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
kaitlan collins is outside the courthouse for us, and she will be with us throughout our coverage. kaitlan, how is donald trump planning on approaching this moment? reporter: i think as about as expected, jake. i mean, weirdly, this has become routine for the former president. this is not anywhere close to being his first arraignment. it is his second on federal charges and, of course, his first on charges about what he allegedly did while he was president for actions that he took then. that is the significance of this moment of him as he is just now landed here in washington at reagan national airport. you know, not joint base andrews where typically, as president, you would fly into. this is where ex-presidents fly into, and so he has landed there. he will make his way to the courthouse with his attorneys in tow, and that is where he will go in to issue that plea of not guilty, jake. and i should note that as he was on the way here, he was already attacking the venue of where this