, 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
will also be leaving some control that he has long had as he s been going through legal battles. tabloid scandals business dealings here in his native new york city once he heads to lower manhattan inside the courtroom, jake donald trump, no longer simply a former president. he s also a criminal defendant. criminal defendant, jeff zeleny outside trump tower . thanks so much. let s talk with my panel here. so dan, and about an hour or so we expect trump s gonna walk down the hallway, go to the courtrooms, and we expect he s going to say something before he goes into the building. what do you think he s going to say? he s going to try to put forward a sort of veneer of a fighter of somebody who, according this is, according to a source i spoke with this morning who has been in constant touch with him. team captain team leader team being, of course team trump. he sees it as team trump team republican and, most importantly, whether he says it today in the hallway or tonight when he speaks