hosted by alex witt will start at 5:00 a.m. eastern. that is going to do it for me. deadline white house begins right now. hi there, everyone. happy friday. it s 4:00 in new york. donald trump s once loyal attorney general bill barr recently said that the classified documents probe was the most threatening to trump, and brand new reporting in the new york times reveals why that may be the case. new york times out with some blockbuster new reporting that shows that special counsel jack smith is leaving no stone unturned in his pursuit of answers to questions about trump s conduct. namely, whether he sought to obstruct efforts by the government to get back classified documents. some of which contained incredibly sensitive national security secrets. from that new times story, quote, federal prosecutors investigating former president trump s handling of classified documents have obtained the confidential cooperation of a person who has worked for him at mar-a-lago. it
let s be clear, this is far from a done deal. until you actually see the indictment, the charges, a lot can happen between now and even the potential for that happening. but sources are telling cnn that new york city, state, and federal law enforcement agencies have been meeting all week long to prepare for the possibility of an indictment. and it will be a stunning surrender of a former president of this country. with all that, talk about fingerprinting, mug shots, an arraignment, a perp walk of a former president of the united states. what his own attorneys telling t new york daily news that if trump is indicted, he won t refuse to surrender, quote, there won t be a standoff at mar-a-lago. plus the story of a wrongly convicted man to this number is shocking 400 years behind bars. now, after 34 years in prison, he s been exonerated and finally able to walk free. that s him hugging his mother. sidney holmes says she never lost hope. and he s here with us tonight. and
Glass, michael colangelo, becky mangold, christopher conroy, and catherine ellis. Good morning, emil bove, joined by President Trump to my loft, joined by todd blanche, susan necheles. The judge, good morning. Good morning, mr. Trump. So the matter called into the ng record is the peoples motion for contempt, meaning the prosecutions motion for e contempt. N the judge says, quote, Before Ia Hand down my decision, i wantedy to address the defense and mr. Trump. Mr. Trump, as you know, The S Prosecution has filed three separate motions asking this court to find you in contempt. In a moment, im going to hand down my decision on the third motion. Which i in which i find you in Criminal Contempt for the tenth time. Quote, it appears that the 1,000 fines are not serving as a deterrent. Therefore, going forward, this court will have to consider a Jail Sanction if recommended. H mr. Trump, it is important to understand that the last thing i want to do is put you in jail. You are the former pre
Alexis. Congratulations on your graduation. And on that note, i wish you a very good night. From all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late. Ill see you at the end of tomorrow. Really happy to have you here. Here we go, ready . The clerk, this is the people of the state of new york against donald j. Trump smz 71911 24. Appearances, starting with the people, prosecutor joshua steinglass, for the people, susan, becky mangold, christopher conroy, and katherine ellis. Good morning. Defense council bove, joined by President Trump seated to my left and joined by todd blanche, susan and kendra wharton. The judge, good morning. Good morning, mr. Trump. So the matter called into the record is the peoples motion for contempt, meaning the prosecutions motion for contempt. The judge say, quote, before i hand down my decision, i did want to address the defense and mr. Trump. Mr. Trump, as you know, the prosecution has filed three separate motions asking this c
Congratulations. Thank you. And thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. Really happy to have you here. Ready . The clerk. This is the people of the state of new york against donald j. Trump, smz71911 24. Appearancing starting with people. Prosecutor joshua steinglass, for the people, assistant District Attorneys joshua stein glass, michael colangelo, becky mangold, christopher conroy, and catherine ellis. Good morning, emil bove, joined by donald trump and todd blanche, susan necheles. The judge, good morning. Good morning, mr. Trump. So the matter called into the record is the peoples motion for contempt, meaning the prosecutions motion for contempt. The judge says, quote, before i hand down my decision, i wanted to address the defense and mr. Trump. Mr. Trump, as you know, the prosecution has filed three separate motions asking this court to find you in contempt. In a moment, im going to hand down my decision on the third motion. Which i in which i find you in Criminal Contem