mr. trump's actions surrounding january 6th. mr. trump has dismissed the special counsel investigation as a horrendous abuse of power, but it could present greater legal danger than the case in new york. >> the crime that he allegedly committed is a bookkeeping crime essentially. compared to the other investigations, which include efforts to overthrow or overturn the 2020 election, the new york case seems to be the least serious of them all. >> reporter: kristen welker, nbc news, washington >>> and nbc news chief justice contributor jonathan dienst has been following developments let's walk through what happens now this has not been unsealed could that happen today, tonight >> we know the paperwork has been handed up, but it is filed under seal we're told a judge is standing by in case the district attorney decides that he wants to move forward and unseal the documents tonight and release any sort of statement tonight. we're awaiting word from the d.a. as to what he plans to do. and we're also awaiting word as when might president tr

mr. trump announcing he could be indicted as soon as tuesday the former president under investigation for allegedly and illegally paying stormy daniels hush money in 2016. his supporters blasting the possible indictment as politically motivated. his critics fear his calls today to protest could incite violence. >> it sounded reminiscent of january 6th. >> new details on how an unprecedented arrest could play out. >>> the major earthquake in south america. buildings crumbling, cars crushed, people running for their lives. these tv anchors scrambling the death toll is rising >>> president putin's defiant surprise appearance, touring a part of ukraine russia took over years ago, just a day after an arrest warrant accusing him of war crimes >>> terror in the streets. a surge in illegal car racing across the country. racers taking over neighborhoods. why it's turning deadly more often. >>> and the biggest march madness upset in decades. the small college that took down a basketball powerhouse >> can

mr. trump's bid for another four years in the white house. we're going to break it down for you. >>> good evening. without question a historic day in america. for the first time in our country's history, a former president is facing criminal charges. today, a manhattan grand jury voted to indict former president donald trump. three sources inside the court confirming that indictment to nbc news. tonight, mr. trump supporters rallied outside of the mar-a-lago estate. the grand jury's decision unprecedented and one that will have lasting impacts, not just on the country, but on the former president's run for the white house in 2024. now, that indictment does remain sealed, which means there's still a lot of unanswered questions. first and foremost, what is mr. trump being charged with. here's what we do know. the indictment stems from a hush money scheme during the run-up to the election. the grand jury looking into whether mr. trump falsified business records when making payments to adult film s

mr. trumpy warned of potential death and destruction if charges were brought. the indictment reportedly includes more than 30 counts stemming from hush-money payments allegedly paid to my diels during the 2016 campaign. while the specific charges mr trump faces are still sealed, political backlash was fast and fierce. mr. trump slamming manhattan district attorney alvin bragg as a dgrace and dismissing the case as another witchhunt. >> he is ready to fight. geoff: his attorney says the former president was shocked by the news of the indictment despite mr. trump saying on social media earlier this month he expected to be arrested in connection to the investigation. >> i have never been more angry about a charge because today the rule of law in the united states of america died. geoff: former president trump's supporters quickly flocked to his florida home. >> if we don't stand up for what's right, then we're no better than venezuela. geoff: and many of his potential 2024 rivals rushed to his def

earlier mr. trump suggested -- mr. ump's attorney suggested rather it was one charge for each of the reimbursement checks that get sent to michael cohen, but there were only 11 of those. as for the other counts, there could be banking charges, tax charges, conspiracy, we'll have to wait till it gets unsealed on tuesday. >> laura and jonathan, thanks to both of you. >>> we're back in 60 seconds the ntroversiacultural h tennessee with a new law cracking down on drag shows to effect within hour >>> and later, the remarkable treatment for anyone who lost their sense of t taste or smell while sufferining covid. i i work o. but wiwith my modederate- to-severe e eczema, itit can be totough. now, i'm s staying ahehead of . dupipixent helpsps heal your skin n from withihin. so y you can have clelearer skin,n, and notiticeably less itch.h. seririous allergrgic reactios can n occur thatat can be e se. tetell your dodoctor aboutut w or worsenining eye problems susuche pain or vision n chs includingg blururred vionon, joinint aches

