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donald trump was alone in a hotel room with stormy daniels while donald trump's wife was e home with his four month old son at the time. the only people who can testify about what happened in that room are stormy daniels and donald trump, not donald trump's defense lawyer. donald trump is not going to testifying. there will never be a moment when donald trump sits on that witness stand and says i did not have with stormy daniels. today, donald trump's criminal defense lawyer did it for him. mr. blanche try to get away with testifying for donald trump in his opening statement by saying stormy daniels description of her sexual encounter with donald trump is false. according to stormy daniels, who has spoken about it ha publicly many times, it was a sexual encounter that did not last long and that in the pre- and post-sexual chatter, donald trump, among other things, compared stormy daniels to his oldest daughter. stormy daniels has given us my plenty of detail about. the essence of the trump defense is that the $420,000.00 that was paid to michael cohen was paid for legal services havi
donald trump was alone in a hotel room with stormy daniels while donald trump's wife was e home with his four month old son at the time. the only people who can testify about what happened in that room are stormy daniels and donald trump, not donald trump's defense lawyer. donald trump is not going to testifying. there will never be a moment when donald trump sits on that witness stand and says i did not have with stormy daniels. today, donald trump's criminal defense lawyer did it for him. mr....
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number three, he was a friend of donald trump's. so his testimony may be more credible for that reason. he may be testifying about something we're not anticipating, and it might be about a direct conversation with donald trump, because, remember, that there were these entries in business records can be shown from the records with the state, with the people need to show is donald trump's involvement and his intent. someone like david pecker may have a lot of information about that. and, finally, the reason that david pecker may be the most important witness is that he's first. he's the first one out of the gate, which means the prosecution is comfortable with him, they trust him, and they want to create an impression, a first impression on this jury. who did they call? who did they choose out of their stable? it wasn't michael cohen. it wasn't stormy daniels. it was david pecker. there must be a reason for that. they have faith in him. we'll see if he delivers today. >> he's also somebody notably that trump hasn't been attacking on s
number three, he was a friend of donald trump's. so his testimony may be more credible for that reason. he may be testifying about something we're not anticipating, and it might be about a direct conversation with donald trump, because, remember, that there were these entries in business records can be shown from the records with the state, with the people need to show is donald trump's involvement and his intent. someone like david pecker may have a lot of information about that. and, finally,...
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donald trump jr. might've been involved a little in this transaction as it was the books and covered up. i don't think they were privy to this, and i do not see them calling them to make a case this was something good. what they will rely on is the trump team will rely on the idea that there's a bunch of.ca but we don't know enough to connect them or say it was trump's intent which you need is a nonlawyer, you need to prove this case. >> neal, do you think the jury notices that donald trump is a man standing alone? we see other defendants show up with all sorts of family members and support to try to gain sympathy with the jury. will it impact the jury in any way that nobody has shown up for trump as of yet? >> i am not sure the spectators will make a huge difference. i think a closely related point which is the witnesses against trump, light people like david and michael cohen, these are people trump hired or paid. yes, trump's strategies michael cohen has no strategy. a by to a court, but he is try'
donald trump jr. might've been involved a little in this transaction as it was the books and covered up. i don't think they were privy to this, and i do not see them calling them to make a case this was something good. what they will rely on is the trump team will rely on the idea that there's a bunch of.ca but we don't know enough to connect them or say it was trump's intent which you need is a nonlawyer, you need to prove this case. >> neal, do you think the jury notices that donald...
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you have donald trump, the defendant, and you also have donald trump, the candidate. he's testifying, everyone wants to know is donald trump going to take the stand, that is him taking the stand. but it's also him campaigning because he said i should be out campaigning. >> i should be in georgia. >> he's talking about the specific states where he thinks he could turn it, states that joe biden won narrowly, very narrowly. >> right. he knows i'm going to be in a courtroom for six weeks, and maybe if i can hop on a jet and campaign on the weekends, i'll be okay. but this is his opportunity to speak to the electorate because he can't be out there doing rallies. we all know how much he enjoys these rallies, hundreds and hundreds of thousands of people. these stops outside court are his opportunity to update people he believes are listening and interested, to try to continue to campaign even as he's stuck in a courtroom having to fight for his freedom. >> david henderson, let me get your take to what we've heard from donald trump and how it plays into all of this. >> i find
you have donald trump, the defendant, and you also have donald trump, the candidate. he's testifying, everyone wants to know is donald trump going to take the stand, that is him taking the stand. but it's also him campaigning because he said i should be out campaigning. >> i should be in georgia. >> he's talking about the specific states where he thinks he could turn it, states that joe biden won narrowly, very narrowly. >> right. he knows i'm going to be in a courtroom for...
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the other one was if we go back to the civil fraud trial, and donald trump would recall donald trump was fined of judge engoron. after he repeatedly attacked the law clerk to the judge, he was find $10,000 and held in contempt for violating that gag order. donald trump has a history predating this trial that he's willing to attack, and as you read from the social media post, he clearly has not been punished for violating the gag order yet, and even during the recess, he got on his phone and continued to attack the individual that could put him in jail if he is to continue to violating that gag order. >> we are not yet seeking incarceration -- >> he says this as a win-win, and this is straight from trump's playbook, and he's got -- this is really one of his main things is to attack, attack, attack, and he says it as a win-win. either he goes too far and they do stick him in detention for a night or whatever, and then he really gets to play up the martyr thing, and this is how he's raising money for his legal defenses, he's going to his supporters and passing the hat and saying, oh, wh
the other one was if we go back to the civil fraud trial, and donald trump would recall donald trump was fined of judge engoron. after he repeatedly attacked the law clerk to the judge, he was find $10,000 and held in contempt for violating that gag order. donald trump has a history predating this trial that he's willing to attack, and as you read from the social media post, he clearly has not been punished for violating the gag order yet, and even during the recess, he got on his phone and...
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donald trump says he will take the stand. it's not given that whatever the da says he wants to ask is going to be asked. so now the d.a. presents the judge with the lines of questioning and the judge determines? >> right. this afternoon the district attorney aoeufs --'s office made the case to the judge. from the carol lawsuit. there was a couple of years ago trump filed a lawsuit against clinton and other defendants where he was fined for a frivolous lawsuit. they want to present to the jury these determinations to question the credibility of donald trump. is the district attorney's office argued today to the judge. they said, they're going to question the credibility from clinton to stormy daniels. we shall question the voracity of statements that donald trump makes. >> can i make one correction. it's not to let the defendant know the line of questioning it's to let the defendant what prior bad acts they're going ask ask him about. the other questions he's going to be surprised about. but prior judgments or prior bad acts h
donald trump says he will take the stand. it's not given that whatever the da says he wants to ask is going to be asked. so now the d.a. presents the judge with the lines of questioning and the judge determines? >> right. this afternoon the district attorney aoeufs --'s office made the case to the judge. from the carol lawsuit. there was a couple of years ago trump filed a lawsuit against clinton and other defendants where he was fined for a frivolous lawsuit. they want to present to the...
