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back with us is nbc's blayne alexander, lisa rubin and caroline polisi.uning in right now, washington us walk us through what we know so far. >> reporter: what we know so far is this ruling came out, it was a surprise to many people who cover this case, and by my understanding many people involved in this case saying that several of the counts including three counts against former president donald trump had been dismissed by this judge. now, i want to say i did speak with a source who is familiar with the d.a.'s thinking, and we understand that right now the ruling is currently under review by her office. that's all the guidance we have been given. what will the d.a. choose do in this situation? what sort of action will she take? what we do know, according to this source, the ruling is currently under review by her office. i also reached out to somebody whose name that we know very closely associated with this case, georgia secretary of state brad raffensperger, the person on the receiving end of that pressuring phone call from the former president. his o
back with us is nbc's blayne alexander, lisa rubin and caroline polisi.uning in right now, washington us walk us through what we know so far. >> reporter: what we know so far is this ruling came out, it was a surprise to many people who cover this case, and by my understanding many people involved in this case saying that several of the counts including three counts against former president donald trump had been dismissed by this judge. now, i want to say i did speak with a source who is...
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nbc news correspondent blayne alexander joins us once again from atlanta, blayne, you broke this news the response from d.a. fani willis, what does it say? is this resignation from wade immediate? >> reporter: this is effective immediately and d.a. fani willis has accepted it immediately. we just obtained not only nathan wade's resignation letter but fani willis's response. he said. although the court found the defendants failed to meet their burden of proving a conflict of interest wade goes on to say i am offering my resignation in the interest of democracy, in dedication to the american public, and to move this case forward as quickly as possible. that is the key, ellison, since we broke the news early this morning the big question has been what's going to happen next, and namely, what is fani willis going to do and when is she going to do it? that was the thing that was holding up this prosecution, once nathan wade is removed from the equation she is free to move forward in the prosecution of this case. she accepted his resignation as well today, i want to read you a little bit of
nbc news correspondent blayne alexander joins us once again from atlanta, blayne, you broke this news the response from d.a. fani willis, what does it say? is this resignation from wade immediate? >> reporter: this is effective immediately and d.a. fani willis has accepted it immediately. we just obtained not only nathan wade's resignation letter but fani willis's response. he said. although the court found the defendants failed to meet their burden of proving a conflict of interest wade...
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alexander is there, and, blayne, this is another case that has been slow to move forward >> reporter: absolutely, lester these were bombshell allegations that delayed this case for more than two months here in georgia. now, tonight a judge has ruled that d.a. fani willis can remain on the case, but without her lead prosecutor he was front and center when fani willis announced her criminal indictment of donald trump, but tonight nathan wade, the man leading the prosecution against the former president for allegedly trying to overturn georgia's 2020 election results, has resigned the culmination of a month-long spectacle after one of trump's co-defendants, michael roman, exposed a romantic relationship between wade and fulton county d.a. fani willis, who hired wade on the case roman accused willis of financially benefiting from her relationship with wade after the two went on vacations together while working the case in a ruling today, judge scott mcafee said, while he did not find an actual conflict of interest in the case, he did find a significant appearance of impropriety that infe
alexander is there, and, blayne, this is another case that has been slow to move forward >> reporter: absolutely, lester these were bombshell allegations that delayed this case for more than two months here in georgia. now, tonight a judge has ruled that d.a. fani willis can remain on the case, but without her lead prosecutor he was front and center when fani willis announced her criminal indictment of donald trump, but tonight nathan wade, the man leading the prosecution against the...
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as blayne mentioned at the top of the show. the state senate, controlled by republicans here, has gotten involved. they plan to get her to come in and testify. and this is something that donald trump will continue to hammer her on on the campaign trail going forward. looking ahead to this case, this is something that people have commented this could impact a jury moving forward as they get to the jury selection of that phase whenever it may be. it's hard to avoid the news here in fulton county or anywhere in the country. so it might be hard to take away whatever impressions people might have gotten over the last two months here. >> thank you all so very much. we'll have much more on the breaks story. but next the response from trump's team and we'll go into the politics of this decision. how the trump campaign will move forward with this. we're back in 60 seconds. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. o diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. breathing claritin clear is like... (♪♪) is he? confidently walking 8 long haire
as blayne mentioned at the top of the show. the state senate, controlled by republicans here, has gotten involved. they plan to get her to come in and testify. and this is something that donald trump will continue to hammer her on on the campaign trail going forward. looking ahead to this case, this is something that people have commented this could impact a jury moving forward as they get to the jury selection of that phase whenever it may be. it's hard to avoid the news here in fulton county...
