first of its kind for a former or sitting president. reaction to last night s announcement of the indictment has fallen heavily along political lines. democrats contending it is justified. republicans expressing outrage. we have fox team coverage tonight chad pergram is on capitol hill to tell us what he is hearing on the hill about all of this. david spunt in washington looks at other legal cases involving the former president. we begin with brine llenas in new york where preparations for tuesday s activities are already underway. good evening, brian. bret, good evening. sources tell fox news that manhattan s district attorney alvin bragg requested former president donald trump turn himself in today but his arraignment was pushed back to tuesday as secret service makes arrangements to protect him here at the manhattan criminal courthouse. is he just a tough guy. and he is someone whose knees do not buckle. trump s legal team making clear the former president will not b
not be taking a plea deal. he is ready to fight now. neither trump nor his attorneys know the charges. the indictment is sealed until trump s arraignment. reportedly trump could face dozens of criminal counts related to business fraud. astronaut round alleged hush money payments made to stormy daniels and former playboy model karen macdougall before the 2016 election. as to what to expect next, once the former president flies from mar-a-lago, florida to new york city he will arrive at the manhattan criminal court on tuesday afternoon. sources tell fox there will not be a public arrival nor a perp walk. trump will not be handcuffed and secret service is expected to be by his side at all times. once trump is processed, presumably fingerprinted and his mugshot taken, he will be led to a courtroom and in the same building where the judge will read the charges, trump will likely plead not guilty and be released on his own recognizance.