president. if that is the sort of proof that jack smith has, that is that the indictment is ultimately going to be the biggest problem for donald trump and will be will view what we re what we re gonna be talking about this upcoming week is a distraction from that. yeah. that very well. might be. the case are renato mariani. thanks thanks again. we appreciate it before trump s indictment is even unsealed. republican lawmakers are flying to the former president s defense. what they re saying will lay it out ahead on the cnn newsroom plus the new efforts to free an american journalist being held in russia. former new mexico governor bill richardson helped get brittney griner back home. he joins us live coming up in a few moments and later the battle for gun reform in america. why, one man says it s not hopeless. you re live in the cnn newsroom. there s always a freresh deal on the subway app like this. 1 50% off t that deals so good. we dot even need an eight time all started telling you
new album. now that s what i call my legal defense fund. hey trump bops and i m bringing all the hits by the dozen. that ain t nothing but drugstore. love it a little thing. let me light you get to go somewhere under that and, yes, james austin johnson. there was some levity for us, as donald trump as saturday night live, pokes fun at the former president s indictment for president donald trump is set to be arraigned on tuesday after his indictment in a manhattan hush money investigation. as he awaits his day in court. trump has spent the last few days predictably lashing out of prosecutors and the judge overseeing his case on social media. in one post, trump claiming acting new york supreme court justice juan marshawn hates him and was handpicked by prosecutors this morning, trump s attorney said. there is no reason to believe that is the case. i have no issue with this judge whatsoever. um he s has a very good reputation. i have no
have a lot to talk today, about with cnn political analyst and historian julian zelizer. julian. great to see you. how how big of a moment. is this going to be on tuesday? do you think very big. we have not had a former president in this situation indicted and now you know, turning himself in. and i think even with all the questions of politics we shouldn t forget here is a former president being held accountable and a legal process underway to see what he is guilty of. and so when he has that day. i think we should put aside some of the other issues for a second and feel the weight of it. and that leads me to my next question. i mean, looking back in american history, you know, there s been a lot of discussion about what this case means for the presidency. what it means for donald trump. obviously maybe the past is finally catching up with him. that sort of thing. but what about the importance of the rule of law in this country? the future of the american judicial
we ll talk about that another day. let s not right go down that road today. but joan, thanks so much and best of luck on the book jones new book is nine black robes inside the supreme court s drive to the right and its historic consequences of very important book. from joan, who knows the subject better than anybody comes out tuesday are best of luck on the book, pub day and arraignment day. arraignment day. best of luck to you, you ll be busy. in the meantime, new york is taking special security steps to get ready for donald trump s indictment will show you what they re doing in a live report just ahead here in the cnn newsroom. why did we choose sasafelite? we re alwayays workg on a project loading up our suv one extra pushed and crack. so we schedule that safelite dot com we were able to track our technician and knew exactly when he d arrive. we can keep working. safe flight came to us. kendrick replaced our windshield and installed new wipers to