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and judges in the dc district court, the trial level court chose to sentence them quite harshly because put them in jail and also give them probation, so they would stay in the system, and now an appeal's court says we don't think that's the law. it will be on hold. there could be further appeals. but that's really something to watch. >> something to keep an eye on. kate bolduan, thank you so much. jim? >>> new cnn exclusive reporting now on one of the alleged architects of the trump 2020 fake electors plot. attorney kenneth chesebro and where exactly he was on january 6. remember chesebro is one of the unindicted coconspirators in the special counsel's federal election case. he's also charged himself in the georgia case. and now cnn has identified chesebro on video following conspiracy theorist alex jones around the grounds of the u.s. capitol on january 6. with us now, senior crime and justice correspondent. so symone, tell us what you've learned about his actions and movements that day. >> reporter: right, video from that day really captures his movement around the grounds outside th

mr trump's arraignment is set to happen at a us district court in dc on thursday, after he was indictedtime in connection with efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the january 6th attack on the us capitol. he's denied all wrongdoing. it's unlikely we will see mr trump in dc thursday, though he is expected to appear in person. he will enter the court from the parking garage and be taken in for processing, then head to the courtroom. he will then turnaround and fly back home to bedminster. the indictment also mentions six alleged co—conspirators, but none of them have been charged. the group, includes four attorneys, a former department ofjustice official and a political consultant, that allegedly aided trump's "criminal efforts". analysts believe they are former trump lawyers rudy giuliani, john eastman, and sidney powell, along with former doj official jeffrey clark and lawyer kenneth chesebro. a sixth co—conspirator, described in the document as a political consultant, has not been identified. the indictment comes as mr trump is leading the polls for the republican nominee for pre

mr trump's arraignment is set to happen at a us district court in dc on thursday, after he was indictedfforts to overturn the 2020 election and the january 6th attack on the us capitol. he's denied all wrongdoing. the trump campaign says mr trump will deliver remarks on tuesday next week in new hampshire, continuing his efforts to fundraise off of his criminal charges. our correspondent nomia iqbal is outside the court for more on what we can expect. donald trump is due to appear behind us on thursday. we understand that he has the option to appear either virtually or in person. that was granted in the last two arraignments. we also understand that thejudge will decide which one it is. but given that mr trump has appeared in person for the last two, it is probably likely that he will appear in person for this indictment. he tends to use them, as we've seen previously, as part of his campaign.

it's set to happen at a us district court in dc on thursday, after he was indicted for a third time onwith efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the january sixth attack on the us capitol. he's denied all wrongdoing. the trump campaign says mr trump will deliver remarks on tuesday next week in new hampshire, continuing his efforts to fundraise off of his criminal charges. 0ur correspondent nomia iqbal is outside the court for more on what we can expect. donald trump on thursday, we understand he has the option to of fear either virtually or in person. those were the options granted to her or him for the last two arraignments. the judge will decide. given that he has appeared in person for the last... it's likely he will appear in person for this indictment. he tends to use them, as we've seen previous, half of

district court in dc on thursday, after he was indicted for a third time on tuesday — this time in connectionith efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the january 6th attack on the us capitol. he's denied all wrongdoing. it's unlikely we will see mr trump in dc thursday, though he is expected to appear in person. he will enter the court from the parking garage and be taken in for processing, then head to the courtroom. he will then turnaround and fly back home to bedminster. the indictment also mentions six alleged co—conspirators, but none of them have been charged. the group, includes four attorneys, a former department ofjustice official and a political consultant, that allegedly aided trump's "criminal efforts". analysts believe they are former trump lawyers rudy giuliani, john eastman, and sidney powell, along with former doj official jeffrey clark and lawyer kenneth chesebro. a sixth co—conspirator, described in the document as a political consultant, has not been identified. the indictment comes as mr trump is leading the polls for the republican nominee for president, far ahead of

