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i want to go straight to nbc s garrett haake outside the d.a. s office what s the latest? reporter: 50 some-odd charges, we know they deal with document fraud and we probably won t see them until they re unsealed on tuesday. we expect the former president to be arraigned in the courthouse over my shoulder. he ll go through a process like any defendant in new york city he ll be finger printed, he ll have his mug shot and a dna sample taken the difference, he ll do all of it under the protection of his secret service detail. we just had a chance to walk through the courthouse a little while ago, the courtroom on the 15th floor where mr. trump is expected to be arraigned, closed off from the public, will be until next week. that s part of the security precautions being put in place downtown theorhere and across t city in advance of the possibility of protests. as of now, there s nothing that s been specifically organized, no specific threats on the city s radar. i think ....
that s for sure sam brock, thank you so much let s go to capitol hill where we re learning that the former president has been privately reaching out to his republican allies as they publicly rally around him julie tsirkin is there what can you tell us about that, julie? reporter: it s not surprising at all that the former president has been lobbying calls to his allies up here he did this most recently during kevin mccarthy s speakership battle it s not shocking that he s giving his allies calls at random times of the day about random things. in this case, it s significant that he called up allies, including congressman matt gaetz and senator lindsey graham about this case in the wake of his indictment last night and this morning. take a listen to what senator graham had to say on fox news last night watch. this is legal voodoo. you ve got a misdemeanor that s been made a felony nobody in the history of new york city has ever been prosecuted under this theory except for donald j. ....