welcome to the beat. i m ari melber. we re tracking several pieces of news in this coming criminal trial of donald trump. his allies advise delay, this key tack we hear about in dealing with the indictment. we know jack smith, however, guaranteed a speedy trial. my office will seek a speedy trial in this matter, consistent with the public interest and the rights of the accused. there are some complexities with the case, but the federal judge is making news with a fast time line, ruling that trump s espionage trial will now be set to begin august 14th. that s just eight weeks from now, and trump s run for office is ongoing. it puts the trial on a collision course with the first republican presidential debate the following week. it will be held in a small florida courthouse, and this plan is putting even more pressure on trump to get in gear. he has seen several lawyers depart his defense team. he was recently adding new ones as of last week. now, to be ready for a trial
Good day im Chris Jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. We are just learning that things are getting heated in court as donald trump today is trying to get charges tossed. Not in manhattan but in florida where hes now fighting to end his classified documents case even before it goes to trial. The Special Prosecutor calling the claims legally and factually flawed. The terrifying turbulence of a flight over thailand, passengers launched from their seats, some slamming into the ceiling of the plane as it hit an air pocket. The flight plum meting 6,000 feet in minutes. What investigators on the scene are looking for. With closing arguments in trumps Hush Money Trial Set for next week were on the verge of answering a question, thats been hanging over the president ial race for more than a year. Will the jurys decision also determine the former president s political future and is a Trump Centric race bad for President Biden. So a lot to get to. We start with a rare flurry of a
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