This was a weaponization of government, and that's why it was released 30 days before the election.

And it's nothing new in there, by the way, nothing new.

They rigged the election.

I didn't rig the election. They rigged the election.

That's former President Donald Trump slamming the new filing from special counsel Jack Smith.

We'll dig into that blockbuster new document and what prosecutors are saying about Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Plus, we'll bring in the latest from the Middle East as Israel continues to launch air strikes

targeted Hezbollah facilities in Lebanon.

And also ahead, President Joe Biden visited the Carolinas to survey the storm damage left

in the wake of Hurricane Helene.

We'll take a look at the ongoing recovery and cleanup efforts.

Good morning and welcome to way too early on this Thursday, October 3rd. I'm Jonathan Lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And we have a lot to get to this morning.

And we'll begin with the new filing from special counsel Jack Smith

that lays out the case for why former president Donald Trump should still be held accountable for

his actions on January 6th, despite the Supreme Court's ruling on immunity. NBC News Justice

and Intelligence correspondent Ken Delanyan has all the details.

Special counsel Jack Smith fighting to keep the January 6th case against Donald Trump alive.

In a new filing with new evidence, Smith tailoring his criminal case to survive the Supreme Court's

ruling that presidents can't be prosecuted for carrying out official acts.

Writing that although Trump was president during the charge conspiracies, his scheme was a fundamentally

private one. Smith also laying out new details about Trump's conduct and conversations in the

days and hours before his supporters storm the Capitol on January 6th,

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