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so is this bad for donald trump? yeah. i mean, what we're seeing is that it's up to -- when you talk about the several states, any county prosecutor could decide, you know what? this affected our state, our county. the attorneys general can do the same thing. you know, going back to why so long, what was the delay all about, i totally agree with what lisa said. i'd like to add to it. i mean, it is no surprise that prosecutors were probably wait ing around to see who was going to be the first to do it because it is scary. it is scary to indict a former president of the united states because he has and will fight like heck at every level. and losing a case, maybe one of the first cases against a former president, would be a crushing defeat. so, in my view, from a social perspective, it was no surprise that in just the last year, once the first indictment came down, everyone else felt much more emboldened to start indicting the president. listen, i don't blame them. it is a scary prospect with just flaming disaster possibilit
so is this bad for donald trump? yeah. i mean, what we're seeing is that it's up to -- when you talk about the several states, any county prosecutor could decide, you know what? this affected our state, our county. the attorneys general can do the same thing. you know, going back to why so long, what was the delay all about, i totally agree with what lisa said. i'd like to add to it. i mean, it is no surprise that prosecutors were probably wait ing around to see who was going to be the first to...
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trump to essentially only give favorable coverage to donald trump and negative coverage to donald trump's adversaries. again, i think this is really a very standard tactic for donald trump, which is just try and change the narrative. >> and to that point, chuck, i'm reading a note here from lisa reuben who is in the overflow room, i believe. and she's talking about the fact that pecker and pecker describing his conversations with michael cohen, and with his editor, i guess it was executive editor about what was going to happen in the 2015-2016 campaign. pecker told his employee this arrangement of killing stories and stories that had come that were negative stories had to be kept a secret because they were going to try to help the campaign and to do that, it had to stay quiet. in almost every regard, the amount of money being paid, the catch and kill scheme, the checkbook journalism is not unusual for these tabloids, but everything was geared to getting him elected. and i think just paraen thetically, our colleague rachel maddow showed the covers, and the covers are what really matter for
trump to essentially only give favorable coverage to donald trump and negative coverage to donald trump's adversaries. again, i think this is really a very standard tactic for donald trump, which is just try and change the narrative. >> and to that point, chuck, i'm reading a note here from lisa reuben who is in the overflow room, i believe. and she's talking about the fact that pecker and pecker describing his conversations with michael cohen, and with his editor, i guess it was...
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so, there is donald trump. summoning trump supporters in idaho to go to the courthouse in boise and stage a big protest for him. or in north dakota or utah or alabama or texas or somewhere there is a vast majority of voters for donald trump. any courthouse in america, florida, anywhere. and no one, no one anywhere in the country showed up at any courthouse to protest the criminal prosecution of donald trump. 74million trump voters said absolutely no. we will not protest donald trump's criminal prosecution. we do not care. they are not the only people who don't care. donald trump is the only criminal defendant i have ever seen who cannot round up a single family member to sit in the front row of the courtroom in support of criminal defendant donald trump. his third and current wife isn't there. neither of his daughters are there. none of his sons are there. not a single personal friend has shown up as a show of support for donald trump. not one. serial killer and sometimes cannibal jeffrey dahmer had his family
so, there is donald trump. summoning trump supporters in idaho to go to the courthouse in boise and stage a big protest for him. or in north dakota or utah or alabama or texas or somewhere there is a vast majority of voters for donald trump. any courthouse in america, florida, anywhere. and no one, no one anywhere in the country showed up at any courthouse to protest the criminal prosecution of donald trump. 74million trump voters said absolutely no. we will not protest donald trump's criminal...
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please deny, david role in the criminal conspiracy to elect donald trump and the wild hearing on trump's gag order abuse. clearance, the judge is getting tough on trump's lawyer. >> saying to donald trump's attorneys, you are losing all credibility, you are losing all credibility with the court. >>> then why the biden campaign said they had a chance to win florida. >> he is out campaigning and i am sitting up all day long. >>> and r series continues, are you better off than you were four years ago? >> the disinfectant, it knocked it out in a minute and is there a way we can do something like that? by injection or cleaning. >> when all in starch right now. >>> good evening, from new york, i am chris hayes, day two of the criminal trial, donald trump, today we heard in great detail how trump and his gang conspired to hide all his worst secrets, at least some of them. trump and his lawyer continue to stretch the patience of judge merchan. the started with the hearing on the gag order the judge had already issued, which trump has her heatedly and freely been violating on social media and els
please deny, david role in the criminal conspiracy to elect donald trump and the wild hearing on trump's gag order abuse. clearance, the judge is getting tough on trump's lawyer. >> saying to donald trump's attorneys, you are losing all credibility, you are losing all credibility with the court. >>> then why the biden campaign said they had a chance to win florida. >> he is out campaigning and i am sitting up all day long. >>> and r series continues, are you better...
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donald trump was alone in a hotel room with stormy daniels while donald trump's wife was e home with his four month old son at the time. the only people who can testify about what happened in that room are stormy daniels and donald trump, not donald trump's defense lawyer. donald trump is not going to testifying. there will never be a moment when donald trump sits on that witness stand and says i did not have with stormy daniels. today, donald trump's criminal defense lawyer did it for him. mr. blanche try to get away with testifying for donald trump in his opening statement by saying stormy daniels description of her sexual encounter with donald trump is false. according to stormy daniels, who has spoken about it ha publicly many times, it was a sexual encounter that did not last long and that in the pre- and post-sexual chatter, donald trump, among other things, compared stormy daniels to his oldest daughter. stormy daniels has given us my plenty of detail about. the essence of the trump defense is that the $420,000.00 that was paid to michael cohen was paid for legal services havi
donald trump was alone in a hotel room with stormy daniels while donald trump's wife was e home with his four month old son at the time. the only people who can testify about what happened in that room are stormy daniels and donald trump, not donald trump's defense lawyer. donald trump is not going to testifying. there will never be a moment when donald trump sits on that witness stand and says i did not have with stormy daniels. today, donald trump's criminal defense lawyer did it for him. mr....
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donald trump in court. donald trump in court. donald trump in court. >>> willie, donald trump was in court again yesterday, and i think he fell asleep again. >> i think so, too. laura dern, allison, janney, and ricci martin, incredible in the show. >> all three of them. >> yes. >> i mean, all of them are great. go down the list. they're all extraordinary. mika and i turned to each other, and i just loved kristen wiig. she's extraordinary on "snl," in whatever she does. after it was over, we said, "that's next level." >> next level, yeah. >> she has gone next level. yeah, extraordinary. >> she has taken it to the next level. "palm royale," check it out if you haven't seen it yet. >>> speaking of south florida, donald trump tliflives there. i was going for a segue, but it didn't work. >> by the way, at one point, allison janney looks at the mobster husband and says, "this is where we're going. we're common criminals. this is where we're going in the future. palm beach." >> it was good. >> yeah. >> there's you
donald trump in court. donald trump in court. donald trump in court. >>> willie, donald trump was in court again yesterday, and i think he fell asleep again. >> i think so, too. laura dern, allison, janney, and ricci martin, incredible in the show. >> all three of them. >> yes. >> i mean, all of them are great. go down the list. they're all extraordinary. mika and i turned to each other, and i just loved kristen wiig. she's extraordinary on "snl," in...
