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>> that was special counsel jack smith. we knew he wasn't going to take questions, even though one eager reporter attempted there, talking about the federal charges facing former president donald trump and one of his aides. the indictment released this afternoon, detailing 37 charges facing mr. trump, including the willful retention of national defense information and obstruction of justice. let's discuss with my panel. mark, let me start with you. i want you to translate for us, when jack smith says that they are going to pursue a speedy trial pursuant to all the rights the accused has. how soon will this began? >> he is aware that the department of justice has a policy that they don't want to do anything to interfere with the election. we have over 500 days from the first election and two months from the first debate, then the primaries. he's aware of that. and the talking point is out there. trying to undermine the idea that add heerns -- he is trying to confirm to the people of the united states who are hearing him righ
>> that was special counsel jack smith. we knew he wasn't going to take questions, even though one eager reporter attempted there, talking about the federal charges facing former president donald trump and one of his aides. the indictment released this afternoon, detailing 37 charges facing mr. trump, including the willful retention of national defense information and obstruction of justice. let's discuss with my panel. mark, let me start with you. i want you to translate for us, when...
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jack smith speaking about the indictment. but i want to bring in cnn's paula reed and evan perez who have been all over this story. paula, the justice department has basically ceded control of the narrative to trump and his lawyers about the indictment since last night, but now we are about to hear from the prosecutors. >> that's right. we're about to hear from special counsel jack smith for the first time since he took over this investigation back in november. he's only actually been spotted out in public once during the entire course of this probe. it will be very interesting to see. i expect he will speak maybe for a couple of minutes. he's not expected to take questions, though i expect the press corps in attendance is going to try. but he's given former president trump about 16 hours of lead time to fill a void of information here. we have just gotten the indictment unsealed. we've been going through it and reporting on it. it will be interesting to see what jack smith has to say to the american people about the work tha
jack smith speaking about the indictment. but i want to bring in cnn's paula reed and evan perez who have been all over this story. paula, the justice department has basically ceded control of the narrative to trump and his lawyers about the indictment since last night, but now we are about to hear from the prosecutors. >> that's right. we're about to hear from special counsel jack smith for the first time since he took over this investigation back in november. he's only actually been...
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jack smith. here's what he said to us. >> the idea of equal justice is not playing out here, and so that's a real concern to all americans, and so as a policymaker for all, we want to look at the weaponization -- >> is that a good look for the president to have documents in a bathroom? >> well, i don't know, the current president with a document in a garage unlocked? a bathroom can lock. >> and now, looking, jake, from the leadership over in the u.s. senate which is silence, and one of our colleagues nicky robertson tried to ask mitch mcconnell a question about it, and he did not answer the question, and he normally does not talk in the hallway, but he has not released a public statement nor has john thune the whip, and such a split screen between the house leaders and the republican leaders. >> interesting. thank you, lauren fox. >> and still nothing from john thune. and the panel with us, and alyssa griffin, and trump's indictment is creating a divide obviously in the gop, and the republican ho
jack smith. here's what he said to us. >> the idea of equal justice is not playing out here, and so that's a real concern to all americans, and so as a policymaker for all, we want to look at the weaponization -- >> is that a good look for the president to have documents in a bathroom? >> well, i don't know, the current president with a document in a garage unlocked? a bathroom can lock. >> and now, looking, jake, from the leadership over in the u.s. senate which is...
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. ♪ ♪ >>> after today special counsel jack smith could be a major step closer to deciding if donald trump will face charges related to the ongoing probe into trying to turn -- to overturn the 2020 election results. these two men are the reason why i say that. former trump lawyer rudy giuliani and georgia secretary of state brad raffensperger. cnn has exclusively learned federal investigators interviewed julian ngiuliani in weeks and raffensperger is expected to face questions. this has to do with the parallel special counsel investigation by the justice department into trump's, forts to change the outcome of his 2020 election loss. you'll recall raffensperger was the state official that donald trump asked in that phone call to find the votes he said he needed in georgia. let's get to the person who has covered this soup to nuts from beginning to end, sara murray joining me now. let's start with rudy giuliani. what more are we learning about this? >> well, kate, my colleague paula reid and i found out that rudy giuliani did sit down with federal investigators in recent weeks and his politi
. ♪ ♪ >>> after today special counsel jack smith could be a major step closer to deciding if donald trump will face charges related to the ongoing probe into trying to turn -- to overturn the 2020 election results. these two men are the reason why i say that. former trump lawyer rudy giuliani and georgia secretary of state brad raffensperger. cnn has exclusively learned federal investigators interviewed julian ngiuliani in weeks and raffensperger is expected to face questions. this...
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has time to tell jack smith and the special counsel that he will come in to provide evidence to grand jury, but we do not anticipate that is going to happen, john. >> a range of possibility, but no question, evan, we are on high alert with possible news coming from one of the locations. we will let you go back to work and back to the phones. sara? >> thank you, john. we will bring in national correspondent kristen holmes, and i know that you have been talking to the trump team. what are you hearing? are they nervous that an indictment is imminent? >> it is not so much nervous, but they are planning on an indictment to be imminent and not so much of anything that vi heard from the department of justice, but they are looking at what we have been looking at, and they know that he has received the target letter, and former chief of staff mark meadows has testified before the grand jury, and something that is going to be happening where trump is in bedminster, and trump is to have more advisers to join him, and it is possible that he is going to be indicted. he has told allies that, and i
has time to tell jack smith and the special counsel that he will come in to provide evidence to grand jury, but we do not anticipate that is going to happen, john. >> a range of possibility, but no question, evan, we are on high alert with possible news coming from one of the locations. we will let you go back to work and back to the phones. sara? >> thank you, john. we will bring in national correspondent kristen holmes, and i know that you have been talking to the trump team. what...
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to watch the arraignment, but i don't know if jack smith will or will not be there. >> and laura, whether he is there or not, but obviously, he is still in charge of it, but we will get a better sense of it of who is in the weeds here, right? >> of course, we saw him present, but he did not speak much when he was in a meeting with trump's attorneys prior to the indictment coming down, and part of the gravitas here, but this is how routine and mundane this part of the case can be is the reading of the charges. it is going to be very anti-climatic to know what the charges are, but it does not take away from the fact that it is monumental occasion of a former president walking into a federal courthouse with federal indictment, and multiple and dozens of charges at this point in time, and things related to things that he did following presidency. and so some humility in terms of the courtroom experience, but very, very quick it is expected to happen. >> and so maybe we will see some humility, and perhaps we should see some humility, and it should be a humbling experience. >> correct. >> and i
to watch the arraignment, but i don't know if jack smith will or will not be there. >> and laura, whether he is there or not, but obviously, he is still in charge of it, but we will get a better sense of it of who is in the weeds here, right? >> of course, we saw him present, but he did not speak much when he was in a meeting with trump's attorneys prior to the indictment coming down, and part of the gravitas here, but this is how routine and mundane this part of the case can be is...
