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trumps social media company. dj t stock took another nosedive today in the market, after they announced possible millions of shares being sold. but guess who was going to get a lot of that stock? donald trump himself. i want you to listen, because this is not bad news for him. it is fantastic news. when all is said and done, donald trump could end up with 65% of all of the shares in this company. so sure, you might think oh my god, he's getting crushed, but he is not. every single share, every dollar is found money. this is all a trick. the trick is to get as many shares as he can, and he is doing that, and they converted to cash or a loan, before people lose interest in this stock and the party ends. i just keep hearing every day, people laughing at him, laughing as the stock falls, saying he is losing his shirt, his stake was worth 5 billion, now it's only worth 2 billion, but it is still worth 2 billion. he did not have to spend one single dollar to get it, he is getting more shares, and in the not so distant
trumps social media company. dj t stock took another nosedive today in the market, after they announced possible millions of shares being sold. but guess who was going to get a lot of that stock? donald trump himself. i want you to listen, because this is not bad news for him. it is fantastic news. when all is said and done, donald trump could end up with 65% of all of the shares in this company. so sure, you might think oh my god, he's getting crushed, but he is not. every single share, every...
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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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trump versus biden. 42% are for trump. 29% are for biden. the question was, the differences between life in 2020 and life today in 2024. 42% to 29% that life was better in 2020. at the end of 2020, there were 23 million cases of covid in the united states of america. >> right. >> there were 409,651 deaths at the end of 2020. >> right. >> do people not remember that? >> i mean, eddie? facts don't seem to matter to a lot of people. they keep talking about how horrible america is today. they just have to work really hard to suggest that we're a weak, broken power. as i've said in my travels across the world, the complaints aren't what they were during the obama administration, which is, oh, you guys are back on your heels. you guys are leading from behind. no, they're saying, you're exerting yourself too much, u.s. you're too powerful. you're controlling our economy this way or our military that way. like, we're out there. >> you know, joe, i was sitting here listening to the conversation, and i was just thinking about all the measures that you
trump versus biden. 42% are for trump. 29% are for biden. the question was, the differences between life in 2020 and life today in 2024. 42% to 29% that life was better in 2020. at the end of 2020, there were 23 million cases of covid in the united states of america. >> right. >> there were 409,651 deaths at the end of 2020. >> right. >> do people not remember that? >> i mean, eddie? facts don't seem to matter to a lot of people. they keep talking about how...
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allegations that trump denies. allen weisselberg was the chief financial officer for the trump organization and was mentioned several times in michael cohen's recording as being a part of the plot. >> i have spoken to allen weisselberg. >> in july 2021, allen weisselberg and the trump organization worse indicted for scheming for tax fraud and was sentenced to five months in prison and a plead -- agreed to plead guilty. >> they are looking to squeeze him again to get to donald trump. >> on march 2024 allen weisselberg pled guilty to perjury and lying under oath in the fraud case, a deal that sends him back to prison but does not require him to testify in the hush money case. the manhattan district attorney and his team are the prosecutors. harvard educated democrat and former assistant attorney general of new york and on december 6 2022, the da secure the conviction of the trump corporation and the payroll corporation for conspiracy, criminal tax fraud and falsifying business records. on march 30, 2023, donald trump
allegations that trump denies. allen weisselberg was the chief financial officer for the trump organization and was mentioned several times in michael cohen's recording as being a part of the plot. >> i have spoken to allen weisselberg. >> in july 2021, allen weisselberg and the trump organization worse indicted for scheming for tax fraud and was sentenced to five months in prison and a plead -- agreed to plead guilty. >> they are looking to squeeze him again to get to donald...
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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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a deal trump's fixer said he orchestrated himself on behalf of donald trump and the trump organization. donald trump and the organization deny the allegations. >> you know about the payment to stormi daniels in. >> no. >> the manhattan district tore started investigating those payments and eventually subpoenaed eight years of trump's tax returns. the fight went to the supreme court before he got the documents in 2021. >> the manhattan da now is in possession of former president trump's tax returns. >> and the next month prosecutors turn their sights on the trump organization cfo. >> this guy is the ultimate surge provider. he has been working for the trump family for decades. if you crack the service providers you can crack the case. >> and when he refused to testify against the former president prosecutors announced charges against the trump organization and the cfo. they both plead not guilty. >> 15 counts for a range of charges from larceny to false records. it shows the da meant business during this multiyear probe. >> in january of 2022 a new da is sworn in with speculation over i
a deal trump's fixer said he orchestrated himself on behalf of donald trump and the trump organization. donald trump and the organization deny the allegations. >> you know about the payment to stormi daniels in. >> no. >> the manhattan district tore started investigating those payments and eventually subpoenaed eight years of trump's tax returns. the fight went to the supreme court before he got the documents in 2021. >> the manhattan da now is in possession of former...