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nbc's blayne alexander is reporting from atlanta.th us, former republican governor of ohio john kasich and msnbc political analyst. blayne, what more can you tell us about this official, what exactly happened here? >> reporter: chris, this is an official here in georgia, a republican official who was found by a judge to have voted illegally nine times. his name is brian pritchard. he was in violation for a pair of felony convictions that date back 30 years. what a judge found and the board found and upheld is he registered while serving his sentence for a felony. he has been find some $5,000, he has to repay the board's investigative costs and he also faces public reprimand for his conduct in all of this. this is somebody who has cast doubt on the results of the 2020 election, the 2020 presidential election. certainly notable, previous remarks in light of what he has been found to have done this week. we reached out to his attorney, the state republican party and not gotten a response. >> so governor, marjorie taylor greene tweeted h
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. >> i want to bring in blayne alexander live outside the courthouse there in fulton county, blayne,ere first to report this decision, and have been following this case so, so closely. i want to get your take aways from what the judge said here in this decision, and its impact as this case moves forward. >> reporter: you know what, ana, i think the one thing that stands out to me is the judge's language in all of this. yes, we talked about the long and short of what he's ruled here, but he does not hesitate to take the d.a. to task, i mean, he basically scolds her for her testimony, for a lapse in judgment, in this relationship, and so i do think that that certainly is kind of an interesting nuance, especially to note as we know that this case is now going to proceed, yes, you can go forward, nathan wade has to be out of the picture but this wasn't a good idea. this wasn't necessarily the smartest move on your part, and i'm going to call you out on it. the question now, of course, is what happens next, reached out to the d.a.'s office to see what we already know, that, you know, stev
. >> i want to bring in blayne alexander live outside the courthouse there in fulton county, blayne,ere first to report this decision, and have been following this case so, so closely. i want to get your take aways from what the judge said here in this decision, and its impact as this case moves forward. >> reporter: you know what, ana, i think the one thing that stands out to me is the judge's language in all of this. yes, we talked about the long and short of what he's ruled here,...
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nbc's blayne alexander is there. what happened today, blayne? >> reporter: well, chris, what we saw today in the fulton county courtroom is what we have seen play out many times over the course of this, between either the former president or his many codefendants in trying to get this indictment thrown out. basically today, steve sadow arguing that everything alleged in the indictment fell under first amendment protection, that it was nothing more than political speech. the state pushed back on that, of course, basically saying that all of those allegations contribute to the overall charge of a criminal enterprise. take a look at what happened today in court. >> when you look at the allegations against president trump, all of the allegations, all of the allegations involved expressive conduct or speech. we have false statements alleged in overt acts, and, again, all of which are political core value, political discourse. >> what we have heard here today is an attempt to rewrite the indictment, to take out the parts that are inconvenient and say
nbc's blayne alexander is there. what happened today, blayne? >> reporter: well, chris, what we saw today in the fulton county courtroom is what we have seen play out many times over the course of this, between either the former president or his many codefendants in trying to get this indictment thrown out. basically today, steve sadow arguing that everything alleged in the indictment fell under first amendment protection, that it was nothing more than political speech. the state pushed...
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blayne alexander has more from atlanta. blayne, good morning. >> reporter: laura, good morning. as of this week, mr. trump's is the presumptive nominee, but his former vice president, mike pence, announced he will not be endoring him this november. this comes on the day of major legal developments for the former president here in georgia and in new york. this morning, major developments in two of former president trump's criminal cases. a judge granted a month long delay in the manhattan hush money case days before the jury selection was set to begin. the judge ruled the defense needed extra time to review a massive trove of documents the former president and his team just received. in georgia, the man leading the prosecution against the former president for allegedly trying to overturn the 2020 election results has resigned. it is the culmination of the spectacle after michael roman exposed a romantic relationship with nathan wade and d.a. fani willis who hired wade on the case. roman accused willis of benefitting from her relationship with wade after the two went on vacations
blayne alexander has more from atlanta. blayne, good morning. >> reporter: laura, good morning. as of this week, mr. trump's is the presumptive nominee, but his former vice president, mike pence, announced he will not be endoring him this november. this comes on the day of major legal developments for the former president here in georgia and in new york. this morning, major developments in two of former president trump's criminal cases. a judge granted a month long delay in the manhattan...
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blayne, several hours in court today. us up to speed on what happened. >> reporter: well, let's talk first about what we heard in the courtroom today, and then i'll talk about the overall significance of today's hearing. what we heard in the courtroom is exactly what you laid out, chris, a first amendment argument by the former president through his attorney steve sadow basically saying that everything that was being alleged in this indictment was free speech. at one point calling into question at least the election of 2020 for the president quote, thanks the height of political speech. what the state is arguing is, okay, but all of these amounts to underlying acts that make up the overall criminal charge, so you can't do them if their in furtherance of a criminal conspiracy, which is what the state is alleging here. now, of course we heard all of this. it took about an hour and a half or so, and this is just the latest attempt by the former president to get these charges thrown out here in fulton county. but what this re
blayne, several hours in court today. us up to speed on what happened. >> reporter: well, let's talk first about what we heard in the courtroom today, and then i'll talk about the overall significance of today's hearing. what we heard in the courtroom is exactly what you laid out, chris, a first amendment argument by the former president through his attorney steve sadow basically saying that everything that was being alleged in this indictment was free speech. at one point calling into...
