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and so letitia james is saying wait a second here, normally you put up cash. and instead donald trump has put up assets that are favor. you may not even be capitalized properly. she's going with the court. she wants more information, and we'll see what happens. there's a woman named barbara jones, a former federal judge, she's the overseer of the company appointed by judge engoron, paid for by donald trump, and she gets access to a lot of this information. one way or another, we're going to find out more about mr. hanky and his company and where he's coming from. >> dave aronberg, we appreciate you coming up here this morning and laying it out for us. have a good weekend. >>> up next on "way too early," donald trump is set to host a golf tournament this weekend for the saudi backed liv circuit amid new questions surrounding the former president's business and political ties to the nation of saudi arabia. we'll get into that. >>> and then coming up on "morning joe," a tense phone call between president biden and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu ends wi
and so letitia james is saying wait a second here, normally you put up cash. and instead donald trump has put up assets that are favor. you may not even be capitalized properly. she's going with the court. she wants more information, and we'll see what happens. there's a woman named barbara jones, a former federal judge, she's the overseer of the company appointed by judge engoron, paid for by donald trump, and she gets access to a lot of this information. one way or another, we're going to...
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jean carroll, letitia james beat him and the civil fraud trial. alvin bragg beat him in the criminal conviction of the trump organization. the new york attorney general took down his fake university and his fake charity. so, monday, april 5th, 2024, will be the worst day of trump's public life because it is the first time he is personally being brought to judgment in a criminal court. >> barbara, i am taking my glasses off and having some lawyer talk. we are all former trial attorneys and prosecutors. let's talk inside baseball. we've all tried cases before and cases that i've had somewhat of a very public atmosphere or press cases, if you will. that's what we call them. donald trump has a ridiculous, almost super bowl public platform with respect to the amount the people he can reach and the narrative he can sell. if you are trying this case as the prosecutor, how do you keep the public environment, the circus-like atmosphere, from interfering with how you go about doing your work. >> it's an important point. i remember being a prosecutor and cas
jean carroll, letitia james beat him and the civil fraud trial. alvin bragg beat him in the criminal conviction of the trump organization. the new york attorney general took down his fake university and his fake charity. so, monday, april 5th, 2024, will be the worst day of trump's public life because it is the first time he is personally being brought to judgment in a criminal court. >> barbara, i am taking my glasses off and having some lawyer talk. we are all former trial attorneys and...
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the director of unwra sitting in letitia james , an american military hero, said we have lost more than 137 workers. what do we have to do in terms of conditioning aid? i signed a letter that was drafted by mr. mcgovern. i'm proud to have signed onto it to say we have to take a look at what military munitions are going to israel. after the use of 2000 pound dominant bombs in gaza, so imprecise, the ability to take out whole buildings is unacceptable. 33,000 people are dead. it is estimated that one half of those are children israel has not told us a number in that that is actually hamas. we've got a tremendous number of civilian deaths. we have the responsibility and the right, frankly, as congress as this administration under the memorandum of security number 20, dated february the eighth, we have the responsibility of oversight and conditioning aid for military use is not discriminate. >> congresswoman, i've been calling the deadly airstrike on world central kitchen a turning point in the u.s. israel relationship and in the relationship between president biden and prime minister benja
the director of unwra sitting in letitia james , an american military hero, said we have lost more than 137 workers. what do we have to do in terms of conditioning aid? i signed a letter that was drafted by mr. mcgovern. i'm proud to have signed onto it to say we have to take a look at what military munitions are going to israel. after the use of 2000 pound dominant bombs in gaza, so imprecise, the ability to take out whole buildings is unacceptable. 33,000 people are dead. it is estimated that...
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>> the point was to buy time and get letitia james off his back but what we see now as they go through the contract -- >> as fraudulent contract from a sketchy bond guy for a case that was all about fraud? >> the irony, right? now donald trump is put letitia james in a precarious position because she has to make the decision as to whether she wants to undergo a bond source hearing. but that typically means is they will go into detail and examine the legitimacy of the course being provided to establish this bond. if that is done, it is not going to help the ag's office from a time perspective because it's just going to delay that further and further down the road, and it will allow him to do what he wants to do. if she does not make that move then donald trump sits with this fraudulent contract and allows that to cover the $175 million necessary to sustain the bond, so he is essentially playing checkers again while other people are trying to just get an honest answer and hold him accountable. >> my goodness. all right, so the guy in l.a. is a subprime auto lender. that's how he got rich
>> the point was to buy time and get letitia james off his back but what we see now as they go through the contract -- >> as fraudulent contract from a sketchy bond guy for a case that was all about fraud? >> the irony, right? now donald trump is put letitia james in a precarious position because she has to make the decision as to whether she wants to undergo a bond source hearing. but that typically means is they will go into detail and examine the legitimacy of the course...
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james and judge engoron. tyler vogel threatened them with death and physical harm. former capitol police officer harry dunn joins us at the table. good to see you. this is the world donald trump is right. i do not understand, i fundamentally do not understand why the american people do not respond better in moments like this. instead of leaning into or outright ignoring a lot of this hot rhetoric that donald trump is spewing that is resulting in death threats. you know firsthand having lived through january 6th what that is like. how come from that time to this time, it hasn't gotten better, it's gotten worse? >> it is scary. try to figure out the logic behind it too. a lot of times donald trump thinks his words are just words. you know, the whole when he talked about, when he linked it to the auto industry and is comments there. >> the bloodbath >> he knows what he's doing. majority of people sit there and say that is wrong but he knows there's these few that will do, like you just said, death threats to let
james and judge engoron. tyler vogel threatened them with death and physical harm. former capitol police officer harry dunn joins us at the table. good to see you. this is the world donald trump is right. i do not understand, i fundamentally do not understand why the american people do not respond better in moments like this. instead of leaning into or outright ignoring a lot of this hot rhetoric that donald trump is spewing that is resulting in death threats. you know firsthand having lived...
