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The Ben Shapiro Show

Ep. 1702 - Today Is The Day

The Ben Shapiro Show

The Daily Wire

News, News Commentary

4.4152.4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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0:00.0

Donald Trump submits to a raiment in Manhattan while pleading not guilty.

0:03.4

The media circus kicks into high gear and new details emerge on the Nashville Christian School Massacre.

0:08.0

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0:15.2

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0:23.6

Well, today is the big day last night. Donald Trump flew from Marlago to Manhattan

0:28.8

in order to turn himself in to be arraigned. What that means is that later this afternoon,

0:34.0

he goes in front of a judge, he will plead not guilty. The order of the day goes something like this at 11 a.m. He is scheduled to show up at the courthouse and he is going to surrender. By surrendering, that doesn't mean they're going to handcuff him. Doesn't mean necessarily they're going to a mugshot. None of that is really public information at this point. There's been some debate inside sort of the Trump camp over whether there should be a mugshot or there shouldn't be a mugshot apparently. According to Time Magazine and Michael Isikov, it's unlikely that he is going to be mugshoted, that he might be spared that. Trump's team apparently wants the mugshot for publicity purposes. Hogan Gidley, who is a part of Trump's re-elect efforts, he has suggested that it will be the most

1:11.8

manly mugshot of all time. I'm not kidding. That's an actual quote from Hogan. Apparently,

1:16.8

the judge in this particular case has already ruled. His name is Merchant. He has already ruled

1:20.4

that no cameras will be allowed in the courtroom aside from a brief still photo spray before

1:24.4

the arraignment begins, which is a departure from the normal no cameras

1:28.2

period procedure that is usually inside the courthouse. But it's a far cry from the live

1:33.0

video coverage that media outlets actually wanted. Unclear at this point, whether cameras will

1:37.3

be allowed as usual inside the courthouse hallways. At 10.30 a.m. There's a rally for Trump

1:42.8

that Marjorie Taylor Green is holding at 11 a.m.

1:45.5

That is when Trump is going to surrender. He will be moved to the internally connected courthouse. He's not going to go outside. Again, not clear exactly what is going to be evident. There's not going to be a perp walk. He's not going to be handcuffed. It's not as though he's going to be frog marched into the building. according to Rolling Stone, Trump World is trying to play this up. Now, again, take everything Rolling Stone says with a giant block of salt, not just a grain assault, a giant block of salt, because Rolling Stone is often wrong. But according to their reporting, quote, it's kind of a Jesus Christ thing. He is saying, I'm absorbing all this pain from all around from everywhere so you don't have to. 2.15, Trump's expected to plead not guilty in front of the judge. The defendant typically doesn't speak. The lawyer just says not guilty, and then they move on with the process. At 3.30 p.m. today, Alvin Bragg, the DA, who is bringing in these charges. It's 34-counts indictment is going to hold a news conference. He's going to speak publicly about the indictment for the first time,

2:35.7

although he's been quite leaky as we'll get to a moment.

2:37.9

And then at 8.15 p.m. tonight, Trump is going to deliver remarks over at Mar-a-Lago.

2:43.4

A lot of his allies are going to show up.

2:45.6

He'll presumably pack that ballroom again, the same place where he gave his original speech announcing his

2:52.7

run. So that is the order of the day. All of this, of course, followed hard on the insane

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