trump s legal team went to the justice department to meet with the one and only jack smith. remember, just two weeks ago, trump s lawyers sent an official letter to attorney general merrick garland asking for a chance to make their case. the attorney general was not at today s meeting, we don t know everything that was discussed. but the washington post reports this, people familiar with the matter say trump s lawyers asked the department of justice not to charge the former president. earlier, former federal prosecutor andrew weissmann said this meeting is a sign of what s to come. there is no reason to have the meeting if there weren t going to be potential charges. when you look at what the facts are, it would actually be a violation of the rule of law for donald trump, not to be charged. not long after, his lawyers left the department of justice, donald trump himself posted this on his social media platform, quote, how can doj possibly charge me, who did nothing wrong,
end. then, nikki haley fanning the culture war flames. a fact check on what she said over the weekend. and apple debuting a 3500 dollar headset. but is there more to this? with just a hefty price tag, as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. good monday evening. i am stephanie ruhle, with a lot of news to cover tonight. and the special counsel s investigation into donald j trump s handling of classified documents appears to be at equivocal stage. and i know i ve said that to you before, but this time, i really think it s different. this morning, three members of trump s legal team went to the justice department to meet with the one and only jack smith. remember, just two weeks ago, trump s lawyers sent an official letter to attorney general merrick garland asking for a chance to make their case. the attorney general was not at today s meeting, we don t know everything that was discussed. but the washington post reports this, people familiar with the matter
so, what we have learned about my colleagues, or with my colleagues have learned about that meeting is that trump s lawyers didn t do what probably the answer to your question should ve been. you know, what should good lawyers be asking that department of justice right now? they should be trying to use a tiny bit of wiggle room that s available to them, that attorney general merrick garland gave them. that wiggle room was, i will not stop whatever recommendation jack smith has for me about charging at the president, former president of the united states. i will not reject that recommendation unless we the special counsel has broken any rules, violated any policies or procedures. if these lawyers are really strong lawyers, what they would have and should have done is say, here are the ways this prosecution plan violates policies and procedures. the problem is that it s unlikely that they have any evidence of that. and what jack smith has, and to be fair, what the justice department ha
special counsel has broken any rules, violated any policies or procedures. if these lawyers are really strong lawyers, what they would have and should have done is say, here are the ways this prosecution plan violates policies and procedures. the problem is that it s unlikely that they have any evidence of that. and what jack smith has, and to be fair, what the justice department had months before jack smith was appointed, was evidence of obstruction. all jack smith has done is get more of that evidence. remember that what the department of justice had before as special counsel was named, they had evidence that donald trump kept classified records back from the federal agents after a subpoena was issued. that s obstruction of a criminal investigation. they had information that he did not allow them to actually comply and return those documents, boom. number two, jack smith gets
i never know when i ll need relief. that s why i only choose nicorette mini. tonight, baltimore police officer william porter, the first of six officers to go to trial in connection with the death of freddie gray, he has a new trial date. after the first jury deadlocked and a judge declared a mistrial last week. porter still faces four charges, including manslaughter, but he will not be retried until june of next year, long after the other five police officers have gone to trial. and the decision throws a major wrench in the rest of the state s prosecution plan. one of the reasons officer porter was the first case to go to trial was because prosecutors considered him a material witness in the cases against two other police officers. officer caesar goodson, who faces the most serious charges, and sergeant alicia white. both of their trials begin next month. but now it will be very