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where does that leave donald trump? do you think that puts pressure on him to take the stand, or is it too far-fetched to imagine f in. >> i think it's arunlikely he'l testify for so many reasons not least of which the cross-examination is going to be brutal, but oneis of the things the prosecution is going to have to prove is that donald trump knew what he was going to do he was breaking the law. there's a knowledge element here. it has to be done with the the intent to break the law. one way he could do that by show and testifying i didn't know these entries were being made. i didn't know i was doing this with the the intent to violate the federal election campaign act. he can do that through his testimony. i highly doubt he'll do it, but you heardgh a lot of speech fro todd blanche in the opening statement. i don't know how they're going to prove thelic of knowledge on mr. gtrump's behalf, but one w you could do it is to not testify. >> in the list of potential witnesses there are some high level trump organization o
where does that leave donald trump? do you think that puts pressure on him to take the stand, or is it too far-fetched to imagine f in. >> i think it's arunlikely he'l testify for so many reasons not least of which the cross-examination is going to be brutal, but oneis of the things the prosecution is going to have to prove is that donald trump knew what he was going to do he was breaking the law. there's a knowledge element here. it has to be done with the the intent to break the law....
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trump, they are working for donald trump, they are sucking up to donald trump, under oath, the former head of the national enquirer is admitting, that he essentially humiliated these men, in pursuit of donald trump's white house candidacy. and, you know, again, this shamelessness, the willingness of these folks to commit sort of like, you know, i don't know, like, harry carey, to debase themselves to the public. it's really humiliating, isn't it? >> i think so, so george, you are the table republican -- >> out. i haven't been a republican -- >> listen, don johnson -- >> oh! >> in republican circles, when news like this, when you see david saying yep, i made up the stories, it's what i did , like what happens in republican cocktail parties tonight, what are they saying like yeah, he made up stories about my dad, still voting for him, how does that work? >> i can't fathom it. i just think what they do is they do this, i mean, i was on the -- in the first class car -- >> oh, i'm sorry, first, you were that outfit and now you just told us, first class. >> this guy starts getting into a di
trump, they are working for donald trump, they are sucking up to donald trump, under oath, the former head of the national enquirer is admitting, that he essentially humiliated these men, in pursuit of donald trump's white house candidacy. and, you know, again, this shamelessness, the willingness of these folks to commit sort of like, you know, i don't know, like, harry carey, to debase themselves to the public. it's really humiliating, isn't it? >> i think so, so george, you are the...
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donald trump here heard the words of david pecker testify, number one, that donald trump sat in a meeting in august 2015 with him at trump tower and told him he was pleased about this scheme to catch and kill stories, salacious story, and plant negative stories about rival candidates. we also had david pecker testify in front of donald trump today that trump picked up the phone to call him about the karen mcdougle story. karen mcdougle alleged a ten month affair with him. and what you get from david pecker's testimony in the middle of this karen mcdougle story here is the extent to which pecker was intimately involved with not only trump, but also michael cohen. saying and testifying today that he would have multiple conversations with him a week. sometimes when things were intense like around the mcdougle story, daily. i want to let everybody look at a part of the exchange that our team inside was able to transcribe where david pecker talked about encrypted messages sent back and forth between him and michael cohn which would suggest that perhaps not all the evidence that could be out th
donald trump here heard the words of david pecker testify, number one, that donald trump sat in a meeting in august 2015 with him at trump tower and told him he was pleased about this scheme to catch and kill stories, salacious story, and plant negative stories about rival candidates. we also had david pecker testify in front of donald trump today that trump picked up the phone to call him about the karen mcdougle story. karen mcdougle alleged a ten month affair with him. and what you get from...
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for donald trump as contractors. we all know that donald trump is not always very good about paying the contractors. i said this person, did he pay your parents? he said no, he didn't. discussed that i had to sue him to get their money. i said okay. he said well, i got $.50 on the dollar back. but you know what? they voted for trump. i said why would they vote for trump if they believe he cheated them on their money? he said well, if he cheats us, he will cheat everybody else on behalf of america. he will cheat the rest of the world on behalf of america. so there is a sort of interesting view of him as somebody who was able to manipulate the system, work the system, bypass the system, whatever it is that seems to earn respect on the part of people who admire him. and it is kind of curious in a lot of ways, it would be something you would expect. and yet, somehow he has managed, despite all of the examples where he has, in fact, tried to run around the system and cheat in various ways that has not actually heard the b
for donald trump as contractors. we all know that donald trump is not always very good about paying the contractors. i said this person, did he pay your parents? he said no, he didn't. discussed that i had to sue him to get their money. i said okay. he said well, i got $.50 on the dollar back. but you know what? they voted for trump. i said why would they vote for trump if they believe he cheated them on their money? he said well, if he cheats us, he will cheat everybody else on behalf of...
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why can't donald trump go after cohen when cohen is still allowed to go after donald trump? >> because donald trump is the one with the gag order and michael cohen doesn't have a gag order. >> why would it include cohen? the trump team would argue he's going on television, saying whatever he wants. >> it's all witnesses. cohen is shameless. he's not going to be intimidated. he wants to testify. but there may be other witnesses who say oh, no, look what he's doing to cohen. i'm up next, he's going to go it to me. it's about witnesses and cohen just happens to be one. >> it's too hard to make a carve out. thank you very much. i know you're sticking around in case we have anything. lisa rubin, thank you as well. >>> what can a lawyer realistly advise a client like trump and what do they do when he lashes out perhaps in front of a jury? plus, what is happening on college campuses across the country as pro palestinian protestors try to essentially shutdown the schools. to essent shutdown the schools nothing dims my light like a migraine. with nurtec odt, i found relief. the only
why can't donald trump go after cohen when cohen is still allowed to go after donald trump? >> because donald trump is the one with the gag order and michael cohen doesn't have a gag order. >> why would it include cohen? the trump team would argue he's going on television, saying whatever he wants. >> it's all witnesses. cohen is shameless. he's not going to be intimidated. he wants to testify. but there may be other witnesses who say oh, no, look what he's doing to cohen. i'm...
