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trump's maga lackeys are freaking out whining that it's unfair that trump is required to be in court just like every other person who's accused of a crime. >>> plus, the republican normalization of violent threats as senator tom cotton calls for violence against pro palestinian protestors. >>> we begin tonight at the end of the second day of jury selection in the criminal trial of former president donald trump. seven jurors have been selected so far, a salesman, an oncology nurse, two attorneys, an i.t. consultant, a teacher and a software engineer. 11 more needed. that includes six alternates. inside the courtroom donald trump again appeared deep in contemplation at times, or perhaps slumber, with his eyes closed and his tiny mouth pursed. but outside the courtroom the defendant attempted to try his case using his alternative facts. >> i would pay a lawyer and marked it down as an illegal expense, some accountant i didn't know marked it down as a legal expense. that's exactly what it was. you get indicted over that. legal expense. that's what you're supposed to call it. >> a legal e
trump's maga lackeys are freaking out whining that it's unfair that trump is required to be in court just like every other person who's accused of a crime. >>> plus, the republican normalization of violent threats as senator tom cotton calls for violence against pro palestinian protestors. >>> we begin tonight at the end of the second day of jury selection in the criminal trial of former president donald trump. seven jurors have been selected so far, a salesman, an oncology...
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>> let's be clear, trump's base hasn't read trump's books. that's, you know, not necessarily a marker. i think what is interesting is, you know, as alan was saying, the types of people that -- the trump lawyers are looking for, we know donald trump has specific views on women, he has very specific -- >> i think we just lost christina's signal there -- >> -- more generally. i'm curious to see -- >> you're back. >> am i back? >> go ahead, christina. >> okay, sorry. we know that his lawyers have very -- >> let's bounce to alan since we're having trouble with her audio. this is a major trial, obviously in the age of social media. and trump is constantly communicating on social media. many of these perspective jurors may have their own social media presence. what do you see as the social media factor here in selecting a fair and impartial jury? >> the judge won't tell jurors not to go on social media. the judge will instruct them to avoid that, but, of course, every once in a while, it is engrained in our society's habits. i'm sure a juror or two
>> let's be clear, trump's base hasn't read trump's books. that's, you know, not necessarily a marker. i think what is interesting is, you know, as alan was saying, the types of people that -- the trump lawyers are looking for, we know donald trump has specific views on women, he has very specific -- >> i think we just lost christina's signal there -- >> -- more generally. i'm curious to see -- >> you're back. >> am i back? >> go ahead, christina. >>...
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has a trump abortion ban. just like he did in arizona, he basically wants to take america back to the 1800s, but we are not going to let that happen. because here's the deal, this is 2024, not the 1800s, and we're not going back. >> that was vice president kamala harris, the highest elected female official in u.s. history speaking on behalf of millions of americans who are now the targets of conservative men across the land. her trip comes just four days after the arizona supreme court delivered a potential death sentence to thousands of women in their state when they decided that nearly all abortions will be banned. joining me now is molly john fast and comedian, writer and actor jay jerden and we're going to add msnbc contributor. we're going to manifest it. this is kamala harris at her most powerful and on an issue she truly cares about. >> yeah. you know, the thing is in that time period in the 1870s you didn't have women politicians because women couldn't vote. >> couldn't vote. >> lincoln was president w
has a trump abortion ban. just like he did in arizona, he basically wants to take america back to the 1800s, but we are not going to let that happen. because here's the deal, this is 2024, not the 1800s, and we're not going back. >> that was vice president kamala harris, the highest elected female official in u.s. history speaking on behalf of millions of americans who are now the targets of conservative men across the land. her trip comes just four days after the arizona supreme court...
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who work for donald trump. we also found phone numbers going back and forth with the planners and also one that was very questionable that came from the white house switchboard, through the switchboard to somebody on the ground. it's interesting to me that we might be able to go further with the 35 million plus lines of data we have, but that direct line has always been difficult based on the fact he had so many people surrounding him doing such nefarious things. i wish we had a little longer to look at the data, but at some point we have to wonder what was going on in the white house at that time and what did the phone calls consist of. >> to drill down further because i'm asking about official acts. can you think of just as a former member of congress, and as somebody who investigated what happened on january 6th, can you think of an official presidential official reason why a president or his chief of staff would be talking to the oath keepers? >> no. there is no reason to do that. no, especially the people
who work for donald trump. we also found phone numbers going back and forth with the planners and also one that was very questionable that came from the white house switchboard, through the switchboard to somebody on the ground. it's interesting to me that we might be able to go further with the 35 million plus lines of data we have, but that direct line has always been difficult based on the fact he had so many people surrounding him doing such nefarious things. i wish we had a little longer...
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people who has seen donald trump's tax returns and he wrote the book "trump nation the art of being the donald." jared kushner now says he is confident that if donald trump is reelected all decisions his father-in-law made would be based on what is best for the country and not family business interests. is he laughing at us saying that? let's start with the beginning of the trump administration when his sister went to asia and showed an chart with her brother's face on it and the white house as she was pitching real estate business and why you should move to the u.s. because you could get a visa or the end of the trump administration while trump was leading into january 6th when jared was in the middle east with steve mnuchin raising money. he is laughing in our face? trying to say something like this? >> i think it's even worse than him laughing in our face, stef. i think he just assumes everyone is stupid and everyone isn't paying attention. if you just pick through a number of things, the arc of his own career, prior to being in the white house and what happened while he was in t
people who has seen donald trump's tax returns and he wrote the book "trump nation the art of being the donald." jared kushner now says he is confident that if donald trump is reelected all decisions his father-in-law made would be based on what is best for the country and not family business interests. is he laughing at us saying that? let's start with the beginning of the trump administration when his sister went to asia and showed an chart with her brother's face on it and the...
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trump lashed out. this morning he called the trial itself a disgrace and argued that all he was indicted was for paying a lawyer and it was just a quote, legal expense. it is a story that collapsed on live tv like a house of cards years ago thanks to rudy giuliani. watch. >> having something it do with paying some stormy daniels woman $130,000, which is going to turn out to be perfectly legal. that money was not campaign money. sorry, i'm giving you a fact now that you don't know. it is not campaign money. no campaign finance violation. so -- >> they funneled it through a law firm. >> funneled through a law firm and the president repaid it. >> oh, i didn't know that. he did? >> yeah. >> and funneling, is a word associated with legal financial schemes, in this case, a hush money payment according to rudy giuliani funneled through his lawyer with the intent to influence the 2016 election. so, back in 2018, when the fakes were examined, a federal judge ruled this about the fakes. quote, cohen committed tw
trump lashed out. this morning he called the trial itself a disgrace and argued that all he was indicted was for paying a lawyer and it was just a quote, legal expense. it is a story that collapsed on live tv like a house of cards years ago thanks to rudy giuliani. watch. >> having something it do with paying some stormy daniels woman $130,000, which is going to turn out to be perfectly legal. that money was not campaign money. sorry, i'm giving you a fact now that you don't know. it is...
