politicsnation. tonight s lead, justice for all. . tonight, from a president and current candidate donald trump. responding to news of his federal indictment. special counsel jack smith unveiled of the charges yesterday which included 31 counts of willful retention of national defense information as well as making false statements and conspiracy to obstruct justice. trump is accused of holding on to sensitive documents that he had no right to keep. and resisting requests from the national archives to return them, even against the advice of his own lawyers. the charges are serious and consequential and yet trump s response is all too familiar. in georgia today he called the indictments baseless and accused to the biden administration of weaponizing the justice department. the former president is hoping that once again he can dodge a counter ability about riling up his maga army of supporters and pressuring the republican party to rally behind him. but when donald trump v
anybody who breaks the law should be held accountable even if there are a former president. this dais, i want to first reclaimed my condolences to your loss. i want to reemphasize to our audience that in addition to losing your daughter, aj, the thing that touched me when i spoke to you was attorney crump on the phone. her four children. you are grand children lost their mother just a week ago. for their mother standing up for them. it was gut-wrenching to hear you tell joy reid, my msnbc colleague here earlier this week that your two grandsons have been blaming themselves for what happened. the older being unable to save his mother, blaming himself. can you tell us how they are and you how you are and how you are holding up tonight. how are the kids holding up is, there is no words to
republicans failed and clinton stayed in office. today, washington and the american public is more polarized than ever 37 the public hearings begin tomorrow, americans have more opportunities than ever in this digital age to follow along. as david query writes for associated press, quote. so what will that mean for lawmakers looking to make their case to voters who have already made up their mind? joining me now is daily beast columnist and msnbc political analyst jonathan alter. times have changed, my friend. yes. how much ability do the democrats have to sway the american public? they were able to do it in the i m sorry, in the 70s
committee. adam schiff is the one presiding over the proceedings and he ll take 90 minutes to himself. the republican minority leader will take 90 minutes of himself if he wants it. they do not have to pass it on to lawmakers. they can always pass it on to their majtority or the minority counsel. he used a legal analyst for msnbc, daniel goldman is the majority counsel for adam schiff. tomorrow impeachment proceedings publicly begin. hold on to your hats. thank you all for joining me. special coverage starts at 9:00 a.m. eastern right here tomorrow. brian williams and nicolle wallace will be here.
at the time of the july 25th call, and that, ultimately, the president did meet with zelensky and the u.s. security assistance was released to ukraine in september 2019. we are going to have a fact check on all of those points moment. new reporting from the washington post claims infighting is undermining the white house s response to the inquiry. according to the post acting chief of staff mick muscle vapy blames malone for not doing more from stopping witnesses from testifying and he is confirming democrats accusations in front of television cameras and reporters during that october $17 press conference and adding at tomorrow s hearing you have to wonder if the white house is prepared for the fight. joining us now msnbc correspondent garrett hague, pbs news hour white correspondent