And made his way to The Court Room through back corridors. Trump was read his rights, before entering his not guily plea. The next hearing in the case is set for the morning of august 28th. According to the Magistrate Judge overseeing this today. Donald trump is facing four federal criminal charges in this case, including Conspiracy To Defraud the united states, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempting to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against the rights of citizens. We are seeing these images of the motorcade of the former president arriving here at Washington Reagan National airport. Receiver portals injure and was following him. We are not sure if the former president is going to deliver a statement. He did speak or read some System Orders greet some supporters so this is something we are waiting to see if he gets on the plane and delivers a statement. Journalists running up to the former president s plane hoping that he would speak to cameras and journals. This indictment, as we know is one of the third that the former president is facing a possible fourth in the State Of Georgia. We dont see him just yet having gotten out of the car, we expect them to do so shortly as he seesit expect them to do so shortly as he sees it is raining here in washington, dc. They are waiting for him to exit the car there. This is a short ride for the former president as we said from the court. Just blocks from the us capitol where as we know, that riot took place on january six, 2021 at the centre of this indictment. It is about efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. As we are waiting here for the former president to step out lets see if we can bring in our correspondent Carl Masten Standing Outside of the courthouse. We are still looking at these pictures so we will keep them up as youre talking to give us an idea of the last hour or so that you have witnessed. Yes, a historic day here in washington, dc and as you mentioned, former President Donald Trump arraigned today in Federal Court pleading not guilty to four criminal charges. Just pleading not guilty to four criminal charues,. , pleading not guilty to four criminal charues,. , pleading not guilty to four criminal charues,. , , w , charges. Just a umping very quickly because we charges. Just a umping very quickly because we do charges. Just a jumping very quickly because we do the charges. Just a jumping very quickly because we do the former charges. Just a jumping very quickly j because we do the former president stepping out. Lets listen. fie, because we do the former president stepping out. Lets listen. Stepping out. Lets listen. A very sad day for stepping out. Lets listen. A very sad day for america stepping out. Lets listen. A very sad day for america and stepping out. Lets listen. A very sad day for america and it stepping out. Lets listen. A very sad day for america and it was. Stepping out. Lets listen. A very i sad day for america and it was also very sad to driving through washington, dc and seeing the filth and decay and all of the broken buildings and walls and graffiti. This is not the place that i left. It is a very sad thing to see when you look at what is happening, this is a persecution of a political opponent. This was never supposed to happen in america. This is the persecution of the person that is leading five very, very substantial numbers in the republican primary and leading biden by a lot so if you cant beat him you persecute or prosecuted. We cannot let this happen in america. Thank you very much. , ,. , much. The former president there as we ust much. The former president there as we just heard. Much. The former president there as we just heard, before much. The former president there as we just heard, before getting much. The former president there as we just heard, before getting onto i we just heard, before getting onto the plane back to newjersey saying there, echoing a message we heard from him all along that he has posted on his Social Network as well, biden, that this is political persecution. Carl, to bring you into both the former president can be back on his plane headed back to new jersey, that short statement, your initial reaction . fie, jersey, that short statement, your initial reaction . Jersey, that short statement, your initial reaction . A short statement and what we initial reaction . A short statement and what we have initial reaction . A short statement and what we have heard initial reaction . A short statement and what we have heard from initial reaction . A short statement and what we have heard from the l and what we have heard from the former president many times in recent days and recent months. He has been trying to paint these churches as well as the other churches as well as the other churches he is facing is politically motivated. He has been painting the special Counseljack Smith and the white house and President Biden as string to leverage the Usjustice Department but are using charges to affect the upcoming election. Of course donald trump is the front runner for the 2024 republican nomination still despite all of these legal cases he continues to hold a very strong lead over his nearest rival ants of the latest polling we have seen today puts him neck and neck with President Biden. I want to know if we can turn to what we saw today in this courtroom. A historic day, pleading not guilty to the four charges and our north america correspondent has been here reporting. That only happened today but also on various of the cases that he has been facing and edge share your