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smith, the special counsel, and that they might have to accommodate a career official at the justice department who can at least hear this letter they wrote, and that there is prosecutorial misconduct, and they did not specify what that prosecutorial misconduct is, and that president has been treated like anyone in the history of the presidency, and that is partly what the beef is and what they want to try to bring across in this meeting today. now, again, we don't know the specifics of that alleged misconduct that they are making or claiming, but we do know that one of the things that they are very unhappy with is that jack smith and the prosecutors have obtained a trove of information of attorney/client information, and information that is normally shielded from investigators, and they got that because the judge determined that this there was an exception under fraud that obtained that evidence of exactly what this meeting is going to go, and who exactly they are meeting with, and what they want is to lay some claims about the way this investigation is ongoing. john? >> and questio
smith, the special counsel, and that they might have to accommodate a career official at the justice department who can at least hear this letter they wrote, and that there is prosecutorial misconduct, and they did not specify what that prosecutorial misconduct is, and that president has been treated like anyone in the history of the presidency, and that is partly what the beef is and what they want to try to bring across in this meeting today. now, again, we don't know the specifics of that...
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here is what garland had to say today about special counsel jack smith and his work so far. >> as i said when i pointed mr. smith, i did so because it underscores the justice department's commitment to an oath of independence and accountability. mr. smith is a veteran career prosecutor. he's assembled a group of experienced and talented prosecutors and agents who share his commitment to integrity and the rule of law. >> reporter: so smith's team does have a little bit of distance from garland and what garland is doing as the attorney general. smith's team can choose to bring cases when they want to, though they do sit within the justice department and the administration, and their work continues, not just getting ready for trial here in florida, but they just had grand jury witnesses in yesterday from the nevada gop related to the january 6th investigation. so lots still to watch as the special counsel's office work continues. >> lots to watch indeed. i want to go to cnn's kristen holmes who is in bedminster, new jersey. he held a fund-raiser last night, as we mentioned. i know you have
here is what garland had to say today about special counsel jack smith and his work so far. >> as i said when i pointed mr. smith, i did so because it underscores the justice department's commitment to an oath of independence and accountability. mr. smith is a veteran career prosecutor. he's assembled a group of experienced and talented prosecutors and agents who share his commitment to integrity and the rule of law. >> reporter: so smith's team does have a little bit of distance...
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>> i think the importance of jack smith -- i know the justice department and the way that the system operates right now, they're trying to restore normalcy to the department after the last few tumultuous years. and there's this great reluctance for them to speak anything or say anything outside of these court documents. but the importance of jack smith coming out today is that you need to have someone who can explain to the american public this is what we've done, this is what this investigation has done, according to this document the federal bureau of investigation opened a criminal investigation of the former president on march 30th of 2022. so this investigation has been going on since march 30th of last year. and you know, it's important for jack smith, who has run this investigation since he became special counsel, for someone to stand before the cameras and the american public and explain what it is that this investigation has done, why it's important to do these things, why it's important to bring these charges. >> it's actually not just 31 counts. it's 1 to 31 for willful re
>> i think the importance of jack smith -- i know the justice department and the way that the system operates right now, they're trying to restore normalcy to the department after the last few tumultuous years. and there's this great reluctance for them to speak anything or say anything outside of these court documents. but the importance of jack smith coming out today is that you need to have someone who can explain to the american public this is what we've done, this is what this...
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so there is going to be choices that jack smith makes about which disclosures he's going to insist on and which not. with trump speaking about it, you kind of don't need the document. >> look, this is a big day hearing this audio, this exclusive audio obtained by cnn. juliet, norm, thank you to both of you. boris? >>> still to come on "cnn news central," ukrainian officials say at least three people including a child are dead after russian strikes hit a popular restaurant. we're going to take you live to the scene. >>> plus, the supreme court deciding a case that would have radically changed u.s. elections. we're going to tell you how the justices ruled. >>> plus, the cdc telling doctors to be on the lookout for symptoms of malaria, cases spreading within the united states for the first time in 20 years. what you need to know straight ahead. you can find us in big cities and small towns across the us, where our focus is to always support the people who live and work there. because you cacall these communities home, and we do too. pnc bank. using the finest materials, like indulgent me
so there is going to be choices that jack smith makes about which disclosures he's going to insist on and which not. with trump speaking about it, you kind of don't need the document. >> look, this is a big day hearing this audio, this exclusive audio obtained by cnn. juliet, norm, thank you to both of you. boris? >>> still to come on "cnn news central," ukrainian officials say at least three people including a child are dead after russian strikes hit a popular...
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they have handed off the reins to jack smith because of that. he has talked about the talking points of hey, this is the biden, doj, and the biden fbi, and the biden, and you insert the next, but the backing of the special counsel is going to bode well that this is about the separation from biden, from general garland to of course jack smith. >> trying to make it if i can go back to the the charges being avoided if they had just returned the documents. >> it sounds like all of it could have been avoided if he had just returned boxes. the actual notion that you can retain the keys to the castle, and still be a president of, and a new person has been sworn into and once there actual notice that you lack the authority to have the documents and the back and forth to the point to have the fbi execute a search warrant, and so many points in time that it could have been avoided, and the core of the indictment, and not just the willful retention of the document, but it is the willful obstruction a and there is a to prove it oirm and these two, none of t
they have handed off the reins to jack smith because of that. he has talked about the talking points of hey, this is the biden, doj, and the biden fbi, and the biden, and you insert the next, but the backing of the special counsel is going to bode well that this is about the separation from biden, from general garland to of course jack smith. >> trying to make it if i can go back to the the charges being avoided if they had just returned the documents. >> it sounds like all of it...
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after today special counsel jack smith he could be a big step closer to answering that and here is the reason, well, two reasons, these two men, former trump lawyer rudy giuliani and georgia's secretary of state brad raffensperger, both central characters in the trump saga to overturn the 2020 election results. both now speaking to federal investigators about those efforts, and cnn has now exclusively learned federal investigators interviewed giuliani in recent weeks and today raffensperger is now expected to face questions himself. you will recall he was one of the republicans to stand up and stop trump from finding the 11,000 plus votes that he said that he needed to change the outcome in georgia. and there's more. a new lawsuit just filed. donald trump is now suing e. jean carroll for defamation. this comes after, of course, the jury in new york found trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming her. let's get started. cnn's katelyn polantz is polling all of this. katelyn, first let's talk about the reporting about rudy giuliani. what more are you learning? >> reporter: well, kate
after today special counsel jack smith he could be a big step closer to answering that and here is the reason, well, two reasons, these two men, former trump lawyer rudy giuliani and georgia's secretary of state brad raffensperger, both central characters in the trump saga to overturn the 2020 election results. both now speaking to federal investigators about those efforts, and cnn has now exclusively learned federal investigators interviewed giuliani in recent weeks and today raffensperger is...