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weeks before donald trump was sworn in as president. at that meeting, according to pecker, he says donald trump had thanked him for not only purchasing the rights to mcdougal's story but the doorman's story. donald trump's attorney under cross-examination is asking pecker why he told federal investigators in a 2018 meeting that he did not recall donald trump ever thanking him and pecker responded that he can remember what he testified to this week and he doesn't know why he testified or why the fbi wrote down what they did in 2018, nearly six years ago. he remembers and he says he knows that trump thanked him and that he stands by the testimony he provided this week. there are questions coming from trump's defense team about that non-prosecution agreement that american media and through david pecker signed with federal prosecutors back in 2018. at the time, the defense team for donald trump is now asking him about their intention to sell the "national enquirer" and two other american media tabloids to another company. if they were to be
weeks before donald trump was sworn in as president. at that meeting, according to pecker, he says donald trump had thanked him for not only purchasing the rights to mcdougal's story but the doorman's story. donald trump's attorney under cross-examination is asking pecker why he told federal investigators in a 2018 meeting that he did not recall donald trump ever thanking him and pecker responded that he can remember what he testified to this week and he doesn't know why he testified or why the...
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stormy daniels, quashed donald trump. the breaking defendant trump news of the night is that stormy daniels has humiliated donald trump, once again come and while she was at it she humiliated his terminal defense lawyers. tonight, granted the motion to quash the subpoena from donald trump demanding a vast range of information about the making of a documentary film titled "stormy." the judge denied the motion saying this request is overbroad, six general discovery, and is not limited to the subject matter of this case. judge merchan already quashed a subpoena for essentially the same material from nbc universal the producer of the documentary, the ruling by judge merchan came at the end of the day that began with the hearing about the district attorney's claim that donald trump has violated a gag order that inhibits him from among other things, saying anything about jurors in the case. prosecutor, christopher conroy, told the judge about a social media post that we reported as breaking news on this program last week. and t
stormy daniels, quashed donald trump. the breaking defendant trump news of the night is that stormy daniels has humiliated donald trump, once again come and while she was at it she humiliated his terminal defense lawyers. tonight, granted the motion to quash the subpoena from donald trump demanding a vast range of information about the making of a documentary film titled "stormy." the judge denied the motion saying this request is overbroad, six general discovery, and is not limited...
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donald trump. donald trump is worried was going to hold him accountable for the chaos he created. folks, we are going to hold him accountable. >> today, president biden delivered his message on abortion and restoring roe v. wade where a six-week abortion ban will take effect next week, and where ballot measure for abortion rights will be up on the ballot in november. reporters have been told they think florida is in play. >> we take florida very fiercely. the fact the idea donald trump has the stake in the bag could not be further from the truth, right? he owns not only the state of abortion rights across the country, but he owns the restriction that we are seeing play out in florida. >> abortion is one issue where republicans are having to reckon with the deep unpopularity of their own ideals. they have been insulating themselves from this popular repulsion through gerrymandering state legislatures, suppressing the votes, and by maximally leveraging structures of the constitution, the electoral college, which got trump in the white house come despite him losing by 2.9 million vot
donald trump. donald trump is worried was going to hold him accountable for the chaos he created. folks, we are going to hold him accountable. >> today, president biden delivered his message on abortion and restoring roe v. wade where a six-week abortion ban will take effect next week, and where ballot measure for abortion rights will be up on the ballot in november. reporters have been told they think florida is in play. >> we take florida very fiercely. the fact the idea donald...
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that boss, of course, was donald trump. he learned in december of 2022 that donald trump had paid it. prosecutors are trying to show that donald trump not only paid for it but that he falsified his business records to show that he didn't pay for it. they say that's a crime. the defense has got to poke some holes in the strong line of communication david pecker set up in the direct examination. >> we're told that david pecker has taken the stand again. i want to ask you something. donald trump has been saying repeatedly and did again this morning in a social media post that they have locked up the courthouse to keep his supporters away. he said the idea is to keep maga supporters away. it's a courthouse, open to the public. there's a park across the street. what's your sense of things? >> i think you can see traffic is moving right behind me. this is not a lockdown. yes, when the former president was enter the courtroom in the morning and leave in the evening, there is a block of traffic to allow his motorcade to move freely
that boss, of course, was donald trump. he learned in december of 2022 that donald trump had paid it. prosecutors are trying to show that donald trump not only paid for it but that he falsified his business records to show that he didn't pay for it. they say that's a crime. the defense has got to poke some holes in the strong line of communication david pecker set up in the direct examination. >> we're told that david pecker has taken the stand again. i want to ask you something. donald...
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donald trump is not one to control himself. so when people like michael cohen, like hope hicks get on the stand, i find it hard that he's simply going to sit there. he's going to starts mumbleing, he's going to start gestureing. and that's going to get him in trouble too. everything he does because he's don donald trump is not going to go his way in the courtroom. his base is his base. they only get one vote. and those people will probably not be swayed by anything that happens in the courtroom. and anything that he says on the courtroom steps. but he's got to get a majority. as you pointed out, at his peak he got 46%. and he is not making friends. he is not impressing people outside. and meanwhile, joe biden is not only campaigning, but he's getting a little feisty. he is getting in his digs. he's noteing these things like he's sleeping. he's noteing that trump is otherwise occupied as he put it on one occasion this week. so, i think the biden campaign realizes, they've got this guy trapped. he's cornered. and they're going to
donald trump is not one to control himself. so when people like michael cohen, like hope hicks get on the stand, i find it hard that he's simply going to sit there. he's going to starts mumbleing, he's going to start gestureing. and that's going to get him in trouble too. everything he does because he's don donald trump is not going to go his way in the courtroom. his base is his base. they only get one vote. and those people will probably not be swayed by anything that happens in the...
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with donald trump. because clearly a judge in a case like this has the appeal on his mind all the time. he knows if there is a guilty verdict here that donald trump is going to want to appeal this in as many ways in as many angles as he possibly can. is there something that the judge has to worry about in the possible appeals future of this case that inhibits him in policing, right now, donald trump's conduct, for example, including attacking jurors? >> yes. so the judge is absolutely right to worry about in appeal. trump is going to file an appeal if he is convicted no matter what, and trial judges generally have a lot of discretion over how to run their trials. so the thumb on the scale is going to be in favor of the judge but that doesn't give them an unlimited blank check. i think today generally was a good day. they took eight steps forward and only two back. that is a good day in the trump trial world because they are trying to find 12 people in the world in manhattan who don't have strong feeling
with donald trump. because clearly a judge in a case like this has the appeal on his mind all the time. he knows if there is a guilty verdict here that donald trump is going to want to appeal this in as many ways in as many angles as he possibly can. is there something that the judge has to worry about in the possible appeals future of this case that inhibits him in policing, right now, donald trump's conduct, for example, including attacking jurors? >> yes. so the judge is absolutely...
