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they only look at the district of columbia or the city of atlanta or the city of new york. they won't look at bringing the case with trump's own jury pool because they know that trump's own variable won't accept it as being true. and it's because it's not true typically. now let's talk about the treatment of the other side. and one revelation the surface recently in the wall street journal is how many american power players continued to meet with convicted sex offender. and peter file jeffrey f. soon after his conviction, including people like the courtesy i, a director william burns, who at that time was serving as deputy deputy secretary of state. and he had a meeting scheduled with aps, team convicted sex offender in athens own private mission. and the same goes for obama, essential advisor or for, you know, a college president. what does it say to you about the informal ways of power and influence in america? as well as the post world war, 2 era, the american sort of deep state as it came to be known, are called, or people. some people called the national security estab

the district of columbia jerry pools have proven that in a range of cases. and now new york's jerry polls are proven the same thing. trying a person that of trumps notoriety in the jurisdiction that has a bunch of people that hate and makes no sense. i may call, but one of the jurors was a democrat, a registered democrat in new york city. that was a place that voted 90 percent against trump. that's not a place that could be impartial. it is, you know, if the case was a crazy case, i see it was someone who had no witnesses to vouch for no independent evidence didn't come forward for decades later. hated trump. every witness in our trial either hated trump, or was paid by the plaintiff's lawyers. the whole case was paid for by a big tech guy who hates trump. so it's just the last there on steroids, which americans used to seeing in other parts of the world. they're not as a custom to sing it in america. don't listen, barnes. this is not the 1st the sexual scandal that trump has been associated with . our viewers may recall the legit golden showers in moscow de

delay this trial as possible just as he's seeking to delay the federal trial this case and the district of columbiada. but the speedy trial is critical, it's in the public interest, the interest of the public interest, the interest of the other defendants, and i would expect the judge to try to have this trial commence as soon as possible. but it is in the interest of the special counsel, he's got to federal cases waiting for donald trump as well. who takes precedence? yes he does, he well. who takes precedence? yes he does. he has — well. who takes precedence? yes he does, he has scheduled, _ well. who takes precedence? yes he does, he has scheduled, the - does, he has scheduled, the scheduling order in the district of columbia at this point is for the trial to begin january two. columbia at this point is for the trial to beginjanuary two. so there will have to be some back and forth between the georgia prosecutors and the federal prosecutors, with respect to when these trials are going to occur, particularly if the georgia case we are to be postponed by a month or two now we are starting to get v

we are looking at the front doors of the district court in the district of columbia.is penciled in for that court house or whether it is moved. what are the arguments that donald trump and his allies have been making is that washington is in inherently unfair place to have a trial. trump points to the polling in 2020, 90 2% of them voted forjoe biden. how much sympathy will a federaljudge help with that argument? will a federal 'udge help with that an ument? ' , will a federal 'udge help with that aruument? ' , . , will a federal 'udge help with that aruument? ' , ., , ,, will a federal 'udge help with that aruument? ' , ., , ., ., argument? 9296. ordinarily you go to argument? 9296. ordinarily you go to a jurisdiction — argument? 9296. ordinarily you go to a jurisdiction you _ argument? 9296. ordinarily you go to a jurisdiction you commit _ argument? 9296. ordinarily you go to a jurisdiction you commit a _ argument? 9296. ordinarily you go to a jurisdiction you commit a crime - a jurisdiction you commit a crime and a your instruction and that's where you're going to

. >> any concern about the jury pool in the district of columbia? [indiscernible] >> i have nothing more. go back to my testimony on monday. it was crystal clear the judge went over all of that and about the way. today within the context of all of the case law and what you should be writing is about all of these open questions related to how the privilege is asserted. who it is, whether it is presented and the like. that was really interesting to me. listening to the judge go through all the case law because i've been doing the same kind of thing. at the end of the day, all of these things are open questions. which is interesting. >> why aren't you considered -- the gateway [indiscernible] why are you concerned about the jury pool? most of the jurors share the ideology of the woman behind me. but the conviction rate for january 6? >> i grew up in the area here. i went to bcc high school. i spent a lot of time on the playground here playing basketball. i love the people of washington, d.c.. it is a really nice city to be in. i love the people here and

i am a abortion provider here in the district of columbia. also of the president and ceo of physicians for public health. working to organize immobilized providers to advance access to comprehensive reproductive health care for the communities that we serve. i am not here today for me. not even at the head of reproductive health and rights organization. what i'm here for the people that i care for in my community. i provide essential healthcare in the community that raised me. the community that made me. abortion is essential healthcare whether people are accessing this care in the first weeks of pregnancy or later in pregnancy, it is my privilege to care for them. i do not believe that i can accurately communicate what this year has been like for people providing and those seeking abortion care in this country. we just passed, as you well know, the one-year mark of the anniversary of the dobbs decision which overturned 50 years of legal precedent and remove protections around abortion care upending the entire abortion landscape. we have been