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joining me now from fulton county, georgia, nbc news correspondent, blayne alexander.sa rubin. there is a hearing today, blayne, walk us through what happened. >> reporter: it was about an hour and a half long hearing today, katy, and you nailed it. basically the attorney for donald trump steve sadow was making the argument that the allegations in this indictment fell under the category of political speech and were protected by the first amendment. the state pushed back on that and basically said that everything that was being alleged is part of an underlying act that makes up the alleged criminal conspiracy for which the former president is being charged as well. here's a little bit of what we heard in the courtroom. first hear from steve sadow, the attorney for trump, followed by the argument from the state. >> clearly being president of the united states at the time dealing with elections and campaigning, calling into question whether what had occurred at least in the election of 2020 for president, that's the height of political speech. >> he's free to make stateme
joining me now from fulton county, georgia, nbc news correspondent, blayne alexander.sa rubin. there is a hearing today, blayne, walk us through what happened. >> reporter: it was about an hour and a half long hearing today, katy, and you nailed it. basically the attorney for donald trump steve sadow was making the argument that the allegations in this indictment fell under the category of political speech and were protected by the first amendment. the state pushed back on that and...
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leading us off this hour is blayne alex ander in atlanta, blayne, walk us through this, what charges were dropped. what it means for the case against trump? >> reporter: ellison, three counts total that were dropped and they all have to do with trump's alleged attempts to put pressure on state officials to change the results of the election, basically the slis tigs of violation of oath. what's important here, you'll likely recognize most that now infamous phone call the former president trump made to find enough votes to overturn biden's election victory here in georgia. the charge specifically relating to that phone call has been tossed out. that's notable. important to mention that phone call is still in the indictment, still going to be presented in court and still a piece of the evidence. now as for what this means for this georgia case against trump it's important to note, yes, he's still facing ten other charges. legal experts here in georgia said it's largely insignificant when it comes to the entire context of the case. that rico charge still stands and certainly going to be
leading us off this hour is blayne alex ander in atlanta, blayne, walk us through this, what charges were dropped. what it means for the case against trump? >> reporter: ellison, three counts total that were dropped and they all have to do with trump's alleged attempts to put pressure on state officials to change the results of the election, basically the slis tigs of violation of oath. what's important here, you'll likely recognize most that now infamous phone call the former president...
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blayne alexander, i will start with you. you got this decision first. tell me what the reaction has been. >> reporter: well, it certainly has been notable. i think that it depends who you ask. so from the d.a.'s office, that's who we within to hear from first, because really what happens next and when it happens is up to her. so far her audience has been radio silent and reached out several times of the day with how to proceed and we have not gotten response. from the defense attorneys we are hearing from some of them. there are a number of defense attorneys involved in this. first, you mentioned steve sadow, you read a little bit about his statement. i want to see a bit of a statement from ashley merchant, something before this saga got under way was a really unknown character in all of this and she has shot to the forefront as the person who unearthed this allegation. she says in part, while we believe the court should have disqualified willis' office entirely, this opinion is a vindication that everything put forth by the defense was true, accurate a
blayne alexander, i will start with you. you got this decision first. tell me what the reaction has been. >> reporter: well, it certainly has been notable. i think that it depends who you ask. so from the d.a.'s office, that's who we within to hear from first, because really what happens next and when it happens is up to her. so far her audience has been radio silent and reached out several times of the day with how to proceed and we have not gotten response. from the defense attorneys we...
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alexander who's in lawrenceville, so blayne, these are swing voters in a swing district.s very clear, one that they're not very thrilled with the choices they have before them in november. two, what's interesting to me is the people i spoke with throughout the day today made it clear that they feel differently now than they did four years ago. i talked to two people who told me that four years ago in 2020, they actually voted for joe biden as president. this time, though, they say they're not sure. they're either leaning toward third party candidates or staying at home all together. another woman told me she sat out of the presidential election in 2020. since then she's come to realize there's in her words, just too much at stake. she's determined to inform herself and cast a ballot this time around. here's a little bit of what i heard from voters today. take a listen. >> i actually did not vote for president. i didn't. i voted for all other seats. i just couldn't bring myself between the two to vote for either. >> reporter: we're looking at the same choice now. biden or
alexander who's in lawrenceville, so blayne, these are swing voters in a swing district.s very clear, one that they're not very thrilled with the choices they have before them in november. two, what's interesting to me is the people i spoke with throughout the day today made it clear that they feel differently now than they did four years ago. i talked to two people who told me that four years ago in 2020, they actually voted for joe biden as president. this time, though, they say they're not...