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so if all of this plays out and letitia james is successful, who covers the difference? >> trump has to cover the difference in how he does that, remains a mystery, in part because it's not securitized for the rest as chuck just pointed out. if and when james wins on appeal to the full satisfaction of that $454 million -- and by the way, that will grow by the day with postjudgment interest, she will have to figure out where donald trump's assets are, which of them she can most quickly seize or enforce upon. many of them are already pledged to other lenders. we know that access bank in which don hankey is the largest shareholder has $225 million of outstanding loads to donald trump. >> and there it is. >> and that bank has problems. chuck rosenberg and lisa rubin, thanks for unpacking all of that. >>> the rock said he won't endorse a presidential candidate in 2024 and he's blaming cancel culture. that's the sentence, i think i would be hearing or saying that. but we will talk about it, next, on the weekend. the wd ♪♪ [stomach noises] gas... or abdominal discomfort...
so if all of this plays out and letitia james is successful, who covers the difference? >> trump has to cover the difference in how he does that, remains a mystery, in part because it's not securitized for the rest as chuck just pointed out. if and when james wins on appeal to the full satisfaction of that $454 million -- and by the way, that will grow by the day with postjudgment interest, she will have to figure out where donald trump's assets are, which of them she can most quickly...
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. >>> still ahead, more legal trouble for donald trump as no, attorney general letitia james asks the judge to void the president's $175 million bond in the civil fraud trial. we'll take a look at why next on "way too early." look at why nen "way too early." help make trading feel effortless. and its customizable scans with social sentiment help you find and unlock opportunities in the market. e*trade from morgan stanley oh, yeah, man. help you find and unlock opportunities in the market. take it from your inner child. what you really need in life is some freakin' torque. what? the dodge hornet r/t... the totally torqued-out crossover. hey! asthma's got you going through it? grab nucala for fewer asthma attacks. nucala is a once-monthly add-on injection for severe eosinophilic asthma. not for sudden breathing problems. allergic reactions can occur. get help right away for swelling of face, mouth, tongue, or trouble breathing. infections that can cause shingles have occurred. don't stop steroids unless told by your doctor. tell your doctor if you have a parasitic infection. may cause h
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police say the man threatened to kill both the judge and new york attorney general letitia james. we are getting brand new details about the suspect and how he tracked the judge and the attorney general down. nbc's tom winter is following the case for us. what more do you have for us? >> this individual, tyler vogel is in police custody. we got to go back to sunday, march 24th, 10:30 p.m. he paid for an online background check service to find the numbers belonging to the judge arthur engoron and the new york attorney general letitia james to be able to send them allegedly these threatening messages and that according to a press release and to a number of people that have direct knowledge of this case that we have been speaking with, basically here charged two counts, felony counts of terroristic threats, two counts of aggravated harassment. if he's convicted of one of the felony counts, he faces up to seven years in prison, and it's all as you alluded to, this civil case, and obviously what could happen with trump's bond, and whether or not if he wasn't able to, now we know that h
police say the man threatened to kill both the judge and new york attorney general letitia james. we are getting brand new details about the suspect and how he tracked the judge and the attorney general down. nbc's tom winter is following the case for us. what more do you have for us? >> this individual, tyler vogel is in police custody. we got to go back to sunday, march 24th, 10:30 p.m. he paid for an online background check service to find the numbers belonging to the judge arthur...
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this includes not just jack smith, alvin bragg, but of course new york attorney general letitia james. the thing that takes this to the next step beyond just trump raging about it on his social media platform or at campaign rallies and into something they actually want to do if he gets reelected is that attorneys who are very close to him have been briefing him on ideas that they have been cooking up in the maga legal brain trust. this is something trump is very much aware of, exploiting very specific parts of the u.s. federal criminal code to go after letitia james if the department of justice is truly maga-fied ever again. this includes 18 u.s. code 595, which is specifically about public officials, whether local, federal or state, using their powers or abusing their powers to interfere with an election of a u.s. president, vice president or other candidates or federal candidates. now, someone like yourself may think reading that makes you think, okay, that is more suited for stepping in to keep, say, a segregationist governor in the south from interfering with the election of an am
this includes not just jack smith, alvin bragg, but of course new york attorney general letitia james. the thing that takes this to the next step beyond just trump raging about it on his social media platform or at campaign rallies and into something they actually want to do if he gets reelected is that attorneys who are very close to him have been briefing him on ideas that they have been cooking up in the maga legal brain trust. this is something trump is very much aware of, exploiting very...