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, end

district of columbia, with a percentage of the jury pool voted against him.they may actually get this from a dc jury but will survive the supreme court?nd review 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

you are up next read you are on with that district of columbia. >> hello. ll, when i hear the previous callers comments about being $70,000 in debt, i think that is ridiculous. right now, i am ashamed to be a nebraskan because evidently, nebraska is bringing the supreme court case against the biden administration. and, i don't understand why americans can't look around the world and see that almost every other developed country provides free hydrogen nation. and, not only do they get higher education, but they get a stipend for living expenses so they can focus on their education, rather than just struggling to survive. i think a lot of this goes back to the reagan administration that basically destroyed our higher education system by cutting ending to it. and, i just don't understand why people think it is ok to settle our young people with thousands of dollars of debt. and, personally, i paid off a lot of my children's college. i actually -- the majority of it. i am thankful that the obama administration didn't tax cuts or breaks for the college education

peter: charles stimson served as a navy jack officer for 30 years and served for the district of columbia during the george bush administration. charles: the george w. bush administration. peter: and is currently with the heritage foundation. in farmington, ohio. diane. caller: i am a 70-year-old white woman and i see prejudice every day still. even as you were saying in the legal field. it is prominent still. in the state of ohio, we have a lots of white supremacists and no one is working on that. they are working more on the carjackings. yes, that is not good. but this white supremacy is even worse. thank you. peter: what is your response? charles: i agree that white supremacy or any ethics supremacy is despicable. but it is fortunately a very small minority of people. my point throughout the book is if you look at the criminal rules and procedures and look at the supreme court and state supreme court decisions, which have eradicated the illegal use of race and past practices that were despicable, especially in the software they punished black people often times for no reason, that is n

the indictment was issued by a grand jury of citizens here in the district of columbia and it sets forth crimes charged in detail. i encourage everyone to read it in full. the attack on our nation's capitol onjanuary 6, 2021 was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. it's described in the indictment it was fuelled by lies, lies by the defendant, targeted at obstructing a bedrock function of the us government, the nation's process of collecting, counting and certifying the results of the presidential election. the men and women of law enforcement who defended the us capitol on january 6 are heroes. they are patriots and they are the very best of us. they did notjust defend a building with people sheltering in it, they put their lives on the line to defend who we are as a country and a people. they defended the very institutions and principles that define the united states. since the attack on our capitol, the department ofjustice has remained committed to ensuring accountability of those criminally responsible for what happened that day. this case is brought consisten

she is a native of the district of columbia where she currently resides. please join me in welcoming to the podium dr. stacy dixon. [applause] dr. dixon: good evening, everyone. thank you for the introduction. thank you suzanne and the entire insa team for allowing me to have the wonderful opportunity to be featured tonight. and for your patience, because i know you issued this invitation in 2002 and have waited for me to say yes until this point. i would like to further recognize important people with me. you heard my parents are in the audience so if you say anything nice about me in front of them, it is worth even more. [laughter] my dad, the honorable herbert dixon, retired judge from d.c. superior court is an unashamed electrical engineer as well. [applause] my mother, stevie dixon, a retired executive vice president with verizon and predecessor organizations, and one of the best people to get advice from about people if you ever have issues. [applause] they are proud graduates of howard university in d.c., as well as georgetown law school, and george

we operate holdings in the state of new jersey, delaware as well as maryland and in the district of columbia. we are part of the exelon family of companies and we have fastly become a technology company that delivers electricity. when you think about the electric grid, i firmly believe is the highway to sustainability as well as carbon reduction and helping our key stakeholders reach their goals such as the gsa. operating in the nation's capital is an honor and responsibility that close to 4000 men and women pepco holdings take seriously. d.c. is typically front and center and frankly as you hurt -- heard, this administration's efforts to advance clean energy legislation has been instrumental in the fight against climate change. gsa is a big part of this. i look at this mou as a commitment from myself directly as well as the company to work with the gsa and federal government in reaching their sustainability goals. there are many parts of this that are very important but i will close with the one most important to me and that is the one around social equity. we agree that is a cornerstone of