thoughts. That he has been facing and edge share your thoughts. Quite similar to the previous share your thoughts. Quite similar to the previous agreement share your thoughts. Quite similar to the previous agreement i share your thoughts. Quite similar to the previous agreement i was i share your thoughts. Quite similar| to the previous agreement i was in miami. To the previous agreement i was in miami, huge Media Spectacle and it always miami, huge Media Spectacle and it always is miami, huge Media Spectacle and it always is with donald trump. It was interesting. Always is with donald trump. It was interesting, we have a team inside of the interesting, we have a team inside of the courtroom, donald trump entered of the courtroom, donald trump entered the courtroom and had this charge entered the courtroom and had this charge is entered the courtroom and had this charge is laid out, but also incite the court charge is laid out, but also incite The Court Room was Special Counsel jack smith The Court Room was Special Counsel jack smith. Donald trump has been very clear jack smith. Donald trump has been very clear on what he feel on the special very clear on what he feel on the Special Counsel called him a lunatic but of course its at the courtroom he was but of course its at the courtroom he was not but of course its at the courtroom he was not saying that. In miami thats he was not saying that. In miami thats not look at each of the stuff jack smith thats not look at each of the stuff jack smith said to have really looked jack smith said to have really looked at him whereas he never looked looked at him whereas he never looked back at him. In the courtroom they exchanged glances but did not say anything. This is huge as we huge say anything. This is huge as we huge very say anything. This is huge as we huge. Very rare. It is never happened huge. Very rare. It is never happened before for a former president to be accused of the charges president to be accused of the charges that he has and we heard that short charges that he has and we heard that short and brief statement that he believes that this is a political witch he believes that this is a political witch hunt. He believes that this is a political witch hunt he believes that this is a political witch hunt. ,. ,. , witch hunt. Going back to what took lace in witch hunt. Going back to what took place in the witch hunt. Going back to what took place in the courtroom witch hunt. Going back to what took place in the courtroom because witch hunt. Going back to what took place in the courtroom because it i place in the courtroom because it was a fairly brief arraignment only about 30 minutes or so which would be expecting. We heard the not guilty globally there were also special restrictions put in place on the former president. He special restrictions put in place on the former president. Special restrictions put in place on the former president. He has been told he cannot the former president. He has been told he cannot communicate the former president. He has been told he cannot communicate with l told he cannot communicate with anyone told he cannot communicate with anyone he told he cannot communicate with anyone he knows to be a witness except anyone he knows to be a witness except to anyone he knows to be a witness except to his lawyers or in the presence except to his lawyers or in the presence of his lawyers. If this was the same presence of his lawyers. If this was the same case in miami, there are lots of the same case in miami, there are lots of people that the Special Counsel lots of people that the Special Counsel has relied upon, part of donald counsel has relied upon, part of Donald Trumps inner circle to help create Donald Trumps inner circle to help create this Donald Trumps inner circle to help create this in part indictment and relied create this in part indictment and relied on create this in part indictment and relied on their testimony and so he is been relied on their testimony and so he is been told relied on their testimony and so he is been told he cannot talk to them. So many is been told he cannot talk to them. So many charges, now more than 70 including this case as well, a lot of speculation now and a lot of discussion about how his legal team go about defending these charges and how they will go about, especially in this case, because of the high profile and many people calling this the most serious case against former president , how does it seem, his legal team will go about defending the former president in this case . I defending the former president in this case . ~ , defending the former president in this case . ~ ,. , this case . I think they will try a few things this case . I think they will try a few things first this case . I think they will try a few things first i this case . I think they will try a few things first i will this case . I think they will try a few things first i will try this case . I think they will try a few things first i will try to this case . I think they will try a j few things first i will try to slow it down few things first i will try to slow it down. The Special Prosecutor once a speedy it down. The Special Prosecutor once a speedy trial, the trims leader has said a speedy trial, the trims leader has said they want to take your time with then has said they want to take your time with them. They are using the special with them. They are using the Special Counsel of the collecting free speech they say they want truck to have free speech they say they want truck to have the free speech they say they want truck