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Welcome to Msnbc Specia Coverage of the indictment o former president , donald trump im Jonathan Capehart live fro Msnbc Headquarters in new york and i am katie phang. And we begin today with a history that will unfold befor our eyes, and just under 7 hours. Former president donald trum is set to turn himself in at 2 15 pm eastern time thi tuesday. We are learning much more about exactly how that dramati moment will take place the former president wil arrive in new york city monday evening, and ...

official misconduct and officia oppression. there are facing a minimum of 6 years behind bars. four of the five cops were released on bond this morning. here is what police are telling us. under an re seven, ronna mc daniel nichols vehicle was pulled over for reckless driving . the police chief says there was a physical altercation in the cops tried. >> nichols out of the car. pepper spray was deployed, and nichols took off on foot. there was a foot pursuit, and officers then apprehend...

davis, michael cohens attorney, we will speak to in just a few moments, confirmed to axio that his client provided manhattan prosecutors with documentation about a trum hush money payments made to second woman who claims to hav had a affair with them that suggests the case b district attorney alvin brag could actually be broader than the stormy daniels payment also breaking -- pressed about why trump was in not charged earlier, he told msnbc today that he was aske to stand down by his ...

to start this hour, lets 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 rem...

tonight, we are going to giv you the context and th perspective you need t understand how these next fe weeks and months will unfold you are going to hear about th strength of alvin braggs case against donald trump, an congressman ted lieu wil respond to republican attack on the da. and later, the other massive illegal news from the, week th fox defamation lawsuit lap and guess which programs are o the hit list im ayman, lets get started to start this hour, lets brea down all of the ne...

>> yeah, you, know if i were his lawyers i would put him, i would put his hands and mitten ended up taped them and thro his phone in the ocean he is not helping his case i do think that there is the possibility of a gag order there is a very high bar for that because of course he ha his first amendment rights but when this rhetoric goe from criticism to actual threats. that is something that the court is going to take seriously. and i think it gets to the tension between trumps need for approval...

Court is going to take seriously. and i think it gets to the tension between trumps need for approval from the public and validation and being in th spotlight. and what is actually good fo his defense. and what is actually going t be tolerated in a court of law and i dont know how he is going to navigate that or i guess i should say im no really sure how his lawyers ar going to navigate that because the stakes are much higher a jennifer said in this case then those he has ever faced before >> ye...

Treating donald trump as the same as anyone else. and you are not acting wit fear or favor as is your dut to your oath of office not respect to anyone. so it is an unusual aspect this matter. its ironic that he normally would think that those concern in an organized crime. organic prosecution. but instead, youre having thi turn in a white-collar case. involving the former president but that is unfortunately th world that we are in right now >> you know, andrew, jonatha just ask you about the fac...

For your time. we hope you get back to connecticut before the snowstorm tonight. >> thank you. a closer look at trumps public rhetoric versus his private actions on russia and the buzzfeed reporting putting trumps kids and the trump organization in the legal spotlight. were back in 30 seconds. in th spotlight. were back in 30 seconds so the buzzfeed bomb shell putting a legal focus on trumps kids and the trump organization they ran. sources now saying that trump directed cohen to lie to

>> and i want a reaction to this premise. we are witnessing -- this is me making the argument. love it or hate it, we are witnessing the most consequential presidency of the modern era. there is a tendency to look at what has gone on and to see only achievement via the congress with tax policy, tax reform or tax cuts. which overlooks a whole hoesz host of things maybe ouft of th spotlight where peoples lives are absolutely being impacted by this presidency. >> no question, i mean we do president...