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blayne alexander, thank you. >>> as president biden touts the economy, as he did last night, the latests report is also showing some strong numbers. >> america added 275,000 jobs last month, which is more than economists predicted, but the unemployment rate did tick up to 3.9%. here with the latest, business and data correspondent brian cheung, what stood out in this latest report, and what does it say about this overall state of the economy? >> as the president yesterday was trying to make sure he was painting a picture of the economy that was positive headed into the election, i mean, the jobs numbers this morning corroborate that, at least on the labor market front, the jobs market is firing on all cylinders, 275,000 jobs added in the month of february, above what wall street economists expected of around 198,000, rounding up to 200,000. so that's above that estimate. and also faster than the 229,000 jobs that were added in the month of january. although i do want to note the government statistics did revise down the figures for december and january, we added fewer jobs than original
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. >> nbc's blayne alexander is outside the courthouse in atlanta.o with us "axios" senior politics reporter eugene scott, and former prosecutor and civil rights attorney kristin gibbens feden. good to have both of you here. blayne, after that conviction in georgia state court that happened back in 2021, ahmaud arbery's mother said her son could finally rest in peace. then today, i mean, you heard the visceral hurt, the anger in this aunt's voice having to deal with this, to relive this over again. how did legal arguments land today? >> reporter: well, i think you said it, chris. i think the fact that the arbery family is back here now more than four years after ahmaud arbery was killed, really fighting to make sure that this conviction is upheld is something that is a strong pain point for them. you heard it from his aunt. we'll hear it from his father in just a second. i think that's certainly painful for the arbery family. then when you kind of widen this out and look at what exactly this conviction was. remember, this is a federal hate crimes con
. >> nbc's blayne alexander is outside the courthouse in atlanta.o with us "axios" senior politics reporter eugene scott, and former prosecutor and civil rights attorney kristin gibbens feden. good to have both of you here. blayne, after that conviction in georgia state court that happened back in 2021, ahmaud arbery's mother said her son could finally rest in peace. then today, i mean, you heard the visceral hurt, the anger in this aunt's voice having to deal with this, to...
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blayne alexander joins us now from atlanta.his was expected, what do you make of the point that both fan willis and nathan wade say, about their safety? >> reporter: you know, it is something that they've been saying all along. i think that, one, fani willis has certainly been talking about safety for quite some time and the fact that she has referred a number of threats and something that came up in the evidentiary hearing, she had to move to a different address because of the threats against her. and it is interesting and notable she underscored this here in the acceptance of his resignation. yes, it was expected. certainly conventional wisdom would say, the easiest course of action would be nathan wade should go and the case move forward. but the way in which we've watched all of this unfold has certainly been very notable. i think one thing that we've been talking about is what happens with this kind of vacuum, this kind of void rather, that nathan wade leaves. remember, set person, he has not just been on this since the in
blayne alexander joins us now from atlanta.his was expected, what do you make of the point that both fan willis and nathan wade say, about their safety? >> reporter: you know, it is something that they've been saying all along. i think that, one, fani willis has certainly been talking about safety for quite some time and the fact that she has referred a number of threats and something that came up in the evidentiary hearing, she had to move to a different address because of the threats...
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blayne alexander is in atlanta for us. first, what's the significance of these committee hearings and also i know we just heard from willis herself, what is she saying now? >> reporter: let me start right there, this is new within the last hour or so, very busy day at the georgia state capital, the hearing on the fourth floor. after she came to qualify she spoke briefly with reporters and she had words about the committee hearing today. >> i think it's a political quest, i think people are angry because i'm going to do the right thing and i'm going the stand up for justice no matter who's the person may have done wrong in fulton county, they can continue on with their day. i'll continue the work for the people. >> reporter: so that was kind of a defiant tone we heard from fulton county d.a. to set the scene about this committee, this is led by republicans, republican-led committee that's basically investigating whether or not there was improper use of state funds and whether there was the misuse of power for personal gains
blayne alexander is in atlanta for us. first, what's the significance of these committee hearings and also i know we just heard from willis herself, what is she saying now? >> reporter: let me start right there, this is new within the last hour or so, very busy day at the georgia state capital, the hearing on the fourth floor. after she came to qualify she spoke briefly with reporters and she had words about the committee hearing today. >> i think it's a political quest, i think...
