let s take a look at the week s top stories. as you know, i can t talk about particulars of this or any other ongoing criminal manner. as i said when i appointed mr. smith i did so because it underscored the justice department s commitment to an oath independents and accountability. mr. smith is a veteran career prosecutor. he has assembled a group i ve experienced and talented prosecutors. and agents, whose share his commitment to integrity and the rule of law. any questions about this matter will have to be answered by their filings in the court. attorney general, merrick garland, with some breathe where it s for the first time since donald trump s federal indictment. is it just may or willie are we starting to see again. not a complete breaking of ice. but a more thawing of ice? this is horrible. it s bad, but i m gonna pardon him. day three, too early to talk about pardons. because you know the news came out. i m sure mike pence saw the new jersey nightmare. the p
we had a great conversation. i ve known him since 1999. he was a seminary student here in new york. came to a demonstration i had. he ended up getting arrested for peaceful demonstration with me. we ve known each other since then. we had a great conversation, coming right up after the fabulous simone. we will be watching, rev, you have just mentored us all. take away. thank you very much. thank you verlet me say, welcoo politicsnation. right now, republicans in both chambers of congress are doing what they can to sabotage the people s business. in protest of the 37 federal counts, donald trump is facing over his handling of classified materials. and five days after his arraignment, that sabotage is ranging from a media campaign, to publicly exonerating trump before he even stand trial. to pledge from substantial republicans to intentionally obstruct the biden administration, by blocking vital appointments, even if it puts our nation in jeopardy. georgia senator, i rap
arraignment, we ll have more what they heard from the maga plus, president biden sticks by the plan to avoid the indictment of as he kicks off his campaign. i ll talk to jennifer mcclelland a member of the presidents campaign advisor board about that strategy to keep an eye on the severe weather impacting millions of people on this father s day. a live reporter in just a couple of minutes as well. we want to begin the with the latest fallout from the indictment of donald trump. although special counsel jack smith s call for a speedy trial has been met with skepticism. some action on the case has already begun. this week smith filed a restaurant to the public. meanwhile judge aileen cannon disrupted lawyers will not taught to obtain clearance to view the highly classified documents at the center of this case. i want to bring in now to talk more about this national security bradley moss. bradley, thank you for joining us on this. one of the reasons for jackson did not w
i m ana cabrera reporting from new york, and this morning our first glimpse into donald trump s new game plan after he pleaded not guilty to federal charges. i hadn t had a chance to go through all the boxes. it s a long, tedious job. i did everything right, and they indicted me. he projected confidence in front of a supportive new jersey audience. we have new nbc news reporting that trump knows he s in for a long legal showdown, potentially even more charges making this challenge unlike anything trump s faced in the past. and as trump prepares his legal defense, the republican party is preparing its own defense in the court of public opinion. nbc s steve kornacki will be here at the big board to break down the reaction from voters. and later, inflation heading down, yes. so will the federal reserve raise interest rates again, or is it time for a break? we re expecting a decision from the fed in just a few hours, what it all means for your wallet. we re going to begin
two months after announcing his campaign bid. he will have a rally tomorrow in philadelphia. he could potentially lose the first two primaries if iowa and new hampshire hold contests first. as they ve done in the past. this time biden s team won south carolina which he won in the primary to be the first state to primary. i wonder why. they indicted the president, they indicated the president won t be on the ballot in new hampshire before the palmetto state and that could hand a victory to rival robert f. kennedy, jr. or another long shot democrat. florida governor ron desantis is calling on california governor gavin newsom to step up to the plate and run against biden. you know what, stop pus footing around. are you going to get in and do it or sit on the sidelines and chirp. throw your hat in the ring and then we ll talk about what s happening. i want to go back. no one wants to lose the first two states. this is a sign of biden s unfettered weakness within the party. i