phang show, live from miami florida. we have a lot of news to cover a lot of questions answered. let s get started. unprecedented indictment. the one term ex president, donald trump, now has two indictments to match his two impeachments. that special counsel jack smith breaks his silence on trump s stunning 37 criminal counts and classified documents case. plus, they have receipts. the photos allegedly showing boxes of top secret documents hidden at mar-a-lago, in a ballroom, even a bathroom. i want to know is this any way to treat our national security secrets? and on the road again later today, donald trump is hitting the campaign trail. what will his message now be to voters admits his federal indictment? our in-depth coverage of this remarkable moment in united states history begins right now. and a good saturday morning to you. i am katie phang. we start with history unfolding before our very eyes. donald trump is now the first president ever to be indicted on fe
to judges in a particular jurisdiction. jack smith knew there was a possibility that he could get judge cannon. in this case. , he lucked out, since this was the judge who granted a special master early on, as you already talked about it. now we re overall encourage i do think this will remain on the case most likely. if she does i think her earlier rulings and reversals will show as a check, to let her know specifically look, elections everything she does in this case will be extra scrutinized, because she is a trump appointee. which would not automatically disqualify her. it will be interesting to see how her decisions, the trump legal strategy, and of course things like the rocket document in florida, which are intended to move federal cases along more aggressively than other jurisdictions. they converge in terms of how donald trump moves through this case. all right, a charles, don t
on the case, in a way that either against the doj, or ultimately in its favor. one way or the other. judge cannon s ruling, should this issue come up, which it likely will, will be very insightful. bradley, last question to you, we know at least two incidents are alleged in this indictment, about donald trump showing classified information to people who did not have the security clearances. but no charge with him for the crime of dissemination of and the defense information. is that because there just wasn t evidence of that that the doj had to be able to charge him with that particular offense? yes, i think that was a bit of a bridge too far, given factual allegations, as we see them right now in the indictment, i don t think they quite had enough of a case to make on that front. nor do they really need to. the factual details that we have about donald trump showing off the documents. the staffer, the political committee, showing it off to the ghost writers, assuming they had th
counts in this case. they re likely going to be convicting him on one of the obstruction elements so if this goes through the trial, if it results in a conviction if there s not a pardon, or computation that gets in the way, that is more than likely that can face actual jail time from this case. charles, we were talking about a lean cannon prior to the break. trump, already going after jack smith, talking about his family. kendall lanny, when talking about the possibility of being some type of conditions imposed on donald trump that would prevent him from being able to speak out. what are the chances charles at a judge like aileen cannon is going to muzzle donald trump in terms of his way to spew violent rhetoric against the special counsel, the doj, the prosecution? katie, that is the first test for everyone wondering how
defendants to actually own up, plead guilty, and be able to take accountability straight out of the gate. it reduces the potential exposure. there s been a lot of chatter about you has district court judge a lead cannon. trump appointee, we remember her well from her failed attempt to in this classified documents case last year. the circuit smacked her down. she initially has been assigned in this case. we keep on using this word initially charles, because there s the possibility she doesn t say on this case. if she doesn t recruits herself on her own do you expect the doj to promptly file a motion to remove her from this case? i do expect the doj to file the motion, i don t necessarily know it would be successful. given the nature in which this case has come to light, how she was chosen, she was used by the electronic wheel. for viewers who don t know, basically a randomized system that more or less assigns cases