. former president and current candidate donald trump on the verge of a third criminal indictment. plus 16 fake trump electors now facing felony charges in the state of michigan. and diplomatic emergency with a u.s. soldier being held in north korea after willfully crossing the border from the south. good morning, everyone. i m christine romans. we begin with both of the special counsel trump investigations taking big steps forward in the last 24 hours. the former president announcing that he has received a letter from special counsel jack smith informing him that he is a target of the investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. trump talked about the letter on fox last night. it better bothers me for eve this incredible sold out audience. i got the letter sunday night, think of it, i don t think that they have ever sent a letter on sunday night. and they are in a rush because they want to it is interference with the election. it is election interference
now. good morning, everyone. poppy is off this week. abby phillip is here. and we have significant news. more criminal charges against former president donald trump appear to be imminent. it s been a dramatic and consequential 24 hours since we last saw you. we ll have team coverage with the latest-breaking details all morning. first, here is what we know right now. the former president says he expects to be indicted and arrested for the third time. announcing himself the special counsel notified him he s a target of the investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. a florida judge says she will decide on a trial date soon. she did signal that mid december the timeline the prosecutors requested is too soon. plus, the first criminal charges in the 2020 fake electors scheme. the michigan attorney general is charging 16 people with felonies, accusing them of signing certificates of falsely claimed trump won the 2020 election there. trump s mounting legal tr
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