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trump is not in jail. he will walk in, give a statement, something before he talks and goes in the courtroom and he will go into a black hole for a couple hours and then he will come out. before any of the reports have come out, of what actually happened at the trial trump will spin it into whatever political campaign thing he wants to spin. sit right there on the courthouse steps and lie, lie about what happened. lie about stormy daniels, lie about michael cohen, lie about the judge, lie about the judge's family and prosecutors and nothing is going to happen to him. it will happen to all of us for six weeks. in terms of the law here, it is pretty simple. you don't have to do much. as david explains, we already know for the most part, for the most part, that he had sex with stormy daniels. we already know that he lied about it. we already know he paid her money to make sure she kept quiet about it. we already pretty much know he took the money illegally from his campaign funds without telling anybody. all
trump is not in jail. he will walk in, give a statement, something before he talks and goes in the courtroom and he will go into a black hole for a couple hours and then he will come out. before any of the reports have come out, of what actually happened at the trial trump will spin it into whatever political campaign thing he wants to spin. sit right there on the courthouse steps and lie, lie about what happened. lie about stormy daniels, lie about michael cohen, lie about the judge, lie about...
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he's been working for the trump family for decades. if you crack these service providers you can crack the case. >> when he refused to testify against the former president prosecutors announced charges against the trump organization and the cfo who both plead not guilty. >> 15 counts from a range of charges from larceny to tax evasion to falsifying records and it shows the da meant business during his multi-year probe. >> in january 2022 a new manhattan da alvin bragg is sworn in with speculation over whether he will pursue charges but on april 7 he releases a statement saying in part the investigation continues. in august 2022 he pleads guilty and agrees to testify against the trump organization. four months later the trump organization is convicted, found guilty of tax fraud and eventually alvin bragg calls a new grand jury. >> we finally got answers on the political, financial, legal, moral, public corruption scandal. >> and in march 2023 trump posts of an imminent arrest on truth social. while the arrest on that day did not happen,
he's been working for the trump family for decades. if you crack these service providers you can crack the case. >> when he refused to testify against the former president prosecutors announced charges against the trump organization and the cfo who both plead not guilty. >> 15 counts from a range of charges from larceny to tax evasion to falsifying records and it shows the da meant business during his multi-year probe. >> in january 2022 a new manhattan da alvin bragg is sworn...
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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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trump, you can never do that. this is criminal case, not a civil case, you have to be here every day, and trump probably bugged them until they said, all right, we'll ask, but you're not going to get it, sometimes we lawyers do that. and they turned to the judge and said can he miss court and the answer is for all criminal defenses, no, you have to be here every single day. this is criminal court, not civil court. you have to be here. judge merchan may cut him a break and let him go to a graduation here or there, but this is not something you can breeze in or out of whenever you want. >> we want to get on the record the bad faith argument there. thank you for starting us off. we'll be talking to you in the days and weeks ahead. >>> next up here what house speaker mike johnson is saying about his new effort to pass aid for israel and ukraine this week. we'll dive into that. plus a judge deals rudy giuliani a major blow in his fight to overturn a multi-million dollar defamation verdict. those stories, other top head
trump, you can never do that. this is criminal case, not a civil case, you have to be here every day, and trump probably bugged them until they said, all right, we'll ask, but you're not going to get it, sometimes we lawyers do that. and they turned to the judge and said can he miss court and the answer is for all criminal defenses, no, you have to be here every single day. this is criminal court, not civil court. you have to be here. judge merchan may cut him a break and let him go to a...
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trump. trump had pleaded not guilty to all 34 counts, and denied the affair ever happened. there is no court today, jury selection resumes tomorrow morning to fill the 11 remaining seats. joining us now, nbc news senior national political reporter jonathan alan, msnbc legal correspondent lisa rubin, both have been inside the courthouse during the trial, catherine christian, former assistant district attorney for the manhattan d.a.'s office, she is also an msnbc legal analyst, and former republican congressman carlos curbelo from florida, an msnbc political analyst. so, lisa, what do we know about the seven jurors who have already been selected? >> jose, they're a cross section of new yorkers. we have got two attorneys on the jury, we got two residents of harlem, we have an oncology nurse, a salesperson, a teacher, and a software engineer. one of the things i find notable is that several of the jurors are young, appear to be in the early stages of their career, for example, one of them said t
trump. trump had pleaded not guilty to all 34 counts, and denied the affair ever happened. there is no court today, jury selection resumes tomorrow morning to fill the 11 remaining seats. joining us now, nbc news senior national political reporter jonathan alan, msnbc legal correspondent lisa rubin, both have been inside the courthouse during the trial, catherine christian, former assistant district attorney for the manhattan d.a.'s office, she is also an msnbc legal analyst, and former...
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trump. >> it doesn't mean the alliance between kennedy and trump world is weakening. the trump team's view is simple and backed by public and private polling. the more candidates in the race, the better for mr. trump. the question is now, how do democrats deal with this? i will ask the only person in modern history who has had the distinction of running the democratic national committee and appearing on a democratic presidential ticket, next. dem presidential ticket, next. millions of children are fighting to survive due to inequality, conflict, poverty and the climate crisis. save the children® is working alongside communities to provide a better life for children. and there's a way you can help. please call or go online to give just $10 a month. only $0.33 a day. we urgently need 1000 new monthly donors in the next 30 days to help the children we support around the world. you can help provide food, medicine, care and protection, plus so much more that a child needs by calling right now and giving just $10 a month. all we need are 1000 monthly donors in the next 30
trump. >> it doesn't mean the alliance between kennedy and trump world is weakening. the trump team's view is simple and backed by public and private polling. the more candidates in the race, the better for mr. trump. the question is now, how do democrats deal with this? i will ask the only person in modern history who has had the distinction of running the democratic national committee and appearing on a democratic presidential ticket, next. dem presidential ticket, next. millions of...
