Legal expert: Trump indictment no ‘slam dunk’

  • Trump says he expects to be arrested Tuesday in a hush money probe
  • The “bookkeeping” charge “would be a bookkeeping fraud charge"
  • The former president has urged supporters to protest his possible arrest

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 (NewsNation) — Former U.S. President Donald Trump says he expects to be arrested on Tuesday as a Manhattan prosecutor eyes charges in a hush money case.

The charge “would be a bookkeeping fraud charge,” criminal defense attorney Rachel Fiset said during an appearance on “NewsNation: Rush Hour.”

The former president has urged supporters to protest his possible arrest.

Watch Fiset’s full analysis in the video player above.

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