Significant, this evidence linking members of trumps legal team, to the breach of a Voting System there. Jessica, these Text Messages add to a growing body of evidence that links Donald Trumps legal team to this Voting System breach here in georgia that happened on january 7th, 2021. More specifically, it links them to this effort to secure written invitation from a local election official there, essentially allowing them, in their minds, to speenter the Election Office and no election official is allowed to let anyone have access to Voting Systems. But trumps team and lawyers were trying to convince this election official to provide a letter of invitation. And these Text Messages show us how they were involved in the planning, and how down from Rudy Giuliani to sidney powell, how they were kept in the loop on the state level as they worked to secure this Written Letter of invitation, and ultimately access to the Voting System there is in coffee county. This is 200 miles south of downtown atlanta. But this is one of the focal points of the investigation over the last year and a half. This voting data was initially accessed by trumps lawyers. This could play into charging decisions that are expected to come within the next week. Its a remarkable new detail. You mentioned in the next week. Walk us through, kind of set the scene for us, the next couple of days where you are, what that might look like. We exekt the District Attorney here, fani willis, to present her case to the grand jury as early as tomorrow. That is the clear sign. Witnesses are supposed to come and testify. The clear sign that charges could be coming and coming in the near term. We already know of at least three witnesses who are scheduled to come in on tuesday. By all accounts, we could see charges or indictments come as early as tuesday. But timing remains Up In The Air. The prosecutors may want more time to present it. All eyes on the Fulton County courthouse starting tomorrow and indictment watch starts on tuesday. Zachary cohen for us in atlanta. Thank you for that reporting. We appreciate it. We want to continue this discussion with former federal prosecutor michael zeldin, who served as a Special Assistant to Robert Mueller at the justice department. Great to see you. Zach just went over these details that he and his colleagues broke about these Text Messages, these emails. Is this a smoking gun for prosecutors . It makes their case much easier. If the Trump Defense is, my call to after to brad a this is an illegal action. You cant argue First Amendment defense to illegal actions. So they can make their case much more action based and they have a way of proceeding. Thats worth reminding everyone, we believe the reporting is that fani willis wants to go after conspiracy charges, racketeering charges, not just for trump, but for his allies as well, tying them together, the socalled rico cases, which im sure youre familiar with. How does this fit into that, and what will make that unique about how shes put thing case together . Under the georgia rico statute, which is conspiracy plus, it allows you to bring in related criminal actions into one sort of overarching conspiracy theory. Lets the jury hear a story, on day one, this is what happened to the conclusion of the story. And these disparate acts by all these disparate actors woven together in this rico conspiracy charge, allows that story telling. You always say as a prosecutor, you write your Closing Statement first and build your evidence to let you say that. Thats what shes doing here. Okay. With your experience, help people understand that this grand jury will meet tomorrow. We know that the two witnesses have been called for tuesday. What is that going to look like . They dont go in with legal counsel, the witnesses, just ordinary citizens that sit on this grand jury. Beyond that, fill the details. What doethat look like in that room . So it looks sometimes like a classroom. You have these people sitting on shares, 23 people that swore an oath to defend the constitution, behave in an orderly way. You have a prosecutor that brings in a witness, the witness is sworn, and they tell their story. In this case, because you have a Special Grand Jury for eight months, hearing 75 pieces of evidence by these people, there will be a summary of that, so the greatest hit also be presented by the case agent. Then these additional witnesses, theyll all talk. The prosecutors get to ask question. When the evidence is presented, the prosecutors will say here are the charges that we think should be appropriate. Vote on them. And you need a majority of the 23 grand jurors ss to bring an indictment, probable cause is the standard. It goes to a judge. Then its assigned to the Court Calendar and off it goes. And off we go. And worth noting, it sounds like you only need the majority of the 23, but you could get all of them, to get that indictment. How do you think this timeline will play out . This is both extraordinary and ordinary, right . It is how the Justice System works, but in extraordinary circumstances. Exactly. The grand jury in Fulton County, georgia, meets twice a week. In this case, monday and tuesday. Monday, youll get the greatest hits, the summary and all that stuff. Then on tuesday, we have at least two live witnesses. And if they go in the early morning, and thats the end of the evidentiary presentation, the prosecutors will have this indictment, if theres going to be one, already written. They present it to the grand jury and say, were thinking about bringing this charge this time, what do you guys think . How do you guys want to vote . And then they vote. There was a Special Grand Jury that heard from 75 witnesses. They made a recommendation about criminal charges. So they have a sense of you 23 others viewed the evidence. And so they will pick and choose the strongest