There are no cameras allowed in federal court. We have these sketches, where donald j trump, the 44th president of the united states, it was arraigned for eight 45th president of the united states, was arraigned on four Felony Counts for his attempts to steal the election. The ex president pleaded not guilty, there were no literal handcuffed. But he surrendered and was arrested, he submitted to federal custody in the Federal Courthouse. Special counsel jack smith sat in the front row during the arraignment. Defendant trump was sworn in. We did not hear a lot from him, but when asked by the Magistrate Judge, he stated his full name, quote, donald j trump, john. When asked his age he said 77, 77. He entered a plea of not guilty on all charges for his attempts to subvert American Democracy and and the Constitutional Republic as we know it. In an extraordinary and unexpected term, the Magistrate Judge warned the defendant, donald john trump, to not try to influence any jurors. She warned t
That really good conversation. We appreciate it. That will do it for me on this edition of alex witt reports. Ill see you tomorrow again at one pm eastern. Up next, the beat weekend. He b. Welcome to the beat weekend. I am ari melber. Lets get right into the headlines. Jack smith making new pitch on behalf of the doj on what donald trump must be put on trial before the election. If that sounds like a familiar issue, just remember, jack smith has more than one case against Defendant Trump. The defendant was done and in Federal Court today watching as doj prosecutors argued for a july beginning to a trial and the other jack smith case. Billy and the way, we discussed a big coup case and the Supreme Court slowing that down. This is the classified documents case. You probably remember. Both and they are saying over at the doj there is nothing in their roles or process which prevents this trial, on the documents, from occurring and weeks even days before the election. Remember, it is trump
Him convicted came out of his mouth. This is a very sad day for america. Donald trump has never respected this country. He said this country was trash and garbage. The filth and the decay. And now he wants to lead it again. None of this is normal. This is our life now. After that i think we need to start tonight with a deep breath. Good evening once again, im stephanie ruhle. Americas 45th president , Donald John Trump returned to washington, d. C. Today as a criminal defendant. Trump appeared in federal court for his third arraignment since april, this time pleading not guilty to seeming to over the 2020 president ial election. This afternoon, trump traveled from his bedminster, new jersey home to the d. C. Courthouse just blocks from the capitals few blocks from the scene of the january 6th riot. Some protesters gathered inside but, they were over numbered by the media. Jack smith was there and seated just ten feet away from the former president. After trump pleaded not guilty, the j
Republican party. President biden delivers his state of the Union Address this thursday. Also ahead, congressman Eric Swalwell on the danger of donald trump escaping accountability in our nations courts. Illinois governor j. B. Pritzker joins us at the table days after his fate became the latest to kick donald trump off the president ial ballot. Grab your coffee and settle in. Welcome to the week again. As we come on the air, Criminal Defendant donald trump heads into the week with a dominant hold on the Republican Party in the president ial primary. Last night, trump won caucuses in idaho and missouri. He also swept the Republican Convention caucuses in michigan. Today, voters in our Nations Capital are voting in the d. C. Republican president ial primary. It might be nikki haleys first shot to pick up a win even as trump gets closer to clinching the nomination. In two days, voters in 16 states and one territory will cast their ballots on super tuesday. On thursday, President Biden wi
From all of our colleagues across the networks that nbc news, thank you for staying up, late be good this, weekend and i will see at the end of monday. In a federal court in miami at 10 30 am on monday. And then on Tuesday The Graduate special counsel jack smith has been using in his investigation into trumps attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, that jury is expected to meet again, which could mean more testimony or it could mean a possible indictment. And as much as everyone is and has been holding their breath to see what happens in that investigation, lets be clear that special counsel jack smith took us all by surprise yesterday with a new superseding indictment in the maralago investigation and that new indictment offers a potentially valuable clue about what we might see in smiths other indictment, shouldnt actually happen. All sorts of information in the maralago case seems to come from a witness referred to as Employee Number 2. It alleges that one of the cons