Indictment. This one handed up this week charges trump with four counts related to subverting the result of the 2020 election. Paula reid has more. Reporter former President Trump is expected to come here to washington to appear in person for this hearing which is expected to be both an initial appearance and also an arraignment. It is unclear if well see him arrive because this federal courthouse, it is designed to deal with people who have Security Details and vips. So it would be easy for him to pull into the underground garage and we wont get to see him at all. But once he is inside the federal courthouse where of course there are no cameras, he is effectively under arrest and it is expected that he will be processed like any other defendant but we dont expect a mug shot because those are used to identify suspects if they go on the lam. But this will be a quick procedural hearing. It will be in front of a magistrate judge. This is expected that he will hear the charges, have the op
Years in the making. Five americans wrongfully detained in iran are now on a plane and its just taken off from tehran on their way to freedom. Were there headed just next, details on all this and the deal that was made that led to their release. Also this hour, one of Donald Trumps codefendants heads to court. Jeffrey clark, the former Justice Department official, now arguing why his case should move out of georgia and into federal court. A sheriffs deputy ambushed and killed. A reward now offered to help find the suspect as a clue emerges they hope will lead to an arrest. Im john berman with sara sidner and kate bolduan. This is cnn news central. Just moments ago, a qatari jet carrying Five Americans imprisoned in iran took off from tehran and is tet to arrive in doha, qatar. Three have all been imprisoned for more than five years. The identities of two other americans in the deal have not yet been released. Its all part of a complex u. S. iran deal involving the release of 6 billion
a long time spent in law school, you are advising several clients. not that lawyers are know it alls, but you expect that your lawyer would give you valuable information. the problem here is that the indictment lays out that so many people advised the president at the highest levels that this is false. and then it goes down to every state. arizona, the specificatis of wh was happening there, no fraud, mr. president, georgia, no fraud, mr. president. so many people, so many state people on the ground there was no fraud. and then when you determine that, you have the state electors scheme. did lawyers advise you do that? you have pressing the vice president to do something unconstitutional. did lawyers advise you to do that. so it doesn t carry much muster and at the end of the day not a defense that will get him out from under this indictment. and donald trump expected to