we re seeing with donald trump. an equal matter, they want you to believe, to this. yesterday in washington, donald trump was arraigned for the third time in four months, this time for his alleged efforts to subvert american democracy. he pleaded not guilty to four felony charges stemming from his actions after the election. the charges were 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. no cameras were allowed in the courtroom yesterday, where only about 100 people were present. the former president himself spoke only a few times, mostly to acknowledge he was aware hoff of his rights. the arraignment was typical. before trump agreed to the release, the judge gave him an unusual warning. she reminded trump it is a crime to try to influence a juror, to threaten or bribe a witness, or
that the jury system is a joke. another lawyer saying the jury system in the united states is a joke. this is the way it works. you re tried in the place where you re alleged to have committed a crime. as e. jean carroll s attorney pointed out to us later on morning joe, those jurors were not from chelsea and tribeca. some of them were from manhattan, but they were from other places around new york. it s how the jury system works. what you re hearing is fear from the politicians, that if they don t rally to donald trump s defense, even on this, even after reading this indictment, that they re going to lose. they re going to lose his voters, and they might lose their own power. but after reading this, mika, after reading, people who work for donald trump, page after page after page of testimony, people that donald trump brought in to his inner circle, people that donald trump selected for cabinet members as his white house counsel, all saying the
when the former president s lawyers introduced themselves to the magistrate judge, they referred to their client as president trump. the judge then referred back to him as mr. trump. a reminder that everyone is equal in the court of law. the former president himself spoke only a few times, mostly to acknowledge he was aware of his rights. he was asked to state his name and age, to which he responded, donald j. trump, john, and 77. most of the arraignment typical in nature, but before trump agreed to the conditions of his release, the judge did give him an unusual warning. she reminded trump that it is a crime to try to influence a juror, to threaten or bribe a witness, or to retaliate against someone providing information to prosecutors. when asked if he understood that violating those terms could result in his bond being revoked, the former president said simply, yes. let s bring in the host of way
contributor katie phang, the district attorney for new york, mimi roca, and author and political analyst, anan ds sp giridharadas, the persuaders shpersuaders is his new book. mimi, as a prosecutor in new york state, what was your takeaway from yesterday? just as everyone has been saying, joe, in some ways, very routine. arraignment, you know, this is what every defendant who is charged with a crime goes through. that in and of itself is remarkable, considering who the charged defendant is here. that we are having a court process that happens with thousands of people across our country in state and federal courts, it is remarkable.
of dry and settled weather for much of dry and settled weather for much of the week ahead. thank you very much indeed, sarah, we will see you later. the time is 6.17. campaigners are warning it is totally irresponsible to encourage abuse victims to come forward without specialist support in place to help them through the justice process. new legislation is being debated in parliament today, but charities including broadcaster and abuse survivor charlie webster are calling on the government to guarantee counselling and emotional help. charlie and her friend katie were both abused by their running coach. katie s testimony helped convict him, but she struggled for years afterwards, and took her own life earlier this year. now her mother has been speaking to jayne mccubbin about katie s experience. you might find some of the detail