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there's been polling indicating a lot of voters do not blame trump or credit trump depending how you look at it with these abortion bans. that's going to be their messaging challenge and opportunity from november is close that gap and make the connection if trump appointed justice, abortion is banned, and these stories are happening as a result. >> well, they can use trump's own words to make that case as he said in a video yesterday he was proud of employing justices to overturn roe v. wade. grace, thank you for joining us. >>> still ahead here we'll take an early look what's driving markets this morning as major indexes close flat yesterday. >>> plus, apple is working on the best big thing that involves robots. we'll discuss the new product the tech giant is now exploring when we come right back. en we c. oh, yeah, man. take it from your inner child. what you really need in life is some freakin' torque. what? the dodge hornet r/t... the totally torqued-out crossover. [stomach growling] it's nothing... sounds like something. ♪when you have nausea, heartburn, indigestion♪ ♪upse
there's been polling indicating a lot of voters do not blame trump or credit trump depending how you look at it with these abortion bans. that's going to be their messaging challenge and opportunity from november is close that gap and make the connection if trump appointed justice, abortion is banned, and these stories are happening as a result. >> well, they can use trump's own words to make that case as he said in a video yesterday he was proud of employing justices to overturn roe v....
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>> jury selection is going to be the ballgame because all trump needs is one cultist, one trump supported to sneak into that jury and he can hang the whole thing. that's going to be where the ballgame is but to answer your question at a higher level, ayman, the goal is not to find somebody who doesn't have an opinion on trump . that is impossible. the goal is to find people who in good faith are willing to put aside what they already know and believe about trump and instead, taken only the evidence presented to them at trial. that is difficult. that is frankly not something that i could do. i would be like no, i've already made up my mind. i am out of that jury. i think in new york city, you can find 12 people, not who don't have an opinion but who are willing to that aside as best they can and listen to the evidence presented to them at trial. i think there is a hope that that can happen and i hope that both the judge and the prosecutors are looking for those 12 people. attorneys are going to be looking for their own cultists. -- >> who is wearing the red tie. david, elie, please stick a
>> jury selection is going to be the ballgame because all trump needs is one cultist, one trump supported to sneak into that jury and he can hang the whole thing. that's going to be where the ballgame is but to answer your question at a higher level, ayman, the goal is not to find somebody who doesn't have an opinion on trump . that is impossible. the goal is to find people who in good faith are willing to put aside what they already know and believe about trump and instead, taken only...
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what's in store for donald trump? trump? (christina) with verizon business unlimited, i get 5g, truly unlimited data, and unlimited hotspot data. so, no matter what, i'm running this kitchen. (vo) make the switch. it's your business. it's your verizon. (vo) if you have graves' disease... ...gritty eyes could be more than a rough patch. people with graves' could also get thyroid eye disease, or t-e-d, which may need a different doctor. find a t-e-d eye specialist at isitted.com. >>> what is house speaker mike johnson doing today at mar-a-lago? billed as an election integrity gathering, is that what johnson is there for. joining us from west palm beach, nbc news correspondent, ali vitali. is he there to talk about election security or is there something else going on? >> reporter: yes and no. there's always something else going on, katy. on its face, this is a gathering that will be focused on a policy the house will get to the next few weeks or months, focused on election integrity, and the idea of noncitizen voting. that's i
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trump. have you ever attended a campaign or rally event for donald trump? have you, relative or close friend ever worked or volunteered for any anti-trump group or organization. 20 9h, do you follow any anti- trump group or organization 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, proud boys, oath keepers, three percenters or antifa. joyce, this list of potential questions for trump jurors has questions that we've never seen before. >> you know, some of these questions are very specific to this trial but really, lawrence, anyone who's 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've gained outside of the course room, any prejudices or beliefs or affiliations they may have and try the case simply on the evidence that they hear in court and the law that the judge explains to them. that's the fair jury that we
trump. have you ever attended a campaign or rally event for donald trump? have you, relative or close friend ever worked or volunteered for any anti-trump group or organization. 20 9h, do you follow any anti- trump group or organization 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, proud boys, oath keepers, three percenters or antifa. joyce, this list of potential questions for trump...
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johnson and trump will be addressingtr trump's other favorite conspiracy theory, the idea that u.s. elections are rigged. what comes of out of the this meeting is anyone's guess. on the one hand johnson has the fight to save ukraine and on the other hand he has trump and putin. a very stark choice in front of him. pass a f ukraine aid bill or remain speaker. >> how he handles funding ukraine is going to tell our entire conference how to handle a motion to vacate. >> joining me now is julia yaffe. julia, it's great to see you. i'm so eager to hear your assessment of how and why this is happening. iy mean the russian propaganda piece of it, which is so blasant and so obvious, is it all just a desire to curry favor with trump, or do you think the roots of it extend deeper than that? >> well, there's a couple things here. you mentioned all the examples of republicans parroting russian propaganda points. documents show how it pushes exactly the kind of messages you show in those primary ads about how it's either the border or ukraine, about how ukraine is corrupt and we shouldn't spend a
johnson and trump will be addressingtr trump's other favorite conspiracy theory, the idea that u.s. elections are rigged. what comes of out of the this meeting is anyone's guess. on the one hand johnson has the fight to save ukraine and on the other hand he has trump and putin. a very stark choice in front of him. pass a f ukraine aid bill or remain speaker. >> how he handles funding ukraine is going to tell our entire conference how to handle a motion to vacate. >> joining me now...
