This is the television audience. I made my mistakes. But in all of my years of public life, I have never profited, never profited from public service. I've earned every cent.

This is warfare for the law. And we can't let it happen. We can't let it happen. Our country is going to hell and they come after Donald Trump.

And in all of my years of public life, I have never obstructed justice. And I think too that I could say that in my years of public life, that I welcome this kind of examination.

They're trying to destroy a reputation so they can win an election. That's just as bad as doing any of the other things that have been done over the last number of years and especially during the 2020 election.

I think most people have got to know whether or not they're president of the crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I've earned everything I've got.

So I just want to tell you I'm an innocent man. I did nothing wrong.

Donald Trump and Richard Nixon each proclaiming innocence 50 years apart. Nixon was never federally indicted. Donald Trump was just indicted on seven charges.

We know about the federal charges and what happens next in the case. Plus we'll explain why this indictment from a Florida grand jury is significant when it comes to a venue for a potential trial.

Meanwhile on Capitol Hill at predictable response from many Republicans who are rallying around the former president blaming everyone but him for this indictment.

We also have the reaction from Trump's Republican rivals in the 2024 presidential race. Good morning and welcome to morning Joe.

It is Friday, June 9th along with Joe Willie and me. We have former US Senator now in NBC News and MSNBC political analyst Claire McCaskill, the host of Way too early White House beer chief at Politico, Jonathan Lamir, former White House press secretary now in MSNBC host Jen Saki, former US attorney and senior FBI official Chuck Rosenberg.

And NBC News presidential historian Michael Beschloss. So NBC News can now confirm former president Donald Trump has been indicted by a grand jury federal grand jury in Florida in connection with special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into his handling of more than 100 classified documents discovered last year at his Marlaga resort in Florida.

Two sources familiar with the matter confirmed the indictment one adding that Trump received a summons to appear in US District Court on Tuesday.

This is the first time in American history a former US president will face federal charges. The sources say Trump has been indicted on seven charges with one source noting that does not necessarily mean seven counts because multiple counts can be associated with each charge.

A spokesperson for the special counsel declined to comment a separate source said the indictment is under seal, which is why the government cannot yet comment.

But sources tell NBC News that the charges include violation of the espionage act conspiracy to obstruct and making false statements. Willie.

Former president Trump has expected now to surrender to authorities and appear in a US District Court in Miami on Tuesday at three o'clock in the afternoon.

The US Secret Service official telling NBC News Secret Service personnel will meet with Trump's team today to begin security and logistics planning for his movement to appear in federal court.

This is Trump's second indictment just in the last two months. He also faces, of course, those state charges in New York where he has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records in a hush money case involving adult film actress Stormy Daniel.

So Joe will get into the reaction to all of this from Republicans will get into the political implications of it.

But we have to stop and just say what an extraordinary moment this is that a former president of the United States for the first time in our country's history has been indicted on federal charges and not just a former president of the United States, but a man who now seeks to return to the White House.

This is happening in the middle of a presidential campaign.

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