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nbc news correspondent blayne alexander joins me now from outside a courthouse in atlanta. blayne, members of ahmad arbey's family were outside the protest this appeal being made of those federal charges, what did we hear? >> reporter: little more than three dozen people out here, a very passionate kind of address from members of his family, to them this was another pain point, four years after his death in 2020 they're here hoping that the conviction will be upheld. but in larger sense for the community the specific convictions on the hate crimes statute that's significant. remember, it was ahmad arbery along with george floyd that sparked that tremendous movement we saw in 2020. arbery's death is the only one that had any conviction based on race. we heard from the georgia's naacp, when you talk about this case it's very significant but widening it out the bigger message that it make and underscore reason why people were protested and we marched and voted and made sure that lawyers and d.a.s and attorney generals were held accountable. >> reporter: that's what we heard fr
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we head to blayne alexander in atlanta. give us a wrap of the latest there. >> reporter: this comes alex, after a busy day at the filaments here in fulton county, george. remember, this is something that the case against donald trump here in georgia was something in large part it has been overshadowed for the past two months because of the motion to remove district attorney fani willis from the case. we saw a number of allegations against her that she was financially benefiting from a relationship with nathan wade, special prosecutor. now that the judge has ruled a mess and said okay, you can stay on the case and nathan wade has to go. this case can proceed forward it also comes on the same date we have seen another development. rather a delay. in a different legal case for the former president trump in new york. major development in two of former president trump's criminal cases a judge late friday granted a month-long delay in the manhattan hush money case. just days before jury selection was set to begin. judge merchant
we head to blayne alexander in atlanta. give us a wrap of the latest there. >> reporter: this comes alex, after a busy day at the filaments here in fulton county, george. remember, this is something that the case against donald trump here in georgia was something in large part it has been overshadowed for the past two months because of the motion to remove district attorney fani willis from the case. we saw a number of allegations against her that she was financially benefiting from a...
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nbc's blayne alexander is in gwinett county, one of seven counties our nbc news politics team believel help determine the election in novel. what are you hearing from the voters you're talking to today? >> reporter: you know, chris, what's interesting, i spoke with a lot of voters this morning, and you talked about the state of the union address. none of the voters that i spoke with actually watched last night's sate of the union. so i found that interesting in and of itself. of the people i talked with, all of the them tell me that when they voted in 2020, they did, in fact, vote for president biden, but two of them tell me they're not so sure this time around. they're either leaning toward third party candidates or they're planning on staying at home all together. i spoke with one whom who says she spent time in 2020 and 2022 knocking on doors for president biden back then, and stacey abrams and the gubernatorial race. she's not enthusiastic this time around. she hears the same things from people she also volunteers with. here's what i heard this morning. take a look. >> reporter: s
nbc's blayne alexander is in gwinett county, one of seven counties our nbc news politics team believel help determine the election in novel. what are you hearing from the voters you're talking to today? >> reporter: you know, chris, what's interesting, i spoke with a lot of voters this morning, and you talked about the state of the union address. none of the voters that i spoke with actually watched last night's sate of the union. so i found that interesting in and of itself. of the...
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nbc's blayne alexander is in atlanta for us. so what exactly did fani willis have to say?reporter: chris, before i get to that, i want to get to a little bit of breaking news. in the past ten minutes ago, we found out judge mcafee set a hearing for thursday to hear a different attempt from former president donald trump to get the charges here in georgia dismissed. we're going to hear arguments from trump's attorney and one of his codefendants, david shaffer, what does that mean in practical terms, it means the judge in this county is moving forward with this case. that leads us directly into what we heard from fulton county d.a. over the weekend, fani willis. she was actually at an easter egg roll, and she spoke with cnn. here's what she had to say, though. remember, for the better part of two and a half months, we have been talking about these allegations against her, this motion to dismiss. that was shot down by a judge. we know that trump and his team have been given the green light to go ahead and appeal that. she's saying that despite the fact that there's likely goin
nbc's blayne alexander is in atlanta for us. so what exactly did fani willis have to say?reporter: chris, before i get to that, i want to get to a little bit of breaking news. in the past ten minutes ago, we found out judge mcafee set a hearing for thursday to hear a different attempt from former president donald trump to get the charges here in georgia dismissed. we're going to hear arguments from trump's attorney and one of his codefendants, david shaffer, what does that mean in practical...
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donald trump and his attorney saying -- >> joining me now, blayne alexander who broke the news in atlantarmer federal prosecutor paul butler and robert james, former district attorney. a partial win for fani willis. she stays on the case but with big caveats and big criticism. tell us more. >> reporter: that's exactly it. the long and short of it is, this can proceed. that is certainly a big win for fani willis and probably a sigh of relief as well. the initial ask had been for the indictment to get thrown out all together and for she and her office to be removed from the case. that's not happening. however, nathan wade has go in order for her to proceed. i think what's interesting is the wording in this. i looked through this 23-page ruling from the judge, he certainly didn't hold back. he found that while the law doesn't show that the defense basically met their burden by proving any sort of impropriety or conflict with the d.a., the appearance is certainly there. let me read you one section where he says that. the defendants failed to meet the burden. a significant appearance of improp
donald trump and his attorney saying -- >> joining me now, blayne alexander who broke the news in atlantarmer federal prosecutor paul butler and robert james, former district attorney. a partial win for fani willis. she stays on the case but with big caveats and big criticism. tell us more. >> reporter: that's exactly it. the long and short of it is, this can proceed. that is certainly a big win for fani willis and probably a sigh of relief as well. the initial ask had been for the...
