america you re still innocent until proven guilty. we re in a situation where there are people in my own party who are blaming doj. how about blame him? he did it. a few of donald trump s challengers in the 2024 race reacting to his indictment as the former president is now just hours away from his arraignment on several federal charges. we ll have a full break down of what is expected from today s hearing. and we ll look at the extra security measures in place outside the miami courthouse amid possible protests and threats of violence. meanwhile, house speaker kevin mccarthy refused to condemn those threats, some coming from members of his own party as he defended the former president. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, june 13th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. it s a historic day, and former president donald trump is now just hours away from his first scheduled court appearance as a federal criminal defendant. bu
president. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, june 13th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. it s a historic day, and former president donald trump is now just hours away from his first scheduled court appearance as a federal criminal defendant. but there are some growing questions about whether the hearing can take place as scheduled. the former president is set to appear in a miami courtroom at 3:00 p.m. to be arraignened on a 37-count criminal indictment for his alleged mishandling of classified documents after he left the white house. this, of course, makes him the first ever former president to be charged with a federal crime. a source tells nbc news trump flew from his bedminster, new jersey home to south florida yesterday with attorney tam blanch who will represent him at today s hearing. it s not clear who else might