not to add senators to add four democrat senators, two from puerto rico 2 from the different district of columbiais is in best interest of democrat power. why do they want open borders? biden doesn't care. what democrat strongholds think, he knows in new york city will vote democrat no matter. what what does he do? it is pure politics. you understand that it all about power for the democrat party, that i want to flip texas. they flip texas f blue. the republicans could never win presidency again, they are in middle of flipping georgia, they are almost done flipping arizona, they flipped virginia but for a battle that took place with youngkin that pulled it back, they are defensive battles that go on and on southeast is going blue, south is going blue, we're running out of territory that is what's about, by en abides -- biden does not care how much 6 tr sex traffics is going down there, they don't give a damn about the people it all about power. executive order 14 019. despite a lack of congressional appropriations for these agents to engage in such activity. joe biden signs an executive order and

david, it was reported several federal judges from district of columbia, filled the back row at the arraignmenting chief judge and amy burrman jackson, is that judicial show of force we should be concerned about? >> i think we should be concerned about it, such a great court formerly, who have made gra tuittous comments about president trump, bureman jackson. >> i clerked on second circuit in new york, i can't imagine. most ridiculous thing. jamie raskin reacted to the first amendment account. >> will claim everything trump was doing was free speech, he is being charged with a whole seriouses of actions of conduct that ended up amounting to obstructing federal hearing, defrauding the american people. >> laura: your argument, i don't follow their argument at all. >> the issue is, you have to look at what he said and his intent behind it. if you are saying something that is knowingly false to try to defraud somebody, that is the -- beyond limits of the first amendment. but here, what he was saying, he believed it to be true at the time he said it and talking to him recently, he believes there is

and it does not matter that's 95 percent of the people in the district of columbia voted for joe. by all that matters are the jurors and 12 drawers who may be selected if he chooses the jury trial to sit on the jury if they can render a fair and impartial verdict. and that is the system and our legal system. as far as to judge, the judges that are in this court house are probably the best qualified judges to hear any case regarding a political defendant, which is what he is claiming he is. i say he is a defendant just like any other defendant. but the fact being because this is the district of columbia, there had been celled many cases of politicians for decades that have appeared before the same court. where donald trump is going to be a rain today. there is probably no better place, no better district, no better court house that he could be tried in today. and most cases hardly ever have a venue which is called the change of venue, a case removed from the jurisdiction. but this court house is the best and this judge who was picked at random rotation is the best set. could be the

of muslim -- susan: how many hostages there? shahan: about a dozen. susan: number three was the one we discussed which is where maurice williams lost his life. why the district building -- district of columbiaahan: the district of columbia building, john wilson building now, is a couple hundred yards from the white house. president carter who had been in office at that time could actually see from his residence the fifth floor of the district building which is what the hana fis took over. they were expressing the third prong of the attack where they were attacking the district for -- in response to the justice system of the district, washington, dc, that had in their mind failed to deliver juto tm. they wanted to capture -- the hostage takers took a wrong turn in the building but still took several employees of the washington dc city hostage in that building but that was kind of the most local attack. but it was also property on of the federal triangle. it was surrounded by federal power including the white house. with that third attack, it was definitely not local district law enforcement situation anymore. the fbi quickly jumped in. president carter ordered the fbi to start investigating

it was issued by a grand jury of the citizens here in the district of columbia and sets forth the crimes charged in detail. i encourage everyone to read it in full. the attack on our nation's capitol on january 6, 2021 was an unprecedented assault on the seat of democracy. it was fueled by lies. lies by the defendant targeted at obstructing a bedrock function of the u.s. government. the nation's process of counting and certifying the election results. the men and women of law enforcement who defended the u.s. capitol on january 6 are heroes. they are the very best of us. they did not just defend a building or the people sheltering in it. they put their lives on the line to defend who we are as a country and as a people. they defended the very institution and principles that define the united states. since the attack on our capitol the department of justice has remained committed to ensuring accountability for those criminally responsible for what happened that day. this case is consistent with that commitment and our investigation of other individuals continues. in this case my office wi

