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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
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...
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trump happy, wanted to keep donald trump happy because he wanted to keep donald trump doing things with their papers and publics because he sold and was good for them. the problem is that's okay if the way you're trying to keep donald trump happy is just doing the normal checkbook journalism you do. if the way you're trying to keep him happy is by doing things to affect the campaign, then that whole regulatory structure you're talking about is implicated. >> you can't get through any of this without answering the question, why did michael cohen go to jail inthey're trying to spend a lot of time impeaching him, but he was prosecuted by the trump era justice department, by the southern district of new york under the trump regime. it was during when trump was president. what did he do wrong? you say he's going to be impeached because he's a criminal. when did he become a criminal? he never committed crimes before 2015, 2016. he gets a campaign email. he suddenly has a campaign email. why does he have a trump campaign email. then he goes -- he then gets prosecuted and donald trump is an uni
trump happy, wanted to keep donald trump happy because he wanted to keep donald trump doing things with their papers and publics because he sold and was good for them. the problem is that's okay if the way you're trying to keep donald trump happy is just doing the normal checkbook journalism you do. if the way you're trying to keep him happy is by doing things to affect the campaign, then that whole regulatory structure you're talking about is implicated. >> you can't get through any of...
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>> donald trump, take the stand. i will volunteer to do cross examination of former president donald trump. he thinks he will give a speech. the prosecutors will cut him to stress. and to shreds. they are going to make the judge directed donald trump to answer the questions. it is going to be effective cross-examination. we are going to find out monday. the judge said what they are actually allowed to ask. but his statement outside of the courtroom. the idea that this was all legal fees. it is going to be used against him. so him going is on the stand. he could give a speech like his supporters. but it will hurt him so badly. so please, donald trump. >> does he not know that the commentary makes outside of the courtroom can actually be recorded. played back and played to him. >> is not saying anything for legal benefit. we all know. how many people have been in jail. he thinks he will never be held accountable. this is not your thing is to play to his base. play to the public to win the election. that is all he cares
>> donald trump, take the stand. i will volunteer to do cross examination of former president donald trump. he thinks he will give a speech. the prosecutors will cut him to stress. and to shreds. they are going to make the judge directed donald trump to answer the questions. it is going to be effective cross-examination. we are going to find out monday. the judge said what they are actually allowed to ask. but his statement outside of the courtroom. the idea that this was all legal fees....
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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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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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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 prosecution asking the court for donald trump to be held in contempt of court, and donald trump's lawyers spinning those attacks as political. the judge frustrated, admonishing trump's attorney saying you're losing all credibility with this court, the judge adding, you've presented nothing. well, we'll have more on that later in the show. but first, the prosecution's first witness back on the stand, former "national enquirer" publisher david pecker, returning to detail to the jury his involvement in the multiple catch and kill plots to bury negative stories about donald trump. pecker detailing his decades long relationship with trump, and his frequent communications with michael cohen. testifying that in that now infamous 2015 meeting, pecker agreed to publish only positive stories about trump, promising to be trump's eyes and ears. pecker going on to say how, at the time, he told the "national enquirer" leadership he wanted that agreement to be "as quiet as possible." because they were going to try to help the trump campaign. this is a big deal. the prosecution alleging a conspir
the prosecution asking the court for donald trump to be held in contempt of court, and donald trump's lawyers spinning those attacks as political. the judge frustrated, admonishing trump's attorney saying you're losing all credibility with this court, the judge adding, you've presented nothing. well, we'll have more on that later in the show. but first, the prosecution's first witness back on the stand, former "national enquirer" publisher david pecker, returning to detail to the jury...
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now they are endorsing donald trump. working for donald trump. they are sucking up to donald trump. under oath, the former head of the national enquirer is admitting he essentially humiliated these men in pursuit of donald trump's white house candidacy. and the shamelessness, the willingness of these folks to commit sort of like to basically base themselves. it is really humiliating. >> i think so. so george, you are the tabled republican. >> listen don johnson. >> you are our table republican tonight. in republican circles, when news like this comes out. when you have david being like yep, made up the stories about donald trump's foes. it is what i did. like, what happens in like, in republican cocktail parties tonight? what are they saying? yeah. he made up stories about my dad. still voting for him. like, how does that work? >> i have no idea. i can't fathom it it. i think they just do this. i got, i was on the acella yesterday. and the first class car. and some guy. >> oh i'm sorry. like, i'm sorry. first you wear that outfit. >> and this guy gets into the discussion. i'm headli
now they are endorsing donald trump. working for donald trump. they are sucking up to donald trump. under oath, the former head of the national enquirer is admitting he essentially humiliated these men in pursuit of donald trump's white house candidacy. and the shamelessness, the willingness of these folks to commit sort of like to basically base themselves. it is really humiliating. >> i think so. so george, you are the tabled republican. >> listen don johnson. >> you are our...
