xfinity rewards creates experiences big and small, hello everyone i am alicia and once-in-a-lifetime. menendez. as we begin a new hour right now, former president donald trump and north carolina, after downplaying the criminal indictment against him, saying even if convicted, he will still run. this as the former president is three days from facing the music in miami, his arraignment in federal court. the faithful including most gop automakers standing by their man. what republican primary voters do the same? we hit the ground and i want to find out. the election that is approaching the gop field, as widened. what are the political implications of indicting a former president running again? what about the other possible indictments facing trump? lisa rubin is here to talk about the investigations in georgia and the assault on our democracy. this is american voices. a now twice indicted donald trump is on the road today surprising no one, waving his right to remain silent. r
the sunday show. in 1974, richard nixon resigned the presidency in disgrace, following watergate. almost 50 years after that scandal rocked the nation, donald trump has been impeached twice. and now indicted twice. the first ex president to face criminal charges from the federal government. he will be arraigned on tuesday in federal court in miami. the indictment, and still bit special counsel jack smith on friday revealed 37 counts against trump, six against his personal, it walter nauta. it accused both men of lying, scheming and misleading officials in order to hold on to hundreds of classified documents. documents federal investigators said quote, included information regarding defense and weapons capabilities of both the united states and foreign countries, united states nuclear programs, potential vulnerabilities of the united states and its allies to military attack and plans for a possible retaliation in response to a foreign attack. to make matters worse, trump s
of the first federal arraignment of a former u.s. president in the history of this nation. security is tight as donald trump is about to respond to the most serious criminal charges, twice impeached and twice indicted former commander in chief has faced. trump is at his golf club outside miami, expected to heed to the courthouse soon. this is cnn s special coverage of the arrest and arraignment of donald trump. i m anderson cooper. i m jake tapper. the former president will be placed under arrest. he will likely be fingerprinted electronically and then he is expected to plead not guilty to the unprecedented 37-count indictment. trump is accused of willfully mishandling highly classified documents brought to his mar-a-lago resort after he left office and accused of allegedly conspiring to try to hide these documents, stashing boxes in unsecured locations, including a ballroom and a bathroom. trum aide walt nauta is also charged in the indictment and expected to appear alongs
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
on fake and fabricated charges of which he and numerous other presidents would be guilty. right in the middle ofilty. presidential election in whichs he is losinglosi very badly. no other president, even those who kept far more documents that i has ever been even investigated, let alone charget alond with a crime. it s joe biden and his corrupt department of injustice those who think they are above the law, never before have the two standards of justice in our country been more starkly. o and that same type of cheeringhe you just heard at the clubar was also heard organically hours earlier, hundreds of supporters showed up outside the miami courtroom whercoure pre. tha president trump was arraigned and after that, dozens more wens t to a cuban restaurant in the city where they sang happy birthday to former president trump and took selfie after selfie with him. desp now, one thing is clear here. now, despite all the naysayersit ,his support is still very strong and perhaps