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so look, brian kemp is an intriguing one.ublican on policy and ideology and offending marginalized communities, black and brown georgians and that should be talked about. but he also confronted donald trump in a very straight forward way and said, no, the election wasn't stolen and he survived. but that makes him a unicorn in today's republican party not the future of it. >> i don't know if people understand how extreme it is. could marjorie green get the nomination for united states senate in 2026? >> yeah, this would be a 2026 race. you know, when you talk to the mainstream georgia republicans, they point to brian kemp's successes in 2022 running. he had a primary from the right in former senator perdue, a trump-endorsed opponent. and kemp won his primary easily. so they say, you know, republicans in georgia will go with marjorie taylor greene. now, i think that's rosy. marjorie taylor greene is not a david purdue. david pure due had his own kind of things that were working against him behind brian kemp. the stock trading d

we have a tweet from the governor brian kemp, saying the 2020 in georgia was not stolen.one with evidenc of fraud has failed to come forward for three years under oath and failed to prove anything under the court of law. our elections are secure and will continue to be as far as i'm future of governor. our future is at stake in 2024 d that must be our focus. until now, it seems to be the equation that anyone who goes against the former president suffers particularly in the polls, but that hasn't not been the case in georgia. how do you explain this? >> brian kemp is very popular with republican voters in the state, has been for a long time, is seen as a very conservative republican governor in an otherwise very conservative state. also what he is saying here is pretty clear, as is the secretary of state. if they did not defy truck, they would have to say donald trump is right. in other words, we cannot administer our own elections, which would be untenable. if they said donald trump is right, that means they were incompetent, but they are not. ultimately, republicans in g

my friend governor brian kemp said it well yesterday. he said, for nearly three years, anyone with evidence of fraud has failed to come forward to provide evidence in a court of law. >> reporter: you and i were talking earlier about the surrender process versus the arraignment process. those two things could happen on separate days for donald trump. we do not know when his formal arraignment will take place. it could very well happen after august 25th. we do know that the u.s. secret service has been in contact with the sheriff's office to coordinate around his visits to georgia when they take place. >> now let's bring in ryan reilly and former u.s. attorney barbara mcquade. ryan, tell us about scott mcaffee, the judge assigned to the case. >> when they get the arraignment. he is a very fresh judge. former u.s. assistant district attorney. he has experience. the most interesting thing here is his link to kemp and his appointment by kemp. the governor of georgia has been in a back and forth with donald trump. i expect when we see donald t

brian kemp is calling him out. reasons that donna is right, the premise of your question is right, the indictments embolden donald trump is because all of the other republican leaders say brian kemp and a few others have spent two years saying this is a witch-hunt and i hope he doesn't get indicted, even mike pence who says donald trump did wrong says but i hope for the nation he doesn't get indicted. so for two years, all other leading republicans have actually been carrying the water for donald trump. they can't just flip on a dime and say, well, now i change my mind, i think he shouldn't run for president because he committed these alleged crimes. >> so, david, do you see things as essentially already set in concrete that it is donald trump because, i mean, we haven't seen the first debate that is coming up, but do you think it is already set? >> i very much think it is set. i think donald trump wins the nomination wire to wire. to my very first comment, though, we're entering a phase, this volume phase, if we w

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good for him. >> nicole, do i have time to make a point about brian kemp?se, go ahead. >> i find himself at odds but i'm going to make this point about brian kemp. look, there is a reason why in battleground state and georgia is a battleground state right now brian kemp won reelection. and you can see in battleground states that trumpers aren't doing very well, right. so the future for the republican party in a broad sense in a general election is not what donald trump is. we saw donald trump's candidate in georgia lose while republicans statewide were winning, right. brian kemp is actually where -- is positioned to be a winner in a battleground state. they're following trump off the cliff. if you're in a red state, gung ho trump. but you're not going to be a donald trump-type candidate and be able to win tough races in pennsylvania, and in michigan and arizona and the emerging battleground states and that's the real challenge i think for the republican party, you know, moving forward is the electorate is more where brian kemp is than they are where donald

