this is unprecedented and it is historic. the first time a former president has ever been criminally charged and therefor we don t have any real roadmap for how it will now play out. we do know former president donald trump will be arraigned next week in manhattan courtroo surrounded by extraordinary security fear also surrounded b security tonight the manhattan da alvin bragg leaving his office after grand jury decided he had to demonstrate probable cause in the case he has pursue against trump, alleging campaign-finance laws were broken but was so-called hush payments to stormy daniels she claims she had an affair with trump before he ran for president for the immediate question is how exactly the former president will be processed and charged to move surrendering to authorities. it is a process, and arraignment, just like anyone else. and then you go from there. trump himself responded with fury tonight saying in part, quote, the democrats have lied and cheated and s
headlines in the days, weeks months, even years to come right now, donald trump and hi golf club in west palm beach set to become the first former president to appear in court a a criminal defendant here is what is expected t unfold trump will arrive in new yor city monday night, tuesday around 1 pm or so, he ll b driven from trump tower to the courthouse as of now, he will not b handcuffed, nor will he be placed in a holding cell he will be booked, and vigor printed. tuesdays also when we re expected to learn the exac charges trump is facing. earlier, the former president lawyers gave some new strategy details. we re not doing anything because that would b showmanship, and nothing more. we haven t even seen the indictment yet we will take the indictment, w will dissect it, we will loo at every potential issue tha will be able to challenge, i very much anticipates meanwhile, the reaction fro a lawyer, trump s former attorney, points to the star witness in the hush mo
amara lloyd. msnbc headquarters here in new york city. it has christmas day many have yet to know thei families to two historic winte storm that we ve bee monitoring all weekend for you over 5000 flights in the unite states have been delayed o completely canceled today. the airports in buffalo ne york is completely close and we remain so until tuesday this storm is just as much deadly as it is inconvenient at least through people dyin from weather related causes an hundreds of thousands losing power. also this hour look at how families in ukrain are making the most of the holiday. despite the ongoing war there. plus we ll delve into ho trump s taxes and the 800 plus -page report released by the january six committee coul spell trouble for the former president going into the new year let s start with the sever weather that is wreaking havoc across the country this holida weekend. in and on this christmas day msnbc correspondent jess curses here in new york city ready to update
i was somewhat surprised tha mr. cohen pleaded guilty at th federal government did not proceed on the in in which you asked me to step down. by that time - lisa, does this mean that trump doj asked the manhatta da to stop investigating the hush money case? absolutely, for a period of time, that s exactly wha happened and former southern district united - essentially says as much in book that was released earlier this, year alex. that s not a surprise to any reader of the new york times is not a surprise to any o those who have rea chapmansboro it s the first time, however that we heard a representative of the manhattan distric attorney s office that could burn that s what happened. they were not reauthorized t reopen any of thei investigations with trump, especially regard to his finances, until mid 2019 as events continue to say in that interview, that s when hi
. you ve got legal deficiencies i terms of specific content that is required in all these mental gymnastics that we anticipate i terms of looping misdemeanors with federal felonies or federa offenses to avoid the statute o limitations. it is a joke for the us attorney s office on it and alvin bragg passed on it. that sandwich you were talking about was sitting in the sun an alvin bragg picks it up and tries to make a seated. trace: it s a poor test case for prosecuting the former president going not to say thei investigations under fight and they include examinations at th january 6 insurrection, classified documents discovered where an obstruction of justice is particularly great committee are straightforward cases compared to the one proceeding in manhattan. that failed prosecution over th hush money payment could put them all in jeopardy puritan other words if he s not convicted on this, the rest of