mr. trump denies claims of a 2006 affair. republican leaders are coming to mr. trump's defense, including his former vice president, mike pence, now a potential 2024 rival. >> the unprecedented indictment of a former president of the united states on a campaign finance issue is an outrage. >> as for democrats -- >> democrats, of course, on the one hand are gleeful, we might finally have him, but on the other hand, they're fearful. what if this whole thing goes up in smoke. what if he is absolved and not guilty? then how does that look downstream in terms of the other cases? >> the chairman of san francisco's republican party sees the indictment helping to garner sympathy and likely votes for the former president. >> i think california republicans will largely see this for what it is and be sympathetic to the president, including the people who aren't supporters. they're going to see this for what it is and feel like republicans are being targeted. >> it's clear from mr. trump that this indictment and other investigations he still faces regarding the 2020 election

,. ., , mr trump? we understand donald trump is likel to mr trump? mp is likely to be _ mr trump? we understand donald trump is likely to be arraigned _ mr trump? we understand donald trump is likely to be arraigned in _ mr trump? we understand donald trump is likely to be arraigned in new _ is likely to be arraigned in new york city on tuesday. what would happen is he will show up at the core how in manhattan and since certain to himself and be at the defendant stand and will be processed, so that means a mug shot will be taken, fingerprints taken. we know that alvin braggs office has beenin we know that alvin braggs office has been in contact with charms attorneys office but i don't know if are going to see pictures of all of that happen unless something is elite. i think alvin bragg needs to be very careful, knows he has to be careful look, about how he proceeds because this has become already so politcised and he is as a democrat in a political office so he doesn't want to make it seeing as he's making a show of what is happening. there are also c

what has mr trump insane in response to the indictment so far?sane in response to the indictment so far? donald trump has been very active _ indictment so far? donald trump has been very active with _ indictment so far? donald trump has been very active with posting - indictment so far? donald trump has been very active with posting on - been very active with posting on social media and also his campaign putting out messages to his supporters. he has said this is a political the persecution and it is election interference and part of a larger witchhunt against him and we can him, and also to weaken his base ahead of the upcoming presidential elections in 202a. he said this is going to backfire on the democrats and particularly, presidentjoe biden who many expect to be, even though he hasn't declared, expect to be the democratic nominee. clearly, president trump is trying to rally his brace and energise his base and saying this is bigger than about him and his entire movement. we've seen that through campaign e—mails as well, hoping to get support

senior republicans have rallied to mr trump's defence.twitter, the house speaker kevin mccarthy said arresting the former president would amount to what he called an outrageous abuse of power, but his democratic opponent nancy pelosi branded mr trump's social media message reckless, saying its aim was to keep himself in the news and ferment unrest amongst his supporters. for voters in mr trump's home state of florida, the tune is familiar, and opinion remains sharply divided. this is just beyond ridiculous at this point. you can keep going after him and the outcomes are all going to be the same, and it is only going to incite more people to come out and support. he has committed so many crimes and nobody has prosecuted him enough yet. i will look forward to seeing justice be done. mr trump's legal team say they have received no indication of their client's impending arrest, but he is facing legal battles on a number of other fronts as well. america 45th president could become the first one ever to be charged with a crime. earlier, i asked

mr. trumpts to vilify and denigrate the integrity of elected state prosecutors and trial judges and made unfounded allegations that the offices' investigation conducted via an independent grand jury of average citizens serving new york state is politically motivated, and it's important to point out here, chris, that there is very little that the house -- these house committees can do to enforce their requests to the district attorney they could take the dramatic step of offering a subpoena of the district attorney alvin bragg, but he could even fight that subpoena in court if he felt necessary so a lot of this is just political theater and it's not going to amount to much because this is a state prosecution of which the federal government has very little, if any, jurisdiction chris. >>> law enforcement and the secret service are are preparing for a historic stress test next week as the former president is scheduled to surrender to authorities. an inside look at what's likely being done right no

