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Charges here. four criminal counts. obviously, they are conspiracy to defraud the united states, two counts related to obstruction of an official proceeding, and a charge under a law against conspiring to deprive people of civil rights. provided under federal law all the constitution. all of this is what came down today. also mentioned but not named are a six unindicted coconspirators. they are not named in the indictment, but cnn has been able to identify the five that you see there on the scre...

Department, to push the fraud line even further, that hes in criminal territory. so thats the construct that smith has set up for this prosecution. >> barbara, i want to dig into count four. both you and joyce are interested in count four this conspiracy to interfere with voting rights. why is this specific language this specific count so stunning to you as laid out in this indictment? >> well, i think this count is so important, yasmin, because i think when we think about count one, conspiracy ...

Is not in dispute by anyone even trump. how does that get at the strength and strategy here of a trump prosecution? >> yeah, look, i think its a surgical indictment purposefully. its designed to get to court as quickly as possible to eliminate potential defenses like were punishing free speech. and it is consistent with the facts, right? we -- our criminal referrals started with obstruction of an official proceeding and conspiracy to defraud the united states. those are the two statutes that jac...

The charges are: conspiracy to defraud the united states. conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of an official proceeding, and conspiracy against the rights of citizens. the former president is due to appear before a federal court on thursday in washington, dc, as our washington correspondent sean dilley explains. chanting: we love trump! hes the first president to be charged with a federal crime. but if previous cases are anything to go by, donald trumps third indictment is...

Him tied with former president trump in a hypothetical matchup ahead of next years election. >> mark meredith, thank you so much. we are going to bring it back t the couch for discussion. also, there is so much that has happened in the last 24 hours. was urinalysis? >> i think is interesting to take a step back from these indictments. this is the third one, the second federal indictment hunge obviously this is a very seriou issue. but it also reminds me that we talk to jonathan turley and a mcca...

What happened that day. in this case, my office will seek a speedy trial so evidence can be tested in court and judged by a jury of citizens. >> reporter: the speedy trial thing is very interesting because it seems pretty clear to legal experts that the special counsel has crafted an indictment here designed to get to trial quickly. an indictment naming only donald trump as the defendant. six unindicted co-conspirators, an indictment that does not charge him with insurrection or inciting violenc...

Obstruction be corrupt. this is the heart of corruption. he is doing it to bring himself back into the most sacred office in our country. and all of his coconspirators, jeffrey clark first among them are going along with it, are perpetuating the lies like the letter just referred to in an effort to secure power and position and esteem to themselves. and jeffrey clark, when confronted by i think its the deputy white house counsel having that conversation, the deputy white house counsel says to hi...

An official proceeding. obstruction of an official proceeding, and conspiracy against the rights of citizens. the former president is due to appear before a federal court on thursday in washington, dc, as our washington correspondent sean dilley explains. chanting: we love trump! hes the first president to be charged with a federal crime. but if previous cases are anything to go by, donald trumps third indictment is only likely to boost his popularity with republican voters. the charges he faces...

Judge in washington, d.c. as the nation and american democracy face a critical test. the former president is scheduled to be in court tomorrow. last night federal prosecutors charged him with four separate counts in a sweeping indictment. the special counsel is alleging that trump was central in the plot to overturn the 2020 election and has charged him with conspiracy to defraud the united states, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempting to obstruct an offici...

Espionage and obstruction of justice case, how much is that 24 minute phone call worth to jack smith, to the prosecution of this case, if he could have obtained a tape of that phone call, or if he could have obtained, from mr. de oliveira, his version of the contents of that phone call. how much is that worth to the prosecutors in that case? >> so, one of the things that is largely missing, not entirely, but largely missing from the second obstruction part of the case, remember, there is a first...