Florida. Now a Magistrate Judge would have to him to enter his plea at its root what the arraignment is it something fundamental to the rule of law and our constitutional system. You are given a right to hear the nature of the charges against you. The other thing that happens if they decide the conditions of your release. Trump is not expected to be put in jail ahead of this trial, but there will be discussion of the terms under which he is released on his own recognizance. That happens in his federal indictment in florida and we expect that will happen again today. That part of the process is somewhat unpredictable. You never know exactly what the judge will want to talk about. We will know about it as soon as we are allowed to. As we said, cameras are not allowed. We will have no live feed as it happens. Nbc is lucky enough that our reporter is one of the few reporters who have been given a seat in the actual courtroom. We will talk with garrett once it is over. We will also get disp
Importantly, tonight we have Speaker Nancy Pelosi joining us, and im not sure where this story would be if she had not appointed that january Six Committee. So true. This begins with that very difficult and somewhat controversial decision to move forward without the candidates that Kevin Mccarthy wanted on that committee, and the work that they did, maybe the foundation of where we are today. Im really eager to hear how she did it and how she made it work so well. Gonna be a great show. Thanks, alex. Well, yesterday, as i began reading the newest indictment of donald trump, i wondered if this indictment would exist without nancy pelosi. The roadmap for the conspiracies described in this indictment was provided to the Justice Department by nancy pelosi through the work of the january Six Committee that she created. On the darkest day of the history of american president ial transitions of power, january six, 2021, america was lucky. But nancy pelosi was Speaker Of The House. As long tru
Omit . So i go back to the video, and i see that in the middle of that phrase, he had said, you know, we won in a landslide, everyone knows it. The election was stolen, you know, so even when hes recounting a moment when his own life was in danger and when President Trump wasnt helping him out, he is still covering for the boss. So that to me was very revelatory. The new book is entitled the Washington Book how to read politics and politicians with, and its on sale now. New york times opinion columnist carlos lozada. That does it for us this morning, have a great weekend, everybody. Ana cabrera picks up the coverage right now. Right now on ana cabrera reports, donald trump in a courthouse in florida, high stakes hearing this hour in the classified documents case. What were learning about the time line for a trial. Plus, Closing Arguments today in the bid to disqualify the d. A. In the Georgia Election case. Could that entire prosecution now be in jeopardy . Also ahead, intense security
Perpetualing fraud upon the american public. They are not journalists, they are liberal hacks who dont like or trust the tens of millions of americans who voted for donald trump. Of course they were not going to of coer what a former president of the United States was saying in his own defense, but we will. This is a very sad day for america and it was sad driving through washington, d. C. And seeing the filth and decay and all of the broken buildings and walls and graffiti. This is persecution of a political opponent. This was never supposed to happen in america. If you cant beat them, you persecute them or prosecute them. Laura shame on the media for not covering this case as it should be covered, or those remarks. None of us should be surprised. New york times, washington posts, teaming with coconspib r spirrators. They seek to help the party in power and interfere with the next president ial election. Their Coverage Today was reminiscent of How Simpson Case was handled and what see
Hutchinson, one of the few republican candidates who has been critical of trumps legal problems despite the fact the former president seems to be gaining, not losing political strength with each and every indictment. Were keeping also a close eye on the Security Situation surrounding the courthouse as a mix of federal and city Law Enforcement blanket the area ahead of trumps rapidly approaching arrival. Were also learning new details about the latest indictment that appears to rely on testimony from high level Trump Administration officials including former Attorney General bill barr and of course former Vice President mike pence. So lets start the hour with nbcs Aaron Gilchrist outside the court, Peter Alexander and kristen welker, the cohosts of weekend today, former fbi general counsel, andrew weissmann, kristy greenberg, and former u. S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg on set with us. So aaron, kick us off from outside the courthouse. Whats the atmosphere out there as we get closer to Pre