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on friday, new york attorney general letitia james asked them to void a bond. james is asking the company that issued the $175 million bond, if they have the funds to back it up. lisa, what is she doing here, and is it possible the bond could be voided? and if it is voided, what happens? >> if it's voided, what happens? the current bond would stay in place until donald trump posts new security either by posting $175 million and putting it in escrow with the court himself or finding another bond company. one of the things that tisch james has said here is that donald trump's folks have hid the ball, that they did have an offer from don hinky who is the insurer here to cover all the bond, the $454 million, plus that they never told the court that. instead what we told the court was, we had 30 different bond companies we went out to, and none of them would cover the entirety of it. so let's start with today what judge angoran has to decide, is that sufficient? the a.g. is saying no, it's not for a few reasons. one, this isn't a company that's licensed to do busine
on friday, new york attorney general letitia james asked them to void a bond. james is asking the company that issued the $175 million bond, if they have the funds to back it up. lisa, what is she doing here, and is it possible the bond could be voided? and if it is voided, what happens? >> if it's voided, what happens? the current bond would stay in place until donald trump posts new security either by posting $175 million and putting it in escrow with the court himself or finding...
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letitia james questions the bond. give us both of the rundowns on that. >> judge mcafee is positioning himself as anti-cannon. he is a member of the federalist society. he was selected for his role by georgia's governor. he is moving through pre-trial motions thoroughly. at the very end of his order, he is saying, trump, you can raise this issue again if after the presentation of evidence you have some basis to say that as applied this was, in fact, interfering with your free speech right. for now, i'm not going to dismiss the indictment based on this. leaving the door open, he did so in a more even-handed, judiciallyjudicial lytemperate way. i need more information. tell me how he collateralized this bond. >> what he put. what did he put up? you are great. thank you very much. >> thank you for having me. >>> coming up, donald trump has been running on free the january 6th hostages. we figured, we would remind what they are convicted of doing. we will be right back. when i was diagnosed with h-i-v, i didn't know who i
letitia james questions the bond. give us both of the rundowns on that. >> judge mcafee is positioning himself as anti-cannon. he is a member of the federalist society. he was selected for his role by georgia's governor. he is moving through pre-trial motions thoroughly. at the very end of his order, he is saying, trump, you can raise this issue again if after the presentation of evidence you have some basis to say that as applied this was, in fact, interfering with your free speech...
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new york state attorney general letitia james is asking the courts to avoid that because co her office is the insurance company, the former president used is "not authorized to write business in new york." >>> meanwhile, trumps criminal trial will take up the issue of whether he should be held in ul contempt for multiple violations of his big gag order. prosecutors raised the issue bi last week and a hearing will be held on tuesday to address it. the number one thing of the former president mine right now is the case that is scheduled for thursday. on april 25th, the last day of the hearings in the supreme court's current term, the justices will hear oral arguments on the question of presidential immunity. trump claims he should be granted absolute immunity. the supreme court cases weighing on his mind right now. he's posted about it more than a dozen times over the past couple days on a social media site truth social and it is clear why. it is a wild gamble that has high stakes and high reward. a case that has fewer precedents but if the justices side with him, it could affect one or
new york state attorney general letitia james is asking the courts to avoid that because co her office is the insurance company, the former president used is "not authorized to write business in new york." >>> meanwhile, trumps criminal trial will take up the issue of whether he should be held in ul contempt for multiple violations of his big gag order. prosecutors raised the issue bi last week and a hearing will be held on tuesday to address it. the number one thing of the...
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james and at some point is he a danger to people? >> there is another theme which is every legitimate process which he has been accountable for or anything he doesn't like he has made to seem illegitimate court try to paint it is a legitimate and the way you do that is to say he is being unfairly targeted and this is what happened in the iowa caucuses in the 2016 election and this is what happened on january 6 and the 2020 election and we have seen it in every institution and journalism is biased and anything that has come out that has been unfavorable to him. i think this is the latest strand of that we see as part of a pattern and i will give you some footnotes here while we are talking. james michael curley in 1946, mayor of boston, ran for reelection while indicted and actually won, served part of a prison term while in office and appointed another person is a caretaker and came out resumed the mayor ship and in 1912 eugene debs ran for president while behind bars and received almost 1 million votes which was the highest of any s
james and at some point is he a danger to people? >> there is another theme which is every legitimate process which he has been accountable for or anything he doesn't like he has made to seem illegitimate court try to paint it is a legitimate and the way you do that is to say he is being unfairly targeted and this is what happened in the iowa caucuses in the 2016 election and this is what happened on january 6 and the 2020 election and we have seen it in every institution and journalism...
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james and judge arcter engoron. a.d. james is leading the civil prosecution against trump for financial fraud, and judge engoron oversaw that case. the man allegedly sent the messages like "mark my words i will kill you if you even dare to permanently steal trump's assets or his property." that kind of threat to a prosecutor and a judge overseeing a case involving a former president of the united o states, that should be front page news, but it is not anymore because the idea that trump's followers would threaten the people he labels as enemies has become totally normalized. this week the judge in trump's new york hush money case, judge juan merchan extended a gag order because trump was singling out and lying about merchan's daughter. somehow trump still had the gall to post this a few hours ago today. trump called special counsel jack smith alderanged and said that he should bean sanked or censured for the way he is attacking judge aileen cannon. what trump is referencing here is the fact jack smith disagreed with
james and judge arcter engoron. a.d. james is leading the civil prosecution against trump for financial fraud, and judge engoron oversaw that case. the man allegedly sent the messages like "mark my words i will kill you if you even dare to permanently steal trump's assets or his property." that kind of threat to a prosecutor and a judge overseeing a case involving a former president of the united o states, that should be front page news, but it is not anymore because the idea that...
