Trump pleads not guilty in election interference case, judge's trial schedule coming

Published: Sep 04, 2024 Duration: 00:04:50 Category: News & Politics

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>> SHAWNA MIZELLE, THANK YOU. >>> FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WENT AFTER VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS LAST NIGHT AND CRITICIZED THE POLICIES OF HARRIS AND THEN TURNED ON THE NETWORK HOSTING THE UPCOMING DEBATE. >> IF SHE GETS IN, I THINK WE WILL HAVE A DEPRESSION 1929 STYLE. THAT IS WHAT I THINK WILL HAPPEN TO OUR COUNTRY. THEY ARE THE MOST DISHONEST NETWORK. THE MEANEST. THE NASTIEST. THAT IS WHAT I WAS PRESENTED WITH. I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE WATCHING TO SEE HOW UNFAIR THEY ARE. >> MEANWHILE, TRUMP ALSO HAS LEGAL TROUBLES AND HIS LAWYER ENTERED A NOT GUILTY PLEA TODAY IN RESPONSE TO THE NEW INDICTMENT. THE FORMER PRESIDENT WAS IN THERE. >>> ATTORNEY AND CAMPAIGN REPORTS HER KATRINA KAUFMAN JOINS US NOW. TALK TO US ABOUT THE ARRAIGNMENT TODAY AND WHAT KIND OF TIME LINE WE MIGHT LOOK AT WITH THIS CASE ? >> Reporter: THE JUDGE MADE SURE TRUMP UNDERSTOOD THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM IN THIS NEW INDICTMENT THAT CAME FROM SPECIAL COUNSEL JACK SMITH AND THEN TALKED ABOUT THE CASE MOVING FORWARD. BOTH SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL WITH VERY DIFFERENT VIEWS ON HOW THIS SHOULD PROCEED. THE SENSE FROM TODAY IS JUDGE TANYA CHUTKAN SEEMS TO BE LEADING BY SOMETHING PROPOSED BY THE PROSECUTION WITH THE BRIEF THE ISSUE OF PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY AND THEN IT WILL BE VERY COMPREHENSIVE. THE JUDGE FELT THIS WOULD ALSO GIVE THE DEFENSE TIME TO WORK ON THEIR ARGUMENTS. THEY WOULD NOT EVEN GET TO THE ISSUE OF PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY UNTIL DECEMBER. THIS IS REALLY THE ISSUE IN WHICH THE SUPREME COURT REMANDED THE CASE TO THE COURTROOM. IT IS ALSO NOTABLE ANY TIME A REFERENCE TO THE ELECTION CAME UP, SHE MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT SHE IS NOT WORKING ON THE ELECTORAL CALENDAR AND THAT SHE IS A TRIAL JUDGE. SHE SAID IT WAS LIKELY THAT WE WILL GET A SCHEDULE BY THE END OF TODAY. >> VERY INTERESTING. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE TRUMP TEAM AND SPECIAL COUNSEL JACK SMITH RETURN TO COURT SINCE THE MINUTE TWO RULING. CAVE-IN WHAT YOU ARE JUST SAYING ABOUT HOW THIS IS THE BIG ISSUE AT HAND, DID WE LEARN ANYTHING MORE ABOUT HOW THIS WOULD PLAY INTO THE CASE NOW? >> Reporter: IN A FEW WAYS . WE ALREADY HAVE THIS NEW INDICTMENT FROM SPECIAL COUNSEL JACK SMITH WHEN HE WENT BACK TO A NEW GRAND JURY AND TRIMMED DOWN THESE ALLEGATIONS. IT IS NOW UP TO JUDGE TANYA CHUTKAN TO APPLY THE RULING. SHE WILL LOOK AT THE ARGUMENT AND DECIDE WHAT CAN BE RETAINED . ONE THING BROUGHT UP TODAY IS THE FACT FORMER VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE WAS BROUGHT UP IN THE INDICTMENT AND THAT HE IS IMMUNIZED ON THE SUPREME COURT RULING THEN THEY SHOULD BE DISMISSED. THE JUDGE DID NOT AGREE AND WANTS TO SEE BRIEFING ON THE ISSUE. THE OTHER ASPECT THAT CAME INTO PLAY IS A CONCURRENCE FROM JUDGE CLARENCE THOMAS TALKING ABOUT THE APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL COUNSEL JACK SMITH. THE DEFENSE IS TRYING TO USE THIS ARGUMENT TO GET THE CASE DISMISSED . >> NONE OF THIS HAS HIT TRUMP'S POLL NUMBERS. WHAT IS HIS SCHEDULED THIS WEEK? >> THIS AFTERNOON, TRUMP WILL TALK ABOUT THE ECONOMY IN NEW YORK AND DELIVER VIRTUAL REMARKS LATER

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