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ill be back to continue our special coverage of the indictment of donald trump, joining my colleagues -- alicia and then the, simone sanders hand sound, and me, at eight pm eastern for more in-depth reporting. and analysis, but first, theres still two more hours of velshi on this saturday morning. coming up next, the latest on the trump indictment. what we know, what comes next, and what effect its going to have on the 2024 election. another hour of velshi begins, right now. ♪ ♪ �...

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present its case and we dont know also whether the former president might choose to testify in his own defense. i want to start by bringing in cnn senior legal affairs correspondent paula reid who has been all over this story for many, many week, and paula, the indictment is out now. i wonder, what to you as someone following this and every single move and detail, what stands out to you as the most damning information weve gotten? >> its such a strong reminder of how little we know com...

phang show, live from miami florida. we have a lot of news to cover a lot of questions answered. lets 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 trumps 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 bath...

president. he happens to be the leading candidate to get the gop nomination and be atop the primaries when its all said and done, making him joe bidens primary and main opponent. is that the man thats going to be charging the president, the former president of the united states, is that the justice department that he controls? yes, the justice department specifically accusing trump of violating the espionage act. congress passed the espionage act a few years before world war i. the law...

we go to new jersey with more of the former presidents message. nate, good evening. >> trace, good evening to you. his first public remarks, or at least his first speech since his arraignment in miami this afternoon, former president trump defended his right to retain classified information. he said it is in the sole discretion of the president to keep their own documents, and he also took sharp aim at president joe biden for what he calls weaponizing the department of justice. listen ...

there is, of course, the fall-out from what trump is accused of doing when he is facing 37 criminal counts for doing and the potentially grave national security implications of that. well get to that in a minute. but there is also a legal process that has been kicked off, which begins in earnest tomorrow when the e-president surrendered for his court appearance. the political worlds eyes will return to miami when president trump is expected to surrender. after leaving office, he obstru...

be fair as they investigate the leading political opponent. trumps 2024 rivals are under pressure to respond. >> you do not have to be a republican to see injustice. >> as republicans we stand on the rule of law. >> we break it all down for you. live with one of the former presidents lawyers and head of the court appearance. we get reaction from former attorney general bill barth who says there is more to the indictment than partisanship. in the 2024 field could add yet another big nam...

colleagues alicica menendez, jonathan capehart, ayman mohyeldin, symone sanders-townsend, and with us from miami, katie phang. the twice impeached, and now twice indicted donald trump has become the first ex president to face criminal charges from the federal government. over the next two hours, my colleagues and i, along with some special guests, are going to break down the justice departments case against the former commander-in-chief. a case that we saw for the first time just yeste...