his own special prosecutor to, quote, go after the president. he s got a scorched earth political strategy. do his lawyers have a legal strategy equal to special prosecutor jack smith s case. shoved out of the headlines by trump s indictment and impending trial, so how do they regain the political spotlight? the commuting nightmare for those in and around philadelphia, forced to find a new way to work after part of a major interstate collapses. the effort to fix it as officials say it could be out of commission for months. we begin with those new details about how former president donald trump plans to fight 37 first-of-their-kind criminal charges both in court and in public. he s flying to south florida at this hour for tomorrow s arraignment. where we ll see the case begin to play out in realtime. first, with that arraignment in miami, followed just a few hours later by trump s first major fund-raiser of the 2024 campaign. the public response has been typical trump, s
hello and thank you so much for joining us. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera alongside my friend and colleague jose diaz-balart, reporting from miami today. and welcome to the start of a monumental day. in just a few hours, donald trump will become the first former president to ever enter a plea in a federal courthouse. a grand jury voted to indict the 45th commander in chief with 37 counts relating to his handling of classified documents at his alleged obstruction of justice. now, trump has repeatedly stated he plans to enter a not guilty plea. and he will be presumed innocent just like any other american citizen. this won t be like any other trial. no other trial. outside doral, trump supporters and protesters made their voices heard. and on the campaign trail, the current front-runner for the republican nomination is starting to take criticism from his own party. if this indictment is true, president trump was incredibly reckless with our national security. how a
outfront next, the trump pinted judge making her first ruling in the classified documents case. is it a sign she s not stepping aside? new details about the judge. why a case she s working on now could shed light on how she ll rule in trump s case. plus, a graveyard of russian missiles. ukrainians utilizing putin s deadliest weapons. what they found may surprise you. a special report. and where is melania and ivanka and the family? trump s 2024 campaign is anything but a family affair. let s go outfront. and good evening. i m erin burnett. no recusal. the judge who was appointed by trump and is presiding over the classified documents case issuing her first order. a sign she has no plans to heed the calls to recuse herself. ordering both parties to start the process of obtaining security clearances for their lawyers by tomorrow. it comes as there are mounting questions about her record in past cases. the judge, who was piappointed 2020, has little experience in oversee
friday, calling smith a fascist tyrant, maniac and other derogatory names even calling bill barr a gutless tig. if even half is true, then he s toast. he s not a victim here. he was totally wrong. this as most of the 2024 republicans and trump senate allies fell into line behind the former president despite the implications for national security. he did not commit espionage. he s not a spy. he s overcharged. and joining us today, democratic virginia congresswoman and former cia officer, abigail spanburger. former nato commander and michael beschloss. meanwhile, russia has arrested another american, accusing michael travis leak on charges of drug dealing. accusations he denies. good day, i m andrea mitchell in washington. a defiant former president trump on the attack against his accusers before heading to court tomorrow if his schedule holds. first, he needs to name a new florida attorney. at the arraignment, he s supposed to hear the charges against him, have his f
possible accountability for donald trump. nbc has exclusively learned the grand jury examining trump s handling of classified documents will reconvene this week. nbc writes the jury will be concerned considering, quote, to central legal questions. one, did trump wrongfully retain classified documents after he left the white house? and two, did he lay her obstruct the governments efforts to retrieve them? prosecutors have already played a tape of trump discussing highly sensitive military intelligence he took from office and it is not the only recording. the new york times reports the jury will also hear a voice memo from trump s lawyer, evan corcoran, describes trump s conversations about the mar-a-lago case in great detail. on the corner, timing matters. this off this hour, msnbc legal analyst, lisa reuben. lisa, we ve had some false alarms about the grand jury in previous reporting, predicting an indictment right after memorial day. how significant is it that they are rec