You’ve heard all of the highlights from Donald Trump’s federal indictment; how the former president allegedly lied and schemed to keep documents he knew were classified. And how he allegedly showed them off to people he knew did not have security clearance to see them. Every word of that searing 38-count federal indictment has been picked apart and analyzed. But I urge you to take a moment and read it yourself.
This historic and important document paints a damning picture of a former president with a reckless disregard for the nation’s most closely-held secrets.
Special counsel Jack Smith said on Friday that every American should read the document to “understand the scope and the gravity of the crimes charged.” Harvard Law scholar Laurence Tribe implored “Velshi” viewers to do the same because “virtually all of the evidence in here comes right from Donald Trump’s mouth.”
Much like the blockbuster House Jan. 6th hearings last year, the 44-page indictment is a masterclass in storytelling. Each paragraph tells a narrative.
This historic and important document paints a damning picture of a former president with a reckless disregard for the nation’s most closely-held secrets.
EXCLUSIVE: In a special new episode of the “Prosecuting Donald Trump” podcast, @AliVelshi reads every word of the historic 37-count federal indictment against Donald Trump. Listen now: https://t.co/fkRgdweRh4 pic.twitter.com/kRz5nuJLyE
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 11, 2023
You can now listen to the entire indictment, in podcast form, narrated by me. I read, word-for-word, the transcript of the conversation Trump allegedly had about a sensitive military document, texts between his employees about the boxes of documents, and the descriptions of the documents he allegedly hid in a shower, his bathroom and a Mar-a-Lago ballroom.
The special episode of MSNBC’s “Prosecuting Donald Trump” podcast is available now.
Ali Velshi is the host of “Velshi,” which airs Saturdays and Sundays on MSNBC. He has been awarded the National Headliner Award for Business & Consumer Reporting for “How the Wheels Came Off,” a special on the near collapse of the American auto industry. His work on disabled workers and Chicago’s red-light camera scandal in 2016 earned him two News and Documentary Emmy Award nominations, adding to a nomination in 2010 for his terrorism coverage.