Trump legal team meets with Justice Dept.

The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle

MS NOW, Stephanie Ruhle

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🗓️ 6 June 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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The lawyers met with special counsel Jack Smith and reportedly asked the Department of Justice not to charge the former president. The grand jury in the classified documents case is expected to meet again this week. Sam Stein, Carol Leonnig, Charles Coleman, Former Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, Reed Galen, Kara Swisher, and Gen. Barry McCaffrey join.

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0:00.0	Tonight, the major developments in the federal investigation into Donald Trump, the special
0:05.9	council meeting with the former president's attorneys, a move that could signal Jack Smith's
0:11.0	investigation is nearing its end.
0:13.7	Then Nikki Haley fanning the culture war flames, a fact check on what she said over the weekend.
0:19.9	And Apple debuting a $3,500 headset.
0:23.6	But is there more to this than just a hefty price tag, as the 11th hour gets underway
0:28.5	on this Monday night?
0:35.9	Good Monday evening, I'm Stephanie Rule with a lot of news to cover tonight.
0:40.2	The special council's investigation into Donald J. Trump's handling of classified documents
0:45.2	appears to be at a critical stage.
0:47.8	And I know I've said this to you before, but this time, I really think it's different.
0:52.4	This morning, three members of Trump's legal team went to the Justice Department to meet
0:56.5	with one and only Jack Smith and some other officials.
0:59.7	Remember just two weeks ago, Trump's lawyers sent an official letter to Attorney General
1:04.1	Marik Garland asking for a chance to make their case.
1:07.4	The Attorney General was not at today's meeting.
1:10.2	We don't know everything that was discussed, but the Washington Post reports this.
1:14.4	People familiar with the matter say Trump's lawyers asked the Department of Justice not to
1:18.8	charge the former president.
1:21.0	Earlier, former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissman said this meeting is a sign of what's
1:25.6	to come.
1:27.6	There would be no reason to have the meeting if there weren't going to be potential charges.
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