Trials in georgia. For Federal Court, its a no go. As we wait to see if donald trump moves his case as well. Were going to see Meadows Decision, what it might mean for the president s future if he makes the same request. Plus, a georgia judge says hes skeptical of fani willis. Plans to put all of that including Donald Trump On Trial next month. I believe, and i will tell you why i think that she knows exactly what shes doing. Im simone, and i have something to say. We start today with the devastation in morocco, where a powerful earthquake hit late on friday night. At the center of the 6. 8 magnitude earthquake, about 36 miles east of marrakech in moroccan highlands, high at less mountain range. It claimed more than 1300 lives, and that number is expected to grow. The scope of the damage is unknown as crews are working to rescue any survivors trapped beneath the rubble. Heres nbc news 1400 front matt bradley with more. That frenzied Rescue Effort is underway as the death toll and injury toll increases. Its already skyhigh. We have heard in the last couple of hours, the death toll has now received 1000. The injuries have now exceeded 1200. Those numbers are likely to increase in the coming hours and days as Rescue Workers actually take bodies out of the wreckage. Thats what theyre working on right now. You see a lot of destruction in the region, the high atlas mountains. The epicenter was about 50 miles away from the historic city of marrakech. And now we are seeing those workers struggling to get into the mountains, into some of those more remote villages, which are constructed by even more rudimentary materials, adobe, blacks and reinforced concrete. Is the kind of thing that really just is not up to snuff when it comes to tremors of this size. There has already been a lot of damage in the more urban areas. This historic city of merricks beloved. Medina, the old city, a lot of winding alleyways. Seeing plenty of destruction so far, and most of it is intact. A lot of Historic Buildings have been battling badly damaged. But the Rescue Effort is working, and you seeing the military and local authorities trying to reach some of these areas, trying to get to some of those destroyed buildings to take people out, but in the coming days and weeks, were probably going to see that death toll increasing. I am here in turkey right now, where there was an earthquake just back in february. We saw amazing sites and i was covering this of people being removed out of the wreckage after being five, six, seven days. It is the kind of hope a lot of Rescue Workers in morocco are holding out as they were called lifelong, tirelessly to, try to recover the survivors. Nbcs news Foreign Correspondent matt bradley, thank you. Were going to continue to follow this story. We will bring you any updates as they happen. Now, for an update on legal news surrounding donald trump. The saying is typically that all politics is local. Apparently, it is saying, it holds true for folks who can dodge legal ramifications by getting their case tried in a Federal Court versus state court. A major blow to former Chief Of Staff to trump, mark meadows, a judge has denied his request to move Georgia Election charges to Federal Court. Judge steve jones wrote, in parts, the Court Concludes that meadows has not shown that the actions that trigger the states prosecution related to his federal office. Meadows has filed a notice of appeal to the 11th circuit. Meanwhile, the charges careful to note this ruling would not impact the four other codefendants with pending removal bids. That former President Trump has also notified the court he may file to remove his case as well. He has until the end of this month to decide. This week, we also got a little bit more insight into how the trial will proceed. Judge scott mcafee expressed concern about the logistics of trying all codefendants together and he gave a statement to state to submit their argument for trying all 19 at once. Starting october 23rd. That is when Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell will be tried together, despite their lawyers best efforts to sever the case. Powell has moved to sever their trial from the other codefendants immediately and chesebro has filed to dismiss the r. I. C. O. Charge against him. On one state, prosecutors set that trying the codefendants together would be more efficient in the long run. We will contend that a trial of these 19 codefendants will take four months. And that does not include Jury Selection. There are in excess of 150 witnesses the state intends to call. For months not including Jury Selection is a very important point there. I would like to note that Jury Selection for the Fulton CountyRacketeering Case against rapper young thug is in its seventh month. Meanwhile, according to a newly unsealed report, the Georgia Special grand jury investigating 2020 Election Interference actually recommended charges for 39 people, 21 or ultimately not indicted. Including the current lieutenant government of georgia, for jones, trump Alice Michael flynn emperors epstein, Former Georgia Senators, Kelly Loeffler and david perdue, and current sitting South Carolina senator, Lindsey Graham. Listen to how Lindsey Graham reacted to the news. At the end of the day, nothing happens. What i did was consistent with my job as being a United States senator. Chairman of the judiciary committee. But it was just not me. Three United States senators were opening up pandoras box, and to make the system of this country is getting off the rails. And we have to be careful not to use the legal system as a political tool. Again, senator graham was not charged. I want to welcome my panelists, former federal prosecutor shan wu, his fear, and Shana Mccaffrey is awful it with us. Politics reporter for the atlanta journalconstitution. And a very well decorated journalist, i might. That sham, i actually want to start with you. I want to talk about this mark Meadows Decision from the judge. The judge has said it is not going to affect any other codefendants and their removal. But if they are all making the same argument that mark meadows is making, one could assume the judge everyone is going to eye everyones request. Right . You. Could factually, maybe a little bit different but certainly, this was a test run problem, for but legal theory, and they got snubbed on. It interestingly to me, meadows took this huge chance of subjecting himself to life testimony, very rare for a codefendant. , so this judge has a very strong factual record