you have governor brian kemp, publicly pushing back on donald trump, even right after that indictmentmer lieutenant governor jeff duncan. i was there in fulton county last week, he testified for hours before that grand jury, calling trump, quote, one of the biggest mistakes this country is ever made. georgia secretary of state, ron raffensperger, famously rebuffing trump's efforts for him to, quote, find those votes. these are all republican officials. so, what do you make of that rift in the republican party in terms of politics in georgia from that cult of trump? >> well, what we also know, katie, governor brian kemp, he might be saying this or that about what he wants the republican party to talk about. this is political for him. he is not standing on the side of democracy, he's not standing on the side of making sure that everyone who wanted to cast illegal ballot is able to do so. let's not forget, brian kemp is the same republican governor who signed -- into law, we're currently litigating throughout this entire process. he's still of the party of donald trump, he's not condemne

and so that's why georgia governor brian kemp can't screw this up in a particular way. because in 1943, we had to fix that particular problem. >> it's always a bad idea to make corruption too efficient. >> yes. >> like that's just too efficient. you have to set up some more smoke and mirrors. >> we need five people or eight people to do it all at once, not just one guy in his driver. >> i think what is going to be interesting to see, because this is something that jack smith was more subtle about if you will, is the doj piece. very? does phony look at, because that was specifically about georgia. jeffrey clark becomes, and i remember sitting, where jeffrey clark becomes the attorney general for, what, three hours? in part because of his work in georgia. and we know that fani willis looked at that, you know, to what you and chris were talking about, so much of the georgia stuff happens in public. it's not just the call, it's rudy and eastman testifying for the legislator. those were all via zoom and we have all the videos all of our show now for many, many months. the do

brian kemp beat david perdue in a primary process quite honestly by the biggest margin i've ever seenstate politics. 52%. donald trump campaigned for him and built him up, and then of course brian kemp went on to win over stacey abrams in the general. so republicans i think have wised up quicker than the rest of the republicans across the country because they value good conservative leadership that's not crazy. and that's the winning strategy as we go into this 2024 cycle. it's painful. it feels like fingernails down a chalkboard listening to tim scott and nikki haley and others kind of walking around, tiptoeing this question about donald trump. let's just stand up, let's get them to get in a room with a case of beer and a couple pizzas and agree, you know what? let's all call donald trump for what it is. they don't believe that this election was rigged. they don't believe what he's doing is good for the future of the party. and they certainly don't believe it's what's good to try to beat joe biden which should be an easy layup for us. they need to get in a room, be able to come out a

you have brian kemp, the governor and others. we're not talking about the talking point of democrats that are trying to undermine donald trump. raffensperger, jeff duncan, brian kemp, all republicans and conservative ones at that. he's suggesting this was not a stolen election by any stretch of the imaginatimagination. he won by the magic number. also, the requests being made. the size of the lead here is significant in these areas. what does it tell you about the data points and the statement? >> the president will assert he won the election, he should be in office today and georgia should be a part of that. he hasn't deviated from it. it's not consistent with where he's been or where he is going. he's going to argue that he should have been in office for the last four years. >> let's talk about this document. we've been anticipating this indictment. something was posted on the docket. and there was a question, something was posted. and then, it was taken down. a yo-yo, take it and give it back. she had to answer questions. and

this new law that was signed by brian kemp in may. a, georgia republican senator is threatening, saying, that he plans as soon as that goes into effect in october, that he will use that new process to start proceedings, to get funny willis removed as prosecutor. did i describe that accurately? do you think they'll actually try to do it? >> oh, i think there definitely will be a complaint filed. perhaps more than one against district attorney willis. on october 1st or second. which is the date when the new prosecuting attorney qualifications commission start accepting complaints. we had an all-day conference here in georgia state law school last week. at the beginning i said, i think there's a hunter percent chance that's gonna happen. . the probability of that. >> if you were to be removed from her job by that process, and again, this is a process for which there is no president. it's a new power they've given themselves. so, it's never been used before. we can't say, this is a process that takes a, year this is a process that usually

this new law that was signed by brian kemp in may. a, georgia republican senator is threatening, saying, that he plans as soon as that goes into effect in october, that he will use that new process to start proceedings, to get funny willis removed as prosecutor. did i describe that accurately? do you think they'll actually try to do it? >> oh, i think there definitely will be a complaint filed. perhaps more than one against district attorney willis. on october 1st or second. which is the date when the new prosecuting attorney qualifications commission start accepting complaints. we had an all-day conference here in georgia state law school last week. at the beginning i said, i think there's a hunter percent chance that's gonna happen. . the probability of that. >> if you were to be removed from her job by that process, and again, this is a process for which there is no president. it's a new power they've given themselves. so, it's never been used before. we can't say, this is a process that takes a, year this is a process that usually