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donald trump. have they voted for him? that's not a question, not what their political party affiliation is, but have they attended a rally? did they follow him on social media? what is their media diet? you know, various questions about whether or not they think that he's been treated unfairly in this case, that it is unfair to, you know, charge, criminally charge a former president of the united states. that'll be first and foremost. what both sides are going to be looking for, as well as people who have a distrust of the law enforcement and the justice system. people who are very opinionated. lawyers, you want lawyers off the jury. those are the kinds of people that both sides will be looking for. prosecutors will want to keep those people off the jury, and the defense will want them on in the hopes of a mistrial. >> let's bring in former litigator and msnbc legal correspondent lisa rubin from outside the courthouse in new york city. finally, you've been leading up to this and giving us context,
donald trump. have they voted for him? that's not a question, not what their political party affiliation is, but have they attended a rally? did they follow him on social media? what is their media diet? you know, various questions about whether or not they think that he's been treated unfairly in this case, that it is unfair to, you know, charge, criminally charge a former president of the united states. that'll be first and foremost. what both sides are going to be looking for, as well as...
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trump or the trump o. and as you pointed out, andrea, this is his second felony conviction, his second time that he'll be incarcerated at age 77 years of age, and nowhere inside this plea agreement is there any requirement that mr. weisselberg cooperate against former president trump. but what it will do is prevent mr. weisselberg in a very real way from testifying in this upcoming hush money trial for former president trump, for former president trump's benefit, because mr. weisselberg is now a convicted perjurer, he's a convicted tax avoider and any credibility that he might otherwise have had assigned or any hope that former president trump could get any favorable testimony that would be credible at all in front of a jury is evaporated with this currency sentence of five months in rikers for mr. weisselberg. >> and speaking of that new york trial and interestingly, judge merchan is not framing it as a hush money case, he's framing it as an election interference case. jury selection set to begin on monda
trump or the trump o. and as you pointed out, andrea, this is his second felony conviction, his second time that he'll be incarcerated at age 77 years of age, and nowhere inside this plea agreement is there any requirement that mr. weisselberg cooperate against former president trump. but what it will do is prevent mr. weisselberg in a very real way from testifying in this upcoming hush money trial for former president trump, for former president trump's benefit, because mr. weisselberg is now...
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agree with donald trump taking the stand. if i'm a prosecutor on the case, i'm praying and wishing that he does. because there are so many public statements, and as michael cohen just said, donald trump's ability to tell the truth is so well documented that that cross-examination could last as long as voidere. i don't think the chances of donald trump taking the stand are very high. if i'm a prosecutor in this case, i am hoping and praying he does so that i can show the world exactly his character for truthfulness and impeach everything he just said. >> kristy, one other aspect of this that i think is going to be fascinating as you have the jury selection process unfolding, donald trump, as we noted on "the weekend" for a long time now, has been using this opportunity, these court scenarios and now this upcoming trial as his platform. no different than a campaign stop. in many respects. he was put up on truth social regarding this trial. just yesterday he said quote there is no way i can be given a fair biden trial on monday
agree with donald trump taking the stand. if i'm a prosecutor on the case, i'm praying and wishing that he does. because there are so many public statements, and as michael cohen just said, donald trump's ability to tell the truth is so well documented that that cross-examination could last as long as voidere. i don't think the chances of donald trump taking the stand are very high. if i'm a prosecutor in this case, i am hoping and praying he does so that i can show the world exactly his...
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donald trump was charged with 34 counts of falsifying records in the first degree but trump is not the only one involved, michael cohen will likely be the star witness in the hush money case and was donald trump's lawyer and fixer on august 21st, 2018 he pled guilty to a counts in manhattan federal court and he alleged donald trump directed him to make illegal payments to influence the 2016 election which trump denies. >> added at the direction and for the benefit of donald trump. >> he was sentenced to three years in prison, he alleges he orchestrated payoffs to two women who said they had affairs with donald trump including stormy daniels. he says he sought reimbursement from trump and even recorded one of their conversations about it. the fbi seized that tape in a raid on his residence and office, his attorney release it to the media, stormy daniels also known as stephanie clifford says she met donald trump in 2006 at a celebrity golf tournament when he was the host of the apprentice. stormy says they had sex that night and he offered to castor in the apprentice. >> she says she gav
donald trump was charged with 34 counts of falsifying records in the first degree but trump is not the only one involved, michael cohen will likely be the star witness in the hush money case and was donald trump's lawyer and fixer on august 21st, 2018 he pled guilty to a counts in manhattan federal court and he alleged donald trump directed him to make illegal payments to influence the 2016 election which trump denies. >> added at the direction and for the benefit of donald trump....
