Surrounded by a group of crackpot lawyers that kept telling him what his itching ears wanted to hear. Ultimately, continued to demand that i choose him over the constitution. Good morning. Thank you for being with us, its 10 00 eastern in our nations capital. Im ana cabrera along with jose diazbalart for this special coverage of the third arraignment of donald trump. Here in washington, d. C. , a growing sense of anticipation ahead of the former president s appearance at 4 00 p. M. Eastern. Lines started building outside the courthouse overnight. Take a look at these pictures. The morning, however, the intense security continues. Barricades outside the court. Officers with long guns on the grounds. We expect the former president to travel here from bedminster, new jersey, in just a few hours. We know hell be fingerprinted and go before the judge. Garrett haake is outside that d. C. Courthouse. Dasha burns is in new jersey where trump is currently staying and also with us is legal analy
Fascinating interview. Weve all been leaning into see what bill barr had to say. A lot of us, waiting to figure out what he would think about all this. Im laura coates. Everyone. And thank you all for joining me right here in washington, d. C. Its the capitol on high alert tonight. Why . Because the nation is bracing for the arrest and arraignment of a former president. Shall i say, again . The third time in, what, three months . He will appear in court tomorrow, as expected. In now his third indictment on charges of trying to overturn an election. And weve learned at cnn that the Secret Service is already done a walk through of the courthouse and Law Enforcement is now monitoring even potential threats. Meantime, everyone, we are getting an early look at what his potential Defense Strategy might be. Including whats called, this is not my term, but the delusion defense, that he actually believed his own lies. Plus, suggestions that hes about to throw his legal advisors under the bus. I
Morning, they want to try to move this trial to a friendlier venue. They suggest west virginia. We have got another jampacked hour of special coverage with reporters in the field providing the latest updates and the best legal and political minds we could find. And joining us this morning, nbc news justice and intelligence correspondent ken dilanian outside the courthouse. Nbc news correspondent garrett haake, who covers the Trump Campaign. Catherine christian, a former manhattan district attorney. She is also an msnbc legal analyst. And Ann Curb Kadori for new york magazine. Do we expect to hear from trump at all today, either before or after his arraignment . Well, we have been hearing from him already on social media, blasting this case as Election Interference as hes done so many times before, arguing the whole endeavor is an effort by joe biden and the biden doj to have him tied down in legal battles in 2024. Instead of focusing on the campaign. Hell also be traveling here today w
fascinating interview. we ve all been leaning into see what bill barr had to say. a lot of us, waiting to figure out what he would think about all this. i m laura coates. everyone. and thank you all for joining me right here in washington, d. c.. it s the capitol on high alert tonight. why? because the nation is bracing for the arrest and arraignment of a former president. shall i say, again? the third time in, what, three months? he will appear in court tomorrow, as expected. in now his third indictment on charges of trying to overturn an election. and we ve learned at cnn that the secret service is already done a walk through of the courthouse and law enforcement is now monitoring even potential threats. meantime, everyone, we are getting an early look at what his potential defense strategy might be. including what s called, this is not my term, but the delusion defense, that he actually believed his own lies. plus, suggestions that he s about to throw his legal advisors under the bu
weapons and with no footprint online and then come and try to disrupt and be violent. they re not taking any chances. but you see the trend in terms of the violence that is starting to de-escalate. daniel harvin and aaron gilchrist, thank you for being with us this morning. much more to get in our next hour of coverage. including what axios calls trump s delusion defense. how republicans may be forced to defend someone who can t distinguish reality from conspiracy. and the 30,000 foot view of this moment through the eyes of a presidential historian. we re back with more special coverage in our nation s capitol for the third arraignment of donald trump after a short break. raignment of donald trump after a short break. hi, i m katie. i live in flagstaff, arizona. i m an older student. i m getting my doctorate in clinical psychology. i do a lot of hiking and kayaking. i needed something to help me gain clarity. so i was in the pharmacy and i saw a display of prevagen and i asked