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it went 87% for biden. >> one said i don't think i can vote for trump. >> a video that donald trump posted. what vaughn was talking about the former juror number one the one that asked to be released from the trial because she said that what was written meant that she could no longer be fair. defending donald trump's process is to under mine the judicial system. trump's lawyers tried to get an emergency state from an appeals court. argueing there's no possible way for trump to get a fair trial in manhattan. the response from the district attorney alvin braggs office was simple, what the last week has shown is the jury selection has worked. he continued, 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 end quote. the appeals court judge agreed and quickly rejected trump's request. right now the good news is amongst all the ruckus, the judicial system has not bent to trump's attacks. despite what he says, the system is working for the former president. just like it would for any other person. at the end of
it went 87% for biden. >> one said i don't think i can vote for trump. >> a video that donald trump posted. what vaughn was talking about the former juror number one the one that asked to be released from the trial because she said that what was written meant that she could no longer be fair. defending donald trump's process is to under mine the judicial system. trump's lawyers tried to get an emergency state from an appeals court. argueing there's no possible way for trump to get a...
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these are not in dispute by trump unlike mar-a-lago where trump is running on that. president of the united states you can do it. he is running for president alongside the other insurrectionists. he is not running on his alleged affair with stormy daniels or mcdougal or the checks haddie wrote from the oval office, he is not running on the facts because these are not facts he wants throughout >> no, and even worse that than. all he is looking to do is create symbols for more people to buy into the narrative he has created. this narrative that justice is against him. there are some republicans that don't believe it but play believe if they saw him in handcuffs because they would say that is too far. he wants to be seen as a martyr in the alt right. he is trying to bait as barb had said, the, you know, official in all of these cases to step over what his supporters would consider a line and create that scenario. i remember debating this during the trump administration with someone famously said they hope donald trump would be removed from the oval office in a straight
these are not in dispute by trump unlike mar-a-lago where trump is running on that. president of the united states you can do it. he is running for president alongside the other insurrectionists. he is not running on his alleged affair with stormy daniels or mcdougal or the checks haddie wrote from the oval office, he is not running on the facts because these are not facts he wants throughout >> no, and even worse that than. all he is looking to do is create symbols for more people to buy...
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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
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then, this text went to trump supporters. " i would love to be with melania trump on her birthday, but instead, i'm stuck in court !" it said, "i am humble asking you to please stand by my side today!" this is code, for send cash. he also repeated a lie that he's told over and over in court, "i'm at the heavily guarded courthouse. security is that of fort knox, also that maga will not be able to attend this trial." that's a lie, no one is preventing any member of the public from coming to trial. the two tourists from alaska took time out of their vacation to sit in the courtroom after seeing the play "an enemy of the people" on broadway. if any of the 74 million people who voted for trump wanted to come, they could have. donald trump would rather lie than admit that his supporters and his family are not showing up. had a they showed up, this is what they would have heard in court today as prosecutors called three witnesses to the stand. witness, david pecker, largely stood his ground despite trump's legal team attempting to undermine his testimony by claiming the deals to bury stories
then, this text went to trump supporters. " i would love to be with melania trump on her birthday, but instead, i'm stuck in court !" it said, "i am humble asking you to please stand by my side today!" this is code, for send cash. he also repeated a lie that he's told over and over in court, "i'm at the heavily guarded courthouse. security is that of fort knox, also that maga will not be able to attend this trial." that's a lie, no one is preventing any member of...
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trump has already violated the gag order at least seven times this week alone giving trump the name sunday limits the timem he has to violate the gag order before court resumes on monday. also happening on monday, 10:00 a.m. eastern, just 30 minutes after opening statements kick off in his criminal trial donald trump's other attorneys will head just down the street to a different manhattan courthouse for a civil fraud case hearing that could threaten hundreds ofu millions of dollars in his assets. today new york attorney general leticia james asked the judge to void donald trump's $175 million bond in the case siting concerns that the bond company might not actually have the funds to back it up. >>> leading off our discussion tonight adam a fellow at just security who is covering the trial for the last word, also with us joyce a former united states attorney and a professor at the university of alabama school of law. she is co host of the hash tag sisters in law podcast and an msnbc analyst. thank you for being here. all right, trump's claiming he will be a witness. the judge will rule mon
trump has already violated the gag order at least seven times this week alone giving trump the name sunday limits the timem he has to violate the gag order before court resumes on monday. also happening on monday, 10:00 a.m. eastern, just 30 minutes after opening statements kick off in his criminal trial donald trump's other attorneys will head just down the street to a different manhattan courthouse for a civil fraud case hearing that could threaten hundreds ofu millions of dollars in his...
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trump's office and discuss the issue with him. he acknowledged to allen that he was going to pay the $130,000 and that allen and i should go back to his office and figure out how to do it. >> you could expect consistent testimony to that end from cohen before these jurors. the legal problems, of course, are adding up and that is where this man who has chosen to run for president again, many people in this situation wouldn't even do that, is going to have to face some level of public exposure and context as people learn about this stuff. same way that the january 6 hearings showed a lot of evidence to the public which they then fact or in. but they're going to be asked to focus only on the evidence in new york. prosecutors will be chipping away at this defendant and they will be making these arguments. and in this lead tonight we focused on the prosecution's case. we know more about it as a fact all matter, because we have the indictment. there is no published thing in the advance, the burden is on the prosecution, so if you are th
trump's office and discuss the issue with him. he acknowledged to allen that he was going to pay the $130,000 and that allen and i should go back to his office and figure out how to do it. >> you could expect consistent testimony to that end from cohen before these jurors. the legal problems, of course, are adding up and that is where this man who has chosen to run for president again, many people in this situation wouldn't even do that, is going to have to face some level of public...
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and melania trump. they are style icon but he changed american passion in the apprentice. people spent the next 10 years trying to dress like donald trump it if anyone deserves a puff piece on their sense of style it is donald trump and the first lady. >> [ laughter ] oh, man. yeah, that was former chubb official stephen miller. i don't know why he talks like that. he was trying to take the crown for our worst of the week bonus round with that alternate slice of reality. he was weighing in on a fox segment that was dedicated to slamming the media for finding over president biden's fashion sense. miller's blind loyalty to the ex-president, arguably his blindness when it comes to fashion sense is funny. it is cartoonish. i want to take a step back because there is something deeper at play. the weight trump fans like stephen miller rises to the level of cultus -- cult-ish obsession it would have some supporters to make a literal golden statue of donald trump, which has actually happened. let us bring in de
and melania trump. they are style icon but he changed american passion in the apprentice. people spent the next 10 years trying to dress like donald trump it if anyone deserves a puff piece on their sense of style it is donald trump and the first lady. >> [ laughter ] oh, man. yeah, that was former chubb official stephen miller. i don't know why he talks like that. he was trying to take the crown for our worst of the week bonus round with that alternate slice of reality. he was weighing...