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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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where does that leave donald trump? do you think that puts pressure on him to take the stand, or is it too far-fetched to imagine f in. >> i think it's arunlikely he'l testify for so many reasons not least of which the cross-examination is going to be brutal, but oneis of the things the prosecution is going to have to prove is that donald trump knew what he was going to do he was breaking the law. there's a knowledge element here. it has to be done with the the intent to break the law. one way he could do that by show and testifying i didn't know these entries were being made. i didn't know i was doing this with the the intent to violate the federal election campaign act. he can do that through his testimony. i highly doubt he'll do it, but you heardgh a lot of speech fro todd blanche in the opening statement. i don't know how they're going to prove thelic of knowledge on mr. gtrump's behalf, but one w you could do it is to not testify. >> in the list of potential witnesses there are some high level trump organization o
where does that leave donald trump? do you think that puts pressure on him to take the stand, or is it too far-fetched to imagine f in. >> i think it's arunlikely he'l testify for so many reasons not least of which the cross-examination is going to be brutal, but oneis of the things the prosecution is going to have to prove is that donald trump knew what he was going to do he was breaking the law. there's a knowledge element here. it has to be done with the the intent to break the law....
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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? >> 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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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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for donald trump as contractors. we all know that donald trump is not always very good about paying the contractors. i said this person, did he pay your parents? he said no, he didn't. discussed that i had to sue him to get their money. i said okay. he said well, i got $.50 on the dollar back. but you know what? they voted for trump. i said why would they vote for trump if they believe he cheated them on their money? he said well, if he cheats us, he will cheat everybody else on behalf of america. he will cheat the rest of the world on behalf of america. so there is a sort of interesting view of him as somebody who was able to manipulate the system, work the system, bypass the system, whatever it is that seems to earn respect on the part of people who admire him. and it is kind of curious in a lot of ways, it would be something you would expect. and yet, somehow he has managed, despite all of the examples where he has, in fact, tried to run around the system and cheat in various ways that has not actually heard the b
for donald trump as contractors. we all know that donald trump is not always very good about paying the contractors. i said this person, did he pay your parents? he said no, he didn't. discussed that i had to sue him to get their money. i said okay. he said well, i got $.50 on the dollar back. but you know what? they voted for trump. i said why would they vote for trump if they believe he cheated them on their money? he said well, if he cheats us, he will cheat everybody else on behalf of...
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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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clearly has been top of mind for donald trump. yesterday he posted severin separate times on the issue of immunity. >> what is this whole immunity argument before the court look like, andrew? there is a lot of skepticism on the street. you just talk to people -- i was just talking with symone about how the supreme court will look at this. given your experience and what you know and what you have seen already from the court, what should we be looking for when the hearings are conversations begin in front of the court? >> substance and timing. and timing is really everything. on the substance, i think there is no way that there will be five justices on the supreme court, even the supreme court, who say there is total criminal immunity from federal prosecution for a former president particularly in this situation, even if you can carve out some area where you think a president should have some sort of immunity for instance in conducting foreign affairs. if there is some small area. it is just not this case. the problem is timing and
clearly has been top of mind for donald trump. yesterday he posted severin separate times on the issue of immunity. >> what is this whole immunity argument before the court look like, andrew? there is a lot of skepticism on the street. you just talk to people -- i was just talking with symone about how the supreme court will look at this. given your experience and what you know and what you have seen already from the court, what should we be looking for when the hearings are conversations...
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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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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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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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she was protective of donald trump. she was somebody who would not in an off the record fashion go talking about what was happening on the inside and instead she was somebody who was very much opt of a confidant and she continued to serve in that capacity well into the white house. they testified that she was in 2018 still involved in conversations along with sarah huckabee sanders about how to extend karen mcdougal's contract so she wouldn't talk publicly about her relations with donald trump. >> i think this is trump's biggest trigger. cassidy hutchens sat and saud she was told to dye her hair to look like hopes. she was a daughter figure. she was all those things and more to trump. she is on the likely witness list. >> in that period of time, i was a fair amount. but if you'd asked as a statement of fact who are the names that came out of'dth's mouth more often in private settings, casual settings, but when he was in his office backstage at a political event, the two names were hope and rona. you didn't hear him talk
she was protective of donald trump. she was somebody who would not in an off the record fashion go talking about what was happening on the inside and instead she was somebody who was very much opt of a confidant and she continued to serve in that capacity well into the white house. they testified that she was in 2018 still involved in conversations along with sarah huckabee sanders about how to extend karen mcdougal's contract so she wouldn't talk publicly about her relations with donald trump....
