Good morning, everyone. Its friday. Were glad youre with us. Its been quite a week for this country. Quite a week. Its framing what is going to be ab intense consequential months ahead. Lets get started with five things to know for this friday, august 4th. Sour, defiant, we have new reporting this morning about Donald TrumpsState Of Mind after he was indicted for the third time in four months. The former president proclaiming his innocence and accusing the Special Counsel of leading a political persecution. Also new overnight, democratic lawmakers want to watch the trial. They want a judge to allow cameras in a federal courtroom. The July Jobs Report will come out. A key number for the fed. Also this morning a reenactment of the Parkland High School shooting. As part of a lawsuit against the officer who failed to enter the build whg a gunman killed 17 people. Two sailors under arrest and have been indicted for allegedly sending sensitive Military Information to chinese Intelligence Officers. And if youre one of the thousands of swiftieses heading to los angeles this weekend, fair warning. Politicians are pleading with the pop star to post tpone her shows. Cnn this morning starts right now. What a day america witnessed yesterday afternoon, what is normally a mundane proceeding, it is not that when it is of a former president. As the former president is waking up this morning after being arraigned yesterday, he in bedminster. He did plead not guilty for the third time in a courtroom yesterday in just four months on charges st from his efforts to stay in power after he lost the 2020 election. The next hearing just a few weeks from now when a trial date will be set. Lawyers indicate they will attempt to delay the trial, push it out so this sets the stage for a Chaotic Campaign season disrupted by court dates. We have on how trump is feeling and his plolitical positioning. Sources tell Kaitlan Collins the former president was irked that the judge referred to him as mr. President trump rather than his president ial title and hes preparing to use the charges to revisit his election fight. We will relitigate every single issue in the 2020 election in the context of this litigation. New overnight, Kevin Mccarthy with a few in defense of trump equating this actions to those f al gore after their election losses. You are entitled to raise a question. You are sbielted to raise a question whether it was honest or not. Thats the unique nness of the first amendment. Thats the uniqueness of america. But you shouldnt be prosecuted for your thoughts. The difference is when Hillary Clinton said it, Nothing Happened to her. When had they said this in georgias election, Nothing Happened to them either. The difference is actually concession. Also overnight, 38 democratic lawmakers appealg a federal judge asking that the trial be televised. The letter reads, given the historic nature of the charges brought forth in these cases, its hard to imagine a more powerful circumstance for televised proceedings. Our team informs the courtroom yesterday. Jessica snider has more. Reporter former President Trump pleading not guilty to all charges as he appeared for his third criminal arraignment in the past four months. This time at the federal courthouse in washington, d. C. , right as Cross The Street from the Capitol BuildingTrump Supporters stormed inside on january 6th. Part of a broad effort to stop the certification of the 2020 election. Trump sat in his trademark blue suit and red tie as the Magistrate Judge announced all four charges against him, including conspiracy to defraud the United States and obstruction of an official proceed ing. The maximum penalty on all charges is decades in prison. Just 15 feet from donald trump inside the courtroom, Special Counsel jack smith, the man who is now charged trump with multiple counts in florida and washington. They staired at each other several times before the arraignment began. The most recent, Accusing Trump of conspireing to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 election by spreading false claims of Election Fraud that trump knew were false. This is a persecution of a political opponent. Reporter trump remained defiant as he travelled in and out of washington after his 30minute court appearance, flying back to bedminster with a slew of lawyers on board his personal jet. Prosecutors did not ask for donald trump to be detained, but his release did come with conditions including not being allowed to communicate with anyone else who is a witness in this case. This is the persecution of the person that is leading by very substantial numbers in the republican primary and leading biden by a lot. So if it you cant beat him, you persecute him or prosecute him. Reporter prosecutors are pushing for a speedy trial telling the judge they are ready to handover all of the evidence they have collected in their multiyear investigation. Trumps lawyers, meanwhile, continue to go on offense. President trump is under siege in a way we have never seen before. Reporter trumps lawyer accuse ing the Special Counsel acting politically. This is the biden political affair we have seen time and time again. Last week Hunter Bidens plea deal fell through when the judge realized it had blanket immunity. The following day, a Superseding Indictment against donald trump. Reporter trump will not be required to attend the next hearing in the case scheduled for august 28th. Thats when the judge could set a trial date. Prosecutors here are pushing for a quick