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james. ag james is leading the civil trial against trump. the man sent messages saying mark my words i will kill you if you dare to permanently steal trump's assets or property. naloxone kind of threat to a prosecutor or a judge overseeing a case involving a former president of the united states, that should be front page news. but it is not anymore. because the idea the trump's followers would threaten the people he liables as enemies has become totally normalized. the judge in trump's hush money case expanded a gag order against trump because he was singling out and lying about his daughter. but somehow, despite literally being reprimanded in court just days ago in court, trump had the gal to post this a few hour ago today. trump called special council jack smith deranged and said that he should be sanctioned or censured for the way he is attacking judge aileen cannon. well, trump is referencing here the fact that jack smith disagreed with judge cannon in a legal filing. that is it. that i
james. ag james is leading the civil trial against trump. the man sent messages saying mark my words i will kill you if you dare to permanently steal trump's assets or property. naloxone kind of threat to a prosecutor or a judge overseeing a case involving a former president of the united states, that should be front page news. but it is not anymore. because the idea the trump's followers would threaten the people he liables as enemies has become totally normalized. the judge in trump's hush...
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you have seen prosecutors, like letitia james, like fani willis who say you can try to humiliate me, do whatever you want. i'm not giving up. judge merchan who said you're attacking my daughter. you're not going to do that. i'm going to stand up to those who say it would be a bad look to expand this order, talking about my family. you're starting to see people will stand up to him, not just jack smith. that seems to me to be good news. >> yeah. i think there are a few. unfortunately, there are way too many that are in office right now that are part of this chapter in history that will be written that the republican party failed to stand up to a bully that wanted to destroy not just many institutions but the most important institution, which is the rule of law in this country. you know, i remember, joy, you may remember your first year of law school, but i remember my first year of law school and i remember -- >> i didn't go. this is law school. >> i thought you did. >> my law school is "the reidout." i just hang out with a lot of lawyers. >> i know you went to some fancy school. can
you have seen prosecutors, like letitia james, like fani willis who say you can try to humiliate me, do whatever you want. i'm not giving up. judge merchan who said you're attacking my daughter. you're not going to do that. i'm going to stand up to those who say it would be a bad look to expand this order, talking about my family. you're starting to see people will stand up to him, not just jack smith. that seems to me to be good news. >> yeah. i think there are a few. unfortunately,...
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new york's attorney general letitia james is asking the judge to reject the bond, raising questions about the company behind it. then on tuesday, a gag order hearing in the hush money case, where prosecutors are claiming trump is in violation, and was already on notice that violating the gag order could result in imprisonment. walk me through what we can expect next week. >> we are going to be busy. as far as the bond goes, basically the attorney general saying that the bond that was posted, it is not reliable enough. it might not be a legitimate company or whatever the case may be. when you lose in civil court, you have to post a bond through the privilege of appealing, because what could happen is you could spend all that money on appeal and not give it to the person, the plaintiff. >> so the legitimacy of the company is important to who put up the bond? >> absolutely. if i posted a bond and said it was just from bank of bank and made up a name, that is something that should be a concern. going to the gag order violation, i think they made a good choice and i don't know why he put it of
new york's attorney general letitia james is asking the judge to reject the bond, raising questions about the company behind it. then on tuesday, a gag order hearing in the hush money case, where prosecutors are claiming trump is in violation, and was already on notice that violating the gag order could result in imprisonment. walk me through what we can expect next week. >> we are going to be busy. as far as the bond goes, basically the attorney general saying that the bond that was...
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james' fraud case. a judge found that trump and top executives at the trump organization intentionally engaged in a scheme to improperly inflate his assets in financial statements. that enabled him to claim favorable loan and insurance rates that he really was not entitled to. >>> we turn now to these developments out of the middle east, where the world central kitchen aid organization says seven of its workers were killed yesterday in an idf air strike in gaza. according to a statement the charity says a convoy carrying workers was struck leaving a warehouse where aid was being dropped off. among those killed an american who possessed dual citizenship with canada. the organization says it is immediately pausing its operations in the region. the idf said it was conducting a thorough review of the incident. world kitchen run by celebrity chef jose andres. a true, true tragedy in gaza. meanwhile, also yesterday the associated pres reports iranian officials claim two generals and five officers were killed
james' fraud case. a judge found that trump and top executives at the trump organization intentionally engaged in a scheme to improperly inflate his assets in financial statements. that enabled him to claim favorable loan and insurance rates that he really was not entitled to. >>> we turn now to these developments out of the middle east, where the world central kitchen aid organization says seven of its workers were killed yesterday in an idf air strike in gaza. according to a...
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in another post, he attacked judge arthur engoron, and letitia james over the new york civil fraud case. he finally seems to remember the holiday be evening time with an all caps easter message screaming accusations of election interference. attacking special counsel jack smith, fulton county d.a. fani willis, and manhattan d.a. alvin bragg. he did manage to get in a happy easter before going off the rails. but it is fitting that trump would make the easter holiday all about him. he has perverted his own persecution complex over, well, everything. into a full-blown messiah narrative where he himself is jesus. one post linked to a washington examiner op-ed titled the crucifixion of donald trump. another was a link to the right-wing conspiracy site gateway pundit that proclaimed him the chosen one, sent and blessed by god. now, we all know donald trump has probably never so much as cracked a bible to know anything about the real jesus whose sermon on the mount advocated tenets like turning the other cheek and loving one's enemies because trump is the kind of messiah who gets his followers
in another post, he attacked judge arthur engoron, and letitia james over the new york civil fraud case. he finally seems to remember the holiday be evening time with an all caps easter message screaming accusations of election interference. attacking special counsel jack smith, fulton county d.a. fani willis, and manhattan d.a. alvin bragg. he did manage to get in a happy easter before going off the rails. but it is fitting that trump would make the easter holiday all about him. he has...
