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Making some history, perhaps major leaguing donald trump the first former president to be indicted with a federal crime. Nbc news is reporting the Federal Grand Jury that has been hearing in evidence the Justice Departments investigation of former President Trumps handling of classified documents is expected to meet again this coming week in washington. Thats according to multiple people familiar with the investigation. Prosecutors working for special counsel jack smith have been presenting the ...

>> did you hear that? seacrest is on speed dial. he sure wise. congrats to pat sajak and such an impressive run. and way to go ryan, on your new gig. on that note, i wish you all a very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late. ill see you at the end of tomorrow. of tomorrow we have some breaking news tonight from the new york times this evening, some reporting that makes a recently unearthed trump recording even more incredible...

>> thank you both. that is "all in" on this tuesday night. alex wagner tonight starts right now with my good friend, alex wagner. good evening, alex. >> good evening, chris. thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. we have breaking news tonight from "the new york times" this evening, some reporting that makes a recently unearthed chunk reporting even more incredible. if you have not yet heard nbc news has independently obtained the audio of former president trump at his bedminst...

making some history, perhaps major leaguing donald trump the first former president to be indicted with a federal crime. nbc news is reporting the federal grand jury that has been hearing in evidence the justice departments investigation of former president trumps handling of classified documents is expected to meet again this coming week in washington. thats according to multiple people familiar with the investigation. prosecutors working for special counsel jack smith have been prese...

votes which is one more than we have because we won the state. >> still remarkable to hear him. that was georgias secretary of state brad raffensperger on the receiving end of that request. he and his deputy gabe sterling will be the witnesses along with two recent recipients of the jfk profile and courage award for their actions and courage during the 2020 election. georgia elections worker andrea shea moss who also came under pressure. the testimony doesnt stop there, well hear what ...

Joins us. i hate to come on with the big bluster of breaking news and say jack smith was breaking news what does that mean to a prosecutor because im sure your answer is of course he was there. >> exactly. hes leading the investigation. he naturally would be there for a meeting with lawyers for the principal target of that investigation. i dont see his personal presence as significant. the fact, though, that hes meeting with counsel to the former president suggests theyre right at the very end, ...

>> i dont think we can have a set time line, yasmin. the reality is this will be looked at through several layers of supervisors inside the d.c. u.s. attorneys office. presumably theyll consult with folks at main justice. they may for all we know have made up their minds and be on a quick time line. but this could also take a longer amount of time as they gather evidence and make some of the other considerations that the federal principles of prosecution ask them to make before they make a prose...

Crystle balling the timeline is tough to do because my expectation is even the prosecutors themselves dont know exactly when the case will be ready. often and particularly in something complicated when youre trying to flip witnesses, you just cant tell. you have to let the investigation come to the point where youre ready to make a prosecutive decision, whether thats to prosecute or to let the matter go because you lack evidence. you know it when you get there. but really, you dont know it this ...

The agents liked him. he was very personable. ive dealt with him in myy capacity, but the judgment that he displayed and the rules that he broke when he made a prosecutive decision as the fbi director and then announced in great detail to the american public, instead of handing the investigation off to loretta lynch, who, if he thought was conflicted, could recuse herself and passed it down one notch was monumental bad judgment. i think a series of cascading events, that is what has drawn the fb...