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The Rachel Maddow Show

Trump indictment prime time special coverage

The Rachel Maddow Show

MSNBC

Madow, Washington, Rachel Maddow, Congress, Campaign, Policy, Election, President, Nbc, Public, News, Government, Maddow, Politics, Issues

4.534K Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2023

⏱️ 98 minutes

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Summary

The whole prime time gang is here for this extended special broadcast.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I cannot tell a lie.

0:02.0

Ask not what your country can do for you.

0:05.0

Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.

0:07.0

Today, a new and surreal addition to the pantheon of America's most famous presidential statements.

0:14.0

Today, wow, they are going to arrest me.

0:18.0

Can't believe this is happening.

0:20.0

President Trump, can you come speak to us?

0:22.0

The ex-president, Surrenders.

0:24.0

He's arrested, booked, fingerprinted, criminally charged with 34 felonies.

0:29.0

And a Manhattan courthouse.

0:31.0

These are felony crimes in New York State, no matter who you are.

0:35.0

Prosecutors say he ran a criminal scheme to conceal damaging information and unlawful activity from American voters before the 2016 election.

0:45.0

Former President Trump pleads not guilty.

0:48.0

He's frustrated, he's upset.

0:50.0

Tonight, the substance of the case, the people versus Donald Trump.

0:54.0

Joy Reid, Nicole Wallace, Chris Hayes, Lawrence O'Donnell, Ari Melber,

0:58.0

Alex Wagner, Stephanie Rool, all here for MSNBC's special coverage of the first ever criminal indictment of a former president of the United States.

1:15.0

Good evening, and thank you for being with us here tonight.

1:18.0

I am Rachel Maddo here at MSNBC headquarters in New York, along with Lawrence O'Donnell and Joy Reid and Nicole Wallace and Chris Hayes.

1:27.0

We're going to be joined by more of our closest colleagues over the course of this evening tonight as part of this special coverage.

1:35.0

You know, we know that you have every choice in the world tonight as to where to get your news about this historic event.

1:43.0

That makes us all the more grateful that you are here together with us tonight.

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