and brian kemp is responding to how elections were handled there.hat gives you some insight into donald trump and voters. those who are college graduates. >> yeah, so, you know, if you want to look within the trump skeptical voters within the republican party. trump has committed a serious federal crime. look at this, 27% of those republicans who have a college degree believe that he committed serious federal crimes versus just 12% among those who don't have a college degree. why is this so important that those with a college degree are more likely to be against trump when it comes to this issue? becau because i want you to take issue and it's the closest one that biden won, okay? look where georgia is in the six closest states. it's right near the top at 35%. only arizona has more republican voters. trump voters in 2020 who had a college degree, far more in georgia and wisconsin, 25%. so if we're looking for more movement away from donald trump in the 2024 election and georgia might be a place to start with arizona because those are the voters that

we watched brian kemp go through it. he beat the brakes off brian purdue, beat stacy abrams. i think nationally speaking, there's something happening this week that feels different than the other cases. there's some sort of motion -- the seriousness of this, the weight of this -- every day that ends in y for the next two years, donald trump is going to have things to do in a courtroom. whether he's going to be flying around, campaigning. he's not going to win this election campaigning from a courthouse. it feels like republicans are starting to wake up to that. >> i do think this idea of relitigating is going to be a problem for the lawyers. at the same time, there's some merit to the thought that you do raise doubts during your case if you're defending trump about the election. and that's because this entire indictment is about somebody trying to basically commit election fraud or get somebody else to commit election fraud if they knew they had in fact lost. he just needs to get one juror to bite off that maybe there was something real here. maybe there was something he shou

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brian kemp is as conservative as a republican comes. he's been loud and clear that there's no fraud in georgia. on and on and on. ridiculous to even go through it. that's what the president is going to try to do next week, trying to flood the airwaves with it. what is he doing with that? >> this is all trump pr. this is generating chaos. frankly, there's a good chance that whatever document he produces ends up as evidence against him. it could even end up as the basis for an obstruction count against the author because it's likely to be fiction and solely for the purpose of contaminating the jury pool. the reality is brian kemp and brad raffensperger each deserve a pat on the back for the courage that they've shown, putting country before party. i think the absence of evidence of fraud is patently obvious to anybody that's followed the georgia events and certainly anybody who reads this indictment will be able to see how fraudulently those claims were made. >> all right. ty cobb, thank you very much. i appreciate it. >> my pleasure. nic

georgia governor brian kemp is speaking to urges residents to be careful across the state, state of emergency in effect communicating with the white house working with fema to make sure he, like his counterpart governor ron desantis, we will talk to the lieutenant governor of florida in a moment. steve harrigan, how things are looking there. >> you can look for yourself. a lot of small businesses trying to clean up. georgia's breakfast station over there, they've been out since early morning hours just trying to get the water out. this water has gone down for the last few hours. it is pretty quiet around here, not a lot of traffic mainly because a lot of roads are blocked. also because many places don't have electricity, the state is down 300,000 people without electricity. some of it has been knocked out by the storm. others, it has been deliberately disconnected due to safety reasons. the water has stopped a lot of movement of emergency vehicles. we saw a fire truck couldn't get through a fire and couldn't get to it. real frustrated firefighters but we are seeing the first rescue high water

my friend brian kemp said it well yesterday.orgia elections. >> that was former vice president and current republican presidential candidate mike pence addressing for the first time the georgia indictment of donald trump. he made those comments moments ago during his address to the national conference of state legislatures in indianapolis. >> jonathan lemire, some might say that's an easy thing for him to say. no. if you're running for president in a republican field where 91% of the people whose votes you're trying to get don't think donald trump did anything wrong, then being that direct is actually quite something, just like brian kemp yesterday tweeting something that he didn't have to tweet. i mean, there are a thousand different ways that they both could have said it without being that direct. i think we should tip our hat when people actually say the very things we're saying they should say all along. >> what kemp and pence did should be the norm. we shouldn't have to single it out and applaud it but we must because so fe

