greetings everyone, you are watching symone. former president donald trum indicted by a grand jury o tuesday. he will be formally charged an fingerprinted. it s the first in american history. we are digging into why there a debate over whether president, former current should be hel to the same legal standards as you and i. and in true trump fashion, h is lashing out district attorney alvin brag and his staff, even the judg in the case. targets of attacks on social media and we re talking to reverend al sharpton, a man wh knows all about donald trump s history in new york. last republicans, while they are falling in line. the former vice president elec the leaders, even people trump could be riding against in the 2020 primary all defending donald, trum right now. before we even know the charge or the evidence. i am symone sanders-townsend and i have something to say. no one is above the law. it is not just a slogan, it an american principle that i supposed to guide the ju
the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts right now manhattan grand jury voted t indict john j trump on thursda for his role in paying hus money to a porn star today is the first day of the rest of don trump s life this is a monumental, historic importance. before tonight, president in this country were - now you are seeing citize trump being treated the same way that anyone else would regardless of the active o former president he s got to be photographed fingerprinted, he s got to appear before a. judge i believe that donald right now is petrified this is one of his biggest fears. tonight he is calling the indictment, quote, political persecution. the first thing the lawye tells you when you are indicte for somebody or charged with something s shutout. he does not have a good defense, his defense will be a reliance on politics, it wil only get uglier from thi moment on. get ready, stop on your legal seatbelt, we are going forward as a country that is goi
No one is above the law. it is not just a slogan, it an american principle that i supposed to guide the justic system a principle that s pursued accountability for everyon from billionaires, to hollywoo hot shots to members o congress, to capitol secretaries. there, governors to mayors but never for an american presiden current or former. that all changed on thursday when a manhattan grand jur took the historic step o indicting former president donald trump after a lengthy investigation led by manhattan district attorney, alvin bragg that case centers around alleged hush money payment, to adult film star stormy daniels during trump s 2016 campaign true sources familiar with the matter tell nbc news to expect about 30 charges related t document fraud here is what trump s attorney, joe tacopina told my today sho colleagues about the forme presidents response. he decided we have to fight
Reliance on politics, it wil only get uglier from thi moment on. get ready, stop on your legal seatbelt, we are going forward as a country that is going to deal with this and pu a president on trial good evening once again, am stephanie ruhle live from washington d.c.. and it is a serious an historic night in america. there is a lot that we do no know right now, but here are the facts and here s what we d know donald trump, now the firs former u.s. president in history to face criminal charges. today, a manhattan grand jur voted to indict trump in a cas related to hush money payments made to adult film star stormy daniels in the 201 presidential campaign. alvin bragg started presenting evidence and witnesses to th grand jury back in january we do not know what trump is being charged with because the indictment is still under seal trump s attorneys tell nbc new
Explored very well on your show, two major things happen when you are surrendering for a felony white collar, rather than violent felony they are, you will b photographed, an fingerprinted. and the normal process for tha if it was you, or me, or neil, or clay, or are glen eve possibly we would submit ourselves al on our lonesome. but donald trump is not you or me, donald trump is a former president. and he has a lifetim protection from the secret service. so he will be accompanied by the head of his security detail, or the deputy in charge of his security detail. when he submits himself. the secret service began planning for this, now, week ago when they first heard that donald trump was preparing t be indicted. and believe that he was bein warned about a grand jur hearing evidence about him and now they are meeting i