Welcome to prime time weekend. I am nicolle wallace. Lets get right to top stories. In a Perfect World we would not actually start the show where we are going to start it today, opening our broadcast with the results of what amounts to a legal circus, a spectacle and diversion. The ruling from Fulton County Superior Court judge scott macv was actually a victory for rule of law in the matter of the d. A. S relationship with special prosecutor nathan wade the judges ultimatum amounted to this. Either leave wade behind her help the prosecution of this case altogether. Turned out to be an easy choice for d. A. Willis to make. Remember what she said when she announced the indictment. The states role in this process is essential to the functioning of our democracy. Georgia, like every state, has laws that allow those who believe that results of an election are wrong, whether because of intentional wrongdoing or unintentional error, to challenge those results in our state courts. The indictme
We today uphold our solemn responsibility to ensure that everyone stands equal before the law. We have one set of laws in this country, and they apply to everyone their evidence can be tested in court and judged by a jury of citizen sdpgs we look at the fact, we look at the law and we bring charges. For the fourth time in as many months donald trump, the former president of the United States, is facing a criminal indictment. Good morning and welcome to morning joe. It is tuesday, august 15th. Lets dive right into the latest indictment for the former president. The charges are from Fulton County, georgia, where trump and 18 others were named in a sweeping 41count indictment targeting alleged attempts to overturn the states 2020 Election Results, Fulton County District Attorney fani willis announced the charges just before midnight. The states role in this process is essential to the functioning of our democracy. Georgia like every state has laws that allow those who believe that results
Results of what amounts to a side show. A legal circus, a spectacle and a deliberate diversion but here we are. But first we should make clear that todays ruling from john mcafee was actually a victory for the rule of law and for fani willis herself. In matter of the d. A. s relationship where naman wade, the judges ultimatum amounted to this. Leave wade behind or halt prosecution of this case. It turns out to be a easy choice for d. A. Willis to make. Remember what she said when she announced the indictment. The states roll in this process is essential to the functioning of our democracy. Georgia, like every state, has laws that allow those that believe that results of an election are wrong, whether, because of intentional wrongdoing, or unintentional error, to challenge those results in our state courts. The indictment alleges that rather than abide by georgias Legal Process for election challenges, the defendants engaged in a Criminal Racketeering Enterprise to over turn georgias pr
Trump. Georgias republican governor shutting down trumps latest tirade after he was indicted by a grand jury. Lawyer ty cobb is my guest. Why he says these charges pack a real punch. Ten days to surrender. The to being clicking for trump and his closest allies to turn himself in. How did trump allegedly get so many people to do his bidding. One of his former executives for many years is my guest. Russia ramping up its attacks, targeting Apartment Buildings and a kindergarten far from the front lines. Lets go outfrunt. Ten days to turn himself in. As trump Slams Fani Willis as failed, forcing georgias conservative republican Governor Brian Kemp who, by the way, supported trump and says he voted for him prompted him to say, quote, the 2020 election in georgia was not stolen. For nearly three years now anyone with evidence of fraud has failed to come forward and provide anything in a court of law. Our elections in georgia are secure, access bld and fair and will continue to be as long as
Georgia, he met Misty Hampton, and somehow got her number and went back to the white house with it. And that was someone that they were on the phone with very quickly after that, obviously trying to get access to the Voting Software and Coffee County. When meadows went on to georgia, the Misty Hampton Coffee County story is interesting, just to remind folks of that story. Which cnn broke yesterday. And caitlin, you will jump in if i get any of this wrong. But it seems as though Coffee County Election Officials invited Trump Campaign officials to basically have access to their Voting Machines. Which according to prosecutors who is not illegal, is that right . Yes, it is not illegal. And she is somebody who basically had written this statement in and all of our colleagues are people who broke this fascinating story. But she had basically written the invitation to come and view the software, which they are not allowed to do. Those are messages that were then transmitted to Trump Campaign