district court in dc on thursday, after he was indicted for a third time on tuesday. this time in connection with efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the january 6th attack on the us capitol. he's denied all wrongdoing. the trump campaign says mr trump will deliver remarks on tuesday next week in new hampshire, continuing his efforts to fundraise off of his criminal charges. our correspondent nomia iqbal is outside the court for more on what we can expect. donald trump is due to appear behind us on thursday. we understand that he has the option to appear either virtually or in person. that was granted in the last two arraignments. we also understand that thejudge will decide which one it is. but given that mr trump has appeared in person for the last two, it is probably likely that he will appear in person for this indictment. he tends to use them, as we've seen previously, as part of his campaign. and we are seeing his republican allies really rally around him. and in some ways, they are ramping up the rhetoric to defend him. some of them are calling for the sp

protests took place outside the district court in washington, dc on thursday, as the former presidentaced the charges inside. some were anti—trump demonstrators, and some were his supporters, who waved the american flag. before boaring his plane to travel back to newjersey, mr trump spoke briefly to reporters. he described the charges as the "persecution of a political opponent". this is a very sad day for america. and it was also very sad driving through washington, dc and seeing the filth and the decay and all of the broken buildings and walls and the graffiti. this is not the place that i left. it's a very sad thing to see it. when you look at what's happening, this is a persecution of a political opponent. this was never supposed to happen in america. this is the persecution of the person that's leading by very, very substantial numbers in the republican primary, and leading biden by a lot. so if you can't beat him, you persecute him or you prosecute him. we can't let this happen in america. thank you very much. former president trump has now landed back in newjersey. a hearing ha

the spot about use of a dc grand jury to gather evidence after it indicted trump in florida using a grand jury in miami. the case was brought in the miami federal district court it makes a lot of sense. dc grand jury is what smith, mr. unassailable prefers. the get trump media, who has tried to discredit conon, went bon customers. >> judge cannon will make the prosecutors work. >> we have a judge who may be a loose cannon in terms of what the ruling will be. if she persists in refusing to let them make their case, they likely will have to consider some form of action. >> laura: what is she talking about? action? what type of action? impeachment? to quote john mcenrow, you can't be serious. >> the doj remained compliting to ensuring accountability for those criminally responsible for what happened that day. this case is brought consistent with that commitment. >> laura: that commitment? there is more we need to know about mr. smith's supposed unbiassed nature. "wall street journal" is reporting attorneys who know smith says he would feel like he failed if he didn't find charges to bring against a target. what does that tell us? attorney general merrick garland

note, we're getting a fresh look at the failed plea agreement between hunter biden and the district court in dcnd the financial numbers apparently tell quite the story kevin. >> reporter: as the old saying goes follow the money and it appears the court is doing just that. in hunter's original plea agreement which is now public the document states, listen to this, during calendar year 2017, biden earned substantial income including just under a million dollars from a company that he formed with the ceo of a chinese business conglomerate, of 66,000 from his domestic business interests, about 664,000 from another chinese infrastructure investment company. half a million in director's fees from a ukrainian energy company. 70 grand related to romanian business, and another nearly $50,000, 48 to be exact, from a multi national law firm. now house republicans say this is a clear violation of fara and tax laws and now they're looking for any possible connection between the money and then vp joe biden. meanwhile hunter the tenant is accused of trashing a $4.2 million venice beach house that he rented wi

justjoining us we are watching donald trump arriving downtown in washington, dc ahead of his arraignment at the district courts been following him from the reagan national airport. not farfrom him from the reagan national airport. not far from the district court now. only a ten minute journey from the airport to the courthouse. the president said in the course of the weeks after the elections that he merely wanted a pause in the certification of the votes to allow states to properly verify and interpret the vote. his vice president mike pence was asked about that yesterday and here's how he responded. have... been will stop the president specifically asked me and his gaggle of crackpot lawyers asked me to literally reject votes which would have resulted in the issue being turned over to the house of representatives, literally chaos would have ensued. we now know that he kept contemporaneous notes about what happened in those days just before january six. how important do you think those know to get a b to jack smith and how will a jury be guided to interpret those notes? notes are always useful. i think in th