the indictment was issued by a grand jury of citizens here in the district of columbia and it sets forth

because, for whatever reason, and we know the reason, they think they can do better here in the district of columbiaey can do in a more diverse state like florida. >> laura: i think that's a harder argument for you to argue because it is very difficult to change venue in these types of cases it hasn't been successful. but i think you are on to something about what they want to prevent. they want to prevent the people from having their say next year. whatever that say is. bill barr, the former attorney general, no love loss between trump and barr, he disagrees with the free speech defense and this is why. >> not attacking his family right. he can say whatever he wants. he can even lie. that does not protect you from entering into a conspiracy. all conspiracies involve speech. and all fraud involves speech. so, you know, free speech doesn't give you the right to engage in a fraudulent conspiracy. >> laura: john, your response to that? >> laughable. absolutely laughable. what's the fraud? tell me what the fraud is. what's the fraudulent speech? donald trump, president trump was out in the open, petitio

went a little too far yesterday in my opinion when he attacked the potential jury pool in the district of columbia when he talked about the filth and decay in dc. these are people who live in the district of columbia who are going to be sitting on a jury involving former president donald trump. it goes to jennifer's point, is it actionable? we are not there yet. is it incredibly damaging to him yes it is. and i will say there is an ambiguity to that true social posting. it could, any judge or prosecutor looks at that and thanks, is he insinuating harm? it shortens his runway should he cross the line intentionally or, otherwise. i think that will be tested in these many trials in the pretrial time ahead. >> you worked for the house january 6 select committee. what are your thoughts on a new poll showing look at this, 64% of americans think trump's charges in the january 6 case are serious. more than his two other indictments. >> i think it speaks to the clarity and detail. i think it speaks to the work the january 6 mitti did which is largely reflected in that indictment. it tells largely the same

the indictment was issued by a grand jury of citizens here in the district of columbia, and it sets forth the crime charged in detail. i encourage everyone to read it in full. >>> the moment we all suspected was coming has finally happened. special counsel jack smith announcing the third indictment of donald j. trump after months of investigating the former president and his allies and their efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. this hour we'll have in-depth coverage of the accusations against trump and the new information we're learning about his attempt to stay in power from that sweeping federal investigation. and we'll also look at how this latest legal issue could impact the presidential campaign as he has used previous indictments to boost fund-raising. good morning, and welcome to "way too early" on this wednesday, august 2nd, a historic day. i'm jonathan lemire. thanks for starting it with us. and we'll begin this morning with history once again. former president donald trump who took an oath to preserve, protect, and defend the united states constitution has been in

then the dean of the law school at the university of the district of columbia talks about the supreme court decision which struck down the biden administration's student debt relief program. this is a series looking at 2022-2023 supreme court cases. c-span's washington, join the conversation live at 7:00 eastern thursday morning on c-span, c-span now, or online at c-span.org.

again, we have a situation where the district of columbia, by the end of this year, 2000 people will have been charged in connection with january 6th. they're mainly the footsoldiers, the little guys. so i think we have to have the general, the people who organized and financed, and planned in the insurrection, to be brought to justice, just like the little guys were. fani willis and jack smith actually make a good team, although they are probably not talking a whole lot. so with the willis georgia prosecution, again, we get the whole sorted tail. the effort to intimidate the former vice president. the fake electors scheme, even some of the blood and violence of the actual insurrection. again, jack smith purposely cut his case short and sweet. i think he thinks he can try it in a few weeks. we could have a verdict in that case before the end of the next year. >> wow, all right, thanks guys. great to have you kick us off tonight to explain all of the stuff we don't already. now glenn kirschner, and paul butler, coming up, there were some major developments this week in the classified

trial schedule that is consistent with the way in which trials are ordinarily held in the district of columbia, federal courts. and what she said to trump's lawyers, which is maybe the ultimate threat, is she said if you keep it up, i'll be forced to move the trial date up closer, rather than further away. their strategy is delay, delay, delay. and her idea is if you keep tup, we will have a trial earlier. take your choice. >> the judge has the discretion to do that. essentially use it as a threat or leverage that this court is taking this very seriously, this case. or any case. >> exactly. exactly. what she is saying i want to make sure we have witnesses protected, and we have an honest jury pool here, and one that is not tainted, and if your constant writings on social media interfere with that, i will no choice but to move this up closer to limit the impact of witness interference or jury tampering. >> stick around, michael zeldin. we have more to talk about straight ahead. >>> also still to come, shuttle diplomacy. how u.s. and iranian diplomats worked in separate hotels in doha, as qua ta

