Way Too Early 3/23/23
Way Too Early with Ali Vitali
MS NOW, Ali Vitali
4.5 • 539 Ratings
🗓️ 23 March 2023
⏱️ 38 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Mara Lago reportedly now has a war room mentality as Donald Trump's legal team prepares for the possibility of an indictment from the Manhattan grand jury. |
| 0:13.8 | We'll have the latest developments in that case. |
| 0:17.1 | Plus, the major decision in another legal fight for Trump, this one involving the former president's classified materials. |
| 0:26.0 | We'll go through the ruling that will give special counsel Jack Smith access to what could be crucial communications between Trump and his lawyer. |
| 0:35.0 | And on Capitol Hill, the Freedom Caucus brings the debt-sealing stalemate back into the spotlight. |
| 0:41.0 | Good morning and welcome to way too early on this Thursday, March 23rd. I'm Jonathan Lemire. |
| 0:58.1 | Thanks for starting your day with us. We'll begin this morning in New York City, where once again, |
| 1:03.0 | the focus is on the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, awaiting a possible decision in a criminal |
| 1:09.6 | case involving the former president Donald Trump. |
| 1:14.4 | Two sources familiar with the matter say DA Alvin Bragg has called a grand jury to reconven |
| 1:20.8 | today after an unexpected day off yesterday. The reason for the delay is unclear, since the group typically meets on Wednesdays, |
| 1:29.8 | but scheduling conflicts are not unusual. Sources also tell the New York Times that the grand |
| 1:35.6 | jury might hear from at least one more witness in the case, which could push a vote on a possible |
| 1:42.3 | indictment of Trump into next week. |
| 1:45.8 | The former president is accused of paying $130,000 to porn star Stormy Daniels |
| 1:50.8 | just days before the 2016 election to keep her quiet about an alleged affair the two had a |
| 1:57.6 | decade earlier. Trump has denied the affair and any wrongdoing in the matter. |
| 2:03.1 | Meanwhile, at Trump's Florida home, a so-called war room mentality has reportedly taken hold. |
| 2:10.0 | Two sources who recently spent time at Marlago in Palm Beach, Florida, tell NBC news that Trump |
| 2:15.8 | aides have been slammed as they work to spin a |
| 2:18.5 | possible indictment into a positive for the 2024 presidential campaign. Despite not wanting to be |
| 2:26.5 | charged and fearing the potential damage to his public image, one source says Trump is, though, |
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