shows the power of a reporter question to the president. good job. speaking of presidents, former president donald trump becomes the first former or sitting us president to face criminal charges were going to discuss this unprecedented moment in american history. also, we want to tell you there is a real ramp up of security and police presence right here in new york city, how law enforcement is preparing for trump s initial court appearance , the potential demonstrations and the secret service detail. that one. ready for any landscape challenge right now save $50 on the 57 battery trimmer only at
toughest guy. no. tions. you shocked, you know, because we really were. i was shocked today . the rule of law in the united states america died, indictment concludes a years long probe investigating a hush money payment to adult film star stormy daniels to remain silent about an alleged affair with trump and affair. trump denies the case relies in part on the testimony of trump s former personal attorney, michael cohen , who has in the past pleaded guilty to nine federal crimes, including lying, convicted felon. i am a disbarred lawyer, but i also brought the documents . there s plenty of testimony corroborating testimony to go around paid daniels $130,000 just weeks before the 2016 presidential election, according to court filings, the trump organization reimbursed cohen $420,000. it s a fight against
politics, but you re right and impeachment, he was protected by a partisan bubble, meaning republicans could essentially save him in the senate. the legal system is different politics will matter public opinion. can have an effect, but it s a much narrower court, and that s why trump is less able to protect himself from this indictment moving forward. i think that because he survived two impeachments, and he had the political bubble. as you said, i think this is different, though i m not so sure about the thriving after this. this is uncharted territory. i just i just don t believe, um, look. history according to trump, right, trump s history. yeah he will thrive from it. he ll use it, but i don t know if that necessarily applies to this particular time. i mean, we don t know. but think of this when nixon was in trouble in 74. republicans in the end came out against him, and republicans wanted nothing to do with him for a long time, he was essentially ostracized within hours. republica
initial surprise now they have moved on to that sort of shaping the narrative. part of all this popping that comes along with his allies. both in the halls of congress and outside and as i understand your reporting is that trump s team is going to roll out these surrogates and keep a very close eye on who is being loyal to him to a fault throughout all this. that s right. we actually started seeing them roll out those surrogates. last night, we saw some of the staunchest trump allies all over conservative media. we re talking about marjorie taylor green, not gates . we saw tucker carl s and have a slew of guests on all defending the former president, and we expect to continue to see that today across not just conservative media in terms of tv, but also podcast, and as you said they are keeping a very close eye on who is defending the former president and making sure to blast out those responses. bobby okay, christian home. thank you. yeah there s so much to discuss if we can just back
politically, the story might be very different. this might in fact be a way that the former president weaponize is attacks against him to his advantage, but legally, it s significant. it s a different direction from what ford said when he pardoned richard nixon. i love that you pointed out getting into this a first and not. this isn t the only way trump is a first in the legal realm. he s also the first to survive. as you said two impeachments to be acquitted both times by the senate. so there s just no this is uncharted legal territory, and this is a guy who has withstood so much legally. it s fascinating. and if you had told me 78 years ago, could a former president running again? survive and indictment indictment about relationship with adult film star the answer would have been no. that would be the end of the candidacy. but yet here we are