre not speaking we agreed to the same