This time than what we might have otherwise been expecting. If the allegations in this indictment are proven Beyond A Reasonable Doubt and a jury convicts some of these crimes, history will not ask, wow, how did america get to the point where they indicted a former president . History instead is going to ask, how did america get to the point where such a person could be elected to the presidency of the United States. Were actions such as these could be carried out from the oval office directed by a person who was elected president by the American People, along with his advisers. This is a grave day and a serious one for our country. Thank you for being with us here tonight. We know you had every choice in the world. But we are happy to have you here on what will go down in u. S. History as a black letter, bold faced date, August 1st 2023 is the date on which a former president and the leading president ial candidate of the Republican Party was indicted in Federal Court, accused of lead
And now it is a legal term. Ask anybody. Theyll tell you. Thank you, ari. See you later, joy. And we do continue to follow the breaking news tonight that donald trump has received indictment number three, courtesy of the d. C. Grand jury investigating his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. And let us just be clear, this is an historic moment in this country. Never has a president of the United States refused to relinquish power until trump. Never has a former president come up with a conspiracy that involves having their Vice President overturn the will of the people through the use of fake electors until trump. Never has a former president incited an insurrection with armed extremists to storm the u. S. Capitol until trump. And no u. S. President has ever been indicted before trump. And again for trump, this is indictment number three. And in many ways, it is the most historically significant one because its not just about his personal conduct. It is about us, our democracy. And n
Saturday, right before he had opportunity to speak in front of the House Oversight committee and Tell The Truth about what went on with burisma. Archers legal team is speaking back. An attempt to intimidate him in advance of his meeting with the House Oversight committee. Mr. Archer does not agree with that speculation. They are saying we take them at their word this was a mixup. Ainsley in miami, longtime employee of President Trump maralago estate is set to ap appear. Prosecutorial fiction. We do not expect to hear from the president today as he continues his Beach Vacation in delaware. He is taking 10 days off. Two hours from now, we expect to hear from devin archer. Today it is what should we expect from devin archer. On one hand, this is someone who would have intimate knowledge of henry tenons business dealings. He had a close relationship with hunter. It is evidence by this Text Exchange between devin archer and hunter biden that was revealed. Joey i will act my best here, the j
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
today on inside politics waiting and watching. we are about to find out how much donald trump will have to pay after being found liable for defamation and sexual abuse. it is now all up to the jury. we will have live updates from inside the courtroom. plus, pushing for a pause. president biden dispatched his cia director to help negotiate a deal to release israeli hostages kidnapped during the brutal october 7th attack. this as we are learning about a very tense call between the u.s. president and the israeli prime minister. and ignoring the supreme court. that s what the state of texas is doing when it comes to the southern border, and almost every republican governor is supporting the decision. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. as we speak donald trump s attorney is giving her closing argument in the e. jean carroll defamation trial. the jury will start deliberating this afternoon on how much trump must pay in damages. this morn