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you can just google trump's missteps or trump's discomfort. you'll hear the amazing ways that you can feel his age. you know, his age is probably older than he is because he's a man that is 50, 70 pounds overweight. he never exercises. he doesn't use his brain very well. i think he's an aging man. i think that whole story has reversed from biden who really was the subject of that talk about being too old and look, the closest donald trump has ever come to prison is the courtroom he's been sitting for the last week and will be for the last four to six weeks. and there is almost nothing in the world that trump could hate having to sit in one place where he is not in charge and listen to people saying awful things about him and it doesn't surprise me that he's falling asleep. i also think it is a part of his age. >> throughout his entire career and his entire life. do you think there is something different about these most recent cases, specifically this hush money criminal trial and how he's reacting to it. is this the same trump you wrote about
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trump. today on day four of the trial, the full panel of 12 jurors and six alternates were shown in to consider donald trump's fate in the historic first criminal trial of a former u.s. president. judge marchand told the court that the opening statements would start on monday. that did not stop donald trump's lawyers to try to delay the case. this is at least the tenth time the trump team has been denied a trial delay request. donald trump isn't going to stop the wheels of justice from turning on monday. a key question is whether or not he'll be a witness in his own criminal trial. this is what donald trump told reporters today. >> are you going to testify? >> yes. >> now, this is donald trump we're talking about. his yes can't really be taken at face value. especially when we know what sorts of questions donald trump could be facing from prosecutors. after jury selection was complete, the judge held a sandoval hearing where prosecutors revealed the lawsuits they plan on using in cross-exami
trump. today on day four of the trial, the full panel of 12 jurors and six alternates were shown in to consider donald trump's fate in the historic first criminal trial of a former u.s. president. judge marchand told the court that the opening statements would start on monday. that did not stop donald trump's lawyers to try to delay the case. this is at least the tenth time the trump team has been denied a trial delay request. donald trump isn't going to stop the wheels of justice from turning...
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trump quiet. if anyone should buy it, pecker said, it should be donald trump and michael cohen. trump's former fixer. pecker says when he told cohen, quote, he was upset and responded that the boss, referring to trump, would be furious with me. pecker said he believed mr. trump or his company had paid daniels until cohen told him in december of 2016 that he was the one who paid her. prosecutors are seeking to prove mr. trump doctored internal business records to cover up that payment. pecker also testified trump was aghast when he saw stormy daniels on "60 minutes." >> was it hush money to stay silent? >> yes. >> reporter: pecker said trump called him. he said, we have an agreement with stormy daniels that she cannot mention my name. trump later denied knowledge of the arrangement. on cross-examination, mr. trump's lawyers challenging pecker's credibility and business practices. at a campaign event earlier in the day, mr. trump addressed the testimony of his long-time friend. >> david has been ver
trump quiet. if anyone should buy it, pecker said, it should be donald trump and michael cohen. trump's former fixer. pecker says when he told cohen, quote, he was upset and responded that the boss, referring to trump, would be furious with me. pecker said he believed mr. trump or his company had paid daniels until cohen told him in december of 2016 that he was the one who paid her. prosecutors are seeking to prove mr. trump doctored internal business records to cover up that payment. pecker...
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before trump no one even claimed that. after trump the courts now are full of prosecutions of his supporters and his aides. more indictments came just last night. and this is the obvious fact here. the insurrection was a public crime spree. it was televised. it was live streamed by some of its participants and now many of them are sitting in prison or waiting in trial. the related election plots are just the same. many justices seemed almost oblivious to that current reality and threat. today was a historic day for the supreme court in the sense that we will be reading about this in history books. off the top tonight i'm going to show you why and give you the breakdown. today was also a depressing day at this supreme court as its trump appointees and some other members seemed oblivious to this reality of this insurrection era. oblivious to the doj's victorious sedition convictions which not everyone may follow but judges and supreme court justices are supposed to track that. those people who stormed the capitol got their d
before trump no one even claimed that. after trump the courts now are full of prosecutions of his supporters and his aides. more indictments came just last night. and this is the obvious fact here. the insurrection was a public crime spree. it was televised. it was live streamed by some of its participants and now many of them are sitting in prison or waiting in trial. the related election plots are just the same. many justices seemed almost oblivious to that current reality and threat. today...
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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 more of his ongoing legal cases, including whether his federal election interference case might be able to proceed to trial for november's election. to discuss this, i'm joined by ian, a senior correspondent. how republican supreme court is reshaping america. good morning, thank you for od being with us. let me start with you on back. promises to be a very busy week donald trump legal team, these proceedings, which do you think are going to leave us with the biggest impression of the greatest development by the end of the week? >> i was going to say all of them but i think the two that i am most watching our the bond hearing tomorrow because we know that don
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 more of his ongoing legal cases, including whether his federal election interference case might be able to...
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enter donald trump. yesterday the wall street journal reported that trump's advisors are quietly crafting proposals that would give him unprecedented power to erode the federal reserve's independence if he gets back into the white house. that plan is reportedly part of a roughly 10 page document that outlines his policy vision for the fed. among the proposed provisions in the document is one that if elected would make trump an acting federal reserve board member who would be consulted on interest rate decisions. the journal also said that according to people familiar with the matter the policies would give trump quote the aught toy oust jerome powell as fed chair before his four year term ends in 2026. in fact quote, some of the former president's advisors have discussed requiring that candidates for fed chair privately agree to consult informally with trump on the central bank's decisions. the wall street journal was unable to determine whether donald trump is aware of or signed off on this plan. after
enter donald trump. yesterday the wall street journal reported that trump's advisors are quietly crafting proposals that would give him unprecedented power to erode the federal reserve's independence if he gets back into the white house. that plan is reportedly part of a roughly 10 page document that outlines his policy vision for the fed. among the proposed provisions in the document is one that if elected would make trump an acting federal reserve board member who would be consulted on...
