Have available locally. january 6th, well, meet march 4th. that s the day before super tuesday. u.s. district judge tanya chutkan denied trump s long-shot bid for a trial in april of 2026. she made it quite clear that the public relations games are not going to impact the decisions that she makes in the courtroom. the judge in doj is very much thinking about the election date. john lauro gave a tstrenuous and impassioned plea. that plea is going nowhere. it s all talk. it s incoherent, makes no sense. mark meadows took the stand under oath. it was a surprising move. i think it s so interesting to watch this continue to play out like some sort of ponzi scheme of lies. the end of the day, meadows had to testify because there was no one else. good morning, everyone. it s tuesday, august 29th, i m phil mattingly. sara sidner is in florida. that s where we want to start, with breaking news, very serious
District court in washington, d.c., the district court in florida and new york state supreme court. if that s not enough for you, a civil case in new york. it could play out over the next eight months. october 23rd, fani willis wants to bring jump and 18 other co-defendants to trial. they will have to defend trump against charges of a criminal steam and enterprise to overturn the 2020 election in georgia. making false statements and other charges, as well. flash forward to march. tanya chutkan today set the date of the federal trial for march 4th. that s one day before supersuze. trump s lawyers wanted an april 26th trial. trump slapped down and said you can t have two more years. attorneys will defend trump against charges of attempting to
Plus, we ll bring you the latest on the tropical storm threatening the florida coast, as well. we re also going to talk with dominique dawes about when simone biles, now the most decorated gymnast in history. first, i want to introduce two things. january 6th, well, meet march 4th. that s the trial date now set by federal judge tanya chutkan right here in washington, d.c. trump s attempts to kick the can all the way down the road to 2026, everyone, well, it failed today. the judge finding there was no reason they could not be ready within, really, a year. and neither his personal nor his professional life should impact that, even if he is trying to be the head of a separate but co-equal branch of government. that date is interesting for a number of reasons, you history buffs out there. 234 years ago, that same day was the day the constitution went into effect. and now, it s a date when a
George w. bush, and marcus, part of the january 6th committee. i m glad you re with me today. we ll take the history dates aside. march 4th of 2024, is not 2026. it s obvious. but it s a soon date, considering the fact that, look, you got four trials. this is one of the the most consequential. and i want to begin with you. you were on the january 6th investigative council committee, and that notion, the fact it will be march 4th, before super tuesday. before a general election. is that the right call from this judge? i think from the very beginning the special counsel set the tone that we re doing a tight indictment here to get the trial fast. and you saw the prosecutors again repeating this notion of, we provided the documents and identified for them for you, in a way that you can see exactly how we substantiate our indictment. to try to get the indictment
And enforce them and follow them. that s what the investigation has been about. making sure that the elected officials enforce and follow the laws on the books. that s the key to democracy. that s the marching orders of the head executive branch of government, right, to enforce the laws. march 4th is one of the many case he has, including civil. we ll talk about that. when you look at the references made to the prosecution. frankly, did i read he had about $7 million the was able to fund raise off of the indictments? off of the photograph. the photograph alone. that crazy photo. that s telling for me. is it you, as well, how this might impact how he continues with the defense? he s not saying, i department do it. he is saying, yeah, i did it. next? to the contrary, he s succeeding with his base. this is going to draw his base out to vote. in an election where turnout is going to matter a ton, he s getting his base out to vote