cases, one was 12 people versus 23 people, theyll pick the 23 people. Before i let you go, the last question is about where this is happening. This is a state, not a federal case. Its in georgia where they would allow it to likely be televised. What is important to keep in mind about the differences with this case versus the federal case . Fundamentally, there can be no pardon in this case. A federal case, the president can issue a pardon. In this case, its the governor. If you are convicted in georgia, you cannot apply for a pardon until after five years from the end of your sentence. And so thats a big difference. And then television makes a very big difference. We saw the failure of television in the o. J. Simpson case with judge ito controlling nothing in that courtroom. Thats going to make a big difference how the lawyers behave and how the perception of the audience is. You really want to convince not just the 12 jurors, you want a guilty verdict, but you want to talk to america, that this is a r ri righteous prosecution, that this was not a witch hunt. Michael, thank you so much for being here. Appreciate it. Donald trump not the first president to be impeached, but what about indicted . How his legal troubles compare to those of past president s. Thats next. Plus, the wildfires on maui are the deadliest that country has seen in more than 100 years. How traumatized survivors seek the challenge of rebuilding their homes and their lives. Well take you there. Plus, a police raid on a newspaper in kansas. Was it a criminal investigation or an act of retribution . 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For the first time in our history, a criminal probe could result in state level charges against a former president for election interference. Joining me now to bring us some Historical Context to all of this is gillian zelzer, professor and historian at princeton university. You can help put this into context for us. We often get into the habit of saying unprecedented, but this is unlike anything we have seen. What do you make of this potential fourth indictment . Well, look, with the facts themselves, this is unprecedented. The indictment of a former president three, looks like four indictments, and also he happens to be the frontrunner running against the incumbent president. You add all that up, its not something we have seen before, and it should weigh heavily on the nation. And then theres just the substance, both in georgia and the last federal indictment. Were talking about allegations that the sitting president refused to allow for the peaceful transfer of power after having lost. I think we cant lose sight of that. The issue itself gets to the core of our democracy. These Foundation Allayers of our democracy. Last time trump was indicted in that federal case, accusing him of election interference, you called it the most consequential indictment brought against him. Where would you place this Georgia Probe . Would it hold the same significance to you as the federal case . It would. Its not federal versus state again, so much as the content of the indictment. Both are connected. What we are learning today is some of the detail about additional action that was taken during these very difficult, fragile months to undercut the electo so i think both combined in some ways only amplify just how serious the charges are, and how important it is to resolve this, because left unresolved, this leaves our democratic process Up In The Air in many ways, so thats why this Legal Process is so vital. You know, sometimes people say america has been through tough times before. Democracy has faced tough times before, and it certainly has. But to your point, this really gets at the foundational principles upon which our country is built. Do you think this is more than simply a stress test for this democracy . Oh, absolutely. This is about setting precedent. One precedent was set in december and January Of 2020 and 2021. And now there is a precedent that undid guard rails, it undid traditions that have been around since president washington in terms oh of the loser accepting the loss. Now we look, whats the next precedent . Impeachment didnt resolve this. Partisanship overwhelmed the ability to bring resolution. Now we are looking to see what does this nation say . First, it has to find out the facts and we have to reach a conclusion. But if the wrongdoing was done, what do we do about it . What does the government do about it . Do we allow this to be acceptable . And that is extraordinarily important for all of us. If you look back when president Ford Preemptively pardoned nixon for any crimes he might have committed, president ford argued it was to avoid bringing any more trauma and let the nation heal. And some are saying the prosecution of trump is further dividing the country. Looking back at president fords decision, do you think that argument is applicable here or is this just fundamentally different . Well, i think many people dont think ford was right. He chose healing over accountability. He didnt achieve healing. We became more divided. And many people were left frustrated that accountability was not achieved with richard nixon. So i think thats the lesson for today. We need to prioritize accountability to understand what happened, and if wrongdoing took place, to respond to it. The pardon didnt work, and i think it would be even more calamitous right now for that to happen. Yeah. And just before we let you go, in these last few seconds we have, the country has been through a lot in the last several years, thats the understatement of the year. How do you think it begins to heal . And what role does accountability for the former president play there, and what role might end a new president ial term for him to play if he were to win again . 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