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with donald trump. because clearly a judge in a case like this has the appeal on his mind all the time. he knows if there is a guilty verdict here that donald trump is going to want to appeal this in as many ways in as many angles as he possibly can. is there something that the judge has to worry about in the possible appeals future of this case that inhibits him in policing, right now, donald trump's conduct, for example, including attacking jurors? >> yes. so the judge is absolutely right to worry about in appeal. trump is going to file an appeal if he is convicted no matter what, and trial judges generally have a lot of discretion over how to run their trials. so the thumb on the scale is going to be in favor of the judge but that doesn't give them an unlimited blank check. i think today generally was a good day. they took eight steps forward and only two back. that is a good day in the trump trial world because they are trying to find 12 people in the world in manhattan who don't have strong feeling
with donald trump. because clearly a judge in a case like this has the appeal on his mind all the time. he knows if there is a guilty verdict here that donald trump is going to want to appeal this in as many ways in as many angles as he possibly can. is there something that the judge has to worry about in the possible appeals future of this case that inhibits him in policing, right now, donald trump's conduct, for example, including attacking jurors? >> yes. so the judge is absolutely...
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trump. i think his lawyer struggled. it was notable because the state put on a convincing opening statement. in particular what todd blanche ran into his he could not say what does client wanted him to say. the defense did not charge the case so he was last having to say things like, it's president trump. he has earned his title. we should refer to him as president trump. >> who cares? it's a criminal trial and the argument he's making is how to refer to trump? what we call him by name? that was his big moment? >> he let up with it. everyone in the courthouse looked around and thought, is a really going with this argument? eventually segued into saying trump was ignorant of this and could not be held accountable because it was michael cohen's doing and he never signed off the chest dashed checks. the one argument he did not make was this idea of how voters were not deprived of any information before the 2016 election because they would not have been privy to the trump organization's records
trump. i think his lawyer struggled. it was notable because the state put on a convincing opening statement. in particular what todd blanche ran into his he could not say what does client wanted him to say. the defense did not charge the case so he was last having to say things like, it's president trump. he has earned his title. we should refer to him as president trump. >> who cares? it's a criminal trial and the argument he's making is how to refer to trump? what we call him by name?...
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trump. please do everything that mr. trump asks you to do. that's what his defense attorneys are doing now. i think it is going to hurt him, and it doesn't bode well for future cases that are going to come down the line. thank god at least, finally, we have him in a court of law. >>> now on to politics. voters in pennsylvania will hit the polls today for the battleground state's primary election. all 17 members of the state's congressional delegation are up for re-election. three of them are facing serious challenges in the primary. today's election will also cement the lineup for the high-stakes senate race, as incumbent democratic senator bob casey looks to keep his seat there. joining us from outside a polling location in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, nbc news capitol hill correspondent ali vitali. ali, what are you looking at for today's primary? >> look, you're right to point out that every congressperson in this state is going to be up for their own sort of first step in re-election, but the one we're looking at closely here is where i am i
trump. please do everything that mr. trump asks you to do. that's what his defense attorneys are doing now. i think it is going to hurt him, and it doesn't bode well for future cases that are going to come down the line. thank god at least, finally, we have him in a court of law. >>> now on to politics. voters in pennsylvania will hit the polls today for the battleground state's primary election. all 17 members of the state's congressional delegation are up for re-election. three of...
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as you can recall with the trump stakes in the trump shoes. that he sold. one of the things that he did early on was what the trump neckties. those things did not fly off the shelf. because it's never been a style icon. nobody would ever say that. except stephen miller. >> do you think that he is just up for a job? >> who else would hire this guy? and he has ties to white supremacist. who would hire him? so yes. he is up to donald trump. that is his guy. without trump, he is going to not have a job. he would walk around the streets with a sign. >> we have our three final candidates. we want to choose worst of the week. who are you going to go with? ameshia cross with tom cotton, kari lake. or stephen miller? >> just because of the power position he knows what he is doing. tom cotton. >> and what about you? >> i agree. tom cotton. the u.s. senator. and anybody is able to do that safely. dangerous for u.s. humanity. >> what does it say for the u.s. republican party. the variation we are seeing tonight. stephen miller, tom cotton, kari lake. each worse in thei
as you can recall with the trump stakes in the trump shoes. that he sold. one of the things that he did early on was what the trump neckties. those things did not fly off the shelf. because it's never been a style icon. nobody would ever say that. except stephen miller. >> do you think that he is just up for a job? >> who else would hire this guy? and he has ties to white supremacist. who would hire him? so yes. he is up to donald trump. that is his guy. without trump, he is going...
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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 conspiracy to help trump's campaign in order to influence the outcome of the presidential election. setting out to prove that trump violated new york state election law. at one point, david pecker admitting that he bought a false story about trump fathering a child out of wedlock because of the potential embarrassment to the campaign and mr. trump. the prosecution turned to the hush money payment to karen mcdougal, a model who says she had an affair with trump. pecker recalled during this
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...
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today was also the birthday of donald trump's third and current wife, melania trump. she did not support her husband in court. instead she stayed in florida. she had seven other days of this trial that were not her birthday and neither she nor any other member of the trump family have set with donald trump in the trial so far, but melania's birthday was such a big deal to donald trump that he used his first moments walking into court to complain about having to sit in court, rather than to be with his third and current wife on her birthday. in this text message went out to trump supporters. from trump, i'd love to be with melania on her birthday, but instead i'm stuck in court. the message went on to say, while i am away for my family, i'm humbly asking you to please stand by my side today. stand by my side, in case you have not figured it out, is code for send cash. today donald trump also repeated the lie he has told over and over. i am at the heavily guarded courthouse. security is that of fort knox, also that maga will not be able to attend the trial. again that i
today was also the birthday of donald trump's third and current wife, melania trump. she did not support her husband in court. instead she stayed in florida. she had seven other days of this trial that were not her birthday and neither she nor any other member of the trump family have set with donald trump in the trial so far, but melania's birthday was such a big deal to donald trump that he used his first moments walking into court to complain about having to sit in court, rather than to be...
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what kind of impression is trump making with the jury? >> he has made a poor impression on potential jurors. we know he's looked hostile and aggressive as jurors have paraded before him, saying their true feelings about the former president. it's manhattan, many of those are far from positive. a lot of the potential jurors criticized him and have said things to his face he probably has not heard in person for many years since he is so insulated from his criticisms. jurors pick up on that, on body language, on muttering, they take it as a sign of untrustworthiness, the defendant might have something to hide, and it will not play well for him once this goes to trial. >> glenn? what do you expect at trump supreme court hearing on immunity this week? >> so, i am not so concerned that the supreme court is going to say that a president can commit any and all crimes against the people of the united states, a violation of the federal laws, and can do so with complete impunity and immunity from prosecution. i have a greater concern that they are g
what kind of impression is trump making with the jury? >> he has made a poor impression on potential jurors. we know he's looked hostile and aggressive as jurors have paraded before him, saying their true feelings about the former president. it's manhattan, many of those are far from positive. a lot of the potential jurors criticized him and have said things to his face he probably has not heard in person for many years since he is so insulated from his criticisms. jurors pick up on that,...
