Hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the United States and all around the world, i am rosemary church. We begin this hour here in the u. S. State of georgia where a grand jury has indicted donald trump for a historic fourth time for allegedly trying to overturn the States Election results in 2020. The grand jury approved every indictment presented by Fulton County district attorney, fani willis, on monday. The former u. S. President has been charged with 13 counts in the indictment, including a Racketeering Charge, 18 others have also been charged under the states racketeering laws for allegedly joining, quote, a conspiracy to unlawfully change the outcome in favor of donald trump. Now, those names include several highprofile individuals from trumps time in office including former white house Chief Of Staff mark meadows, Former Trump Attorneys Drew Giuliani and john eastman, and Top Justice Department official jeffrey clark, among others. Here is what Fulton Countys dist
Person to be charged in connection with the insurrection according to one count is a former president and a current front runner for the nomination of a Major Political party who is already facing 74 criminal counts. Who stands accused of trying to defraud the government that he led at that time. Trying to obstruct the proceedings of a branch of government and trying to overturn the will of millions of voters in the swing states that determined the outcome of the Electoral College. The big question now that trump has been booked and fingerprinted, whats next in this case . Which is really unlike any other in American History. Here is what team trump has planned according to the New York Times. His lawyers used the arraignment to hint at one of his central defense strategies, a request to delay a second pending federal trial for months if not years. Delaying the proceedings as much as possible is widely expected to be part of mr. Trumps legal strategy given that he could effectively cal
with the constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed were the sole officer capable of defying those laws with impunity. with us, paula reed, joan biskupic, also a team of the best lawyers on earth. first, to paula reed. tell us what the judges said here. reporter: so here, the d.c. circuit court rejecting former president trump s argument that presidential immunity should seeld him from the federal election subversion case. now this outcome was very much expected. he lost on this issue at the trial court, and a month ago when they held oral arguments on this question, the three judges hearing the case appeared quite skeptical of trump s lawyer s arguments that their client enjoyed near absolute immunity for anything that he did while in office. let s listen to this quote now from today s opinion. they say, quote, for the purpose of this criminal case, former president trump has become citizen trump. with all of the defenses of any other criminal de
phang show, live from miami florida. we have a lot of news to cover a lot of questions answered. let s get started. unprecedented indictment. the one term ex president, donald trump, now has two indictments to match his two impeachments. that special counsel jack smith breaks his silence on trump s stunning 37 criminal counts and classified documents case. plus, they have receipts. the photos allegedly showing boxes of top secret documents hidden at mar-a-lago, in a ballroom, even a bathroom. i want to know is this any way to treat our national security secrets? and on the road again later today, donald trump is hitting the campaign trail. what will his message now be to voters admits his federal indictment? our in-depth coverage of this remarkable moment in united states history begins right now. and a good saturday morning to you. i am katie phang. we start with history unfolding before our very eyes. donald trump is now the first president ever to be indicted on fe
greater likelihood the house flips than the senate. he blames candidate quality. but who s to blame for that? we re going to look at the key races where warning signs are flashing for the gop. plus, when americans think of the irs, accountants come to mind, but some republicans are now portraying the agency as an armed strike force. the potentially dangerous implications of the party s escalating rhetoric. we re going to start, though, with that affidavit and the doj s investigation. joining me right now, nbc news correspondent sam brock in west palm beach, florida. nbc s julia ainsley in washington. also with me is kyle cheney, senior legal affairs reporter for politico, and harry litman, former u.s. attorney and host of the talking feds podcast. thank you all for being with me. sam, first, we want to go to you. the government has until thursday to submit the redactions it wants to this affidavit. what will this process look like and what else did the judge say? re