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Richard nixon was accused of. and the superseding indictment also says that classified war plans which are believed to include plans for a military attack on iran, the government has that document that was described in the original indictment that donald trump said didnt exist but that the government says he was waving around, he was talking on tape and showing to people who were not cleared to see it. so this superseding indictment is a big, big advance in this case. it makes it as much about o...

How does that serve justice? how does that serve finding and seeking the truth? why is the department of justice involve in such a thing? this seems unprecedented to me. bagmen, bullies and this type of things are things from a banana republic, not the united states of america. this is obstruction of justice is what it is. oh, by the way, trace, since you brought it up in the beginning, the one democrat that sat for the interview with devin archer was also part as a staff attorney for the origin...

Strategist that you need and well see when it absolutely is part of the playbook that nauta had. thats one more bid. one more bid. check that box. check that box and little by little were looking at september, october and then an argument by trump, oh, you cant bring it now because -- >> its supposed to be december and here we are in may. >> and it may make sense, but they need, i think, little bits and pieces and so far de oliveira is good for his own starting piece. >> let me ask you about the...

Last week. cnns senior justice correspondent evan perez is working the story. tell us more about this hearing today. >> carlos de oliveira was released on $100,000 bond. this was his first appearance in court. the judge has scheduled another hearing, wolf, where they hell be formally arraigned, in part because he doesnt have a florida attorney, an attorney who is barred in the state of florida to handle that arraignment. that will be scheduled for june 10th. hes facing four charges, one is false...

Possible huge development. you also have in the mar-a-lago case for jack smith, new surveillance video surfacing. we know the superseding indictment talked all about their efforts to hide videos. so, this seems pretty extraordinary. now weve got more footage. what do you know about it? >> this is in a court filing the prosecution made, certainly to sort of explain to the judge why theyre producing some of the stuff to the defense team. as you know, they have to produce all of this information as...

Third defendant? tell us about the scope of jacksons case here, and if it is, and in what direction, it is expanding. >> well, theyre not uncommon, but i think most cases dont -- i think jack smith is continuing his investigation, and hes made it determination that he wants to have a strong as was bookcase. he means that he is not going to race to the finish line, even if it might cause a little bit of a delay. he wants to have the strongest -- a number of things. first of all, a town involving ...

Day, another former president has found himself accused of the very same charge again. on thursday, donald trump was hit with new counts in special counsel jack smiths classified documents case. in a bombshell superseding indictment, the ex president was charged with an additional count of willful retention of national defense information, and two new counts of obstruction. so with these new charges, trump now faces a staggering total of 40 criminal counts in that case, the most serious of which...

-- really worth going to prison for donald trump. and i think he could look at the history of other people involved with donald trump, gotten involved with donald trump, and see that very often, even if donald trump -- the people around him are not. and its just another lesson here, is dont work for donald trump. from that kind of most low level person to the vice president, there is nobody who comes out unscathed from their association with this person. >> andrew goldstein, renato, you may reca...

Gotten involved with donald trump, and see that very often, even if donald trump -- the people around him are not. and its just another lesson here, dont work for donald trump. from that kind of most low level person to the vice president, there is nobody who comes out unscathed from their association with this person. >> andrew goldstein, were not, all you might remember he is the lead investigator for the bob mueller obstruction investigation. he told the new york times quote, demanding that e...

All you might remember he is the lead investigator for the bob mueller obstruction investigation. he told the new york times quote, demanding that evidence be destroyed is the most basic form of obstruction and it is easy for a jury to understand. he also said that whats described in this indictment is actually more quote, straightforwardly criminal, then the obstructive acts detailed in the mueller report. based on what youve seen, do you agree? how does evidence like this play in front of a ju...