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hi there, everyone. it's 4:00 in new york. there's brand new reporting that drives home the fact that donald trump is his own worst enemy when it comes to his many, many, many legal problems and when it comes to the indictment and the classified documents investigation turning him from a disgraced twice impeached once indicted ex-president. in that case he has no one to blame but himself. "the washington post" reports late last year team trump hit a fork in a road, a point in which trump could have chosen an option that very well may have avoided an indictment in the documents case. ...

our special breaking news coverage on msnbc as donald j trump is likely facing his most serious legal challenge yet. today, we learned much more about the very serious federal criminal charges in involving his handling of top secret u.s. documents. today, special counsel jack smith released an indictment laying out the evidence against trump. nbc's laura jarrett has the details. >> new details on the stubborn move up the speed -- of a former president, also the leading republican challenger to president biden. special counsel jack smith alleging mr. trump mishandled classified docume...

that gives you enough time to make it all the way over to this studio, which is -- it's like a coin toss, in a way. [laughter] it's not a baseball. it's like a coin toss. >> i have time for one cocktail to be right back. >> but rachel, i have a couple of news things about what's gonna happen tomorrow. number one, you would really like this, donald trump rehearsed his plea on a boston radio show tonight. and we are gonna bring you that, what he is gonna say, when he is asked how he pleads. but there is this from the magistrate who's handling it tomorrow, who was the one who issued the...

we're building that wall. the justice department has just announced a special counsel to lead a new investigation into russian influence in the election and whether there was coordination with members of the trump campaign. president putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today. president trump becoming the fourth american president to face the prospect of impeachment. it feels as if, culturally, we're in a cold civil war. [theme music] [donald] when mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best. they're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, they're rapists...

"outfront" next, sources close to trump say they're preparing for yet another indictment. this as the attorney general fights back against trump's attacks. plus, exclusive cnn reporting from the front lines. ukraine making significant gains across the south. our crew on the scene taking cover as a russian plane dropped bombs nearby. our fred pleitgen is there. and a spoiler alert, the white house trying to squash a possible bid by the group no labels. how much could a third-party candidate hurt biden? let's go "outfront." good evening, i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, team...