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joining us now from atlanta is nbc news correspondent blayne alexander.his evidence under seal? >> reporter: a couple of different things. i want to make it clear, this is separate from what's going on at the courthouse a couple of blocks away. the judge is going to decide whether or not fani willis will be removed from the case. what we're looking at here, though, is a republican-led committee, investigating whether or not the funds have been misused. as to why this is happening, there's very little power that this committee actually has. they can either refer this case to another body if they find wrong doing or pose new laws for the future. republicans say they have a responsibility to investigate. they say they want to hear from da fani willis likely in the coming weeks or so and say they will explore a subpoena if necessary. democrats say the entire thing is politically motivated. one democrat on the committee told me that the sole purpose of the committee in his opinion is to take the focus off donald trump and to keep it on fani willis. the d.a. he
joining us now from atlanta is nbc news correspondent blayne alexander.his evidence under seal? >> reporter: a couple of different things. i want to make it clear, this is separate from what's going on at the courthouse a couple of blocks away. the judge is going to decide whether or not fani willis will be removed from the case. what we're looking at here, though, is a republican-led committee, investigating whether or not the funds have been misused. as to why this is happening, there's...
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blayne alexander is on the ground there in atlanta. another pain point for them, the fact that they have to come back and argue this conviction be upheld. it's important to point out that these three men have been con convicted on state charges. this is the federal hate charge. it was arbery's death paired with the death of george floyd and brianna taylor that sparked protests we saw around racial injustice in 2020. yet, this hate crimes conviction makes arbery's death the only one to see a conviction, the only one of the three to see a conviction based on race. i spoke with the president of the georgia naacp, to ask him why this specific conviction is so significant. take a look. >> we need to make sure we underscore the reason why we marched and we voted and we made sure that lawyers and d.a.s and attorney generals held individuals accountable for the rise in hate. >> reporter: there's a symbolic significance in this charge in. >> absolutely. it's as symbolic as -- this was the birth of freedom and the summer of protest. >> reporter:
blayne alexander is on the ground there in atlanta. another pain point for them, the fact that they have to come back and argue this conviction be upheld. it's important to point out that these three men have been con convicted on state charges. this is the federal hate charge. it was arbery's death paired with the death of george floyd and brianna taylor that sparked protests we saw around racial injustice in 2020. yet, this hate crimes conviction makes arbery's death the only one to see a...
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nbc's blayne alexander is following this in atlanta.rough what's happening and why? >> reporter: chris, that's exactly what it does. to be very clear, what's happening at the state house is different from what is happening a couple of blocks away at the fulton county courthouse. the judge will decide whether or not fani willis will stay on the case. here at the state house, what lawmakers are doing is they are looking into whether or not there was any misuse of state funds and the misuse of power for personal gain. those are the two issues they're looking at here. what they can actually do if they find there's wrong doing, they can refer this to another body or propose new laws to curb something like this in the future. practically, their hands are really relatively tied and there is a limit on what authority they have in the situation. now, that's practically. politically of course is another matter. the chairman of the republican-led committee tells me this is going to take many months to complete this investigation. they will likely
nbc's blayne alexander is following this in atlanta.rough what's happening and why? >> reporter: chris, that's exactly what it does. to be very clear, what's happening at the state house is different from what is happening a couple of blocks away at the fulton county courthouse. the judge will decide whether or not fani willis will stay on the case. here at the state house, what lawmakers are doing is they are looking into whether or not there was any misuse of state funds and the misuse...
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>> we know where blayne gets it. >> this is really good whisky. >> i'm sweating. >> it's strong >> iteaking news. pro palestinian protestors, they have shutdown access points to sfo. i want to show you some video in from the group behind the demonstration. they say they are disrupting traffic, blocking security check-in entrances as well as traffic leading to the airport. they are calling for president biden to issue a permanent cease fire in gaza. the actions come after protestors staged several similar actions last week in lax as well as along the bay bridge and golden gate bridge. this is all happening this morning at sfo, so if you are headed to the airport to catch a flight, you should expect many delays. not only inside, but getting to the airport. you can see right here or in that video, people stopping the traffic there. they're holding up signs. those inside the airport we saw in some of that video, they are literally chained together with locks and chains as they block. demonstrators have musical instruments making noise as they chant inside the airport. >> and it's making i
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joining us is blayne alexander and lisa ruben and vaughn hillyard.a, first to you on the legal aspects of this. one of the counts against the president involved the famous brad raffensperger call. >> it does. even though the count itself has been thrown out, the evidence pertaining to the call and more importantly the allegation that it is an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy means it stays in the case. all that judge mcafee has done is say that these cannot stand as standalone counts in the indictment. they are still on the hook for a rico conspiracy and the call is part of that and remains in the case. >> we have not heard any decision from judge mcafee -- we expected it this week -- on the challenge against having willis remain as d.a. on the case, because of her relationship with the lead prosecutor. >> reporter: absolutely. when we started the week, that was the big decision we were expecting. according to people that i have spoken with who are involved in this case, today's decision caught them by surprise. it was a surprise to all of
joining us is blayne alexander and lisa ruben and vaughn hillyard.a, first to you on the legal aspects of this. one of the counts against the president involved the famous brad raffensperger call. >> it does. even though the count itself has been thrown out, the evidence pertaining to the call and more importantly the allegation that it is an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy means it stays in the case. all that judge mcafee has done is say that these cannot stand as standalone...