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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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talking to michael cohen and donald trump about this. a very strong witness on the outside, it seems, on the stand. i wonder how much he is really undergirded a very strong argument in advance of michael cohen's testimony. >> there are a couple of things that are great about him. first you get the real sense that it is principal and principal. david pecker, donald trump. michael cohen is a staffer to use nicolle wallace's term. he is not a principal in this. you have the national enquirer and you have donald trump, they are making the decisions. that is important and he tells you how it began, how it was carried out and how it ended. he also gives you why it is a felony and why you should care. what i mean by why it is a felony, remember this would be a misdemeanor if it is not to conceal or further some other crime and he tells you it is election fraud. >> full on. >> up one side and down the other. so the only piece that is really missing is sort of the false business records. so the piece that you still need, obviously there are false
talking to michael cohen and donald trump about this. a very strong witness on the outside, it seems, on the stand. i wonder how much he is really undergirded a very strong argument in advance of michael cohen's testimony. >> there are a couple of things that are great about him. first you get the real sense that it is principal and principal. david pecker, donald trump. michael cohen is a staffer to use nicolle wallace's term. he is not a principal in this. you have the national enquirer...
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trump, they are working for donald trump, they are sucking up to donald trump, under oath, the former head of the national enquirer is admitting, that he essentially humiliated these men, in pursuit of donald trump's white house candidacy. and, you know, again, this shamelessness, the willingness of these folks to commit sort of like, you know, i don't know, like, harry carey, to debase themselves to the public. it's really humiliating, isn't it? >> i think so, so george, you are the table republican -- >> out. i haven't been a republican -- >> listen, don johnson -- >> oh! >> in republican circles, when news like this, when you see david saying yep, i made up the stories, it's what i did , like what happens in republican cocktail parties tonight, what are they saying like yeah, he made up stories about my dad, still voting for him, how does that work? >> i can't fathom it. i just think what they do is they do this, i mean, i was on the -- in the first class car -- >> oh, i'm sorry, first, you were that outfit and now you just told us, first class. >> this guy starts getting into a di
trump, they are working for donald trump, they are sucking up to donald trump, under oath, the former head of the national enquirer is admitting, that he essentially humiliated these men, in pursuit of donald trump's white house candidacy. and, you know, again, this shamelessness, the willingness of these folks to commit sort of like, you know, i don't know, like, harry carey, to debase themselves to the public. it's really humiliating, isn't it? >> i think so, so george, you are the...
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partisans out to destroy donald trump? what happens if they put the jury in danger? >> cnn says, don't worry about the stuff they are trying to sneak onto the case, you are putting their lives in danger. >> i am surprised we're learning this because i don't think the jury will stay on this if they keep this up. >> you are worried about their safety? >> yeah. it is up to them if they want to write a book after this but that is their option. they should not be out of it this way. >> the seven jurors, can we trust them? >> that was last night, before jesse watters brought on, i kid you not, a body language expert to give her take on which jurors would be good or bad for donald trump. waters was back at it again describing each new individual juror. this is this evening, saying a few details about the juror and then using that information to imply certain jurors are anti- trump. that is what is happening right now. joining me now are jeremy so it , a former district attorney from the manhattan d.a. offices trial division, and
partisans out to destroy donald trump? what happens if they put the jury in danger? >> cnn says, don't worry about the stuff they are trying to sneak onto the case, you are putting their lives in danger. >> i am surprised we're learning this because i don't think the jury will stay on this if they keep this up. >> you are worried about their safety? >> yeah. it is up to them if they want to write a book after this but that is their option. they should not be out of it...
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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...
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he did it to protect donald trump. cohen lied to congress about business deals trump pursued in russia while he was running for president because trump wanted him to conceal those business deals so his russia baggage wouldn't look so obvious. and cohen lied to a bank to take out a home equity line of credit to pay to silence a woman alleging a sexual relationship with donald trump. namely stormy daniels. trump weirdly keeps leaving out those details when he calls his former personal attorney and fixer a criminal. in clear violation, by the way, of a gag order. tomorrow there will be another chance to hold donald trump accountable in an unprecedented case with farther reaching implications, not just for him but for our democracy. the u.s. supreme court will hear arguments in donald trump versus the united states about whether he can claim sweeping presidential immunity over his criminal election interference charges from special counsel jack smith. but even for the conservative majority hears one word of arguments, it i
he did it to protect donald trump. cohen lied to congress about business deals trump pursued in russia while he was running for president because trump wanted him to conceal those business deals so his russia baggage wouldn't look so obvious. and cohen lied to a bank to take out a home equity line of credit to pay to silence a woman alleging a sexual relationship with donald trump. namely stormy daniels. trump weirdly keeps leaving out those details when he calls his former personal attorney...
