UPDATE: CNN’s chyron read “Donald Trump now under arrest” as broadcast and cable networks grappled with a lack of visuals inside a a federal courthouse, where the former president faces a 37-count indictment over his retention of classified documents.
Fox News’ chyron read “Former President Trump arrested on federal charges,” and MSNBC bannered with “Trump surrenders, now under arrest.” The arraignment is scheduled to start at 12:30 p.m.
PT/3:15 p.m. ET, and news outlets filled much of the time in between with legal analysis. On Fox News, there was much comparison of Trump’s case to that of Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton, and the lack of an indictment their document cases.
On MSNBC, there was talk of how any other figure than Trump would face harsher penalties if they withheld documents with top secret information.
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