Meet the Press NOW — July 31

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🗓️ 31 July 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Former President Donald Trump makes a defiant speech at his first rally since his latest indictment as the potential of further charges loom. Ameshia Cross, Stephen Hayes and Benjy Sarlin join the Meet the Press NOW roundtable. NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel reports on the latest Russian missile attack on Ukraine as a Russia blames Ukraine for drone attacks on Moscow. NBC News Correspondent Raf Sanchez discusses his interview with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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0:00.0	If it's Monday, the window is officially open for another potential indictment of former President Trump in Georgia as he awaits more charges in Washington.
0:09.8	And a third defendant in the classified documents case faces a judge in Miami.
0:15.9	Plus, the DeSantis campaign reboot hits New Hampshire as he unveils an economic agenda, doubles down on culture war issues, and falls further behind in the polls.
0:28.2	And Russia accuses Ukraine of using drones to attack Moscow as Ukraine's counteroffensive makes some gains and atop Putin ally again warns of a possible nuclear response.
0:52.1	Welcome to meet the press now. I'm Kristen Welker in Washington. As the Republican frontrunner for
0:56.8	President, Donald Trump, faces an increasingly tangled web of developments tied to multiple
1:01.8	criminal investigations. The former president posted on social media today that he expects an
1:06.5	indictment any day now in special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into interference in the 2020
1:11.5	election. The federal grand jury in that case is expected to meet as early as tomorrow.
1:16.5	He's also awaiting potential indictment in Fulton County, Georgia, where the district attorney
1:20.9	investigating his alleged interference in the state's 2020 election said she expects to announce
1:26.1	charging decisions soon.
1:29.2	Well, I mean, I've made a commitment to the American people, but most importantly, the citizens
1:32.7	of Fulton County, that we were going to be making some big decisions regarding the election
1:38.4	investigation and that I would do that before September the 1st of 2023.
1:42.4	And I'm going to hold true that commitment.
1:45.3	The work is accomplished.
1:48.1	I mean, we've been working for two and a half years. We're ready to go.
1:54.7	Meanwhile, Mr. Trump's Marlago property manager, Carlos DeLivera, made his initial court appearance in Miami today following last week's superseding indictment that charged him and the former president
1:59.8	with obstruction of
2:01.0	justice in the case tied to classified documents. De Oliveira's arraignment had to be delayed to
2:06.1	next month because he's been unable to find local counsel. As Mr. Trump's legal issues grow,
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