Hutchinson, one of the few republican candidates who has been critical of trumps legal problems despite the fact the former president seems to be gaining, not losing political strength with each and every indictment. Were keeping also a close eye on the Security Situation surrounding the courthouse as a mix of federal and city Law Enforcement blanket the area ahead of trumps rapidly approaching arrival. Were also learning new details about the latest indictment that appears to rely on testimony from high level Trump Administration officials including former Attorney General bill barr and of course former Vice President mike pence. So lets start the hour with nbcs Aaron Gilchrist outside the court, Peter Alexander and kristen welker, the cohosts of weekend today, former fbi general counsel, andrew weissmann, kristy greenberg, and former u. S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg on set with us. So aaron, kick us off from outside the courthouse. Whats the atmosphere out there as we get closer to Pre
Surrounded by a group of crackpot lawyers that kept telling him what his itching ears wanted to hear. Ultimately, continued to demand that i choose him over the constitution. Good morning. Thank you for being with us, its 10 00 eastern in our nations capital. Im ana cabrera along with jose diazbalart for this special coverage of the third arraignment of donald trump. Here in washington, d. C. , a growing sense of anticipation ahead of the former president s appearance at 4 00 p. M. Eastern. Lines started building outside the courthouse overnight. Take a look at these pictures. The morning, however, the intense security continues. Barricades outside the court. Officers with long guns on the grounds. We expect the former president to travel here from bedminster, new jersey, in just a few hours. We know hell be fingerprinted and go before the judge. Garrett haake is outside that d. C. Courthouse. Dasha burns is in new jersey where trump is currently staying and also with us is legal analy
The opportunity to enter a plea. Throughout our special coverage, we will dig deep into this latest indictment. This latest push, claiming the indictment violates his right to free speech. They are suggesting moving it to west virginia. Lets bring in our reporters and our panel. Ken dilanian and garrett haake, outside the Courthouse Blocks from here. Former fbi General Counsel andrew weissmann. Former u. S. Attorney joyce vance. Jen psaki. Take us through what we will see this afternoon. Reporter this is both a surrender and an arraignment. We expect mr. Trump will enter the courthouse through a tunnel. He will be processed, we are told, because he has to be booked for each one of these. He will be fingerprinted through a digital machine. His mugshot wont be taken. They will use an existing photo. He may be asked some questions, including his age. Then at some point he will make his way to the Magistrate Judges courtroom. Shes not the judge presiding over the case. She will hear the ar
Morning, they want to try to move this trial to a friendlier venue. They suggest west virginia. We have got another jampacked hour of special coverage with reporters in the field providing the latest updates and the best legal and political minds we could find. And joining us this morning, nbc news justice and intelligence correspondent ken dilanian outside the courthouse. Nbc news correspondent garrett haake, who covers the Trump Campaign. Catherine christian, a former manhattan district attorney. She is also an msnbc legal analyst. And Ann Curb Kadori for new york magazine. Do we expect to hear from trump at all today, either before or after his arraignment . Well, we have been hearing from him already on social media, blasting this case as Election Interference as hes done so many times before, arguing the whole endeavor is an effort by joe biden and the biden doj to have him tied down in legal battles in 2024. Instead of focusing on the campaign. Hell also be traveling here today w
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