Listeners, after the historic news that for the first time ever, a former president of the United

States has been served a criminal indictment, we wanted to make sure you have a clear picture of what

it means and what comes next. So today, you'll hear two conversations. First, you'll hear from a legal

expert, a former U.S. attorney with experience dealing with white-collar crimes, the types of crimes that Trump is

reportedly facing, about the legal angle and how the court proceedings will proceed.

Our guest has also been a judge.

And then we'll hear some political analysis, as well as what it means for New York City,

where the court proceedings will be held and where Trump seems likely to try to rally his

supporters.

So on today's podcast,

those two long-form conversations on two important distinct angles on the story of the first

indictment of a former president. So let's get into it.

From WNYC Studios. I'm Brian Lehrer. This is my daily politics podcast. It's Friday, March 31st.

With me now is Zachary Carter, who has experience that's relevant to this every which way. On the

prosecution side, he's been the U.S. attorney for the

Eastern District of New York, which includes Brooklyn, Queen Staten Island, and the Long Island

counties, Nassau and Suffolk. On the defense side, he is chair of the Legal Aid Society, Board of

Trustees. On the judicial side, he's been a judge on the criminal court bench in New York and a

magistrate judge in federal court. And for good measure, he was New York City's Corporation

Council for five years. That means he was the top lawyer representing the city of New York.

Mr. Carter, thanks for giving us some time this morning. Welcome to WNYC today. Oh, my pleasure to be here.

So the arraignment and official reveal of the charges is not expected until Tuesday,

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