magistrate judge. this is expected that he will hear the charges, have the opportunity to enter a plea, and it should all be over pretty quickly and this will be the third time that he has done this this year alone. so he should know what to expect. paula reid, cnn, washington. the law sees donald trump as just another citizen like anyone else, but of course from a security standpoint the former president is not like anyone else. the secret service did a walkthrough at the washington courthouse ahead of trump s appearance there today. brian todd has more on the special arrangements being made. reporter: the nation s capital now in an enhanced security posture ahead of former president trump s arraignment on thursday. d.c. police saying that they are working closely with our federal law enforcement partners to monitor the situation and plan accordingly. the u.s. district courthouse at
you have to keep the groups apart or you could have chaos. reporter: this is a city well versed in the highly charged atmosphere that donald trump can create after the 2020 election, there were clashes and even violence between partisan groups at two stop the steal rallies in washington and the january 6 riot at the capitol took place just a few blocks from the d.c. courthouse where trump will appear. what is the biggest lesson that law enforcement learned from january 6? to do more than just send an email out. old fashioned pick up the phone and talk to a body and let them know how operationally relevant it is the information that you have. reporter: and there is the question of trump s safety. one former secret service agent says he will likely not be brought in through a sidewalk entrance. when it is very public event, you prefer covered arrivals. less exposure to the public on the sidewalk. reporter: so far sources tell cnn there is nothing to indicate an active threat
tom foreman, cnn, washington. let s bring in legal analyst and criminal defense attorney joey jackson. always good to see you even if it is very early in the morning here on the east coast. let s start on that last point that if you are part of trump s legal team, how concerning is it to hear that mark meadows could be cooperating and is that sound logic if someone is cooperating they are more likely to be left off of an indictment like this if he was even considered in the first place? yeah, so omar, good morning. the answer is that it is very concerning. when you look at any legal case, particularly this case against trump when you are focusing on the state of mind, you are trying to know what was the president thinking, what did he really believe. and then you look at the indictment which lays out in real detail that so many people at the highest level, director of national intelligence, your
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 we ll 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 won t 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 don t 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
going to be a big headache for internet companies if this is implemented. back to you. yeah, we ll keep an eye on it. thank you, anna. and thank you all for joining us this morning. i m omar jimenez. cnn this morning is next with former president trump appearing in court today for his third arraignment. what to expect. and the story of two injured soldier, how the ukrainian army rescued one who was on their side and one who wasn t. to the . now is the time toto partner wih our experts. get starteted today with verizn busineness. it s your business. it s your verizon.n. from big cities, to small towns, and on main streets across the us, you ll find pnc bank. helping businesses both large and small, communities and the people t who live and work thereank. grow and thriv