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james and the judge overseeing the case. it comes just after judge merchan expanded trump's gag order after he attacked the judge's daughter. what is the real life impact on these judges and lawyers in these cases? >> so this is one of the most upsetting developments in the course of these cases are the threats to judges and court personnel who are presiding over the cases, family members of those judges. it is extraordinary that people who are just doing their duty either as judges or civil servants working for the court or simply family members of those individuals are being threatened for doing their job. i can't recall anything like this in terms of the history of the courts of having this level of threat. there have certainly been instances in the past where judges, their family members have been injured or threatened. but it is reaching a level of frequency and intensity that should be gravely concerning to everybody. >> yeah, i mean, i think back on the judge that -- her son was shot and killed at home, so many threat
james and the judge overseeing the case. it comes just after judge merchan expanded trump's gag order after he attacked the judge's daughter. what is the real life impact on these judges and lawyers in these cases? >> so this is one of the most upsetting developments in the course of these cases are the threats to judges and court personnel who are presiding over the cases, family members of those judges. it is extraordinary that people who are just doing their duty either as judges or...
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the new york attorney general letitia james wants to know what he used as collateral. and then there is the showdown between special counsel jack smith and trump's florida judge. while judge aileen cannon didn't throw out the charges this week, smith says she is giving trump an unfair advantage in trial. in a fiery filing, he accused her. smith warned that cannon is operating on a quote fundamentally flawed legal premise and threatened to appeal to a higher court to have her removed from the case. it would appear the special council is making we say don't make me put my baby down. joining us now, barbara mcquaid. cohost of the hash tag sisters in law podcast and author of the book attack from win. thank you for being here. how would the special council actually get cannon removed from trump's case? >> i think we are a few phases away from that actually happening but they are in this little showdown about whether donald trump could raise this defense of the presidential records act which is absolute legal nonsense. it is not a defense here whatsoever and i think what ja
the new york attorney general letitia james wants to know what he used as collateral. and then there is the showdown between special counsel jack smith and trump's florida judge. while judge aileen cannon didn't throw out the charges this week, smith says she is giving trump an unfair advantage in trial. in a fiery filing, he accused her. smith warned that cannon is operating on a quote fundamentally flawed legal premise and threatened to appeal to a higher court to have her removed from the...
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new york attorney general letitia james is asking for more information about the entity that backed the bond, knight specialty insurance company, and whether it would be able to actually pay up. a new york judge will hold a hearing on the matter april 22nd. there are other questions here as well. join me now is a legal affairs columnist for political and former federal prosecutor. what are then new york ag's concerns here? is it possible they could reject the bond altogether? >> it is possible. essentially the bond company did not post the typical paperwork you would expect a bond company to post. potentially equivalent of a certificate that shows they are able to handle these sorts of bonds in the state of new york. and other sorts of paperwork that usually is filed with the bonds. the ag is understandably concerned about that. obviously, you could have some companies say they have the money, but not have it really a lot is riding on that from the perspective of the state of new york. the judge will get to the bottom of it. if it is just an oversight, so be it. if it is not, there will
new york attorney general letitia james is asking for more information about the entity that backed the bond, knight specialty insurance company, and whether it would be able to actually pay up. a new york judge will hold a hearing on the matter april 22nd. there are other questions here as well. join me now is a legal affairs columnist for political and former federal prosecutor. what are then new york ag's concerns here? is it possible they could reject the bond altogether? >> it is...
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attorney general letitia james is asking for information to clarify if defendants and their counsel facilitated that perjury by withholding of incriminating documents. and, in an appeals court today in new york, donald trump's latest attempt to delay the start of his first criminal trial was denied. jury selection remains scheduled for monday, morning in manhattan. joining us now is adam klasfeld, who was in the courtroom today, and who will be in the courtroom every day for us at the trump trial, beginning next week. he's a fellow at the justice security and harry littman is with us, former deputy assistant attorney general, the senior legal affairs columnist for the los angeles times. adam, you're in the room with defendant weisselberg, you've been in the room before, but there's nothing quite like seeing someone walk into a courtroom, a free man, a free citizen, and then handcuffed and dragged off to rikers island. what was that moment like? >> allen weisselberg was certainly dressed for the occasion, by which i mean he arrived knowing the sentence was baked in, it was going to be a five mon
attorney general letitia james is asking for information to clarify if defendants and their counsel facilitated that perjury by withholding of incriminating documents. and, in an appeals court today in new york, donald trump's latest attempt to delay the start of his first criminal trial was denied. jury selection remains scheduled for monday, morning in manhattan. joining us now is adam klasfeld, who was in the courtroom today, and who will be in the courtroom every day for us at the trump...