has brian kemp called in the national guard? if an indictment comes down tonight, are there real concerns and is there sort of heightened security in the area? >> security around the courthouse is very tight. i think that's one of the things fani willis tried to put into place months ago. hey, these are the dates where the indictment is likely going to be handed up. make sure you have your security in order. we have seen this over the past few weeks, over the time bracket she set out. security right now is heavier than i have probably ever seen, and i have reported in front of this courthouse for the better part of two years. so the fact that boat sides of the main street that runs in front of the courthouse is blocked off, the fact that there are barricades down the front of the courthouse, and all around the courthouse, no parking around the courthouse. typically, we see vehicles able to park. they're also making provisions by the georgia state capitol. when we spoke to the sheriff, he made it clear, there are threats. there a

you have to think that brian kemp is speaking for the majority of georgia republicans.mer popular senator. so brian kemp is the most republican -- is the most popular republican here in the state. he just came off a huge statewide victory. marjorie taylor greene is an extremely conservative district and she's seen as just representing really the base of the base at this point. so we certainly think that kemp is speaking for most republicans. but not all republicans. and that's why donald trump still has a majority support even among republicans here in the state. >> patricia murphy, thank you for the insight that only a great boots on the ground local reporter like you can bring. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> a new study out this morning paints a troubling picture for patients suffering from long covid symptoms. >>> breaking news out of los angeles this morning where more than 30 patients in critical condition at a los angeles hospital have been evacuated after a power outage. more on that ahead. the people who live anand work there. because you call these communi

brian kemp's play. put conservatism on the play.o meet a well-funded named i.d.'d opponent like stacyey abrams. whole idea, governor was for trump until he wasn't. state-wide runs in georgia republicans aren't going to call him out and they aren't. we know that. while it's commendable and i appreciate you doing that, the idea that this is some kind of pivot point, i don't think it is. >> i a, goo brian kemp was against donald trump during covid, pushed back on that. against him making his senate nominee instead of making donald trump's pick. brian kemp his own man for four years. >> by the way, won by significant margin in a state trump and -- republican senators lost. >> good point. >> by 52 points. >> a lot. in politics a lot. >> that's a lot. >> enjoyed this. come back together. thank you very much. >>> former lieutenant governor geoff duncan and jen jordan, appreciate it. >>> first on cnn. secretary of state antony blinken spoke by phone to american paul whelan detained in russia more than four years. a source tells cnn it bas a

brian kemp from georgia who is a conservative, republicans who like republican policies like brian kempyone with evidence of fraud has failed to come forward and prove anything in the court of law. elections are secure and fair with will continue to be as long as i'm governor. the future of our country is at stake in 2024. that must be our focus. this, however, is going to pull all of these candidates who have refused to say anything negative about donald trump down this rabbit hole of is it fraudulent, is this report accurate. we have seen this over and over again in the last seven years when you give trump space because you don't want to upset his base and you find yourself in this position where they have to defend a report they know is a lie or refute trump and dot thing they have been scared of doing for the last six months. campaigns are about contrasts. >> bakari is pointing out we get the mathematical issue. they want to pickup trump supporters and donorers and keep a vp roll open, so they are afraid to confront. but that takes you down a path where you're complicit in a lie. an

raffensperger, jeff duncan, obviously brian kemp, all republicans and conservatives warns at that. look at this, he is coming out to suggest that this was not a stolen election by any stretch of the imagination. look at these numbers, you've got three separate ballot counts that are actually confirmed that biden won by -- there is the magic number 11,780. the size of the lead here is significant in these key areas. what does it tell you about the fact that you've got these data points and yet this statement? >> the president is gonna continue to assert that he won the election, he should be an office today, and georgia is a part of that. he has made that point consistently, he has not deviated from it. now, because charges has been brought, would -- where he's been or where he's going down the road. he's going to argue, through the 2024 elections, that he should have been in office for the last four years. >> let's talk about this document, because if you remember yesterday, first of all we have all been anticipating this particular indictment, but then all of a sudden something wa

our former lieutenant governor, i know it can even go up to brian kemp.you read through the indictment there are a lot of republican state senators -- to take action that the district attorney believes was illegal -- >> or that they were lied to in these legislative hearings, that all of these various indicted coconspirators, that when they went to these legislative bodies and selected them for unlawful activities or did not present factual evidence to them. and so it is really interesting that this is happening in georgia, so it is not, as partisan as trump and his allies and returnees might try to make it seem. there are republicans who have repeatedly said what he was doing around the 2020 election was wrong. >> by the way, just think about it. we know this is televised. unlike the remaining trials, the fact that you're going to have television able just the scene here, first of all, we're talking about donald trump who is not tried way from the camera in recent times, usually thrived in that space. but also, you are talking about, can you imagine to t