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donald trump. so -- but he clearly has exposure. and not only does he have exposure but there was interesting testimony about what was happening internal to ami because at some point, he goes -- we don't know the substance because they didn't waive attorney-client privilege and if you're talking to a lawyer internal to a company you don't have to reveal that publicly even at a criminal trial, but they were going to front the money to the door man. >> night they were fronting the money to karen mcdougal. he was planning on getting reimbursed from donald trump. and with karen mcdougal, it's not a donald trump who says i'm not paying you. it's you have david pecker has a conversation with counsel. >> yeah. >> and then afterwards he's like, we're not participating anymore. >> that's where the arnold schwarzenegger -- he has learned that which runs afoul -- he's so d he's a witness knowledgeable in campaign finance law. >> he's gotten involved in other campaigns, but yes, it's true. look this is the cas
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and donald trump's attorneys making clear to the jury that donald trump did not commit a crime and this was an issue over a business ledger and donald trump, in fact, as the ledger shows was just paying michael cohen, not to reimburse stormy daniels but for legal services. all of this will lead to tomorrow when david pecker is expected to take a stand again. notably also the gag order hearing tomorrow morning. the prosecution has asked the judge to punish donald trump for violating the gag order. notably when donald trump left the courthouse today, what did he do is this he attacked one of the witnesses, michael cohen. this will come down to the determination of judge merchan over whether donald trump actually violated the gag order and any consequences that may follow. >> vaughn hillyard, thank you so much. joining us now, former assistant district attorney for the manhattan d.a.'s office and msnbc legal analyst, catherine christian, and legal analyst, danny cevallos. we're going to be talking about david pecker and the other witnesses expected on the case tomorrow. i want to start wit
and donald trump's attorneys making clear to the jury that donald trump did not commit a crime and this was an issue over a business ledger and donald trump, in fact, as the ledger shows was just paying michael cohen, not to reimburse stormy daniels but for legal services. all of this will lead to tomorrow when david pecker is expected to take a stand again. notably also the gag order hearing tomorrow morning. the prosecution has asked the judge to punish donald trump for violating the gag...
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now look at donald trump's behavior. he trash talks everyone and anyone who does not side with him, yet he has been radio silent when it comes to david pecker what does that tell you about pecker that trump mums the word? >> tells me one of two things. who else does donald trump never criticize? judge aileen cannon because he thinks she's going to do him a solid in the documents case in florida. it's because somehow he thinks david pecker is going to do him a solid in his testimony tomorrow. i think that unlikely. if he flips the script and starts saying good stuff for trump the prosecutors don't anticipate, pecker will be in trouble because he's going to be prosecuted. >> let's go to the or. >> the or is pecker knows where even more of trump's bodies are buried. >> bingo. >> he's a threat and he doesn't want to antagonize pecker, but he also hasn't said anything bad about hope hicks. i think maybe he's trying to see who his true enemies are and who still may hold out and do a little something for the donald. >> trump fe
now look at donald trump's behavior. he trash talks everyone and anyone who does not side with him, yet he has been radio silent when it comes to david pecker what does that tell you about pecker that trump mums the word? >> tells me one of two things. who else does donald trump never criticize? judge aileen cannon because he thinks she's going to do him a solid in the documents case in florida. it's because somehow he thinks david pecker is going to do him a solid in his testimony...
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trump but had nothing to do with donald trump. he was in charge of the company for years. >> yeah, i was just going to say the simplest way to do it is say, look, you're willing to publish lies, you admitted as much. what makes it any clearer you're not lying right now about donald trump? let's turn to the judge. the judge did not issue a ruling yesterday on whether donald trump violated the gag order, but he did say that trump's attorney, todd blanche, was losing all credibility after attorney blanche said trump was being very careful trying to comply with the gag order. i guess two questions. one is why did judge merchan not issue a gag order yesterday in your estimation? and what's your reaction to his rebuke of todd blanche? >> well, one, not having credibility is another way of saying you're not telling the truth. and as a lawyer you never want to hear that from a judge particularly at the beginning of trial because that will stay in the judge's head, and that will be throughout the trial that the judge thinks you have no cre
trump but had nothing to do with donald trump. he was in charge of the company for years. >> yeah, i was just going to say the simplest way to do it is say, look, you're willing to publish lies, you admitted as much. what makes it any clearer you're not lying right now about donald trump? let's turn to the judge. the judge did not issue a ruling yesterday on whether donald trump violated the gag order, but he did say that trump's attorney, todd blanche, was losing all credibility after...
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donald trump and the battle for american democracy. thank you for being here, what is the point of a gag order honestly? when you have a media industrial complex acting as a public defense line for donald trump? >> you are asking the right question. this was on my mind last week. no matter how much was shared by the new york times or the ap, there will be fox and the other outlets trying to intimidate the jurors. a week late story is true when it comes to the witnesses. it is so important you are identifying this. we have to see while we are on effort one, what is happening on earth two? tucker carlson was fired by fox news and they are a little less in crazyville as a result. tucker believes in ufos and connections to god. for jesse waters, trump is god. and that's the programming every hour of every day on the other networks. >> can i ask you because you have been inside the fox complex, you have deep connections and have reported out from there. they say we want a story about ted cruz. go write one. and the national enquirer would d
donald trump and the battle for american democracy. thank you for being here, what is the point of a gag order honestly? when you have a media industrial complex acting as a public defense line for donald trump? >> you are asking the right question. this was on my mind last week. no matter how much was shared by the new york times or the ap, there will be fox and the other outlets trying to intimidate the jurors. a week late story is true when it comes to the witnesses. it is so important...