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yes, he is sucking up to donald trump that is diapered that donald trump there is no job for stephen miller. he is walking with a sign will work for food. >> now we have our three final candidates and we would like to try one worst of the week. who are you going to go with? between tom cotton, kari lake and stephen miller? >> reporter: just because of the power position that he knows what he is doing, tom cotton. >> what about you? >> i agree. the other two are but tom cotton does not want anyone to do that safely. that is dangerous for senators to say. >> what does it say that republican party that there variation that we are seeing tonight ? between stephen miller and tom cotton and kari lake, each of them worse in their own way. some more dangerous than others. the fact that these three individuals basically embody what the modern-day republican party has become. >> it is like the russian nesting dolls. when you take them out and one is still there but what is worse than the other? >> what is it called? >> i don't know the word. you take it out and one is worse than the other. kar
yes, he is sucking up to donald trump that is diapered that donald trump there is no job for stephen miller. he is walking with a sign will work for food. >> now we have our three final candidates and we would like to try one worst of the week. who are you going to go with? between tom cotton, kari lake and stephen miller? >> reporter: just because of the power position that he knows what he is doing, tom cotton. >> what about you? >> i agree. the other two are but tom...
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. >>> mary trump gets tonight's last word. >>> tonight opening statements in donald trump's first criminal trial. what happened today in court and why prosecutors say he orchestrated a scheme to corrupt the 2016 election plus what is next for speaker johnson, now that the house has passed aid for ukraine. then we are days away from supreme court arguments on trump's immunity claim. retired military leaders are warning, this case is about national security. three of them are here at the 11th hour gets underway on this one-day night. here we go. good evening once again. we are now 197 days away from the election. but we are not talking about the election today, opening statements got underway in donald trump's first criminal trial. the former president was forced to sit in silence as lawyers from the manhattan district attorney's office alleged he and his allies were part of a conspiracy to influence the 2016 election. the goal, to bury negative stories about trump so voters would never see them. trump's lawyers told the jury he had no involvement in any coverups and there was nothing wrong
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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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that boss, of course, was donald trump. he learned in december of 2022 that donald trump had paid it. prosecutors are trying to show that donald trump not only paid for it but that he falsified his business records to show that he didn't pay for it. they say that's a crime. the defense has got to poke some holes in the strong line of communication david pecker set up in the direct examination. >> we're told that david pecker has taken the stand again. i want to ask you something. donald trump has been saying repeatedly and did again this morning in a social media post that they have locked up the courthouse to keep his supporters away. he said the idea is to keep maga supporters away. it's a courthouse, open to the public. there's a park across the street. what's your sense of things? >> i think you can see traffic is moving right behind me. this is not a lockdown. yes, when the former president was enter the courtroom in the morning and leave in the evening, there is a block of traffic to allow his motorcade to move freely
that boss, of course, was donald trump. he learned in december of 2022 that donald trump had paid it. prosecutors are trying to show that donald trump not only paid for it but that he falsified his business records to show that he didn't pay for it. they say that's a crime. the defense has got to poke some holes in the strong line of communication david pecker set up in the direct examination. >> we're told that david pecker has taken the stand again. i want to ask you something. donald...
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this case is a hoax, that's the donald trump position here. and yet at the same time, just in the last ten minutes, he put out a new social media post, which we're having the conversation about a trial whether donald trump has lied or not. can i just read the first line? >> yeah. >> thousands of people were turned away from the courthouse by police, literally blocks from the tiny side door from where i enter and leave. it's an armed camp to read people away. i read that because i was down there, lisa was down there. that is the furthest thing from
this case is a hoax, that's the donald trump position here. and yet at the same time, just in the last ten minutes, he put out a new social media post, which we're having the conversation about a trial whether donald trump has lied or not. can i just read the first line? >> yeah. >> thousands of people were turned away from the courthouse by police, literally blocks from the tiny side door from where i enter and leave. it's an armed camp to read people away. i read that because i...
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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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with donald trump on his first presidential run and concocted a plan which donald trump, who was pleased about in his own words, to cover up the salacious stories. that was a plan that a long time friend of his now tells the american public. and then the karen mcdougal story, to watch that testimony play out, again a long time friend articulating that donald trump was aware of this alleged affair and called up a friend to say how do we not let the american electorate know thistory. that is so key. and then to add on to that. is the fact that this statement man, when talking about his finances or about donald trump, referred to him as a micromanager. he was aware of the checks that came in and he didn't just sign the checks as todd blanche alleged, but he wanted to know where every penny was going and he was cautious is another word that he used. donald trump is the one that runs the trump organization and he's in charge and david pecker testified to that on not only the allegations of the extramarital affairs. >> and talk about hope hicks. >> we know that she was on the phone with michae
with donald trump on his first presidential run and concocted a plan which donald trump, who was pleased about in his own words, to cover up the salacious stories. that was a plan that a long time friend of his now tells the american public. and then the karen mcdougal story, to watch that testimony play out, again a long time friend articulating that donald trump was aware of this alleged affair and called up a friend to say how do we not let the american electorate know thistory. that is so...
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donald trump is not one to control himself. so when people like michael cohen, like hope hicks get on the stand, i find it hard that he's simply going to sit there. he's going to starts mumbleing, he's going to start gestureing. and that's going to get him in trouble too. everything he does because he's don donald trump is not going to go his way in the courtroom. his base is his base. they only get one vote. and those people will probably not be swayed by anything that happens in the courtroom. and anything that he says on the courtroom steps. but he's got to get a majority. as you pointed out, at his peak he got 46%. and he is not making friends. he is not impressing people outside. and meanwhile, joe biden is not only campaigning, but he's getting a little feisty. he is getting in his digs. he's noteing these things like he's sleeping. he's noteing that trump is otherwise occupied as he put it on one occasion this week. so, i think the biden campaign realizes, they've got this guy trapped. he's cornered. and they're going to
donald trump is not one to control himself. so when people like michael cohen, like hope hicks get on the stand, i find it hard that he's simply going to sit there. he's going to starts mumbleing, he's going to start gestureing. and that's going to get him in trouble too. everything he does because he's don donald trump is not going to go his way in the courtroom. his base is his base. they only get one vote. and those people will probably not be swayed by anything that happens in the...