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mike johnson needs donald trump. the vast majority of his house republican caucus is very much aligned with donald trump. they will do whatever donald trump says. he is nervous about his job. there's this pending motion to vacate that marjorie taylor greene has ready to go. it would take a handful of republicans to support her in her effort to vacate the chair. mike johnson's job would be in jeopardy. he hopes by going to mar-a-lago and cozying up to donald trump that that will keep some of this threat at bay. of course, there's the vote today on fisa that endangers mike johnson. then the bigger concern is whether or not he puts ukraine aid on the floor. something that the national security community believes is vital to democracy around the world. johnson seems open to it. conservative republicans are very much opposed to it. he would need donald trump's cover if he were to bring that to the floor and still keep his job. that's part of what he is hoping to accomplish today in palm beach. >> ryan, so many good points
mike johnson needs donald trump. the vast majority of his house republican caucus is very much aligned with donald trump. they will do whatever donald trump says. he is nervous about his job. there's this pending motion to vacate that marjorie taylor greene has ready to go. it would take a handful of republicans to support her in her effort to vacate the chair. mike johnson's job would be in jeopardy. he hopes by going to mar-a-lago and cozying up to donald trump that that will keep some of...
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attorney michael cohen and former trump white house aids, and trump organization employees. set the scene for us for jury selection and how it will work tomorrow and what you will be watching for >> new york state courts have a jury selection pros threes is different from other jurisdictions in particular federal court. when you are there the judge almost does everything. lawyers, we don't speak up unless the judge lets us. the judge is in charge. in new york, things are different. the attorneys get to speak directly to the jurors and question them and believe me, questioning them they are trying to feed them their version of the case. they are trying to educate the jury on their viewpoints. so, there is a lot of things to be accomplished when the lawyers all take part in questioning the jury. before that happens, there will be a 42 questionnaire that has been carefully crafted by the judge. does not include the question, who did you vote for. let's face it. a lot of the questions in there. giving you a good idea. are you or ever a member of the proud boys, the answer to tha
attorney michael cohen and former trump white house aids, and trump organization employees. set the scene for us for jury selection and how it will work tomorrow and what you will be watching for >> new york state courts have a jury selection pros threes is different from other jurisdictions in particular federal court. when you are there the judge almost does everything. lawyers, we don't speak up unless the judge lets us. the judge is in charge. in new york, things are different. the...
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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...
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but knowing donald trump, covering donald trump, and the way he has approached all of these cases, i think it would be very hard to keep him off the stand if he decides that he wants to testify, and i suspect after listening to the testimony against him through the prosecution's presentation, he'll be chomping at the bit to get up there and tell his side of the story, chris. >> jim, do you agree with that? what do you think the chances are he takes the stand, and whatever the decision is, do you think it will be one based on legal facts or will it be more about political considerations and ego? >> no, this is all about political considerations and ego, chris, because he's looking at these same numbers and have two-thirds of independent voters saying that they're going to look at this, and if he's convicted, judge him harshly and perhaps not vote for him. that's a 5 alarm fire in trump world, and so, you know, they've been campaigning from the courthouse for the last couple of months. it's now even more important right now, chris, because voters are starting to pay attention. these sw
but knowing donald trump, covering donald trump, and the way he has approached all of these cases, i think it would be very hard to keep him off the stand if he decides that he wants to testify, and i suspect after listening to the testimony against him through the prosecution's presentation, he'll be chomping at the bit to get up there and tell his side of the story, chris. >> jim, do you agree with that? what do you think the chances are he takes the stand, and whatever the decision is,...
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you're a trump supporter or you're a trump hater. and a number will be struck for cause, and both sides get ten preemptory challenges, meaning that they can throw off a jury for any reason at all. don't like the way you came dressed to court today, chris. don't like your glasses. don't like that you work for msnbc. whatever it may be. >> the third one may be the most likely, to get knocked off. >> can i ask granular detail about how this works. how many batches come in, and how long does it take to question an individual juror? how long is like the average of the lawyers getting in, going back and forth and saying keep or strike? >> i would ask catherine that because we didn't do individual questioning. >> federal court. so this is different because there's a 42 question questionnaire. what the judge is going to do is put 18 people, we call it, in the box. and each one is going to be handed this questionnaire and they're going to be seated, so, one, two, three, four, five, and the way these instructions read is that the juror is supp
you're a trump supporter or you're a trump hater. and a number will be struck for cause, and both sides get ten preemptory challenges, meaning that they can throw off a jury for any reason at all. don't like the way you came dressed to court today, chris. don't like your glasses. don't like that you work for msnbc. whatever it may be. >> the third one may be the most likely, to get knocked off. >> can i ask granular detail about how this works. how many batches come in, and how long...
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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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trump ban a partial-birth abortion? >> i am very pro-choice. i hate the concept of abortion. i hate it. i hate everything it stands for and i cringe when i hear people debating the subject, but i still just believe in choice. >> do you believe in punishment for abortion yes or no as a principle? >> the answer is there has to be some sort of punishment. >> for the woman. >> yes. >> the justices that i'm going to appoint will be pro-life, they will have a conservative bent. >> unborn children have never had a stronger defender in the white house. >> so for 52 years people have wanted to end roe v. wade, to give it back to the states. we did that. it was an incredible thing, an incredible achievement. we did that, and now the states have it. >> meanwhile, a year after the dobbs decision, more than 60% of voters disapproved of the supreme court overturning roe v. wade. so where does the battle over abortion go from here? joining me now is the democratic governor of michigan, gretchen whitmer. governor whitmer, welcome back
trump ban a partial-birth abortion? >> i am very pro-choice. i hate the concept of abortion. i hate it. i hate everything it stands for and i cringe when i hear people debating the subject, but i still just believe in choice. >> do you believe in punishment for abortion yes or no as a principle? >> the answer is there has to be some sort of punishment. >> for the woman. >> yes. >> the justices that i'm going to appoint will be pro-life, they will have a...
