And for trump, Arraignment Number three is tomorrow. How he is preparing for the legal fight of his life and the judge overseeing it has already delivered this line, president s are not kings. Could it be the most important case in u. S. History . One of the nations top Election Experts says that democracy is on the line in the United States versus donald trump. Im kaitlan collins, and that is the source. Donald trump will be arraigned in less than 24 hours from now right here in washington, d. C. , the first time for crimes that he allegedly committed as president against his country. He is expected to appear in court at 4 00 p. M. Eastern in person we are told, and today his former Vice President and now 2024 challenger and a critical witness in this case had a lot more to say about the january 6th indictment and his former boss role. Anyone who puts themselves over the constitution should never be president of the United States. It wasnt just that he asked for a pause. The president
Violence. Were erasing generations of traumatized americans. That concerns me as a faith leader. Good morning. Top of the hour. So glad youre with us here on cnn this morning. Another historic day, a really important day for our democracy in court today. Not just about an arraignment its much bigger than that. Down in washington. Just hours from now, former President Donald Trump set to appear in a courtroom in washington, d. C. On charges he tried to overturn the 2020 election and hold on to power. Night. Ty barriers went upover secret service has done walkthrough of the d. C. Courthouse. Trump is expected to plead not guilty to four counts including conspiracy to defraud the United States. His fingerprints will be taken digitally. A preview of trumps lawyers will argue, among those his claims of Election Fraud are protected by the first amendments free speech. He truly believed that the debunked fraud claims. Our Kaitlin Collins spoke with bill barr with these m potential legal avenu
Erin . The arraignment is in a courthouse thats already handled hundreds of january 6th defendants. It is those lies that are central to the prosecutions case. The man behind it all, the man who has been a target of a Public Smear Campaign by the 45th President is jack smith. You see him there. Paula reid is outside that courthouse right now. Paula, how will all of this play out, the logistics of this once trump arrives where you are . Reporter well, erin, this courthouse is accustomed to dealing with vips, security details, so he has the option to pull underneath the courthouse in a garage. We may not be able to seen him at all. Once inside, he will be placed under arrest. He will be processed. We expect fingerprints, but there wont be a mug shot. Federal authorities have said they already have a mug shot. And the hearing should be pretty short. He will hear the charges filed against hi and hell have th opportunity, as expecting to enter a plea in florida he had s attorney enter that
Charging him in connecith his efforts to overturn the 2020 electi. Include the conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding and conspiracy against rights. Moments ago the special counsel, jack smith, spoke more about the indictment and the charges trump now faces. The attack on our nations capitol on january 6th, 2021, was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. Its described in the indictment, it was fueled by lies, lies by the defendant targeted at obstructing a Bedrock Function of the u. S. Government, the nations process of collecting, counting and certifying the results of the president ial election. The indictment went on to say that trump had six coconspirators, wolf, but of course it did not name them. This is truly, truly a remarkable moment in american history. The former president of the United States, who is now the current frontrunner for the republi
Discussion with god, why are they only attacking one or in reference to mr. To mr. Wade . And then she goes on. To say, god isnt it them playing the race card when they only question one. Now, if she had been truthful with that congregation, truthful with the community, she wouldve said i had a relationship with him good, bad, forgive me. Whatever thats what she should have said. But she chose to deflect and say the them the reference to them and the others and they saw obviously a reference to that motion filed by him by ms merchants. They choose to go after the black man and she then goes on again deflecting away and deflecting to the what i call the third rail in american society, choosing somebody on the other side of being a racist so and so is a racist. Theyre racist she was the one playing the race card in a way to try to deflect from her own conduct she goes on to say in discussions with the lord, god, is that is it that some some will never see a black man is qualified, no mat