Counts against mr. Trump, handed up last night by a grand jury after a 2 1 2 year investigation conducted by District Attorney willis in georgia. Willis writes, quote, defendant donald trump lost the election. One of the states he lost was georgia. Trump and the other defendants charged in this Indictment Refuse to accept that trump lost. They knowingly and willfully joined a conspiracy to unlawfully change the outcome of the election in favor of trump. Among those codefendants, some of the most wellknown people in the former president s orbit during his final days in office. Including his white house chief of staff, mark meadows, personal attorney and former new york city mayor, rudy giuliani, jeffrey clark, who tried to assert significant election concerns had been identified, and a string of lawyers, including john eastman, Sidney Powell and speaking to the press just before midnight, she rejected trumps accusation on social media that she was persecuting him for political reasons.
redistricting map violates the voting rights act. former president trump in a familiar position, under threat of indictment as the target of a major investigation entering its final phase, over the mishandling of classified documents. unhealthy skies across the northeast impacting tens of millions of americans. the dangerous air quality levels caused by canadian wildfires are causing ground stops at major airports. president biden meeting with britain s fifth prime minister in the last seven years to deepen the economic ties between the two nations and reinforce the importance of continued support for ukraine against russia. very happy to have spent many years working, living and studying here. it s a country that believes in freedom, enterprise and opportunity. i believe in all those things, too. good day, i m andrea mitchell in new york. the supreme court rules today on voting rights. in a surprising decision written by chief justice roberts, joined by the three l
schmoo, why is my client lumped in with donald trump? the risk is more for the defendant, particularly the lower level defendants. for the prosecuprosecutor, if t prove it beyond a reasonable doubt, it is their best friend. chuck, let s talk about some of the co-conspirators in the jack smith federal case and this broad state case with 19 defendants, 18 co-defendants. what is the impetus for someone who is an unindicted co-conspirator to make a deal with jack smith to flip if they are indicted in the state? do you see the state and federal prosecutors agreeing on some sort of universal agreement for those who want to bargain in the next ten days? you know, your question gets to the heart of the problem,
means they are confident they have met each one of those standards and that they can meet those standards even in the face of judges who may be and have proven themselves to be inclined to be favorable to former president trump or a jury pool a jury pool that may be more receptive to hearing former president trump s arguments. that would be different and more distinct than it would be in washington, d.c. we are only talking about the potential charges that relate to the documents case. there are other cases relating to elections and the last election that may be coming or may be forthcoming or the grand jury in washington, d.c. is looking at as well. there s a possibility that you could have the grand jury in washington, d.c. looking at one set of charges and a grand jury in the southern district of florida, miami, looking at another set. we did see, jeh johnson, as a former prosecuprosecutor, you s the feds went through in the