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governor of georgia, geoff duncan. >> and paula, notably there's been a flurry of activity at the courthouse. there's also been a flurry of activity on donald trump's social media accounts trying to discredit all of it, right? >> reporter: that's right. on social media he has gone after not only geoff duncan suggesting he, quote, shouldn't testify and dismissing him as a, quote, nasty disaster, he's also attacked the district attorney, fani willis. now, this is not new. he has previously called her a racist, a marxist. but in these new social media posts he has suggested that she is just, quote, out to get trump. now, boris, some of the former president's associates, they've told me they think there are legitimate concerns about whether elected prosecutors, in this case a democratic prosecutor, should be able to file charges against former presidents. they say that could set a dangerous precedent. but that's not the argument the former president is making here on social media. he appears to be pressuring a
can be considered a rico charge as well. that geoff duncan tweet or truth social post is certainly one that left me scratching my head about the quality of legal advice that donald trump is being given or the extent to which he's listening to the high-priced lawyers that are advising him in this matter. >> ladies, thank you, and i want to add, if donald trump is indicted and if this does go to trial, in georgia, trials like that can be televised. it's pretty routine. like the other cases currently facing donald trump, this is one that the public could see. coming up next, what hunter biden says prosecutors reneged on in his plea deal with the government. first, though, we check back in with a family we spoke to last week on maui who were looking for their loved ones in lahaina. where their search stands and what they say they need now. where their search stands and what they say they need now. and mine's unlisted. try boost® high protein with 20 grams of protein for muscle health versus 16 grams in ensure® high protein.
can start and end your day with duncan. a lot of doctors recommend that. >> i don't know why he's saying you have to end your day after you have one of these drinks. maybe it could be the start of the day with brunch. nevertheless, four flavors of coffee, four flavors of tea. you can try a variety pack. for now the drinks are only available in a few states, at grocery, convenience and liquor stores. is d.c. in there? florida is. >> of course. >> it's exactly what boston needed. >> exactly. thank you for joining us this afternoon. we hope you enjoy your boozy brew if you're having one. the lead with jake tapper starts right now. as a georgia grand jury meets, donald trump goes on the attack. "the lead" starts right now. a moment of truth in fulton
fourth indictment. >> is there any chance you'll take a plea deal? >> he doesn't take a plea deal. that's a wise guy question. >> reporter: trump lashing out at former georgia lieutenant governor and cnn contributor jeff duncan, a republican set to testify before the grand jury today. >> i'm going to answer the questions presented to me like i did in the special grand jury. to the best of my ability i'm going to answer the questions. >> duncan declined to say whether he felt intimidated. there were a series of insults aimed at duncan. >> with this tampering, he's trying to send a message to duncan to withhold or whatever. trump just doesn't seem to be able to help himself. >> reporter: this week's grand jury presentation the culmination of a sprawling two and a half year criminal investigation, covering trump's
york might move their case to allow jack smith to bring his first. alvin bragg's case is considered the least credible and the least important of them all, i think it's fair to say, among legal experts. >> i certainly agree with that. i think there's a game of dominos that will happen here. alvin bragg has made a point of hinting, maybe a bit more than that, in his public interviews that he would be willing to consider moving off that date. it's not solely up to the prosecutor. if he did want to move, he would have to go to his state judge in new york and ask to move that trial. i think if judge chutkan and jack smith's team needed that time, there's a compelling argument to go into the court on the hush money case and say let's put this off. >> let me ask you about the social media post from trump about geoff duncan, he was reading reports that duncan was going to testify before the grand jury.
who was asked to come and testify. he's been kind of live-tweeting this of sorts. first he said he was coming in early ahead of his time originally assigned tomorrow. and then he said that he's sitting in the hallway, he's sitting right next to geoff duncan, the former lieutenant governor here in georgia, says he likes the guy. he said they're talking about everything but the grand jury proceedings. but the bottom line is neither of them have testified yet. we still have two witnesses along with a possible three more. so that just kind of tells us we could be in for a long night here in front of the courthouse. >> blayne, you've covered fani willis. is there anything about her moving duncan and the independent journalist to today from tomorrow that tells you that she's eager to sort of accelerate her own timetable, or are you just reading this into sort of grand jury management? >> you know, i think it shows, one, yes, they are trying to accelerate this. all along we kind of thought that a case of this magnitude,
at the state capitol. posting, "change of plans, i'm going to court today. they're moving faster than they thought." and there are also reports tonight that former georgia lieutenant governor geoff duncan, a conservative republican, was also told to be ready earlier than expected to testify. donald trump posting on social media just today telling duncan not to testify. the former president also posted new attacks about the prosecutor today. he has tried unsuccessfully to kick her off the case. she will need to convince 12 of 23 grand jurors that trump and others should be criminally charged. among the key pieces of evidence at the center of the case, the phone call from the former president to georgia's secretary of state, brad raffesnberger, pleading with him to find the votes. >> so, look, all i want to do is this, i just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have, because we won the state. >> reporter: trump asking republican officials to find
lieutenant governor of georgia jeff duncan will testify before the grand jury. he wouldn't. followed by a number of insults. >> witness tampering blatantly. he's sending a message to duncan to withhold. trump doesn't seem to be able to help himself. >> reporter: this week's grand jury presentation, the culmination of a sprawling 2.5 year criminal investigation covering trump's call to georgia secretary of state fred raffensperger. >> i just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have, because we won the state. >> reporter: to the fake electors who convened to cast illegitimate votes for trump, and a voting systems breach in rural coffee county. witnesses including representative bee nguyen and jen jordan testifying about
witnesses are telling them behind closed doors. >> reporter: an atlanta jury arriving to hear the case on donald trump's attempts to overturn the election in 2020. fulton county district attorney fani willis expected to seek charges against more than a dozen individuals. security already ramped up around the local courthouse as the former president faces down a likely fourth indictment. >> is there any chance you take a plea deal? >> no plea deal. we did nothing wrong. we don't take plea deals. it's a wise guy question. >> reporter: trump lashing out at former lieutenant governor geoff duncan. >> i'm going to answer the questions presented to me much like i did in the special grand jury, whatever the questions are, to the best of my ability i'll answer the questions. >> reporter: duncan declining to say whether he felt intimidated after trump posted today, i'm reading reports that failed