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james now wants trump's court appointed monitor in the civil fraud case to look more deeply into some of the circumstances surrounding weisselberg's plea. what could that mean? >> i think what tish james is really trying to understand is whether or not that some of those documents that made it clear that allen weisselberg had perjured himself at her trial, those were apparently documents that were not in the possession of the new york a.g. and documents that she had requested. so she wants to see what those documents are. she wants to understand the circumstances as to why they were not turned over to her and who was involved in that decision-making to see if there are any consequences that she could bring in connection with the civil fraud case. >> so lisa, all of that, it's against that backdrop that on monday there is still a schedule for jury selection to begin in the hush money trial. there was also a new filing in that case today, what was that about? >> we still don't know. what it appears to be is a new lawsuit against judge juan merchan, other outlets are reporting that it ha
james now wants trump's court appointed monitor in the civil fraud case to look more deeply into some of the circumstances surrounding weisselberg's plea. what could that mean? >> i think what tish james is really trying to understand is whether or not that some of those documents that made it clear that allen weisselberg had perjured himself at her trial, those were apparently documents that were not in the possession of the new york a.g. and documents that she had requested. so she...
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james, could take possession of some of his multimillion dollar properties, which spans several states. just in the nick of time though, donald trump found a billionaire benefactor to come to his rescue. this is don hankey,-year-old california businessman with more than $7 billion. hankey owns an auto services empire that includes a real estate firm, auto insurance company and a rental car company, but his real claim to fame and fortune is as the king of subprime car loans. >> we had cases, where people would come into our lots, buy a used car or new car, and they would have poor credit, but they had a good down payment, so we decided to carry it on paper, so, buy here pay here is what it is call. so, if someone had $3000, and we had a car that maybe were in 4000 we would get $3000 down from them, sell the car for 6000 and then we would collect there receivable. >> yeah, that is nice work if you can get it. to be clear, these loans are for people with low credit scores who desperately need a car for their lives to get work, they don't have quite enough cash up front, so, what they do i
james, could take possession of some of his multimillion dollar properties, which spans several states. just in the nick of time though, donald trump found a billionaire benefactor to come to his rescue. this is don hankey,-year-old california businessman with more than $7 billion. hankey owns an auto services empire that includes a real estate firm, auto insurance company and a rental car company, but his real claim to fame and fortune is as the king of subprime car loans. >> we had...
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james and the ag's office. the fact that his words has the type of power that they do make a different argument as opposed to saying this is purely political speech. not just that, there's also an important president that's set in d.c. with the fact that there's already a gag order there. the fact that that has been in place and donald trump has continued to push the limits and the boundaries and try to put pressure if you will does not bode well with anyone buying his political speech argument because of the fact that every time he's been given a certain amount of leeway, he's gone past it. to a problematic degree. >> i would say jack smith has made it a point in several of his comments where he said we recognize he has first amendment rights and we let him speak, but this crosses the line in the way he's spoken about these issues. thank you to the both of you, greatly appreciate it as always. next up, trump says he is all about law and order, why does he see the january 6th rioters as hostages? as hostages? s
james and the ag's office. the fact that his words has the type of power that they do make a different argument as opposed to saying this is purely political speech. not just that, there's also an important president that's set in d.c. with the fact that there's already a gag order there. the fact that that has been in place and donald trump has continued to push the limits and the boundaries and try to put pressure if you will does not bode well with anyone buying his political speech argument...
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james, and judge arthur and gore on. ag james is leaving this a against trump in new york for financial fraud, and the judge oversaw that case. the man allegedly sent the messages like mark my words, i will kill you if you dare to permanently steal trumps assets or his property. that kind of threat to a prosecutor and the judge overseeing a case involving a former president of the united states, that should be front page news. but it is not, anymore, because the idea that trumps followers would threaten the people he labels as enemies has become totally normalized. this week, the judge in new york's trump husband a case expanded a gag order against trump because trump was singling out and lying about his daughter. but, somehow, despite literally being reprimanded in court just days ago for his threats, somehow trump still have the gall to post this a few hours ago today. trump called special counsel jack smith arranged and said that he should be sanctioned or censured for the way he is attacking judge aileen canon. trump
james, and judge arthur and gore on. ag james is leaving this a against trump in new york for financial fraud, and the judge oversaw that case. the man allegedly sent the messages like mark my words, i will kill you if you dare to permanently steal trumps assets or his property. that kind of threat to a prosecutor and the judge overseeing a case involving a former president of the united states, that should be front page news. but it is not, anymore, because the idea that trumps followers would...
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james, the new york attorney general, the other who presided over the civil fraud trial. the consequences of donald trump's threats are real. they are vivid, they are things like this man in lancaster pennsylvania now being held in custody for these kinds of threats. there are consequences when donald trump does these things, and the more that his lawyers and he say, this is all point of pointing out that he's a biased actor, here. we have evidence to the contrary. it exists tonight. >> mark, let's talk about d.a. alvin bragg. he called out donald trump, trump is requesting a delay because of all the publicity around it. here's the thing, alvin bragg is not wrong. there's all this publicity because donald trump has created all of this publicity, donald trump has made it this giant ridiculous show. is there any possibility that trump will be successful in getting the delay he wants? >> i'd be totally shocked. not only is he creating this, but the fact of this ridiculous notion is adding to the absurdity of the whole thing. i think bragg called it out for what it is, which
james, the new york attorney general, the other who presided over the civil fraud trial. the consequences of donald trump's threats are real. they are vivid, they are things like this man in lancaster pennsylvania now being held in custody for these kinds of threats. there are consequences when donald trump does these things, and the more that his lawyers and he say, this is all point of pointing out that he's a biased actor, here. we have evidence to the contrary. it exists tonight. >>...
