Smith. Well dig into that blockbuster new document and what prosecutors are saying about trumps efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Plus well bring you the latest from the Middle East as israel continues to launch Air Strikes targeted at Hezbollah Facilities in lebanon. And also ahead president Joe Biden visited the carolinas to survey the Storm Damage left in the wake of Hurricane Helene. Well take a look at the ongoing Recovery And Cleanup efforts. Good Morning And Welcome to Way Too Early on this thursday, october 3rd. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And we have a lot to get to this morning, and well begin with the new filing from special Counsel Jack Smith that lays out the case for why former president Donald Trump should still be held accountable for his actions on January 6th despite the Supreme Courts ruling on immunity. Nbc News Justice and Intelligence Correspondent Ken Dilanian has all the details. Reporter special Counsel Jack Smith fighting to
Appear before a judge, a Magistrate Judge, to be formally charged for the third time in less than four months, as chris said, and msnbc news has learned three of the officers injured in january 6th will be trying to attend the hearing, although just a handful of members of the public are going to be allowed inside, and just 11 members are reserved for the press. You can see the camera shaking because were all moving in real time here, trying to give you as much access to see whats happening, but even before he appears in court, trump has been fighting these charges on social media. Hes been raising money off of it, his Fundraising Committee has fired off at least eight solicitations for donations since this indictment was handed up on tuesday. He also posted a message to his supporters saying its a great honor to be arrested because im being arrested for you. Now, technically, hes not going to be arrested. Hes going to go in and surrender to authorities, but lets discuss whats happenin
Results of the president ial election. Coming up, well dig deeper into the indictment and the former president s defense. Can trump be charged with lying if he believes what he said was true . The answer may hinge, at least in part, at least on district judge Tanya Chutkan, a vet ran on cases involving january 6th defendants. What members of congress are claiming and will it be a jury of his peers or the electorate who render the final verdict . We begin with tomorrows arraignment in a d. C. Federal court where donald trump will be formally charged for repeatedly spreading lies as part of an elaborate criminal scheme with the ultimate goal to hang on to power by any means necessary. In fact, trump is raising four federal counts including three conspiracy, to defraud the United States, to obstruct an official proceeding and to impede the peoples right to vote. Ever since the news broke, the former president , his allies and attorneys have been working furiously to smear jack smith and t
a primary edition of fox news at night. and breaking tonight, the former president now two for two, winning both iowa and anew hampshire, and no candidate has ever won both without also winning the nomination, and yet nikki haley says new hampshire is the start and not the finish, vowing to keep the campaign running, and to her credit, she beat expectations coming in about ten points of donald trump. we re live in bedford, is newhalfshire on how the president reacted. we headed back her to bedford to give a recap, but the president wusurrounded by lots of supports and chanting make america great again. het thought he had it it when we have talked to him on the ground at a polling location and called for nikki haley to drop out. watch. i want to thank everybody. this is fantastic state. this is a great state. you know we ve won new hampshire three times now a, three. we win it it every time. we win the primary. we win the generals. we ve won it, and it s a very, very spe
i m lindsay. i am in for yasmin. breaking news, nbc news confirms that the doj is now investigating the laboratories. that is the company at the center of the national baby formula shortage. meanwhile, merrick garland sends a clear message to jim jordan and other house republicans. hands off of the investigations. he promised to meet with kevin mccarthy. this is an invitation with a warning. no negotiations on the debt ceiling. a florida judge ordered donald trump to pay for one lawsuit that never should ve been filed. a former president withdraws another against the attorney general. ron desantis takes aim at an african american studies class. critics argue that he is taking his anti woke strategy too far. plus, alec baldwin in the charges against him in the rust set shooting. and this. drop it, drop it. a terrifying scene at an indiana walmart caught on body cam footage. we have that for you coming up. we re gonna start with that breaking news. the doj is investigating