mr trump is accused of paying hush money to an alleged mistress. ondent david willis. four months after he announced a third run for president, donald trump could make history for a rather different reason. responding to speculation in the american media, he took to his own platform, truth social, to level a capslock chorus of accusation against the manhattan district attorney, whose office, mr trump believes, has been leaking news of his imminent arrest. central to a long—running investigation undertaken by the da's office is the porn star known as stormy daniels. prosecutors have been looking into whether mr trump made illegal payments in order to buy her silence before the 2017 presidential election, following a brief affair. that, he denies, but it is the final five words of that social media posting that have proved particularly disconcerting to some. "protest," he writes. "take our nation back." a message chillingly similar to one he delivered shortly before the uprising at the us capitol building on six january, 2021, which saw a violent mob

mr. trump is due to appear in court in manhattan. on tuesday. donald trump is the 1st u. s. president ever to face criminal charges. a grand jury task by the manhattan district attorney's office spent weeks looking into a $130000.00 payment made to porn actors. stormy daniels, trump reportedly paid the sum during the 2016 presidential campaign to keep daniels quiet about a sexual encounter, as she alleges they had years earlier. trump vehemently denies allegations of wrong doing. the exact charges he will face have not yet been made public. it's too early to speculate what type of sentence trial would get if he were convicted by a new york jury. the judge would likely based it on the evidence that was presented at trial, whether trump testified, whether he perjured himself, donald trump claims he's innocent. he called indictment a case of quote, political persecution and election interference at the highest level in history, his lawyer, se they will vigorously fight any charges. the proceedings are bound to shake up to 2024 presidential race. u. s. constitution does not r

solid evidence, so be it, but michael cohen is far from solid evidence >> reporter: mr. trump making hleadlines, saying he'd be arrested and calling for protests but house republicans vowing to question alvin bragg before congress >> trump announced was running for president again and now they're coming after him for an alleged bookkeeping error? you got to be kidding me >> that's an example of pursuing a political agenda >> reporter: but also a veiled shot at the former president >> i don't mow what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair i just, i can't speak to that. >> reporter: law enforcement officials in new york city have been meeting to plan a security response to any protests and how to handle the possible surrender, fingerprinting and court appearance of a former president the secret ser indiservice would accompany him through the whole process and to everything they could to keep him out of public view. >> there have been security concerns there. >> reporter: there have, and nypd has been preparing, but while mr

it comes as mr. trump warns of death and destruction if he's charged for a hush money payment and the new blow for mr. trump and the special counsel's january 6th investigation. >>> severe storms, more than 30 million under the threat of a potential tornado outbreak, and heavy flooding from texas to west virginia. we're ting it >>> president biden and canadian prime minister justin trude anncing a major immigration deal. will it stem te record surge of migrants at america's northern border? taking the stand at a utah trial. the man suing the actress over a skiing accident. >>> and our series, "ai revolution," the rapidly developing technology that can literally read your mind. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, and welcome. we beginith american warplanes in action over syria conducting what officials call precision air strikes in response to a drone attack against americans that killed one u.s. contrac and woued five service members. president biden ordering the re

so take us through the process and after mr. trump, lawyers surrender him on a tuesday. what happens then? well, basically he formally introduced into the criminal justice system. he's gets a chance to hear the formal charges against him at the arraignment, which is a hearing before a judge and he'll be represented as well as the prosecutor will be represented and it will be fingerprinted and photographed. bale will be said, the usual process and in some discovery that is evidence or records and things may be given to mr. trump's attorneys at that time, but maybe not. why not? we non lawyers off a think the last black and white. if you do this, this is the consequence if your court, but it's clear that they have been negotiations behind the scenes between mr. trump's lawyers and the manhattan, prosecutors president give us an idea of how that works. well, this is one of the more intriguing aspects of this story in that most sleep, these kind of negotiations would generally involve ok, what will your client please do? we have a strong case. we have a fairly strong case. w