, court staff in there — were attorneys, court staff in there a _ were attorneys, court staff in there. a few dc district we saw a _ 6th cases, sitting in the room. we saw a view— 6th cases, sitting in the room. we saw a viewjanuary 6th cases, sitting in the room. we saw a view january the 6th cases, sitting in the room. we saw a viewjanuary the 6th first responders in the courthouse as well, _ responders in the courthouse as well, but — responders in the courthouse as well, but the actual room was a very ti-ht well, but the actual room was a very tight space _ well, but the actual room was a very tight space and everyone else was in overflow— tight space and everyone else was in overflow rooms where you can watch proceedings on big screen tv set up on the _ proceedings on big screen tv set up on the walls. that is where i was for example and there it was a little _ for example and there it was a little more informal, people were speaking — little more informal, people were speaking. —— courtroom itself seem very serious — speaking. —— courtroom itself seem very serious and everyone very quiet — very seri

county district attorney in georgia where he could be handed another indictment, including voter and election fraud charges. on august 28, the former president is due back in court in washington dcse. trump claims the charges are election interference by the justice department because he is currently the front runner for the republican presidential nomination. staying in the u.s., the two expelled members of the tennessee three have reclaimed their seats in the tennessee state house after they were expelled for their involvement in the gun-control protest on the house floor. justin j pearson, justin jones, gloria johnson took place in the demonstration just days after a fatal shooting in nashville. republican bob makers declared their actions violated house rules and moved to expel their three colleagues. johnson narrowly avoided expulsion but the other two were ejected. the move briefly left voters in primarily black districts without representation in the tennessee house and drew national attention. joining us now is justin j pearson, one of the tennessee three reelected and thursday special election. great to have you back. i want to ask you and your colleague were heavily fa

with district court judge tanya chutkan quickly ruling from the bench that the protective order in the dcmaterials turned over to the defense. the trump team also pushing back on the special counsel's proposal to start the trial right after new year's day in 2024. just as the iowa caucuses and the early primaries are heating up. >>> plus, breaking news from nbc on a special counsel -- different special counsel investigating those classified documents of president biden's office has turned over to the government. nbc news learned that the president's lawyers are in lengthy talks with that special counsel about

district court of appeals for the dc circuit ruled in fab of the firm grayscale in its lawsuit againsthad rejected the company's application for a spot bitcoin etf. it could clear the way for grayscale spot bitcoin eft as well as others, which explains why they surged. kristin smith, ceo of the blockchain association joins us now to put this all in context, kristin. i mean, on one hand it doesn't seem particularly difficult for the public to own bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. why is this move significant and what is the advantage in your mind of a bitcoin etf? >> certainly a huge win not just for grayscale but the broader crypto community and a huge loss for the s.e.c. a huge embarrassment, i should say. bitcoin ets is good for a couple of reasons. it provides an easy regulated product for regulators who don't want to deal custody or those who have exposure to bitcoin. if you think about it, bitcoin is a lot like gold. there will only ever be 1 million bitcoin. it provides a way for institutions and individuals to get access to owning bitcoin. we're very excited. it certainly does

with district court judge tanya chutkan quickly ruling from the bench that the protective order in the dc case will only apply to sensitive materials and not to all discovery materials turned over to the defense. the trump team also pushing back on the special counsel's proposal to start the trial right after new year's day in 2024. just as the iowa caucuses and the early primaries are heating up. >>> plus, breaking news from nbc on a special counsel -- different special counsel investigating those classified documents of president biden's office has turned over to the government. nbc news learned that the president's lawyers are in lengthy talks with that special counsel about whether and what terms mr. pied biden the president of the u.s. would agree to be interviewed. >>> and a devastating death toll rising on maui as rescue and recovery teams find more bodies and thousands of residents are homeless along with stranded tourists on an island that looks like a war zone. >>> good day, everyone, a busy day in washington. i'm andrea. where u.s. district judge tanya chutkan made quick decisi