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the only difference between the donald trump of the 80s and the donald trump of today as he feels totally free to let his dark side out, and his dark side is very dark and very dangerous for this country. we can't let our democracy that we've worked for and cherished disintegrate with the wrong leader at the wrong time. i can tell you that he personally committed to me that he was going to get our pensions fixed. he understood who was affected by these pensions. he assured me i'm the president of the united states, i'll just call mitch. i'll tell him to put it in the bill. is everybody going to love me? if you fix the pensioner of it is gone love you. well, that was wasted breath. there were lots of other things put in that bill. there were tax cuts put in that bill for rich people. donald trump promised infrastructure every year. >> infrastructure is the easiest of all. >> donald trump was not interested in any policy that actually goes along with being president of the united states. trump was interested in the pomp and circumstance, the plane, the helicopter, it's all about him. donald
the only difference between the donald trump of the 80s and the donald trump of today as he feels totally free to let his dark side out, and his dark side is very dark and very dangerous for this country. we can't let our democracy that we've worked for and cherished disintegrate with the wrong leader at the wrong time. i can tell you that he personally committed to me that he was going to get our pensions fixed. he understood who was affected by these pensions. he assured me i'm the president...
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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 know where donald trump stands. we know where the gop and house stand but they know they are losing race after race so they are trying to obscure their positions but just tomorrow we are -- i'm sorry. just next week we are going to see the supreme court hear a case to decide whether states are allowed to deny emergency medical care including abortion that's based on the biden administration's effort to enforce the rule and maga controlled states like idaho and texas challenging the rule. so, right now in very right in front of our faces the court is yet again taking up abortion rights and republicans are yet again defying what people want which is emergency medical care. >> all right. now let's talk about the politics of all this. florida, arizona and now nevada will have ballot measures regarding reproductive rights. how important are those ballot measures in november? >> they are critical. nothing is much more urgent right now than florida and arizona. nevada, it's a really big step. they have protected abortion a
we know where donald trump stands. we know where the gop and house stand but they know they are losing race after race so they are trying to obscure their positions but just tomorrow we are -- i'm sorry. just next week we are going to see the supreme court hear a case to decide whether states are allowed to deny emergency medical care including abortion that's based on the biden administration's effort to enforce the rule and maga controlled states like idaho and texas challenging the rule. so,...
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trump after he was pushed out from donald trump's orbit. it's a lot about the credibility of these witnesses in these opening statements that todd blanche, donald trump's attorney is trying to hit home for this jury. >> and again, another objection to testimony, rather statements made by todd blanche, trump's attorney that was also sustained by judge merchan just a moment ago, and another bench conference that's taking place. we're going to come back to these opening statements in just a moment, but there is another trump legal hearing underway right now dealing with the civil fraud trial, and this is a bond hearing. let's go to our yasmin vossoughian for an update on that. >> reporter: yeah, so on friday, a.g. 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
trump after he was pushed out from donald trump's orbit. it's a lot about the credibility of these witnesses in these opening statements that todd blanche, donald trump's attorney is trying to hit home for this jury. >> and again, another objection to testimony, rather statements made by todd blanche, trump's attorney that was also sustained by judge merchan just a moment ago, and another bench conference that's taking place. we're going to come back to these opening statements in just a...
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donald trump. and for the first time today, our team of reporters who have been inside the court are now with us. joining us now msnbc legal correspondent lisa rubin, "new york times" investigative reporter suzanne craig, nbc national law enforcement and intelligence correspondent tom winter, lisa and tom were inside the courtroom. sue was in the overflow room set up for reporters to observe the proceedings and joining us here at the table is former manhattan district attorney catherine christian. catherine and sue susan are msnbc contributors. we also have andrew weissmann still with us. lisa, i do want to begin with you and talk to you about what has been happening inside the courtroom today. we've been in supreme court hearings, oral arguments all day, so the attention has not been focused inside this courtroom, but as i understand it, david pecker has been revelatory. it's been a very interesting day for the prosecution, and they just went to break on news that pecker said that he believed what
donald trump. and for the first time today, our team of reporters who have been inside the court are now with us. joining us now msnbc legal correspondent lisa rubin, "new york times" investigative reporter suzanne craig, nbc national law enforcement and intelligence correspondent tom winter, lisa and tom were inside the courtroom. sue was in the overflow room set up for reporters to observe the proceedings and joining us here at the table is former manhattan district attorney...
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let's talk about donald trump's demeanor. i find it interesting that the defense opened by talking about him being a family man when his family wasn't there. what was the reaction of him to being lauded as a family man, and did the jury react to the fact that his family wasn't -- did they seem to react? >> the jury has been listening all along. they react at certain points. in terms of his demeanor, leading up, we had a week of jury selection. and he was closing his eyes. we need to be very careful to say whether or not he was sleeping. >> meditating. doing zen. >> his eyes were shut tightly. today, he was pretty wide awake and very aware and very interested. he looked straightforward during the prosecution's open, but listened intently, and he's been listening to david pecker. looking at him. david pecker is actually looking at him too. david pecker is directing his comments to the jury, so donald trump's involved, but you know, he's also a little bit uninvolved and just sort of not caring much. this is going to go on for a
let's talk about donald trump's demeanor. i find it interesting that the defense opened by talking about him being a family man when his family wasn't there. what was the reaction of him to being lauded as a family man, and did the jury react to the fact that his family wasn't -- did they seem to react? >> the jury has been listening all along. they react at certain points. in terms of his demeanor, leading up, we had a week of jury selection. and he was closing his eyes. we need to be...
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so is this bad for donald trump? yeah. i mean, what we're seeing is that it's up to -- when you talk about the several states, any county prosecutor could decide, you know what? this affected our state, our county. the attorneys general can do the same thing. you know, going back to why so long, what was the delay all about, i totally agree with what lisa said. i'd like to add to it. i mean, it is no surprise that prosecutors were probably wait ing around to see who was going to be the first to do it because it is scary. it is scary to indict a former president of the united states because he has and will fight like heck at every level. and losing a case, maybe one of the first cases against a former president, would be a crushing defeat. so, in my view, from a social perspective, it was no surprise that in just the last year, once the first indictment came down, everyone else felt much more emboldened to start indicting the president. listen, i don't blame them. it is a scary prospect with just flaming disaster possibilit
so is this bad for donald trump? yeah. i mean, what we're seeing is that it's up to -- when you talk about the several states, any county prosecutor could decide, you know what? this affected our state, our county. the attorneys general can do the same thing. you know, going back to why so long, what was the delay all about, i totally agree with what lisa said. i'd like to add to it. i mean, it is no surprise that prosecutors were probably wait ing around to see who was going to be the first to...