mr trump, who's running to be president again in 2024, has called the charges a "political persecutionand "election interference" at the highest level in history. the oscar—winning actress gwyneth paltrow wins a us lawsuit after being sued over a skiing collision in utah seven years ago. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. donald trump has become the first us president in history to be charged with a crime. he'll be charged in new york over alleged hush money given to a porn starjust before the 2016 presidential election. mr trump, who's running again for president, has repeated he's innocent and called the indictment "political persecution" and "election interference". his son eric said it was the "opportunistic targeting "of a political opponent in a campaign year". the bbc�*s nada tawfik�*s outside the court in new york. nada, you've been outside there for a few hours now. what is the situation like now on the ground? the situation like now on the round? �* , , the situation like now on the round? 3 , ground? it's very calm here in new york- _ ground? it's

two years later, michael cohen testified that mr trump directed him to make the hush—money payment. ent was not in itself illegal. but when donald trump reimbursed michael cohen, the record said it was for legal fees, and prosecutors say this amounts to mr trump falsifying business records, which is a crime. mr trump is expected to appear in court in new york to face the charges and enter a plea next tuesday. he denies any wrongdoing, and the affair, saying the indictment is "political persecution". 0ur north america correspondent gary 0'donoghue reports. this manhattan courthouse does not normally look like this, but then, it is not every day a former president gets charged with a crime. in fact, it's never happened before. it's a political sham and it's politically motivated. it's finally good to see some justice happen. if you do something wrong, you should be held responsible. right, you can'tjust buy your way into getting out of trouble. - and this is the man who has brought the charges against donald trump, district attorney alvin bragg, a democrat and a prosecutor in america's

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a lawyer for mr. trump says the former president has been notified of the indictment. the action is unprecedented. it is the first time a former or sitting

has there been an update from mr trump in - an update from mr trump in terms of reaction to this?ms of reaction to this? he: has been reacting in a number of ways, through his campaign, through his lawyers, through his own posts on social media, he has talked about how this is a political persecution, how this is going to backfire against the democrats and specifically named president biden. he also doesn't believe he can get a fair trial in new york. of course this is a democratic liberal city but one in which mrtrump democratic liberal city but one in which mr trump made his business empire. so he has been sounding off about this entire investigation and really painting it as an attack not just on him, but his entire political base and an attempt to influence the upcoming elections. to influence the upcoming elections-_ to influence the upcoming elections. ., ~' , . elections. thank you very much for that update. _ this is more on what donald trump's reaction is. he said he is completely innocent and he has released a lengthy statement. we have copied some of it. it begins... th

mr. trump and a standalone case related to the hush money, but if the case goes to trial, a conviction would almost certainly require a jury to credit the testimony of former trump attorney michael cohen who pleaded guilty to an array of federal felonies, among them a finance offense for the poor and star payment as well of charges of lying to a bank and to congress. former president trump put out a statement. here it is. " this is political persecution and election interference of the highest level in history. from the, came down the golden escalator at trump tower and before i was sworn in as your president of the united states, the radical left democrats, the enemy of the hard-working men and women of this country, have been engaged in witch hunt to destroy the movement. you remember just like i do. russia, russia, russia. the muller hoax. ukraine, ukraine, impeachment hoax one, impeachment hoax two, the illegal mar-a-lago raid and now this. the democrats have lied, cheated and stolen in the

top democrats also demanding mr. trump tone down his rhetoric as the legal process unfolds. >> in this great country of ours, no one is above the law i would urge everyone to just allow the prosecutors to do their job. >> and garrett joins us now from near mar-a-lago the president has called for protests. what are we expecting to see this week >> reporter: we know of one pro-trump protest planned for tomorrow night in lower manhattan but with so much uncertainty about when or if charges may be filed the nypd is preparing to have hundreds of officers ready to deploy as needed kate >> garrett haake for us, thank you. >>> there are major moves tonight in the race to contain the global banking crisis. swiss banking giant ubs bought its rival credit suisse today in a multi billion dollar deal the emergency rescue comes after two american banks failed. here's allie raffa with what this could mean for your money. >> reporter: tonight an historic deal brokered by the swiss government banking giant ubs agreeing to buy rival bank cr

