New signs DOJ, Fulton Co. DA closing in on Trump Charges

The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle

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🗓️ 1 August 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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As we await next moves in the special counsel’s election interference case, Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis reveals “we’re ready to go” on charging decisions in her election probe of Trump. It comes as Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira makes his first court appearance in the classified documents case. Plus, new reporting found Trump’s team is creating a new legal defense fund to help pay for his allies’ legal bills. And GOP candidates are gearing up for their first debate, but the frontrunner may not be there. Carol Leonning, Tali Farhadian Weinstein, David Cay Johnston, Claire McCaskill, Robert Gibbs, Mike Murphy and Gen. Barry McCaffrey join.

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0:00.0	Tonight, the first court appearance for the Mar-a-Lago property manager and Donald Trump's
0:06.9	co-defendant in the classified documents case, as Georgia DA Fawni Willis says, we are
0:12.5	ready to go on Trump-charging decisions.
0:15.8	Then, Trump's PAC has spent millions of dollars in legal fees so far this year, and there's
0:21.8	a new defense fund for his associates, we're following the money.
0:26.2	The Republican candidates are getting ready for the debate stage, but the frontrunner might
0:31.1	not even show up as the 11th hour gets underway on this Monday night.
0:41.2	Good evening once again on Stephanie Rule.
0:43.8	Donald J. Trump is already facing serious legal trouble on multiple fronts, but he may soon
0:49.7	be fighting a whole new battle as other criminal investigations move closer to the possible
0:54.4	indictment phase.
0:55.9	There are signs, special counsel Jack Smith and Georgia prosecutor Fawni Willis could
1:00.4	be closing in on charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
1:05.4	Today, Trump posted this about Smith, quote, I assume that an indictment will be coming
1:11.4	out any day now, and while campaigning this weekend, he escalated his false claim, also
1:17.2	known as a lie that any potential charges against him would be politically motivated.
1:22.3	They waited two and a half almost three years so that they could bring him right in the
1:29.1	middle of my presidential election, because it's election interference.
1:34.1	It's a great badge of honor, because I'm being indicted for you.
1:40.6	Meanwhile, the classified documents case is moving forward.
1:43.6	It has now been four days since that superseding indictment was filed.
1:48.2	This morning, Trump's newest co-defendant, Mar-a-Lago property manager, Carlos de Oliveira,
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