welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer in washington with erin burnett in new york. breaking now, 37 criminal charges against donald trump revealed in a detailed federal indictment that s now public. the former president of the united states accused of storing and hiding very sensitive, highly classified documents as mar-a-lago allegedly conspireing with an aide to defy a subpoena for the material. wolf, prosecutors say trump kept secret information in a ballroom, up on a stage, in a bedroom and in a bathroom and even in a shower. the former commander in chief showed off documents including a document trump is said to have described as a, quote, plan of attack. tonight, erin, special counsel jack smith is vowing a very speedy trial arguing laws must be enforced as the indictment warrants trump risked exposing military and nuclear secrets of the united states and its allies. this is a special edition of the situation room. the
a federal indictment of donald trump could be eminent. nbc news confirms the doj told trump s lawyers and he is a target of this classified documents investigation. moments ago, a key prosecutor in the special counsel s office was spotted at the miami federal courthouse. so is that probe rapidly reaching its conclusion with the former president smack at the center? plus loyal no more. mike pence kicks off his 2024 bid with his strongest rebuke of trump yet. president trump also demand ed that i choose between him and the constitution. i chose the constitution. and i always will. we will have a live report from the red hot campaign trail. and more than 120 million americans enveloped by dangerous wildfire smoke. postponing national sports games, canceling school activities and prompting delays and ground stops at multiple airports. the transportation secretary will join us and have more on how to stay safe and when relief could come. just a few minutes ago, senior sp
smollett who folded debbie s international media, but could not fill us. it turned out smollett was a. late one night in subzero temperatures, he decided to venture out for a sandwich in downtown chicago when he was as people are accosted by two two from africa who somehow recognized him for his part in series called empire. because i that s a currently huge with muscle heads from nigeria. by the way, these two african right-wing maniacs also guess that he had vote for hillary clinton and they hated that so as trump voters did that, they started pummeling him about the face and screaming this is maga country pair because they re angry, and they re always angry these racist poured bleach on him, threw a noose around his neck, and then ran off into the night howling with demented gle for that is how smollett described it. he said this maga country an he punched me right in the face. i was just jumped. we are going to be honest with you, we had some questions about the story
stranglehold on republican politics when a public official is indicted, the office is more important than the person, the should step aside. when all in it starts right now good evening from new york, i chris hayes. donald trump, the now indicted ex president, is reportedl facing about 30 counts related to document fraud. now, that is all we know a this point, of course. because manhattan district attorney alvin bragg has kep the indictment unsealed. we will learn the full scope o what trump is charged with whe he is arraigned in tha indictment becomes public. da bragg wanted that to happen today, but the arraignment was delayed. trump s lawyer says the secret service asked for the delay, but sources tell nbc new that s not true, that agents are ready to brink bring trump to new york at a moments notice right now the plan is for trum to fly to new york city on monday night he will spend the night at the trump tower apartmen accompanied by dozens of agent before surrend
so, let s get started. clarence thomas and all thos luxurious vacations that cost lot more than many people earn in an entire year. so, who is picking up the ta for that pot globe-trotting? we ll talk to one of the reporters who broke th bombshell story. plus, trump s legal nightmar is becoming a reality. fresh off his arrest i arraignment in new york, feeling the heat from at least three other investigations i want to know which is th next shoe to drop. and later, it s not just easter, it s the one year anniversar of the katie phang show. we re gonna take a look back a some of our highlights from th last 365 days. all of that and more is coming up a good sunday morning to you until those who celebrate, happy easter we begin today s show with the fight over abortion access i america. small groups of protesters taking to the streets across the country yesterday with mor demonstrations planned for today after two competin rulings from federal judges pu a commonly used abortion