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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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typically these have been all about donald trump. he has been attending them and when he does there is a strong of supporters usually on the street behind me. today he is not here. some about the supporting cast respect the two co-defendants, his employees walt ngata the valet and also the property manager, both accused of conspiring to obstruct justice, specifically to attempt to delete video footage that showed mr. ngata moving boxes. today their lawyers will argue that anywhere charges should be dismissed because they were not aware of a pending criminal investigation and they were not fully aware of the significance of what was in those boxes. and therefore they couldn't have committed the crimes. jack smith's attorneys, special counsel's office will argue that that is really a fact question, not a legal question and that motions to dismiss are about whether the law appies to the fact and judge should assume the facts as alleged are true. so that is the argument today. and motions to dismiss are very difficult to win. but the jud
typically these have been all about donald trump. he has been attending them and when he does there is a strong of supporters usually on the street behind me. today he is not here. some about the supporting cast respect the two co-defendants, his employees walt ngata the valet and also the property manager, both accused of conspiring to obstruct justice, specifically to attempt to delete video footage that showed mr. ngata moving boxes. today their lawyers will argue that anywhere charges...
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vote biden and trump need. there's one group that loves the guy. there's a second group that votes for him but doesn't like his character or personality, but they have decided to stick by him on this. i think it's always possible they get temporarily moved by this behavior, but i look at this third group of voters. the double haters, the people that don't like either biden or trump. our political system. that's where this can have an impact and if they move one or two points, it's the equivalent of the base moving ten points. so i also think you know we're going to be only seeing small movement but if it's among that group of voters that are the deciders, it's pretty significant. >> how surprised are you this is where we are at? when you look at the long history of this country and we're experiencing something so unprecedented. what kind of new standard, if anything, is this setting for future presidents? >> i would warn anybody wanting to run to office, don't do what donald trump did. you know, nobody wants to
vote biden and trump need. there's one group that loves the guy. there's a second group that votes for him but doesn't like his character or personality, but they have decided to stick by him on this. i think it's always possible they get temporarily moved by this behavior, but i look at this third group of voters. the double haters, the people that don't like either biden or trump. our political system. that's where this can have an impact and if they move one or two points, it's the...
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trump. >> let's listen to trump's response later after court when asked by our own dasha burns about his ideal juror. listen. >>. >> mr. president, what kind of juror in your mind is an ideal juror in this trial? >> anybody that is fair. >> do you believe that -- >> i'll let you know after the trial. don't forget, we're appealing. >> an ideal juror, somebody who's fair. then goes on to say they're appealing. he also had comments about the district attorney. we'll discuss more about the location and what he said there in a moment. just your reaction to what we heard there and your sense of what we're learning about his mind-set and how this process is going. >> right away when i heard that, i thought the election is fair if he wins and the jury will be fair if he's acquitted. we've heard it so many times, and i think that's where we're heading. this will go up on appeal i would imagine if he loses. it's going to be the same as the civil trial. i think that's where we're at in terms of his mind-set on it. if he wins, it's fair. if he doesn't, it's not. >> is there anything that you thi
trump. >> let's listen to trump's response later after court when asked by our own dasha burns about his ideal juror. listen. >>. >> mr. president, what kind of juror in your mind is an ideal juror in this trial? >> anybody that is fair. >> do you believe that -- >> i'll let you know after the trial. don't forget, we're appealing. >> an ideal juror, somebody who's fair. then goes on to say they're appealing. he also had comments about the district...
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trump and biden are nearly tied. the gop candidate up. it does mark a real shift from february where in the same survey found trump leading biden by five points. that time it was 48-43. the change is due in large part to reversal in support among many non-white voters. after trailing by six points with hispanic voters, biden is up by trump by 9%. and with hispanics he leads be two points. when asked by the times about the choice, one voter said this. you can recover from bad policies, but you can't recover from a bad heart, and donald trump has a bad heart. the othertakeaway, these are democratic voters coming home to biden. just again, the snapshot, the trend line favors the democrat. >>> still ahead, turning to sports, we'll show you how scottie scheffler won his second masters. >>> plus, we'll give you a look at the nba picture now that the regular season is over. that's all straight ahead. regulr that's all straight ahead. ahh. it's a good day to cough. oh no. bye, bye cough. later chest congestion. hello 12 hours of relief. 12 hours!
trump and biden are nearly tied. the gop candidate up. it does mark a real shift from february where in the same survey found trump leading biden by five points. that time it was 48-43. the change is due in large part to reversal in support among many non-white voters. after trailing by six points with hispanic voters, biden is up by trump by 9%. and with hispanics he leads be two points. when asked by the times about the choice, one voter said this. you can recover from bad policies, but you...
