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>> good evening, everyone, i'm abby philip in washington. >> and i'm kaitlan collins in miami. this is cnn's continuing coverage of the arrest and arraignment of donald trump. >> there is really in a way to overstate the importance of this day in american history. it is the very first time that a former president of the united states has been arrested and arraigned. this time, 37 federal counts of allegedly mishandling classified documents. but >> in typical fashion, donald trump is downplaying the severity of those charges that have been mentioned against, and calling them fabricate...

Every right to take these documents. he said i did everything right. and they indicted me. how much does that complicate a search for an attorney? >> you know, i don't think it does all that. much a person should have the rights to defend themselves in public. i think what is much much more interesting is why nobody is criticizing jack smith for getting out, in front of the public, the night of the indictment, having a press conference with a peacock with an american flag behind him and -- that is wrong. a judge is going to instruct the jury not to make a decision based on the indictment, to w...