good evening from new york, and the end of yet another day. good evening from washington, anderson, and yesterday was yet another first. courtesy of the first president ever to be impeached twice. the first ever to be found liable after leaving office for sexual abuse, and the first president ever to face state felony charges. today, donald trump i have a new, one donald trump while speaking in the first ever to be arraigned in federal court on felony charges. 37, in all i know i put them on the, screen think lou 31 counts of willful national three of withholding or concealing documents in a federal investigation, plus false statements and conspiracy to obstruct justice for showing up, because of all the spectacle. this is what they will be remembered for years from now. donald trump made the short trip today by motorcade from has miami golf resort, to the federal courthouse downtown. where a small crowd greeted him. inside, after being booked and electronically fin
matter of convenience at this, point they were fence before, that and now maybe more so. john, we learn today, the fulton county sheriff has sent teams to both mr. trump down in new york, but also today in miami, they were there to assess certain security situations intent in georgia. so they are doing their homework, which is one of the crowds like, what are the wildcards? what is the experience like? and comparing notes with the intelligence partners. they are also planning partners in, new york and in florida, because you know we have this traffic jam of cases. you have the district attorney in new york who has the hush money case, michael cohen as the witness. you have the documents case at mar-a-lago which was dealt with today, and in the early stages. you have the e. jean carroll case which he lost, and now possibly going into round two as she seeks further damages.
just happened. the historical moment, and all that we are expecting to come next. cnn s kaitlan collins will start us off from outside the house along with cnn s evan perez who witnessed the arraignment today. caitlin, what are your impressions of what have been today? what sticks out to you? jake, i think one thing reflecting on, this just the split screen of what actually happened in the courtroom according to what we know, and what trump looked like after when he was at that restaurant here in miami. because as evan and others who are actually in the room today told, us they said he came in, was shoulders slumped, had his arm crossed during those proceedings, as was his attorney todd blanche who was the one who pleaded not guilty on his behalf. he did not say much of course as he was in that room for just under an hour, the first time that he came face to face with a special counsel jack smith as he is facing what even those closest to him will admit is potentially the most perilo
obstruction case is more clear cut against? walt nauta or donald trump? well, with a conspiracy, all you have to do is show that there is a mutual agreement either openly or by passively, to commit a criminal act. i think that the evidence is pretty strong, they both agreed to undertake these activities, and did the first step, in fact, they did many steps, to implement the conspiracy. so, i think that charge is going to be very easy. it s a favorite of the federal prosecutors. they use 18 usc 371 regularly and that s the one they are charged under. so, i think that the conspiracy count is probably equal. i think the obstruction count is certainly stronger against mr. trump. carl, immediately after his arrest and arraignment, donald trump stopped at a cuban american café in miami, where
while speaking in the first ever to be arraigned in federal court on felony charges. 37, in all i know i put them on the, screen think lou 31 counts of willful national three of withholding or concealing documents in a federal investigation, plus false statements and conspiracy to obstruct justice for showing up, because of all the spectacle. this is what they will be remembered for years from now. donald trump made the short trip today by motorcade from has miami golf resort, to the federal courthouse downtown. where a small crowd greeted him. inside, after being booked and electronically fingerprinted, mr. trump was arraigned and his attorney pleaded him not guilty to all 37 charges. his codefendant walt entered no plea, the former president let left the courthouse in a slow speed procession, not unlike