The 11th Hour with Ali Velshi

The former president plead not guilty to 37 felony counts in Miami federal court. Harry Litman, Katie Benner, Barbara McQuade, Jon Allen, Clint Watts, Ben Rhodes, David Jolly, and Amy McGrath join.

In an interview, the former president said he would plead not guilty and called the indictment “a disgrace to our country.” Ryan Nobles, Carol Leonnig, Glenn Kirschner, Anthony Coley, Sarah Matthews, Conor Lamb, and Charlie Dent join.

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Despite the 37 charges, his 2024 reelection bid still has large support among his base voters. Tali Farhadian Weinstein, Joyce Vance, Jon Allen, Katie Benner, Charles Coleman, Symone Sanders-Townsend, Jennifer Palmieri, Michael Steele, and Michael Beschloss join.

The former president is expected in a Miami federal courtroom to face the charges, including making false statements and conspiracy to obstruct justice. Peter Baker, Katie Benner, Joyce Vance, Charles Coleman, Anthony Coley, Frank Figliuzzi, Basil Smikle and Mark McKinnon break it down.

Meanwhile, Steve Bannon has been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., in connection with special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into Jan. 6, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Ryan Reilly, Hugo Lowell, Glenn Kirschner, Dr. Vin Gupta, Jason Johnson, Will Hurd, and Dr. Joseph Lee join.

The deal is a major victory for Saudi Arabia, but the PGA is facing criticism for their hypocrisy in going from standing against the Saudis for human rights violations, to joining forces with them. Michael Schmidt, Katie Benner, Barbara McQuade, Juanita Tolliver, Michael Duda, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Bob Feldman and Dr. Marcus Collins join.

The lawyers met with special counsel Jack Smith and reportedly asked the Department of Justice not to charge the former president. The grand jury in the classified documents case is expected to meet again this week. Sam Stein, Carol Leonnig, Charles Coleman, Former Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, Reed Galen, Kara Swisher, and Gen. Barry McCaffrey join.

After debating a series of amendments, the Senate passed the debt ceiling deal struck by President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The bill now heads to Biden’s desk for a signature as Monday’s debt deadline approaches. Leigh Ann Caldwell, Former Senator Heidi Heitkamp, Michael Steele, Peter Baker, Charles Coleman, Ben Rhodes, and Bruce Feiler join.

The House passed a bipartisan bill to suspend the debt ceiling ahead of next week’s deadline. It now heads to the Senate. Sen. Chris Murphy says the deal is not a "grand bipartisan victory.” Sen. Chris Murphy, Luke Broadwater, Justin Wolfers, Joyce Vance, David Plouffe, Charlie Dent, and Kevin Roose join.