Us into your home. Big news day. Thank you. Welcome to The Beat. We are tracking the story which is disgusting. We have braeging news on this federal case against Donald Trump which he is still slated to go on trial for. This is a newly unsealed 165page filing. This is from Jack Smith. The reason its a big deal, we knew there was a trial coming slated for after the election. We knew smith had narrowed aspects of this case in response to the supreme Court Ruling on immunity but what we didnt know is the new evidence against defendant trump. There are still some redactions in this for various reasons but there is new information in the filing at the kind of Top End of valuable information that we knew existed but did not have until today are those secret, private conversation that is occurred between then President Trump and Mike Pence. So we have new evidence about their secret meetings. All of which were at the behest of Donald Trump and some of which we knew but are learning more deta
President at the United States. The only person who could possibly have told jack smith and The Grand Jury about those phone calls is mike pence. The january Six Committee invited mike pence to testify, but he refused. The january Six Committee did not bother to issue a statement to mike pence since they knew he would ignore it, just as some other elected republicans ignored subpoenas from the committee. Mike pence could not ignore jack smiths subpoena. Mike pence went to court in what he knew was a legally hopeless attempt to block jacks mitt subpoena. Mike pence went to court to try to show trumps quarters, whose votes he wants in the president ial campaign to think that he was forced by Judicial Process to testify to jack smiths grand jury. Mike pence did not just testify to jack smiths grand jury. He became the star witness, and he will be the start witness when the case that the United States of america versus Donald J Trump is presented to a trial jersey in washington, d. C. They
Hutchinson, one of the few republican candidates who has been critical of trumps legal problems despite the fact the former president seems to be gaining, not losing political strength with each and every indictment. Were keeping also a close eye on the Security Situation surrounding the courthouse as a mix of federal and city Law Enforcement blanket the area ahead of trumps rapidly approaching arrival. Were also learning new details about the latest indictment that appears to rely on testimony from high level Trump Administration officials including former Attorney General bill barr and of course former Vice President mike pence. So lets start the hour with nbcs Aaron Gilchrist outside the court, Peter Alexander and kristen welker, the cohosts of weekend today, former fbi general counsel, andrew weissmann, kristy greenberg, and former u. S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg on set with us. So aaron, kick us off from outside the courthouse. Whats the atmosphere out there as we get closer to Pre
Office. What any of that portends is anyones guess at this hour. We have eyes on entrances and exits of that courthouse. Journalists there standing by and a few trained ears to the ground. As soon as we know something, anything at all, we will let you know. We should know today marks two weeks since donald trump announced that he had received a Target Letter in this case. It suggests he could be charged with Conspiracy To Defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct the january 6th session of congress, and depriving voters of their rights. Here with me are my guests. First, lets bring in justice and intelligence correspondent ken dilanian, who has been following all this for us today. Ken, bring us up to speed for what we do know at this hour. Reporter greetings from the department of justice, where we are not so patiently waiting for news that explains the developments you just laid out. There are a lot of uncertainties around this process, because this is two weeks to the day si
The seat of American Democracy. Its described in the indictment, it was fueled by lies. This hour, the charges, the coconspirators and trumps arraignment tomorrow. Plus, his defense as he compares his prosecution to nazi germany. And later, the reaction of his former Vice President , including copious notes mike pence turned over to the Special Counsel. Thats all ahead here on ana cabrera reports. Good morning, it is 10 00 eastern. Im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york. And today the seat of our government prepares for the arraignment of the 45th president of the United States. Donald trump called to appear at a District Courthouse tomorrow in washington to face four federal counts, including three conspiracies to defraud this country and subvert americans right to vote. Special counsel jack smiths 45page indictment details repeated and exhaustive efforts by trump to stay in power, a Pressure Campaign that involved attorneys and Campaign Operatives and lists six coconspirators that pr