he even scowled during his arraignment. his aide and co-defendant walt nauta appeared with him in court. nauta not entering a plea to the six counts he faces because he did not have a local attorney. let s go now to cnn anchor and chief correspondent kaitlan collins who s in miami. trump is calling this one of the saddest days in the history of the country. it is a sad day, though, i m not sure in the same way he means it. give us your take. reporter: yeah, jake, and i think what you re seeing with that comment that trump posted as he was on his way here to this courthouse for that arraignment and the many others that he has posted online also shows, you know, not just what we ve been talking about here today which is the legal strategy and what that s going to look like, but the political strategy that you were seeing the president use when it comes to this visit and how they are going to be fund-raising off of it and using it as, of course, he tries to make his way throug
criminal charges related to his alleged mishandling of classified information. the former president of the united states turning himself in today at the federal courthouse in miami. and there, wolf, trump appeared before a magistrate shortly after his arrival. he pleaded not guilty to all counts against him. meantime, alongside trump throughout the entire day was walt nauta, his aide and the alleged coconspirator who also faces charges from the special counsel, jack smith. the former president is expected to address supporters during a fund-raiser at his bedminster, new jersey, golf club later this evening. we re keeping a close eye on that event for any new reaction to the arraignment. this is a special edition of the situation room. the federal indictment of donald trump. let s get straight to the breaking news. the arrest and arraignment of donald trump on 37 federal criminal charges. our senior crime and justice reporter katelyn polantz was inside the room for tod
that s a separate piece. that s something that mark meadows was very, very intimately involved in. and the fact that we re not hearing from him and that we know he spoke truthfully, allegedly, means he wasn t pleading the fifth and i think suggests he cooperated. one good thing today, teeny tiny crowds, no violence, you know. there s a lot of concern going into this, we re going to have a big january 6th thing again, that did not happen. everybody, thanks, wolves blitzer, erin burnett picking up special coverage right now. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer in washington along with erin burnett in new york. happening now, breaking news. donald trump is en route to new jersey right now after being formally arraigned on 37 federal