Indictment. This one handed up this week charges trump with four counts related to subverting the result of the 2020 election. Paula reid has more. Reporter former President Trump is expected to come here to washington to appear in person for this hearing which is expected to be both an initial appearance and also an arraignment. It is unclear if well see him arrive because this federal courthouse, it is designed to deal with people who have Security Details and vips. So it would be easy for him to pull into the underground garage and we wont get to see him at all. But once he is inside the federal courthouse where of course there are no cameras, he is effectively under arrest and it is expected that he will be processed like any other defendant but we dont expect a mug shot because those are used to identify suspects if they go on the lam. But this will be a quick procedural hearing. It will be in front of a magistrate judge. This is expected that he will hear the charges, have the op
And tonight we are broadcasting from shelby park in eagle pass, texas at the Southern Borderht H of the rio grande right behind us. In just a momentin. , formerump President Donald Trump will join us exclusively for the entirell hour tonight. Also, check in with Governor Abbott now earlier today. Wellwith bordesident trump toured the border right here in eaglen pass once the epicenter of bidens border crisis. Meanwhile, today, los a mere and behold, im sure is a mere coincidence. But once joe biden decided to take a peek at the border for himself visiting brownsvillborder fe, texas, ande again, we kind of look lost days, confused, mumbling, bumbling, stumbling after disembarkinged, from air force one, of course, down the baby stairs. Now, of coursethbaby, Biden Cho A Crossing that is relatively calm and. Border patrol Sources Tellingha fox news that overt over the lat five days, theres only been 46 Illegal Immigrants apprehended in Brownsville Comparedhended to 2000 right hee in eagle
Bolton. Later, trumps trial judge, tanya chutkan, what we know about the sentences shes already given other january 6th defendants. And ukraine, a remarkable rescue. A ukrainian soldier saved with the help of a drone, which delivered medical supplies and water. Good evening. Tomorrow the former president of the United States will make his second appearance in a Federal Court as an alleged felon. The first was in miami in the documents case. Until donald trump in the 234 years since George Washington has held the office, no holder of the office has had to do that once. Tomorrow, the 44th president since washington will enter a Federal Courthouse in washington, just a short walk from the capitol. Hell be asked by a federal magistrate to plead to four counts in an indictment. An effort that special counsel jack smith said yesterday was, quote, fuelled by lies. And criminal or not, there were plenty of those lies. The indictment identifies 21 separate lies the former president told, lies a
Fascinating interview. Weve all been leaning into see what bill barr had to say. A lot of us, waiting to figure out what he would think about all this. Im laura coates. Everyone. And thank you all for joining me right here in washington, d. C. Its the capitol on high alert tonight. Why . Because the nation is bracing for the arrest and arraignment of a former president. Shall i say, again . The third time in, what, three months . He will appear in court tomorrow, as expected. In now his third indictment on charges of trying to overturn an election. And weve learned at cnn that the Secret Service is already done a walk through of the courthouse and Law Enforcement is now monitoring even potential threats. Meantime, everyone, we are getting an early look at what his potential Defense Strategy might be. Including whats called, this is not my term, but the delusion defense, that he actually believed his own lies. Plus, suggestions that hes about to throw his legal advisors under the bus. I
New Security Concerns and potential threats just ahead of trumps expected Court Appearance here. Cnn is over at the courthouse with preparations by federal and local Law Enforcement officials are now under way. Ill speak with a vocal critic of trump and his actions, republican president ial candidate and former congressman will hurd. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. We begin with donald trump on the brink right now of being arrested and arraigned for a third time. The former president is set to respond to that grave new federal indictment accusing him of orchestrating a plot to try to overturn the 2020 president ial election. Lets go right to our Senior Legal Affairs correspondent paula reid who is here with me in the situation room. Is it your understanding that trump will appear actually physically at the courthouse here in washington tomorrow . That is our expectations now, wolf. This is also what he