Today on inside politics, under the cover of darkness or in the plain blinding light of day. The georgia indictment puts a familiar question on Donald Trumps plate. Just when and how will he turn himself in . Plus joe biden tries to conquer confusion. In just a few hours, the president will use the white house as a stage to explain to voters that his economic plans one year after becoming law have worked. And the politics of mr. Polite. Tim scott uses iowa as a test kitchen to see if voters just might prefer a happy warrior over a form er president. Lets go behind the headlines and inside politics. Up first today, donald trump and his 18 codefendants space an august 25th surrender deadline. The sheriff says they can turn themselves in any time between now and then no matter rain, nor sleet nor snow nor time of day. Between now and then, expect legal maneuvers to muck up the case. Nick valencia is live for us. So far, no sign of any of the defendants. Reporter thats right. According to
state court to federal court, arguing any federal official accused of a criminal activity operating as a federal official should be in federal court. this is what they are saying in part of that filing. saying, quote, nothing mr. meadows he s alleged to have done is criminal, arranging meetings, contacting state officials, vuting a state government building and setting up a phone call for the president, one would expect a chief of staff to the president of the united states to do these sorts of things meadow has been charged with racketeering and violation of the oath of public office. he and his team say they are going to file a formal client complaint, but this matter is currently in the hands of the u.s. district judge here in georgia. nick v lanes ya, thank you so much. here to share their insights is elliot williams, evan perez, katelyn polantz and former u.s. attorney michael moore, who is also joining us. michael, i want to go out to you really quickly first and talk