A federal courthouse in d. C. Becomes the center of the legal and illegal universe today. What is about to unfold in the courthouse, and we will have it for you. The socalled fake elector scheme which is so crucial to the Special Counsel case, and why this is going to create some of the greatest legal peril for donald trump. A brandnew cnn poll shows that 70 of the Republican Voters believe that joe biden did not legitimately win the 2020 election. Im john berman with kate bolduan, and this is cnn news central. Last hour, our cameras spotted Special Counsel jack smiths motorcade entering federal courthouse in d. C. Former President Donald Trump is going to be arriving in that same courthouse in hours to face a judge and to be arraigned for charges related to his attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, and efforts that prosecutors said that would lead to the insurrection, and this is just in, cnn caught up with President Joe Biden while on a bike ride this morning. Listen
Erin . The arraignment is in a courthouse thats already handled hundreds of january 6th defendants. It is those lies that are central to the prosecutions case. The man behind it all, the man who has been a target of a Public Smear Campaign by the 45th President is jack smith. You see him there. Paula reid is outside that courthouse right now. Paula, how will all of this play out, the logistics of this once trump arrives where you are . Reporter well, erin, this courthouse is accustomed to dealing with vips, security details, so he has the option to pull underneath the courthouse in a garage. We may not be able to seen him at all. Once inside, he will be placed under arrest. He will be processed. We expect fingerprints, but there wont be a mug shot. Federal authorities have said they already have a mug shot. And the hearing should be pretty short. He will hear the charges filed against hi and hell have th opportunity, as expecting to enter a plea in florida he had s attorney enter that
Achilles heel of knowledge. Jack smith must prove Beyond A Reasonable Doubt that on the night of january 5 and into january 6, that donald trump knew that he had lost the election. And reading through the indictment, i didnt see anything new which would actually be able to establish that. And just within the last hour, trump posted about todays events writing im now going to washington, d. C. To be arrested for having challenged the corrupt, rigged and stolen election. It is a great honor because im being arrested for you. He also wrote, i need one more indictment to ensure my election. Joining us now, sasha burns live in bedminster, new jersey. Tom winter is also covering the arraignment. And also peter baker is here with us. As well as Chuck Rosenberg, former u. S. Attorney, senior fbi official and an msnbc contributor. So weve been looking at these live pictures from the sky over bedminster. We know that he needs to be here in d. C. By 4 00 this afternoon which is three hours from t