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the only difference between the donald trump of the 80s and the donald trump of today as he feels totally free to let his dark side out, and his dark side is very dark and very dangerous for this country. we can't let our democracy that we've worked for and cherished disintegrate with the wrong leader at the wrong time. i can tell you that he personally committed to me that he was going to get our pensions fixed. he understood who was affected by these pensions. he assured me i'm the president of the united states, i'll just call mitch. i'll tell him to put it in the bill. is everybody going to love me? if you fix the pensioner of it is gone love you. well, that was wasted breath. there were lots of other things put in that bill. there were tax cuts put in that bill for rich people. donald trump promised infrastructure every year. >> infrastructure is the easiest of all. >> donald trump was not interested in any policy that actually goes along with being president of the united states. trump was interested in the pomp and circumstance, the plane, the helicopter, it's all about him. donald
the only difference between the donald trump of the 80s and the donald trump of today as he feels totally free to let his dark side out, and his dark side is very dark and very dangerous for this country. we can't let our democracy that we've worked for and cherished disintegrate with the wrong leader at the wrong time. i can tell you that he personally committed to me that he was going to get our pensions fixed. he understood who was affected by these pensions. he assured me i'm the president...
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donald trump. there was a lot to go around yesterday. mitt romney, wow. bring it home, willie. >> yeah, mitt romney going in there, obviously no love lost between those two men. mitt romney, expect to hear more of that throughout the campaign. >> expert legal analysis on yesterday's testimony in the hush money trial and the gag order against trump. straight ahead. >>> president biden's joke came while he was campaigning in florida. on the issue of reproductive rights and women's health care, blaming trump for overturning roe and these extreme abortion laws. we'll show you more of the president's speech. quite a flex going down to florida while trump was stuck in court in new york city. on capitol hill, a top republican admits it's trump's fault that border security hasn't passed. we knew that. to hear this republican say it really brings it home. willie, i had the news on all day, if i heard the word pecker one more time, i was going to lose my mind. >> david pecker. the first witness in the new yo
donald trump. there was a lot to go around yesterday. mitt romney, wow. bring it home, willie. >> yeah, mitt romney going in there, obviously no love lost between those two men. mitt romney, expect to hear more of that throughout the campaign. >> expert legal analysis on yesterday's testimony in the hush money trial and the gag order against trump. straight ahead. >>> president biden's joke came while he was campaigning in florida. on the issue of reproductive rights and...
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donald trump promised infrastructure every year. >> infrastructure is the easiest of all. >> donald trump was not interested in any of the policy that actually goes along with being president of the united states. trump was interested in the pomp and circumstance, the plane, the helicopter. it's all about him. donald trump is incapable of running anything, let alone the most powerful country in the history of the world. god help us if he gets anywhere near that white house in the future. >> joining us now, jimmy williams jr., general president of the international union of painters and allied trades, an affiliate of the north america's building trades unions. thank you very much for joining us tonight. you were there today. you had four years of donald trump with no infrastructure whatsoever. joe biden gets in, delivers on the infrastructure bill. i can't think of anything more important to your unions than that work that comes through that infrastructure bill. >> thank you so much for having me. it's not just the infrastructure bill that president biden and the biden/harris administratio
donald trump promised infrastructure every year. >> infrastructure is the easiest of all. >> donald trump was not interested in any of the policy that actually goes along with being president of the united states. trump was interested in the pomp and circumstance, the plane, the helicopter. it's all about him. donald trump is incapable of running anything, let alone the most powerful country in the history of the world. god help us if he gets anywhere near that white house in the...
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donald trump. i've been watching him. you know, people get to talk about him, and he has to sit there for hours without saying anything. kind of like he did on january 6th. >>> we'll get you caught up on donald trump's hush money trial with expert legal analysis ahead of opening statements, which are set for later this morning. who will reportedly be the first witness called by the prosecution? >> let's talk about the trial this weekend. >> all weekend long. twitter was going wild. >>> also ahead, it appears ukraine will finally get the critical funding it needs after the house passed a package of foreign aid bills which includes more military support for israel, as well. the bill now heads to the senate despite efforts by marjorie taylor greene, who got called out, yes, by the new york post. kind of sums it up. >> it does. >>> good morning. it is monday, april 22nd. welcome back the "morning joe." former aide to the bush state department and white house, elise jordan. from the american presidency
donald trump. i've been watching him. you know, people get to talk about him, and he has to sit there for hours without saying anything. kind of like he did on january 6th. >>> we'll get you caught up on donald trump's hush money trial with expert legal analysis ahead of opening statements, which are set for later this morning. who will reportedly be the first witness called by the prosecution? >> let's talk about the trial this weekend. >> all weekend long. twitter was...
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checks signed in some cases by donald j. trump. many of them signed while trump was in the white house. it was all an amazing spectacle. right? many presidents maybe got involved in a campaign finance scandal. but illegal money paid to two mistresses with one of them signed in the white house? a, gross, b, not your typical presidential scandal. like we are already in unprecedented territory here. but that's not the most important point. the federal case, michael cohen coming clean, saying what happened. that left in its wake not just like a slimy trail of yuck don't let the kids read the news anymore. it left in its wake one legitimately baffling question. which was, wait now, who is getting in trouble for this now? who is the one person getting in trouble for this crime? just michael cohen? really? he is going to federal prison for years and he is the only one? why is he the only one? you know why that was? we now know. it is really bad. it is one of the worse things we learned about donald trump's behavior as president and what h
checks signed in some cases by donald j. trump. many of them signed while trump was in the white house. it was all an amazing spectacle. right? many presidents maybe got involved in a campaign finance scandal. but illegal money paid to two mistresses with one of them signed in the white house? a, gross, b, not your typical presidential scandal. like we are already in unprecedented territory here. but that's not the most important point. the federal case, michael cohen coming clean, saying what...
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we know where donald trump stands. we know where the gop and house stand but they know they are losing race after race so they are trying to obscure their positions but just tomorrow we are -- i'm sorry. just next week we are going to see the supreme court hear a case to decide whether states are allowed to deny emergency medical care including abortion that's based on the biden administration's effort to enforce the rule and maga controlled states like idaho and texas challenging the rule. so, right now in very right in front of our faces the court is yet again taking up abortion rights and republicans are yet again defying what people want which is emergency medical care. >> all right. now let's talk about the politics of all this. florida, arizona and now nevada will have ballot measures regarding reproductive rights. how important are those ballot measures in november? >> they are critical. nothing is much more urgent right now than florida and arizona. nevada, it's a really big step. they have protected abortion a
we know where donald trump stands. we know where the gop and house stand but they know they are losing race after race so they are trying to obscure their positions but just tomorrow we are -- i'm sorry. just next week we are going to see the supreme court hear a case to decide whether states are allowed to deny emergency medical care including abortion that's based on the biden administration's effort to enforce the rule and maga controlled states like idaho and texas challenging the rule. so,...
