Donald Trump will be appearing in court in connection to alleged hush money payments made on his behalf in 2016. The history-making indictment is still sealed, so the exact charges are currently unknown.

Former U.S. attorney John Fishwick joined The National Desk’s Scott Thuman Tuesday morning to discuss the case and what to expect.

Many legal experts believe there are significant challenges the case will have to overcome if Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is to secure a conviction of the former president.

I think Mr. Bragg has an obligation to the American public to have released that indictment last week, to explain why he's bringing those charges, to go through why he's bringing this case," Fishwick said. “I think it's unfortunate that we've had several days here where we are speculating about the charges. What we do know about him (Bragg), we think, is that it's going to be bookkeeping fraud, which is a misdemeanor that the reimbursement to Mr. Cohen for the payments that he allegedly made to Stormy Daniels."

Former president Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower in New York on Monday, April 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)

He says a felony charge in the case is a "reach" and believes some judge down the road will throw that out. He added that he thinks the charges will ultimately be misdemeanors.

“I think the challenge for Mr. Bragg is twofold," Fishwick said. "One is his offices, you know, at various times said, ‘Well, we're not going to bring charges against former President Trump.’ There have been leaks from the office. People have left the office because charges weren't brought in and now charges have been brought in. So I think that's going to open them up to get other charges of dismissal for the actions by the prosecution's office."

You can watch the full interview below:

Trump indictment still sealed, leading to intense speculation about charges (TND)