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charges and these are facts not really in dispute by donald trump. and unlike the mar-a-lago case word trump is running on those facts, residential records, you can do it. and the january 6th case, before judge tanya chutkan where he is running for president alongside the other insurrectionist, he is not running on his alleged affair with stormy daniels or care of dougal, he is not running on the checks he wrote from the oval office. he is not running on the facts because these are not facts that he wants out there. >> and even worse than that, all he is looking to do is to create symbols for more people to buy in the narrative he has created. this narrative that justice is against him, most most of his supporters believe there is some republicans who don't believe it but maybe would believe it if they saw donald trump, for instance, in handcuffs because they would say, well that is just too far. i do think he wants to be seen as some sort of a martyr on the alt-right and he is trying to paint exactly, as barb has said, the officials and all of these
charges and these are facts not really in dispute by donald trump. and unlike the mar-a-lago case word trump is running on those facts, residential records, you can do it. and the january 6th case, before judge tanya chutkan where he is running for president alongside the other insurrectionist, he is not running on his alleged affair with stormy daniels or care of dougal, he is not running on the checks he wrote from the oval office. he is not running on the facts because these are not facts...
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there was a case against donald trump in washington, d.c. where they delayed it to people who are on the far right, justice alito and others are ignoring what's in front of them, and instead, doing really the former president's being bidding. >> that's the scary bit, tara. i can't think of a legal analyst worth their time that has said this is not an open and shut case in terms of how clear it is, but when it comes to this conservative majority, has apparent concerns about how a lack of immunity will prevent presidents from leaving office peacefully and destabilizing democracy, it does not seem like that matters to them. >> it's quite remarkable we have not had to ask this question since 1789, since the first peaceful transfer of power after george washington left office. why, why are they trying to give donald trump every opportunity to escape from being held accountable for the fact that he was the first president to break our tradition of a peaceful transposition of power? i think the opportunity to know whether the former president and c
there was a case against donald trump in washington, d.c. where they delayed it to people who are on the far right, justice alito and others are ignoring what's in front of them, and instead, doing really the former president's being bidding. >> that's the scary bit, tara. i can't think of a legal analyst worth their time that has said this is not an open and shut case in terms of how clear it is, but when it comes to this conservative majority, has apparent concerns about how a lack of...
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she knew the dirt on donald trump. i'd have to imagine if she takes that stand it will be scary and mortifying for trump to sit there knowing that he's muzzled, he can't say anything in response and he doesn't want to offend her, and yet he knows what she knows. that seems to be the biggest risk to him. >> jon, who do you think the next witness is going to be? >> they're going to call anybody who they think can corroborate michael cohen because michael cohen recently, a very respected federal judge judge furman wrote in an order that he thinks michael cohen may have committed perjury recently. michael cohen, there was never a camera, never a tv show he didn't go on. now, i don't blame the media for that, he was a great find, but i have never seen either as a prosecutor or a defense lawyer, a cooperator go on tv time and time again before they testify just to demonstrate his bias against trump and his desire to make trump go down. i think they're going to devastate michael cohen on cross. >> so you don't think he'll be
she knew the dirt on donald trump. i'd have to imagine if she takes that stand it will be scary and mortifying for trump to sit there knowing that he's muzzled, he can't say anything in response and he doesn't want to offend her, and yet he knows what she knows. that seems to be the biggest risk to him. >> jon, who do you think the next witness is going to be? >> they're going to call anybody who they think can corroborate michael cohen because michael cohen recently, a very...
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the idea that donald trump knew what he was doing. i mean, is there a witness that you have seen from the list of people that may be called to the stand that could be helpful to trump's case at this point? >> not necessarily. witnesses in the oval office with michael cohen, that's not helpful. if a witness says trump was meticulous in signing his checks, and wasn't a passive player that's not helpful. there's nobody the prosecution is lining up that will helpful. josh stein glass and chris conroy, they know what they are doing. so i am overwhelmingly confident donald trump is in trouble, but it is the burden of the prosecution. that's what we started off with , how important david is invalidating how important this is about otherwise why would you sign off, who cares about hush money? there needs to be some nexus, and that is what these witnesses will show. >> do you have suspicion of what they might do? >> of david-pecker? i think they are going to do everything they can to show he is a liar, that what he is saying is not only ill- i
the idea that donald trump knew what he was doing. i mean, is there a witness that you have seen from the list of people that may be called to the stand that could be helpful to trump's case at this point? >> not necessarily. witnesses in the oval office with michael cohen, that's not helpful. if a witness says trump was meticulous in signing his checks, and wasn't a passive player that's not helpful. there's nobody the prosecution is lining up that will helpful. josh stein glass and...
