information, corruptly concealing documents nationa, conspiracy to obstruct justice, and alsoracy to 18 u.s.c. 1001e statements. now, let s not pretend here because over the next year, mayb. e more than that, maybeonger, longer, we re going to be seeing a very complicated legal process that will unfold regarding this indictment. ste we re going to cover it every step of the way as it does es unfold. e at dif and i m sure at different points, you re going to see merrick garland, the attorney on the hill, insisting that this prosecutionthe hill all bee by the books without political fear or favor. are going to be filed.motion cross motions are goings to be filed. leaks will happen, but maybe in an unconventional wa hapy. but i want to be veryy clea clear upfront herer . tens of millions of americans believe that donald trump isican being indicted by d fbi because he s a political opponent of the d.c. establishment and joe biden and, of course est he s the most popular rep
level and biden administration is most corrupt in history trying to deflect by bringing this hoax case, they are not going to get away with it. carley: president biden is facing his own investigation into his mishandling of documents at the penn biden center and at his home in delaware. is this a sick joke? this guy has documents from the time he was in the u.s. senate from his time in garage. i don t want to hear from the legal analysts technicality about false statement and obstruction, this should never have been a case. willful retention of documents griff: here is alex. alexandria: the first president to face counts, seven under the espionage act and conspiracy and false statements. trump offered this. our country is in decline, we re a failing nation and this is what they do. i am an innocent man, we will prove that again, seven years of proving it and here we go again, in a position to make america great again. i am innocent and we will prove that soundly and
his mar-a-lago resort. we ll go through the charges and what s next in the case. plus, this indictment from a florida grand jury is significant when it comes to a venue for a potential trial. we ll explain why. and we ll have the reaction from trump s republican rivals in the 2024 presidential race. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, june 9th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. nbc news can confirm that former president donald trump has been indicted by a grand jury in florida in connection with special counsel jack smith s investigation into his handling of more than 100 classified documents discovered last year at his mar-a-lago resort in palm beach, florida. two sources familiar with the matter confirmed the indictment. one adding that trump received a summons to appear in u.s. district court on tuesday. this is the first time in american history that a former u.s. president will face federal charges. the sources say that
america s newsroom. the charges stem from the mishandling of confidential documents. bill: there are at least seven counts. among them obstruction and conspiracy. sandra: he is ordered to appear in federal court tuesday in miami. meanwhile trump s allies and attorneys are blasting these charges as politically motivated. i will say if the president in power can just jail his political opponents, which is what joe biden is trying to do tonight. we don t have a republic anymore. i can also say that there is a two tier system of justice we re seeing right now. when your name is donald trump and leading in the polls you will get hit hard and indicted until you can t take it anymore. this is a pattern of the f.b.i. not investigating anything with respect to biden. bill: on that last point, all of this unfolding as bribery allegations grow louder against the sitting president. the f.b.i. finally allowing members of congress to view a document at the center of what s
harris: wow. one of the things they want the president to ignore is the recent ruling on affirmative action. ignore that and write your own constitution. wow, we won t be a republic anymore. we ll be biden s backyard. senator blackburn, great to see you. great to see you, thank you. harris: less than a month away from the first gop debate on fox former president trump is commanding a wide lead in the polls. it is without question he is the dominant force and the dominant frontrunner and likely nominee for the republican party. he continues to do well. harris: that is certainly the story in two key early voting states. however, president trump s rivals are not slowing down. they are hitting the campaign trail hard to close that gap on him. power panel next.