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joe biden will debate donald trump. we look forward to that but i think the hauer's interview -- howard stern interview was important. we will see what happens. i hope to see it. >> one of the things i found interesting as someone who covers the white house is that this interview, if you are somewhat like this was her this often from the president, it's like this is just another interview. but most voters, you have these voters listening to howard stern. so they are driving wherever they are going listening and that is different and probably speak to them in a different way. >> 100%. i think the president needs to reach voters where they are at. he needs to talk to different audiences. i think what he said in the interview, not just the way he humanizes his story to the american public, but you bring up the story where he talked about losing his wife and his family and the way he talked that story and the way he's dealt walk to folks through physical thoughts about it and possibly taking his life at some point. i hurt -
joe biden will debate donald trump. we look forward to that but i think the hauer's interview -- howard stern interview was important. we will see what happens. i hope to see it. >> one of the things i found interesting as someone who covers the white house is that this interview, if you are somewhat like this was her this often from the president, it's like this is just another interview. but most voters, you have these voters listening to howard stern. so they are driving wherever they...
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charges and these are facts not really in dispute by donald trump. and unlike the mar-a-lago case word trump is running on those facts, residential records, you can do it. and the january 6th case, before judge tanya chutkan where he is running for president alongside the other insurrectionist, he is not running on his alleged affair with stormy daniels or care of dougal, he is not running on the checks he wrote from the oval office. he is not running on the facts because these are not facts that he wants out there. >> and even worse than that, all he is looking to do is to create symbols for more people to buy in the narrative he has created. this narrative that justice is against him, most most of his supporters believe there is some republicans who don't believe it but maybe would believe it if they saw donald trump, for instance, in handcuffs because they would say, well that is just too far. i do think he wants to be seen as some sort of a martyr on the alt-right and he is trying to paint exactly, as barb has said, the officials and all of these
charges and these are facts not really in dispute by donald trump. and unlike the mar-a-lago case word trump is running on those facts, residential records, you can do it. and the january 6th case, before judge tanya chutkan where he is running for president alongside the other insurrectionist, he is not running on his alleged affair with stormy daniels or care of dougal, he is not running on the checks he wrote from the oval office. he is not running on the facts because these are not facts...
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donald trump was paying legal fees. the prosecution says they will present evidence that trump and american media paid for all these people to be silent until the election was over. then, once the election was over, they released these people from these agreements to be silent. once the election happened, they did not care. at that point, mission accomplished. the mission was to influence the election. once the election was done, there is no need for these agreements. the mission was the election. the mission was not to protect his brand. not to save his family embarrassment. it was to keep these people silent, to pay them to be silent specifically, and only, in order to win the election full stop. prosecution calls this a criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 presidential election, covered up by lying in these business --. logically, releasing people from the agreements once the election was over, that would seem to be the crux of the case if the prosecution can prove it . legally, we will see. >> here we arrive at the d
donald trump was paying legal fees. the prosecution says they will present evidence that trump and american media paid for all these people to be silent until the election was over. then, once the election was over, they released these people from these agreements to be silent. once the election happened, they did not care. at that point, mission accomplished. the mission was to influence the election. once the election was done, there is no need for these agreements. the mission was the...
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that's part of donald trump. the donald trump i have had experiences with is a much different human being. why is it necessary, at case like this, it's about documents, to make him seem i guess more likable. >> i think it's exactly what you said, there has to be a counter narrative. here he did it. right? he falsified, directed the falsification of documents. they're going to try to paint a broader picture, paint a picture of a businessman, somebody going about his business with people who like him, who respect him. she worked for him for apparently 34 years. she must have thought he was a good boss. >> it important for the jury to sympathize with him, and if so, is it kind of risky for the prosecution to call her as a witness if she's only authenticating things? >> not at all. they need to call her. she is his iphone for all purposes when it comes to things like contacts and messaging and administrative items like that. they need to call her, they need to authenticate things. they asked about specific days. we'l
that's part of donald trump. the donald trump i have had experiences with is a much different human being. why is it necessary, at case like this, it's about documents, to make him seem i guess more likable. >> i think it's exactly what you said, there has to be a counter narrative. here he did it. right? he falsified, directed the falsification of documents. they're going to try to paint a broader picture, paint a picture of a businessman, somebody going about his business with people...
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it arises in all of donald trump's criminal cases, because donald trump is on release in four criminal cases. and the condition of release in his cases is that he not commit any violation of state, federal or local law, the minute he's held in criminal contempt by judge merchan, he has violated the conditions of release in all of his cases. quickly, i have a copy of his transcript from his first court appearance, his arraignment hearing in his d.c. case and here is what the judge told donald trump. mr. trump, your most important condition of release, sir, is that you not commit a state, federal or local crime while on release. if you were to do so, a warrant may be issued for your arrest, your conditions of release may be revoked and you may be held pending trial in this case. once he's held in criminal contempt, he's violated his release conditions in all of his cases the question becomes what will all of the judges do as a result of that violation? >> so, glen, this is an important point you're bringing up. so, if merchan says, for example, yes, you know, criminal contempt because of
it arises in all of donald trump's criminal cases, because donald trump is on release in four criminal cases. and the condition of release in his cases is that he not commit any violation of state, federal or local law, the minute he's held in criminal contempt by judge merchan, he has violated the conditions of release in all of his cases. quickly, i have a copy of his transcript from his first court appearance, his arraignment hearing in his d.c. case and here is what the judge told donald...
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trump to essentially only give favorable coverage to donald trump and negative coverage to donald trump's adversaries. again, i think this is really a very standard tactic for donald trump, which is just try and change the narrative. >> and to that point, chuck, i'm reading a note here from lisa reuben who is in the overflow room, i believe. and she's talking about the fact that pecker and pecker describing his conversations with michael cohen, and with his editor, i guess it was executive editor about what was going to happen in the 2015-2016 campaign. pecker told his employee this arrangement of killing stories and stories that had come that were negative stories had to be kept a secret because they were going to try to help the campaign and to do that, it had to stay quiet. in almost every regard, the amount of money being paid, the catch and kill scheme, the checkbook journalism is not unusual for these tabloids, but everything was geared to getting him elected. and i think just paraen thetically, our colleague rachel maddow showed the covers, and the covers are what really matter for
trump to essentially only give favorable coverage to donald trump and negative coverage to donald trump's adversaries. again, i think this is really a very standard tactic for donald trump, which is just try and change the narrative. >> and to that point, chuck, i'm reading a note here from lisa reuben who is in the overflow room, i believe. and she's talking about the fact that pecker and pecker describing his conversations with michael cohen, and with his editor, i guess it was...