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trump on trial. new york versus defendant donald trump. we are joined by district attorney joyce vance and jason johnson. both analysts for us, joyce, i went through some of what we got this opening week. it fair to say if you are on the jury, the da is up in the lead. i was careful to say it doesn't mean we know the outcome. what do they have to worry about? >> it is a great question. if you are the prosecution and you are not up after your first witness, you are in big trouble. right? but, the prosecution really did start off i think with an unexpected bang. no one knew what to expect out of david pecker. we knew he had been cooperating with prosecutors and brought trump into the election fraud conspiracy necessary to turn the misdemeanor into a felony. he today up well on testimony. they did not seem to come after him with a lot. they questioned some of the key pieces of evidence. but he was thoroughly rehabilitated on cross- examination. >> i don't want to be unkind to the defendant. and he is legally presumed innocent. but his family
trump on trial. new york versus defendant donald trump. we are joined by district attorney joyce vance and jason johnson. both analysts for us, joyce, i went through some of what we got this opening week. it fair to say if you are on the jury, the da is up in the lead. i was careful to say it doesn't mean we know the outcome. what do they have to worry about? >> it is a great question. if you are the prosecution and you are not up after your first witness, you are in big trouble. right?...
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donald trump jr. might've been involved a little in this transaction as it was the books and covered up. i don't think they were privy to this, and i do not see them calling them to make a case this was something good. what they will rely on is the trump team will rely on the idea that there's a bunch of.ca but we don't know enough to connect them or say it was trump's intent which you need is a nonlawyer, you need to prove this case. >> neal, do you think the jury notices that donald trump is a man standing alone? we see other defendants show up with all sorts of family members and support to try to gain sympathy with the jury. will it impact the jury in any way that nobody has shown up for trump as of yet? >> i am not sure the spectators will make a huge difference. i think a closely related point which is the witnesses against trump, light people like david and michael cohen, these are people trump hired or paid. yes, trump's strategies michael cohen has no strategy. a by to a court, but he is try'
donald trump jr. might've been involved a little in this transaction as it was the books and covered up. i don't think they were privy to this, and i do not see them calling them to make a case this was something good. what they will rely on is the trump team will rely on the idea that there's a bunch of.ca but we don't know enough to connect them or say it was trump's intent which you need is a nonlawyer, you need to prove this case. >> neal, do you think the jury notices that donald...
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trump can mount a proper public defense, does donald trump really need to do it himself? he sure seems to have plenty of other people doing that for him already. last week, right wing media, and in particular fox news host jesse watters, demonized individual members of this jury. one of the things prosecutors dissected specifically as one of the instances of trump breaking his gag order was trump quoting jesse watters and saying "they are catching undercover liberal activists leading to the judge in order to get on the trump jury." here is the thing. jesse watters didn't actually say that. trump added to the part that read in order to get on the trump jury. but, within hours, jesse watters directed trumps mistake for him , posting trumps incorrect version of the quote to jesse watters's own twitter account, in effect, retroactively making his own words the words that trump wanted them to be. quite clearly and quite literally, they are heeding trumps calls. they are taking his line edits. what does a gag order mean when you have someone like this with a microphone? >> the
trump can mount a proper public defense, does donald trump really need to do it himself? he sure seems to have plenty of other people doing that for him already. last week, right wing media, and in particular fox news host jesse watters, demonized individual members of this jury. one of the things prosecutors dissected specifically as one of the instances of trump breaking his gag order was trump quoting jesse watters and saying "they are catching undercover liberal activists leading to...
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trump defense lawyer and thus very in demand and we try to understand what current donald trump defense lawyers will be doing next week at trial. thanks for joining me. >> thanks for having me. >> what do you think of those defenses that i just mentioned, walk us through from your experience how that might work at trial? >> yeah, i think that there are two main structural weaknesses to the prosecution's case. one is exactly what you mentioned, about trying to connect it to a target offense. and then the other weakness is to show his knowledge of the actual entry. a lot of this stuff, the payment to stormy daniels and all of the national enquirer, that is atmospherics but he's been charged with the payments to michael cohen and how those were entered into the books. even though he's signing these checks, the question is how much does he know about how the accountant is ano tating them, as legal fee, as opposed to payment of hush money or blackmail money or whatever you want to call it. and, so, you have to first get to his knowledge of, as the ceo of a major corporation that is making pa
trump defense lawyer and thus very in demand and we try to understand what current donald trump defense lawyers will be doing next week at trial. thanks for joining me. >> thanks for having me. >> what do you think of those defenses that i just mentioned, walk us through from your experience how that might work at trial? >> yeah, i think that there are two main structural weaknesses to the prosecution's case. one is exactly what you mentioned, about trying to connect it to a...
