york on tuesday. to turn himself in. rather stunning. anderson is tuesday certainly will be as well as historic, not the kind of homecoming any president has ever had, or the kind that anyone president or not. whatever wish for cnn s coverage of donald trump s indictment continues right now. good evening, everyone. i m alison camerata, and this is cnn tonight an unprecedented moment in u. s history. former president donald trump indicted by a grand jury in new york. it s the first time that a current or former u. s president has faced criminal charges. the indictment is under seal tonight , but more information will be announced in the coming days. sources tell cnn that the former president is facing more than 30 counts related to business fraud , defiant donald trump, issuing an angry statement tonight calling this political persecution. let s turn right away to cnn correspondent kara scannell and cnn s senior crime and justice reporter katelyn polantz keira. what happens ne
here s the very latest developments. a manhattan grand jury indicting trump on more than 30 counts related to business fraud stems from the hush money case involving stormy daniels before the 2016 election sources tell cnn trump is expected to turn himself in on tuesday and be arraigned in new york city. the nypd is on high alert this morning. every member of the force has been told to report in uniform today as a precaution. meanwhile in washington, house speaker kevin mccarthy and other house republicans are rallying around trump blasting the indictment as a political attack. and as of this morning, president biden has not weighed in on the indictment, not a surprise there. we ll see what he says. we have all the latest reporting cnn this morning. special live coverage starts right now. very early on this friday morning and look at the papers you got was worried this morning when i left at the papers would not be ready. but they are yesterday. you and i were talking about h
ahead. it was a busy night and you are waking up to history. america waking up to the historic news that president donald j. trump has been indicted. he is the very first president. we ve never seen this before in history. so here s the latest on this friday, march, 31st 2023 sources tell cnn trump faces more than 30 counts related to business fraud. this case prosecuted by the manhattan district attorney centers around the accounting of hush money payments made to adult film star stormy daniels. as of now, this is how it s supposed to go down because multiple sources say trump will turn himself in next tuesday. he is expected to appear in court for his arraignment in new york. the nypd getting ready for any sign of trouble. all officers are being told to report to work in uniform people prepared for deployment today. meanwhile republicans in the house senate and even some 2024 rivals are rushing to trump s defense, calling the case political and outrage and even one of them
hatred and selective prosecution on steroids. this is necessary, but obviously it s a momentous and tragedy. good morning, everyone and here we are unprecedented moment in american history. donald trump, now the first ex president in the history of this country to be indicted and face criminal charges, charges, sources are telling cnn he is facing more than 30 counts related to business fraud here in new york . he is expected to turn himself in. on tuesday. the manhattan district attorney s case is centered around the accounting of hush money payments to stormy daniels. we ve learned about the grand jury s historic decision. we learned about that last night katelyn polantz some members of trump s camp or caught off guard because his legal team was speculating that maybe this case by the manhattan d a was falling apart. so later this hour. one of trump s current attorneys is going to join us live. also this morning. i want to show you just what everyone is waking up to and rea
we re also going to have expert analysis on just how historic this indictment really is. the political fallout that s unfolding how it could potentially benefit trump. i ll tell you what s happening right now. moments ago here in new york city, alvin bragg, the manhattan district attorney, arrived at his office just hours after former president donald trump was indicted. we ve learned this morning that trump had been asked by braggs office to turn himself in today to face those criminal charges here in new york, but his defense lawyers say that trump and the secret service needed more time to coordinate his surrender. after yesterday s historic indictment, sources tell cnn the former president is facing more than 30 counts. they re related to business fraud. and he is expected to turn himself in. on tuesday. the manhattan district attorney s case is centered around those hush money payments. surrounding stormy daniels caitlin s reporting that number of members of trump s camp