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very busy week of legal proceedings for donald trump. so let's start with his manhattan hush money trial, which was dominated by the testimony of david pecke r former publisher of the national enquirer tabloid, who working with trump and his former fixer michael cohen would buy the right to stories that were unfavorable to trump's 2016 presidential ambitions and then bury them. what would you say was the impact of testimony saying this on the stand under oath. >> yeah, i think that david's testimony was crucial, and it's clear whew the prosecutors began with him to lay out this story of this unlawful, this alleged unlawful behavior. you have to keep in mind that the charges donald trump faces in new york are a little complicated because it's a crime layered upon a crime. one is falsifying business records, but that becomes a felony when it's done for some other criminal purpose in this case fraudulently keeping information from voters to suppress it in an election. and david was a great witness to really put those two things together. he
very busy week of legal proceedings for donald trump. so let's start with his manhattan hush money trial, which was dominated by the testimony of david pecke r former publisher of the national enquirer tabloid, who working with trump and his former fixer michael cohen would buy the right to stories that were unfavorable to trump's 2016 presidential ambitions and then bury them. what would you say was the impact of testimony saying this on the stand under oath. >> yeah, i think that...
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donald trump. $12,000 with, $13,000.00 is not a lot of money to donald trump. so long as judge juan merchan doesn't have other options under the statute, even if he says the next time you do it jail is a possibility, he is already said that. >> is a constraint by statute or by what an appellate court would say from making an amount of money that would be more meaningful, that would be $100,000.00 per violation ? >> i think he is. i looked at the criminal contempt statute in new york and it is pretty clear those options are as i just outlined it. does that mean he couldn't find trump in violation of some other statute that has not been briefed before him? nobody has also said i'm not going to summarily find contempt. these are things you have to bring before me. he has made it very clear. these are not summary proceedings. unless he actually does it in front of me, i'm not going to do it on my own volition. >> we could keep going., we shouldn't. that will do it for us for now. now it is time for the
donald trump. $12,000 with, $13,000.00 is not a lot of money to donald trump. so long as judge juan merchan doesn't have other options under the statute, even if he says the next time you do it jail is a possibility, he is already said that. >> is a constraint by statute or by what an appellate court would say from making an amount of money that would be more meaningful, that would be $100,000.00 per violation ? >> i think he is. i looked at the criminal contempt statute in new york...
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they show the president gaining on donald trump. just two percentage points separating them with biden at 44% compared with trump at 46% within the margin of error. biden's approval rating has gone up five points since january. what do you attribute the president's rising numbers to? >> i think it's similar to what i'm seeing in my own race. the president is communicating as i have been communicating how we've delivered for communities. i can go to any county in pennsylvania and talk about the dollars that we brought in the pandemic legislation for k-12 education, the money for roads and bridges, high-speed internet. i was on our road trip today, which is the road trip to go across pennsylvania. started in the baptist church in philadelphia in the morning. and went to a farm in burkes county later on in the day and lancaster county.. every one of those counties, it's to continue these fights to make sure their rights are not further eroded. the women's rights, workers rights, voting rights as you have been such an advocate for. and
they show the president gaining on donald trump. just two percentage points separating them with biden at 44% compared with trump at 46% within the margin of error. biden's approval rating has gone up five points since january. what do you attribute the president's rising numbers to? >> i think it's similar to what i'm seeing in my own race. the president is communicating as i have been communicating how we've delivered for communities. i can go to any county in pennsylvania and talk...
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joe biden, 39%, donald trump 37%, kennedy getting 13%. in other words, we're seeing by a better than two-to-one margin, it's trump voters who are flipping over to kennedy in the scenario, not biden voters. see it here, 15% of trump voters, when we add rfk's name, they go to rfk. only 7% of biden voters. a big change right there. >> defies conventional wisdom. there's no doubt about that. >> absolutely. we haven't seen this in other polls. one final note is this, the question of enthusiasm. i thought this really jumped out here. the most engaged voters, those who voted in 2020, voted in the midterm elections, those folks are voting for biden by nine points. where trump's strength is, why he leads biden, it's voters who don't typically turn out in many elections. didn't vote in '20 and '22. they are with trump by more than 20 points. the warning sign for trump in relying on this kind of voter is this. we are seeing the lowest level of interest since we started asking this question back in 2008. are you very interested in the election? 64%,
joe biden, 39%, donald trump 37%, kennedy getting 13%. in other words, we're seeing by a better than two-to-one margin, it's trump voters who are flipping over to kennedy in the scenario, not biden voters. see it here, 15% of trump voters, when we add rfk's name, they go to rfk. only 7% of biden voters. a big change right there. >> defies conventional wisdom. there's no doubt about that. >> absolutely. we haven't seen this in other polls. one final note is this, the question of...
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that's the phrase. >> donald trump? well, i mean just like the person we're describing here like those he put his own interest over the interest of society? >> never thought of it that way. it's a 50-year-old case. we also see the line over and over but what you do is you are looking for crimes that go to theft, fraud, lying. >> as it just crimes? >> it doesn't have to be convictions. it can be bad acts in their life that go to this particular issue. >> but i hear the term presidential -- present prejudicial. >> overly prejudicial. the judge needs to balance. the last thing you want is a jury that convicts this person because he's a bad guy so i looked over what the people want to go into on the danger with some of this is that some of it may be considered a little bit too much like what the defendant is charged with in this case and that's another problem. and that's another problem. you don't want the jury to think he has a propensity to do this. >> is a judge you don't want that, you want to be careful not to establi
that's the phrase. >> donald trump? well, i mean just like the person we're describing here like those he put his own interest over the interest of society? >> never thought of it that way. it's a 50-year-old case. we also see the line over and over but what you do is you are looking for crimes that go to theft, fraud, lying. >> as it just crimes? >> it doesn't have to be convictions. it can be bad acts in their life that go to this particular issue. >> but i hear...
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today donald trump also repeated the lie he has told over and over. i am at the heavily guarded courthouse. security is that of fort knox, also that maga will not be able to attend the trial. again that is a lie. just like donald trump's family, no one is preventing anyone from coming to the trial. two tourists from alaska took time out of their vacation to sit in the courtroom after seeing the play, the enemy of the people, on broadway. if any of the 74 million people who voted for donald trump in 2021 wanted to come to the manhattan courthouse, they could have. donald trump would rather lie than admit that neither his supporters nor his family are showing up to his first criminal trial. had any of them showed up, this is what they would have heard in court today as prosecutors called three witnesses to the stand. witness david pecker largely stood his ground despite attempts by trump's legal team to undermine his testimony by claiming deals to bury stories like karen mcdougal and stormy daniels were standard operating procedure. the second witness,
today donald trump also repeated the lie he has told over and over. i am at the heavily guarded courthouse. security is that of fort knox, also that maga will not be able to attend the trial. again that is a lie. just like donald trump's family, no one is preventing anyone from coming to the trial. two tourists from alaska took time out of their vacation to sit in the courtroom after seeing the play, the enemy of the people, on broadway. if any of the 74 million people who voted for donald...