the longest running of any probes into mr. trump has faced heavy skepticism since it began. >> if trump is charged in connection to the payouts, it would be the weakest case of all the investigations, federal and state, that are pending against him. the big question arises, if these facts occurred six or more years ago, why is trump being charged now? >> reporter: nbc news. >>> hehere is a story we got a lot of cacalls ababout last nig mystererious lighghts in ththe above e the bay area. . check this out.t. the lightsts were seen in citie across northern california. gerald mckeague in says it was a communications module that was attached to the international space station back in 2009. >> in 2020, after they were no longer using it, they detached it and jujust let it drifift i ororbit. eveventually, , that orbit deca it and it re-entetered the atmosphere over central california. that was last night at about 9:35 or so. the hope was that it would re- enter on the next orbit where it would be out over the pacific origin. most of the e

two years later, michael cohen testified that mr trump directed him to make the payment. ot in itself illegal. but when donald trump reimbursed michael cohen, it was recorded as legal fees — and prosecutors say this amounts to mr trump falsifying business records, which is a crime. mr trump is due in court in new york to face the charges next tuesday. he denies the affair and any wrongdoing. in a moment we'll hear how this most divisive of presidents divisive of presidents continues to divide the us. but first, our north america correspondent gary 0'donoghue reports from new york. this manhattan courthouse doesn't normally look like this. but then it's not every day a former president gets charged with a crime. in fact, it's never happened before. and this is the man who's brought the charges against donald trump, district attorney alvin bragg — a democrat and a prosecutor in america's highly politicised legal system. but if mr bragg was saying nothing, the former president wasn't so reticent. he's called it "political persecution", "election interference" and his opponent

be announced in the coming day by prosecutors working for the district attorney, will have asked mr. trump to surrender and face arraignment in charge that remain unknown for now. nbc news is now reporting that trump's arraignment will b presided over by trump - next tuesday sometime on or after 2:15 pm judge -- previously presided over the trump corporation trial, i

then a special counsel is looking into how classified documents wound up in mr trump's home in florida. he could potentially face charges over inciting the january 6th capital insurrection as well. we want to continue the conversation on trump's indictment by welcoming back david levine to the nine he's a professor at uc lost san francisco. good morning to you, david. welcome back. thank you so much for joining us clarify here. we talked a lot about this. this payment to stormy daniels. but this is about business fraud from my understanding here. is that your understanding as well, we don't know yet because all we know is it an indictment has been handed down by the grand jury. it is still sealed. and so we really don't know the scope. what we understand is that there may be up to three dozen different charges in this indictment, and so there may well be business fraud. it may be connected to the alleged payoffs to miss daniels, or it may have to do with other issues. we just won't know until next week, we have a general idea from from the d a. alvin bragg that that this was encompassi

nbcbayarea.com, right now. >>> meanwhile, bay area representative eric swalwell, a constant critic of mr. trump, tweeted this. the indictment of a former president is a somber day for america. it's also a time to put faith in our judicial system. donald trump deserves every protection provided to him by the constitution. as that unfolds, let us neither celebrate nor destroy. justice benefits us all. >>> from the white house, an official no comment this afternoon. the president has steered clear from talking about this case. our alice barr is in washington, d.c. gathering more reaction from the capitol. she's going to be joining us live with the latest at 5:00. and then at 5:30, our political analyst, larry gerston joins us with his insights. we're also updating our digital platforms with the latest information all the time. >>> let's go ahead and talk about our other top story today. san jose police union employee is now facing federal charges of trafficking illegal drugs for years. today the president of the union sat down with us for his first interview since the indictment of the 64-year-old

