ahead. it was a busy night and you are waking up to history. america waking up to the historic news that president donald j. trump has been indicted. he is the very first president. we ve never seen this before in history. so here s the latest on this friday, march, 31st 2023 sources tell cnn trump faces more than 30 counts related to business fraud. this case prosecuted by the manhattan district attorney centers around the accounting of hush money payments made to adult film star stormy daniels. as of now, this is how it s supposed to go down because multiple sources say trump will turn himself in next tuesday. he is expected to appear in court for his arraignment in new york. the nypd getting ready for any sign of trouble. all officers are being told to report to work in uniform people prepared for deployment today. meanwhile republicans in the house senate and even some 2024 rivals are rushing to trump s defense, calling the case political and outrage and even one of them
hatred and selective prosecution on steroids. this is necessary, but obviously it s a momentous and tragedy. good morning, everyone and here we are unprecedented moment in american history. donald trump, now the first ex president in the history of this country to be indicted and face criminal charges, charges, sources are telling cnn he is facing more than 30 counts related to business fraud here in new york . he is expected to turn himself in. on tuesday. the manhattan district attorney s case is centered around the accounting of hush money payments to stormy daniels. we ve learned about the grand jury s historic decision. we learned about that last night katelyn polantz some members of trump s camp or caught off guard because his legal team was speculating that maybe this case by the manhattan d a was falling apart. so later this hour. one of trump s current attorneys is going to join us live. also this morning. i want to show you just what everyone is waking up to and rea
busy news day. hi everyone. i m jessica dean and this morning new details surrounding the indictment of former president donald trump, the first former u. s president to face an indictment on criminal charges cnn has learned. trump is expected to appear in a manhattan court tuesday. sources say. that s when he said to be arraigned. this is quite a day. quite a moment in u. s political history. donald trump, former president and current candidate for president in 2024. is facing. we re told more than 30 counts related specifically to business fraud. if convicted, trump could be sentenced to a maximum of four years in prison, though no legal experts believe that s likely all of this connected to his alleged role in a hush money payments scheme and cover up involving the adult film star stormy daniels overnight, his attorney, joe tacopina, says the former president is quote ready to fight. we re on this notable day our reporters, correspondents and guests all standing by to b
makes history charging donald trump with more than 30 counts connected to a hush money coverup of his alleged affair with adult film actress stormy daniels. all those details are still under seal. but republicans aren t waiting on the facts and are rushing to defend the former president. this is legal voodoo. you got a misdemeanor that s been made of felony. this case will follow, like a cheap suit under legal scrutiny. plus team. trump plans to mount a loud defense in the court of public opinion and to keep a list of who is defending him. and who isn t. but first the people of the state of new york versus donald j. trump manhattan grand jury, returning a 30 plus count indictment against the former president of the united states. sources are telling cnn and the arrangement and the charges are expected to be on tuesday in a hold your breath moment for the entire country. but today, trump s attorney says that his client plans to plead not guilty, and he puts the odds of a plea
president ever be criminally charged, is expected to be arraigned on tuesday afternoon, according to sources. now his attorneys tell nbc news that there will be no plea deal. but keep in mind. trump and his team still don t know exactly what the charges are. the indictment is still sealed. sources do tell cnn that it involves more than 30 counts related to business fraud. remember the new york grand jury has been investigating trump s role in that alleged cover up that $130,000 payment to silence adult film star stormy daniels during the 2016 campaign. daniel s alleged affair with trump, which he has denied. his ex fixer and attorney, michael cohen was convicted on campaign finance violations for coordinating the payment, which he said donald trump ordered him to do, cohen says the indictment shows that no one is above the law. this is also about that. whatever laws that sent me to prison. should send him to prison. we re all supposed to be looked at in the eyes of the law. t