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it was issued by a grand jury of the citizens here in the district of columbia and sets forth the crimesharged in detail. i encourage everyone to read it in full. the attack on our nation's capitol on january 6, 2021 was an unprecedented assault on the seat of democracy. it was fueled by lies. lies by the defendant targeted at obstructing a bedrock function of the u.s. government. the nation's process of counting and certifying the election results. the men and women of law enforcement who defended the u.s. capitol on january 6 are heroes. they are the very best of us. they did not just defend a building or the people sheltering in it. they put their lives on the line to defend who we are as a country and as a people. they defended the very institution and principles that define the united states. since the attack on our capitol the department of justice has remained committed to ensuring accountability for those criminally responsible for what happened that day. this case is consistent with that commitment and our investigation of other individuals continues. in this case my office will

to an organization focused on everyone having the right to vote including the people of the district of columbia so i will call over patrice no --snow, director of communications from bc --dc vote. >> let's make no mistake about it, the crimes outlined in these indictments are a direct threat to the american democracy and here in our nation's capital, the 700,000 people who call d.c. home feel the impact of these crimes in a different way than other people in the united states. the only representation we have in the -- bc are three votes in the electric college. -- electoral college. the only time our voices count is in the eyes of the federal government when we cast them for president of the united states and have the alleged crimes succeeded, we would have had that right grip to wait -- right ripped away. the people of d.c. will be asked to rise to the role and decide one of the most consequential cases and a b american history and we will. there are those who will cast the people of d.c. as part of the problem and that is because they don't know us. they paid us with a broad brush, claiming w

them with all the necessary assistance emil mercedes donald trump in the federal court of the district of columbialared her of innocence he was read charges of attempting to interfere with the approval of the election results of the elections of the twentieth year in the states the maximum penalty. according to the most severe article, 20 years in prison. well, trump himself for gold with political persecution and a sad day for america said that each new accusation from corrupt biden officials only brings him closer to the presidency and according to the results of opinion polls. trump has every chance of winning the election next year. in krasnodar, in the apsheron region, a thunderstorm and grad damaged the roof of 56 buildings by gusts. winds reached 23 m/s. now he is conducting a survey of houses and according to preliminary information, there are no victims. in altai, a storm hit the lake, the zavyalovo wind was so strong that it overturned several wooden houses, the vacationers managed to run out, no one was seriously injured, but someone was left without a roof over his head and is now forc

just statistics about communities, and there will be ample opportunity and vor dire in the district of columbia for trump, just like there will be in florida for the government, really for both parties in both cases to ensure that the jury includes people who are willing to set aside any of their preconceived notions and decide cases only on the evidence they hear in court. that's the entire predication for the way our criminal justice system works. you don't get to go to west virginia just because you believe the district of columbia jury might not like you. >> and again, the trial in florida has a much friendlier donald trump crowd. let me ask you about judge aileen cannon and this filing that she made this morning, ken laid it out a moment ago. you said that the special counsel could, if they wanted to, use this, push back on it, and use it as a reason to ask for her dismissal in the case, that she's not fit to preside over this case. >> so we'll have to see how this plays out, katy, but it's very troubling. the government tried to file a motion under seal that includes what they indicated w

some 45th president of the united states sent through his lawyers to the federal court of the district of columbiax-owner of the white house believes that what was it would be more correct if the trial against him started already after its completion of the presidential election, i will remind you that special prosecutor jack smith suggested that january 2, 2024 be the starting date for the trial, next year, in his opinion , the trial will take more than four to six weeks, and the trial should be completed by the presidential election in the united states in november of next year they have three trump he is proposing just this 26th because he hopes and he is now ahead in the ratings very much he has 53% support uh among republicans and the nearest competitor that the republican party could nominate for the presidential elections from this political force is only 15% - this is rondesantis , that is, trump has 53 paratroopers - that's 15 and he sees that most likely if he is nominated he has a great chance to be elected as the new president, the new old president of the united states of america, and