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so i think that process has worked very well for judge merchan. it's a good thing that half of the jurors, that roughly 50 out of 100 say i'm out of here and that they self-select. that means the process is working. so it may take a little while. frankly, it's moving much faster than anybody would have expected, but it's marching along. also, one other thing i would say, two lawyers, yes, normally lawyers do not get on a jury, there's no exclusion, but normally one side or another strikes them, and the reason for that is maybe they're concerned that they might be too closely related to that practice. we're in manhattan, there are a lot of lawyers in manhattan. you're probably going to get a lawyer in the jury pool and ultimately, you know, you can't make generalizations based on the job. we have a couple of different people from different walks of life. got to go with your gut instinct more than you do generalizations about who people are, where they come from, what group they're in. >> we're out of time, carol, but let me ask you really quickly,
so i think that process has worked very well for judge merchan. it's a good thing that half of the jurors, that roughly 50 out of 100 say i'm out of here and that they self-select. that means the process is working. so it may take a little while. frankly, it's moving much faster than anybody would have expected, but it's marching along. also, one other thing i would say, two lawyers, yes, normally lawyers do not get on a jury, there's no exclusion, but normally one side or another strikes them,...
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we are expecting to hear from juan merchan at 3:15, whether he'll keep that, we don't know. that's the schedule right now, right? >> reporter: it is the schedule, chris, and i was speaking to folks, whether or not we thought the judge could delay the sandoval hearing. the hearing is expected to take an hour or so. if they're able to wrap that up, they would then be excused for the weekend and they would start proceedings monday morning, possibly opening arguments. i would say that the instinct that we have right now considering how the judge has run things so far this week, even with what has taken place today outside the courtroom and how horribly tragic it is, our instincts are telling us the judge will likely go forward with the sandoval hearing, even with all of this happening around the courthouse, and only because it seems as if he has wanted to move this trial along, knowing how long it's going to take inside of an election year. we thought the jury selection would take two weeks, it's only taking four days of full court. we're going to have to wait until 3:15 to find
we are expecting to hear from juan merchan at 3:15, whether he'll keep that, we don't know. that's the schedule right now, right? >> reporter: it is the schedule, chris, and i was speaking to folks, whether or not we thought the judge could delay the sandoval hearing. the hearing is expected to take an hour or so. if they're able to wrap that up, they would then be excused for the weekend and they would start proceedings monday morning, possibly opening arguments. i would say that the...
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well, it clearly frustrated judge merchan responded, mr. blanche, you're losing all credibility with this court. the stakes are high, like we find to start, but could ultimately include jail time. prosecutors argue that trump's disobedience of the order is willful. it is intentional, he knows what he's not allowed to do, and he does it anyway. that's what chris conroy said. blanche says president trump does in fact know what the gag order allows him to do and not allow him to do and there was absolutely no willful violation of the gag order. back with us, vaughn hillyard, catherine christian and chuck rosenberg. so, catherine, how often, if at all, and, again, we're just reading it, we weren't in the courtroom, have you seen this kind of exchange, the judge, practically jumped off the page, he was frustrated. >> i've seen it. it doesn't happen a lot, but there are lawyers, usually on the defense side, who, you know, zealous advocates, they have to push the envelope. now, what you don't want as a lawyer, no matter which side you're on, is to
well, it clearly frustrated judge merchan responded, mr. blanche, you're losing all credibility with this court. the stakes are high, like we find to start, but could ultimately include jail time. prosecutors argue that trump's disobedience of the order is willful. it is intentional, he knows what he's not allowed to do, and he does it anyway. that's what chris conroy said. blanche says president trump does in fact know what the gag order allows him to do and not allow him to do and there was...
