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indictment. no one has made that allegation. at the end of the day, you have to weigh the damage of the indictment versus the damage of the allegations. its just not even a fair way. >> senator marco rubios evolution on donald trumps access to and handling of classified documents. >> yeah, i agree, its not even a close call. you weigh whether you believe as the 11th circuit said that the foundational principle of this country, that no man is above the law, and you balance that against ...

welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer in washington with erin burnett in new york. breaking now, 37 criminal charges against donald trump revealed in a detailed federal indictment thats now public. the former president of the united states accused of storing and hiding very sensitive, highly classified documents as mar-a-lago allegedly conspireing with an aide to defy a subpoena for the material. >> wolf, prosecutors say trump kept secret inf...

federal prosecutors are building against the former president. trumps former attorney telling "out front" an indictment maybe you turned or unsealed this week. a russian commander convincing the russian private army of wagner group stealing military equipment and the fighting on the ground is intensifying tonight. a supreme court surprise, two conservatives joining the liberal justices and giving black voters a major victory. a decision that could help them win back the house and its a...

the day is now in police custody. authorities say the 24-year-old, dion patterson, a coast guard vet, was arrested in a condominium complex. patterson is accused of killing one and injuring four others just afternoon local time inside a waiting room in a hospital facility in midtown atlanta. gary tuchman is there. youve been at the scene of the capture. what do you make of what police revealed and what are you learning from sources how it transpired? >> reporter: all right. we can give...

apprehended by local authorities. and so we breathe a sigh of relief for now. but sadly, these kinds of mass shootings happen every day in america so far this year. >> and you mentioned today in a really powerful and impassioned speech on the senate floor, you are two children, who were actually in a lockdown today, as this unfolded. how are they doing? and really, what did you tell them as a father? but also as a lawmaker who is in a body that potentially has the power to do something...

how long will this process take all together with the midterms nine weeks away? we will catch up on the key races heading into the fall. the fight for control of congress as these critical campaigns enter their home stretch. we have a live report from uvalde, texas. survivors of the mass shooting last may there that left 19 children and two teachers dead, they return to school today. another step forward for that grieving community. why some parents say, enough changes have not yet b...

Brian Williams examines the days top political stories and current politicalcampaign news. Would have obstructed it. He has a right to defend himself. If he believes hes innocent, he is innocent, he should speak out. White house also moved quickly to frame trumps words as nothing more than his own personal view. Its not an order. Its the president s opinion. The president is not obstructing, hes fighting back. The president is stating his opinion. Hes stating it clearly. Hes certainly expressing...

Brian Williams examines the days top political stories and current politicalcampaign news. Already several witnesses in on just day two. All of it as the 11th hour gets underway on a wednesday night. Good evening from our nbc news headquarters in new york. This was one more in a string of extraordinary days in our country. Because this was what we woke up to from the president of the United States. Quote, Attorney General Jeff Sessions should stop this rigged witch hunt right now before it conti...

Took the documents and therefore theyre declassified or joe biden or mike pence did it. the difference is it warrant being reckless in taking classified documents from the white house mistakenly. its that when asked me did not return them. >> and the obstruction portion of it, and its amazing when he said so clearly who he was. if you just say it enough theyll believe you and we see that again and again with so many. thank you all very much. next, new and intense fighting in ukraine as out front...

I wasnt holding anything back that i cared about. >> my next guest was an assistant special prosecutor on the watergate investigation so he knows this type of investigation, tape tampering and all, nick ackerman. thanks for being here. the obstruction portion was always a significant part of the case. but when you hear theyre looking at the tapes, what does it say to you? >> says to me its a couple of reasons. first the video tapes would have shown who went in and out of the storage facility at ...