Trump, 18 co-defendants surrender in Georgia

The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle

MS NOW, Stephanie Ruhle

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🗓️ 26 August 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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All defendants in the Georgia election case have surrendered as D.A. Fani Willis alerts defense attorneys about next steps. Plus, new polling debunks claims that indictments boost former President Trump. And as we mark the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, it serves as a reminder of the work that still needs to be done. Kyle Cheney, Jon Allen, Melissa Murray, Stephen Fowler, Amy McGrath, Reed Galen, Michael Beschloss, LaTosha Brown and Kendra Cotton join.

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0:00.0	Tonight entering the next phase, all 19 defendants in Georgia have turned themselves in, so what happens now?
0:08.0	And defendant trumps impact on candidate trumps chances in 2024 and the political implications of it all.
0:15.0	Then recapping another historic week featuring a mugshot scene around the world, Michael Bessloss is here to put it all in perspective.
0:24.0	As the 11th hour gets underway on this Friday night.
0:31.0	Greetings, I'm Simone Sanders Townsend in for Stephanie Rule.
0:35.0	Tonight, the criminal prosecution in the Georgia 2020 election interference case is moving to a pivotal phase.
0:41.0	All 19 defendants, including former president Donald Trump, have now surrendered to Fullton County authorities.
0:48.0	And now District Attorney Bonnie Willis is setting the stage for trial.
0:51.0	Today, she told all the defense attorneys that her office is ready to share evidence.
0:56.0	And she's pushing for arrangements to begin the week of September 5th, right after Labor Day.
1:01.0	Still no decision from the judge on that.
1:04.0	Meanwhile, Trump's co-defendants in the Georgia case are making their own moves.
1:08.0	Today, his former campaign lawyer, Sydney Powell, filed a motion for a speedy trial.
1:13.0	She's accused of promoting false claims of ballot fraud in the 2020 election.
1:17.0	Powell joins Ken Chesborough in demanding a speedy trial.
1:21.0	He was allegedly a key architect of the fake elector scheme.
1:25.0	Tonight, political reports that three Trump co-defendants say they became fake electors
1:30.0	because the former president and his campaign lawyers told them to.
1:33.0	Along with all this, at least five defendants have formally asked to have their cases move to federal court.
1:40.0	Former Trump Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows, is one of them.
1:43.0	A federal judge is set to hold a hearing on that request Monday.
1:47.0	Meadows claims that the allegations against him were all part of his official duties as Trump's Chief of Staff.
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