who claims she had an affair with mr. trump a decade prior. mr. s denied the affair or any other wrongdoing. on social media thursday night blasting the investigation as a, quote, political persecution and election interference at the highest level of history and labeling d.a. bragg a disgrace. the former president adding he, quote, cannot get a fair trial in new york. republican lawmakers rallying to the former president's defense from long-time allies -- >> this is going to destroy america. >> reporter: to even former campaign rivals. >> the indictment of a former president of the united states on a campaign finance issue is an outrage. >> reporter: congressional democrats praised it as upholding the law, while the white house has refused to weigh in. >> i have no comment. >> reporter: the criminal processing will be another historic first as mr. trump will have his mug shot taken, fingerprints taken and even a dna swap all while his agents stand guard. mr. trump's former fixer michael cohen pled guilty to campaign finance violations in connectio

mr. trump falsified his business records when making hush money payments to adult film star stormy daniels during his 2016 campaign, that he aimed to keep that extra marital affair under wraps. outside trump tower in new york, heavy police presence, preparing in case protesters arrive. something the former president called for on social media when he learned of his possible arrest. there's still a lot of uncertainties involving what is next for mr. trump and how this might impact the race for the white house. nbc's alice barr joins us live from washington, d.c. these indictments are sealed, alice, but what do we know at this hour? >> reporter: right, jessica. that's the main thing to remember just about the way that grand juries operate. it's in secret while they're making these really important decisions, and certainly this one an historic one. so until that document is unsealed, we're not going to know for sure what charges he may face. but you laid it out there. the speculation is that this

but while mr. trump has urged people to protest in his defense, other influential republicans have urged their supporters to stay home. and that message may be winning out. a planned rally here tonight has so far drawn only about 20 people. lester? >> garrett haake in new york. thank you. >>> another major story this evening, chinese president xi jinping meeting with russia's vladimir putin in moscow today. a sign of deepening ties between the two countries as the u.s. expresses concerns china will give russia lethal aid to use in ukraine. here's keir simmons. >> reporter: tonight the images president putin has been waiting for. just days after the international criminal court accused the russian president of war crimes, a major show of support from the leader of the world's second largest superpower. president xi calling putin his dear friend. praising his firm leadership. predicting he'll win election next year. promising to discuss a chinese peace plan. the u.s. and ukraine on the sidelines. watching

we expect to see mr. trumpurrendering in new york what happens between now and then is an open question he has nothing on his calendar this weekend or monday how he might choose to make the most of this political moment i think is a valuable unanswered question that i and a lot of my colleagues are pursuing. >> andrew, give us your analysis of the steps that alvin bragg has taken to this point. what could be inside this 30-count indictment now that we have the approximate number? do you think the judge could issue a gag order or some sort of order about social media, threats and angry statements that have been coming the last 18 hours now >> let me take that last point first. i think it's so important -- i keep on thinking about the roger stone case which was brought by special counsel mueller where roger stone hosted a photo of the district judge with crosshairs in the photo. she did a number of things in response held a hearing found him not to be credible restricted what he could say donald trump, i think, h

mr. trump has bee indicted, that basically leads to potential paths he could turn himself in and voluntarily surrender to the manhattan da's office. he could refuse to surrender and forced authorities to go get him. this would mean handcuffing hi and arresting him and taking him into the custody against a well donald trump, according to his lawyers, plans to take optio number one he has to lawyers assigned t represent him in this case, jo top peÑa in susan echola's, an one of his lawyers told nb news is expected to be rain on tuesday. the first statement was, the expect him to turn himself i to be arraigned early next week the second statement had mor specificity. it said on tuesday that guidance, again, from his lawyers, indicates trump intends to self surrender. he will turn himself int authorities on tuesday the da's office says it' already been in triage wit trump's legal team about coordinating the surrender but tonight the former president is currently i florida, where he now lives. if he

