Welcome to the beat. I am Ari Melber. And after all this breaking news coverage of Trump's

indictment, we've been at the table, all of our colleagues following this. Tonight we

turn from this fast, fluid, first draft of history to a wider view of how history may

absorb this historic precedent breaking week. Because tonight, post-surprise winning journalist,

Bob Woodward, do you see on the right? We'll analyze what you see on the left. He is known

for his Watergate report into Washington Post and so many best-selling books, including about

now defended Donald Trump. Mr. Woodward is our exclusive guest tonight on the beat. So that is

coming up. We begin with the fallout as a nation absorbs something many thought, impossible

even recently. Something Donald Trump warned would royal the country and cause sustained

riots. It did not. The fact in the imagery of a former president arrested by the same government

he once ran. That was just yesterday. Jack Smith spoke out through his filing, through

his team and court. And today, the person who hired Smith and oversaw the decisions leading

to that arrest is speaking out about it for the first time. So we're going to show you here

at the top of the broadcast. What Attorney General Garland said today, a little bit of it,

along with, together with Garland, the context of the only remarks we have heard from special

counsel Jack Smith. I pointed, Mr. Smith, our laws that protect national defense information

are critical. Justice departments commitment to both independence and accountability.

Charging Donald J. Trump with felony violations of our national security laws. Mr. Smith

is a veteran career prosecutor. A conspiracy to obstruct justice. Experienced and talented

prosecutors and agents. Violations of those laws put our country at risk who share his

commitment to integrity and the rule of law. We have one set of laws in this country and

the apply to everyone. There you have it. We put that together because, as everyone

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