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>> because jack smith wrapped them both into one indictment. they are now considered co-defendants, and i would expect them to commntinue to communicate and why should they distance themselves. as co-defendants they will have counsel who will work together and decide what defenses should be, and how to present at trial, and he is going to have a separate attorney, but under a similar defense team, and the reason it is significant is because people talk about the expectation to flip this particular person. i hear about this notion of flipping someone as if you try to get the biggest fish in the pond, but it is essential to think about this indictment, and it says trump employee two, and employee walt nauta and the fact that they are conspirators and having them allegedly on the same indictment does not preclude them from having correspondence from here on out, and the judge will not preclude them from being separate. >> and if you are walt nauta, and are you wanting to be tied like this, because there is a disparity? >> walt nauta ought to be co
>> because jack smith wrapped them both into one indictment. they are now considered co-defendants, and i would expect them to commntinue to communicate and why should they distance themselves. as co-defendants they will have counsel who will work together and decide what defenses should be, and how to present at trial, and he is going to have a separate attorney, but under a similar defense team, and the reason it is significant is because people talk about the expectation to flip this...
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and so until jack smith tells us otherwise, that what we believe. >> and so, speaking of jack smith, any information of the meeting that took place between doj and the attorneys of donald trump and the investigators looking into the documents? >> well, he turned up at the meeting that the trump team had asked for at the justice department, and they did not get a meeting with the attorney general which is what they had requested, but jack smith did show up as did the top career prosecutor official at the justice department who they had a meeting with. again, they were in there for 90 minutes, and john, they were told, and rather, they were not told if there was an imminent charge or indictment coming for the former president, and they were told that it is unfair, and the former president is being treated unfairly. >> thank you for you there in washington. >>> a florida woman was shot and killed by her neighbor, also a mother, and how a dispute over the children led to her tragic death. >>> also, the school board in oklahoma, has listed the first charter school to be publicly funded. b
and so until jack smith tells us otherwise, that what we believe. >> and so, speaking of jack smith, any information of the meeting that took place between doj and the attorneys of donald trump and the investigators looking into the documents? >> well, he turned up at the meeting that the trump team had asked for at the justice department, and they did not get a meeting with the attorney general which is what they had requested, but jack smith did show up as did the top career...
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who is microman and what does it tell us about what jack smith is looking into? >> john, micke roman was a campaign official in 2020, one of the people working on the scheme to essentially convince battle ground states that donald trump had lost, to submit to congress that actually he had won, the fake electors scheme. you might not recognize his face. you might not have heard his name before, but this is why mike roman matters as someone who's speaking to the justice department. it's because this, take a listen to what he said previously when he was being asked by investigators what happened. here's microke roman, testifyin about what happened on january 6th on capitol hill. >> what was your role, if any, having alternate electors meet in states where trump lost, including pennsylvania. >> the fifth. >> did you discuss the alternate electors plan with president trump either before or after the electors met and cast votes on december 14th, 2020? >> the fifth. >> so you see there mike roman is not providing answers to the congressional investigators, but we do now
who is microman and what does it tell us about what jack smith is looking into? >> john, micke roman was a campaign official in 2020, one of the people working on the scheme to essentially convince battle ground states that donald trump had lost, to submit to congress that actually he had won, the fake electors scheme. you might not recognize his face. you might not have heard his name before, but this is why mike roman matters as someone who's speaking to the justice department. it's...
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and special counsel has another, and i mean, jack smith, who is the special counsel who is doing the classified documents case has another one for january 6th. >> yes and he has indicted the documents case, but he is investigating on january 6th, and did donald trump have any role of trying to steal the election beforehand and inciting the january 6th insurrection. we know that he has heard from several key insiders and that case is pending, and the fact that he has decided on the mar-a-lago case does not tell us when or whether he is going to decide on january 6th, but that is in the case. >> and finally another januaryth case which is in fulton county which is in atlanta. >> yes, and now back to the state level, and this is the elected d.a. fani willis who is looking into racketeering and organized group in organizing crime, and this is looking into donald trump trying to interfere with the georgia election, and we remember the infamous call to brad raffensperger trying to find more votes, and she has signaled that she is likely to charge this summer in august. >> so four cases pra
and special counsel has another, and i mean, jack smith, who is the special counsel who is doing the classified documents case has another one for january 6th. >> yes and he has indicted the documents case, but he is investigating on january 6th, and did donald trump have any role of trying to steal the election beforehand and inciting the january 6th insurrection. we know that he has heard from several key insiders and that case is pending, and the fact that he has decided on the...
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cnn has learned that special counsel jack smith is using this second grand jury there, the first as we know was in washington, d.c., moments ago a spokesperson for donald trump arrived at the federal courthouse in miami. there he is. now, all of this, all of this activity, the meeting with trump lawyers and the justice department, this grand jury in florida, the testimony we're learning about from mark meadows, all of it points to the investigation into the potential mishandling of classified materials appearing to be nearing its final stages. cnn senior crime and justice reporter katelyn polantz outside the court in miami. why don't you bring us up to speed. >> reporter: well, john, taylor and his attorney stanley woodward did arrive a half an hour ago to the federal courthouse in downtown miami. they wouldn't answer any questions about why they were here or why they believed they were here in miami rather than in washington, d.c. where we saw for months grand jury activity, but our reporting team has been able to confirm that they are here today because of the special counsel's inves
cnn has learned that special counsel jack smith is using this second grand jury there, the first as we know was in washington, d.c., moments ago a spokesperson for donald trump arrived at the federal courthouse in miami. there he is. now, all of this, all of this activity, the meeting with trump lawyers and the justice department, this grand jury in florida, the testimony we're learning about from mark meadows, all of it points to the investigation into the potential mishandling of classified...
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we know that one of the things jack smith's team had the benefit of was a miami-based prosecutor, her name is karen gilbert, she actually supervised the last case involving mar-a-lago, a chinese national who snuck her way into mar-a-lago back in 2019, when donald trump was still president. she helped oversee some of the steps before prosecutors carried out that extraordinary search that we saw of mar-a-lago last august, and so we know that behind the scenes, jake, the prosecution knew that the issue of venue was going to present itself. the fact is that mar-a-lago is down here, the former president left washington hours before donald trump -- before joe biden was sworn in as president, and so that meant that most likely, the best place to bring this case and the most natural place to bring this case was here in florida. it poses a number of issues to prosecutors, which i'm sure you guys have already talked about, one of them is, of course, this is probably a friendlier jury pool for donald trump compared to the one in washington, d.c., where a grand jury has been hearing a lot of the
we know that one of the things jack smith's team had the benefit of was a miami-based prosecutor, her name is karen gilbert, she actually supervised the last case involving mar-a-lago, a chinese national who snuck her way into mar-a-lago back in 2019, when donald trump was still president. she helped oversee some of the steps before prosecutors carried out that extraordinary search that we saw of mar-a-lago last august, and so we know that behind the scenes, jake, the prosecution knew that the...
