, the venue for an american 1st 100 Center Street in Downtown Manhattan, playing host to a new chapter in u. S history. Today the arrest and arraignment of donald trump. Former President Trump is back in the city that made him famous. But this time to face a new reality, the first ever former president to Face Criminal Charges. Good afternoon to our viewers around the world. Im Anderson Cooper, new york and im jake tapper in washington, d c. Were just hours away from the opening gavel. Of the people of the state of new york versus donald j. Trump this is the scene, the Manhattan Criminal Courts complex for mr trump. Will surrender. Were told and then where prosecutors will drop and indictment spelling out multiple charges against him at this very moment, we still do not know exactly what those charges are and how many there are connected to mr trumps alleged scheme to buy the silence of adult film actress and director stormy, daniels said a pivotal 2016 campaign moment. As we come on a
president to be indicted the first american president to actually face charges. but he would also be the first american president to face the prospect of many other charges as well. and that is really what the long term issue is for the trump campaign and putting out merch might get them likes on twitter, but it doesn t help them deal with that broader problems. also the point. i want to make about the otherworldliness of the situation, and that is the trump. supporters the mega base the congresswoman marjorie taylor, greens of the world who are just right or died, no matter what, donald trump does there, there behind it, and she just said to a conservative tv host, we will stand in support of our very incredible amazing best president in history of my lifetime and innocent innocent. and i mean, think about gosh, think about this. president trump is joining some of the most incredible people in history being arrested today. nelson mandela was arrested, served time in prison. jesus jesu
in manhattan criminal court on this case is one thing and he can go through today is the only thing he has to deal with his orchestrating and kind of stage managing this whole event that is going to become overwhelming when he may be facing indictment in federal court in d. c. may be facing indictment in state court in georgia, um the legal team will keep growing demands on his time to review evidence to prepare for testimony to moderate his statements, which could be conflicting and caused him all sorts of problems and print venues. um this is not a trifling matter, and it could very easily overtake him as the months and years. go on. well it s this is a long process. i mean, i think to a point that was made earlier is this is the beginning of a really, really long process. if we just take this one particular case, which we still need to see what the actual charges are. there s going to be emotions practice. he s going to make motions to dismiss the case, which i think will have some
of anticipation that his movement is coming. he spent the day i m told up in his office on the 26th floor. of trump tower huddled with again his political and legal advisors. but i m also told the former president has been thinking about the other cases that are pending potentially before him. not just the one here in manhattan that georgia case a couple of cases in washington, and how all of it will sort of play into his 2024 presidential campaign from scheduling purposes from scheduling rallies to, you know, just simply appearing at this case here and if there are others in the future, but one advisor told me that these cases will be a constant rallying cry. for him. so, jake, that underscores the point here that his court cases his legal cases will be a soundtrack of his presidential campaign. as we turn here again, he ll be he s expected to be coming out of those doors shortly. his aides say he s been working on two speeches one he is going to essentially give a one line speech. at
ink. it s an electronic capture . you put your fingers down on it. it reads the prints, and it sends them electronically to albany. the purpose of that is to make sure that your prints are captured and that they run them in all the make sure you re not wanted in new york or somewhere else for another crime. that s a bit of a moot point here. but as as ali said, they re trying to go as close to buy the book as you can. given the circumstances here now, that s difficult because you generates a rap sheet. that s right. so generates a rap sheet that has been arrested. charged with a crime is assigned a nice and number new york state id number that he is and arrested felon at this point, karen, you said when he walked in that building, and that s when he is technically under arrest. who is it? who says to him? i don t know if they say mr president or mr trump, you are under arrest. well the definition of arrest is you re in custody, right? somebody s custody. and so in the moment that he wa