trial likely well in advance of next years president ial election, but trumps team really pushed back saying there is a massive amount of evidence here they need to sift through before they can even begin thinking about a trial date. Joining us now is legal analyst and former assistant u. S. Attorney for the Southern District of new york elie honig and new york columnest air lewis. I want to start with the timeline before we dig into the league. August 28th, 2350i6 days after the trump is going to participate in that. What people flew, how fast we should or could be seeing things play out. This is such an important decision. I would argue the timeline is the big question. Can we get this in. Parties are going to go in front of the judge. Yesterday they were in front of a Magistrate Judge. She will then set at least the beginning of a timeline, sometimes in that scenario, a judge will say im going to go to the end and set a trial date and work backwards. Lets set some intermediate dates and hold off and set a date at some time in the future. I think this judge is going to set a trial date. I think shes given the signals. She wants to get this in will ever the election. Easier said than done. 2024 looking ahead, march and april are already occupied by the hush money case. May into june and july are alreadoccupyied by jack smiths other case. So im not sure if shes going to be able to fit in she cant do iafr that. If you try to do it before that, thats really, really quick. That does not give trumps team much time at all to prepare. Its a tough spot. The other two dates can move. These trial dates come and go. They can move to accommodate each other. A lot people this morning saying they want it televised. Talking about what neil wrote in the Washington Post saying it should be televised. He writes, your most important to let americans see what happened in the courtroom and assure them that justice is being done. How can you argue with that . Ill ask you if they can do it legally in a minute. Its a noble sentiment, and certainly as a member of the media look, what it leads to is grand standing. Thats always been the fear. Thats why they havent allowed cameras new. We know Trial Lawyers. No disrespect. Im the daughter of a trial lawyer. I love Trial Lawyers. You put them in front of a camera and they start to perform. As they should. Youre supposed to take advantage of every opportunity, and they certainly would. It would change the character of it. If they want a solemn, dig dignified, swift resolution to this, cameras would work against it. Despite all of that, im hoping they do do it. Twe need to hear this. If as we heard before, the former president s lawyer wants to relitigate all of this, you sure you want to do that . Fine, lets go through it all over again. Whatever it takes to get people up to speed and acquaint ed wit the facts of this is probably a good thing. We saw with some of the numbers, there were a lot of people that tuned in and want to get information. I have breaking news. Yes, Trial Lawyers grand stand without cameras in the courtroom. Yes, Trial Lawyers i may have done that at times, even without cameras in the courtroom. Defense lawyers really you know they are going to cry automatically because its their thing. So i dont really buy this idea that the cameras will undermine the decorum. We have recent examples. The trial of derek chauvin, they allowed cameras in the courtroom. That was a fair, dignified proceeding. It gave the American Public confidence that justice was done. We saw the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse people didnt like the result, but they were conducted fairly. Same thing with the trial in the killing of Ahmaud Arkansas but ri. All three of those we got to watch it and gave the American People confidence in the proceedings and the outcomes. Just the judge can decide . Its a little complicate d. Theres a Federal Rule Of Criminal Procedure that says no cameras in the courtroom. But that can be changed. The federal courts can do what they want in this respect. It starts with the judicial conference, which chief Justice Roberts is in charge of. But they can start the ball rolling by saying i would leak to have cameras in this courtroom. I want to ask about something you said in terms of the relitigation of the Election Claims. They went 0 for 6 in their court cases. Have at it. It would probably be valuable for the country. Thats clear ly a strategy. Theres a piece talking about how trumps lawyers are focused on talking about it. Why . One of their defenses, we dont know what they are going to pick, but one of them that they already telegraphed is this notion of it was awful but lawful. You may not like my politics or style or like what my lawyer Rudy Giuliani and some of my other attorneys do, and yes, we are strong arming people, we are lying to the public. Its pretty awful. Politics can be awful, but we didnt cross the line. If thats going to be the case, i think they are going to put it out there. I think the public, a certain segment of the public will recoil from it. It makes you wonder if you really want to do that at top volume. Thats what the former president has done. Certainly at all his rallies, do you want to do that in a courtroom or in front of a jury. Well find out. Not to be skeptical, if youre going to try to subpoena people and do all this, its less about the fact you think you have something there but you want to push this past the election because its get out of jail free card. If thats