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literally, thank goodness that letitia james called him on his bs. the $175 million, everybody was like, at least he came up with it, after they reduced it, and he comes forward with some guy who says he's going to give him a bond. no, he didn't. the little insurance company that rescued him by providing a last-minute $175 million bank fraud bond isn't just unlysined in new york, it hasn't been vetted by a voluntary state entity that would verify it met the minimum standards to prove financial security. more troubling, the legal document from knight insurance company doesn't promise it will pay the money if the former president loses his $464 million bank fraud case on appeal. it says trump will pay, negating the whole point of an insurance company guarantee. even the bond post, catherine, was a fraud. >> yes. i mean, as you said, even the fact that it was not licensed in new york, you can maybe forgive, but all of the other reasons you just gave makes it a useless bond because the whole point is that if donald trump loses his appeal, the attorney ge
literally, thank goodness that letitia james called him on his bs. the $175 million, everybody was like, at least he came up with it, after they reduced it, and he comes forward with some guy who says he's going to give him a bond. no, he didn't. the little insurance company that rescued him by providing a last-minute $175 million bank fraud bond isn't just unlysined in new york, it hasn't been vetted by a voluntary state entity that would verify it met the minimum standards to prove financial...
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james could take possession of some of his multimillion dollar properties, which span several states. just in the nick of time he found a billionaire benefactor to come to his rescue. this is don hankey an 80-year- old california businessman worth more than $7 billion. he owns an auto services empire that includes a real estate firm, auto insurance company and a rental car company, but his real claim to fame and fortune is as the king of subprime car loans. >> we had cases where people would come in to buy a used car or new car and they have poor credit but they had a good down payment. we decided to carry our own paper. buy here, pay here. somebody had $3000 and we had a car that maybe we were in 4000, we get $3000 down, sell the car for 6000, and then collect their receivable. >> that's nice of work you if you can get it. these kinds of loans are two people who desperately need a car to get to work, but they don't have quite enough cash up- front, so what they do is they end up paying you serious interest rates like you heard, very high fees, and not surprisingly, that turns out to
james could take possession of some of his multimillion dollar properties, which span several states. just in the nick of time he found a billionaire benefactor to come to his rescue. this is don hankey an 80-year- old california businessman worth more than $7 billion. he owns an auto services empire that includes a real estate firm, auto insurance company and a rental car company, but his real claim to fame and fortune is as the king of subprime car loans. >> we had cases where people...
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attorney general letitia james is demanding more information to prove to the court that the bond issuer, light specialty insurance company, which is not licensed in new york is qualified to pay the bond if trumpet loses on appeal. the wall street journal reports if trumpet does not meet the monday deadline to provide detailed information about the bond, the attorney general could begin enforcing the broad judgment. the judge will hold a hearing on this issue next week. the new york times is reporting today that shares of donald trump social media company plundered on monday after the company filed to register the potential sale of tens of millions of additional shares. investors reacted to the notion that if a flood of new shares were to hit the market, they could depress the company's stock price. turning to our discussion is tim o'brien for bloomberg opinion and author of the book trump nation. he is an msnbc political analyst. andrew is back with us. this filing, which we have not seen yet that should be coming by midnight from trump's attorneys needs to explain whether that one $75
attorney general letitia james is demanding more information to prove to the court that the bond issuer, light specialty insurance company, which is not licensed in new york is qualified to pay the bond if trumpet loses on appeal. the wall street journal reports if trumpet does not meet the monday deadline to provide detailed information about the bond, the attorney general could begin enforcing the broad judgment. the judge will hold a hearing on this issue next week. the new york times is...
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it is not just jack smith but of course new york attorney general letitia james. the thing that takes this to the next step about trump on his social media platform and campaign rallies into something they want to do if he is reelected did is attorneys who are close to him have been briefing him on ideas they have been cooking up in the maga legal brain trust . this is something trump is aware of and he is being kept abreast of. exploring specific parts of the u.s. federal credit code to go after that she should dreams if the department of justice is ever truly modified again. it includes, if i am remembering correctly, 18 u.s. code 555 which is public officials whether local, public or state using or abusing their powers to interfere with the election of a president, vice president or other federal candidates. reading that, you may think that is more suited to the federal government stepping in to keep a segregationist governor in the south in the 1950s or 1960s from interfering with the election of an american president and i think that would be reasonable to as
it is not just jack smith but of course new york attorney general letitia james. the thing that takes this to the next step about trump on his social media platform and campaign rallies into something they want to do if he is reelected did is attorneys who are close to him have been briefing him on ideas they have been cooking up in the maga legal brain trust . this is something trump is aware of and he is being kept abreast of. exploring specific parts of the u.s. federal credit code to go...