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the jury and the legal system will decide what should happen to donald trump. president biden needs to be, and is focused on what he has and will continue to do for the american people. and how he will continue to fight on the issues that they care about, whether it is reproductive freedom or addressing climate change or building an economy from the middle class out, that leaves no one behind. those are the issues that constituents across the country are talking about while the media likes to focus on donald trump and his sideshow circus, the american people are focused on who is going to address the issues that we care about on a day to day basis. >> thank you congresswoman jennifer mckellen. let's dive deeper into this criminal hush money trial of the former president, donald trump, which begins in earnest on monday after a full jury was selected this week. joining me now is msnbc legal analyst, danny ceballos. thank you for joining me today, danny. the judge initially set aside two weeks but in five days they were able to seat 12 jurors and six alternates. w
the jury and the legal system will decide what should happen to donald trump. president biden needs to be, and is focused on what he has and will continue to do for the american people. and how he will continue to fight on the issues that they care about, whether it is reproductive freedom or addressing climate change or building an economy from the middle class out, that leaves no one behind. those are the issues that constituents across the country are talking about while the media likes to...
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donald trump would rather lie than admit that his supporters and his family are not showing up. had a they showed up, this is what they would have heard in court today as prosecutors called three witnesses to the stand. witness, david pecker, largely stood his ground despite trump's legal team attempting to undermine his testimony by claiming the deals to bury stories like karen mcdougal and stormy daniels were standard operating procedure. the second witness, donald trump's former executive assistant, monograph, provided testimony that she entered karen mcdougal's and stormy daniels contact information to the trump organization database. third, we had gary ferro, former manager at first republic bank, which prosecutors say michael: used to obtain a $130,000 home equity loan which michael cohen later funneled to stormy daniels through a shell company. friday, he authenticated bank records which prosecutors showed to jurors. that testimony will continue in trial resumes tuesday morning. prosecutors are using his testimony to authenticate documents related to the transaction. that
donald trump would rather lie than admit that his supporters and his family are not showing up. had a they showed up, this is what they would have heard in court today as prosecutors called three witnesses to the stand. witness, david pecker, largely stood his ground despite trump's legal team attempting to undermine his testimony by claiming the deals to bury stories like karen mcdougal and stormy daniels were standard operating procedure. the second witness, donald trump's former executive...
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they did not have a strong opinion about donald trump. these are kind of the types of personalities and responses that both sides are having to determine whether they feel comfortable having being potential jurors. one other one i wanted to mention was a female juror who suggested that she had a prior sexual assault encounter herself. in conversation with the judge directly answering, an attorney for donald trump's questioning about whether she could set aside her own experience when t have had a nonconsensual relationship with donald trump, and that juror said that she would be able to. again, this is a complicated process here. we're down to 16 individuals. the judge of course hoping to find five alternates to round out the full jury box here within a matter of minutes, within the matter of the next hour, andrea. >> and catherine, they get two preemptory challenges per alternate, so they still have some options there. but how concerned do you think any -- others might be that there's some stealth juror, someone who is hiding a bias, the
they did not have a strong opinion about donald trump. these are kind of the types of personalities and responses that both sides are having to determine whether they feel comfortable having being potential jurors. one other one i wanted to mention was a female juror who suggested that she had a prior sexual assault encounter herself. in conversation with the judge directly answering, an attorney for donald trump's questioning about whether she could set aside her own experience when t have had...
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it's paid in service to donald trump. and, again, the key for us has to be if we are functionallyk the speaker how do we convince the voters in november that he should formally be the speaker? and you can't give them the keys to the car that drives government any longer. that is going to be the challenge. we have to keep showing community and competence beats chaos and corruption every single day. >> i guess the other question at some point there is a weird set of choices here. because when we went through this last time the democrats voted to vacate the chair as a group. because that's just the way it works. you guys figure it out. now it seems like there's conversations happening between johnson democrats about maybe raising the threshold. it doesn't seem like they were inventing the notion. would you be open to that? >> totally open to it, helping ha rim keep -- hakeem keep us unified. mccarthy struck so many deals and couldn't hold to the deals when they came to call it in they realized they had all been deceived. and
it's paid in service to donald trump. and, again, the key for us has to be if we are functionallyk the speaker how do we convince the voters in november that he should formally be the speaker? and you can't give them the keys to the car that drives government any longer. that is going to be the challenge. we have to keep showing community and competence beats chaos and corruption every single day. >> i guess the other question at some point there is a weird set of choices here. because...
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that was donald trump's lawyer in the senate saying the following. "the text of the constitution is very clear that a former president is subject to criminal sanction after his presidency for any legal, illegal acts he commits." that was the argument trumps lawyers used in 2020 want to help avoid conviction in the senate. don't worry, you can vote to acquit him and we all still know because it is obvious that he could face criminal sanctions. now, his lawyers across the street in the supreme court three years later are making literally the opposite argument to a receptive supreme court. as was put in "the new york times" , trump has asked the supreme court if he is 18 and for some of them, so-called originalists, have told him they will have to think about it. i love to work on today. i thought it was fantastic work. one of the things i like about it was all of the historic evidence you entered, which was bizarrely absent from all of the originalists. you have trump's lawyer clinging like a life raft 21 ben franklin quote, which he keeps throwing out
that was donald trump's lawyer in the senate saying the following. "the text of the constitution is very clear that a former president is subject to criminal sanction after his presidency for any legal, illegal acts he commits." that was the argument trumps lawyers used in 2020 want to help avoid conviction in the senate. don't worry, you can vote to acquit him and we all still know because it is obvious that he could face criminal sanctions. now, his lawyers across the street in the...
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unindicted co-conspirator one is, of course, donald trump. now, all this comes as trump already faces, as you will know, 88 criminal charges across four jurisdictions. he is currently on trial in new york facing 34 charges related to election interference and business record fraud. tomorrow morning the supreme court will be hearing arguments in his immunity case were trump claims he cannot be prosecuted by special counsel jack smith in the federal january 6 election case against him joining me now with the latest is nbc news correspondent, vaughn hillyard. i know you have been reading into this and going through the indictment, so just the first of all, just set up what happened here in terms of the investigation, whose office did the investigation, how long it took and what attorney general mays announced today. >> i think it is important for folks that may be saying why did this investigation take so long, why is it the year 2024 for this indictment finally came down? will folks should also understand that in the state of arizona, it was a
unindicted co-conspirator one is, of course, donald trump. now, all this comes as trump already faces, as you will know, 88 criminal charges across four jurisdictions. he is currently on trial in new york facing 34 charges related to election interference and business record fraud. tomorrow morning the supreme court will be hearing arguments in his immunity case were trump claims he cannot be prosecuted by special counsel jack smith in the federal january 6 election case against him joining me...
