he even scowled during his arraignment. his aide and co-defendant walt nauta appeared with him in court. nauta not entering a plea to the six counts he faces because he did not have a local attorney. let s go now to cnn anchor and chief correspondent kaitlan collins who s in miami. trump is calling this one of the saddest days in the history of the country. it is a sad day, though, i m not sure in the same way he means it. give us your take. reporter: yeah, jake, and i think what you re seeing with that comment that trump posted as he was on his way here to this courthouse for that arraignment and the many others that he has posted online also shows, you know, not just what we ve been talking about here today which is the legal strategy and what that s going to look like, but the political strategy that you were seeing the president use when it comes to this visit and how they are going to be fund-raising off of it and using it as, of course, he tries to make his way throug
progress through the focus of being on donald trump. his attorney was clearly aware that there were going to be things applying to him as they re discussing these release conditions. who trump could talk to. and the judge did acknowledge that walt nauta worked for donald trump. he worked for his every day. and so having a situation where the two of them can only be cannot discuss anything at all and could only communicate through their attorneys would be quite difficult. he s his personal aide, for those who don t know him. he s not a house hold name. he fetches his diet cokes and was seen fixing his collar at a golf tournament at mar-a-lago recently. is there anything that stood out to you kaitlan, as you were in the room as you were watching this. this is one the quietest courtrooms, we were instructing there there was no disturbances and anybody would be removed an the number of security officials in the courtroom both protective details, for these two men, jack smit
Reports, a u. S. Senator facing a federal judge. At this moment new jerseys Robert Menendez is inside a New York City Courthouse Set to be arraigned on Bribery Charges. Were live at that court and getting reaction from capitol hill. Plus, breaking moments ago, American Soldier Travis King is in u. S. Custody after he was held for months in north korea. What we know at this hour. Also, legally preposterous, a new york Judge Unloading on former President Donald Trump ruling he committed fraud and lied about his net worth. So what does this mean for trump and his businesses . And later, a ransacking in philadelphia, what police are saying about this overnight looting involving 100 people. Great to have you with us. Its 10 00 eastern, im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york, and we begin with Breaking News here in manhattan this morning. Senator Robert Menendez set to appear in a New York City courtroom this hour after being indicted for bribery. You see him there arriving a short time ago.
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