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. >>> this morning, what might be the most explosive evidence that jack smith has against donald trum. an audio recording from where trump is holding secret documents where he is bragging about having them. >> i just found -- isn't that amazing except that it is highly -- this is vek het. >> overnight, reaction from quote the derain and we will sgrrm and sara murray, you could hear the remarkable audio quality to hear the former president in his own word in that moment, quite revealing. >> it is very revealing, and when you are thinking of the backdrop of this meeting. he is meeting with people working on a book with mark meadows and work on a sensitive document about potential attack plan against iran, and you can even hear donald trump acknowledge that the document has not been declassified, and he has no way to do that now that he is no longer the pft. listen to a portion of this tape. >> these are bad, sick people. >> that the cue, against you. like when and with milley, he said that, for example, he said that i wanted to attack iran, and look at this amazing big pile of papers he
. >>> this morning, what might be the most explosive evidence that jack smith has against donald trum. an audio recording from where trump is holding secret documents where he is bragging about having them. >> i just found -- isn't that amazing except that it is highly -- this is vek het. >> overnight, reaction from quote the derain and we will sgrrm and sara murray, you could hear the remarkable audio quality to hear the former president in his own word in that moment,...
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i don't think garland would have particularly undermined jack smith. so i think this is how they meetings normally go. you sit down with the people who are working on the case under him. i think they're just going by the book. >> always appreciate your perspective. jennifer rodgers, thank you for the time. >> thanks. >>> in russia's war on ukraine, a cnn exclusive shedding light on who may have launched this drone at the creme ling a months ant. sources say u.s. intelligence believe it was likely sabotage agents inside russia who are working for ukraine. the sources add that ukraine has cultivated this network of sympathizers, supplying them with cements drones. in a taka, what does ukraine say about this network? >> when we asked ukraine, that ukraine had been cultivating this network of sympathizers and well-trained actors within russia, the secure service gave us a rather colorful quote. what they said was that we will comment on instances of cotton only after our victory, adding that cotton is burning and will continue burning. cotton is a slang wo
i don't think garland would have particularly undermined jack smith. so i think this is how they meetings normally go. you sit down with the people who are working on the case under him. i think they're just going by the book. >> always appreciate your perspective. jennifer rodgers, thank you for the time. >> thanks. >>> in russia's war on ukraine, a cnn exclusive shedding light on who may have launched this drone at the creme ling a months ant. sources say u.s....
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this is a request from special attorney jack smith. this is online, and less than a week after former president trump plead guilty -- plead not guilty to those charges. and so as to the allegations, former attorney general barr said that he will put his own interests above everything else. >> would he put his own interests above the country? >> yes, he will always put his own ego above the country. he is like a defiant 9-year-old kid to push a glass toward his parents, and he is a very petty individual who will put his personal gratification of his ego ahead of the country's. >> political chief correspondent dana bash is joining us, but it is not just the indictment here, but former attorney general barr calling trump petty. >> you are right, rahel, because what bill barr did yesterday was basically take down the former president and not on this one issue only with the classify documents in indictment, but on the core of who he is, and the core of his character or the way he described it lack thereof, and calling him a narcissist, and
this is a request from special attorney jack smith. this is online, and less than a week after former president trump plead guilty -- plead not guilty to those charges. and so as to the allegations, former attorney general barr said that he will put his own interests above everything else. >> would he put his own interests above the country? >> yes, he will always put his own ego above the country. he is like a defiant 9-year-old kid to push a glass toward his parents, and he is a...
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it seems like jack smith wants to check the boxes with some of these people, get some interviews he's done. so we'll see. >>> we will be watching. sara murray, thank you so much. >>> the other focus of the probe centers on his alleged mishandling, and now trump is scrambling to defend himself after a key piece of the prosecution's case was made public. in the 2021 reporting, he discusses and physically holds, a classified document he kept after leaving the white house. elaine, it sounds like trump has a new excuse here. >> he's said a number of things to defend himself. even before the audio, people had said he waved around a classified document with staffers around the room who does not have security clearances. his most recent response is, of course, he denies any wrongdoing, but at first he federally didn't even bring up the document in the first statement. he referenced different plans scattered on his desk, different copies of articles. let's listen to what he initially told us. >> my voice was fine. what did i say wrong? i didn't seen see the reporting. all i know is i did in fa
it seems like jack smith wants to check the boxes with some of these people, get some interviews he's done. so we'll see. >>> we will be watching. sara murray, thank you so much. >>> the other focus of the probe centers on his alleged mishandling, and now trump is scrambling to defend himself after a key piece of the prosecution's case was made public. in the 2021 reporting, he discusses and physically holds, a classified document he kept after leaving the white house. elaine,...
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jack smith himself, to voice their complaints how the investigation has gone on. but the former president doesn't think that's enough. he wants them to take a tougher stance against the justice department. one interesting thing i learned as i was reporting on trump's legal team. when they got the target letter from the justice department saying he was a target in this investigation, notification from prosecutors allows the person who receives that letter to either present evidence to the grand jury or even go and testify themselves. i am told that trump expressed some interest in doing that. it's not clear how serious he was about it. but it is something that he talked about when they got that letter. he did not do so. we will see him today. we may not see him go in. but we know what he is expected to say in court today. that's not guilty. >> all eyes on miami for the rest of the day. >> no question about that. >>> one thing that all the eyes will be watching is the security situation on the ground. you can see why it would be cause for concern. we know that miami
jack smith himself, to voice their complaints how the investigation has gone on. but the former president doesn't think that's enough. he wants them to take a tougher stance against the justice department. one interesting thing i learned as i was reporting on trump's legal team. when they got the target letter from the justice department saying he was a target in this investigation, notification from prosecutors allows the person who receives that letter to either present evidence to the grand...
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. >>> special counsel jack smith has convened a second grand jury to hear testimony over donald trump's handling of classified documents. what prosecutors are now doing in florida. this is "cnn news central." ♪ ♪ >>> new this morning, former trump aide taylor budowich is in a federal courthouse in miami. jack smith is using a second grand jury there as he is investigating donald trump's handling of classified documents and that investigation appears to be nearing its final stages now. cnn has also learned trump's former chief of staff mark meadows that he testified before a federal grand jury in both special counsel investigations. cnn's caitlin poantz is in miami. let's start with this new second grand jury right now. what are you hearing about this? >> well, kate, there is activity today, taylor budowich did arrive with his attorney a little bit earlier this morning and they've been inside the federal courthouse apparently in that secret proceeding where the special counsel investigators are asking, we believe, about this possible mishandling of classified records, that particular
. >>> special counsel jack smith has convened a second grand jury to hear testimony over donald trump's handling of classified documents. what prosecutors are now doing in florida. this is "cnn news central." ♪ ♪ >>> new this morning, former trump aide taylor budowich is in a federal courthouse in miami. jack smith is using a second grand jury there as he is investigating donald trump's handling of classified documents and that investigation appears to be nearing...