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that's what donald trump is trying to do. >> it's what donald trump is trying to do. it's what vladimir putin wants him to do. it's what, unfortunately, too many people in the house gop on the back bench that support donald trump want to do. i'm grateful, though. we'll take conversions, even if it's on one issue. i'm grateful mike johnson understands what his committee chairmen have been telling him for some time, that showing weakness in ukraine is showing weakness in taiwan, is showing weakness across the globe. i'm very glad he's talking about funding ukraine, because they desperately need it right now. >>> coming up on "morning joe," apple has pulled two popular apps from its app store on orders from a foreign government. we'll get the latest from andrew ross sorkin on what this means for the tech giant. >>> plus, a long-time restaurant chain may be in hot water after its signature all you can eat deal backfired. did you go there? >> yeah, i did. it was like a scene out of "curb." they tried to kick me out. >> we'll tell you which one it is next on "morning joe."
that's what donald trump is trying to do. >> it's what donald trump is trying to do. it's what vladimir putin wants him to do. it's what, unfortunately, too many people in the house gop on the back bench that support donald trump want to do. i'm grateful, though. we'll take conversions, even if it's on one issue. i'm grateful mike johnson understands what his committee chairmen have been telling him for some time, that showing weakness in ukraine is showing weakness in taiwan, is showing...
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among friends with donald trump to help get donald trump's first presidential election. the prosecution showed pecker's pages of his former tabloid's headlines, which are what everyone sees at supermarket, designed to hurt donald trump's opponents. lisa reubens and also paul butler are joining us. lisa, you've been amaamazing. the trial taking a day off. you never take a day off. but let me ask you when do we expect, anyway to tell whether today could be the day where we hear what the judge will decide about thegag order alleged violations? he certainly seemed very impatient of the ability to restrain let's say donald trump. >> he is equally frustrated with todd's ability to connect him with the attacks. that was the chief defense, that donald trump was simply defending himself in the court of public opinion. i expect that we'll hear from week's end. but judge merchan said that he wouldn't rule from the bench because he understands that it will likely be appealed so he wants to take his time to be thoughtful about which of the posts are violations and what the relief is.
among friends with donald trump to help get donald trump's first presidential election. the prosecution showed pecker's pages of his former tabloid's headlines, which are what everyone sees at supermarket, designed to hurt donald trump's opponents. lisa reubens and also paul butler are joining us. lisa, you've been amaamazing. the trial taking a day off. you never take a day off. but let me ask you when do we expect, anyway to tell whether today could be the day where we hear what the judge...
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you have donald trump, the defendant, and you also have donald trump, the candidate. he's testifying, everyone wants to know is donald trump going to take the stand, that is him taking the stand. but it's also him campaigning because he said i should be out campaigning. >> i should be in georgia. >> he's talking about the specific states where he thinks he could turn it, states that joe biden won narrowly, very narrowly. >> right. he knows i'm going to be in a courtroom for six weeks, and maybe if i can hop on a jet and campaign on the weekends, i'll be okay. but this is his opportunity to speak to the electorate because he can't be out there doing rallies. we all know how much he enjoys these rallies, hundreds and hundreds of thousands of people. these stops outside court are his opportunity to update people he believes are listening and interested, to try to continue to campaign even as he's stuck in a courtroom having to fight for his freedom. >> david henderson, let me get your take to what we've heard from donald trump and how it plays into all of this. >> i find
you have donald trump, the defendant, and you also have donald trump, the candidate. he's testifying, everyone wants to know is donald trump going to take the stand, that is him taking the stand. but it's also him campaigning because he said i should be out campaigning. >> i should be in georgia. >> he's talking about the specific states where he thinks he could turn it, states that joe biden won narrowly, very narrowly. >> right. he knows i'm going to be in a courtroom for...
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donald trump was paying legal fees. the prosecution says they will present evidence that trump and american media paid for all these people to be silent until the election was over. then, once the election was over, they released these people from these agreements to be silent. once the election happened, they did not care. at that point, mission accomplished. the mission was to influence the election. once the election was done, there is no need for these agreements. the mission was the election. the mission was not to protect his brand. not to save his family embarrassment. it was to keep these people silent, to pay them to be silent specifically, and only, in order to win the election full stop. prosecution calls this a criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 presidential election, covered up by lying in these business --. logically, releasing people from the agreements once the election was over, that would seem to be the crux of the case if the prosecution can prove it . legally, we will see. >> here we arrive at the d
donald trump was paying legal fees. the prosecution says they will present evidence that trump and american media paid for all these people to be silent until the election was over. then, once the election was over, they released these people from these agreements to be silent. once the election happened, they did not care. at that point, mission accomplished. the mission was to influence the election. once the election was done, there is no need for these agreements. the mission was the...
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yes, he is sucking up to donald trump that is diapered that donald trump there is no job for stephen miller. he is walking with a sign will work for food. >> now we have our three final candidates and we would like to try one worst of the week. who are you going to go with? between tom cotton, kari lake and stephen miller? >> reporter: just because of the power position that he knows what he is doing, tom cotton. >> what about you? >> i agree. the other two are but tom cotton does not want anyone to do that safely. that is dangerous for senators to say. >> what does it say that republican party that there variation that we are seeing tonight ? between stephen miller and tom cotton and kari lake, each of them worse in their own way. some more dangerous than others. the fact that these three individuals basically embody what the modern-day republican party has become. >> it is like the russian nesting dolls. when you take them out and one is still there but what is worse than the other? >> what is it called? >> i don't know the word. you take it out and one is worse than the other. kar
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number three, he was a friend of donald trump's. so his testimony may be more credible for that reason. he may be testifying about something we're not anticipating, and it might be about a direct conversation with donald trump, because, remember, that there were these entries in business records can be shown from the records with the state, with the people need to show is donald trump's involvement and his intent. someone like david pecker may have a lot of information about that. and, finally, the reason that david pecker may be the most important witness is that he's first. he's the first one out of the gate, which means the prosecution is comfortable with him, they trust him, and they want to create an impression, a first impression on this jury. who did they call? who did they choose out of their stable? it wasn't michael cohen. it wasn't stormy daniels. it was david pecker. there must be a reason for that. they have faith in him. we'll see if he delivers today. >> he's also somebody notably that trump hasn't been attacking on s
number three, he was a friend of donald trump's. so his testimony may be more credible for that reason. he may be testifying about something we're not anticipating, and it might be about a direct conversation with donald trump, because, remember, that there were these entries in business records can be shown from the records with the state, with the people need to show is donald trump's involvement and his intent. someone like david pecker may have a lot of information about that. and, finally,...
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donald trump here heard the words of david pecker testify, number one, that donald trump sat in a meeting in august 2015 with him at trump tower and told him he was pleased about this scheme to catch and kill stories, salacious story, and plant negative stories about rival candidates. we also had david pecker testify in front of donald trump today that trump picked up the phone to call him about the karen mcdougle story. karen mcdougle alleged a ten month affair with him. and what you get from david pecker's testimony in the middle of this karen mcdougle story here is the extent to which pecker was intimately involved with not only trump, but also michael cohen. saying and testifying today that he would have multiple conversations with him a week. sometimes when things were intense like around the mcdougle story, daily. i want to let everybody look at a part of the exchange that our team inside was able to transcribe where david pecker talked about encrypted messages sent back and forth between him and michael cohn which would suggest that perhaps not all the evidence that could be out th
donald trump here heard the words of david pecker testify, number one, that donald trump sat in a meeting in august 2015 with him at trump tower and told him he was pleased about this scheme to catch and kill stories, salacious story, and plant negative stories about rival candidates. we also had david pecker testify in front of donald trump today that trump picked up the phone to call him about the karen mcdougle story. karen mcdougle alleged a ten month affair with him. and what you get from...
