his ton aides here in bedminster, new jersey. we learned today he is facing 37 felony charges for his handling of classified documents after leaving the white house and in some cases prosecutors say he showed those documents to people who should not have seen them and in one case he is accused of showing a plan of attack put together for him by the department of defense. our laws that protect national defense information are critical to the safety and security of the united states and they must be enforced. violations of those laws put our country at risk. special counsel jack smith announced the first federal criminal case ever against a former u.s. president. the federal felony charges trump faces include willfully retaining national defense information, withholding and concealing documents. making false statements, and conspiracy to obstruct justice. the former president calls the indictment the box hoax and smith a deranged lunatic. they can t stop because it s elec
Investigations. we just had a special counsel issue a report detailing that. so i think this is an effort to try to get the public to so he see this is not political. having said that, this is a devastating indictment. it has a great number of witnesses that are quoted and these quotes are coming from statements under oath. and so they are not likely to change. this audiotape that you just referred to is itself really sort of breathtaking. it contradicts what the president has previously said the question is whether the president is better running against this case than defending it. speedy trial could put this trial on the other side of the election and by then he could be president and he could pardon himself. rich: quite a way to go into a weekend shannon bream. shannon: a busy one. rich: you have been pouring
Ukraine is trying to cut in two russian held ground. potentially isolating territory further west and in crimea. we don t have enough modern weapons. but our industry, our military industrial sector is developing quickly. russian airstrikes continue. cruise missiles and drones fired overnight in what could be a battle to the finish. if i was putting money on this fight i give a lot of money to the ukrainians. this as rescue enforce continue in the flooded area south of tuesday s dam explosion. people still being saved on the ukrainian side of the dnipro river and possible international aid for those stranded on the russian side. behind me, what seems like a lake, is actually an entire neighborhood. efforts not made easy with continued shelling by russia. deaths and injuries caused by the flooding and the aftermath. a disaster, ukraine and others say more and more looks like the work of russia. as usual, moscow denies all. rich? rich rich thank you, greg. greg palkot in uk
Still investigating this raid at mar-a-lago jim jordan just today sending a letter to attorney general merrick garland requesting more documents, more information related to that raid. as they try to figure out what happened there versus what happened with the current president. rich? rich: aishah hasnie live on the hill. thank you. you got it. republican presidential candidates are talking about the frontrunner s latest legal problems. correspondent alexis mcadams is at the north carolina republican convention where ron desantis is scheduled to speak in just a few minutes. the news of former president donald trump s indictment is the hot topic at the north carolina g.o.p. convention. i bet you he gets a huge donation with the polls. i bet he comes way up in the polls after what happened yesterday. it s really interesting, you have the trump diehards and no matter what he does they support
natalee s former classmates are now in their mid 30 s. one of them was seen wiping away tears at today s hearing. 18 years later, emotions are still very raw. rich? jonathan serrie, thank you. up next, the panel on the indictment against former president trump plus highlights of sean hannity s interview with gavin newsom. and later, notable quotables.