RUSH TRANSCRIPT The former ░░░░░░░░ just arrived at his ░░░░░░░░ in bedminster New Jersey ░░░░░░░░ we mentioned he s ░░░░░░░░ to speak shortly We ░░░░░░░░ not going to take ░░░░░░░░ live but we ll ░░░░░░░░ it and run anything ░░░░░░░░ might be newsworthy for ░░░░░░░░ Unsurprisingly he ll be ░░░░░░░░ a fund raiser also ░░░░░░░░ the campaign has sent ░░░░░░░░ a mass E mailing ░░░░░░░░ raising on the indictment ░░░░░░░░ do you expect from ░░░░░░░░ former president tonight It ░░░░░░░░ like a raucous crowd ░░░░░░░░ yeah Anderson I think ░░░░░░░░ former president walking outright ░░░░░░░░ You can see him ░░░░░░░░ there Look we expected ░░░░░░░░ crowd to be supportive ░░░░░░░░ him It s not ░░░░░░░░ his staunchest allies but ░░░░░░░░ you noted some of ░░░░░░░░ highest donors One of ░░░░░░░░ things we ve been ░░░░░░░░ is Trump has had ░░░░░░░░ problem with high profile ░░░░░░░░ defections So he needs ░░░░░░░░ crowd Expect him to ░░░░░░░░ this extremely political as ░░░░░░░░ ve seen stating this ░░░░░░░░ election interference that this ░░░░░░░░ Democrats trying to go ░░░░░░░░ against him because he ░░░░░░░░ the front runner of ░░░░░░░░ 2024 Republican nomination It ░░░░░░░░ to be seen if ░░░░░░░░ ll say anything about ░░░░░░░░ experience in court today ░░░░░░░░ I will note just ░░░░░░░░ moment ago right before ░░░░░░░░ came out we saw ░░░░░░░░ number of his staffers ░░░░░░░░ flew on a plane ░░░░░░░░ him and notably not ░░░░░░░░ was walt nauta There ░░░░░░░░ other people in this ░░░░░░░░ that I ve seen ░░░░░░░░ testified in front of ░░░░░░░░ grand jury so there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of questions ░░░░░░░░ or not these people ░░░░░░░░ going to be on ░░░░░░░░ witness list like you ░░░░░░░░ t communicate with about ░░░░░░░░ case And it just ░░░░░░░░ very clear when I ░░░░░░░░ here today that it ░░░░░░░░ going to be very ░░░░░░░░ difficult for the former ░░░░░░░░ because he has such ░░░░░░░░ tight inner circle since ░░░░░░░░ left office So a ░░░░░░░░ of questions as to ░░░░░░░░ exactly that will work ░░░░░░░░ one source pointed out ░░░░░░░░ me many of these ░░░░░░░░ are lower level staffers ░░░░░░░░ s complicated to have ░░░░░░░░ try too not talk ░░░░░░░░ the case if Donald ░░░░░░░░ were to bring it ░░░░░░░░ for example So a ░░░░░░░░ of questions how exactly ░░░░░░░░ will work of course ░░░░░░░░ ll be keeping our ░░░░░░░░ to the ground to ░░░░░░░░ how this plays out ░░░░░░░░ well Thanks so much ░░░░░░░░ Anderson as we ve ░░░░░░░░ the former president once ░░░░░░░░ made history today becoming ░░░░░░░░ first former president of ░░░░░░░░ United States of America ░░░░░░░░ ever be arrested and ░░░░░░░░ in a federal court ░░░░░░░░ the first to face ░░░░░░░░ charges Before heading into ░░░░░░░░ today Mr Trump wrote ░░░░░░░░ his social media site ░░░░░░░░ one of the saddest ░░░░░░░░ in the history of ░░░░░░░░ country unquote I think ░░░░░░░░ s true although probably ░░░░░░░░ in the way he ░░░░░░░░ it Joining me two ░░░░░░░░ who know about another ░░░░░░░░ and historic moment the ░░░░░░░░ scandal Legend investigative journalist ░░░░░░░░ author of chasing history ░░░░░░░░ kid in the newsroom ░░░░░░░░ Bernstein Also with me ░░░░░░░░ senior contributor for the ░░░░░░░░ counsel of the Nixon ░░░░░░░░ House John Dean I ░░░░░░░░ to get your reaction ░░░░░░░░ this historic images ow ░░░░░░░░ Miami Donald Trump arriving ░░░░░░░░ the courthouse What went ░░░░░░░░ your mind watching it ░░░░░░░░ That we re being ░░░░░░░░ in this country in ░░░░░░░░ way we haven t ░░░░░░░░ before Our political institutions ░░░░░░░░ being tested the Republican ░░░░░░░░ is being tested The ░░░░░░░░ system is being tested ░░░░░░░░ all of the elements ░░░░░░░░ who we are as ░░░░░░░░ people are being tested ░░░░░░░░ a result of one ░░░░░░░░ s recklessness one man ░░░░░░░░ not caring about what ░░░░░░░░ does as the president ░░░░░░░░ the United States to ░░░░░░░░ country but rather his ░░░░░░░░ interests throughout his presidency ░░░░░░░░ the recklessness and disregard ░░░░░░░░ truth for established procedure ░░░░░░░░ what s so stunning ░░░░░░░░ me today is to ░░░░░░░░ from the Republican Party ░░░░░░░░ this is one of ░░░░░░░░ great differences with Watergate ░░░░░░░░ the Republican Party eventually ░░░░░░░░ against Richard Nixon and ░░░░░░░░ a criminal president of ░░░░░░░░ United States had to ░░░░░░░░ office We don t ░░░░░░░░ that happening now Rather ░░░░░░░░ we see is this ░░░░░░░░ Trump s fellow Republicans ░░░░░░░░ saying yeah he did ░░░░░░░░ It s evident from ░░░░░░░░ indictment he did it ░░░░░░░░ did those things It ░░░░░░░░ incontrovertible and yet they ░░░░░░░░ trying to make the ░░░░░░░░ the judiciary the president ░░░░░░░░ the United States Hunter ░░░░░░░░ Hillary Clinton What about ░░░░░░░░ criminal acts that are ░░░░░░░░ in this document and ░░░░░░░░ so clear in that ░░░░░░░░ John Dean the former ░░░░░░░░ s codefendant walt nauta ░░░░░░░░ an interesting figure in ░░░░░░░░ of this He did ░░░░░░░░ enter a plea today ░░░░░░░░ did not have an ░░░░░░░░ from Florida His arraignment ░░░░░░░░ be later this month ░░░░░░░░ do you make of ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump shows up ░░░░░░░░ attorneys they are codefendants ░░░░░░░░ nauta does not have ░░░░░░░░ attorney?