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so, there is donald trump. summoning trump supporters in idaho to go to the courthouse in boise and stage a big protest for him. or in north dakota or utah or alabama or texas or somewhere there is a vast majority of voters for donald trump. any courthouse in america, florida, anywhere. and no one, no one anywhere in the country showed up at any courthouse to protest the criminal prosecution of donald trump. 74million trump voters said absolutely no. we will not protest donald trump's criminal prosecution. we do not care. they are not the only people who don't care. donald trump is the only criminal defendant i have ever seen who cannot round up a single family member to sit in the front row of the courtroom in support of criminal defendant donald trump. his third and current wife isn't there. neither of his daughters are there. none of his sons are there. not a single personal friend has shown up as a show of support for donald trump. not one. serial killer and sometimes cannibal jeffrey dahmer had his family
so, there is donald trump. summoning trump supporters in idaho to go to the courthouse in boise and stage a big protest for him. or in north dakota or utah or alabama or texas or somewhere there is a vast majority of voters for donald trump. any courthouse in america, florida, anywhere. and no one, no one anywhere in the country showed up at any courthouse to protest the criminal prosecution of donald trump. 74million trump voters said absolutely no. we will not protest donald trump's criminal...
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weeks before donald trump was sworn in as president. at that meeting, according to pecker, he says donald trump had thanked him for not only purchasing the rights to mcdougal's story but the doorman's story. donald trump's attorney under cross-examination is asking pecker why he told federal investigators in a 2018 meeting that he did not recall donald trump ever thanking him and pecker responded that he can remember what he testified to this week and he doesn't know why he testified or why the fbi wrote down what they did in 2018, nearly six years ago. he remembers and he says he knows that trump thanked him and that he stands by the testimony he provided this week. there are questions coming from trump's defense team about that non-prosecution agreement that american media and through david pecker signed with federal prosecutors back in 2018. at the time, the defense team for donald trump is now asking him about their intention to sell the "national enquirer" and two other american media tabloids to another company. if they were to be
weeks before donald trump was sworn in as president. at that meeting, according to pecker, he says donald trump had thanked him for not only purchasing the rights to mcdougal's story but the doorman's story. donald trump's attorney under cross-examination is asking pecker why he told federal investigators in a 2018 meeting that he did not recall donald trump ever thanking him and pecker responded that he can remember what he testified to this week and he doesn't know why he testified or why the...
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donald trump in court. donald trump in court. donald trump in court. >>> willie, donald trump was in court again yesterday, and i think he fell asleep again. >> i think so, too. laura dern, allison, janney, and ricci martin, incredible in the show. >> all three of them. >> yes. >> i mean, all of them are great. go down the list. they're all extraordinary. mika and i turned to each other, and i just loved kristen wiig. she's extraordinary on "snl," in whatever she does. after it was over, we said, "that's next level." >> next level, yeah. >> she has gone next level. yeah, extraordinary. >> she has taken it to the next level. "palm royale," check it out if you haven't seen it yet. >>> speaking of south florida, donald trump tliflives there. i was going for a segue, but it didn't work. >> by the way, at one point, allison janney looks at the mobster husband and says, "this is where we're going. we're common criminals. this is where we're going in the future. palm beach." >> it was good. >> yeah. >> there's you
donald trump in court. donald trump in court. donald trump in court. >>> willie, donald trump was in court again yesterday, and i think he fell asleep again. >> i think so, too. laura dern, allison, janney, and ricci martin, incredible in the show. >> all three of them. >> yes. >> i mean, all of them are great. go down the list. they're all extraordinary. mika and i turned to each other, and i just loved kristen wiig. she's extraordinary on "snl," in...
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donald trump repeats that. all of that collusive behavior, to use a loaded term, is really at the heart of this. in terms of the idea that todd blanche will be like, president trump earned the moniker president. he is a good guy. he was shocked that michael cohen is engaged in criminality. the one thing that will be clear to this jury is that this was an effort with a media outlet to create a false picture of him and a false picture of his adversaries. david unrelated to michael cohen will give that testimony. >> there is a hearing before david goes back on the stamford the attacks on michael cohen has been ceaseless. i wonder if those too could backfire. do we have the tape from the last hour of michael cohen and donald trump figure out how to pay david? they were friends until they weren't and intelthree goes to jail. how do you track with a jury a rupture in a relationship in a way that keeps the facts front and center? will that be one of the prosecution's missions tumor >> reporter: when you put a cooperat
donald trump repeats that. all of that collusive behavior, to use a loaded term, is really at the heart of this. in terms of the idea that todd blanche will be like, president trump earned the moniker president. he is a good guy. he was shocked that michael cohen is engaged in criminality. the one thing that will be clear to this jury is that this was an effort with a media outlet to create a false picture of him and a false picture of his adversaries. david unrelated to michael cohen will give...
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and donald trump's attorneys making clear to the jury that donald trump did not commit a crime and this was an issue over a business ledger and donald trump, in fact, as the ledger shows was just paying michael cohen, not to reimburse stormy daniels but for legal services. all of this will lead to tomorrow when david pecker is expected to take a stand again. notably also the gag order hearing tomorrow morning. the prosecution has asked the judge to punish donald trump for violating the gag order. notably when donald trump left the courthouse today, what did he do is this he attacked one of the witnesses, michael cohen. this will come down to the determination of judge merchan over whether donald trump actually violated the gag order and any consequences that may follow. >> vaughn hillyard, thank you so much. joining us now, former assistant district attorney for the manhattan d.a.'s office and msnbc legal analyst, catherine christian, and legal analyst, danny cevallos. we're going to be talking about david pecker and the other witnesses expected on the case tomorrow. i want to start wit
and donald trump's attorneys making clear to the jury that donald trump did not commit a crime and this was an issue over a business ledger and donald trump, in fact, as the ledger shows was just paying michael cohen, not to reimburse stormy daniels but for legal services. all of this will lead to tomorrow when david pecker is expected to take a stand again. notably also the gag order hearing tomorrow morning. the prosecution has asked the judge to punish donald trump for violating the gag...
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he actually started a magazine for donald trump. they would see each other at the very least quarterly, but often multiple times, of course, sometimes once a month. is that relationship that was established early on important? does it give him credibility as somebody talking about donald trump? >> to catherine's point, you're not just laying the foundation to admit documents. you're also laying the foundation to the jury as to why they ought to believe, you know, mr. pecker. and when he says, for instance, that trump was detail oriented or micromanager, how would he know that? he would know that because they have spent so much time together. he would know that because they have discussed business together. so, you're laying the foundation in many ways, and, by the way, you're not just doing it through mr. pecker. he's, you know, witness number one on days number one and two. they're going to be many more witnesses, and they're going -- the prosecutors are going to ask all the witnesses how do you know the things that you say you kno
he actually started a magazine for donald trump. they would see each other at the very least quarterly, but often multiple times, of course, sometimes once a month. is that relationship that was established early on important? does it give him credibility as somebody talking about donald trump? >> to catherine's point, you're not just laying the foundation to admit documents. you're also laying the foundation to the jury as to why they ought to believe, you know, mr. pecker. and when he...