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their opinions on trump is immaterial. during the process, trump's lawyers will have a chance to try to solicit that information. this one actually made the cut. >> so andrew, each side at this point has used more than half of their challenges. challenges they can just offer without saying why. that juror coming in saying i'm fascinated by donald trump, and he walked into the room with more than one way to read that. but they had to make the prosecution a little nervous listening to that. >> and i'm struck by the fact that both sides have used six out of their ten challenges, so they would only have four left. there are two ways that juries can be chosen typically. this is the one that's least -- gives the least amount of information to both sides. it's called the flop method. and the other is called the strike method. the strike method is much better because you see all 38 potential jurors at once. you will see everybody who could be on the jury and then you exercise your thing on the other side, exercises, they don't hav
their opinions on trump is immaterial. during the process, trump's lawyers will have a chance to try to solicit that information. this one actually made the cut. >> so andrew, each side at this point has used more than half of their challenges. challenges they can just offer without saying why. that juror coming in saying i'm fascinated by donald trump, and he walked into the room with more than one way to read that. but they had to make the prosecution a little nervous listening to that....
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when trump is convicted. again, i think he will be convicted. that doesn't necessarily mean it's going to hold up. i believe if you're going to bring a case against a sitting president or a former president who tens of millions of people support, especially in today's day and age with how divided we are, i think it needs to be a rock solid, lock tight, nearly perfect prosecuted case. because otherwise, you run a huge risk as to what it's going to mean for the country. and i don't believe this case right now is the case. and that's the problem that i have. but i stand behind everything i said in 2018. everything i wrote in that op-ed. and i remain very concerned that no one has gotten to the bottom of what the hell exactly happened with epstein in 2018. was that decision made by jeffrey berman? william barr? who made that decision and why was it made to turn a blind eye to donald trump's conduct? >> you mentioned your history. you also wrote that there are facts and evidence, texts, e-mails, et cetera in the hush money case that have yet to see t
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kennedy up to donald trump himself. together they argued the presidential immunity for criminal prosecution would threaten the military's role in american society. our americans constitutional border and our national security. they say that immunizing the president would place service members in the impossible position of having to choose between following their commander in chief and obeying the laws enacted by congress. and they warned it would jeopardize america's standing as it guardian of democracy in the world. it is a very powerfully written document. joining me now, former secretary of the army, lewis caldera who is the chief signatory on the amicus brief. sherrilyn ifill is back with us, as well. thank you so much for taking the time this evening. this is a very powerful brief. it is a very powerful argument. i tried to summarize the key points there. tell us a little bit more about how you decided to sign onto it and what you hope people will take away. please we thought it was very important to bring these na
kennedy up to donald trump himself. together they argued the presidential immunity for criminal prosecution would threaten the military's role in american society. our americans constitutional border and our national security. they say that immunizing the president would place service members in the impossible position of having to choose between following their commander in chief and obeying the laws enacted by congress. and they warned it would jeopardize america's standing as it guardian of...
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remember the example of kevin mccarthy, who tried to cozy up to trump and, at the end of the day, trump didn't come to save him. >> yeah, if he is banking on donald trump to be a reliable partner to save him, yeah, kevin mccarthy would like to have a word with him about it. this is a bizarre pairing here. i mean, as much as kevin mccarthy was an ally of donald trump, i don't recall them having a press conference like this together. my former boss certainly never did. it feels to me like there's some type of trade going on here, what's going on. yeah, donald trump can certainly protect mike johnson to a certain degree, but i don't know that marjorie taylor greene is necessarily going to step aside. you know, as we've seen, she seems dedicated to coming after mike johnson. i'm sure she'll say she's just as close of an ally to donald trump. i don't know this saves him, but i'm worried what mike johnson may give away to donald trump. perhaps scuttling ukraine, for example. >> keep an eye on that tomorrow. let's talk more about marjorie taylor greene and her threats. we played sound earlier
remember the example of kevin mccarthy, who tried to cozy up to trump and, at the end of the day, trump didn't come to save him. >> yeah, if he is banking on donald trump to be a reliable partner to save him, yeah, kevin mccarthy would like to have a word with him about it. this is a bizarre pairing here. i mean, as much as kevin mccarthy was an ally of donald trump, i don't recall them having a press conference like this together. my former boss certainly never did. it feels to me like...
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everyone has heard of president trump -- donald trump, but if they are not news junkies like us, if they have not read some of these tell-all books, if they are not 24/7 viewers of fox news, chances are there are people who can set aside what they may know about donald trump and decide the case based on the fact that the here in the trial. that is what i am hoping for. >> i want to follow-up. number one, you talked about having prosecuted cases that have gotten a lot of attention. you're talking now about the former president who literally has put out a notion that in 72 hours, this is what he tweeted yesterday on truth social, all is going to break loose. this is not just a matter of a circus or someone who is calling attention to what could be a very monumental trial. we have nypd, secret service and new york court officers all trying to gear up and beat up security around this. at what point if any do you as a prosecutor say we need some additional protection because this is getting out of hand? or do you just leave that to the judge and focus on what you are trying to prove the prose
everyone has heard of president trump -- donald trump, but if they are not news junkies like us, if they have not read some of these tell-all books, if they are not 24/7 viewers of fox news, chances are there are people who can set aside what they may know about donald trump and decide the case based on the fact that the here in the trial. that is what i am hoping for. >> i want to follow-up. number one, you talked about having prosecuted cases that have gotten a lot of attention. you're...
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trump, the struggle that i mentioned, has shown up with trump in the early states. he has been underperforming polls in 2020. he over per full polls in 2020. in this election he is underperformed polls. he's shown a sign of weakness that when people had to make up their minds they went with nikki haley or other candidates. at the end of the day, he really is an ugly figure. i mean, republicans have rallied behind a historically ugly candidate and what they have to consider in 2024 is far weaker and more integrated and diminished and that he was in 2020. they're having problems raising money. they're having enormous financial problems on the republican side, which is another sign of no confidence by republican voters in his leadership. >> then, do you think the panic other democrats are feeling is truly around fears that president biden is not delivering, or fears that the threat of donald trump is so great they have to take every single thing so seriously because our democracy is at risk? >> i think that is it. many americans would like to believe that we could get
trump, the struggle that i mentioned, has shown up with trump in the early states. he has been underperforming polls in 2020. he over per full polls in 2020. in this election he is underperformed polls. he's shown a sign of weakness that when people had to make up their minds they went with nikki haley or other candidates. at the end of the day, he really is an ugly figure. i mean, republicans have rallied behind a historically ugly candidate and what they have to consider in 2024 is far weaker...
