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
right now, a once unimaginable spectacle in the nation s capital. donald trump is returning to washington, d.c., for his lande national airport. he is about to answer to a historic indictment that charges grave crimes against the nation he swore to protect and defend. welcome to cnn s live coverage. i m jake tapper. soon, donald trump will travel by motorcade from reagan national airport to the federal courthouse in downtown d.c. where he will, again, face arrest and enter a plea before a magistrate judge. last time he was in florida. this time, in de.c. he s accused of orchestrating a conspiracy to overturn his defeat in the 2020 presidential election. mr. trump may get a glimpse of the capitol on his way.