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>>> you've been watching our special trump on trial. you can always connect with me online, including asking questions about this trial at arimelber.com. keep it right here on msnbc. >>> good evening, and welcome to tonight's lead on politics nation, democracy on trial. tonight i'm in washington, d.c., ahead of the annual white house correspondent's dinner where there will be no doubt plenty of cocktail hour conversation about the whirlwind week of legal proceedings for former president trump. the first witness in trump's manhattan hush money trial took the stand this week, and the former publisher of the national enquirer detailed how farrakhan candidate trump went to -- like his alleged affair with porn star stormy daniels. >>> meanwhile, here in washington on thursday heard trump's argument that the presidency itself is above the law as his lawyers claim he has total immunity for his efforts to subvert the 2020 election. some of the court's most conservative justices, many of which were nominated by trump himself, seemed open, if not
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a claim trump denies. the defense claims trump was not involved in any way with cohen's payment. the reimbursement checks being generated or the entry in his company's business ledger, it was someone else's doing. they told the jury that nondisclosure agreements are used all the time and are perfectly legal and in trump's overused playbook, his lawyers claim that even if he did try to influence an election, there's nothing wrong with it. it's called democracy. of course, that will be what the 12-member jury will ultimately have to decide. joining me now is msnbc reporter adam reese, who was at the courthouse today. danny cevallos, criminal defense attorney and msnbc legal analyst, and jill wine banks, former assistant watergate special prosecutor and msnbc contributor. while i cannot and refuse still to believe you were old enough to be involved in the nixon investigation, jill, i do want to have you here because i want you to please reflect on the fact we're now having what didn't happen in the case you investigated with nixon, the prosecution of a former president in this case.
a claim trump denies. the defense claims trump was not involved in any way with cohen's payment. the reimbursement checks being generated or the entry in his company's business ledger, it was someone else's doing. they told the jury that nondisclosure agreements are used all the time and are perfectly legal and in trump's overused playbook, his lawyers claim that even if he did try to influence an election, there's nothing wrong with it. it's called democracy. of course, that will be what the...
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trump despite his loss to president biden. the sending of phony slates of pro-trump electors to congress to disrupt the election certification on january 6th looming large at the high court as well. as the justices look to determine the line between a political candidate's actions taken for personal gain from a president's official conduct that could be immune from prosecution. >> that was nbc's lara jarrett reporting. and joining us now is msnbc legal analyst danny cevallos. thanks for waking up early because i think one of the biggest legal issues i have to ask you about from watching and listening yesterday is the argument from trump's attorneys that the justices have to distinguish between personal and official acts of a president. what did you make of that argument? it got pretty dark at various points. >> yesterday was a day of doomsday hypotheticals, which really echoes the socratic method that is taught at law schools where you give someone a hypothetical, you speak the facts, and you take it to maybe an absurd result,
trump despite his loss to president biden. the sending of phony slates of pro-trump electors to congress to disrupt the election certification on january 6th looming large at the high court as well. as the justices look to determine the line between a political candidate's actions taken for personal gain from a president's official conduct that could be immune from prosecution. >> that was nbc's lara jarrett reporting. and joining us now is msnbc legal analyst danny cevallos. thanks for...
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trump. you know, he said very explicitly, "if we don't stop putin in ukraine, he will roll further, perhaps into the balkans or against poland or another nato ally." this was like an out of body experience for mike johnson. as a rank and file nobody in congress, he voted against all previous ukraine assistance packages. you know, what does it mean? i do think it is important. he is obviously not a resistance hero yet, joe, right? he is endorsing donald trump. in the end, ukraine's fate, it hinges not on this $60 billion, which is crucial right now, but on what happens in the u.s. election this fall, i think. >> right. when you're a back bencher and you're worried about your district, that's one thing. when you actually, david french, are speaker of the house and you get briefings and you get intel briefings and you suddenly understand that fisa is needed to stop the next islamic radical attack on the united states or the next attack from some other force outside the united states, suddenly,
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only the first week and clear that candidate donald trump is frustrated by how much defendant trump's legal obligations are complicated campaign plans. during remarks this week he complained multiple times about how he should be on the campaign trail instead. the former president and his legal situation has not completely sidelined him from campaigning. he did hold a rally in pennsylvania last saturday and he will host another event in north carolina tonight. for the duration of the trial, expected to last six to eight weeks, his campaign schedule will be dependent on when the court is in session. while donald trump will largely be confined to the courthouse for the coming weeks, donald trump ism is alive and well and continuing to spread. the former arizona gubernatorial candidate kari lake did her best impression of the formal president, dismissing his criminal cases and using violent rhetoric. >> he is willing to sacrifice everything i am, that is why they are coming after us, they will come after us with everything and that is why the next six months will be intense. we need to st
only the first week and clear that candidate donald trump is frustrated by how much defendant trump's legal obligations are complicated campaign plans. during remarks this week he complained multiple times about how he should be on the campaign trail instead. the former president and his legal situation has not completely sidelined him from campaigning. he did hold a rally in pennsylvania last saturday and he will host another event in north carolina tonight. for the duration of the trial,...
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and trump is arguing to dismantle all of that. and his arguments don't really carry the day because we know from experience in our laboratories of democracy, the states, you can prosecute and the sky does not fall. we have prosecuted former governors and the sky has not fallen. so it does suggest that the argument that the sky will fall is not -- that is not born out by evidence and history. >> and whereas this is a very specific case because of the specific nature, which is unique in so many ways, but it could in a way, in a very important way, set a precedent one way or another. >> yeah, i think one of the dangerous things here is that people have argued that for all of the dooms saying that organizations like ours put out there about the dangers of a trump presidency, they say the country survived. i would argue that there was an insurrection on the capitol. but even if you argue it, there were constraints on trump during the first term. there were checks on him within his administration. tlp checks on him within his party to s
and trump is arguing to dismantle all of that. and his arguments don't really carry the day because we know from experience in our laboratories of democracy, the states, you can prosecute and the sky does not fall. we have prosecuted former governors and the sky has not fallen. so it does suggest that the argument that the sky will fall is not -- that is not born out by evidence and history. >> and whereas this is a very specific case because of the specific nature, which is unique in so...