for why he concluded that the law for removal would not apply to meadows. So the difference for the other folks are slightly different facts. They have different jobs, different things, and of course, leading up to trumps ultimate argument. Would the other, lets just say donald trump. If he decides to you know go forward with his removal bid, would he have to sit for in court . Just like mark meadows to . He doesnt have to because he still has a Fence Amendment right not to testify. His lawyers can make the arguments, and i think meadows really put it out there to see if he is point about being a Chief Of Staff admitting that he was involved politically, which violates factchecked, all he is still trying to paint the picture that in his world, theres this federal nexus, there is something federalish about what they are doing. So, trump can use some of that record for his own lawyers arguments. Again, trump may talk a picture about wanting to testify but from a lawyer standpoint, he would not want that. I mean, when i worked at the white house, and never dawned on me that i could, you, know do crimes and be protected by because i worked at the white house. Its crazy. Shannon. I want to talk about the Special Grand Jury report. As i was coming through it, a lot of things stood out to me namely the over 30 recommendations. What stood up . To you the sheer number was or really surprised us. We expected there would be some things that the Special Grand Jury recommended that didnt make it into the indictment. But it ended up being there or 19 indicted and 39 named, so, you had 20 people there at the Special Grand Jury looked at and race questions about. So it goes to a lot of complaints that fani willis was sort of spreading her face to wide. It looks like she could have gone even wider. Of course, from her perspective, there is a different burden of proof. You know, you have a much lower burden of proof to indict someone versus what you would need if you are going to, you, know try them in a court of law beyond a reasonable doubt. But for us, it was just fascinating to see david perdue and Kelly Loeffler, you, know the two Former Georgia Senators and there, Lindsey Graham, a Senate Sitting u. S. Senator, i whos who of politics in georgia in the surrounding region. It truly was so many names listed here. Shannon, you are talking to folks down there in the state house. In the d. A. s office, other folks in politics across the state. After this Special Grand Jury report dropped, what was the tone and tenor of conversations specifically within the Republican Party apparatus in georgia. I think there were some felt a little bit of relief they werent in for the final report. There was one State Lawmaker in there who didnt end up in the final indictment and another one who did. You know, so, you have to race the question of why one and not the other. You know, i think there is also a bit of defiance, too. You know, there is this feeling that has been there but its only kind of ramping up as we get further into this that this political. That fani willis is only doing this for political gain. So, you know, the hotter it gets, the more you see the level of defiance rise among some of the republicans. There is money for each other. They are standing up for each other it will remain to be seen how well they do once they finally get into court. You know, schanda, artemis, case judge mcafee, he is us i noted earlier, expressed some skepticism about the reality of trying to try all 19 codefendants at one time. Do you scare that skepticism . I. Dont when i do a federal judge in texas, we have a main trial and had about that many defendants. Logistics are tough. The court will be crowded. I think perhaps, the skepticism goes less to the logistics, which could be managed, and more to some of the legal theories. Were going to ask motions to remove. There are reasons why they are separate. Thats right. With 19 defense lawyers, 19 defendants, theres going to be a lot more issues but i think it is doable. Shannon, why do you think so many folks are lots of conversation about questioning the strategy of District Attorney won. Why do you think folks down there in georgia say she is battletested, r. I. C. O. Is what she does. She is if there is an expert in bringing recount cases, fani willis is one of them. Why do you think folks are so skeptical . I think folks are skeptical because you look at the other trials going on. The trials we mentioned earlier and you know thats taken how many months and you dont have a jury . A juror, i should say. A simple juror. So, there is some skepticism based on that. But you know as you mentioned, fani willis has been clear from the getgo that she likes r. I. C. O. She has said it is really appropriate in this case because it shows the totality of this alleged scheme. She is saying you have to take all these acts together. It is not one act on its own. It is not one person on their own, it is this whole, you know, web of activities that is going on and that is what, you know, we really need to look at, not one individual. You know, fan, i guess my last question is about the codefendants. There was another case that fani willis tried notably about teachers in georgia, again, a Racketeering Case. 13, people, teachers, i think ended up being indicted and charged him being held accountable. There are more folks but they got plea deals. Do you foresee plea deals happening here . If youre a prosecutor in that office, would you be trying to get folks, codefendants to do and say . Youre always looking to get that confirmation and certainly, whittle down the number of people in the courtroom. Prosecutors dont indict cases counting on the fact that later between the cooperation, you are ready to go from day one and she certainly is. She has been teeing this up very carefully. They dont need people to flipping cooperate to be prosecuted. If it happens at the stage, thats great. Its late in the day for those folks. All right, thats why shannon is the expert. Cant do, shannons mccaffrey, thank you both very, very. Much you are not leaving,. Though we have a lot more to talk about, a little bit later. Up next, fani williss investigation is the most wideranging of all of trumps legal troubles. So, why are so many, including the judge, so skeptical of her legal strategy . Coming up, unbalanced, all tell you why. You why. ella fashion moves fast. Setting trends is our business. We need to scale with customer demand. 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