mr. trump's lawyers he could face criminal charges. stormy daniels claimed she had an affair with mr. p. let's get the latest on this with our washington correspondent gary o'donoghue. is it correct that prosecutors have said to mr. trump he could appear before a grand jury in new york next week? gary: that is very unlikely to happen, but it is an indication that they are getting close to possible charges against the former president. he has denied having this affair, but his former fixer michael cohen said in the days before the election, he arranged to pay $130,000 to this horn start in order for her story -- porn star in order for her story to not come out. it doesn't necessarily mean that the president is going to be charged or he will go to prison or anything. it is a pretty low-level crime we are looking at, but it would be the first time in history that a former president, any kind of president has been indicted on a criminal charge. laura: despite the mounting legal challenges for mr. trump, he is running for the republican presidential nomination. what does the latest polling

these really separate offenses or my understanding is that mr cohen got a number of checks from mr trump, allegedly to cover the money that mr cohen had fronted . now each one of those checks be considered a separate charge. we don't know. will there be other charges? that really we don't know about? and will it seem as if there are 30 separate offenses or whether we're kind of chopping up? the same offenses into different charges . certainly there will be some will be felonies. some will be misdemeanors, but we'll get a much better idea on tuesday, so i assume that the entire document will be released on tuesday to the public will see well, considering the gravity of the situation, president indicted and how unusual that is, right. do you think the judge will permit cameras in the courtroom? because i would thank mr trump would like that. i'll bet he would. uh i don't think that they do that in new york. i just don't know, but i don't think so. that's a really good question whether that will be allowed or not. certainly reporters will be in the room. there'll be some sort of a pool will

be announced in the coming day by prosecutors working for the district attorney, will have asked mr. trumpo surrender and face arraignment in charge that remain unknown for now. nbc news is now reporting that trump's arraignment will b presided over by trump - next tuesday sometime on or after 2:15 pm judge -- previously presided over the trump corporation trial, i which the company was foun guilty leading off our discussion tonight is glenn christmas former federal prosecutor. he's a host of the justice matters podcast. barbara mcquade, a former u.s. attorney and a law professor a the university of michigan law school paul butler, a professor of la at georgetown university, and former federal prosecutor. they're all msnbc lega analysts and also his terry -- a former u.s. attorney and former deputy assistan general. he is the senior legal affairs columnist for the los angele times. glen gardner, we begin wit you. we have heard attorney general merrick garland saying repeatedly that no one is abov the law. we have heard prosecutors sa that in many jurisdictions ove the course of our lives,

re—election charges, they say it would galvanise his supporters and basically cement another term for mr trumpthe white house. indeed, fellow republicans have been rallying around donald trump today. we heard former vice president mike pence and leader of the house kevin mccarthy who called any potential charges an outrageous abuse of power. i will leave you have the thoughts of the democrat leader in the house of representatives, nancy pelosi. she co—donald trump's social media posting today as reckless and said his primary objective was to keep himself in the news and to foment unrest among his supporters. they have been violent clashes outside a court that is hearing the case against former pakistan prime minister, imran khan, for not declaring funds he received when selling state gifts. his home was raided by the police. he says all cases against him are politically motivated after he was ousted from office last year. caroline davies has this report. pelting police with stones, tear gas canisters exploding, filling the air, and in the middle, supporters clinging to his car, this was the ar

in this case, mr. trumpsuch a renowned figure that the purpose of bringing all of these charges and the hoop law -- we have read in the media are not going to be gone to waste and a half-day plea agreement of ok, mr. trump will plead guilty to the falsification of business records, a misdemeanor, and we can all go home. that really alters what would normally occur in the negotiations behind the scenes. i think the prosecutor will take an aggressive, firm stance. likewise, the defense attorneys recognize that they are going to have to file many motions and maybe take this case as far as it may go, which may be the u.s. supreme court. >> what is intriguing about this is that, for instance, this business of mr. trump not wearing handcuffs as he goes in. america, the land of the brave and home of the free and all of the rest. it is different if you've got good lawyers or a big name, clearly. >> you get the best defense money can buy. this handcuff issue is very intriguing because in a sense, i see why mr. trump