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jean carol case and the james case and the letitia james case and it is basically sexual assault, defamation and that is for starters. there are things that are less well-known. there are findings for instance by a judge in florida that he got litigation in bad faith and was fined almost a million dollars. there is the tax fraud case that this judge knows very well because he was the judge who over saw that case. and i don't think all of it will come in. and just be clear, this is material that the d.a. is saying should come in in its case in chief and alternatively if we were to testify to cross-examine him, in many ways this is the least of it. these are just the court findings. imagine the issue for cross-examination, nicolle, you've been covering him for so many years, if you have the opportunity to ask him about all of his lies, you would be sitting there going how do i do triage to figure out which are best ones. because all of that is material that could come in. >> let me ask you. is michael cohen sentencing memo where he is described as individual one and where the facts weren't in
jean carol case and the james case and the letitia james case and it is basically sexual assault, defamation and that is for starters. there are things that are less well-known. there are findings for instance by a judge in florida that he got litigation in bad faith and was fined almost a million dollars. there is the tax fraud case that this judge knows very well because he was the judge who over saw that case. and i don't think all of it will come in. and just be clear, this is material that...
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letitia james filed that $175 million bond that trump put into place should not stand because she argued that the company that was holding the bond didn't necessarily have the funds to back it up. the hearing was taking place today. in fact, the judge has just ruled that the bond does, in fact, stand. just to remind tokes, this bond was reduced from over $455 million down $175 million in late march. one other thing i want to mention, guys is we did hear from judge merchan is that the trump civil fraud judgment will be readmitted as evidence, by the prosecution if the former president decides to testify, makes the decision to testify between himself and his attorneys. >> thanks, and let's stay close because right now and i'm thinking, caroline, it's really interesting that now the defense is going in and honing in on michael cohen telling the jury that he pled guilty to lying under oath. why would the prosecution object to so many of these cases when they're talking about people who the prosecution already recognized were problematic witnesses. why object to this restatement of facts? >>
letitia james filed that $175 million bond that trump put into place should not stand because she argued that the company that was holding the bond didn't necessarily have the funds to back it up. the hearing was taking place today. in fact, the judge has just ruled that the bond does, in fact, stand. just to remind tokes, this bond was reduced from over $455 million down $175 million in late march. one other thing i want to mention, guys is we did hear from judge merchan is that the trump...
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he's a democrat, you know, letitia james ran on it, and the democrats are doing this in this court, that court, this court, and arnold schwarzenegger had bad stories, the "national enquirer" paid for those, tiger woods they mentioned as well. can that help him help donald trump in a jury? assuming maybe baseline assuming that the jury has heard the basic allegation, the basic complaint from trump that this is all a political witch hunt? >> i think at the end of the day, it's not going to help. i think that the jury -- juries take their instructions very seriously, and the jury will be instructed here to decide guilt or acquittal based on were the records falsified and why were they falsified and the jury is now hearing testimony, the beginning of that story of the why, why were these records falsified and next they're going to hear how they were falsified and whether donald trump knew about it, and the jury will go off to deliberate and decide based on only that and the instructions. whether the d.a.'s office or pee deliberations. >> standard practice. this is how it works. >> they only
he's a democrat, you know, letitia james ran on it, and the democrats are doing this in this court, that court, this court, and arnold schwarzenegger had bad stories, the "national enquirer" paid for those, tiger woods they mentioned as well. can that help him help donald trump in a jury? assuming maybe baseline assuming that the jury has heard the basic allegation, the basic complaint from trump that this is all a political witch hunt? >> i think at the end of the day, it's not...
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james and others, i could end up owning some of this real estate myself. i'd rather own to outright than see him sell it as a fire sale given my status as an investor. >> the expansion ever the gag order in the new york criminal case extending to include the judge's family. trump had been going after his daughter recently on social media. what's your read? is this appropriate to you? what does it really mean? it feels like something that trump is running up against nearly on a daily basis. >> first of all, it does feel appropriate to me because we are at a break last moment in terms of what trump is saying and how it endangers a whole range of participants in the case. i poke with michael cohen earlier in the week. whatever you think of michael cohen, he will tell you gag order or not, he lives in a constant threat environment, he walks down the streets in new york city, as friendly as you think some people may be to him, he doesn't know if people want to shake his hand or ache a gun out of his jacket. that will continue to the emt environment for people,
james and others, i could end up owning some of this real estate myself. i'd rather own to outright than see him sell it as a fire sale given my status as an investor. >> the expansion ever the gag order in the new york criminal case extending to include the judge's family. trump had been going after his daughter recently on social media. what's your read? is this appropriate to you? what does it really mean? it feels like something that trump is running up against nearly on a daily...
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james questions the financial stability of the firm behind that $175 million bond he posted. >>> plus, the no labels group abandons plans for a third-party presidential ticket. we'll tell you who the organization's national director now is supporting in november. >>> also ahead this morning, president biden heading to baltimore today for a look at the federal response to last week's bridge collapse. we'll be joined by maryland governor wes moore ahead of the president's visit. you're watching "morning joe." we'll be right back. ning joe." we'll be right back. bombas makes absurdly comfortable underwear. made to move with you, not on you. because your basic things should be your best things. one purchased equals one donated. visit bombas.com and get 20% off your first order. with so many choices on booking.com there are so many tina feys i could be. so i hired body doubles to help me out. splurgy tina loves a hotel near rodeo drive. oh tina! wild tina booked a farm stay to ride this horse. glenn close?! with millions of possibilities you can book whoever you want to be. that's my line!
james questions the financial stability of the firm behind that $175 million bond he posted. >>> plus, the no labels group abandons plans for a third-party presidential ticket. we'll tell you who the organization's national director now is supporting in november. >>> also ahead this morning, president biden heading to baltimore today for a look at the federal response to last week's bridge collapse. we'll be joined by maryland governor wes moore ahead of the president's visit....