The Special Counsel charges donald trump with conspireing to shatter the american experiment. The ha 45page indictment nar tat rates a plot to stay in power after losing an election. And it does so with some new evidence, including realtime notes from then Vice President mike pence. The politics, the third Trump Indictment slipped the field into familiar camps. The charges will also test joe bidens resolve to do what is sometimes unnatural. Stay quiet. The consequences, how the prosecution plays out in court may determine the future of both donald trump and american democracy. Im dana bash. Lets go behind the headlines and inside politics. Tomorrow a court date for the former president here in washington. Today the country gets a line by line look at The Plot Against America and the alleged crimes of donald trump. Central to the indictment is the Special Counsels assertion that trump knew that he lost the election and pushed lies to stay in office any way. Describe d in the indictment
pandemic that affected so many lives and dragged him down in the eyes of americans who concluded they failed when faced with that all-important task. as for trump, he said at the time he did not see the emergency as his test of a lifetime. was there a moment in all of this last two months where you said to yourself, ah, this is the leadership test of a lifetime? no. no. and no hesitation. now, that is a small part of one of trump s newsworthy interviews with bob woodward conducted across the outbreak of the pandemic and 2020 campaign. 20 interviews across that stretch. trump sometimes making the calls, something he apparently now regrets. the former president is suing woodward, we should note, over publishing these interviews that he agreed to. any legal expert say trump would be likely to lose based on the law. we published the interviews in the trump tapes , his assessment that trump is a unique danger to network. that conclusion goes parter quite frankly than much o
right now. hi, everyone. it s 4:00 here in new york. this month could be a pivotal one for the mountain of legal troubles for the disgraced, twice impeached liable for sexual ex-president. because he happens to be the front runner for the republican nomination for an historically unprecedented third time, it could be a pivotal month for the 2024 election with our democracy as well. any day now, we are expect odd to hear from the d.c. court of appeals on trump s claim that he cannot be prosecuted for trying to overturn the 2020 election. because his efforts took place when he was president of the united states. the so-called immunity claim. no matter what happens there, either trump or jack smith is expected to appeal. we are also waiting on a verdict from a new york judge in the blockbuster $370 million civil fraud case brought by the new york attorney general against donald trump, two of his sons and the trump organization. and then there s the case that could kick trump o
bailout plan. it would have allowed eligible borrowers to cal sen ultimately cancel up to $20,000 in debt. joey: this all follows a previous day of landmark decision withs the high court voting to outlaw race-based affirmative action in college admissions. huge week for the supreme court of the united states and offering support for america and hope on a race, color behind country or one that adheres to the fundamental principal of free speech or one that understands the limited powers of the three branches of government and executive, legislative and judicial. it was a great week for america because of the supreme court of the united states. jowski this was the worst week for joe biden and some of us making these for the administration and it was a great week for donald trump as well. he was able to prove in this week that his election was different and so many ways you laid out well. who hasn t taken a victory lap and probably could is mitch mcconnell. as much as the su