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trump, yes. if you deliberately failed to appear here for a trial, that will constitute a forfeit of your right to be present, a warrant will be issued for your arrest. the trial will continue in your absence and if there is a verdict of guilty and you again nailed to appear for sentence you will be sentenced in absentia and upon your arrest, the sentence will be executed se and you will be subject to separate persecution and separate punishment for bail jumping no matter what happens in this trial. do you understand that? trump, yes sir. 96 potential jurors were called into the courtroom, more than half were immediately excused after saying that they could not be impartial in the case of the 34 potential jurors who remained in the courtroom, nineo completed answering every question on the judges 40 to question list. leading off our discussion tonight, adam who was in the courthouse today and who will be in the court every day for us at the trump trial. he is a fellow at just security, also andre
trump, yes. if you deliberately failed to appear here for a trial, that will constitute a forfeit of your right to be present, a warrant will be issued for your arrest. the trial will continue in your absence and if there is a verdict of guilty and you again nailed to appear for sentence you will be sentenced in absentia and upon your arrest, the sentence will be executed se and you will be subject to separate persecution and separate punishment for bail jumping no matter what happens in this...
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trump, many of them signed while trump was in the white house. and it wasp all an amazing spectacle, right? other presidents maybe get involved in a campaign finance scandal, but illegal hush money payments to not one but two mistresses for reimbursement checks signed in the white house, "a," gross. "b," not your typical scandal. we're already in unprecedented territory here. that'sde not the most important point. the michael cohen federal case revelations, michaelca cohen, pleading guilty, coming clean saying what happened, that left in itsed wake not just a slimy trail of, yuck, don't let the kids read the news anymore. it left in its wake one legitimately baffling question, which was who's going to get in trouble for thisto now? who's the one person getting in trouble for this crime? just michael cohen, really? he'soh going to federal prison r years ando he's the only one? why is that? why is he the only one? you know why that was? we now know why that was. and it's really bad. it's one's of the worst things learned about donald trump's behavi
trump, many of them signed while trump was in the white house. and it wasp all an amazing spectacle, right? other presidents maybe get involved in a campaign finance scandal, but illegal hush money payments to not one but two mistresses for reimbursement checks signed in the white house, "a," gross. "b," not your typical scandal. we're already in unprecedented territory here. that'sde not the most important point. the michael cohen federal case revelations, michaelca cohen,...
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he was at a rally with 5,000 trump supporters. trump said there were 42,000. so that's not who's going to be affected by anything that happens. but for the magic of american politics, they're not going to see particularly honest figures in judge merchan, alvin bragg. these are not actors. they do the boring things that make the rule of law grind. i was walking around new york, i didn't run into a single new yorker going about their lives that had any idea this was happening. one of the most remarkable things at 7:00 in the east, i don't think anything really happened. donald trump, day one, lots more news cycles, more twists and turns but on the first day, the earth still stands. >> yeah. earth one. >> earth one. that's right. >> coffee mug coming, potentially. >> right. >> really interesting points. our special coverage continues plus jen psaki, plus rachel at 9:00, plus lawrence. we'll be right back. 9:00, plus lawrence. we'll be right back. i told myself i was ok with my moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis symptoms. with my psoriatic arthritis symptoms.
he was at a rally with 5,000 trump supporters. trump said there were 42,000. so that's not who's going to be affected by anything that happens. but for the magic of american politics, they're not going to see particularly honest figures in judge merchan, alvin bragg. these are not actors. they do the boring things that make the rule of law grind. i was walking around new york, i didn't run into a single new yorker going about their lives that had any idea this was happening. one of the most...
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trump's oval office secretary during the period when cohen was being reimbursed by trump. because trump was doing all this reimbursing when he was in the white house as president, she a front row seat. and that's not even the whole potential witness list. joining me now to discuss our msnbc legal correspondent lisa rubin and kush kadori. lisa, i was interested in this potential witness list, and i'm sure you were interested and more informed in following this case and deep legal expertise. who among those names stuck out to youuc as being essential? >> people are going to be talking when this trial gets under wayia about madeleine. that's because there were multiple checks. he didn't repay him in one lump sum. he repaid him over a series of months. six of the checks at least that were sent to michael cohen were signed by donald j. trump in his distinctive sharpy scrawl and at a time when he was president of the united states. you havede to ask yourself wher was donald trump when he signed those checks? the way they were formulated you can see they were computerized, genera
trump's oval office secretary during the period when cohen was being reimbursed by trump. because trump was doing all this reimbursing when he was in the white house as president, she a front row seat. and that's not even the whole potential witness list. joining me now to discuss our msnbc legal correspondent lisa rubin and kush kadori. lisa, i was interested in this potential witness list, and i'm sure you were interested and more informed in following this case and deep legal expertise. who...
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today, trump eliminated that from his vocabulary. he voiced no concern whatsoever with florida's abortion ban or any other abortion restriction any statement wants to oppose. trump used to be a critic of six-week bands. now he's apparently fine with it. trump was also segment on the issue of a national abortion ban, and his own party has been relentlessly pushing. a national ban is something he himself reportedly said he supports as recently as a few weeks ago. trump today also, for what it's worth, falsely accused democrats of executing children. that is what he said democrats abortion policies are. it is to execute children, which is a nice q and on flavor to it, in addition to being completely, completely false. so, perhaps a more accurate headline about donald trump's remarks today might have been something like "channeling cueing on conspiracy theory, donald trump falsely accuses democrats of executing children or trump abandons criticism of strictest state abortion bands." trump abandons mentions of republican proposals for nat
today, trump eliminated that from his vocabulary. he voiced no concern whatsoever with florida's abortion ban or any other abortion restriction any statement wants to oppose. trump used to be a critic of six-week bands. now he's apparently fine with it. trump was also segment on the issue of a national abortion ban, and his own party has been relentlessly pushing. a national ban is something he himself reportedly said he supports as recently as a few weeks ago. trump today also, for what it's...
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donald trump. forget it. >> and even some more, because there were not people who took themselves off the topic but came back, and when they were ready to take the jury questionnaire, they said, i thought about it overnight and they can't do it. >> that's two cuts. i can't do it. and the other one are like, i can do it. and then to me, the slightly comical spectacle of trumps lawyers and legal team furiously checking out the social media file of these people. and in a number of cases, finding, you know, someone posted in ai video of trump saying i'm a dumb -- f word. i think on the day the election was declared on facebook, being like -- lots of means about trump being a buffoon or bad or dumb, being right into court from the record of prospective jurors. what was that like? >> it was fascinating, because on some level, some of them, you can see they really were legitimately struck for cause. for example, there was someone who, relevant to the events at issue here, had posted something on face sayi
donald trump. forget it. >> and even some more, because there were not people who took themselves off the topic but came back, and when they were ready to take the jury questionnaire, they said, i thought about it overnight and they can't do it. >> that's two cuts. i can't do it. and the other one are like, i can do it. and then to me, the slightly comical spectacle of trumps lawyers and legal team furiously checking out the social media file of these people. and in a number of...