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you were part of the team that broke the story that jack smith had this tape in his possession. do we know yet if they have the actual document that trump was apparently referring to? >> we don't know if they ever found this particular document. we know that the trump team was subpoenaed for anything related to mark milley. they were not able to locate this so wasn't handed over from the trump team. what we do know is they're aware of the document. they have spoken to mark milley and at least one other person who was in the room for this meeting who could talk about what exactly they saw. there are other ways that they can trying to piece together for themselves and potentially eventually for a jury exactly what was going on here. >> laura, from a former federal prosecutor's perspective, how strong is the tape if trump is saying there was a bunch of newspapers i was waving. >> well, the transcript. now to hear the audio of this is very hard to sort of disassociate the idea of it being a document in front of him. his comments about, it wasn't a document, per se, his comments abou
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we are hearing word from house conservatives trying to push for jac jack smith to testify, move, restrict funding from the justice department or zero out salaries of key federal officials including fbi director chris wray. that is not being embraced particularly among top senate republicans or the number two republican, john thune. >> you have to understand. we need a justice department, a law enforcement agency and these ideas obviously we need accountability and oversight. the job we have to make sure they're doing the job the right way, but are we going to get rid of the justice department? no. and i think defunding it is a really bad idea. >> missing the obvious. somebody that has hundreds and hundreds of top secrets in his house. showing it to uncleared people and then lied about it. i'm not in the mood for defending that. >> we should impeach merrick garland. clearly abusing power of his position. we ought to impeach director wray as well. >> reporter: and that last comment coming from congressman bob good. member of that far right house freedom caucus. members who pushed to go furt
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jack smith is not telling us right now, but certainly, i think the body language from the former president and they tell us that they believe this is coming to a crucial point. >> all right. we'll be waiting. it could be very soon. evan perez. >>> legal analysis, the cnn legal analyst. so as we know, trump's attorneys they've alleged prosecutorial misconduct and not an uncommon thing to hear from trump's teams in various prosecutions. is this meeting about making the case for that or is it about equally trying to figure out what they can about the doj investigation? >> these meetings aren't that uncommon, jim. as investigation goes they will sit down and make their case saying i shouldn't be charged with a crime or maybe you should charge me with a different crime or maybe i might agree to plead guilty to something and that happens all of the time and it's not uncommon. prosecutorial misconduct, if you're going to raise that, raise it with the court and not the people you've been talking to. >> we know that the grand jury has effectively finished up his work although they called back some
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this seems to me to be a dream for jack smith and his team who are trying to prosecute this case. another thing, going back to manu's excellent reporting, it's kind of remarkable to hear jd vance say out loud that he knows that this tactic that he's trying to use to hold up judicial nominees is not going to change merrick garland's mind. so he's admitting publicly that it is just for politics. if he was doing this in a way that he really thought he would get a result that might be one thing, but he's saying he doesn't expect a result which is translated as this is a political move. >> well, it's revenge and retaliation if you look at it on its face, correct? >> i want to talk to you about some of the republican presidential candidates and what they have said after this indictment. one of them seems to have softened on her rhetoric at this time and of course, nikki haley. i want to let you listen to what she said she would do if, in fact, this went to trial and ultimately if trump was found guilty. >> when you look at a pardon the issue is less about guilt and more about what's goo
this seems to me to be a dream for jack smith and his team who are trying to prosecute this case. another thing, going back to manu's excellent reporting, it's kind of remarkable to hear jd vance say out loud that he knows that this tactic that he's trying to use to hold up judicial nominees is not going to change merrick garland's mind. so he's admitting publicly that it is just for politics. if he was doing this in a way that he really thought he would get a result that might be one thing,...
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and then he heard nothing from jack smith for about six months. and i asked sources in this investigation, should he be worried? and a lot of them suggested that yes, because if you haven't heard that far into an investigation it suggests that you could be a target and not just a witness. so we've learned that he has sat down voluntarily with investigators. in a statement his spokesman said this was purely voluntary and that the interview was conducted in a professional manner. but at this point it's unclear what he shared with investigators. we have a good idea what they probably asked him about because originally he was subpoenaed for information about money he made, payments he received around the time he was filing all those challenges to the 2020 election. >> yeah, he was in the center of that effort to overturn the 2020 election. notably also today, the special counsel this afternoon speaking with georgia secretary of state brad raffensperger. if you don't recall, he received that infamous phone call from president trump demanding that he fi
and then he heard nothing from jack smith for about six months. and i asked sources in this investigation, should he be worried? and a lot of them suggested that yes, because if you haven't heard that far into an investigation it suggests that you could be a target and not just a witness. so we've learned that he has sat down voluntarily with investigators. in a statement his spokesman said this was purely voluntary and that the interview was conducted in a professional manner. but at this...
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so we heard special counsel jack smith say that he will seek a speedy trial, but it could be months before the case actually goes to trial. and that's because while federal law forces the government to bring a case to trial within 70 days, well, that deadline can be extended. then there's the process known as discovery. this is when prosecutors have to turn over their evidence to the defense. both sides will have to work out a timeline for that. there may also be more court hearings to set deadlines and agreements on how all the evidence should be handled. there's also the possibility that trump's legal team files pretrial motions. these motions could ask the judge to dismiss the case or to keep certain evidence from being used at trial. unclear at this point if or when trump will be due back in court but as katelyn pointed out his co-defendant and close aide, walt nauta, he is expected to be back in court and set to be arraigned on june 27th. >> with us now is former u.s. attorney general and dean of belmont university college of law, alberto gonzales. judge, great to see you this morning
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that's kind of a platitude and nothing precludes either jack smith or the attorney general from making statements on the record about the indictment. the problem is the moment they open their mouth and start talking about facts and getting into the details, they open themselves up to attack. and that's exactly -- the right thing to say is, you know, take a look at our pleadings and what we filed. they walked through in excruciating detail far more than you see in many indictments what factual allegations were against the defendant. >> it's interesting to hear from the attorney general. thank you so much. if you could stand by for us. >> we heard a bit of a preview there. garland asked about a potential trump defense. the former president alluding to that during his remarks at bedminster last night. up next how his legal strategy is fused with his presidential campaign. ukraine claiming a partial success as its armed forces continue a counteroffensive against russia. we'll take you to the front lines. >>> new accusations against the armorer in the "rust" movie situation. see what prosec
that's kind of a platitude and nothing precludes either jack smith or the attorney general from making statements on the record about the indictment. the problem is the moment they open their mouth and start talking about facts and getting into the details, they open themselves up to attack. and that's exactly -- the right thing to say is, you know, take a look at our pleadings and what we filed. they walked through in excruciating detail far more than you see in many indictments what factual...
