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All In with Chris Hayes

‘They got him’: Chris Hayes says this Trump arrest is ‘biggest of all time’

All In with Chris Hayes

MS NOW, Chris Hayes

Politics, Washington, Congress, News, Democracy, Ms Now, President, Biden, Policy, Msnbc, Election, Versant, Trump, Climate Change, Government, Senate

4.55.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Guests: Garrett Haake, Jen Psaki, Michael Beschloss, Kristy Greenberg, Ari Melber, Sherrilyn Ifill, Michelle Goldberg, Elie Mystal Donald Trump—arrested for the third time in four months—pleads not guilty to plotting for overturn the 2020 election. When should we expect one of the most important trials in America's history? Plus, Donald Trump is currently facing 78 felony counts—but the very last one could be the most significant. And Jack Smith's savvy plan to make sure the election case goes first—and how that will impact the 2024 presidential election.

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0:00.0

Good evening from New York. I'm Chris Hayes. Well, as you've seen, they caught them. They

0:09.3

got them. They finally got the guy. After over two and a half years, the man responsible

0:14.4

for the attempted January 6th coup was taken into federal custody in Washington, D.C.

0:19.8

And of course, we've known all along just who the prime suspect was, who we should be

0:26.0

on the lookout for. He did it in front of everybody. But today, he was nabbed, so to speak.

0:33.4

He was arrested and booked. No mugshot was taken, the ex-president, but his fingerprints

0:38.5

were taken. There are no cameras allowed in federal court. But we have these sketches

0:43.9

where Donald J. Trump, the 44th President of the United States, was a 45th President.

0:49.9

The United States was written on four felony counts for his attempts to steal the election.

0:56.0

The ex-president pleaded not guilty. There were no literal handcuffs, but he surrendered,

1:00.7

and he was arrested. He submitted a federal custody in the federal courthouse. Special

1:06.0

counsel Jack Smith sat in the front row during the arrangement. Defended Trump was sworn

1:10.4

in. We did not hear a lot from him, but when asked by the magistrate judge, he stated

1:14.2

his full name, quote, Donald J. Trump, John, when asked his age, he said, quote, 777,

1:21.2

and he entered his plea of not guilty on all charges for his attempts to subvert American

1:27.2

democracy and to end the constitutional republic as we know it.

1:32.2

In an extraordinary and unexpected turn, the magistrate judge warned the defendant,

1:38.2

John, John, Trump, to not try to influence any jurors. She warned the defendant not to commit

1:46.4

any crimes while he is out on release. That he would be held by the federal government

1:52.9

should he do so. He was then released on the condition that he not communicate any facts

1:58.5

of the case with witnesses unless in the presence of counsel. The judge warned the ex-president

2:04.0

would be detained if he violated the conditions of his release. Now, Trump faces a total

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