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the idea that donald trump knew what he was doing. i mean, is there a witness that you have seen from the list of people that may be called to the stand that could be helpful to trump's case at this point? >> not necessarily. witnesses in the oval office with michael cohen, that's not helpful. if a witness says trump was meticulous in signing his checks, and wasn't a passive player that's not helpful. there's nobody the prosecution is lining up that will helpful. josh stein glass and chris conroy, they know what they are doing. so i am overwhelmingly confident donald trump is in trouble, but it is the burden of the prosecution. that's what we started off with , how important david is invalidating how important this is about otherwise why would you sign off, who cares about hush money? there needs to be some nexus, and that is what these witnesses will show. >> do you have suspicion of what they might do? >> of david-pecker? i think they are going to do everything they can to show he is a liar, that what he is saying is not only ill- i
the idea that donald trump knew what he was doing. i mean, is there a witness that you have seen from the list of people that may be called to the stand that could be helpful to trump's case at this point? >> not necessarily. witnesses in the oval office with michael cohen, that's not helpful. if a witness says trump was meticulous in signing his checks, and wasn't a passive player that's not helpful. there's nobody the prosecution is lining up that will helpful. josh stein glass and...
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trump 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
trump 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...
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he loves donald trump that much. he'll have access to the president of the united states. >> and trump sells papers. >> right. >> and really, this is an extraordinary amount. >> and so the defense council today. one of the stranger things that he said in his opening argument today is watch david testimony very carefully. david is not his witness. he said david may not say what these prosecutors are telling you he's going to say because he's implying he's going to e testify likely tomorrow, you know, maybe later on in the week. he's likely going to e testify because he wanted to keep donald trump happy. he wanted to keep him happy because he wanted to keep donald trump doing things with their papers because he was sold and he was good for them. the problem is that's okay if the way you're trying to keep him happy is just doing the normal checkbook journalism that you do. then the whole piece is implemented. >> you can't get through any of this without answering the question why did michael cohen go to jail? you spent
he loves donald trump that much. he'll have access to the president of the united states. >> and trump sells papers. >> right. >> and really, this is an extraordinary amount. >> and so the defense council today. one of the stranger things that he said in his opening argument today is watch david testimony very carefully. david is not his witness. he said david may not say what these prosecutors are telling you he's going to say because he's implying he's going to e...
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the prosecution asking the court for donald trump to be held in contempt of court, and donald trump's lawyers spinning those attacks as political. the judge frustrated, admonishing trump's attorney saying you're losing all credibility with this court, the judge adding, you've presented nothing. well, we'll have more on that later in the show. but first, the prosecution's first witness back on the stand, former "national enquirer" publisher david pecker, returning to detail to the jury his involvement in the multiple catch and kill plots to bury negative stories about donald trump. pecker detailing his decades long relationship with trump, and his frequent communications with michael cohen. testifying that in that now infamous 2015 meeting, pecker agreed to publish only positive stories about trump, promising to be trump's eyes and ears. pecker going on to say how, at the time, he told the "national enquirer" leadership he wanted that agreement to be "as quiet as possible." because they were going to try to help the trump campaign. this is a big deal. the prosecution alleging a conspir
the prosecution asking the court for donald trump to be held in contempt of court, and donald trump's lawyers spinning those attacks as political. the judge frustrated, admonishing trump's attorney saying you're losing all credibility with this court, the judge adding, you've presented nothing. well, we'll have more on that later in the show. but first, the prosecution's first witness back on the stand, former "national enquirer" publisher david pecker, returning to detail to the jury...
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donald trump? >> reporter: what is it about donald trump is a good question, chris. donald trump has staying power in so many ways. well, you may lose an election like the one in 2020, you also continue to have a following that is indignant upon any efforts to undermine him or the prestige of the trump organization or the political following, one that did garner more than 80 million votes in 2020, and folks are not naive to that, so even when donald trump loses an election or endorses candidates in 2022 who do lose, he continues to hold power to a great extent and also financial power, and that is what michael cohen for all those years had a full understanding of. hope hicks is going to take the stand here as a witness, and she has never met the ire of donald trump. those individuals who have caught his frustration are those who have attempted to sustain away from him, and when those individuals do step away from him, donald trump like bill barr, you are all but gone from his orbit here, and that's
donald trump? >> reporter: what is it about donald trump is a good question, chris. donald trump has staying power in so many ways. well, you may lose an election like the one in 2020, you also continue to have a following that is indignant upon any efforts to undermine him or the prestige of the trump organization or the political following, one that did garner more than 80 million votes in 2020, and folks are not naive to that, so even when donald trump loses an election or endorses...
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with donald trump. i think there's a lot of folks who would like to part ways with donald trump but they're scared of the consequences because it's well known, he will threaten people all the time who will say, you know, basically he'll say look, if you ever turn against me, i will destroy you. it's a common thing he says to people, it's a well known thing. i think there's a lot of people who would break with him but are scared to do so. pecker and hicks have been folks who have been managed to carefully walk the tight rope between telling the truth in these cases and getting to a place where donald trump actually turns his bazooka on them. and i do think, though, that being in that position does give them credibility in front of the jury. >> we have heard trump referred to repeatedly as the boss by david pecker in some of the transcripts we have seen. and cohen saying the boss will handle this or the boss will take care of this. how does that play into this trial? the people are calling rhona graff. >>
with donald trump. i think there's a lot of folks who would like to part ways with donald trump but they're scared of the consequences because it's well known, he will threaten people all the time who will say, you know, basically he'll say look, if you ever turn against me, i will destroy you. it's a common thing he says to people, it's a well known thing. i think there's a lot of people who would break with him but are scared to do so. pecker and hicks have been folks who have been managed to...