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smith. as we know that the justice department is under considerable scrutiny of the handling of multiple politically-charged investigation, and both the investigations of former president trump and the special investigation of president biden and that long-standing investigation into hunter biden and all handled by independent people, and the two special counsels, and this case a trump-appoint ed attorney general, and as to the timing, it is maybe not koins dell tall, a -- coincidental, and so it is interesting to see if this is ramped up, and if the attorney general is going to weigh in on this and to any way suggest that we apply the law regardless of the political look, of trump, and biden and one pleading guilty and very different cases with different scope, but i don't believe it is a coincidence that this hunter biden case is resolved to close to the indictment of president trump. >> elie, how conscious of the timing do you believe they were at the doj? >> by the book, you say, we anno
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smith's team has prioritized trying to find and build evidence around the idea trump knew there was a process and willfully ignored it. >> mark meadows may also be key in that evidence gathering. we'll pose it to carrie cordero with us. before we get there, carrie, if you could, make the distinction between someone being the subject of an investigation and a target, the way we know trump has been informed that he is. >> right, so the target letter that his team received and him being informed he's a target is a much more serious stage of legal exposure and jeopardy for him. it means that the investigation has revealed conduct that provides information that he may have committed crimes. he himself. not people around him. not he's wrapped up in a broader investigation, but he himself is potentially culpable and could be charged with federal crimes. that's different than a subject which there would be more subjects in an investigation individuals who are involved in some way who are under scrutiny but they're not being informed that they are on the path to being indicted. doesn't mean
smith's team has prioritized trying to find and build evidence around the idea trump knew there was a process and willfully ignored it. >> mark meadows may also be key in that evidence gathering. we'll pose it to carrie cordero with us. before we get there, carrie, if you could, make the distinction between someone being the subject of an investigation and a target, the way we know trump has been informed that he is. >> right, so the target letter that his team received and him...
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for jack smith, he's obviously considering a number of different factors when figuring out where to file charges, potentially if trump is indicted. >> under applicable law, you need to bring each charge, each count of the indictment in the jurisdiction where the so-called essential conduct occurred. here there's some essential conduct in d.c. where donald trump removed the documents, other things happened. there's a lot obviously at mar-a-lago, particularly on that cover-up and alleged obstruction. the way you handle this to be safe is sometimes to charge in both places. that's what we saw in the paul manafort prosecution. why? because if you're wrong, the case is thrown out with prejudice. prosecutor's case is over before it's begun. sometimes you'll say to a defendant, will you waive venue so it can all be brought in one place, there may be a discussion about that. i wouldn't be surprised to see two separate cases here. >> it's going to be interesting if that is what plays out. you guys, thank you so much for the discussion and for the great reporting and for the analysis. we do apprec
for jack smith, he's obviously considering a number of different factors when figuring out where to file charges, potentially if trump is indicted. >> under applicable law, you need to bring each charge, each count of the indictment in the jurisdiction where the so-called essential conduct occurred. here there's some essential conduct in d.c. where donald trump removed the documents, other things happened. there's a lot obviously at mar-a-lago, particularly on that cover-up and alleged...
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they're circulating talking points, as well, attacking special counsel jack smith. we have cnn outside the federal courthouse in miami where there's been a flurry of activity. cnn's paula reid and zach we cohen also joining -- zachary cohen also joining us, and former fbi deputy director andrew mr. speaccabe, as well. >> let's start with the doj telling trump that he is a target in this investigation. what more are you learning? >> reporter: we are waiting to see if there is some culmination of this special counsel investigation that's been going on for more than a year. we knew that there was this great amount of grand jury activity behind closed doors as investigators were pulling in all kinds of witnesses who were around donald trump, had conversations with him, were at mar-a-lago after he left the presidency. and particularly leading up to that moment where the fbi did the search of mar-a-lago and found more than 100 classified records in rooms including donald trump's private office. and so as we watch, we are watching the federal courthouse particularly becaus
they're circulating talking points, as well, attacking special counsel jack smith. we have cnn outside the federal courthouse in miami where there's been a flurry of activity. cnn's paula reid and zach we cohen also joining -- zachary cohen also joining us, and former fbi deputy director andrew mr. speaccabe, as well. >> let's start with the doj telling trump that he is a target in this investigation. what more are you learning? >> reporter: we are waiting to see if there is some...
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then the special investigation that jack smith is doing into donald trump, and the investigation around documents found in president joe biden's possession from his previous terms in office, but ultimately, this comes at quite a crucial moment. it is days away from mike pence announcing that he's running for the presidency, will be challenging donald trump for that nomination of the republican party. they're getting this letter, and it's also a crucial time in the trump investigation as well. certainly. katelyn, thank for you breaking that down. >> as katelyn noted, trump's allies may want to conflate these indications, there are a significant differences. >> trump has never said they shouldn't have been in my private residence, and two, i take full responsibility, but given the differences, are you surprised the case is closed and there were no charges? >> not at all. i think this was the outcome. people make mistakes like this all the time. it's qualitatively different when you decide, i'm going to remove documents i know are classified, you don't go through the process of declassifyi
then the special investigation that jack smith is doing into donald trump, and the investigation around documents found in president joe biden's possession from his previous terms in office, but ultimately, this comes at quite a crucial moment. it is days away from mike pence announcing that he's running for the presidency, will be challenging donald trump for that nomination of the republican party. they're getting this letter, and it's also a crucial time in the trump investigation as well....
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. >> that's a realistic possibility, but there's something that jack smith's team has got, they went to the judge, tried to have the trump team held in contempt. so they have something that makes them think the document was in trump's possession at this time. it obviously wasn't enough to persuade the judge, but it's enough that trump could have talked himself into a whole lot of trouble here. >> what could that something be, to at least give an occasion that he does still have possession, or did at least at some time. >> that's the $64,000 question. we know they have subpoenaed his biggest questions tied to the saudi government in the aftermath of this testimony in march. we adopt know if that's a separate issue. it also will go to the question of his understanding and knowledge of how classification rules work. even if he didn't have a document, the fact that on the recording, he's talking about how he can't share classified documents he had in his possession. he understands they limitations now that he's not the president, will go to undercut his potential defenses if he as separa
. >> that's a realistic possibility, but there's something that jack smith's team has got, they went to the judge, tried to have the trump team held in contempt. so they have something that makes them think the document was in trump's possession at this time. it obviously wasn't enough to persuade the judge, but it's enough that trump could have talked himself into a whole lot of trouble here. >> what could that something be, to at least give an occasion that he does still have...