there is already a track record of voters and brian kemp's case in point. he has been beating the drum and is not going to have a good time. looking at this televised trial and rehashing what happened when trump tried to overturn the election before the 2024 election, you might see these other swing states not buying what trump is selling based on ptsd from the last election. >> 20 seconds left. mark meadows has filed a request . attempting to city actions. we were not surprised. we wait and see what and if a federal judge decides, having looked at the issue very closely, there no issues of immunity, they are also sufficient evidence these are purely state crimes involving actions that would be outside the color of federal responsibility and therefore it should stay in state court. geoff: the former property manager at mar-a-lago plead not guilty. he arrived at a federal court and is being accused of conspiring. so far, crews have searched and officials fear nobodies. meantime, long lines of cars formed outside as residents tried to return home. >> our kids

i actually think that if brian kemp is sort of a model for how republicans could act here.e republican secretary of state's in 2020 than there were democrats. not one of the said there was any problem with the elections in their states. so, this is just absurd. and calling it a revenge -- i don't understand this. biden won. what sort of revenge would it be? and this is just a continuation of an attack on american institutions that the republican party started when they brought into trump in 2016. and the end result of this is they really want to push toward an authoritarian rule instead of democracy, because they see democracy now as a problem. democracy is not selecting them. therefore, democracy must -- therefore, we must go to a different system. >> conor, all these republicans who keep saying, this is the weaponization of our government and the department of justice, who are saying they should get decided that the ballot box -- it did get decided in the ballot box. donald trump's conduct was decided at the ballot box in 2020 and the midterms. why exactly the republicans

victory, georgia's governor, brian kemp, rejects that.islators, hoping to quote, find elected georgians willing to step across a constitutional line on his behalf. and then on december 7th, brad raffensperger rita certifies biden's win, following a recount requested by trump's campaign. the final tally shows that biden won by 11,779 votes. and that's an important number to remember, because the very next day, on the eight, trump and others called ron mcdaniels to seek the organizations help to coordinate the alleged fake electors scheme. it would end up involving pro trump electors in georgia, as well as six other states. they are arizona, michigan, nevada, new mexico, pennsylvania, and wisconsin. and then on december 11th, the supreme court rejects the lawsuit seeking to invalidate williams of balance -- members of the electoral college, they meet and they actually award georgia's 16 electoral votes to joe biden. around the same time, a group of 16 trump supporters, well, they're meeting at the georgia state capital and they're signing f

he was just appointed by governor brian kemp. he's a former prosecutor, former inspector general, he is a renowned musician with a long history of playing all sorts of different instruments, at a high-level. but no one in fulton county, no one in the state, no one in the country, has ever taken on a case overseeing a case like this one. his challenges laid out for him. >> yeah, he sure does, pretty remarkable. so, greg, we have the fbi now confirming to nbc, it has joined an investigation into threats of violence against fulton county officials, as well as the grand jurors who indicted donald trump. after the personal information was posted online. so, will this judge consider these threats at the arraignment? we how do think that could play out? >> yeah, we saw the federal judge consider these threats, in terms of warning the former president that any of these malicious statements he makes could speed up or timeline. look, this is all goes back to the georgia case law from hundred and ten years ago, that allows the publication o

he and brian kemp have famously had a strained relationship for quite a while.e also has had a strained relationship with brad raffensperger ever since that phone call. so you know, as with trump in other places, there are folks who are still standing by him very strongly. you know, a new poll had him up by double digits against any of his possible competitors. you know, there are some folks who believe that only republicans will be able to sort of legitimately make a case against donald trump because they are on his side. but it hasn't seemed to matter yet. i mean, brian kemp has still managed to do well in georgia even though donald trump has his own support. so i guess it remains to be seen. we'll see a lot more when this indictment actually comes out and we see what those folks have to say. >> well, i'm sure we'll have you back when we see what that ultimate decision is. shannon mccaffrey, elliot williams, thanks so much to both of you. boris. >>> donald trump's potential fourth indictment, which could come as soon as tomorrow, does not seem to be slowing do

