to start this hour, let s brea down all of the news and how i view the trump indictment. sources familiar with th matter tell nbc news that trum faces around 30 charges of documented fraud connected to hush mone payments that he allegedly mad to cover up fast affairs in th run up to the 2016 election. two sources tell the associate press that it includes at leas one felony offense, and th exact charges at this moment against the ex president are still unknown. because the indictment remains sealed nbc news has now joined coalition of news organization urging that the indictment t be unsealed, citin overwhelming public interest ahead of trump s scheduled arraignment next tuesday that group is also requestin that cameras be allowed inside the courtroom during tuesday s proceedings. according to the new york times, trump and his aides were caugh off guard by the timing of the grand jury indictment which wa made public thursday afternoon thinking that any action was perhaps still
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and then appealed even ultimately had to handle the over michael, you have been reporting on the logistics o trump s appearance next week including the possibility of a perp walk. let me play for you and ou viewers what his lawyer had to say about that yesterday watch this i m sure they will try to get every ounce of publicity that they can from the saying as far as i m concerned perp walk, as i, said i am sur they will try to make sure tha they get some, you know, joy out of this by parading him. and the truth is we still don t know if that perp walk will actually happen but that kind of procedure w have to note is not out of the ordinary for someone who i accused of a white colla crime. correct? there is some reporting to suggest that trump might actually might want to be perp walk because he relishes the publicity and can use it to hi advantage? sure, i mean, he is playing this to his political benefits to the max i, mean we just had a new poll
that they can from the saying as far as i m concerned perp walk, as i, said i am sur they will try to make sure tha they get some, you know, joy out of this by parading him. and the truth is we still don t know if that perp walk will actually happen but that kind of procedure w have to note is not out of the ordinary for someone who i accused of a white colla crime. correct? there is some reporting to suggest that trump might actually might want to be perp walk because he relishes the publicity and can use it to hi advantage? sure, i mean, he is playing this to his political benefits to the max i, mean we just had a new poll out today that shows he is jumping way ahead of ron desantis for the republica primary contests at the moment as a result of these charges look, the standard for it, as understand it in new york city criminal courts, when it is white-collar defendant indicte