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trump revocable trust, and kept and maintain bid the trump organization. the following 33 counts detail other related invoices and checks. as manhattan district attorney alvin bragg explained, this is a common white collar crime that his office prosecutes all the time. >> my office, including the talented prosecutors you saw at arraignment earlier today have done this hundreds of times. this charge can be said is the bread and butter of our white collar work. >> you probably haven't heard of those other cases because they're generally low profile and mundane. few recent examples include a case against a bronx business owner indicted for failing to report over $1 million in income, avoiding paying $60,000 in taxes, an insurance broker indicted for allegedly filing fraudulent certificates of liability insurance, and a mental health therapy aide indicted for allegedly defrauding over $35,000 in workers compensation benefits. these are all people that got prosecuted for this. but there's a really key part about alvin bragg's case against donald trump that sepa
trump revocable trust, and kept and maintain bid the trump organization. the following 33 counts detail other related invoices and checks. as manhattan district attorney alvin bragg explained, this is a common white collar crime that his office prosecutes all the time. >> my office, including the talented prosecutors you saw at arraignment earlier today have done this hundreds of times. this charge can be said is the bread and butter of our white collar work. >> you probably haven't...
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donald trump. he attended donald's second wedding to marla maples in december of 1993 and told reporters i think everybody in the country believes maybe their relationship can work. if this relationship can work. in 2008, 13 years after simpson was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife, donald trump wanted him as a contestant on celebrity apprentice, nbc executives unsurprisingly nixed that suggestion. but most importantly, the trial exposed toxic racial dynamics and issues around policing and police corruption that are still being felt to this day. the murders in simpson's trial came just two years after another trial that shocked the country in a different way and an alleged crime caught on tape showing four police officers savagely assaulting a black man, rodney king. their acquittal in april 1992 sparked six days of deadly riots in los angeles and exposed wounds of division that are still raw -- that were still raw in 1994. amid that backdrop, the issue of race as opposed to celebrity and wealth t
donald trump. he attended donald's second wedding to marla maples in december of 1993 and told reporters i think everybody in the country believes maybe their relationship can work. if this relationship can work. in 2008, 13 years after simpson was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife, donald trump wanted him as a contestant on celebrity apprentice, nbc executives unsurprisingly nixed that suggestion. but most importantly, the trial exposed toxic racial dynamics and issues around policing and...
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trump? have you ever attended a rally or campaign event for mr. trump. question 20 9e, have you, relative or close friend ever worked or volunteered for any anti-trump group or organization. 20 9h, do you currently follow any anti-trump group or organization on any social media site, or have you done so in the past, and question 30. have you ever considered yourself a supporter of or belonged to any of the following? the qanon movement, cowboys, oath keepers, three presenters, antifa. joyce vance is back with us. 's list of potential questions for trump jurors has some questions we've never seen before. >> you know, some of these questions are very specific to this trial but really, anyone who has been involved in jury service will find these questions to be very familiar. the whole point of this process is to determine whether jurors will be able to set aside any knowledge that they have gained outside of the courtroom, any prejudices or beliefs or affiliations they may have, and try the case simply on the evidence that the here in court and the law tha
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helicopters tracked his movement as his motorcade left trump tower and cameras rolled while donald trump used his entrance and exit as a way of speaking past the courtroom and straight it to his supporters. that was all kind of different, not extraordinary, and a former president accused of falsifying business records. on the other hand, in many ways, what we saw was very ordinary. a guy facing 34 felony counts of the state court, as any defendant in this country is entitled to have. he walked into the same, dark, halls of that new york courthouse like so many accused criminals have done before and sat at the same table, as all of his other defendants, faced the judge, answer direct questions as they were asked, and he will soon face a jury of his peers. in that sense, donald trump was pulled into the same rules and norms that govern the rest of us. according to reporters, trump even closed his eyes for a period of time, maybe thinking or sleeping, but who among us has not done that? at the end of the day, trump may have wanted a circus outside the courtroom, but inside, it was more ordi
helicopters tracked his movement as his motorcade left trump tower and cameras rolled while donald trump used his entrance and exit as a way of speaking past the courtroom and straight it to his supporters. that was all kind of different, not extraordinary, and a former president accused of falsifying business records. on the other hand, in many ways, what we saw was very ordinary. a guy facing 34 felony counts of the state court, as any defendant in this country is entitled to have. he walked...
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trump or the trump organization? question 29d. do you current follow donald trump on any social media site or have you done so in the past? question 29e. have you a relative or a close friend ever worked or volunteers for any anti-trump group organizations. have you ever attended a rally or campaign event for any anti- trump group or organization. are you signed up for or have you ever been signed up for subscribed to or followed any newsletter or email lists run by or on behalf of any anti- trump group. organization 29h, do you currently follow any anti-trump group or organization on any social media site or have you done so in the past, question 30, have you considered yourself a supporter of or belonged to any of the following. the qanon movement, proud boys, oath keepers, 3%ers, boogaloo boys or antifa. and question 31, do you have any strong opinions or firmly held beliefs about whether a former president might be criminally charged in state court? the final question, each perspective juror will be asked to answer honestly, i
trump or the trump organization? question 29d. do you current follow donald trump on any social media site or have you done so in the past? question 29e. have you a relative or a close friend ever worked or volunteers for any anti-trump group organizations. have you ever attended a rally or campaign event for any anti- trump group or organization. are you signed up for or have you ever been signed up for subscribed to or followed any newsletter or email lists run by or on behalf of any anti-...
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trump didn't save him. trump is going to look out for himself. johnson is not going to be someone he's going to necessarily save even as he continues to push the big lie going forward. >> i think what really gets to me is that we're normalizing the present speaker of the house going to see a man facing 88 indictments and four trials like this is normal. one trial starts in new york monday. the speaker of the house, third in line to the presidency, is going to see a guy out on parole who has to be in criminal court monday morning. and we expect our children to grow up in the same kind of world of a respectful government that we did. the bar has been lowered so that we don't even know what the bar is. when the speaker of the house has to kiss the liar who has court dates from now until the end of the year, and the speaker is going to prostrate before him. this is sad. >> it is sad. you have the president, the vice president and the speaker. that speaker is in line with vladimir putin and donald trump. going down to mar-a-lago didn't help kevin mcca
trump didn't save him. trump is going to look out for himself. johnson is not going to be someone he's going to necessarily save even as he continues to push the big lie going forward. >> i think what really gets to me is that we're normalizing the present speaker of the house going to see a man facing 88 indictments and four trials like this is normal. one trial starts in new york monday. the speaker of the house, third in line to the presidency, is going to see a guy out on parole who...