their strategy, good luck. Nobody has been able to do that. But yes, i think this is part of their plan to say, this is going to take months and months. Were going toof to investigate all seven months. But judges are going to give very broad range over what their defenses can be. But judges can say, no, i dont recognize that as a valid defense or allowing this. I dont want this to become a circus. Thats going to be a huge decision. Is she going to give them that lee way to make this seven states actual fraud or cut it off. Stay with us. I have about 30,000 more questions to come. We have three hours. We do . New overnight, ukraine claiming responsibility for an attack on a russian navy ship. The new video of that Sea Drone Attack. Well show you more. And two say lifesupports have been arrested for sharing Sensitive Information with china. Were live at the pentagon with details. You might think thats wasteful, but its not. Even half f loads use 80 less water than handwashing. Saving 130 on utilities. Cascade. D dare to dish differently. vo Verizon Small Business days are coming. From august 7th to the 13th. Now is the time to partner with. Get started today with veron business. Its yo business. Its your verizon. From big cities, to small towns, and on main streets across the us, youll find pnc bank. Helping businesses both large and small, communities and the people who live and work there grow and thrive. Were proud to call these places home too. Theyre where we put down roots, and where together, we work to help move everyones financial goals forward. Pnc bank. A single strand of mrna. Could individualize how we approach cancer. And the company thats getting us there . Moderna. This changes everything. vo sail through the heart of historic cities and unforgettable scenery with viking. Unpack once, and get closer to iconic landmarks, local life, and cultural treasures. Because when you experience europe on a viking longship, youll spend less time getting there and more time being there. Viking. Exploring the world in comfort. Wake up, achievers. Youre making the most of every hour of your life. Except the hours that youre sleeping. So why do we leave so much Untapped Potential on the table . This is a next level bed, for a next level you. My Circadian Rhythm is kicking your Circadian Rhythms butt its not a competition. I know, but im still winning so, it is a competition. Save up to 500 on the new sleep number® smart bed. Plus, free Home Delivery when you add an adjustable base. Shop now only at sleep number®. Each day is a unique blend of going, doing, and living. Glucerna protein smart with 30 grams of protein to help keep you moving. Uniquely designed with carbsteady to help manage blood sugar response. Glucerna, bring on the day. This is american infrastructure. Megawatts of power, rails and open road, and essential services of every kind. All running on countless invisible networks, making it a prime target for cyberattacks. But the same aipowered security that protects all of google also defends the systems running americas infrastructure. For these services. For the 336 million of us living here. But, you also cant leave covered in hair. With bounce pet, you can cuddle and brush that hair off. Bounce. Its the sheet. We have brand new video showing a damaged russian warship being towed in the black sea. Ukraine says 100 russian servicemen were aboard as it carried out a Sea Drone Attack on a major naval base. Russia clims the attack was repelled. They say it received serious damage and not able to fulfill its duties. Nick paton walsh is live for us. What more do we know about what actually happened here . Sdplr a startling claim here. Born out by Video Evidence showing this to be this Surface Drone approaching what looks like the ship. Now they say that 100 russian personnel were on board when, indeed, just short a half a metric ton of tnt struck that ship. Thats an absolutely devastating blast if that did occur. And where this happened, possibly more important, a Black Sea Port that is one of those places russia would have thought was frankly unasasailable. It was out of reach. But ingenious technology here, it appears, attacking a boat with a large number of personnel on it and another dent in russiass sense. We have seen the bruj that leads the peninsula also hit by a ukrainian drone. Now this. And again, i think a reminder as ukraines president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a few days ago that the war is returning to russian territory. Its still raging here in ukraine with multiple dead most days, but things like this just a sign this is simply not going away. Nick paton walsh for us, thank you. Also two sailors have been arrested and accused of sending sensitive Military Information to chinese intelligence off officers. The Justice Department announced charges against the Service Members yesterday. One man is facing Espionage Charges. The other accused of accepting bribes. Our reporter is live from the pentagon. When you hear that, the question is whats the evidence that prosecutors have . What are they saying . Reporter yeah, these are really remarkable charges. Notably, they are actually separate cases, but the government chose to unveil them at the same time yesterday to emp fa size how far china is willing to go to try to get military secrets from Service Members. Prosecutors are sayingwo. S. Navy sailors engaged in relationships with chinese Intelligence Officers over the course of a year and another case two years, in