Welcome to the beat. The headline making unusual news tonight, really making waves, is this.

Law enforcement preparing for a possible Trump indictment. Agencies looking at this, several

taking steps in case an indictment comes down. Now, who's involved? Well, it shows that authorities

are eyeing this possibility, and it's in New York rather than, say, Georgia.

The agencies include people and police that protect the New York court buildings, the NYPD,

and then this. Look at this. Most interestingly, the U.S. Secret Service is involved in these preparations.

They, of course, protect former presidents, no matter what's happening, including if there's

an arrest, a booking, a charge.

So they're discussing these plans.

All of this is a response to the reports we've seen, like that New York Times bombshell

about a likely indictment.

And it's a response to the way Trump's team also has publicly prepared for charges. They're attacking the DA. Now, Donald Trump's lawyer is telling NBC, Trump will follow any normal procedures if they get to the point of surrendering to the authorities. A statement is there will be, quote, no standoff at Mar-a-Lago. But here's what this news means. The U.S. government is preparing for the possibility of the first ever indictment of a former president.

A step that wasn't even taken after the accusations that removed Richard Nixon from office.

He was saved by a controversial pardon.

This news, I want to be clear with you tonight, it does not mean that these agencies I mentioned,

including the Secret Service, have some inside track or scoop or leak about what will happen. It looks much more like,

well, this is just on the table. And here's the thing. Unlike other countries, the U.S. doesn't

have experience with the prospect of trying a former leader. The U.S. doesn't have experience with the prospect of trying a former leader. The U.S.

doesn't have that experience in government, which may be why some prosecutors have blinked.

That's something we've discussed. But the U.S. public doesn't have this experience either.

The practice of holding a trial and peacefully respecting its outcome.

Now, we've seen other countries of Peru and Germany face down these problems, and while no example may be perfect, they have that experience.

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