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it's not donald trump people who voted for donald trump, and put the power of supreme court nominations in donald trump's hands for four years. people who voted for george w. bush, or who volunteered for his campaign, or who helped which meant that they indirectly voted for chief justice roberts and justice samuel alito, who wrote concerning roe versus wade. and is the 49 million people who voted for george h.w. bush, who indirectly voted for clarence thomas to serve on the supreme court, where he waited for decades to vote to overturn. many of those republican voters did not mean, most voters had every right as a presidential posturing. george h.w. bush, and the bush family were supporters of planned parenthood until george h.w. bush had to change his position in 19 in the vice presidential running mate. an act of ultimate cynicism and politics. no one working in american politics believed that george h.w. bush from connecticut was really opposed to abortion. which in that year was running on an antiabortion platform that the candidates never emphasized, to ensure that antiabortion vot
it's not donald trump people who voted for donald trump, and put the power of supreme court nominations in donald trump's hands for four years. people who voted for george w. bush, or who volunteered for his campaign, or who helped which meant that they indirectly voted for chief justice roberts and justice samuel alito, who wrote concerning roe versus wade. and is the 49 million people who voted for george h.w. bush, who indirectly voted for clarence thomas to serve on the supreme court, where...
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trump is a difficult client. and i think ideally, he will be able to try the case he wants to try, which is a very compelling chance. michael cohen, he is perhaps the most unbelievable witness in history. his lies, they are legendary. he's already been convicted of perjury. >> to that end though, do you think michael cohen would go and tell lies on the witness stand? >> oh yeah. >> somebody who has done time, they understand what it is all about on a very personal level, do you really think he would lie about something again? >> he is a liar. >> what about trump wanting to testify when you are working with him? did he want to do that? >> you know, he did publicly stated he would prefer that. to manage. they declined to do it. he chose not to litigate that. he is not really afraid. he is not afraid to engage. on the other hand, most of the time he should not engage. it is easily challenge will as cohen is. >> yeah. last question, when you heard donald trump that he would be honored to serve a day in jail, do you b
trump is a difficult client. and i think ideally, he will be able to try the case he wants to try, which is a very compelling chance. michael cohen, he is perhaps the most unbelievable witness in history. his lies, they are legendary. he's already been convicted of perjury. >> to that end though, do you think michael cohen would go and tell lies on the witness stand? >> oh yeah. >> somebody who has done time, they understand what it is all about on a very personal level, do...
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that list includes rona graff, trumps executive assistant, the former director of trumps overall office operations and hope hicks, trumps former white house senior advisor, who was once considered one of his closest confidants. it is an open question whether or not they will give up the goods on their former boss. today, manhattan district attorney alvin bragg appeared to send a strong message to any potential witnesses who may or may not be considering lying for trump on the witness stand. the former chief financial officer of the trump organization was sentenced to five months in jail after alvin bragg's office prosecuted him for lying in his testimony in trumps recent civil fraud case. alan weiselburg is 76 years old and this is his second stint at rikers island. he served three months behind bars just last year for tax fraud. joining me now is former assistant district attorney in the manhattan das office trial division and also a new york criminal defense attorney, great to see you. it sure seems like a message to throw alan michael burton in jail, again, at 76. he was already seen
that list includes rona graff, trumps executive assistant, the former director of trumps overall office operations and hope hicks, trumps former white house senior advisor, who was once considered one of his closest confidants. it is an open question whether or not they will give up the goods on their former boss. today, manhattan district attorney alvin bragg appeared to send a strong message to any potential witnesses who may or may not be considering lying for trump on the witness stand. the...
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whether trump knew about it, whether trump knew at the time that his payments to michael cohen were, in fact, a reimbursement to michael cohen for fronting the hush money to stormy daniels. >> did you know about the $130,000 payment to stormy daniels? >> michael's my attorney and you'll have to ask michael. >> do you know where he got the money to make that payment? >> no, i don't know. >> what trump knew about that reimbursement system and when he knew it will also be central to the case, which is what makes these less recognizable names also very interesting, jeffrey mcconnie. he would have had access and maybe needed to approve the payments to michael cohen which were all classified as payments for legal services. westerhaut was the oval office secretary and because trump was doing all this reimbursing while he was in the white house as the president, she would have had a front row seat. that's not even the whole potential witness list. joining me now to discuss our msnbc legal correspondent lisa ruben and ankush khandori. you were more informed, lisa, given your following and dee
whether trump knew about it, whether trump knew at the time that his payments to michael cohen were, in fact, a reimbursement to michael cohen for fronting the hush money to stormy daniels. >> did you know about the $130,000 payment to stormy daniels? >> michael's my attorney and you'll have to ask michael. >> do you know where he got the money to make that payment? >> no, i don't know. >> what trump knew about that reimbursement system and when he knew it will...
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today president biden's campaign again pinned the arizona ruling squarely on trump saying, "trump did this and he'll do it again." vice president harris will go to arizona friday. she was there last month talking about the threat of the civil war era ban being reinstated. >> 1864, understand 1864 before women had the right to vote, before women could own property, before arizona was even admitted as a state, look, these extremists, they're trying to take women back to the 1800s, but we're not going to let them. we're not going to let them. >> meanwhile a key ally of president biden's has some interesting advice about parts of his campaign messaging. politico obtained audio of the president's former chief of staff ron klain speaking at an event. he said the president is talking too much about bridges and not enough about bringing down the cost of living and told politico he's proud of what biden has accomplished so far but argues this election needs to be about the future. with that let's bring in our leadoff panel, ashley parker, senior national political correspondent for "the washin
today president biden's campaign again pinned the arizona ruling squarely on trump saying, "trump did this and he'll do it again." vice president harris will go to arizona friday. she was there last month talking about the threat of the civil war era ban being reinstated. >> 1864, understand 1864 before women had the right to vote, before women could own property, before arizona was even admitted as a state, look, these extremists, they're trying to take women back to the 1800s,...
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a trump rep told the magazine's general counsel that trump would aggressively pursue legal action if the story was printed as the guardian report and that magazine folded, and i mentioned the political history because at the time if there was one more story about some fading half joke of a reality star then that magazine would not have seen the reason to go get into a whole legal battle about it. so they did fold, but that's not all. that representative for trump at the time was a lawyer named michael cohen. who was then a very aggressive trump defender. some called him a fixer and he put the heat on that magazine that was doing things trump didn't want. cohen was in pretty much the same role during the 2016 campaign which, of course, now is many years later when then-candidate trump wanted to keep that long-buried story was still buried and it was after access hollywood came out and tapes were on cohen's mind while he did trump's dirty work and all of that would later lead to his conviction anden cars rag, but cohen was making tapes of his discussion with the candidate, now defendan
a trump rep told the magazine's general counsel that trump would aggressively pursue legal action if the story was printed as the guardian report and that magazine folded, and i mentioned the political history because at the time if there was one more story about some fading half joke of a reality star then that magazine would not have seen the reason to go get into a whole legal battle about it. so they did fold, but that's not all. that representative for trump at the time was a lawyer named...