to have the right to say what he wants to have the right to say what he wants thought might Donald Trumps intent. Wants thought might Donald Trumps intent. He wants thought might Donald Trumps intent, he can say, well, i generally intent, he can say, well, i generally thought i lost the election, i thought it was stolen from election, i thought it was stolen from use election, i thought it was stolen from use of the Special Counsel has two proof from use of the Special Counsel has two proof intent and other thing that we two proof intent and other thing that we needs to proceed the attack on dc that we needs to proceed the attack on dc saying it is the wrong place at the trial on dc saying it is the wrong place at the trial because dc as we know is a very at the trial because dc as we know is a very left leaning city. You will see is a very left leaning city. You will see that he cannot get a fair trial here will see that he cannot get a fair trial here because the jury will be made trial here because the jury will be made up trial here because the jury will be made up of people who do not like then made up of people who do not like then the made up of people who do not like them. The opposite is true of course in southern them. The opposite is true of course in Southern Florida where is he has a trough in Southern Florida where is he has a trough or in Southern Florida where is he has a trough or classified documents and we know that florida is a very republican leaning state, a state that he republican leaning state, a state that he won twice. I republican leaning state, a state that he won twice. That he won twice. I want to ask you as well on the that he won twice. I want to ask you as well on the special that he won twice. I want to ask you as well on the Special Counsel that he won twice. I want to ask you as well on the Special Counseljack l as well on the special Counseljack Smith who is bringing this case against the former president , how difficult could it be for him to prove the allegations in this case and what strategies might they take of course the indictment was rather short only about 40 pages long. In short only about 40 pages long. In the indictment it is written on the first page. The indictment it is written on the first page, he had the right to question first page, he had the right to question the Election Results even the right question the Election Results even the right to call it a fraud, lots of president s have challenged results of president s have challenged results so his speech is protected in that results so his speech is protected in that respect. But not his actions in that respect. But not his actions. In the indictment he has laid out actions. In the indictment he has laid out that donald trump has told, by many laid out that donald trump has told, by many people including his aides, staffers. By many people including his aides, staffers, Vice President who in the indictment staffers, Vice President who in the indictment said he had a personal inference indictment said he had a personal inference to believe donald trump so he could inference to believe donald trump so he could stay on an office that he was told he could stay on an office that he was told by homeland security, everybody that he had lost the election everybody that he had lost the election. And he detailed in the indictment, scenarios, quotes, witnesses. Indictment, scenarios, quotes, witnesses, events if you read the indictment witnesses, events if you read the indictment it almost reads like a novel. Indictment it almost reads like a novel, there i say. So i think the special novel, there i say. So i think the Special Counsel will argue that it is an Special Counsel will argue that it is an exhaustive indictment and that it actually is an exhaustive indictment and that it actually goes into detail on why they think it actually goes into detail on why they think he showed intent. So they believe they think he showed intent. So they believe they have an airtight case to prove believe they have an airtight case to prove that. So believe they have an airtight case to prove that believe they have an airtight case to prove that. So much of what has been going to prove that. So much of what has been going on to prove that. So much of what has been going on with to prove that. So much of what has been going on with donald been going on with donald trump weekly is also tied up on what is going on politically. Still the front runner for publican nomination and has been camping so much on these legal cases. How does this case affect them, not to legally but also politically in his polling numbers and how he may go forward . Legally he is innocent until proven guilty. Legally he is innocent until proven guilty, politically the strengthens him and guilty, politically the strengthens him and actually has been seen with the previous indictments his reports among the previous indictments his reports among Republican Voters goes up, they believe in his narrative that he is they believe in his narrative that he is the they believe in his narrative that he is the victim of a political witchhunt, has a strong message which witchhunt, has a strong message which we witchhunt, has a strong message which we know resonates with a lot of americans which is the system is rigged of americans which is the system is rigged against me, you, only i could it. I rigged against me, you, only i could it ithink rigged against me, you, only i could it i think the rigged against me, you, only i could it. 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