Today, for the first time since this federal investigation began, lawyers for Donald Trump and prosecutors from Special Counsel Jack Smith's office,

they appeared together before Judge Eileen Cannon in a Florida courtroom.

Now lawyers for Trump argued the trial over his mishandling of classified documents at

Marilago that that trial should be pushed until after the 2024 election.

Federal prosecutors on the other hand want the trial to start this December.

Now Judge Cannon did not make a decision on all that today and we are going to have much more on that story coming up but even if Judge Cannon decides to delay this trial for these federal charges.

For these federal charges.

There is a good chance that no matter what,

Donald Trump will be standing trial

for at least some federal charges

before the end of this year. And that is because today we learned

that Special Counsel Jack Smith has made one of the most important and

consequential decisions to date.

It appears as if he is ready to charge

Donald Trump in his attempt to overturn the 2020 election.

Now getting to this point, getting to this decision to pursue Trump for his alleged criminal behavior

is the culmination of an extensive federal investigation. An investigation that was arguably kicked into high gear

thanks to a decision made by Speaker Nancy Pelosi two years ago.

For this morning, with great solemnity and sadness, I'm announcing that the House will be establishing

a select committee on the January 6th insurrection.

We know from reporting that Speaker Pelosi did not make that decision lightly,

that decision to go forward without the cooperation of then minority leader

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