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because you could get a visa here or the end of the trump administration while trump was leading into january 6 when jared was in the middle east with steve mnuchin raising money for their next ventures. is he laughing at her face trying to say something like this? >> i think it's even worse than him laughing in our face. he just assumes that everyone is stupid and everyone is paying attention and if you just pick through a number of things, the arc of his own career prior to being in the white house, and what happened while he was in the white house, it just knocks the foundations out of this ridiculous explanation he gives for something that is nothing more than influence peddling and raw financial conflicts of interest. he famously got into harvard after his father made a $2.5 million donation to harvard. he came out of harvard fully armed with consultants fee, buzzwords about business and being a can-do young man, et cetera, with again having very little to show for it other than his family's own wealth as this enormous cushion that got him along in the world, which by the way is
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help that trump is responsible for this state of affairs. he appointed the judges that overturned roe v. wade. he has been a loyal supporter, foot soldier for this cause of banning abortion. >> yeah. all roads end at dobbs, and we know who is responsible for the justices that made the dobbs decision. jamelle, bouie, thank you for joining me tonight. >>> coming up 99% of the dollars coming in from jared's investment fund, that should not alarm anyone. we'll talk about the real world implications of that arrangement. but first it took a new york judge all about 12 minutes to throw out trump's legal challenge. what happened in that manhattan criminal trial is coming up next. t manhattan criminal trial is coming up next i don't want you to move. i'm gonna miss you so much. you realize we'll have internet waiting for us at the new place, right? oh, we know. we just like making a scene. transferring your services has never been easier. get connected on the day of your move with the xfinity app. can i sleep over at your new place? can katie sleep o
help that trump is responsible for this state of affairs. he appointed the judges that overturned roe v. wade. he has been a loyal supporter, foot soldier for this cause of banning abortion. >> yeah. all roads end at dobbs, and we know who is responsible for the justices that made the dobbs decision. jamelle, bouie, thank you for joining me tonight. >>> coming up 99% of the dollars coming in from jared's investment fund, that should not alarm anyone. we'll talk about the real...
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>> it depends on whether trump would -- >> but trump would give it back. what would you like republicans to do in november? >> i think they should not vote for trump. i understand given the arithmetic that may mean that biden is elected. that's not going to make me happy, but i would be happy to talk to any republican and i talk to many of them frequently to say that this misplaced idea that they have that trump is better than biden is simply inaccurate. >> what do you make of liz cheney's commitment to do everything in her power, i think she said, every cell in her body will go towards making sure trump is never elected again? >> i think it's a worthy effort. i hope he's not re-elected. >> do you view the threat of trump as -- his celebration of orban, was that something that you saw behind closed doors. do you view the threat of trumpism akin to the threat of an autocracy? >> i do not believe that trump represents an existential threat to democracy. and i think that probably puts me at a minority on this network. but i think our constitution is strong. i
>> it depends on whether trump would -- >> but trump would give it back. what would you like republicans to do in november? >> i think they should not vote for trump. i understand given the arithmetic that may mean that biden is elected. that's not going to make me happy, but i would be happy to talk to any republican and i talk to many of them frequently to say that this misplaced idea that they have that trump is better than biden is simply inaccurate. >> what do you...
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it won't just be donald trump explaining. it will be a chance for each juror to determine whether or not they believe the story that he is selling. >> andrew, i wanted to ask about a supreme court oral argument today which is going on a couple of blocks from here, which is in the case of a january 6 rioter who is challenging the charge that he was charged with obstructing an official proceeding. depending on how the court rules in this case, that could affect one of the charges against donald trump, charged with the same thing, interfering with an official act. >> yeah. this is a statute i know very well. it was promulgated in light of the enron scandal i was a prosecutor on. without getting into the weeds of the statute, it's true that this is a charge that has been used against many, many people involved in january 6 in connection with obstructing the counting of the lectoral votes. it's a charge that donald trump is also charged with in the d.c. federal case. however, it's worth noting that amy coney barrett noted this tha
it won't just be donald trump explaining. it will be a chance for each juror to determine whether or not they believe the story that he is selling. >> andrew, i wanted to ask about a supreme court oral argument today which is going on a couple of blocks from here, which is in the case of a january 6 rioter who is challenging the charge that he was charged with obstructing an official proceeding. depending on how the court rules in this case, that could affect one of the charges against...
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we had a visual of donald trump. for most of the morning he was quite engaged with his lawyers, passing notes back and forth, whispering, sort of the things you would imagine, and then around noon, it looked like he was nodding off. not sure, but you're watching, and all of a sudden his head went down and snapped back up. that was quite a moment. >> live tv is i don't always nod off, because i have a small child at home. i'm sympathetic to the snoozing. >> it is hot in there. >> when joe biden blinks too long, it's a major issue. that he nodded off in his own criminal trial is an interesting contrast to what we'll hear from him later. >> they're just finishing up jury selection. i think we got a real insight into why this takes so long. why is jury selection going to take two weeks, at least. today, the whole morning was consumed with procedure motions, some of the ones you mentioned at the top, whether or not one of them is the "national enquirer" if we should have a broad of view of the "national enquirer." there's
we had a visual of donald trump. for most of the morning he was quite engaged with his lawyers, passing notes back and forth, whispering, sort of the things you would imagine, and then around noon, it looked like he was nodding off. not sure, but you're watching, and all of a sudden his head went down and snapped back up. that was quite a moment. >> live tv is i don't always nod off, because i have a small child at home. i'm sympathetic to the snoozing. >> it is hot in there....
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trump did this. vice president kamala harris now will travel to arizona on friday. she was in phoenix just over a month ago as part of her fight for reproductive freedoms tour as it is called. the white house says the vice president has held more than 80 event in the 20 states inside the supreme court overturned roe just under two years ago. so joyce vance, we can talk about the politics but let's talk about the legal side of this. how did we get from a code in 1864 to a supreme court uphold ruling in 2024? >> so yesterday the arizona supreme court confirmed what we know about the zombie laws. these are pre-roe laws that banned abortion in 1973 when the supreme court decided roe v. wade. they were no longer good law. but instead of removing them from the books in many conservative states, they were permitted to stay looking forward to a day where roe v. wade would be overturned. and that is precisely what has happened. we've seen a series of these laws, you know, i think this is the oldest one we've
trump did this. vice president kamala harris now will travel to arizona on friday. she was in phoenix just over a month ago as part of her fight for reproductive freedoms tour as it is called. the white house says the vice president has held more than 80 event in the 20 states inside the supreme court overturned roe just under two years ago. so joyce vance, we can talk about the politics but let's talk about the legal side of this. how did we get from a code in 1864 to a supreme court uphold...