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being made by trump's team. they're saying absolute immunity. it's hard for an outside observer to see how that would make any sense at all. >> i don't think they have a chance in winning this case. i think what they have a chance of is getting a justice or two to write a dissent that will slow down the writing of this opinion. if they can slow it down enough, the hope is then judge chutkan will be forced to schedule the trial after the election. and so the american people then will not get to hear all of the evidence against donald trump. liz cheney had an important piece in the "new york times" in which she said, supreme court, decide this thing fast, because jack smith has uncovered all sorts of information against donald trump that i and the members of the january 6th committee did not have. the only way to get that in front of the american people is to have a trial before the election. the stakes aren't just about what the decision will say at the supreme court. the more important stakes are when is the cou
being made by trump's team. they're saying absolute immunity. it's hard for an outside observer to see how that would make any sense at all. >> i don't think they have a chance in winning this case. i think what they have a chance of is getting a justice or two to write a dissent that will slow down the writing of this opinion. if they can slow it down enough, the hope is then judge chutkan will be forced to schedule the trial after the election. and so the american people then will not...
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please deny, david role in the criminal conspiracy to elect donald trump and the wild hearing on trump's gag order abuse. clearance, the judge is getting tough on trump's lawyer. >> saying to donald trump's attorneys, you are losing all credibility, you are losing all credibility with the court. >>> then why the biden campaign said they had a chance to win florida. >> he is out campaigning and i am sitting up all day long. >>> and r series continues, are you better off than you were four years ago? >> the disinfectant, it knocked it out in a minute and is there a way we can do something like that? by injection or cleaning. >> when all in starch right now. >>> good evening, from new york, i am chris hayes, day two of the criminal trial, donald trump, today we heard in great detail how trump and his gang conspired to hide all his worst secrets, at least some of them. trump and his lawyer continue to stretch the patience of judge merchan. the started with the hearing on the gag order the judge had already issued, which trump has her heatedly and freely been violating on social media and els
please deny, david role in the criminal conspiracy to elect donald trump and the wild hearing on trump's gag order abuse. clearance, the judge is getting tough on trump's lawyer. >> saying to donald trump's attorneys, you are losing all credibility, you are losing all credibility with the court. >>> then why the biden campaign said they had a chance to win florida. >> he is out campaigning and i am sitting up all day long. >>> and r series continues, are you better...
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does what donald trump wants to do. the courtesy of the telling the other side who the next witness or few witnesses are going to be, that is a courtesy that's generally extended because each party wants the other party to extend the same courtesy to them. in this case, the prosecution has said with what they believe to be violations of the gag order that have taken place, they're not going to extend that courtesy. that makes it tough for the defense in a couple of ways, one obviously they don't know which witness to prepare for. i mean, they're prepared for all the witnesses, but it's always a little different when you know exactly who is coming up next. they're not going to know that. thousand, of course during the direct examination of each witness, they'll have an opportunity to get their notes together and pull their files, so it's not devastating, but what judge merchan said is there's no rule that says they have to do that for you. they said they're not going to do it. that's their choice. >> but again, joyce, it
does what donald trump wants to do. the courtesy of the telling the other side who the next witness or few witnesses are going to be, that is a courtesy that's generally extended because each party wants the other party to extend the same courtesy to them. in this case, the prosecution has said with what they believe to be violations of the gag order that have taken place, they're not going to extend that courtesy. that makes it tough for the defense in a couple of ways, one obviously they...
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that would hurt trump. he said what i would do is publish positive stories about trump and publish negative stories about his opponents. the prosecution showing the jury a series of glowing headlines about then canada trump and derogatory ones about trump's opponents in closing -- including ted cruz. he also testified his company paid a doorman $30,000 for completely untrue story about mr. trump fathering a child with his housekeeper, so the doorman couldn't take the story elsewhere, trying to save mr. trump and the campaign, the potential in person -- embarrassment. the state seeking to hold mr. trump in the criminal contempt for violating the judges gag order that bars him from attacking trial witnesses. >> so they can talk about me and say whatever they want, they can live and i'm not allowed to say anything. i'd love to see everything that's on my mind. >> the defense argued that trump should be permitted to respond to political attacks and the gag order should not cover repost of someone else. the judg
that would hurt trump. he said what i would do is publish positive stories about trump and publish negative stories about his opponents. the prosecution showing the jury a series of glowing headlines about then canada trump and derogatory ones about trump's opponents in closing -- including ted cruz. he also testified his company paid a doorman $30,000 for completely untrue story about mr. trump fathering a child with his housekeeper, so the doorman couldn't take the story elsewhere, trying to...
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you have any ceballos he reported, regarding trump's behavior noting trump has built a reputation as a showman. he is an outsized presence physically and rhetorically. performance artist and especially cocky behavior serves trump well it is rallies and in front of the camera. in my experience, juries don't usually appreciate it. i think that is important. is it possible that trump loses the jury before the trial effectively begins? >> i think we saw that in the e. jean carroll trial and i think we saw that in the civil fraud trial, that his behavior in court didn't reflect well on him. it didn't reflect well on him being subject to the rule of law and the process that all other americans are subject to when they are involved in litigation. i think the jurors are making impressions about the defendant from day one. day one was last week. they are watching his demeanor while he is sitting there at the table. there watching how he watches the witnesses on the stand. is he rolling his eyes or muttering? we know from the previous trials that he sometimes motors loudly and with the intent
you have any ceballos he reported, regarding trump's behavior noting trump has built a reputation as a showman. he is an outsized presence physically and rhetorically. performance artist and especially cocky behavior serves trump well it is rallies and in front of the camera. in my experience, juries don't usually appreciate it. i think that is important. is it possible that trump loses the jury before the trial effectively begins? >> i think we saw that in the e. jean carroll trial and i...
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trump. and lots of pro trump language throughout his entire argument. and social studies class, we learn a lot about bias and bias in the media and bias in all different sorts of stories. so it was very interesting to hear how someone actually in court was showing the same bias that we've seen in the media sometimes. >> testimony, also -- >> go ahead, owen. sorry. >> okay. his testimony also reflected how crucial this whole case michael cohen is and will be when he takes the stand in a few weeks. >> i have to ask you both very quickly, what was your impression of the former president? could you see him clearly where you were sitting? >> pretty clearly. he seemed very much more contained than he normally is. like, definitely i could see him nodding, he was nodding off at times. >> yeah. at the beginning when we were, when everyone was first setting up, he was swearing a lot then he went through periods where he was still. >> i find your observations to be really smart and interesting and hope, i don't have any doubt you're going to be in law school and y
trump. and lots of pro trump language throughout his entire argument. and social studies class, we learn a lot about bias and bias in the media and bias in all different sorts of stories. so it was very interesting to hear how someone actually in court was showing the same bias that we've seen in the media sometimes. >> testimony, also -- >> go ahead, owen. sorry. >> okay. his testimony also reflected how crucial this whole case michael cohen is and will be when he takes the...
