Today, an indictment was unsealed, charging Donald J. Trump with conspiring to defraud the United States,

conspiring to disenfranchised voters, and conspiring and attempting to obstruct an official proceeding.

The indictment was issued by a grand jury of citizens here in the District of Columbia,

and it sets forth the crimes charged in detail.

I encourage everyone to read it in full.

The moment we all suspected was coming has finally happened.

Special Counsel Jack Smith announcing the third indictment of Donald J. Trump

after months of investigating the former president and his allies and their efforts to overturn

the 2020 presidential election. This hour will have in-depth coverage of the accusations

against Trump and the new information we're learning about his attempts to stay in power

from that sweeping federal investigation.

And we'll also look at how this latest legal issue

could impact his presidential campaign

as he has used previous indictments to boost fundraise.

Good morning and welcome to way too early on this Wednesday, August 2nd, a historic day. I'm John Thlemere. Thanks for starting

it with us. And we'll begin this morning with history once again. Former President Donald Trump,

who took an oath to preserve, protect, and defend the United States Constitution has been

indicted for allegedly trying to subvert

that very same document. In Washington, D.C. yesterday, a federal grand jury of Trump's own peers

convened by Special Counsel Jack Smith voted to charge the former president for his alleged

efforts to stay in power after he lost

the 2020 election. The 45-page indictment lays out four felony charges against Trump.

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