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nbc's blayne alexander is following this for us in atlanta.he show about this hearing. not legal but political. what happened when fani willis came around? >> reporter: well, this is very interesting, chris. it's a very busy day at the georgia state capitol. there's qualifying for reelection going on in the same building. fani willis came to qualify for reelection. that's when she spoke to reporters, and of course she was asked about this very committee meeting. she said that the whole thing was a political quest. i want to read you what she said. i think people are angry because i'm going to do the right thing, and stand up for justice, no matter who is the person who did wrong in fulton county. if she is called before the committee, would she appear. that is something she would talk with her lawyer about. that's an important point, chris, earlier today, the chairman of the committee told me they do at some point believe they want to hear from fani willis, and if she doesn't come voluntarily, they would certainly support an subpoena. at the f
nbc's blayne alexander is following this for us in atlanta.he show about this hearing. not legal but political. what happened when fani willis came around? >> reporter: well, this is very interesting, chris. it's a very busy day at the georgia state capitol. there's qualifying for reelection going on in the same building. fani willis came to qualify for reelection. that's when she spoke to reporters, and of course she was asked about this very committee meeting. she said that the whole...
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and blayne test. the u.s.make a big decision regarding the future of a controversial texas immigration law. the justices have until 5:00 p.m. eastern today to decide whether to allow fayetteville four. it allows texas law enforcement officers to arrest migrants who illegally cross the border. joining us now, david noriega and allen oor. david, what are the main things that law would do? >> hey, jose. so as of now, the act of crossing the border without authorization between ports of entry is a misdemeanor under federal law only. what this law would do would be to make it under texas law. it would allow texas law enforcement to arrest migrants, to arrest anyone suspected of crossing the border illegally and perhaps most interestingly, it would allow texas judges to issue de facto deportation orders. the last one is the one raising the most questions. deportations are complicated processes that require agreements between the united states and whatever country the person is being removed to. it's never been done
and blayne test. the u.s.make a big decision regarding the future of a controversial texas immigration law. the justices have until 5:00 p.m. eastern today to decide whether to allow fayetteville four. it allows texas law enforcement officers to arrest migrants who illegally cross the border. joining us now, david noriega and allen oor. david, what are the main things that law would do? >> hey, jose. so as of now, the act of crossing the border without authorization between ports of entry...
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i want to bring in nbc news correspondent blayne alexander in atlanta. good morning.aying? >> reporter: well, good morning to you. just got a statement from steve sadow, the lead georgia attorney for the former president in this fulton county case. this is good news for the former president, his legal team. here is a little bit of that statement. i want to read to you. he says within the last 15 minutes, the court made the correct legal decision to grant the special demurrers and quash important counts of the indictment brought by d.a. fani willis. the court made and he talked about the entire indictment, the entire prosecution of president trump is political, constitutes election interference and should be dismissed. so, that's what the former president's attorney is saying today. now, it is important to point out three of the counts have been dismissed. the former president is still facing ten counts here in georgia. and the judge actually made provisions and is allowing for fani willis should she so choose to seek a reindictment on those now quashed charges. so, th
i want to bring in nbc news correspondent blayne alexander in atlanta. good morning.aying? >> reporter: well, good morning to you. just got a statement from steve sadow, the lead georgia attorney for the former president in this fulton county case. this is good news for the former president, his legal team. here is a little bit of that statement. i want to read to you. he says within the last 15 minutes, the court made the correct legal decision to grant the special demurrers and quash...
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joining us now, blayne alexander from georgia. atlanta, specifically. what are the variables?er: well, you posed the question that is on the minds of a lot of people i've talked to over the past 24 hours. whether georgia will lean red or blue. we've been talking to voters trying to find out. what is clear with voters we've spoken to is that they understand the importance georgia plays in this election. the candidates certainly understand it due to the fact they held dualing rallies here. we've been speaking with people in fulton county and gwinnett county. one was a republican voter, the other who was democrat but has voted republican in the past. >> i do want my children to have a future and i do want them to have that american dream. right now, there is, i don't see any hope from trump. i'm sorry to say it like that. he's not for the little guy. >> anytime you have a president what will call a secretary of state to ask him to find him some votes even though it was already stated that joe biden had won georgia. so i just thought that was just really, not being american. it wa
joining us now, blayne alexander from georgia. atlanta, specifically. what are the variables?er: well, you posed the question that is on the minds of a lot of people i've talked to over the past 24 hours. whether georgia will lean red or blue. we've been talking to voters trying to find out. what is clear with voters we've spoken to is that they understand the importance georgia plays in this election. the candidates certainly understand it due to the fact they held dualing rallies here. we've...