district of columbia, with a percentage of the jury pool voted against him. so, they may actually get this from a dc jury but will survive the supreme court?view in i don't think so. >> i do not think so either and i agree with your assessment. i don't think you get a fair trial in new york, i don't think you get a fair trial in dc and i don't think you get a fair trial in fulton county, professor, to be very blunt. i think both counties, let me get to all the other guest. i will let you way and next, your thoughts on this. >> this indictment strikes me as amateur joke. frankie, jack smith and special counsel should be indicted for stupidity, it's that bad. but he has this reputable habit of bringing politically driven prosecutions by contorting the law in mangling evidence and these four -- this definition of a stretch, a gumby indictment conspiracy to defraud the government because donald trump challenged certification of electors on january 6. he's entitled to do the under the electoral act, democrats did the same thing in 2016, ending prior elections. nor is it a crime to claim the election was stolen with hillary clinton and nancy pel

district of columbia, with a percentage of the jury pool voted against him. so, they may actually get this from a dc jury but will survive appellate review and review in the supreme court? i don't think so. >> i do not think so either and i agree with your assessment. i don't think you get a fair trial in new york, i don't think you get a fair trial in dc and i don't think you get a fair trial in fulton county, professor, to be very blunt. i think both counties, let me get to all the other guest. i will let you way and next, your thoughts on this. >> this indictment strikes me as amateur joke. frankie, jack smith and special counsel should be indicted for stupidity, it's that bad. but he has this reputable habit of bringing politically driven prosecutions by contorting the law in mangling evidence and these four -- this definition of a stretch, a gumby indictment conspiracy to defraud the government because donald trump challenged certification of electors on january 6. he's entitled to do the under the electoral act, democrats did the same thing in 2016, ending prior elections. nor is it a crime to claim the election was stolen with hillary clinton and nancy pelosi fo

district of columbia. and i'll be quick on the facts here, but dc wanted to take some area called blighted and replace it with apartment buildings and condos and restaurants and other things and supreme court said that was okay because it was for a public purpose notice. the change in words they went from use to public purpose and displaced a large of residents. as a result to take this property. what justice thomas points out dissent is and he's the only one who writes for himself here. justice o'connor writes the principle dissent. it's a54 case. justice o'connor, justice rehnquist, justice scalia and justice thomas joins the principal dissent. but then he writes his own dissent and he points out a number of things first, justice thomas is the one justice that goes back to the original meaning. why is he the only one in not justice scalia well, the institute for justice who litigated case did not believe they could get five votes to go back to the original, meaning. they argued that a corporate purpose meaning pfizer's was not a public purpose. they lost that argument because the majority, they should defer to the legislators, others as to how what is a public purpose at justice scalia a

district, marking the beginning of the trans activism in san francisco. so the focus is on washington, dc this morning as former president trump is expected to be in federal court to face charges for his involvement in in the 2020 election in efforts to overturn it. we've got the latest updates from the capitol . and a dangerous discovery inside an east bay home prompts a neighborhood to be evacuated. we're expecting an update from officials and we'll bring that to you live from san pablo coming up from ktvu fox two news. this is mornings on two. welcome to mornings on two in the just before the 8:00 hour you were looking at a live picture of foggy downtown oakland in the skyline there and you can see some of the traffic moving pretty smoothly, it looks like in that day. in the middle of that picture there, we are going to be talking about a lot to cover this morning. we're talking about the traffic, the weather and, of course, all the day's news. so thanks for being with us. i'm ali rasmus. good to have you here, ali. i'm frank mallicoat. today is thursday, august the 3rd. let's talk a little weather out of the gate. it's i think it's colder inside here than i