friend, ana cabrera. right now prosecutors have given the ex-president and his codefendants until next friday to surrender. 19 men and women charged with 41 counts in a sweeping 98-page indictment accusing them of trying to overturn georgia s 2020 election results, and accusing them of violating georgia s riccio act, something reserved for gangs and mobsters. it could be the televised trial of the century. if convicted, this could be the only case that trump s indictment so far he could not pardon himself for if he takes back the white house. we have a jam-packed hour filled with reporters and legal analysts, and it starts right now. let s get right to our reporters on the ground in atlanta. msnbc news correspondent, blayne alexander, and garrett haake, and senior legal correspondent, laura jarrett here with us in new york. you have been so closely following this investigation. what unanswered questions are you still looking into? reporter: well, josé, we are looking
13 felony charges for trying to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. it s worth noting he is not alone this time. 18 codefendants also charged in this indictment. including rudy giuliani and mark meadows. they re all facing rico racketeering charges which are traditionally used to prosecute ma mafia bosses and gang leaders. fani willis ordered them to turn themselves in by next friday. overnight trump slammed the indictment and said it was politically inspired to disrupt his presidential run. this is trump s fourth criminal indictment. he is now facing a total of 91, 91 charges in georgia, florida, new york, and washington, d.c. we have a lot to get to. cnn this morning special live coverage starts right now. good morning, everyone. live, fulton county courthouse where a grand jury has indicted donald trump and 18 codefendants for their alleged scheme to overturn the 2020 election loss in georgia. a look at the newspaper headlines across the nation this mor
about to bear witness to history. yes. once again, but the drama does not end there. it was almost surreal to watch for hours on live tv today. a, another trump criminal case. the top prosecutor in fulton county, georgia, fani willis, took the stand in her own defense as trump and some of his 14 remaining co-defendants are trying to have her thrown off the case. let me get you up to speed. it s a lot to pay attention to here. the lawyers are trying to establish that willis higher the lead prosecutor on this case, nathan wade, when they were already in a romantic relationship and they allege that she benefited financially from that relationship. wade also took the stand today and things got really, really personal questions about the romantic relationship when it began, when it ended, trips that they ve taken together, their money where it went, where it came from after wade got off the stand, it still wasn t clear what willis was going to do. but write as one of her dep
match it would be incredible though. gosh, if you could prevent those things from happening again, that would be doing good in the world. all right, kaelyn, thank you so much. thanks for joining us. the source starts now good evening i m kaitlan collins on what has been one of the most dramatic days in the long running legal saga of donald trump. but i don t say that lightly tonight. he and we learned today that the former president of the united states will face his first criminal trial on march 20, all in one courtroom will be defendant donald trump, adult film star stormy daniels, and hush money payer, michael cohen. we are about to bear witness to history. yes. once again, but the drama does not end there. it was almost surreal to watch for hours on live tv today. a, another trump criminal case the top prosecutor in fulton county, georgia, fani willis, took the stand in her own defense as trump and some of his 14 remaining co-defendants are trying to have her th
and msnbc spent 95% of their air time covering donald trump s arraignment. think about the buildup over the weekend, too. by now you d expect the media to have learned how to cover donald trump and his family but that s the exact opposite of what happened. after the the left the courthouse, he stopped by a famous cue and cafe in miami on his way out. cnn like most networks took trump s cafe visit live. for most networks and producers, his surprise stop is a god send. after all, how exciting are plane landings, suv caravans, courtroom sketches? but not cnn. this unscripted moment where average voters, as you see right here, show affection and enthusiasm, a human side to president 45, would not be covered. they would not allow it. watch. donald trump is charged with a series of federal felonies for mishandling the most sensitive government documents that we have and for obstruction of justice along with walt nada who is charged with intentionally setting up lies for the grand