brian kemp said this is not a situation i see as ripe for that kind of investigation. to the level of not following the law or political prosecution that would be required to remove a d.a., and it's not going to happen on my watch. >> let me ask you about those two filings now, kenneth chesebro, let me read the crux of his argument. here's what it says, without knowing the identities of the coconspirators, it will be near impossible to follow what statements come from the unindicted coconspirators the state relies on to prove the underlying conspiracy. mr. chesebro must be able to challenge whether the unindicted cocon spoor tors' testimony is sufficiently corroborated. is that a compelling argument? >> it is a compelling argument in the sense that chesebro should be allowed to confront the witnesses against him. it's not a compelling argument in the sense that a majority of those who are listed as unindicted coconspirators are people that mr. chesebro, and for that matter, the public, should be able to identify. when we talk about the 30 unindicted coconspirators, chr

brian kemp and brad raffensperger and lieutenant governor duncan are going to be testifying in this triale republicans should be standing up and doing the same thing. these republicans as i was just mentioning earlier should be saying, hey, why don't you stop having these, you know, attacks on judges, these racist attacks on judges. why don't we all stand up and do what ronald reagan used to do? that's what a memo should be telling, you know, candidates. actually, the candidates should know that themselves. i think that's the kind of thing you're going to see from chris christie, something he doesn't need to be told by his super pac. chris christie is going to know that in his gut. he'll be able to say that themselves. i think that's what republicans and general election voters are going to want to see. someone who doesn't need to be told by a super pac what to say and i think chris christie will make mincemeat of desantis and others who need to have talking points from a super pac telling them here's some nicknames you should use. i mean, that memo is just going to be the end of ron desa

and now this is the outcome. >> what do you make of trump -- i mean, he's going after brian kemp sayingocking the impeachment of fani willis. i mean, it seems like a lot of it has to do with what appetite republicans in the state can do with that. >> i'm not surprised to see some of the shots back against kemp or other people in this case, and i certainly don't think that the district attorney is particularly bothered or certainly not immune from these kind of shots back from a defendant in a case. this happens from time to time. the question is whether or not the republicans will get on board. you saw this -- frankly, if you think about back at the time of the impeachment after january the 6th, you know, you had folks who were sort of hiding under their desk and counting on the police to protect them from the mob and then when it came time for impeachment they didn't have the courage to vote for it. consciences ebb and flow and backbones seem to grow at certain times, and this is one of those instances i think when, you know, the republicans will -- right now they're circling the wagon

brian kemp would destroy marjorie taylor greene.ot of attention. much less sway down in georgia. i think people see her for what she is across a lot of the state, and it's really not a brand that georgia republicans have adopted, despite how well she has done nationally. she's certainly someone to keep an eye on. any interest for brian kemp, that is his to take. >> we're out of time, but i have to know, ryan, what the heck is that vehicle? i should be able to recognize it that jon tester is retoring now? >> that's just another one of his old classic cars. he and his son have over 15 they have had restored. they take them to parades all around montana. seeing them up close and personal, they are beautiful. >> ryan nobles, brendan buck, thank you very much. >>> our shaq brewster went on a ride along with the department to see just how this is working, and if it's making a difference. we've got that next. and if it's making a difference. we've got that next. age is just a number, and mine's unlisted. try boost® high protein with 20 gra

brian kemp came out and said that this was not the case.sperger, mike pence or commencing is not the case. we're almost three years past the 2020 election. >> it was almost a technical term for this but the dumpster fire started again. once all this gyration, all this nonsense, and i do think back to your point, i think georgians republicans are ahead of the game. we've seen this play out in 3d. we watched brian kemp go through it and corsi beat the brakes of danny purdue by 52 points. came back and beat stacey abrams. but certainly not everybody is higher from the trump virus. i think nationally speaking there is something happening this week that just feels different than before. there's some sort of motion, the seriousness of this, the weight of this, every day that ends in y for the next two years, donald trump is gonna have something to do in a courtroom. weathers in be flying around her campaign, but he's gonna be using all sorts of misinformation, but he's not gonna win this election campaigning from a courthouse. just feels like rep

brian kemp has passed these kinds of laws. plan to overturn the federal election may be stopped now because of d.a. willis' indictments, it doesn't mean there aren't still people in trump are trump world on the ground trying to guarantee his victory in georgia in 2024, right? >> yeah, no, i would tell you that between brian concern and the disgraced former president of the united states, donald trump, they are both in their ditty bags. they can't stop, they won't stop. they are going to continue on this path. we saw it. it didn't stop in 2020 when trump lost 50 lawsuits. it didn't stop in 2021 when the democrats got a governing trifecta with the house, the senate, and the white house. it didn't stop in the 2022 legislative session. in fact, it has spread. so there are trump types running for state government, trump types running for municipal government. the attacks on the vote. the attacks on absentee balloting. the misinformation. the disinformation. those things continue, as well as the threats of escalating violence. >> ns