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people that love trump they will continue to love trump. that is his base. what the swing voters will do, to bd. there are unknowns about this trial that we can not determine now. one, is that if he wins he did two things not just about paying off with am to stay silent. it will be because of a campaign and there was a larger plot that included the national inquirer to keep stories, not just out of the inquirer but using catch and kill to keep things out of the public. that could be a real question on how he is going to run the campaign. and if he is able to prove those things it will be interesting to see how the american people respond to that, this is what trump will be doing or could be doing. and the other thing that we don't know is if there will be violence during this trial that could impact how voters feel about trump the fact that there is so much security around this courthouse. the fact that we need to see this much security around the courthouse and the trial could go on for several weeks. if is going to be interesting to see what happens around
people that love trump they will continue to love trump. that is his base. what the swing voters will do, to bd. there are unknowns about this trial that we can not determine now. one, is that if he wins he did two things not just about paying off with am to stay silent. it will be because of a campaign and there was a larger plot that included the national inquirer to keep stories, not just out of the inquirer but using catch and kill to keep things out of the public. that could be a real...
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donald trump, himself. they're also showing a video from her facebook as well that we were not able to see or there was an overflow room we're not able to see because the images were turned off on the screen. one other thing. todd blanch says you're wondering how it is we were able to verify this facebook page actually belonged to this juror, to this individual. he says multiple jurors had social media posts that directly contradicted their testimony and says the juror was celebrated the 2020 loss there, hence the reason why they want to strike this juror. one other thing i want to read for you here is this. it is the change between blanch and this potential juror. this potential juror says this is a different case than those other cases. i didn't follow them specifically. they are about different things. we have to take this case on its own merits. it's relatively simple. they go on. how do you feel about him, donald trump's attorney says. that's not important, this potential juror. what if you were sittin
donald trump, himself. they're also showing a video from her facebook as well that we were not able to see or there was an overflow room we're not able to see because the images were turned off on the screen. one other thing. todd blanch says you're wondering how it is we were able to verify this facebook page actually belonged to this juror, to this individual. he says multiple jurors had social media posts that directly contradicted their testimony and says the juror was celebrated the 2020...
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a trump abortion ban. now, trump wants us to believe he will not sign a national ban. enough with the gas lighting. it is your power that will put this great in the arizona state constitution and it is your power that will send joe biden and me back to the white house. >> joining me now is lisa lerer, national political correspondent for "the new york times," and co-author of upcoming book "the fall of rome, the rise of a new america." lisa, i am such a fan of all of your reporting on all of this and you had interesting reporting ahead of this event about how vice president harris made this event, it went from an official white house event to a campaign event. my question to you would be for a while we've heard about the biden/harris campaign toggling between different topics as the big difference makers in the election, democracy, the economy. that's what it feels like they are coalescing around abortion as being a very powerful motivator in november. >> one top biting strategist tells me it is a powerful
a trump abortion ban. now, trump wants us to believe he will not sign a national ban. enough with the gas lighting. it is your power that will put this great in the arizona state constitution and it is your power that will send joe biden and me back to the white house. >> joining me now is lisa lerer, national political correspondent for "the new york times," and co-author of upcoming book "the fall of rome, the rise of a new america." lisa, i am such a fan of all of...
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we saw donald trump leave trump tower. we do not know where he headed off to. his campaign team has not gotten back to us with details. at this point in time, the president of poland is in new york city. it is suggested on twitter that he intended to meet with former president trump while here visiting the city. of course, poland, a major outlie of ukraine and the united states. we could expect the president of poland to try to win over and try to use this opportunity to make the case to donald trump to support u.s. aid to ukraine because we saw just one week ago david cameron, british foreign diplomat make the same case to donald trump here with the acknowledgement that we are six months away from the general election. while donald trump is in the middle of a criminal proceeding, they are realizing they should engage with somebody who could be the next president of the united states. >> and paul butler, there were seven jurors selected in a day and a half. the first half day was taken up with pretrial motions. it's one full court day for seven jurors. he think
we saw donald trump leave trump tower. we do not know where he headed off to. his campaign team has not gotten back to us with details. at this point in time, the president of poland is in new york city. it is suggested on twitter that he intended to meet with former president trump while here visiting the city. of course, poland, a major outlie of ukraine and the united states. we could expect the president of poland to try to win over and try to use this opportunity to make the case to donald...
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trump also filed motions. she scheduled hearings on the motions by the co-defendants but not trump's motions. there have been numerous opportunities like this one where she has sort of let time lapse that could otherwise be used to move forward trump's case. i think that's unmistakable. regarding her handling of some of the issues here, i mean, her jury instruction question posed to the parties was a head scratcher. she certainly made a number of bizarre moves, and you know, some of them are just real head scratchers because, for example, if she was really trying to tank things for trump or whatever a lot of people believe, tipping her hand in those jury instructions maybe wouldn't be the most savvy way to do it. on the other hand, there's no question she's favorably inclined towards trump's views. i do agree with ken that the anger and frustration from smith's team is becoming more and more evident in the filings, which is dangerous because obviously she has a lot of power in her hands and the standard to get
trump also filed motions. she scheduled hearings on the motions by the co-defendants but not trump's motions. there have been numerous opportunities like this one where she has sort of let time lapse that could otherwise be used to move forward trump's case. i think that's unmistakable. regarding her handling of some of the issues here, i mean, her jury instruction question posed to the parties was a head scratcher. she certainly made a number of bizarre moves, and you know, some of them are...
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prosecutors under the trump administration, trump's justice department said it was illegal and illegal in a way to benefit from's campaign. it benefited from's campaign specifically because the payments came right after the news of the access hollywood tape broke and if you remember, trump is the weakest he has ever been as a candidate. one more scandal like say a secret affair with a trained 40 star while his wife was taking care of their kid would've actually ended his campaign, one of the great counterfactual's in american history. what happened? trump had kellan pay stormy daniels to pay quite, michael cohen pleaded guilty to the charges and others. he went to prison before every year before securing home confinement during the covid pandemic. again, this is all just on the record, this is all established. for all of trump's gravity defying him probables, and believe me, covering him for a while now, there have been many, legal or otherwise, you know somewhere deep down he is just a scared 77-year-old man. you know, toughest guy i've ever met notwithstanding. he's also someone that
prosecutors under the trump administration, trump's justice department said it was illegal and illegal in a way to benefit from's campaign. it benefited from's campaign specifically because the payments came right after the news of the access hollywood tape broke and if you remember, trump is the weakest he has ever been as a candidate. one more scandal like say a secret affair with a trained 40 star while his wife was taking care of their kid would've actually ended his campaign, one of the...
