Next in the case. Plus, officers who put their lives on the line on january 6th were at the Courthouse Yesterday for that hearing. Well bring you their reaction. And theres still one more major legal issue on the horizon for donald trump. What the georgia prosecutor is saying about that case. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this friday, august 4th. Its friday, folks. We made it. Im jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. History was made in the nations capitol again yesterday where for the First Time Ever a former president of the United States was arraigned for his alleged efforts to subvert american democracy. Just a few blocks away from where he took the Oath Of Office and from where his supporters carried out an unprecedented act of violence just a few years later, donald j. Trump pleaded not guilty to four Felony Charges yesterday stemming from his actions after the 2020 election. The charges were conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to o
cover and lots to go over. campaigner in chief president biden back on the campaign trail on a state he flipped from a donald trump when. his presidential pitch to voters ahead in a live report. plus a special counsel jack smith in new jersey state of mind? what happened to trump s mar-a-lago balms and bathrooms might not stay there when it comes to missing classified documents in an alleged cover-up. a power panel is standing by to go in-depth on the many criminal and civil case is straining the twice impeached, twice indicted next term president. and threes a crowd the growing effort to stop a third party cabinet from hurting biden s chances at reelection. former senator doug jones joins me live to talk about the alliance between democrats and never trumpers. all of that and more is coming up. . a good sunday morning to you, i m katie phang. we start this with a presidents pitch for another term. president biden officially kicked off his reelection campaign saturday in pe
tuesday. we ve got all the details and what to expect and what to watch for this week. plus we will dive deep into the question of why, why was donald trump so hell-bent on holding on to these documents? alaska former deputy national security adviser been rose that question. also tonight, how concerned is the ranking democrat on the house intelligence committee about trump s reckless handling of our national security secrets? congressman jim hines joins me in just a few minutes. and later, a dividing line is forming between trump s republican opponents when it comes to the messaging around this indictment. a couple are calling him out but most sound more like his defense team than his rivals for the nomination. we on tuesday donald trump will be arraigned for the second time in three months. this time at a federal courthouse in miami you will be facing 37 federal criminal counts then include willful retention of national defense information and conspiracy to obstruct justic
top of the hour here in the cnn newsroom. thanks for joining us. i m erica hill. i m jim sciutto. happening now, attorney general merrick garland on capitol hill to testify before the jen at judiciary committee for the first time here. you see senators cruz and holly. he is expected to be hit with a wide range of questions including allegations from republicans as they said that the justice department is being weaponized against conservatives as well as updates into investigations into trump and biden and we ll take you there live as it happens. the annual cpac conference happens today as we get new cnn reporting about what trump s allies are doing to get house republicans in his corner. for 2024, not all of them are there. sdwloo also ahead, closing arguments are expected to begin today in the double murder trial of disgraced former lawyer alex murdaugh. jurors in that case at the crime scene at this hour. we will take you live to south carolina. let s begin this hour with
little to anything against churches and pro life centers. they will get in a lot. senator ted cruz asking garland during his last appearance before the committee about promise he made to keep politics out of the d.o.j. it went like this. i asked you quote, will you commit to this committee that under your leadership the department of justice will not target the political opponents of this administration? your answer, quote, absolutely. it is totally inappropriate for the department to target any individual because of their politics or their position in a campaign. that was your promise just a few months ago. i m sorry to say you have broken that promise. dana: that was more than a year ago. the committee will have plenty of ground to cover today. jason chaffetz ahead with reaction. david spunt starting us off on capitol hill. attorney general taking a seat behind me ready to answer those questions. he said multiple times he wants to keep politics out of the d.o.j. he wi