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donald trump repeats that. all of that collusive behavior, to use a loaded term, is really at the heart of this. in terms of the idea that todd blanche will be like, president trump earned the moniker president. he is a good guy. he was shocked that michael cohen is engaged in criminality. the one thing that will be clear to this jury is that this was an effort with a media outlet to create a false picture of him and a false picture of his adversaries. david unrelated to michael cohen will give that testimony. >> there is a hearing before david goes back on the stamford the attacks on michael cohen has been ceaseless. i wonder if those too could backfire. do we have the tape from the last hour of michael cohen and donald trump figure out how to pay david? they were friends until they weren't and intelthree goes to jail. how do you track with a jury a rupture in a relationship in a way that keeps the facts front and center? will that be one of the prosecution's missions tumor >> reporter: when you put a cooperat
donald trump repeats that. all of that collusive behavior, to use a loaded term, is really at the heart of this. in terms of the idea that todd blanche will be like, president trump earned the moniker president. he is a good guy. he was shocked that michael cohen is engaged in criminality. the one thing that will be clear to this jury is that this was an effort with a media outlet to create a false picture of him and a false picture of his adversaries. david unrelated to michael cohen will give...
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joe biden will debate donald trump. we look forward to that but i think the hauer's interview -- howard stern interview was important. we will see what happens. i hope to see it. >> one of the things i found interesting as someone who covers the white house is that this interview, if you are somewhat like this was her this often from the president, it's like this is just another interview. but most voters, you have these voters listening to howard stern. so they are driving wherever they are going listening and that is different and probably speak to them in a different way. >> 100%. i think the president needs to reach voters where they are at. he needs to talk to different audiences. i think what he said in the interview, not just the way he humanizes his story to the american public, but you bring up the story where he talked about losing his wife and his family and the way he talked that story and the way he's dealt walk to folks through physical thoughts about it and possibly taking his life at some point. i hurt -
joe biden will debate donald trump. we look forward to that but i think the hauer's interview -- howard stern interview was important. we will see what happens. i hope to see it. >> one of the things i found interesting as someone who covers the white house is that this interview, if you are somewhat like this was her this often from the president, it's like this is just another interview. but most voters, you have these voters listening to howard stern. so they are driving wherever they...
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with donald trump on his first presidential run and concocted a plan which donald trump, who was pleased about in his own words, to cover up the salacious stories. that was a plan that a long time friend of his now tells the american public. and then the karen mcdougal story, to watch that testimony play out, again a long time friend articulating that donald trump was aware of this alleged affair and called up a friend to say how do we not let the american electorate know thistory. that is so key. and then to add on to that. is the fact that this statement man, when talking about his finances or about donald trump, referred to him as a micromanager. he was aware of the checks that came in and he didn't just sign the checks as todd blanche alleged, but he wanted to know where every penny was going and he was cautious is another word that he used. donald trump is the one that runs the trump organization and he's in charge and david pecker testified to that on not only the allegations of the extramarital affairs. >> and talk about hope hicks. >> we know that she was on the phone with michae
with donald trump on his first presidential run and concocted a plan which donald trump, who was pleased about in his own words, to cover up the salacious stories. that was a plan that a long time friend of his now tells the american public. and then the karen mcdougal story, to watch that testimony play out, again a long time friend articulating that donald trump was aware of this alleged affair and called up a friend to say how do we not let the american electorate know thistory. that is so...
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the other one was if we go back to the civil fraud trial, and donald trump would recall donald trump was fined of judge engoron. after he repeatedly attacked the law clerk to the judge, he was find $10,000 and held in contempt for violating that gag order. donald trump has a history predating this trial that he's willing to attack, and as you read from the social media post, he clearly has not been punished for violating the gag order yet, and even during the recess, he got on his phone and continued to attack the individual that could put him in jail if he is to continue to violating that gag order. >> we are not yet seeking incarceration -- >> he says this as a win-win, and this is straight from trump's playbook, and he's got -- this is really one of his main things is to attack, attack, attack, and he says it as a win-win. either he goes too far and they do stick him in detention for a night or whatever, and then he really gets to play up the martyr thing, and this is how he's raising money for his legal defenses, he's going to his supporters and passing the hat and saying, oh, wh
the other one was if we go back to the civil fraud trial, and donald trump would recall donald trump was fined of judge engoron. after he repeatedly attacked the law clerk to the judge, he was find $10,000 and held in contempt for violating that gag order. donald trump has a history predating this trial that he's willing to attack, and as you read from the social media post, he clearly has not been punished for violating the gag order yet, and even during the recess, he got on his phone and...
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he loves donald trump that much. he'll have access to the president of the united states. >> and trump sells papers. >> right. >> and really, this is an extraordinary amount. >> and so the defense council today. one of the stranger things that he said in his opening argument today is watch david testimony very carefully. david is not his witness. he said david may not say what these prosecutors are telling you he's going to say because he's implying he's going to e testify likely tomorrow, you know, maybe later on in the week. he's likely going to e testify because he wanted to keep donald trump happy. he wanted to keep him happy because he wanted to keep donald trump doing things with their papers because he was sold and he was good for them. the problem is that's okay if the way you're trying to keep him happy is just doing the normal checkbook journalism that you do. then the whole piece is implemented. >> you can't get through any of this without answering the question why did michael cohen go to jail? you spent
he loves donald trump that much. he'll have access to the president of the united states. >> and trump sells papers. >> right. >> and really, this is an extraordinary amount. >> and so the defense council today. one of the stranger things that he said in his opening argument today is watch david testimony very carefully. david is not his witness. he said david may not say what these prosecutors are telling you he's going to say because he's implying he's going to e...
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with donald trump. i think there's a lot of folks who would like to part ways with donald trump but they're scared of the consequences because it's well known, he will threaten people all the time who will say, you know, basically he'll say look, if you ever turn against me, i will destroy you. it's a common thing he says to people, it's a well known thing. i think there's a lot of people who would break with him but are scared to do so. pecker and hicks have been folks who have been managed to carefully walk the tight rope between telling the truth in these cases and getting to a place where donald trump actually turns his bazooka on them. and i do think, though, that being in that position does give them credibility in front of the jury. >> we have heard trump referred to repeatedly as the boss by david pecker in some of the transcripts we have seen. and cohen saying the boss will handle this or the boss will take care of this. how does that play into this trial? the people are calling rhona graff. >>
with donald trump. i think there's a lot of folks who would like to part ways with donald trump but they're scared of the consequences because it's well known, he will threaten people all the time who will say, you know, basically he'll say look, if you ever turn against me, i will destroy you. it's a common thing he says to people, it's a well known thing. i think there's a lot of people who would break with him but are scared to do so. pecker and hicks have been folks who have been managed to...