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judge merchan's goal and job, quite frankly is to bring it to verdict. and there are certain things that are, you know, bumps along the way, and this is one of them. he also wants to take his time to make sure he makes the right decision. the legislature did not give this judge or any of us a whole lot of options with respect to contempt. you can hold someone in contempt by fining them which probably doesn't mean a whole lot to donald trump. or you can send them to jail for a short period of time. that's going to complicate this and slow things down to get to the finish line. so while it appears there seems to be a series of violations by donald trump, certainly judge merchan is going to take his time to get it right and to keep this trial on track. >> you do make a good point. a thousand dollar fine to donald trump is not the same to a thousand dollar fine to most people in america. putting him in jail has implications far beyond what it would mean for a normal defendant who defied a judge's order. you have done more than a few high profile cases of you
judge merchan's goal and job, quite frankly is to bring it to verdict. and there are certain things that are, you know, bumps along the way, and this is one of them. he also wants to take his time to make sure he makes the right decision. the legislature did not give this judge or any of us a whole lot of options with respect to contempt. you can hold someone in contempt by fining them which probably doesn't mean a whole lot to donald trump. or you can send them to jail for a short period of...
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where does that leave juan merchan? >> it leaves juan merchan in a very difficult situation because essentially right now he has to not only be a judge for what is going on in his courtroom, but there are expectations of him, nationwide. what i said to nicole yesterday, this is a massive collective action problem, where you have a problem that everyone can see, and it is happening from coast to coast or at least state to state. we have seen this happen, in georgia, in new york, in d.c. >> by the way, much of the rest of the world is watching as well. >> correct. and yet he is the one person right now who is in a position to do something about it. what is really tricky here is to the extent that he does do something about it, he then lends credence to the motion that trump wants to make now and said yesterday, he's going to try to make, to recuse judge merchan from the case, thereby postponing and indefinitely delaying this trial. i have confidence that if trump i have lat violates this order, there will be consequences.
where does that leave juan merchan? >> it leaves juan merchan in a very difficult situation because essentially right now he has to not only be a judge for what is going on in his courtroom, but there are expectations of him, nationwide. what i said to nicole yesterday, this is a massive collective action problem, where you have a problem that everyone can see, and it is happening from coast to coast or at least state to state. we have seen this happen, in georgia, in new york, in d.c....
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to quote judge juan merchan, we have our full panel. does that necessarily mean that at, whatever, 9:30 on monday morning, the openings will begin? >> not necessarily. means that we have 18 people right now at about 1:40 on friday. the trial will go forward on monday, but there still got to be the sandoval hearings. part of it depends on how long that hearing takes. and as i've mentioned before, there's six new folks on the jury, so over the weekend both sides will be poring over their social media, googling them, trying to find anything that might suggest some bias that was overlooked in the voir dire process. remember on thursday we started out with seven juror, and we ended up with only five of those who are now impanelled to serve. so i do think that the trial is -- the jury selection process went very quickly. the judge runs an efficient, orderly courtroom, so almost certainly the trial will start at some point early next week. >> all right, let me go back to yasmin vossoughian, and yasmin, listen, there's a lot of intensity inside
to quote judge juan merchan, we have our full panel. does that necessarily mean that at, whatever, 9:30 on monday morning, the openings will begin? >> not necessarily. means that we have 18 people right now at about 1:40 on friday. the trial will go forward on monday, but there still got to be the sandoval hearings. part of it depends on how long that hearing takes. and as i've mentioned before, there's six new folks on the jury, so over the weekend both sides will be poring over their...
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>> well, i think that judge merchan was originally allowing the prosecution to present some additional examples of where they felt like donald trump had violated the gag order, and in that time, he has done exactly what many of us expected him to do, which was continue to violate the gag order. for audience members who are watching, the question i don't think at this point is whether judge merchan will find that he's violated the gag order or that he should be held in contempt. the question is what does that actually look like? is it a fine? how much is a threat of jail going to come or is judge merchan going to outline a plan for future responses to donald trump if and when this behavior continues? >> it's going to be another day tomorrow, folks. another day. charles coleman, lisa rubin, thank you both, and i'll see you soon. >>> up next, a new federal rule just unveiled today means you'll get cash back if you find yourself in a travel nightmare. we'll explain on "chris jansing reports" only on msnbc. bc zz... you skipped a step. tresemmé silk serum. use before styling for three days
>> well, i think that judge merchan was originally allowing the prosecution to present some additional examples of where they felt like donald trump had violated the gag order, and in that time, he has done exactly what many of us expected him to do, which was continue to violate the gag order. for audience members who are watching, the question i don't think at this point is whether judge merchan will find that he's violated the gag order or that he should be held in contempt. the...
