but the district attorney there is still talking to witnesses and trump s lawyers are calling their own. and the blossoming friendship that has the world on edge. russian president vladimir putin and chinese leader xi jinping leading in moscow. what this might mean for ukraine. then, could parents be forced to buy separate plane tickets for their infant children? the new push that could ban babies from laps. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. and we start with our politics lead and the flurry of new developments in the various and sundry trump investigations. police in new york are setting up security cameras and barricades as they prepare for possible unrest after a possible indictment of the former president. trump said he expects to be arrested as soon as tomorrow over that hush money payment to porn actress and director stormy daniels. trump s former lawyer michael cohen was back answering questions at the prosecutor s office today over that $130,000 payment to k
this as new york police are now increasing courthouse security just ahead of a potential trump indictment. also tonight, trump s top gop allies are rushing to his defense and trying to discredit the new york d.a. who s investigating him. trump s legal peril and the political fallout looming over a major gathering of house republicans. and a high stakes handshake, china s president xi jinping ven v strengthens his alliance with vladimir putin, praising him as a dear friend as the russian leader stands charged with war crimes in ukraine. we ll have the latest on their talks in moscow, hours after putin s defiant visit to the war zone. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. we begin with the latest testimony in the new york grand jury investigation of donald trump amid questions about whether the former president is on the brink of being indicted. let s go right to our senior legal affairs corres
sources familiar with the matter tell nbc news donald trump faces about 30 counts of document fraud-related charges in the indictment of course we ll know more when the indictment is nsealed, and of course next week will be a big week as it s expected he will surrender to authorities early next week. that does it for us this morning, josé diaz-balart picks up the coverage right now. and good morning, it is 10:00 a.m., 7:00 a.m. pacific. i m josé diaz-balart, and we begin this friday in uncharted territory, a former u.s. president indicted moments ago we learned from two sources familiar with the matter that there are about 30 counts of document fraud-related charges in the indictment. the case, of course, involves a hush money payment made to adult film actress stormy daniels who said she had an affair with trump, when he denied. we expect donald trump to surrender to the manhattan d.a. s office to be arraigned next week. he ll have his fingerprints taken and will be ph
claims he made has many payments to stormy daniels after their alleged affair. nate foy is live in new york with the latest on this. they declined to comment on this. donald trump is reacting to his expected arrest on tuesday posting this on truth social reading and part, quote, with no crime being able to be proven and based on old and fully debunked by numerous other prosecutors fairytale, the far and away leading republican candidate and former president of the united states of america will be arrested on tuesday of next week, protest, take our nation back. this case centers around $130,000 hush money payment to adult film actress stormy daniels on the eve of the 2016 presidential election, donald trump s former lawyer michael cohen pleaded guilty to his role in that payment in a 2018 case, he claims it was meant to keep daniels quiet about an alleged affair the trump denies, prospered his claim the former president and his business reimbursed cohen for that payment.
indictment could land soon. that has law enforcement in new york and washington beefing up security ahead of potential protests. but amid putin continues talks with his dear friend, she jinping, and moscow, in the coming hours. the white house says it s watching the meeting of russian and chinese leaders closely. how this visit could impact the war in ukraine. plus, shares and u.s. bank first republic tumbled to a new low, raising the question is the banking system in the u.s. secure, or is more turmoil coming? live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. it s two a.m. and new york, with the city that never sleeps is getting ready for an unprecedented possibility. talk the indictment of a former president. a senior law enforcement official tells cnn donald trump could be charged as soon as this week. but that s for us close to trump s legal team say they don t expect any arrest or court appearance to happen before next