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let's talk about donald trump's demeanor. i find it interesting that the defense opened by talking about him being a family man when his family wasn't there. what was the reaction of him to being lauded as a family man, and did the jury react to the fact that his family wasn't -- did they seem to react? >> the jury has been listening all along. they react at certain points. in terms of his demeanor, leading up, we had a week of jury selection. and he was closing his eyes. we need to be very careful to say whether or not he was sleeping. >> meditating. doing zen. >> his eyes were shut tightly. today, he was pretty wide awake and very aware and very interested. he looked straightforward during the prosecution's open, but listened intently, and he's been listening to david pecker. looking at him. david pecker is actually looking at him too. david pecker is directing his comments to the jury, so donald trump's involved, but you know, he's also a little bit uninvolved and just sort of not caring much. this is going to go on for a
let's talk about donald trump's demeanor. i find it interesting that the defense opened by talking about him being a family man when his family wasn't there. what was the reaction of him to being lauded as a family man, and did the jury react to the fact that his family wasn't -- did they seem to react? >> the jury has been listening all along. they react at certain points. in terms of his demeanor, leading up, we had a week of jury selection. and he was closing his eyes. we need to be...
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from the donald trump side, the groups were asked on that site. if someone has committed perjury and transferred stories multiple times, would you be able to understand that that person is not credible? we are starting to see how different things will be framed. the other thing that came up that i was most surprised about on the questions to the jurors or respective jurors that became jurors on friday morning, was donald trump residence lawyers asked the jurors if they would have difficulty with the fact that mr. trump was unfaithful in his marriage and that caught me right away because donald trump so far has not admitted to this affair. and i was interested that they were bringing that up to the jurors and planting that idea right out the onset. i don't quite know the strategy. maybe they are trying to get them used to the idea. i don't know. i thought that was an interesting question. some of the issues that will come up and how everybody will deal with them. >> he also has not admitted that he lost the 2020 election. >> alicia, there is that.
from the donald trump side, the groups were asked on that site. if someone has committed perjury and transferred stories multiple times, would you be able to understand that that person is not credible? we are starting to see how different things will be framed. the other thing that came up that i was most surprised about on the questions to the jurors or respective jurors that became jurors on friday morning, was donald trump residence lawyers asked the jurors if they would have difficulty...
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donald trump's voice. so the prosecution has a lot of things on its side. >> anthony, stay with me for the next story. concerns another legal case against donald trump. newly unsealed transcripts reveal that a high level trump white house staffer warned him that he could be indicted if he didn't return the classified documents that he took with him when leaving office. yesterday nearly 400 pages of investigative documents were partially unsealed by judge aileen cannon. among them fbi interviews with someone known only as person 16 who, quote, had free access to trump and the oval office was and was regularly briefed on national security matters. this person told agents as president trump never issued a standing order to declassify all documents as he now claims to have done. and the first time person 16 even heard of such an order was in 2022 after the documents had already been seized from trump's florida home. person 16 also told the fbi that they met with trump multiple times after he left the white hou
donald trump's voice. so the prosecution has a lot of things on its side. >> anthony, stay with me for the next story. concerns another legal case against donald trump. newly unsealed transcripts reveal that a high level trump white house staffer warned him that he could be indicted if he didn't return the classified documents that he took with him when leaving office. yesterday nearly 400 pages of investigative documents were partially unsealed by judge aileen cannon. among them fbi...
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trump quiet. "if anyone should buy it, it should be donald trump and michael cohen." david pecker said that michael cohen was upset and responded that "the boss would be furious ." david pecker said today he believed trump or his company pay daniels until michael cohen told him in december of 2016 that he was the one who paid her. prosecutors are seeking to prove that mr. trump doctored internal business records to cover up that payment. david pecker testified that trump was aghast when he saw stormy daniels on 60 minutes. >> was it hush money? >> yes. >> david pecker said trump called him and said, we have an agreement with stormy daniels, that she can't mention my name. trump denied knowledge of the arrangement, the cross- examination, trump's lawyers challenged david credibility in business practices. at a campaign event, trump addressed the testimony of his longtime friend. >> david is a nice guy. >> what do we know about the payment to stormy daniels? >> reporter: david pecker testified about a payment his company did make to former playboy model, karen mcdougal,
trump quiet. "if anyone should buy it, it should be donald trump and michael cohen." david pecker said that michael cohen was upset and responded that "the boss would be furious ." david pecker said today he believed trump or his company pay daniels until michael cohen told him in december of 2016 that he was the one who paid her. prosecutors are seeking to prove that mr. trump doctored internal business records to cover up that payment. david pecker testified that trump was...
