Donald Trump said he would be arrested today that has not yet happened the lead starts

right now. Republican officials rushing to defend Trump with a variety of claims and

excuses as the former president faces a possible indictment.

I think in your heart of hearts you know too that you think this is just political.

Is this all firing up the MAGA base? We'll talk to two former Trump insiders, plus the

meaning with a menacing message, leaders of Russia and China coming out of their second

day of talks and offering deliberate proposals about a future collaboration and a Colorado

dentist accused of killing his wife by lacing her protein shakes with arsenic how his internet

searches became evidence. Welcome to the lead I'm Jake Tapper and we start today with our

politics lead in a high alert day for New York City police. Bracing for possible unrest, if

Donald Trump has indicted an internal memo shared with CNN shows that all NYPD officers are expected

to be in uniform and ready for deployment today, although law enforcement officials also say

there are no credible threats in New York City protesters against Trump and some of his supporters

gathered in Manhattan today the day Trump predicted he would be arrested in that hush money case

involving former porn actress and director Stormy Daniels prosecutors are weighing weather to

charge Trump with crimes related to his allegedly falsifying business records to hide that

payment from voters before the election in 2016 and who knows perhaps even hiding it from his wife.

Here in Washington DC police are similarly preparing bike racks have gone up around the U.S.

Capitol lawmakers have been told they might see extra police presence around the area

and in Orlando Florida House Republicans that their annual retreat are doing everything they can to

belittle the potential charges and potential prosecution before they even see the evidence.

This was personal money. I just want to try to hide this was seven years ago,

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