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donald trump promised infrastructure every year. >> infrastructure is the easiest of all. >> donald trump was not interested in any of the policy that actually goes along with being president of the united states. trump was interested in the pomp and circumstance, the plane, the helicopter. it's all about him. donald trump is incapable of running anything, let alone the most powerful country in the history of the world. god help us if he gets anywhere near that white house in the future. >> joining us now, jimmy williams jr., general president of the international union of painters and allied trades, an affiliate of the north america's building trades unions. thank you very much for joining us tonight. you were there today. you had four years of donald trump with no infrastructure whatsoever. joe biden gets in, delivers on the infrastructure bill. i can't think of anything more important to your unions than that work that comes through that infrastructure bill. >> thank you so much for having me. it's not just the infrastructure bill that president biden and the biden/harris administratio
donald trump promised infrastructure every year. >> infrastructure is the easiest of all. >> donald trump was not interested in any of the policy that actually goes along with being president of the united states. trump was interested in the pomp and circumstance, the plane, the helicopter. it's all about him. donald trump is incapable of running anything, let alone the most powerful country in the history of the world. god help us if he gets anywhere near that white house in the...
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he did it to protect donald trump. cohen lied to congress about business deals trump pursued in russia while he was running for president because trump wanted him to conceal those business deals so his russia baggage wouldn't look so obvious. and cohen lied to a bank to take out a home equity line of credit to pay to silence a woman alleging a sexual relationship with donald trump. namely stormy daniels. trump weirdly keeps leaving out those details when he calls his former personal attorney and fixer a criminal. in clear violation, by the way, of a gag order. tomorrow there will be another chance to hold donald trump accountable in an unprecedented case with farther reaching implications, not just for him but for our democracy. the u.s. supreme court will hear arguments in donald trump versus the united states about whether he can claim sweeping presidential immunity over his criminal election interference charges from special counsel jack smith. but even for the conservative majority hears one word of arguments, it i
he did it to protect donald trump. cohen lied to congress about business deals trump pursued in russia while he was running for president because trump wanted him to conceal those business deals so his russia baggage wouldn't look so obvious. and cohen lied to a bank to take out a home equity line of credit to pay to silence a woman alleging a sexual relationship with donald trump. namely stormy daniels. trump weirdly keeps leaving out those details when he calls his former personal attorney...
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now look at donald trump's behavior. he trash talks everyone and anyone who does not side with him, yet he has been radio silent when it comes to david pecker what does that tell you about pecker that trump mums the word? >> tells me one of two things. who else does donald trump never criticize? judge aileen cannon because he thinks she's going to do him a solid in the documents case in florida. it's because somehow he thinks david pecker is going to do him a solid in his testimony tomorrow. i think that unlikely. if he flips the script and starts saying good stuff for trump the prosecutors don't anticipate, pecker will be in trouble because he's going to be prosecuted. >> let's go to the or. >> the or is pecker knows where even more of trump's bodies are buried. >> bingo. >> he's a threat and he doesn't want to antagonize pecker, but he also hasn't said anything bad about hope hicks. i think maybe he's trying to see who his true enemies are and who still may hold out and do a little something for the donald. >> trump fe
now look at donald trump's behavior. he trash talks everyone and anyone who does not side with him, yet he has been radio silent when it comes to david pecker what does that tell you about pecker that trump mums the word? >> tells me one of two things. who else does donald trump never criticize? judge aileen cannon because he thinks she's going to do him a solid in the documents case in florida. it's because somehow he thinks david pecker is going to do him a solid in his testimony...
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clearly has been top of mind for donald trump. yesterday he posted severin separate times on the issue of immunity. >> what is this whole immunity argument before the court look like, andrew? there is a lot of skepticism on the street. you just talk to people -- i was just talking with symone about how the supreme court will look at this. given your experience and what you know and what you have seen already from the court, what should we be looking for when the hearings are conversations begin in front of the court? >> substance and timing. and timing is really everything. on the substance, i think there is no way that there will be five justices on the supreme court, even the supreme court, who say there is total criminal immunity from federal prosecution for a former president particularly in this situation, even if you can carve out some area where you think a president should have some sort of immunity for instance in conducting foreign affairs. if there is some small area. it is just not this case. the problem is timing and
clearly has been top of mind for donald trump. yesterday he posted severin separate times on the issue of immunity. >> what is this whole immunity argument before the court look like, andrew? there is a lot of skepticism on the street. you just talk to people -- i was just talking with symone about how the supreme court will look at this. given your experience and what you know and what you have seen already from the court, what should we be looking for when the hearings are conversations...
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donald trump. there was a lot to go around yesterday. mitt romney, wow. bring it home, willie. >> yeah, mitt romney going in there, obviously no love lost between those two men. mitt romney, expect to hear more of that throughout the campaign. >> expert legal analysis on yesterday's testimony in the hush money trial and the gag order against trump. straight ahead. >>> president biden's joke came while he was campaigning in florida. on the issue of reproductive rights and women's health care, blaming trump for overturning roe and these extreme abortion laws. we'll show you more of the president's speech. quite a flex going down to florida while trump was stuck in court in new york city. on capitol hill, a top republican admits it's trump's fault that border security hasn't passed. we knew that. to hear this republican say it really brings it home. willie, i had the news on all day, if i heard the word pecker one more time, i was going to lose my mind. >> david pecker. the first witness in the new yo
donald trump. there was a lot to go around yesterday. mitt romney, wow. bring it home, willie. >> yeah, mitt romney going in there, obviously no love lost between those two men. mitt romney, expect to hear more of that throughout the campaign. >> expert legal analysis on yesterday's testimony in the hush money trial and the gag order against trump. straight ahead. >>> president biden's joke came while he was campaigning in florida. on the issue of reproductive rights and...
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trump happy, wanted to keep donald trump happy because he wanted to keep donald trump doing things with their papers and publics because he sold and was good for them. the problem is that's okay if the way you're trying to keep donald trump happy is just doing the normal checkbook journalism you do. if the way you're trying to keep him happy is by doing things to affect the campaign, then that whole regulatory structure you're talking about is implicated. >> you can't get through any of this without answering the question, why did michael cohen go to jail inthey're trying to spend a lot of time impeaching him, but he was prosecuted by the trump era justice department, by the southern district of new york under the trump regime. it was during when trump was president. what did he do wrong? you say he's going to be impeached because he's a criminal. when did he become a criminal? he never committed crimes before 2015, 2016. he gets a campaign email. he suddenly has a campaign email. why does he have a trump campaign email. then he goes -- he then gets prosecuted and donald trump is an uni
trump happy, wanted to keep donald trump happy because he wanted to keep donald trump doing things with their papers and publics because he sold and was good for them. the problem is that's okay if the way you're trying to keep donald trump happy is just doing the normal checkbook journalism you do. if the way you're trying to keep him happy is by doing things to affect the campaign, then that whole regulatory structure you're talking about is implicated. >> you can't get through any of...