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given what trump has said, we may not be able to organize against anything if trump becomes president in this country. again, freedom of expression would certainly be on the table for him if he invokes the insurrection act as he wants to. jonathan, i wanted to turn to trump here in a moment during the hush money trial as we did see the former president in a new light. this is someone who was reportedly falling asleep. somebody who did not have the stamina or the strength if you will to realize the moment he was in. could his image actually take a hit during the next couple of weeks on trial in a way that actually dents him? >> reporter: i think it very much could. i was in the courtroom, and i saw him falling asleep. this is in the reportedly it, but this happened. on more than one occasion, by the way, on monday and then again on thursday and friday. he was nodding off. that's not a good look. it will make it hard for him to call joe biden sleepy joe. that nickname is out the window. think about the contrast. joe biden has with what they call kitchen table conversations going on all
given what trump has said, we may not be able to organize against anything if trump becomes president in this country. again, freedom of expression would certainly be on the table for him if he invokes the insurrection act as he wants to. jonathan, i wanted to turn to trump here in a moment during the hush money trial as we did see the former president in a new light. this is someone who was reportedly falling asleep. somebody who did not have the stamina or the strength if you will to realize...
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trump. when he said we i always assumed he and mr. trump. david pecker and the national enquirer were by his own admission publishing the 2016 at the behest of donald trump at the direction of his lawyer. and then there was what mr. pecker was doinghe behinds the scenes to help trump's campaign. today they asked mr.picker about two negative stories about trump, stories the national enquirer purchased the exclusive rights to and then sat on so that the accusations against trump would not come out before thewo election, a process that now known colloquially and publicly as catch and kill. the first story was about trump's love child. it was a story that was untrue. then there was karen mcdougal a model and actress who like stormy daniels alleged she had an affair with donald trump. the enquirer also bought the rights to her story she she could not go public with it. what we learned in court today all this behind the scenes maneuvering much like the bombshell cover story was for one express purpose, to help the trump campaign. here'sp prosecuto
trump. when he said we i always assumed he and mr. trump. david pecker and the national enquirer were by his own admission publishing the 2016 at the behest of donald trump at the direction of his lawyer. and then there was what mr. pecker was doinghe behinds the scenes to help trump's campaign. today they asked mr.picker about two negative stories about trump, stories the national enquirer purchased the exclusive rights to and then sat on so that the accusations against trump would not come...
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that there was a 2015 meeting in trump tower where he, pecker and trump hatched a plan to protect trump and hurt his opponents in his campaign for president. today, pecker called it a quote agreement among friends saying i would run or post positive stories about mr. trump and publish negative stories about his opponents. so what will trump's lawyers do with pecker on cross-examination? he did give them at least one opening. and what about their client, the former president? what he did in court today and what he did outside of it that could put him in contempt. judge merchan appeared to be fed up this morning. what he said to todd blanche. joining us now, lisa rubin. so, lisa, i call it an explosive day in court because pecker goes into great detail about the relationship he had with michael cohen and what he believed michael cohen was doing. and also not to mention the relationship he had with donald trump and direct conversations he had with trump about what they were doing in the 2016 campaign. >> i think david pecker is a far more important witness that many people appreciate. not
that there was a 2015 meeting in trump tower where he, pecker and trump hatched a plan to protect trump and hurt his opponents in his campaign for president. today, pecker called it a quote agreement among friends saying i would run or post positive stories about mr. trump and publish negative stories about his opponents. so what will trump's lawyers do with pecker on cross-examination? he did give them at least one opening. and what about their client, the former president? what he did in...
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he's in donald trump's pocket. bove then asked whether that incident is among those that colored his view that cohen is prone to exaggeration? pecker said yes. during redirect, pecker is asked about average payments when they do catch and kill stories. he said you testified on cross that arnold schwarzenegger announced his candidacy for governor and afterwards some 30 to 40 women came forward and you told mr. bove you paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to kill those stories. pecker, yes. what was the average of those payments? pecker, the largest was $20,000, the others were up to $2,000. just the doorman got $30,000. it's different degrees. >> totally different degrees. you're looking at this giant six-figure payments to macdougal and to daniels. it's a totally different ball game. >> also, he didn't admit to campaign finance violations although he might have committed state crimes in the arnold schwarzenegger case. >> the reason that david pecker said he was even sensitive to the campaign finance angle of payi
he's in donald trump's pocket. bove then asked whether that incident is among those that colored his view that cohen is prone to exaggeration? pecker said yes. during redirect, pecker is asked about average payments when they do catch and kill stories. he said you testified on cross that arnold schwarzenegger announced his candidacy for governor and afterwards some 30 to 40 women came forward and you told mr. bove you paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to kill those stories. pecker, yes....
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everyone is expected to be loyal to trump, but trump is not loyal back to them. i'm curious to see how he behaves when it's michael cohen's turn on the stand. even though they will try to impugn his integrity and all that, that's fine, but there are receipts. this case isn't just based on michael cohen's word on things. there are other people corroborating this, and david pecker being one of them. that's why he went first. >> dave i wanted to turn to the gag order violations, trump is accused of violating the gag order four more times, bringing the total number of violations to 15. some eagle experts have speculated judge mershon might be willing to rule on these all at once rather separately. will he be asked to spend a night in jail or have consequence for violating these gag orders? >> maybe way down the line, ayman, but i think he's going to get a fine, an accumulation of fines, but trump is being treated different than us. i've never seen any defendant curse at the judge and get away with it. i mean the judge has the gavel, where's the black robe, you have t
everyone is expected to be loyal to trump, but trump is not loyal back to them. i'm curious to see how he behaves when it's michael cohen's turn on the stand. even though they will try to impugn his integrity and all that, that's fine, but there are receipts. this case isn't just based on michael cohen's word on things. there are other people corroborating this, and david pecker being one of them. that's why he went first. >> dave i wanted to turn to the gag order violations, trump is...
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donald trump is not immune to that. just because he might be convicted and/or found guilty it does not mean i would want to vote for him as president. i think it is different than we have heard in the past. he is innocent, not even a question of possible guilt. even if he is guilty, there is still a possibility i will vote for him because politicians have faults. >> that is an interesting distinction. i will sit and think on that. thank you so much. joining in right now is ms nbc legal and assist, and coauthor of a stable genius. she is also a msnbc contributor. welcome, ladies. joyce, donald trump is contending he cannot get a fair trial in manhattan. of what you saw in the jury selection process this week, can he? >> reporter: this was a fast jury process. some folks have been suggesting it might take a couple of weeks. instead, it just took days. i think this was a fair process but it is a legitimate concern when you are donald trump and a public figure, can you get a fair jury? what we saw here was jurors who had so
donald trump is not immune to that. just because he might be convicted and/or found guilty it does not mean i would want to vote for him as president. i think it is different than we have heard in the past. he is innocent, not even a question of possible guilt. even if he is guilty, there is still a possibility i will vote for him because politicians have faults. >> that is an interesting distinction. i will sit and think on that. thank you so much. joining in right now is ms nbc legal...