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who else does donald trump never criticize? judge aileen cannon because he thinks she is still going to give him a solid in the documents case in florida. with respect to david pecker it is either because sometime he thinks david is going to do him a solid in his testimony come tomorrow. i think that's unlikely because pecker is under a non-prosecute agreement. if he starts saying good stuff he could be prosecuted. or, pecker knows where even more of trump's bodies are buried so he's a threat. he doesn't want to antagonize pecker but he also hasn't said anything bad about hope, so i think maybe he's trying to see who his true enemies are and who still may hold out and do a little something for the donald. >> harry, my colleague, john allen, wrote an interesting piece today for he said trump's legal team is spending an enormous amount of time discussing that donald trump should not be referred to as mr. trump. he needs to be referred to as the president of the united states. they are spending a huge amount of time in court doing
who else does donald trump never criticize? judge aileen cannon because he thinks she is still going to give him a solid in the documents case in florida. with respect to david pecker it is either because sometime he thinks david is going to do him a solid in his testimony come tomorrow. i think that's unlikely because pecker is under a non-prosecute agreement. if he starts saying good stuff he could be prosecuted. or, pecker knows where even more of trump's bodies are buried so he's a threat....
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it wasn't a confession that she was biased against trump but defendant donald trump's project all along has been to distort the truth surrounding this trial to attack the process, to undermine the judicial system. in yet another last-ditch effort this afternoon, trumps lawyers tried to get an emergency stay from a new york state appeals court, arguing there was no possible way for trump to get a fair trial in manhattan. the response from the district attorney, alvin bragg's office was simple . with the last week has shown is that the jury selection has worked. "we have 18 ordinary new yorkers who are ready to serve. it would be unfair to them and the public for this trial to be delayed further." the appeals court judge agreed and rejected trump's request. right now, the good news is amidst all the intensity and the rock is, the judicial system so far has not meant to trumps attacks. despite what he says, the system is working for the former president, just like it would for any other american. at the end of today, a full jury in a 12 member jury with 6 alternates was seated. donald trum
it wasn't a confession that she was biased against trump but defendant donald trump's project all along has been to distort the truth surrounding this trial to attack the process, to undermine the judicial system. in yet another last-ditch effort this afternoon, trumps lawyers tried to get an emergency stay from a new york state appeals court, arguing there was no possible way for trump to get a fair trial in manhattan. the response from the district attorney, alvin bragg's office was simple ....
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. >>> mary trump gets tonight's last word. >>> tonight opening statements in donald trump's first criminal trial. what happened today in court and why prosecutors say he orchestrated a scheme to corrupt the 2016 election plus what is next for speaker johnson, now that the house has passed aid for ukraine. then we are days away from supreme court arguments on trump's immunity claim. retired military leaders are warning, this case is about national security. three of them are here at the 11th hour gets underway on this one-day night. here we go. good evening once again. we are now 197 days away from the election. but we are not talking about the election today, opening statements got underway in donald trump's first criminal trial. the former president was forced to sit in silence as lawyers from the manhattan district attorney's office alleged he and his allies were part of a conspiracy to influence the 2016 election. the goal, to bury negative stories about trump so voters would never see them. trump's lawyers told the jury he had no involvement in any coverups and there was nothing wrong
. >>> mary trump gets tonight's last word. >>> tonight opening statements in donald trump's first criminal trial. what happened today in court and why prosecutors say he orchestrated a scheme to corrupt the 2016 election plus what is next for speaker johnson, now that the house has passed aid for ukraine. then we are days away from supreme court arguments on trump's immunity claim. retired military leaders are warning, this case is about national security. three of them are...
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while they're not yet seeking an incarcerated penalty for donald trump they believe donald trump is aiming for just that. and for what it's worth, right wing media seems to be angling for that, too. >> i would force them to throw me in jail if i were donald trump. the mug shot backfired. the indictments have been backfired. being a martyr in jail for maybe what a day, 24 hours, i think that would be good. >> if they put him in jail for his first amendment right, he would be like nelson mandela. . >> right after the court was allowed to break and allowed to use his phone again donald trump posted this on truth social. highly conflicted to put it mildly. judge juan merchan has taken away my right to free speech. everyone is allowed to talk and lie about me but i'm not allowed to defend myself. this is kangaroo court and the judge should recuse himself. while attacking the judge does not run afoul of the gag order trump is clearly poking the bear and running right up to the line of what's allowed. there is the legal side of this gag order, and we're going to get some expert help unpacking tha
while they're not yet seeking an incarcerated penalty for donald trump they believe donald trump is aiming for just that. and for what it's worth, right wing media seems to be angling for that, too. >> i would force them to throw me in jail if i were donald trump. the mug shot backfired. the indictments have been backfired. being a martyr in jail for maybe what a day, 24 hours, i think that would be good. >> if they put him in jail for his first amendment right, he would be like...