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lori smith, much like jack phillips, the cake baker that has similar type of case coming out of california, is happy to produce websites for same-sex couples, as jack smith happy to produce cakes for them, arlene flowers, happy to arrange flowers for them. the question is when it comes to websites that provide a specific message. so a website celebrating a wedding that she disagrees with is something she will not do for a same-sex couple or heterosexual couple. that came up in the oral arguments. if a couple says we met -- we both were married to other people, first it was aaffair and now we're getting married, she wouldn't do that website either. even if they're hetero sexual. it's not about are you same sex or opposite sex attracted. it's about the message that she disagrees with. >> you would understand why people at home would say, sounds like hair splitting to me because the end result is the same. you don't get the service, right? and it seems like -- >> you get all sorts of -- >> it becomes -- >> for their business -- no, she ae she'd be happy to provide the website for their busine
lori smith, much like jack phillips, the cake baker that has similar type of case coming out of california, is happy to produce websites for same-sex couples, as jack smith happy to produce cakes for them, arlene flowers, happy to arrange flowers for them. the question is when it comes to websites that provide a specific message. so a website celebrating a wedding that she disagrees with is something she will not do for a same-sex couple or heterosexual couple. that came up in the oral...
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smith has against former president donald trump. cnn has obtained an audio recording of the 2021 meeting where trump indicates that he's holding on to and displaying secret documents to people without any clearances. trump also saying clearly on the recording that he knows the material was not declassified. the former president is now facing 37 criminal charges related to his handling of classified documents, after leaving the white house. he has pleaded not guilty. >>> now to the war in ukraine and the reaction to extraordinary events that unfolded in russia. ukraine's leaders say they were watching events unfold with great interest and some concern. cnn's erin burnett spoke with ukraine's foreign minister and asked him specifically about the nuclear risks that remain in russia. >> one big question out there remains the nuclear question, and obviously, the ukrainian intelligence chief says putin has drafted and approved, those are his words, plans to attack the zaporizhzhia power plant, which is the largest in europe. president zel
smith has against former president donald trump. cnn has obtained an audio recording of the 2021 meeting where trump indicates that he's holding on to and displaying secret documents to people without any clearances. trump also saying clearly on the recording that he knows the material was not declassified. the former president is now facing 37 criminal charges related to his handling of classified documents, after leaving the white house. he has pleaded not guilty. >>> now to the war...
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this is part of what jack smith and the investigative team have been looking at for months. this is someone who is very close to the former president. and brought him the diet cokes for instance, and he went to mar-a-lago with him, and witnessed a number of things that went on down there, and he is certainly somebody that the justice department was keen to try to talk to and try to get information from. at this point, he is facing charges alongside his former boss. >> we don't know the nature of the charges -- >> current boss. >> but you can imagine them falling within the realm of obstruction or mishandling of the national security documents and one might imagine in that space, yes? >> based on what the witness testimony was in this investigation, john, that appears to be what the prosecutors were going at with the idea that nauta would have been part of obstruction, and that is based on the witness testimony in this case, and that is clear what the prosecutors were honing in on, and the suspicion is that nauta for whatever purpose moving boxes and assisting the president i
this is part of what jack smith and the investigative team have been looking at for months. this is someone who is very close to the former president. and brought him the diet cokes for instance, and he went to mar-a-lago with him, and witnessed a number of things that went on down there, and he is certainly somebody that the justice department was keen to try to talk to and try to get information from. at this point, he is facing charges alongside his former boss. >> we don't know the...
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smith as special counsel when trump said that he would make another run for the white house. the special counsel and the justice department as a whole has been under considerable attack by the former president and his allies. this is how he defended smith. >> as i said when i appointed mr. smith, i did so because it underscores the justice department's commitment to an oath independence and accountability. mr. smith is a veteran career prosecutor, and he has assembled a group of experienced and talented prosecutors and agents who share his commitment to integrity and the rule of law. >> so there garland is defending not just smith, but the entire organization that he oversee, and they have been under relentless attack by the former president who has been ramping up the rhetoric in the wake of the indictment. the attorney general also emphasizing how the special counsel operating independently. under the regulations, the point of the special counsel is to take over a regulation, where the justice department could have a conflict of interest. they operate under the same rules,
smith as special counsel when trump said that he would make another run for the white house. the special counsel and the justice department as a whole has been under considerable attack by the former president and his allies. this is how he defended smith. >> as i said when i appointed mr. smith, i did so because it underscores the justice department's commitment to an oath independence and accountability. mr. smith is a veteran career prosecutor, and he has assembled a group of...
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cnn has learned special counsel jack smith is using a second grand jury there in florida in addition to the one convened here in washington, d.c. now a super pac backing trump and smith's investigation into the mishandling of classified materials at trump's mar-a-lago residence and possible obstruction appears to be nearing the final stages. cnn's katelyn polantz is there. this is news, not one, but two active grand juries, it appears, what do we know about events there in miami? >> reporter: well, there's still a lot of questions go what we're seeing here in miami, some grand jury activity that brought the former spokesperson now super pac leader taylor buttawich with his attorney. he did testify for just under an hour in this sealed proceeding, secret confidential proceeding in this investigation. it is part of the documents investigation led out of washington. that question of whether donald trump should be criminally charged with possible mishandling of classified records, retention of classified records or obstruction of justice, all of the things that the special counsel's offi
cnn has learned special counsel jack smith is using a second grand jury there in florida in addition to the one convened here in washington, d.c. now a super pac backing trump and smith's investigation into the mishandling of classified materials at trump's mar-a-lago residence and possible obstruction appears to be nearing the final stages. cnn's katelyn polantz is there. this is news, not one, but two active grand juries, it appears, what do we know about events there in miami? >>...
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smith and his investigation. this new audio undercuts the trump legal argument that he declassified everything. just last month the former president told cnn this -- >> i have no classified documents. and by the way, they become automatically declassified when i took them. >> cnn's caitlkatelyn polantz i joining us. what do we know about the recording and this document? >> reporter: well, we've actually learned quite a bit of detail about what happened though we haven't actually listened to the tape or seen the exact words that donald trump would have been saying on it. but the justice department certainly has this audiotape right now and it is an audiotape that reveals a couple different things from what our sources are telling paula reid, kaitlan collins and myself. so this tape donald trump is discussing a plan from the pentagon, from chairman of the joint chiefs of staff mark milley that maybe wasn't written by him but somehow given to trump. and it is about a strike on iran, the plan for the u.s. to take mil
smith and his investigation. this new audio undercuts the trump legal argument that he declassified everything. just last month the former president told cnn this -- >> i have no classified documents. and by the way, they become automatically declassified when i took them. >> cnn's caitlkatelyn polantz i joining us. what do we know about the recording and this document? >> reporter: well, we've actually learned quite a bit of detail about what happened though we haven't...
