As I am sure you now are aware, we have major historic breaking news tonight for the first time.

The first time in our country's history, a former United States president,

is facing criminal charges. The Manhattan Grand Jury has voted to indict Donald Trump

for his role in the hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels during his 2016

presidential campaign. Now again, this is the first time in history that this has happened in

the United States. Two sources familiar with the situation told NBC News that Trump's attorneys

have been notified that he has been indicted. The exact charges are unknown because indictments

are typically filed in court under seal after a grand jury's vote in New York. The Manhattan

district, the New York, the Manhattan district attorney was known to be focusing on a felony

charge of falsifying business records. It's a charge that carries a maximum prison sentence

of four years. According to NBC News reporters, the White House is not expected to make a statement

or to comment at this time. Donald Trump, however, has responded, calling the move political persecution

and a witch hunt. Trump's attorney told NBC News that he is expected to surrender to the Manhattan

DA's office early next week. The New York Times is reporting that Trump is expected to walk through

the routine steps of felony arrest processing in New York. He'll be booked. He'll be finger

printed, possibly handcuffed. Another first for the twice impeached former president,

who will now be the nation's first former president to face criminal charges. It is a stunning

moment for this nation and that might be a slight understatement. Joining me now is former Senator

Claremont Cascull of Missouri and MSNBC political analyst Barbara McQuade, former US attorney,

law professor at the University of Michigan and an MSNBC legal analyst Charles Coleman,

former prosecutor and civil rights attorney and my colleague Ari Melber, host of the beat,

an MSNBC chief legal correspondent who's going to do some overtime with me right now. Ari,

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