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here to help us, blayne alexander in fulton county and also katie phang, and christy greenberg and also with us. blaine, with the news today there in fulton county, when could that trial begin? >> reporter: well, this really depends on what the d.a. decides do and when she decides do it. initially she set an ideal trial date at the beginning of august even without this past 2 1/2 months. that seemed very improbable. but now that this case has essentially been ground to a halt the past two months, that seems highly impossible. so the d.a. can do a couple things. of course the judge said fire nathan wade, move on, but she is also within her rights to appeal and already at least one of the defense attorneys has signalled had they plan to explore that route. the attorney for robert shealy. so the question is how could that possibly further delay the case. certainly the target date that we're watching is would this go to trial before the election. it seems very unlikely that that would happen. >> katie, there in florida the judge in the federal mar-a-lago classified documents case already re
here to help us, blayne alexander in fulton county and also katie phang, and christy greenberg and also with us. blaine, with the news today there in fulton county, when could that trial begin? >> reporter: well, this really depends on what the d.a. decides do and when she decides do it. initially she set an ideal trial date at the beginning of august even without this past 2 1/2 months. that seemed very improbable. but now that this case has essentially been ground to a halt the past two...
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here is my colleague blayne alexander with more. >> reporter: he was front and center when fani willis announced her criminal indictment of donald trump. but tonight, nathan wade, the man leading the prosecution against the former president for allegedly trying to overturn georgia's 2020 election results, has resigned. the culmination of a month's long spectacle after one of trump's codefendants michael roman exposed a romantic relationship between wade and fulton county da fani willis who hired him. she was accused of financially benefiting from her relationship with wade. in a ruling, judge scott mcafee said while he did not find an actual conflict of interest in the case, he found a significant appearance of impropriety that affects the current structure of the prosecution team. and gave willis an ultimatum. either she and her office leave the case or wade. in a letter, wade writes today, he is resigning to move this case forward as quickly as possible. for willis, today's ruling is a legal victory, but a professional following this stunning two-hour testimony. judge scott mcafee sc
here is my colleague blayne alexander with more. >> reporter: he was front and center when fani willis announced her criminal indictment of donald trump. but tonight, nathan wade, the man leading the prosecution against the former president for allegedly trying to overturn georgia's 2020 election results, has resigned. the culmination of a month's long spectacle after one of trump's codefendants michael roman exposed a romantic relationship between wade and fulton county da fani willis...
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. >> blayne alexander is outside the courthouse.o give you the larger context. for the past 2 1/2 months this has been all we've been talking about. we haven't been talking about the facts of the case against donald trump. this has eclipsed that totally. this can be taken as a win for the d.a.'s office, but the judge is saying get rid of nathan wade and then we can move on. i do know in speaking with a source close to the judge that this order has been written since early last week. of course, everything is tied to politics. the judge is running for reelection. this was written before he drew any opposing opponents in this race. this other thing, though, because he has received threats, he waited until today to allow proper security to be in place for him and his family. he has two young children. that's another reason we're getting this on friday as a deadline, but certainly a big decision in this case. >> blayne alexander outside the courthouse. lisa rubin, page 23 summing up the problem here moving forward, after consideration of
. >> blayne alexander is outside the courthouse.o give you the larger context. for the past 2 1/2 months this has been all we've been talking about. we haven't been talking about the facts of the case against donald trump. this has eclipsed that totally. this can be taken as a win for the d.a.'s office, but the judge is saying get rid of nathan wade and then we can move on. i do know in speaking with a source close to the judge that this order has been written since early last week. of...
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blayne alexander has a great story about the voter fatigue in georgia. getting finalized and people get their head around the fact, these are our nominees. it's time to focus on how this longest general election is going to go. >> we were talking about that this morning. georgia, a convincing win for donald trump. but if you look in the numbers, nikki haley got 78,000, chris christie got 2,000. 90,000 republicans who have said, we're not going along for the ride with donald trump. it doesn't mean they will vote for joe biden. maybe they will. maybe they won't. they are protesting at the least in a way we saw in iowa and other places across the country. donald trump being the nominee again. >> in a state with a 12,000 vote margin in 2020. i'm starting to get my head around this. we are about to go from a primary where nothing mattered to a general election which everything is going to matter. the margins could be so close in the half a dozen states that will decide this election. those republican protests votes are meaningful. the number of people who lef
blayne alexander has a great story about the voter fatigue in georgia. getting finalized and people get their head around the fact, these are our nominees. it's time to focus on how this longest general election is going to go. >> we were talking about that this morning. georgia, a convincing win for donald trump. but if you look in the numbers, nikki haley got 78,000, chris christie got 2,000. 90,000 republicans who have said, we're not going along for the ride with donald trump. it...