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she said i agree with mary trump. some individuals cannot pair the form of being restrained by individuals. they are available outside the courtroom. as soon as that name is released we know what he's going to do. >> well, a few things. first, their nonrelease, it's not a small point. you can guarantee that the two trump lawyers are going to have a hellish weekend. it's one thing to prepare solidly to cross-examine someone you know will be, but it could be anyone at all. that's a serious sort of sanction for his misbehavior. but second, yes, it is exactly as you say, there's been on the one hand, judge merchan made quick work of things, but yet there are these eruptions of kind of chaos and stress and we have almost a tale of two trials. and as it goes forward, those will be the sort of high points that people remember and this trial could be really freighted going forward or it could stay smooth. it's been two different kinds of weeks, it seems to me. >> if you were prosecuting this case, who would you call first? be
she said i agree with mary trump. some individuals cannot pair the form of being restrained by individuals. they are available outside the courtroom. as soon as that name is released we know what he's going to do. >> well, a few things. first, their nonrelease, it's not a small point. you can guarantee that the two trump lawyers are going to have a hellish weekend. it's one thing to prepare solidly to cross-examine someone you know will be, but it could be anyone at all. that's a serious...
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contrary to what president trump -- former president trump has been saying, the europeans have outpaced us in spending this year. while we have had that senate package sitting and not voted on in the house, they need air defenses. they need atacms. russia has long-range missiles from north korea. >> thanks for having me on. i think i have had multiple trips to ukraine. i've come back generally optimistic about the ukrainians' prospects. this one was by far the most disturbing trip. the main challenges arise from what amounts to a complete shutdown of support from the u.s. for the past six months. it's resulted in major short shortfalls in ammunition. the russians are outshooting the ukrainians ten rounds to one. the russians have honed in on a new tactic where they drop massive, enormously destructive bombs that they fire from 70 kilometers away. because we haven't been providing intercepters, the ukrainians aren't able to shoot those planes down that are launching the bombs. in general, the russians are producing more drones. they are producing more than the ukrainians. they are losing
contrary to what president trump -- former president trump has been saying, the europeans have outpaced us in spending this year. while we have had that senate package sitting and not voted on in the house, they need air defenses. they need atacms. russia has long-range missiles from north korea. >> thanks for having me on. i think i have had multiple trips to ukraine. i've come back generally optimistic about the ukrainians' prospects. this one was by far the most disturbing trip. the...
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he would publish positive stories about trump and negative stories about trump's opponents. and boy did he deliver. now remember, this is part of a larger narrative. in fairness to trump, as a defendant, we should note that the media and various types of media publish all kinds of things. and sometimes it's very clear whether they have positive or negative views on certain people. and in media, some people will tell you that's based on the facts. others say it's based on ideology or some other alliance. so this part that i'm showing you is a pattern that the prosecution says made a crime. it itself is not necessarily a crime. we see those positive stories of trump, which is rachel and others have pointed out in our coverage this week, we're on the newsstands at every major grocery store in america, hitting people who may not follow the news as closely. this went on through the 2016 election cycle. in fact, it went on and on. pecker describing how the tabloid would then go after trump's opponents in ways that other trump friendly media might find going too far. after the deba
he would publish positive stories about trump and negative stories about trump's opponents. and boy did he deliver. now remember, this is part of a larger narrative. in fairness to trump, as a defendant, we should note that the media and various types of media publish all kinds of things. and sometimes it's very clear whether they have positive or negative views on certain people. and in media, some people will tell you that's based on the facts. others say it's based on ideology or some other...
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why that became such a big issue for donald trump's defense team. i wonder whether now they might have thought to argue about qualified immunity as opposed to absolute immunity. given the framing of some of the questions from the justices, it may have boded better to do so in terms of creating that distinction. i think when you are looking at the questions that were asked by gorsuch as well as alito, it's very clear there is clearly a faction on the bench that wants to create a space that allows this argument to breathe further or at least them to kick it back down and allow that to be dealt with at a lower court. if you are looking in other directions, there are clearly justices like jackson who want to try and make this as narrow as possible. this was lawyering at the highest of levels. i want to remind everyone out there, the supreme court is not right because -- they are not last because they are always right. they are right because they're always last. what i mean by that is, whatever results from this is something that we will all have to live
why that became such a big issue for donald trump's defense team. i wonder whether now they might have thought to argue about qualified immunity as opposed to absolute immunity. given the framing of some of the questions from the justices, it may have boded better to do so in terms of creating that distinction. i think when you are looking at the questions that were asked by gorsuch as well as alito, it's very clear there is clearly a faction on the bench that wants to create a space that...
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the jury and the legal system will decide what should happen to donald trump. president biden needs to be, and is focused on what he has and will continue to do for the american people. and how he will continue to fight on the issues that they care about, whether it is reproductive freedom or addressing climate change or building an economy from the middle class out, that leaves no one behind. those are the issues that constituents across the country are talking about while the media likes to focus on donald trump and his sideshow circus, the american people are focused on who is going to address the issues that we care about on a day to day basis. >> thank you congresswoman jennifer mckellen. let's dive deeper into this criminal hush money trial of the former president, donald trump, which begins in earnest on monday after a full jury was selected this week. joining me now is msnbc legal analyst, danny ceballos. thank you for joining me today, danny. the judge initially set aside two weeks but in five days they were able to seat 12 jurors and six alternates. w
the jury and the legal system will decide what should happen to donald trump. president biden needs to be, and is focused on what he has and will continue to do for the american people. and how he will continue to fight on the issues that they care about, whether it is reproductive freedom or addressing climate change or building an economy from the middle class out, that leaves no one behind. those are the issues that constituents across the country are talking about while the media likes to...
