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Chris Jansing Reports

first time since she was arrested and arraigned. >> and they're doing that because she seems to have said some things that maybe would have broken the terms of her release. >> bond conditions. exactly. whether they were threats or otherwise. in addition, we're also knowing that donald trump today through his lawyer is asking to compel the production of some evidence from the house select committee, from the january 6th committee. that's all going to be teed up today. mcafee is very efficient, the judge of this case. he takes it in. he narrows the issues. you know what we have been waiting for months, not weeks, for months, a trial date. fani willis has said try this case in august of 2024. she asked for that last year in 2023. we've been sitting here waiting. >> we are wain in so many let me go back to one of the te. things she just mentioned if i can, melissa. the way "the atlanta journal-constitution" put it about the agenda today, it includes the forme president's atlantal team wants access to lists of evidence disclosed to other trump attorneys in the separate federal election interference case in washington

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The Lead With Jake Tapper

welcome to the lead. how about this for question of the day? "fani willis, what are you thinking? exactly parks trisha murphy. murphy is a top opinion writer for "the atlanta journal constitution" asking that of district attorney fani willis who has yesterday to deny that she has a special relationship with a special prosecutor she hired, the stunning scandal revealed in legal briefs in georgia. donald trump was at the first hearing today since the allegations were revealed. plus inside the iowa caucuses, exactly how does this very american, very bizarre process work and why does iowa opt for this versus the more popular and easy primary process where voters just line up and vote in the polls? leading this hour, what could be a worsening global crisis for president biden, iranian-backed houthi militants warning of retaliation against the u.s. and its allies for strikes against houthis in yemen last night. the white house insists these were self-defense strikes intended to protect u.s. troops

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The Ingraham Angle

corruption have emerged. new court filings by a trump co-defendant indicate that her lover coordinated with the white house before she filed charges. he is also her, get this, special prosecutor in the case. talk about a cozy side hustle. now, "the atlanta journal constitution" described the situation this way: the bombshell public filing alleged that special prosecutor nathan wade, a private attorney paid for lavish vacations he took with willis using the fulton county funds that his law firm received. county records show that wade, who has played a prominent role in the election interference case has been paid nearly $654,000 in legal fees since january 2022. the d.a., fani willis, his friend, authorizes his compensation. question: who is going to

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The Ingraham Angle

corruption have emerged. new court filings by a trump co-defendant indicate that her lover coordinated with the white house before she filed charges. he is also her, get this special prosecutor in the case. talk about a cozy side hustle. now, "the atlanta journal constitution" described the situation this way: the bombshell public filing alleged that special prosecutor nathan wade, a private attorney paid for lavish vacations he took with willis using the fulton county funds that his law firm received. county records show that wade who has played a prominent role in the election interference case has been paid nearly $654,000 in legal fees since january 2022. the d.a., fani willis, his friend, authorizes his compensation. question: who is going to

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The 11th Hour With Stephanie Ruhle

codefendants saying, not so fast, we are not demanding a speedy trial. in fact, we are prepared to waive our speedy trial rights, and we're going to need far more time to prepare. >> a chorus of voices singing some special song. sydney powell, one of trump's other campaign lawyers, has also filed for a speedy trial. today, she pleaded not guilty, waving an arraignment on september 6th. meanwhile, mark meadows request to move his case to federal court is now in the hands of a judge who is asking for more information before making any decision. a judge has asked fani willis's team for more details. both sides have until five pm thursday to respond. with that, let's get smarter with help of our leadoff panel tonight. my friend, katie benner is here, pulitzer prize-winning reporter for the new york times, shannon mccaffrey, editor of the atlanta journal-constitution's georgia grand jury coverage, and barb mcquade, a veteran federal prosecutor, and former

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The 11th Hour With Stephanie Ruhle

with that, let's get smarter with help of our leadoff panel tonight. my friend, katie benner is here, pulitzer prize-winning reporter for the new york times, shannon mccaffrey, editor of the atlanta journal-constitution's georgia grand jury coverage, and barb mcquade, a veteran federal prosecutor, and former attorney for the eastern district of michigan. shannon, you are our hometown reporter tonight, help us understand this. fani willis appears to be taking the idea of a speedy trial to a whole other level with this request. what do we need to know? >> well, she said all along, you know, since this case began, we realized there were 19 defendants here that she wants these folks tried all together. she has said of the r. i. c. o. law, one of the reasons she likes it, is that it gives a jury the totality of a case, right? they're not seeing one angle of it. they're seeing the whole case. in her mind, this was all part of a criminal conspiracy. she wants to try these folks together. what's interesting is you have some of these defendants, you mentioned can't chesebro and sidney powell, wanting to go fast, and you have donald

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American Voices With Alicia Menendez

last debate last week. perhaps there is some hope here that the republican party can course correct and make a basic commitment to the truth. >> latosha, i'm sure you have thoughts on brian kemp but i want to make sure i get to something that is critical and easy to miss, your group along with other voting rights organization, you are pushing back against the process to verify a petition against a proposed police training center in atlanta which critics call cop city. the atlanta journal-constitution quotes if prior petition drives any kind to force a referendum on atlanta police safety training center could be -- lying byline view of 104,000-plus signings. a large number of rejected signatures would keep the question of the ballot, i don't have a ton of time but i do want to get you in latosha, on a house signature verification can undermine whose votes get counted and how much of our democracy is tied up in what can often look like bureaucracy? >> the bottom line is afforded

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Alex Witt Reports

2nd of 2024. while trump team wants to delay the trial until april of 2026. also on monday, a hearing to address mark meadows's request to move his election interference case from georgia to a federal courts, district attorney fani will miss us subpoena georgia secretary of state, brad raffensperger, and his former chief investigator, testifying in that one. raffensperger became a key witness in this case after trump was heard on that call asking raffensperger to find 11,000 votes after he lost georgia in 2020. and d.a. willis has requested trump and other defendants be arraigned the week of september 5th. it is unclear if trump will return to georgia for those proceedings or waive his right to appear. donald trump maintains his innocence and has pled not guilty to all of the charges that he is currently facing. joining me now, greg bluestein, msnbc political contributor political reporter for the atlanta journal-constitution, and also, author of flipped, how georgia turned purple and broke a monopoly on republican power.

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Symone

speedy trial as well. as a result, former president donald trump's new lawyer, he moved to sever donald trump's case from the other defendants. that may not be the only -- in fani willis's plan to try all dependents together. because on monday, a hearing will take place in mark meadows petition to move his case in georgia to federal course. jeffrey clark and david schaffer have filed similar petitions. then, also on monday, in washington d.c., a hearing in the federal election interference case against donald trump, judge catoctin is expected to set a trial date. no jack smith's team has proposed january 2nd 2024, donald trump's lawyer countered with april 2026, which is long after the 2024 election. joining me now, former federal prosecutor and msnbc legal analyst. greg bluestein it is also here. he's a reporter for the atlanta journal-constitution, and an msnbc contributor. greg, can i just say that this was -- what a week.

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