Judge in washington, d. C. As the nation and american democracy face a critical test. The former president is scheduled to be in court tomorrow. Last night federal prosecutors charged him with four separate counts in a sweeping indictment. The Special Counsel is alleging that trump was central in the plot to overturn the 2020 election and has charged him with conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempting to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights. This historic indictment says that trump, quote, enlisted coconspirators to assist him in his criminal efforts. It repeatedly references six unindicted coconspirators. Cnn has been able to identify five of those six. Well be breaking down what roles they allegedly played in the effort to overturn joe bidens win coming up in a moment. Paula reid is with us now. What more do we know about the new charges that trump is facing . This is very much expect
interference. they re trying to destroy a reputationsy they can win an election. i did nothing wrong and will fight this out just like we ve been fighting for seven years. i m innocent, and we ll prove that very, very soundly. fact check. when the former president is saying the word they he is referring to democrats. democrats did not indict the president. president joe biden did not indict donald trump. it was a grand jury based in florida. that is it. we should also note trump has already pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records here in new york. we ve got a lot to cover so let s start off with our panel this evening. peter baker, katie bennett, former u.s. attorney joyce vance who spent 25 years as a federal prosecutor, charles coleman, former new york prosecutor and civil rights attorney, anthony former justice spokesperson under attorney merrick garland, and frank figliuzzi, former fbi director for counter intelligence. as i look at you all, h
i m stephanie ruhle. we continue our breaking news coverage on this historic night. nbc news has confirmed, donald trump, the nation s 45th president, has been indicted on seven charges in connection with his mishandling of classified documents. let that sink in for a moment. we ve been talking about it for months but here it is. for the first time in u.s. history,, a former president federal charges trump has received a summons to appear in u.s. district court on june 13th. that is this coming tuesday. the indictment remains under seal. sources tell nbc news. the charges include conspiracy to obstruct. and the new york times reports, the charges also include, quote, willfully retaining national defense secrets in violation of the espionage act. according to people familiar with the matter. the charges, of course, come after a lengthy investigation, led by justice department special counsel, jack smith. tonight, donald trump responded on his social media platform. watch this.
part out loud right now, on laura coates live. the so it all went down behind closed doors, signed by people who want him to win the most. president joe biden making an admission of sorts saying quote, if trump wasn t running, i m not sure i would be running. now look we all remember he entered the rate over what happened in charlottesville, talking about battling for the soul of the nation. it was obvious to everyone then that trump was the catalyst. but tonight statements, have gone a little different for some reason. maybe because he was in a room full of donors, maybe because his campaign has wanted to focus on health care this week, and his desire to have another four years to finish the job he started. the question people are asking tonight, when you already have the polling by the way that shows people might not be too thrilled with a relapse, between the two of them, isn t a lack of enthusiasm on his part? is it just recognizing on his part, that trump represents an o
first time i connected with kim, she told me that her husband had passed. and that he took care of all of the internet connected devices in the home. i told her, “i m here to take care of you.” connecting with kim. made me reconnect with my mom. it s very important to keep loved ones close. we know that creating memories with loved ones brings so much joy to your life. a family trip to the team usa training facility. i don t know how to thank you. i m here to thank you. so president biden says the quiet part out loud. what now? tonight on laura coates live. so it all went down behind closed doors by people who want him to win the most. president joe biden making an admission of sorts, saying, quote, if trump wasn t run, i m not sure i would be running. we all know he entered the race over what happened in charlottesville, talking about battling for the soul of the nation. it was obvious to everyone then that trump was the catalyst. but tonight s statements are feeling a