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that donald trump is donald trump. you will say and do things that will be detrimental to his own cause and he has an aptitude for self sabotage unlike any politician we know and this is a sort of campaign that has six months to go and a lot can happen. there are no unknowns and the idea that trump is coming back for a second term, i just don't think it is reflected in the data or the reality of donald trump, the politician we know. >> michael steele here. i found the headline an interesting one. and that trump may not be the front runner. you are talking about in terms of the race between him and biden? or inside the party? who is taking this guy down inside the party? everyone is lined up. if he is not the front runner, who is? >> in terms of the race between he and biden i mean. >> okay. >> trump clearly is the dominant figure in the gop and has been for almost nine years. that is no question. there is a third of the republican party that builds on this very show right now, joe scarborough, that are embarrassed by t
that donald trump is donald trump. you will say and do things that will be detrimental to his own cause and he has an aptitude for self sabotage unlike any politician we know and this is a sort of campaign that has six months to go and a lot can happen. there are no unknowns and the idea that trump is coming back for a second term, i just don't think it is reflected in the data or the reality of donald trump, the politician we know. >> michael steele here. i found the headline an...
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well is trump. that's because of the pressure placed on the southern district of new york by main justice. all the while, folks were saying, doj, are you okay? not knowing that jeff berman was fighting to the last moment with folks very senior in trump's justice department to try to get the story to be told in as truthful a way as prosecutors wanted it to be. >> blinking in morse code. it didn't do much at the time. let the history books write it however they want. a lot of this, if there was not a criminal trial, it might never have been known to the public and the voters. >> another interesting thing if it come out, michael cohen for all of this period was a salaried employee of the trump organization. we learned that today it was mentioned in the openings, "the new york times" in 2020, a lot of tax information and employment records. and we could see he was a salaried employee. he was being paid a w-2. why did they need to pay him this extra money if he's already on staff? it's not unheard of. yo
well is trump. that's because of the pressure placed on the southern district of new york by main justice. all the while, folks were saying, doj, are you okay? not knowing that jeff berman was fighting to the last moment with folks very senior in trump's justice department to try to get the story to be told in as truthful a way as prosecutors wanted it to be. >> blinking in morse code. it didn't do much at the time. let the history books write it however they want. a lot of this, if there...
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trump does have arguments. he is a little bit removed from the actual records that are alleged to been falsified. connecting into that, he could claim you didn't know about it. whether he gets one juror to buy that i have a mistrial, that's possible. >> yes. let's see. david michael cohen, maybe stormy daniels. who do you think would be the most effective witness for the prosecution? >> well, i think michael cohen is going to be the most important one. he was trump's fixer. he was right next to him. he pleaded guilty to federal charges for this hush money deal and another ones. he obviously has credibility issues because of that. he also is the one who's going to be able to tell the story. david is hugely important because he knew trump going back to the 1990s. he was directly involved in three hush money deals. so, he will also -- he's never spoken publicly about this. he will also be very important. >> he may be first. we will see. >> very good to talk with you. thank you so much. >>> cary lakes says her supp
trump does have arguments. he is a little bit removed from the actual records that are alleged to been falsified. connecting into that, he could claim you didn't know about it. whether he gets one juror to buy that i have a mistrial, that's possible. >> yes. let's see. david michael cohen, maybe stormy daniels. who do you think would be the most effective witness for the prosecution? >> well, i think michael cohen is going to be the most important one. he was trump's fixer. he was...
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trump voters all over the country can hear donald trump committing the crime in that phone call. and that may be the level of certainty and public certainty in the evidence that prosecutors want to indict someone for actions that conducted during the presidency. >> i think that is actually probably correct. in georgia, the call is so damning. it is the president himself personally encouraging the secretary of state to find the number of votes needed to win. we don't have that in arizona. we don't have as much evidence as president trump gauging with people in arizona. as much as he did in folks with in michigan, pennsylvania, and elsewhere. so, my guess is that the quantum of evidence and his personal participation, the approximate cause of the strategy the architect with eastman and giuliani of the strategy. more direct evidence of his personal participation. that might come from some of these people if they cooperate. the nature of a conspiracy is it is concerted action. people working together. some of these people say oh yeah, i talked to president trump. and he encouraged me
trump voters all over the country can hear donald trump committing the crime in that phone call. and that may be the level of certainty and public certainty in the evidence that prosecutors want to indict someone for actions that conducted during the presidency. >> i think that is actually probably correct. in georgia, the call is so damning. it is the president himself personally encouraging the secretary of state to find the number of votes needed to win. we don't have that in arizona....
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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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we show a 46-44 race for donald trump. all those liabilities for biden, trump only ahead two. what the trump folks have been hoping, rfk, gobbles up votes. but, look what happens when we add rfk's name to the mix. suddenly, we have a new leader. joe biden, 39%, donald trump 37%, kennedy getting 13%. in other words, we're seeing by a better than two-to-one margin, it's trump voters who are flipping over to kennedy in the scenario, not biden voters. see it here, 15% of trump voters, when we add rfk's name, they go to rfk. only 7% of biden voters. a big change right there. >> defies conventional wisdom. there's no doubt about that. >> absolutely. we haven't seen this in other polls. one final note is this, the question of enthusiasm. i thought this really jumped out here. the most engaged voters, those who voted in 2020, voted in the midterm elections, those folks are voting for biden by nine points. where trump's strength is, why he leads biden, it's voters who don't typically turn out in many elections. didn't vote in '20 and '22. they are with trump by more than 20 points. the
we show a 46-44 race for donald trump. all those liabilities for biden, trump only ahead two. what the trump folks have been hoping, rfk, gobbles up votes. but, look what happens when we add rfk's name to the mix. suddenly, we have a new leader. joe biden, 39%, donald trump 37%, kennedy getting 13%. in other words, we're seeing by a better than two-to-one margin, it's trump voters who are flipping over to kennedy in the scenario, not biden voters. see it here, 15% of trump voters, when we add...
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one protester was assaulted by a trump supporter at that event and after that trump supporter was arrested, trump suggested he would pay his legal bills. this is a problem that is no longer being treated like a problem within the republican party. it is emblematic of a party that lacks leadership and does not have a unifying ideology. that's why we are seeing the chaos on capitol hill that we are been talking about this morning that is going on right now. joining me now is special correspondent from vanfy fair, and an msnbc political analyst. molly, we did not touch on the fact that donald trump at the beginning of his rallies, he has one tonight, he has that weird national anthem that is sung by the january 6th chors who he called hostages and patriots. they were people engaged in violence. you can say they were to blame or suckers but he honors this political violence, day in and day out. >> he elevates political violence because he wants to create an example for others. these are the really violent january 6th protesters who ended up in jail. a lot of them were held accountable but only
one protester was assaulted by a trump supporter at that event and after that trump supporter was arrested, trump suggested he would pay his legal bills. this is a problem that is no longer being treated like a problem within the republican party. it is emblematic of a party that lacks leadership and does not have a unifying ideology. that's why we are seeing the chaos on capitol hill that we are been talking about this morning that is going on right now. joining me now is special correspondent...