the court. also tonight we are expecting district attorney alvin bragg to set up the indictment in full. donald trump, we know, is due to go back to mar a lago, so we will have our eyes glued on the plane, trump forced one, as it is known, which is on standby at laguardia airport. tonight we have a top panel for you as well. with us tonight is brian lanza, former communications director for the brian lanza, former communications directorfor the trump brian lanza, former communications director for the trump transition team, marianne marsh, the democratic strategist. also tonight, we are also going to hearfrom the federal also tonight, we are also going to hear from the federal state attorney, dave ehrenberg, who is with our standing by as well. but we are going to stay with these pictures. netta, let sjust set are going to stay with these pictures. netta, let s just set the scene for our viewers tonight. the former president still in the custody of the da, so he is not fre
and all eyes have a historic moment and all eyes have been on that manhattan criminal court. we leave you with these images of the police and the secret service. that evening and welcome to viewers around the world and viewers on pbs who are joining us. viewers around the world and viewers on pbs who arejoining us. this is the context. the indictment has been served. donald trump is in court for the first time, a former president has faced criminal charges. you are looking at my pictures of the 15th floor of the criminal courthouse in manhattan. the indictment has been read to the former president and he isjust pleaded not read to the former president and he is just pleaded not guilty. to the charges are isjust pleaded not guilty. to the charue . . , , charges are the donald trump still in the courtroom. charges are the donald trump still in the courtroom. the charges are the donald trump still in the courtroom. the speculation | charges are the donald trump still. in the courtroom
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do that at mar-a-lago. yeah, i think the timing of do that at mar-a-lago. yeah, i think the timing of that do that at mar-a-lago. yeah, i think the timing of that is do that at mar-a-lago. yeah, i think the timing of that is no the timing of that is no coincidence, christian. remember, he asked thejudge to coincidence, christian. remember, he asked the judge to at least allow him to formally notify the public that donald trump had been indicted. he has been very much going by the book on theirs. so not speaking before donald trump has been formally arraigned in court. we got a little bit of a glimpse into his thinking when he wrote to republicans in congress who attacked them. in that letter, he talked about how this was a lawful process, that the citizens of new york of the grand jury did their civic duty and found there was enough evidence to proceed. and he had back at what he called the unlawful political interference of congress. so i expect to hear very similar lines from
harms way that would put him or the judge in harms way. so i think he will be warned. harms way. so i think he will be warned, and then if he does continue with his warned, and then if he does continue with his rhetoric that i think he could with his rhetoric that i think he could face with his rhetoric that i think he could face a gag order. and then if he violates could face a gag order. and then if he violates that, he could get up to 30 days in he violates that, he could get up to 30 days injail for contempt. and so he needs 30 days injail for contempt. and so he needs to 30 days injail for contempt. and so he needs to be really careful. but otherwise. he needs to be really careful. but otherwise, this could be a quick hearing otherwise, this could be a quick hearing. he s not going to get any monetary hearing. he s not going to get any monetary bail. he s going to be released monetary bail. he s going to be released on his own recalled bins. he can released