To stay in the 2024 president ial race, even if he gets convicted. It has been just over 24 hours since we learned the Justice Department added three new criminal charges against him in a classified documents case. Tonight trump was in iowa for the first big gathering of gop candidates, and he claimed the governments allegations were really about his race for the white house. If i werent running, i would have nobody coming after me, or if i was losing by a lot, i would have nobody coming after me. Trump is now facing a total of 40 counts related to his handling of classified material after leaving the white house. Nbcs Garrett Haake has more on the case against the former president. In the new charges the Special Counsel alleging mr. Trump sought a coverup to conceal classified documents at his maralago home by deleting Surveillance Video. Now charging a new defendant, maralago property manager Carlos De Oliveira with two Obstruction Counts and with making false statements to the fbi.
antiquity. this is such a tight case. the evidence is so overwhelming. again, that s trump s old lawyer. we are also keeping a cool s eye on special counsel jack smith s next move in the 2020 election interference. case this week his office met with trump s attorneys but so far there has been no indictment. with that, let s get smarter with our lead off friday night panel. i want to start with the next national editor of the washington post, pulitzer prize-winning journalist our friend phil rucker, glenn thrush joins us, justice department reporter from the new york times, an msnbc legal analyst, mary mccord, former acting assistant attorney general for national security at the doj. mary, you ve got to help us here. looking at this new indictment, what do you notice about jack smith s case there wasn t so obvious before? i think there s two main things. the first indictment recounted
on most of the candidates ignore the elephant in the room, a former congressman will hurd took aim directly at the republican front runner, take a look at this. donald trump is not running for president to make america great again, donald trump is not running for president to represent the people that voted for him in 2016 and 2020. donald trump is running to stay out of prison. if we elect i know, i know, i know, listen i know the truth, the truth is hard, but if we elect donald trump, we are willingly giving joe biden for more u.s. in the white house in america can handle that. god bless, you and god bless america. back with us tonight, simone sanders former chief spokesperson for and host of peacock in msnbc, and former republican congressman jay david jolly of
will last, the superseding indictment will last till antiquity. this is such a tight case. the evidence is so overwhelming. again, that s trump s old lawyer. we are also keeping a cool s eye on special counsel jack smith s next move in the 2020 election interference. case this week his office met with trump s attorneys but so far there has been no indictment. with that, let s get smarter with our lead off friday night panel. i want to start with the next national editor of the washington post, pulitzer prize-winning journalist our friend phil rucker, glenn thrush joins us, justice department reporter from the new york times, an msnbc legal analyst, mary mccord, former acting assistant attorney general for national security at the doj. mary, you ve got to help us here. looking at this new indictment, what do you notice about jack smith s case there wasn t so obvious before? i think there s two main things. the first indictment recounted this incident in bedminster
handle that. god bless, you and god bless america. back with us tonight, simone sanders former chief spokesperson for and host of peacock in msnbc, and former republican congressman jay david jolly of florida. david, i turn to, first because we ll, heard he is your brand of republican, why not afraid to go after donald trump, but if you listen, he was getting booed right off that stage, what do you make of that? yeah, stephanie, i served with him, i admire, him and i m glad he did what he did tonight. but this is not his party, and he does not belong in this, race and for will hurd, and chris christie, you have your own journey towards personal acceptance that there is not a rule for you on this party, i do think it is curious though as will hurd and chris christie, maybe a bit of asa hutchins and continue to prosecute this case against donald trump from within the republican party, i