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hope hicks at one point provided cover for trump. either willingly or unwillingly, but she said what happened didn't happen. and it's interesting to me to watch whether or not she has had a crisis of confidence in herself as many people in trump's world do and uses this venue to come clean. i suspect trump suspects some of that is coming. >> all right. we will be watching. tim o'brien, thank you very, very much. >>> next, folks, we're turning back to the other top stories we're watching this story. we're going live to israel to get the latest on what's happening on the ground. this is "the weekend." ♪ ("good feeling" flo ri♪ this is a hot flash. (♪♪) this is a hot flash. (♪♪) but this is a not flash. (♪♪) for moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms due to menopause... veozah is the first and only prescription treatment that directly blocks a source of hot flashes and night sweats. with 100% hormone—free veozah... you can have fewer hot flashes and more not flashes. veozah reduces the number and severity of hot flashes
hope hicks at one point provided cover for trump. either willingly or unwillingly, but she said what happened didn't happen. and it's interesting to me to watch whether or not she has had a crisis of confidence in herself as many people in trump's world do and uses this venue to come clean. i suspect trump suspects some of that is coming. >> all right. we will be watching. tim o'brien, thank you very, very much. >>> next, folks, we're turning back to the other top stories we're...
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>> trump did this. i mean, nicolle, this is exactly the responsibility of donald trump. he owns this. and he packed that court. he set up the supreme court, he promised that they would overturn roe. and they did. and look at what it has unleashed around this country. it is a disastrous decision. my heartaches for women around this country but especially in arizona. so draconian, so misguided and not where the will of the american voters are on this issue. but it is donald trump and he did it and he owns it and people need to hold him accountable. >> state certainly birch is connect, this is not what 81% of americans want. women want abortions to be legal in most or all instances. those numbers have never been higher. the politics are abundantly clear that they are disastrous for republicans. and abortion bans and abortion candidates have failed and some of the reddest pockets of america. that is the good political news. the disastrous news for women is starting in 14 days. being pregnant could be a lethal health condition. and i wonder how you, from the campaign perspect
>> trump did this. i mean, nicolle, this is exactly the responsibility of donald trump. he owns this. and he packed that court. he set up the supreme court, he promised that they would overturn roe. and they did. and look at what it has unleashed around this country. it is a disastrous decision. my heartaches for women around this country but especially in arizona. so draconian, so misguided and not where the will of the american voters are on this issue. but it is donald trump and he did...
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donald trump. who benefits from donald trump? putin. in my view, there is a connection there. >> we will be talking much more as this election year goes on. speaker emerita nancy pelosi, thank you. >> we are going to win the house, the president had be re-elected, and chuck schumer feels good about the senate. so we just have to -- we made a decision to win. we will win. our democracy is at stake. >> thank you very much, madam speaker. great to see you. >> nice to see you. >>> our third hour of "morning joe" continues right now. >>> former president trump compared himself in a truth social post to the late south african president nelson mandela. if there is anything truth social users hate is when you make them google something. former first lady melania trump finally got to meet an actual billionaire. >> okay. good morning. welcome to "morning joe." it's tuesday, april 9th. donald trump is running out of options to delay his hush-money trial. we will have expert legal analysis on the last-ditch effort by his legal team days before jury
donald trump. who benefits from donald trump? putin. in my view, there is a connection there. >> we will be talking much more as this election year goes on. speaker emerita nancy pelosi, thank you. >> we are going to win the house, the president had be re-elected, and chuck schumer feels good about the senate. so we just have to -- we made a decision to win. we will win. our democracy is at stake. >> thank you very much, madam speaker. great to see you. >> nice to see...
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and then they will be asked, have you gone to a trump rally g or work for the trump organization? anyone who works for the trump organization and they will be asked, you know, if they identify with the proud boys and there also can be asked if they have read michael cohen's c books. >> 42 questions. >> reporter: it will be very long days. they will go through a lot of people to get to l a jury -- th may have one opinion one way or the other. they can set that aside and come to a fair conclusion. >> christie, they want the judge to ask jurors whether not they like trump traditionally people try to avoid jury duty that happening here or will they be more inclined to get on the jury and end up on tv or with a book deal? >> reporter: that question of whether you like trump. the question is framed differently. the judge is trying to get at whether or not people have very strong views about trump and unless you live under a rock, most people do have views about it one way or another. the question will be, here is what your views are but as suzanne said, can you put those aside and judge
and then they will be asked, have you gone to a trump rally g or work for the trump organization? anyone who works for the trump organization and they will be asked, you know, if they identify with the proud boys and there also can be asked if they have read michael cohen's c books. >> 42 questions. >> reporter: it will be very long days. they will go through a lot of people to get to l a jury -- th may have one opinion one way or the other. they can set that aside and come to a...
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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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trump. in deep blue manhattan, many jurists swiftly dismissed for saying they cannot be impartial, the judge driving home the stakes of the unprecedented moment for the presumptive gop nominee morning mr. trump today if he fails to show up, he risks arrest. mr. trump has pleaded not guilty to the 34 counts of falsifying business records, a low level felony, but the story prosecutors seek to tell, more sorted and sweeping. previewing the central theme today of a presidential campaign rocked by the release of the infamous access hollywood tape, killing mr. trump's determination and prosecutors telling to buy the silence of stormy daniels -- daniels, originally directing michael cohen to pay her so she wouldn't go public saying she had had sex with mr. trump. >> that payment was to hide damaging information from the voting public. the participant scheme was illegal. >> reporter: the judge ruled prosecutors cannot play the access hollywood tape at trial, but can introduce what he said. mr. trump
trump. in deep blue manhattan, many jurists swiftly dismissed for saying they cannot be impartial, the judge driving home the stakes of the unprecedented moment for the presumptive gop nominee morning mr. trump today if he fails to show up, he risks arrest. mr. trump has pleaded not guilty to the 34 counts of falsifying business records, a low level felony, but the story prosecutors seek to tell, more sorted and sweeping. previewing the central theme today of a presidential campaign rocked by...