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. >>> it is not donald trump who did this. it is the 63 million people who voted for donald trump and put the power of supreme court nomination in his hands for four years. and it's the 62 million people who voted for george w. bush or who volunteered for his campaign or helped out in any way which meant that they indirectly voted for chief justice roberts and justice samuel alito who wrote the opinion overturning roe v. wade. and it is the 49 million people who voted for george h. w. bush who indirectly voted for clarence thomas to serve on the supreme court where he waited for decades to vote to overturn roe v. wade. they had every reason to believe that it was just political posturing. he wasn't the first. george h. w. bush and the family were supporters of planned parenthood until george h. w. bush had to change his position in 1980 in order to become ronald reagan's vice presidential running mate. an act of ultimate cynicism in politics. no one working in american politics believed that george h. w. bush from connecticut
. >>> it is not donald trump who did this. it is the 63 million people who voted for donald trump and put the power of supreme court nomination in his hands for four years. and it's the 62 million people who voted for george w. bush or who volunteered for his campaign or helped out in any way which meant that they indirectly voted for chief justice roberts and justice samuel alito who wrote the opinion overturning roe v. wade. and it is the 49 million people who voted for george h. w....
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one of today's potential jurors told the court he has read it multiple trump books and not from trump himself. prosecutors could strike that if they believe he might be to bias. they don't have to but that is the process. ultimately, they did. the other x factor in this of course is trump himself. not only did the prospective jurors have to pass trump protesters and a sea of press to get into court, not only do they know that this case will be watched around the world, when they actually get in the courtroom they are seated just feet from the former president. today, our colleague interviewed ager who was struck about what that was like. >> what was it like answering questions including some about donald trump as he is sitting 30 feet from you. >> it was odd. it was such an interesting experience because i had never seen him in person before. you see someone blown up so larger-than-life on the media for so many years. to see them in person is very jarring. you get the sense that it's like this is just another guy. also he sees me talking about him which is bizarre. >> the defendant ca
one of today's potential jurors told the court he has read it multiple trump books and not from trump himself. prosecutors could strike that if they believe he might be to bias. they don't have to but that is the process. ultimately, they did. the other x factor in this of course is trump himself. not only did the prospective jurors have to pass trump protesters and a sea of press to get into court, not only do they know that this case will be watched around the world, when they actually get in...
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trump and reached an agreement. he would pay $150,000 to karen mckuball, former play mate of the month so the american people wouldn't know about that affair and said and met with trump that trump promised to repay him. it's a separate narrative that the american people weren't affair of. they only know about michael cohen. mr. trump has not attacked his close friend. >> he has not. that's interesting to note. before i let you know, if prison time is on the table. there are sentencing guidelines. i would note that judge merchan said he regretted to agreeing a five month sentence for trump company ceo saying he would have imposed a harsher punishment. we never know what a judge will decide. you know that well. is it conceivable for people watching if he's convicted he'll go to jail for this? >> he most certainly will. if he's elected president, i hope that won't take place. he says he can pardon himself and he will probably try. he cannot pardon a criminal conviction by a jury of a state crime. he must go to jail. i
trump and reached an agreement. he would pay $150,000 to karen mckuball, former play mate of the month so the american people wouldn't know about that affair and said and met with trump that trump promised to repay him. it's a separate narrative that the american people weren't affair of. they only know about michael cohen. mr. trump has not attacked his close friend. >> he has not. that's interesting to note. before i let you know, if prison time is on the table. there are sentencing...
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trump is a con man. he asked me to pay off an adult film star with whom he had an affair and to lie about it to his wife, which i did. mr. trump directed me to use my own personal funds from a home equity line of credit to avoid any money being traced back to him that could negatively impact his campaign, and i did that too without bothering to consider whether that was improper, much less whether it was the right thing to do or how would it impact me, my family, or the public, and i am going to jail in part, because of my decision to help mr. trump hide that payment from the american people before they voted a few days later. >> that is donald trump's former personal attorney and fixer, michael cohen, testifying before the house oversight committee in february of 2019, and taking responsibility for the things he did on behalf of donald trump. nbc news has learned cohen is on the list of witnesses expected to be called to testify in the former president's hush money criminal trial with jury selection set
trump is a con man. he asked me to pay off an adult film star with whom he had an affair and to lie about it to his wife, which i did. mr. trump directed me to use my own personal funds from a home equity line of credit to avoid any money being traced back to him that could negatively impact his campaign, and i did that too without bothering to consider whether that was improper, much less whether it was the right thing to do or how would it impact me, my family, or the public, and i am going...
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the trump folks say actually, no. to the extent that somebody has a bias and dislikes him walking into the courtroom, that should be enough to disqualify that person for cause. and by excluding even that baseline question from the jury questionnaire, you are depriving donald trump to the fair trial he's entitled to. look for that to become an issue before we bring a single juror into the room tomorrow. >> it sounds like you were going to agree with what kate wrote, which is it's not so much about jury selection as it is jury deselection. >> that's always the case, alex. in new york, with the kind of crime we're looking at here with respect to donald trump, each side gets 10 challenges. that means they can get rid of a particular juror for whatever reason and they don't have to state it. they also get what are called unlimited challenges for cause. and that is a challenge to a perspective juror on the basis that they have a bias that would interfere with their ability to cast a full and impartial judgment as a member o
the trump folks say actually, no. to the extent that somebody has a bias and dislikes him walking into the courtroom, that should be enough to disqualify that person for cause. and by excluding even that baseline question from the jury questionnaire, you are depriving donald trump to the fair trial he's entitled to. look for that to become an issue before we bring a single juror into the room tomorrow. >> it sounds like you were going to agree with what kate wrote, which is it's not so...
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trump now, after this announcement, he wrote online -- how much of a political problem is for trump within the republican side? >> i think this is just a total mess. the more they keep talking about it the worse they are going to make it. take lindsey graham's position, for decades the position of those who oppose roe v. wade was we leave it up to the states. it took ten minutes after roe v. wade was overturned for people like lindsey graham to call for a federal ban. what trump is doing is saying, the states can choose to have the most extreme position banning abortion that they like. you can completely ban abortion. it's not where the country is. there's a surprising degree of a majority opinion on this that overwhelmingly, around 70% believe that abortion should be safe and legal and available. he is the guy that overturned roe v. wade. he says that. i think it's going to continue to be a huge issue in this campaign. >> simone, how much of this announcement and his reaction to the announcement is going to be playing going towards november? how does it play into the democrats' strategy?
trump now, after this announcement, he wrote online -- how much of a political problem is for trump within the republican side? >> i think this is just a total mess. the more they keep talking about it the worse they are going to make it. take lindsey graham's position, for decades the position of those who oppose roe v. wade was we leave it up to the states. it took ten minutes after roe v. wade was overturned for people like lindsey graham to call for a federal ban. what trump is doing...