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Smith's job includes the drafting of a model -- of a draft indictment. >> i have said on this show that the most dangerous place to be these days is between bill barr and a camera when asked about this case. another example. here he is on cbs. >> based on the facts as the facts come out, i think over time people will see this is not a case of the department of justice, you know, conducting a witch-hunt. in fact, they approached this very delicately and with deference to the president, and this would have gone nowhere had the president just returned the documents. but he jerked them around for ...

Separate case in florida, it's likely about him or else they could be buttoning up the testimony. but the venue point that carol made i think is really important here. it's a little legally arcane, but here's the deal. if they bring a case in the wrong venue, and venue means that a case has to be brought where the crimes occurred, and they choose wrong at the end of the day, the whole case can go away. it can't be retried. so i think right now smith is -- well, actually, i this smith has made all his decisions. the fact that there was this meeting yesterday only happens when everything is fine...

Indictment. really? almost as soon as you want from this point on all you have to do once you're done with witnesses show them. the draft indictment explained the law. have them vote. i've seen that process take place in under an hour. so i think alvin braga's is still the leader in the clubhouse. i think funny. willis is like likely in second and jack smith while you're right that the pace has picked up quite a bit. he's still got to go through merrick arland, who has shown us that he is not a fast decision maker. he does not act quickly. and yet, i think that it's jack smith, who has the mos...

Was a very unusual weekend. jack smith, as i said, seems to have lapped him. what do you see? big picture? i still think alvin bragg is the leader in this horse race, so to speak, because he can move so quickly. i mean, we know the grand jury is reconvening on monday. we don't know exactly whether they're going to hear a witness. but once you're at this point in the proceedings, michael, if you're the d, a. you can obtain an indictment. really almost as soon as you want from this point on all you have to do once you're done with witnesses show them. the draft indictment explained the law. have...

What is the latest on the hush money probe? >> reporter: we're awaiting to see when the grand jury will reconvene. there is a chance it could be as soon as monday. and the question is, to what extent is alvin bragg wrapped up with his work? is he working on a draft indictment at this point to bring forward before the grand jurors or potentially days or weeks away? and has the intention of expanding this probe and trying to build a better case before bringing it before the grand jurors. we do not have an answer to that question. we know that donald trump is remaining here in mar-a-lago, where i...