, who stood up governor brian kemp, who stood up to troubles in the post—election period of 2020,idential race is very complicated because you have to have the logistics and all the machinations come together quickly but we are in uncertain times and it's certainly something that remains on the radarfor something that remains on the radar for those at the top of the republican party.- the republican party. what comes next _ the republican party. what comes next for _ the republican party. what comes next for donald - the republican party. what - comes next for donald trump? the republican party. what comes next for donald trump? he is supposed to be of the campaign trail soon, where does he go from here? he campaign trail soon, where does he go from here?— he go from here? he will continue _ he go from here? he will continue to _ he go from here? he will continue to travel- he go from here? he will continue to travel to - he go from here? he will| continue to travel to iowa where he will continue to travel to that state, he will continue to travel to south carolina and he has to m

have unilateral power to part pardon donald trump, even if he wanted to, we don't expect governor brian kemp has a soft spot for donald trump. >> peter how deming will that be to the misinformation machine if this is televised, even tonight, what did fox news have on, paul manafort, donald trump's former campaign chair, who was jailed for tax evasion, talking about the two-tiered system of justice, right, ted cruz, a u.s. senator was standing outside of the courtroom as though he was a reporter talking about joe biden , villainization the justice system for his own political game. how much will that make it difficult to push this information or deflect if this thing ends up on tv? >> that is a great question, what we have seen so far is expectations that an indictment or two or three and eventually four would somehow change the fo public view, that hasn't been the case up until now. of course donald trump has donea better on republican supporters after the first three indictments, so the question is, what a trial be different? what a trial presenting evidence day in and day out especially te

georgia's governor brian kemp responded to that. >> the republican rebuking the current gop front-runnerted early on the show, after donald trump repeated his claims of election fraud following his indictment, brian kemp is the name of the governor writing, quote, the 2,020 election in georgia was not stolen. for three years anyone with evidence of fraud has failed to come forward under oath and prove anything in a court of law. our elections in georgia are secure, accessible, and fair, and will continue to be as long as i'm governor, the future of the country is at stake in 2,024, that must be our focus. remind everybody trump says he will present a report on his election fraud claims coming up on monday, he says will lead to his complete exoneration. stuart: fulton county district attorney fanny willis wants to hold trump's election interference trial in 6 months. she also wants to trial 19 of the defendants together. former prosecutor joins me now. that trial, on 19 together within the next 6 months, that the circus. >> inconceivable. that is logistically talk about it is not going to

brian kemp responded saying, quote, the 2020 election in georgia was not stolen. for nearly three years now anyone with evidence of fraud has failed to come forward under oath and prove anything in a court of law. making sense in digesting these sprawling, complex and vitally important case against donald trump and allies brought by fulton county district attorney fani willis. andrew weisman, i'll start with you. we were on together last night and i think in my seventh or eighth hour of live television said we have to go to andrew weisman, he's bursting! because i could just see your wheels spinning to try to help us make sense of this. i think we've all had time to read it, once i tried to get through it a second time. tell me what -- i mean, what seems to distinguish this one is that if this, then that. so if the intent was to overturn the election, then all of these acts were part of that crime. is that a way to understand what is inside this indictment? >> it's really interesting because i've had like an hour now to really reflect on this. you know, when you s

i thought brian kemp would have been the strongest republican to run against trump.y successful governor who demonstrated curse -- courage. deciding not to run was in my mind, a tragedy of the party. i'm glad the republicans are one of the few brave holdouts. we need somebody to lead the charge. he was in perfect position. >> you asked if it is the road map, i think it is the road not taken. we have seen this road not taken by republican candidates and elected officials for years. that is because in their perception, which is probably correct, it is not in their political self-interest to do that. one of the interesting political questions involves georgia itself. very few battleground states in the 2024 election, georgia was close. donald trump only needed 11,900 780 votes. i do wonder since governor kemp had the state by a large margin, donald trump lost to joe biden by a small margin, if the impact of georgia might be in georgia rather than elsewhere. >> donald trump is planning to skip the first presidential debate. it is scheduled for wednesday, expected to set