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this is not directly related to donald trump's trial or even donald trump, but this is a man who is alleged a vast conspiracy that includes the american government, politicians, university, major financial figures. and i won't go further down the rabbit hole, but i can tell you this is not somebody who is a partisan. it apparently seems to be, but somebody who has gone down a rabbit hole of conspiracy theories that led them to use this mass media moment for the act that this person engaged in. of course the headline that we're looking at is the fact that we've got a jury and we're looking at potential opening statements this upcoming monday morning. we don't know exactly who the witnesses are going to be first call. you said about the sandoval hearing, the sandoval hearing where currently these potential cases, past trial determinations from the e. jean carroll suit to the fraud trial, if donald trump were to testify there are current deliberations to the extent which the prosecution could cross examine donald trump about those cases. this will come down to the determination of the judge in
this is not directly related to donald trump's trial or even donald trump, but this is a man who is alleged a vast conspiracy that includes the american government, politicians, university, major financial figures. and i won't go further down the rabbit hole, but i can tell you this is not somebody who is a partisan. it apparently seems to be, but somebody who has gone down a rabbit hole of conspiracy theories that led them to use this mass media moment for the act that this person engaged in....
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donald trump? >> reporter: what is it about donald trump is a good question, chris. donald trump has staying power in so many ways. well, you may lose an election like the one in 2020, you also continue to have a following that is indignant upon any efforts to undermine him or the prestige of the trump organization or the political following, one that did garner more than 80 million votes in 2020, and folks are not naive to that, so even when donald trump loses an election or endorses candidates in 2022 who do lose, he continues to hold power to a great extent and also financial power, and that is what michael cohen for all those years had a full understanding of. hope hicks is going to take the stand here as a witness, and she has never met the ire of donald trump. those individuals who have caught his frustration are those who have attempted to sustain away from him, and when those individuals do step away from him, donald trump like bill barr, you are all but gone from his orbit here, and that's
donald trump? >> reporter: what is it about donald trump is a good question, chris. donald trump has staying power in so many ways. well, you may lose an election like the one in 2020, you also continue to have a following that is indignant upon any efforts to undermine him or the prestige of the trump organization or the political following, one that did garner more than 80 million votes in 2020, and folks are not naive to that, so even when donald trump loses an election or endorses...
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it arises in all of donald trump's criminal cases, because donald trump is on release in four criminal cases. and the condition of release in his cases is that he not commit any violation of state, federal or local law, the minute he's held in criminal contempt by judge merchan, he has violated the conditions of release in all of his cases. quickly, i have a copy of his transcript from his first court appearance, his arraignment hearing in his d.c. case and here is what the judge told donald trump. mr. trump, your most important condition of release, sir, is that you not commit a state, federal or local crime while on release. if you were to do so, a warrant may be issued for your arrest, your conditions of release may be revoked and you may be held pending trial in this case. once he's held in criminal contempt, he's violated his release conditions in all of his cases the question becomes what will all of the judges do as a result of that violation? >> so, glen, this is an important point you're bringing up. so, if merchan says, for example, yes, you know, criminal contempt because of
it arises in all of donald trump's criminal cases, because donald trump is on release in four criminal cases. and the condition of release in his cases is that he not commit any violation of state, federal or local law, the minute he's held in criminal contempt by judge merchan, he has violated the conditions of release in all of his cases. quickly, i have a copy of his transcript from his first court appearance, his arraignment hearing in his d.c. case and here is what the judge told donald...
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kennedy, and donald trump. other than that, for all the giant barricades erected downtown, the largest numbers present were police officers and reporters plus a couple adorable middle schoolers who came down to see the events. inside the courthouse, i started as team overflow room and through the endless grace of lisa reuben moved to the main courtroom for the second half of the day. while i have written a book about donald trump called the man who sold america for which i interviewed many a trump person and former campaign staffer, et cetera, today was the first time i have actually been in the same room with donald trump. the tormentor of black teenagers like myself in the late 1980s when the central park trial took place in the very same courthouse. what i can tell you is he's taller than you might expect and walks in a gait that is shufflier than you would think. and he's definitely a scowler. although who wouldn't be scowling facing 34 criminal counts in a case that could in theory send you to prison. i ca
kennedy, and donald trump. other than that, for all the giant barricades erected downtown, the largest numbers present were police officers and reporters plus a couple adorable middle schoolers who came down to see the events. inside the courthouse, i started as team overflow room and through the endless grace of lisa reuben moved to the main courtroom for the second half of the day. while i have written a book about donald trump called the man who sold america for which i interviewed many a...
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he actually started a magazine for donald trump. they would see each other at the very least quarterly, but often multiple times, of course, sometimes once a month. is that relationship that was established early on important? does it give him credibility as somebody talking about donald trump? >> to catherine's point, you're not just laying the foundation to admit documents. you're also laying the foundation to the jury as to why they ought to believe, you know, mr. pecker. and when he says, for instance, that trump was detail oriented or micromanager, how would he know that? he would know that because they have spent so much time together. he would know that because they have discussed business together. so, you're laying the foundation in many ways, and, by the way, you're not just doing it through mr. pecker. he's, you know, witness number one on days number one and two. they're going to be many more witnesses, and they're going -- the prosecutors are going to ask all the witnesses how do you know the things that you say you kno
he actually started a magazine for donald trump. they would see each other at the very least quarterly, but often multiple times, of course, sometimes once a month. is that relationship that was established early on important? does it give him credibility as somebody talking about donald trump? >> to catherine's point, you're not just laying the foundation to admit documents. you're also laying the foundation to the jury as to why they ought to believe, you know, mr. pecker. and when he...
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donald trump says he will take the stand. it's not given that whatever the da says he wants to ask is going to be asked. so now the d.a. presents the judge with the lines of questioning and the judge determines? >> right. this afternoon the district attorney aoeufs --'s office made the case to the judge. from the carol lawsuit. there was a couple of years ago trump filed a lawsuit against clinton and other defendants where he was fined for a frivolous lawsuit. they want to present to the jury these determinations to question the credibility of donald trump. is the district attorney's office argued today to the judge. they said, they're going to question the credibility from clinton to stormy daniels. we shall question the voracity of statements that donald trump makes. >> can i make one correction. it's not to let the defendant know the line of questioning it's to let the defendant what prior bad acts they're going ask ask him about. the other questions he's going to be surprised about. but prior judgments or prior bad acts h
donald trump says he will take the stand. it's not given that whatever the da says he wants to ask is going to be asked. so now the d.a. presents the judge with the lines of questioning and the judge determines? >> right. this afternoon the district attorney aoeufs --'s office made the case to the judge. from the carol lawsuit. there was a couple of years ago trump filed a lawsuit against clinton and other defendants where he was fined for a frivolous lawsuit. they want to present to the...