mr. trump's father took him under his wing. donald trump has gotten involved in a lot of things and he started off with the student by new york city with regards to the father not running to people of minority groups -- renting the people of minority groups and i think trump from that said i can do whatever i want to. remember his statement when he was running, he can go ahead and shoot somebody on fifth avenue and he would never be indicted. i think mr. trump thinks he is of a class that cannot be touched. the banks in new york city were not known him money. only one bank, deutsche bank. that should tell you little bit about his standing in new york city. there is a reason why he changed residents to go down to florida. my question i go back, what took them so long? he thinks he is privilege. you can get away with anything -- he can get away with anything. i hope he gets a fair trial and i'm sure he will. the judge will see to that. it is in the judge's hand. it is not in the republican or democrat's hands. or any of those craz

a manhattan prosecutor may charge mr trump over claims that he paid a porn star to keep quiet about theespondent — has more details. donald trump raised the possibility of being criminally charged today and law official have been placed on high alert in washington, dc and in new york but they may have all gotten ahead of themselves somewhat because even though the grand jury which has been looking into allegations against donald trump is completing or has completed its enquiries, cable news networks here report that if there is to be a court appearance it will not be until next week at the earliest and cbs news, our partner network here in the united states, say there will be no indictment today, tuesday. as for the form it would take, donald trump will be the first former president in american history to face criminal charges but the procedure will probably be quite similar to that of a normal defendant in the sense that prosecutors would arrange with his lawyers a suitable time and date for him to be brought to court to be surrendered for his finger prints to be taken and for him to b

mr. trump today. the indictment stems from a case that focused on allegations that trump falsified his business records. the former president allegedly made a $130,000 hush money payment to adult film star stormy daniels during his 2016 campaign. the exact charge is currently unknown, but sources close to the matter say a felony charge of falsifying business records is likely. if convicted, that charge carries a maximum prison sentence of four years. mr. trump and his lawyers vehemently deny any wrongdoing and say they will fight this case vigorously in court. joining us now is our political analyst, larry gerston. larry, let's first talk about what these charges mean. >> well, good evening, audrey. this is quite a big day for the manhattan d.a., president trump, and the nation in various different ways. as far as the charges, we don't know yet. it could be one of two ways. one would be a misdemeanor, which really relates to the bribe itself. $130,000, that's wrong, it's a crime. it's a misdeme

mr. trump's caustic personality. a trump with drop would reduce the bitterness and attitude of revenge mr. trump has fomented and former -- and poisoned the political waters in ways not seen since vietnam and the assassination of martin luther king and robert kennedy. for the good of the country cal thomas writes mr. trump should quit the race. those two pieces from the washington times. if there is indictment, what do you think it would mean for donald trump in his bid to retake the white house in 2024. that discussion playing out over the weekend. it was saturday mr. trump predicted he would be arrested. it was on cnn state of the union that one prominent republican talked about what this might mean for donald trump. chris sununu was on cnn state of the union. this is what he had to say. [video clip] >> i think it is building a lot of sympathy for the former president. i was with coffee, none of them were trump supporters but it looked like he was being attacked. it is likely a misdemeanor on issue seven years ago.

daniels claims she had an affair with mr. trump a decade earlier in 2006, a claim that he has repeatedly, forcefully denied. it is not clear yet when the former president will actually turn himself in to authorities and what that process is going to look like. in a statement, attorneys for former president trump say that he has been indicted. they say he did not commit any crime and, quote, we will vigorously fight this political prosecution in court. this will be the first ever criminal case against a former president. mr. trump releasing his own statement today. he has continuously called this politically motivated, and he said the indictment is, quote, political persecution and election interference at the highest level in history. of course, the former president has declared that he is running for president again in 2024. at this point, polls show that he is the leader in the republican lane, and there's no question that this and the other investigations he still faces are going to loom large in the months ahead, garvin. >> ali