criminal charges related to his alleged mishandling of classified information. the former president of the united states turning himself in today at the federal courthouse in miami. and there, wolf, trump appeared before a magistrate shortly after his arrival. he pleaded not guilty to all counts against him. meantime, alongside trump throughout the entire day was walt nauta, his aide and the alleged coconspirator who also faces charges from the special counsel, jack smith. the former president is expected to address supporters during a fund-raiser at his bedminster, new jersey, golf club later this evening. we re keeping a close eye on that event for any new reaction to the arraignment. this is a special edition of the situation room. the federal indictment of donald trump. let s get straight to the breaking news. the arrest and arraignment of donald trump on 37 federal criminal charges. our senior crime and justice reporter katelyn polantz was inside the room for tod
colleagues alicica menendez, jonathan capehart, ayman mohyeldin, symone sanders-townsend, and with us from miami, katie phang. the twice impeached, and now twice indicted donald trump has become the first ex president to face criminal charges from the federal government. over the next two hours, my colleagues and i, along with some special guests, are going to break down the justice department s case against the former commander-in-chief. a case that we saw for the first time just yesterday. when the bombshell, 37 count indictment was unsealed. the indictment, which also names the trump aide and valet, walt nauta, as his coconspirator. outlined criminal charges related to more than 100 classified documents that federal agents recovered from trump s mar-a-lago resort last august. trump faces 31 counts of violating the espionage act, through willful retention of classified records. he faces another six counts stemming from his alleged efforts to impede the investigation. nauta
now to one nation with brian kilmeade. brian: welcome to one nation. i m brian kilmeade. judge jeanine is here. dave rubin is standing by. we ll find out how much they know about each other. let s get to the story of the week. double standard on display all week long. all we have been hearing about, breakdown after breakdown on the cases against former president donald j. trump and none against current president joe biden. trump was indicted on dozens of federal charges including conspiracy and violation of the espionage act. which brings me to my overarching points. how about fairness? do i think president trump is always right and always unfairly accused? absolutely not. does it mean a payment for an alleged affair and arguments over classified documents causing jail time is indicative of the seriousness of this? no. because we are watching a president skate on his family s international evening tanglements that could compromise him in office that could outstrip anythin
explaining no one is above the law, even a former president. our nation s commitment to the rule of law sets an example for the world. we have one set of laws in this country and they apply to everyone. and, jake, the special counsel also making the point today that violations of u.s. laws on classified documents put the country at risk. that s right, anderson. i want to bring in cnn s paula reid. walk us through the most damning allegations in the indictment in your view. this indictment tells a story of what investigators have learned over the past year and a half. they lay out how the former president allegedly willfully retained over 300 classified documents allegedly storing them around his mar-a-lago resort everywhere from a bathroom to a bedroom to a ballroom for over two months, that ballroom was activity hosting events touring this time. they also reveal how sensitive secrets meant over for a handful of our closest allies were splayed out in a storage room. t
here is what we know at this moment. the former president has been federally indicted on seven charges, it s all in connection with trump s handling of classified documents discovered at his mar-a-lago resort in florida last year. sources tell nbc news that those charges include false statements, conspiracy to obstruct and even one charge relating to the espionage act. we also know that trump has been summoned to appear in a miami court this tuesday at 3:00 p.m. along with the special counsel s team. secret service agents are meeting today with trump s team to begin logistics planning. we don t know the specifics of those charges as those are still under seal, but speaking on the today show this morning one of trump s lawyers made clear how the former president plans to respond. he was upset for the country, but in terms of him, he is a fighter and he is going to come out swinging and he will be fine. he will appear in court on tuesday, no doubt. he is not afraid of thi