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importance to trump. he was the chief financial officer, he was in charge of the books, the numbers, sort of assessing the profits and revenues as well as the losses for trump's real estate portfolio, and you know, he's the person who trump would go to to learn, you know, heist making money, how they're assessing all of that, what they're reporting back to the irs, et cetera. so a really key figure in trump world for decades before trump entered political office and so to see him now be going to jail as we learned today is a real blow to the former president. >> so kristy, legally speaking it would seem like this could close the book on allen weisselberg, but i understand that attorney general letitia james now wants trump's court appointed monitor in the civil fraud case to look more deeply into some of the circumstances surrounding weisselberg's plea. what could that mean? >> i think what tish james is really trying to understand is whether or not that some of those documents that made it clear that all
importance to trump. he was the chief financial officer, he was in charge of the books, the numbers, sort of assessing the profits and revenues as well as the losses for trump's real estate portfolio, and you know, he's the person who trump would go to to learn, you know, heist making money, how they're assessing all of that, what they're reporting back to the irs, et cetera. so a really key figure in trump world for decades before trump entered political office and so to see him now be going...
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to some degree is a word for trump proofing. you saw the british foreign secretary down at mar-a-lago talking to donald trump, and i think you see a lot of countries hedging their bets. the germans have reached the 2% of nato, of their gdp on defense spending that trump has pushed for, but i think you're seeing particularly america's european allies start to think about a world in which america is a much less reliable partner. >> a month or two ago, there was momentum in foreign capitals and the business world. that's cooled some. it seems like a pure toss up. that's where we are, months until the election. semafor's ben smith, thank you very much, we appreciate it. talk to you again soon. thanks to all of you for getting up "way too early" with us on this wednesday morning. "morning joe" starts right now. >>> it's called legal expense. that's what you're supposed to call it. nobody has ever seen anything like it. so thank you very much for coming. i'm now going to sit down for many hours -- >> donaltr
to some degree is a word for trump proofing. you saw the british foreign secretary down at mar-a-lago talking to donald trump, and i think you see a lot of countries hedging their bets. the germans have reached the 2% of nato, of their gdp on defense spending that trump has pushed for, but i think you're seeing particularly america's european allies start to think about a world in which america is a much less reliable partner. >> a month or two ago, there was momentum in foreign capitals...
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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 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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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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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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for donald trump, he's acting up because he's donald trump. you admonish the lawyer to tell them tell your client because you can't have as the judge i believe said, any intimidation. >> i also just wouldn't underestimate the way donald trump would use that to his political advantage. being admonished by the judge. i know a lawyer doesn't like it. it's uncomfortable for a lawyer to have their defense or clients getting admonished. they don't want to go too far in the courtroom, but donald trump is using this in a political way right now calling himself the victim of this. so anytime something like this happens, you can bet there will be a fund raising e-mail that goes out and donald trump's own words talking about how unfair it is. really good to have you as always. don't go too far because we might have to bring you back for some analysis. steve, thank you. and yasmine. >>> house impeachment managers including marjorie taylor green are on the senate floor. what they're presenting to the upper chamber about this guy on your tv screens. >>> plu
for donald trump, he's acting up because he's donald trump. you admonish the lawyer to tell them tell your client because you can't have as the judge i believe said, any intimidation. >> i also just wouldn't underestimate the way donald trump would use that to his political advantage. being admonished by the judge. i know a lawyer doesn't like it. it's uncomfortable for a lawyer to have their defense or clients getting admonished. they don't want to go too far in the courtroom, but donald...
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trump. >> and the lack of money preventing him from doing so much, but there's been a big difference between this time in the courtroom and past times. past times, most of the time it was voluntary. here, big difference between a voluntary appearance and an appearance where you are required to attend, and i will just say, yeah, anybody sitting six, seven, eight hours. if i were sitting somewhere for eight hours, i would be falling asleep. >> he can't even get through four. >> writing songs! yeah, it's hard to get through four, and mika lets me talk to stay awake. what a physical toll for anybody. >> this is where also it helps to have real firsthand knowledge of donald trump over the course of over a decade. and the guy has no attention span. we've seen it up front and how we've known people who have worked for him, and they have to work around this sort of add mentality that he has, and the need for attention. constant attention. making moments and mara gay -- >> and by the way, being in ch
trump. >> and the lack of money preventing him from doing so much, but there's been a big difference between this time in the courtroom and past times. past times, most of the time it was voluntary. here, big difference between a voluntary appearance and an appearance where you are required to attend, and i will just say, yeah, anybody sitting six, seven, eight hours. if i were sitting somewhere for eight hours, i would be falling asleep. >> he can't even get through four. >>...