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first indicted, he was charged with aiding the government of egypt and also an extensive corruption and bribery scheme, these new allegations brought by the indictment today by the grand jury alleges that menendez had taken steps to benefit the country of qatar. this is a part of the bribery allegations, he is not accused of being a foreign agent but according to prosecutors, menendez had accepted some gifts including race car tickets from the government of egypt and he was doing this to help his friend and other co- defendants in this case, obtaining a multimillion dollar investment from the qatari investment fund according to prosecutors, menendez had initiated meetings with members of the royal family and qatar, and made other introductions. they also had several private meetings together. he made public statements that were supportive, praising qatar, and the text message in this indictment, they alleged he had encouraged his friend to
and law enforcement talk about this, right now, the plan, again, is to expect for the latter part of next week. but as we know with the former president, things can always change and they can often change quickly. so, of course, we are here and at the ready as we wait for that. but of course, the other thing that we're watching here, yasmin, is the fact that in the days since these indictments were handed down, the information of the grand jury who indicted the former president and these 18 other people have leaked publicly. not just their names, but their personal information. that, on a fringe website. it's something that law enforcement officials here are looking closely at. the fbi in atlanta here saying, in part in a statement, that they are aware of threats of violence against fulton county officials and they are working with the fulton county sheriff's office. they go on to say that it's their policy not to discuss details of ongoing investigations. however, each and every potential threat brought to our attention is taken seriously and individuals found responsible for making threats in violation of state and or
of confusion, just trying to figure out a lot of what was going on. these grand jury proceedings are private by design, and just figuring out which witnesses were coming in, we weren't able to confirm everybody ahead of time. so figuring that out, there was a big bit of confusion in the middle of the day with the clerks office, who apparently released and then immediately dummied a document that looked eerily like an indictment of donald trump. it ended up being a very similar, if not the same to what ended up being hinted out by the grand jury. but that was a very striking moment as well. and the presentation to the grand jury ended up taking a lot less time to. we thought this rico case would take about two days, the dea ended up rushing getting it done over one very long day, and i think it goes to show the sensitive nature of this case. a lot of these juries, we've seen their names, photos, addresses have been put on to the web. -- fearing that they could be harassed, and i think that
we all know the answer. and now here wswer.e are, indict number four down in georgia. and this whole thing , sean, haste been an absolute joke since the very beginningthe very. fani willis ran as district fatorney of fulton county, not to ensure the safety of the residents of her county. she raresidencn just like alvin and just like the tisha james dibrd to get to donald trump. it has been a clown show down there from day one.hare, she made sure, by the way, thaty just as several days before this t came down, she hade had her fundraising site set up and readr y, receive donations. somehow, miraculously, this indictmentns, hours beforejury the grand jury even voted, sean, was. t was i know it was a mistake.a how did they know how they weree going to vote down there? >> wow. really amazing? to see this stuff. >> he didn't indict a ham sandwich. noam w, i don't think your husband, eric, or you ever got, what, $8.1 million with the chinese oil
details are of these indictment. what we do know from the paperwork, that the grand jury returned ten indictments, guys. >> and do you have a sense of when we will get more details? will those come from fani willis, if she chooses to speak tonight, as may perhaps seem likely? or will more become clear as that document is seen online? >> reporter: well, i think two things need to happen. i mean, first of all, these indictments need to be processed. they need to be stamped by the clerk. potentially in order for fani willis to speak freely about what the grand jury has actually returned today. and oit's a little unclear how long that will take. we're past 9:00 p.m. we're well past when most of the clerk's office staff would be here to assist them in processing that. we don't know how long it's going to take for these full indictments to be made public. and it's possible that we could hear remarks from fani willis on this case. she spent two and a half years
georgia law, the grand jury issued arrest warrants for those who are charged. i am giving the defendants the opportunity to voluntarily surrender no later than noon on friday the 25th day of august, 2023. i remind everyone here that an indictment is only a series of allegations based on a grand jury's determination of probable cause to support the charges. it is now the duty of my office to prove these charges in the indictment beyond a reasonable doubt at trial. i would like to take a moment to thank the superior court clerk shea alexander and her staff for staying light and making sure that this indictment was processed. i would also like to thank the men and women of the her office for keeping the corners open but most importantly for
18 others, including his then chief of staff, mark meadows, and his lawyer, rudy giuliani, have also been indicted. mr trump has denied wrongdoing and has described the investigation as politically motivated. it's the fourth criminal case to be brought against him since he left office. let's take a listen to what fulton county district attorney fani willis said a short time ago. the indictment alleges that rather than abide by georgia was mike whittall process for election challenges, defendants engaged in a criminal racketeering enterprise to overturn georgia's presidential election result. subsequent to the indictment, as is the normal process in georgia law, the grand jury issued arrest warrants for those who are charged. i am giving the defendants the opportunity to
rather than abide by george's legal process for election challenges, the defendants engaged in a criminal racketeering enterprise to overturn georgia's presidential election result. subsequent to the indictment, as is the normal process in georgia law, the grand jury issued arrest warrants for those who were charged. i am giving the defendants the opportunity to voluntarily surrender no later than noon on friday, the 25th day of august, 2023. i remind everyone here that an indictment is only a series of allegations based on a grand jury's determination of probable cause to support the charges. it is now the duty of my office to prove these charges in the indictment beyond a reasonable
always the office that releases that enters the d.a.s office itself have the possibility or prospect of releasing that themselves? should we expect when the documents are released, as alex wagner was talking about. should we expect that the grantor's names will be in those documents? obviously, there are safety concerns with potential taxing of everybody anywhere near any of the trump -related cases. >> in georgia, all of the names that actually heard evidence are listed on the indictment. those not present that day or for that case usually are just a strike through their name. if this proceeds the way it would normally, then all of the grand jury's names who heard evidence would become public as the case moves forward. now, that does present security concern, so that may be one of the things that either judge
is the normal process in georgia law, the grand jury issued arrest warrants for those who are charged. i am giving the defendants the opportunity to voluntarily surrender no later than noon on friday the 25th day of august, 2023. i remind everyone here that an indictment is only a series of allegations based on a grand jury's determination of probable cause to support the charges. it is now the duty of my office to approve these charges in the indictment beyond a reasonable doubt at trial. i would like to take a moment to thank the superior court clerk, chez alexander, and her staff for staying late and making sure that this indictment was process. i would also like to thank the men and women of the office for