they voted for brian kemp and other republicans statewide constitutional offices.er herschel walker. >> charlie, i'm so glad you're here, this is incredible. we got somebody from wisconsin and somebody from atlanta that can draw the lines, right, a lot of those people, like my son's republican friends, several probably didn't vote for joe biden, they wrote in somebody or didn't vote at all which reminds me of what ron johnson said, caught on tape, no it wasn't rig, you look at donald trump and joe biden's vote i think he said there were 56,000 undervotes, republicans voted for everyone else they just let the presidential line unmarked, that is the republican party's biggest challenge if donald trump wins the nomination, republicans aren't going to vote for joe biden, a lot of them aren't, they're just not going to vote. >> you can see this can in the milwaukee suburbs i mean the trump secretary twofold, number one, you have an erosion in the suburbs and you have this massive explosion of turnout in liberal areas, you know joe biden may not be the most charismatic f

i'm betting, on that stage tomorrow does not believe the election was rigged, does not believe brian kempncan, brian raffensperger or any of us did anything wrong. they'reth are, with a few exceptions, too chicken to say it. i think ultimately the weight of 91 indictments, the weight of multiple jurisdictions chasing donald trump every minute of every day, is going to be more than he can bear. i don't believe he's going to be the nominee and this is the chance for somebody to step up and be the adult in the room, which i think is what america is waiting for. >> jamal, what's your reaction to that? >> you know, i keep thinking about all these candidates on stage except for chris christie and a couple of others who are just kind of being chicken. they don't want to take on donald trump. i think when you're running for president of the united states, people want to see you fight for yourself, fight for them. if you're not willing to fight donald trump, who's the big kahuna, i don't know that they're going to trust you. meanwhile, joe biden on air with one of the i think great ads of the camp

>> reporter: brian kemp challenged trump and said the 2020 election was not stolen an that nobody has been able to prove claims of fraud in a cour of law. also happening next week, the first gop primary debate. mr. trump has not said whether he will attend. in atlanta, cristian benavides. back to you. >>> the workers strike in san jose has been averted and the units have reached deals with workers. the agreements include more staffing, pay raises and more paid family leave. if workers approve the contract it will last through summer 2025. >>> to maui now, where the deat toll from the wildfires stands at 99. more than 1000 people ar still missing. as anne makovec says, survivors are facing frustrations with relief effort there. anne? >> reporter: yeah, there have been questions about what could have been done to prevent this disaster or keep it from killin as many people as it had. lines of cars stretching for miles as people wait to be let back into their neighborhoods to see what is left for their homes. officials are warning that the process is slow going. >> the fact that they are

greg, brian kemp is an interesting figure.-trump politician, republican governor of georgia, leading into and ahead of the 2020 election. someone who has not dabbled in any of the coup and has not dabbled in efforts to overturn the will of the georgia vote. and here is not willing to dabble in the removal of fani willis. >> i've been covering governor kemp since 2002 when he was a state senate candidate in athens and i was a junior at the university of georgia. i've never seen a moment quite like this one. it happened at a press conference to update georgians about hurricane idalia and turned into a message about donald trump and the efforts to interfere with the georgia legislature once again. republicans and democrats see a replay of what happened in 2020 when these noxious conspiracy theories took hold and really made it violent rhetoric in georgia that leveled threats. ended one threats against sitting politicians and lawmakers. we're seeing a replay of that. i've talk to no fewer than five republicans who said they have b

georgia's republican governor brian kemp responded tweeting in parted the 2020 election in georgia wasot stolen. for nearly three years now anyone with evidence of fraud has failed to come forward under oath and prove anything in a court of law. trump's team argues this case is an attack on his first amendment right to question an election. >> when he says i want to look into it. i don't trust it, we need to look into it, that's his obligation as a president. >> judge scott mcafee is assigned this case. he has been on the bench for just six months and now set to oversee one of the biggest cases georgia or this country has ever seen. bret? >> bret: bryan llenas live outside the courthouse. bryan, thank you. >> acts of racketeering activity are crimes that are alleged to have been committed in furtherance of the criminal enterprise. rather than abide by georgia's legal process for election challenges, the defendants engaged in a criminal racketeering, enterprise to overturn georgia's presidential election results. >> bret: fani willis there late last night in a news conference with repor