County georgia. A grand jury bused in as prosecutors lay out their evidence that donald trump tried to steal the states electoral votes. Witness testimony moved up from tomorrow to today, the trump attacks on a key witness, and Text Messages that directly link the former president s legal team to a Voting System breach. And hawaii wildfire aftermath with the death toll close to 100, were hearing about government failures, failed fire hydrants, Warning Sirens that didnt go off, plus a claim that live power lines were not cut off. The raid on a small kansas newspaper, the editor targeted in the raid joins me this hour. Welcome to the lead. Im jack tapper. We start with our Law And Justice lead. Right now a grand jury is deciding whether to indict donald trump. It was expected to take at least two days for Fulton County District Attorney fani willis to produce her evidence. A number of key witnesses who had been told to show up tomorrow and testify have now been called in to testify. Thos
We today uphold our solemn responsibility to ensure that everyone stands equal before the law. We have one set of laws in this country, and they apply to everyone their evidence can be tested in court and judged by a jury of citizen sdpgs we look at the fact, we look at the law and we bring charges. For the fourth time in as many months donald trump, the former president of the United States, is facing a criminal indictment. Good morning and welcome to morning joe. It is tuesday, august 15th. Lets dive right into the latest indictment for the former president. The charges are from Fulton County, georgia, where trump and 18 others were named in a sweeping 41count indictment targeting alleged attempts to overturn the states 2020 Election Results, Fulton County District Attorney fani willis announced the charges just before midnight. The states role in this process is essential to the functioning of our democracy. Georgia like every state has laws that allow those who believe that results
Much. Much. Theres a lot going on tonight. Weve got another Immunity Claim from donald trump. A key witness in the maralago documents case is now speaking out on camera. All the while the general election is full steam ahead. Just another normal monday in 2024. Luckily for us, congressman adam schiff is standing by right here in the studio and dan goldman is going to join us later on. I want to start tonight with a bit of a riddle for all of you. A true social post about jimmy kimmel meeting with gary and autocrat Victor Ormonde in the last ditch effort to delay the start of his terminal child. Tell us about donald trump. These seem like examples of unhinged and strange behavior. It is. Its also the actions of someone attempting to project strength in order to cover up weakness. All the actions of a wannabe dictator. Lets start with the news from earlier today. Donald trump is trying to delay the start of his criminal trial in new york until after the Supreme Court rules on the scope o
Happening now, breaking news. A new Protective Order just issued 8020 20 election interference case against donald trump. The judge, barring the former president and his lawyers from publicly disclosing Sensitive Information. Also tonight, as the flames ease and the death toll is expected to keep rising, we are getting uptotheminute accounts of the damage from the Wildfire Disaster in hawaii. Cnn is of course on the scene. And the Hawaii Governor will join us live with all the latest developments. And the top prosecutor in the Hunter Biden Probe is elevated to Special Counsel as the president son now appears headed to trial. We are breaking down the legal implications and the political fallout. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. I am wolf blitzer and you are in the Situation Room. This is cnn breaking news. Lets get right to it. Coming out of the first hearing before the judge in the trump election interference case. Cnn justice correspondent is on t
the rich. a new lawsuit takes a page from the supreme court s latest really to push on this is american voices. we begin with the world closing in even tighter around n donald trump on a host of different legal fronts. er trump s alleged coke. in the jackson documents case has pleaded not guilty for his part in the handling of our country secrets. according to the former u.s. attorney, the deal is evidence so overwhelming that he is due to present for years if he doesn t flip the former president. next is a matter for the generous! investigation. pressure pouring in indicates that has brought dozens of witnesses and the focus of the selector scheme which trump andt his allies stopped to collect electors from states he lost in the 2020 election. these developments, along with another indictment in new york and an ongoing criminal investigation in georgia to ask why can t the gop quit trump? we ponder about exact question n in the dispatch trump may be guilty of a few of the