We know theyre still in there. Its after 5 00 right now. Paula, walk us through what happens if the grand jury decides to indict donald trump and or any of his allies. Reporter we expect the indictment also be for over a dozen people. The former president s lawyers say they do expect he will be among those indicted. We would expect the District Attorney would seek an indictment from the grand jury and it would go to the Clerks Office where we will most likely get our copy. Then it will be made public and well be able to read about the charges. One of the things thats unclear, jake, is when the former president would appear for his initial appearance and a potential arraignment. In the federal cases that happened quickly. Down in georgia, sources telling cnn that the former president s team expects it may take a little longer to have his first appearance down in georgia if hes indicted. Paula reid, thanks so much. As those witnesses continue to testify before the grand jury in atlanta,
Person to be charged in connection with the insurrection according to one count is a former president and a current front runner for the nomination of a Major Political party who is already facing 74 criminal counts. Who stands accused of trying to defraud the government that he led at that time. Trying to obstruct the proceedings of a branch of government and trying to overturn the will of millions of voters in the swing states that determined the outcome of the Electoral College. The big question now that trump has been booked and fingerprinted, whats next in this case . Which is really unlike any other in American History. Here is what team trump has planned according to the New York Times. His lawyers used the arraignment to hint at one of his central defense strategies, a request to delay a second pending federal trial for months if not years. Delaying the proceedings as much as possible is widely expected to be part of mr. Trumps legal strategy given that he could effectively cal
Envision the scenario we find ourselves in today. we see trump attacking d.a. fani willis on his truth social page, even as she s in that building possibly preparing an indictment against him. reporter: that s right. this is nothing new. he s repeatedly attacked fani willis, calling her a marxist, a racist, today pointing out the crime issues in the city of atlanta, suggesting she should be focusing on that instead of this indictment. similar to the attacks he launched against the mann district attorney who also indicted him in a second case. lawyers who have worked for the former president have made the argument to me that there are legitimate questions about whether elected district attorneys, in this case, a democratic prosecutor, should be able to file charges against a former president of the united states, or if that s something that should be reserved for the justice department and for special counsel. the former president not making that nuanced argument, instead
One of them slave whore is one of them, and i ve been called the n-word i don t know how many times. how are people feeling there? in fulton county, the city of atlanta is pretty democratic. most people are waiting with anticipation, wondering what the decisions are going to be, who, if anyone, is indicted all the way up to former president trump, and they re anticipating perhaps a circus atmosphere of trump supporters that may not just be from the immediate area, but might travel in from other places. when you re talking about the people attacking d.a. willis who have concerns about her investigation, they may not be