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smith. so he is officially two people removed from this investigation, and there's no evidence to the con contrary. however, the republican argument is that it is political retribution, and the democrats trying to get back to donald trump, and there is no reason for joe biden or anybody in his orbit to say anything to feed that. they want to stay as far away from it as possible to prove as much as they can that they have nothing to do with this. it is an independent investigation. >> dana bash, i know that everyone is universally excited about the new show, and you have been getting flowers and applause all week, and nothing better could happen to a better person and journalist. >> thank you, john. you are the best. >> do not miss the premier of "inside politics with dana bash" today at 12:00 p.m. >> we are all very excited. thank you, john. and now, vladimir putin is sharing a message with the nation. we have a message from the conflict just ahead. lactaid is 100% real milk, just without th
smith. so he is officially two people removed from this investigation, and there's no evidence to the con contrary. however, the republican argument is that it is political retribution, and the democrats trying to get back to donald trump, and there is no reason for joe biden or anybody in his orbit to say anything to feed that. they want to stay as far away from it as possible to prove as much as they can that they have nothing to do with this. it is an independent investigation. >> dana...
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and jack smith said he wants a speedy trial, and we know that former president trump wants to dragt out. the speed with which she schedules hearings and files for orders, and that is trump has tricks, too, if he takes too long to select the lawyers, that can be dragged out, and normally, i would say this is in the weeds and highly technical, but these little decisions can affect the timing of the case, and these little implications of the timing of the case can impact this nation and the election. >> and some of the legal experts are split. they say that the trial is going to happen before the election and some say it is going to stretch out after, but the judge is the one who is going to decide that. >> yes, she gets a lot of leeway, and not a lot of oversight. if she makes a motion on a piece of evidence, that is going to be going quickly, and no one is going to overturn. but trump can drag it out to get a lawyer or two. >> we will see how long it takes. boris? >> yes, the manhattan d.a. has confirmed that this man in this image has been indict bade grand jury. daniel penny seen here
and jack smith said he wants a speedy trial, and we know that former president trump wants to dragt out. the speed with which she schedules hearings and files for orders, and that is trump has tricks, too, if he takes too long to select the lawyers, that can be dragged out, and normally, i would say this is in the weeds and highly technical, but these little decisions can affect the timing of the case, and these little implications of the timing of the case can impact this nation and the...
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smith is focused on the actions of the president and not just the actions of people around him. katel katelyn polantz is here along with evan perez. we're going to start with you, evan. this new information sent to donald trump's lawyers, does that mean that an indictment is imminent or not? >> reporter: it certainly means that the investigators at this stage are notifying the former president at this stage of this investigation, it means they're about to make that decision or certainly an indictment could, could be imminent. look, we've never been here before. weave never been in a position where a former president could be facing an indictment, could be facing criminal charges. and it really just, you know, the word unprecedented and the word momentous, i think, gets overused but this is definitely one of those times where it's appropriate to use that word. the former president is looking down at a number of possible charges, the justice department laid out some of those possible charges in the documents when they -- when they released those documents about the search at mar-a
smith is focused on the actions of the president and not just the actions of people around him. katel katelyn polantz is here along with evan perez. we're going to start with you, evan. this new information sent to donald trump's lawyers, does that mean that an indictment is imminent or not? >> reporter: it certainly means that the investigators at this stage are notifying the former president at this stage of this investigation, it means they're about to make that decision or certainly...
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., convened by the special counsel, jack smith. taylor budawich runs a super pac backing trump. he question clined to answer reporter questions as he arrived at the court earlier today. he testified for little less than an hour. cnn senior crime and justice reporter caitlyn polantz is outside of miami. the significance of his testimony and the significance of his testimony in front of another grand jury in addition to the one here, now one in miami. >> reporter: that's right. so taylor budawich is one of the people who was around donald trump at a moment in time where trump wanted to announce publicly that everything he had in his possession after he left the white house was being turned back over to the national archives. and that is not the statement that was ultimately put out by donald trump in february of 2022. because people like taylor budacwich, a witness before the grand jury testifying in miami, people like taylor budawich had expressed to donald trump that perhaps he shouldn't make a statement by that, and perhaps he should be consulting with his attorneys. that was n
., convened by the special counsel, jack smith. taylor budawich runs a super pac backing trump. he question clined to answer reporter questions as he arrived at the court earlier today. he testified for little less than an hour. cnn senior crime and justice reporter caitlyn polantz is outside of miami. the significance of his testimony and the significance of his testimony in front of another grand jury in addition to the one here, now one in miami. >> reporter: that's right. so taylor...
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jack smith wants to seek a speedy trial, but we are talking about class niified documents, realistically, how quickly will this thing move? >> it's not going to move quickly, first of all, defense lawyering 101 and it doesn't matter whether your client is the former president of the united states, you want to slow things down. number one, number two, you're right. discovery will involve the disclosure of highly classified, highly confidential documents and the people who need to review those documents, the president's lawyers, his co-defendant's lawyers and ultimately a jury. they are all going to have to go through security clearances by the government to make sure that they are able to review those documents and that's going to take some time because these kinds of security clearances are of the highest nature. so this is going to add time on the clock. >> michael, i want to bring you into the conversation. of course, you have a defendant who is the former president, but if you are trying to figure out, this is coming amongst primary season, is this something the judge would take into
jack smith wants to seek a speedy trial, but we are talking about class niified documents, realistically, how quickly will this thing move? >> it's not going to move quickly, first of all, defense lawyering 101 and it doesn't matter whether your client is the former president of the united states, you want to slow things down. number one, number two, you're right. discovery will involve the disclosure of highly classified, highly confidential documents and the people who need to review...
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sources tell us that jack smith is now focused on the fake elector scheme carried out by donald trump's allies after he lost the 2020 election. prosecutors have secured testimony from republicans tied to that plot in exchange for limited immunity. let's get right to it with a pair of justice reporters as well as defense attorney and former federal prosecutor. thank you all for being with us. kaitlyn, first to you. what did you dig up about this angle in the january 6th investigation? >> well, we were able to pick up on a lot of grand jury activity in the last two weeks and particularly focused on the fake electors. the people donald trump used within the republican party to sign certificates saying that he won states that he actually didn't. this goes back to last week. there are two electors that testified in washington, d.c. that the special counsel has been using from nevada, and those two people previously would not answer questions in other investigations, like on capitol hill. when they got to the grand jury, under that subpoena from the special counsel's office, the special couns
sources tell us that jack smith is now focused on the fake elector scheme carried out by donald trump's allies after he lost the 2020 election. prosecutors have secured testimony from republicans tied to that plot in exchange for limited immunity. let's get right to it with a pair of justice reporters as well as defense attorney and former federal prosecutor. thank you all for being with us. kaitlyn, first to you. what did you dig up about this angle in the january 6th investigation? >>...
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