Across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late. Well see you at the end of tomorrow. Tomorrow thank you all for joining us at this hour. We have breaking news tonight, as i just mentioned. If your calendar was marked for this coming monday, when President Trump was set to hold a Press Conference that he promised would exonerate him from the allegations laid out in that Fulton County indictment, if that was a date that was reserved on your eye calla, well im sorry to inform you, that it has been called off. Trump says tonight that his legal team is instead putting all of the overwhelming evidence informal legal filings. He adds, therefore, the News Conference is no longer necessary. That news comes right after trumps legal team and another case finally gave its answer as to when they believe the former president should go to trial. Trumps team is arguing tonight that the federal 2020 election case brought by special counsel jack smith should go to trial in April Of 2026. Th
Presidential election of 2020. we have plenty of proof on that. does that kind of stuff count as a type of arguably ambiguous statements that might be perceived as threats? joining me now to get to the bottom of all that is barbara mcquade, former u.s. attorney for the eastern district of michigan, as well as mark levovitch, staff writer for the atlantic. barr, let me start with you. the old, but the documents are taller than the monument defense. have you ever seen an argument similar to this one complete with a graphic showing how the discovery evidence would measure up to the statue of liberty? no, and i have not seen a defendant so desperate to delay the trial that they are asking for a date more than two years down the road. it s really a audacious request. it s not only the defendant who has a right to a speedy trial, it s also the public that has the right to a speedy trial. the public has an interest and
Can call upon a number of associates, or even temporary associates that come on board to do discovery review. there will be a lawyer overseeing all of it telling them what it is there looking for, and the lawyers review that for the kinds of things they need. so, certainly more resources can come to bear than just one lawyer reading each page of the document. i think what is going to happen is first a trial date will get set, and then he will retain the lawyers he needs to meet that deadline. mark, as we talk about how incorrigible trump s behavior is here and everywhere, it is worth noting that he canceled the press conference that he was supposed to have on monday, which i know was marked in your calendar in all red you were busy all day, i m sure, because of the advice from his lawyers. does that signal to you, and i think i can answer my own question before i finish, but does that signal to you that there is some part of trump and the trumpy reptilian brand that is aware of the l