new york, he will be the first former president to appear i court as a criminaldefendant nbc news has learned that he s facing about 30 counts related to document fraud. they stem from manhattan da, alvin bragg, s investigation into the hush money paymen made to adult film actress stormy daniels now, trump s indictment is expected to remain sealed unti tuesday afternoon. that s when he s scheduled t turn himself in for an arraignment. today, we are getting ne details on how the dramati moment will unfold the former president wil arrive in new york city monday night on tuesday around 1 pm he will be driven from trump tower to the courthouse. as of now, the former presiden will not be handcuffed photographed for a mugshot, no placed in a holding cell however, he will b fingerprinted. trump s lawyer, making clear h intends to fight the charges - hold up in mar-a-lago, so we will fix this and we will be successful, i m sure president trump will not take plea deal in this case,
welcome to msnbc specia coverage of the indictment o former president, donald trump i m jonathan capehart live fro msnbc headquarters in new york and i am katie phang. and we begin today with a history that will unfold befor our eyes, and just under 7 hours. former president donald trum is set to turn himself in at 2:15 pm eastern time thi tuesday. we are learning much more about exactly how that dramati moment will take place the former president wil arrive in new york city monday evening, and on tuesday, the will be driven from trump towe to the courthouse around 1 p eastern time as of now, there are no plans to handcuff him, and n plans to place him in a holdin cell but there will b fingerprinted. trump will then leave new york that same night, and head back to florida. so, katie, this i incredible what we are about to see and we have never seen anythin like this in all of ou history. a former president of th united states indicted by an manhattan grand ju
trump s former lawyer, who i already served time for hi role in the scheme, had this t say. he s furious right now. because donald is not somebody who likes to tak accountability and alvin bragg dropped 2000-pound and vilify coun ability right on to his lap. so, it s the first time in his life that he s going to be hel accountable for his own dirt deeds. despite trump facin criminal charges, he s movin forward with his 2024 righ house run. the trump campaign s eve raising money off this cas claiming it raised more than $ million from his supporters in the first 24 hours after the news of the indictment becam public. and trump s republican allies in washington and his supporters, they are standin by their man it is no surprise that they ar already attacking this investigation as a political hit job. without pointing to actual evidence of wrongdoin by prosecutors. during trump s official 2024 campaign rally last month, supporters hel campaign signs with the word witch hunt.
The special prosecutor tha richard nixon should b reunited. indicted i argued he should be indicted once he was sitting presiden and then once again clearl after he resigned. the evidenc was clear. the case would have been very very clear. this is way to prevent a futur miscreant from doing the sam thing. if richard nixon ha been indicted, there is possible possibility - although i m not so sure given donald trump s character. bu possibly he would have bee counseled that he could not ge away with things. and i also want to point out that w indicted the top people in the white house, and a campaig march. we went to trial in september, we had a verdict on january 1st. so all the stuf and that was with all of the
Investigation into trump as hoax before the public eve knows the charges. the indictment in new york remains sealed as investigator in washington and atlanta look into trump s effort to overtur the 2020 election and americ waits to find out if trump wil face accountability. joining me now, if a reporte at propublica, the i-death on street, jill wine-banks is here, hos of the sisters in law and former u.s. attorney and legal affairs columnist for th l.a. times, harry lippman join us all right, folks jill, nbc news reports tha trump faces about 30 counts again the indictment is still sealed we do not know the charges but what should we expect to learn on tuesday