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today, what was on the table was as trump is appealing judge juan merchan's gag order, as expanded to include the judge's family and the d.a.'s family now, he's saying that's unconstitutional and the trial itself should be put on hold while the appeal of that issue is being litigated. i want to point out, this is no ordinary appeal. usually a gag order couldn't be appealed until the end of the case when a defendant is convicted. so what they have done here is to sue the judge directly under a particular provision of new york law, where the standard for overturning the judge's action or any action by a state or local government is much higher than it would be for ordinary appeal. i don't expect them to win on the merit. they get a second crack at a stay, rather than being in front of one judge, they'll get to present the arguments to a five judge panel on the same day jury selection is slated to begin. >> let's get this split screen straight. you have jury selection beginning on monday, we'll be outside the courthouse. you have this five-judge appellate panel, which will be hearing thi
today, what was on the table was as trump is appealing judge juan merchan's gag order, as expanded to include the judge's family and the d.a.'s family now, he's saying that's unconstitutional and the trial itself should be put on hold while the appeal of that issue is being litigated. i want to point out, this is no ordinary appeal. usually a gag order couldn't be appealed until the end of the case when a defendant is convicted. so what they have done here is to sue the judge directly under a...
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this might be trump's way of suing judge merchan for refusing to recuse himself or taking other steps in this case that trump will allege are not only unlawful but so egregiously unlawful that they demand an immediate appeal. >> so phil, as you well know, none of the attempts to delay this trial have so far worked for donald trump and team. do we have a sense of whether his legal team is ready for this trial, whether they've actually been banking on the idea that they might be able to push it off? >> well, chris, they've certainly been trying to push it off for a while now. that's been unsuccessful. it does appear that the trial is set to begin next week with jury selection, and that, by the way, could take a number of days to get through the jury selection process. but his team has been anticipating a trial for some time, and frankly, it would be kind of legal malpractice if they weren't prepared with the strategy for that to begin. clearly, the delay strategy was the pretrial strategy, but once it begins, they'll have their own strategy to try to protect and defend donald trump in t
this might be trump's way of suing judge merchan for refusing to recuse himself or taking other steps in this case that trump will allege are not only unlawful but so egregiously unlawful that they demand an immediate appeal. >> so phil, as you well know, none of the attempts to delay this trial have so far worked for donald trump and team. do we have a sense of whether his legal team is ready for this trial, whether they've actually been banking on the idea that they might be able to...
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merchan exposed during that period of time. they don't want to have two, three, four weeks of briefing about donald trump's first amendment rights. including her picture, for example, is one among many things that might push merchan into a place where he says, this is out of bounds, this is over the line, and now that i've defined to you what the line is, if you cross it, i will, in fact, take up the invitation of the d.a. to hold you in criminal contempt as they suggested in the letter last friday. >> lisa rubin, vaughn hillyard, fascinating stuff, thank you both. >>> still ahead, why the white house easter egg roll had conservatives hatching a new line of attack. >>> the former president gets new snl treatment, thanks to his latest financial venture. >> that's right, it's easter, the time of year when i compare myself to jesus christ, it's a thing i do now. people seem to be okay with it. imagine how weird it would be if i started selling bibles, well, i'm selling bibles. insurance with liberty mutual. we got a bit of a situa
merchan exposed during that period of time. they don't want to have two, three, four weeks of briefing about donald trump's first amendment rights. including her picture, for example, is one among many things that might push merchan into a place where he says, this is out of bounds, this is over the line, and now that i've defined to you what the line is, if you cross it, i will, in fact, take up the invitation of the d.a. to hold you in criminal contempt as they suggested in the letter last...
