
Washington DC’s NBC affiliate reports:
Former President Donald Trump is expected to appear in a Washington, D.C., federal courthouse circled by law enforcement, security barriers and news reporters on Thursday to face a judge over charges he tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Trump is scheduled to be arraigned at the E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse on Constitution Avenue NW at 4 p.m., just blocks from the U.S. Capitol building that hundreds of his supporters breached on Jan. 6, 2021, disrupting the certification of Joe Biden’s election win.
Barriers were set up outside the courthouse and Capitol early Thursday. Yellow tape reading “U.S. Marshal” and “do not cross” stretched across the bike-rack style barriers near the court.
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VIDEO THREAD: Tonight, supporters of January 6 defendants gathered for a one-year anniversary celebration of their nightly protests outside the DC jail, which just happened to occur only hours after Trump himself was indicted for January 6.
Here’s what I saw! pic.twitter.com/X4F4f2oiQd
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) August 2, 2023
2. Joseph “Joe the Box” Verderber led the January 6 defendant supporters outside the DC jail tonight in prayer.
“January 6 will be an official day for Ashli Babbitt, and I know this – y’know why?” he concluded. “Because God told me so! Amen, patriots!” pic.twitter.com/l7oJVsieh0
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) August 2, 2023