that comment from his former attorney general really got under trump s orange tinted skin as he prepares for tomorrow s historic arraignment. the first former president to face federal charges and the possibility of prison time. also tonight, the extreme denialism of trump defenders. what they get totally wrong about the presidential records act, how declassification works, and the biden and hillary clinton false equivalencies. and we begin tonight with donald trump s reverse snow bird commute to florida. the twice impeached, twice indited liable for sexual abuse president arrived today in miami, and is spending the night at his doral resort as he awaits his unprecedented arraignment tomorrow. he faces 37 felony counts of illegally hoarding classified documents and obstructing the justice department s efforts to get them back. while this is his second indictment, this one carries the very serious prospect of significant prison time. he and his personal valet and alleged
nbc s gabe gutierrez in miami. stay safe. thank you very much. join me is jill banks who served as an assistant watergate prosecutor. and former federal prosecutor paul butler, who is a professor at georgetown school of law. let s start with representation. if donald trump does not have a florida barred attorney with him in court, is that a problem? does he need to find one first? could it delay anything? it shouldn t delay. in most cases you have to be a member of the actual district bar where you re representing someone who is being prosecuted. but for a first appearance, most judges will allow another attorney to stand in for that person. yeah, okay, so let s talk about this judge. i m going to bring jill in first. let me play you what former attorney general eric holder had to say about judge aileen cannon. i m concerned about her handling this case. based on what she did in the earlier phases of this matter,