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will judge merchan agree and do anything about it? >>> and with trump in court, president biden scores a big name endorsement months in the making. the kennedy clan comes out in force for joe biden and against another candidate. >>> and the hundred million dollar federal settlement for survivors of larry nasser. the justice department failures and the 100 former usa gymnasts who may finally get some closure. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we begin right here in new york city with nbc's yasmin vossoughian who is outside the courthouse for us. so so many twists and turns already with jury selection at the former president's trial. it's about to pick up again any minute now. what's ahead? >> reporter: voir dire is next, chris. essentially they got the 18 jurors in the box. they have heard the answers to their 42 questions on the questionnaire. next step is we're going to hear from the prosecution and defense, asking them some very specific questions about some of the things that they said. i want to
will judge merchan agree and do anything about it? >>> and with trump in court, president biden scores a big name endorsement months in the making. the kennedy clan comes out in force for joe biden and against another candidate. >>> and the hundred million dollar federal settlement for survivors of larry nasser. the justice department failures and the 100 former usa gymnasts who may finally get some closure. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments....
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they did move last year for judge merchan's recusal, on the basis that judge merchan's daughter is the leader of a political digital strategy firm that among other clients has the biden/harris campaign and done work for congressman adam schiff. their argument at the time was that historically that firm had made a number of arguments that were sort of antithetical to president trump, that it had advocated for people who were his political enemies and as such, there was a conflict between her and them, such that the judge himself needed to recuse. that's because new york statutes call for recusal where somebody who's a sixth degree relative, not just a first degree or a second degree, up to a six-definitely relative has an interest that would be substantially affected by the case. the ethics board of new york state said there was not a problem. they are now saying they have new information about her political activities from that point to date. however, in the premotion letter that think sent him earlier this week, they are still not drawing a direct nexus between her work and any campai
they did move last year for judge merchan's recusal, on the basis that judge merchan's daughter is the leader of a political digital strategy firm that among other clients has the biden/harris campaign and done work for congressman adam schiff. their argument at the time was that historically that firm had made a number of arguments that were sort of antithetical to president trump, that it had advocated for people who were his political enemies and as such, there was a conflict between her and...
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here the governmental actor would be judge juan merchan himself. and the things they are challenging is the existence of the gag order and its breadth as well as the venue of the trial, meaning where it's taking place. the former president's claim is that here in manhattan he cannot get a fair trial, that the trial needs to be moved to somewhere else in new york city and perhaps richmond county. that's staten island. which the former president has suggested in social media posts would be the fairest place for him to be tried. >> which is more trump-friendly. is there any possibility this would have any success in delaying this trial which is set to begin next monday? >> i don't think so. and it's because we've seen this movie or a variant of it before. in the civil fraud trial trump also filed an article 78 proceeding against the gag order issued by that judge, judge arthur engoron. he did not succeed with that. he got the gag order stayed for two weeks, meaning paused for two weeks. but the trial was already ongoing. it continued and was never int
here the governmental actor would be judge juan merchan himself. and the things they are challenging is the existence of the gag order and its breadth as well as the venue of the trial, meaning where it's taking place. the former president's claim is that here in manhattan he cannot get a fair trial, that the trial needs to be moved to somewhere else in new york city and perhaps richmond county. that's staten island. which the former president has suggested in social media posts would be the...
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that didn't stop him from slamming judge merchan again as he arrived at the courthouse and once again offering a defense to the hush money allegations against him. >> mark it down as a legal expense, i didn't know. mark it down as a legal expense. that's what it was. legal expense. it is called legal expenses. that's what you're supposed to call it. nobody has ever seen anything like it. >> and as the judge works to put together a jury, the american people are already weighing in. there is a new associated press poll that says just 35% believe trump's actions were illegal, another 31% say they were just unethical. that said, if he is convicted, fully half of americans say it would render him unfit to serve as president. i want to bring in nbc's vaughn hillyard, outside the courthouse. also with me, barbara mcquaid, former u.s. attorney, university of michigan law professor and msnbc legal analyst. so, vaughn, what is the latest there? >> reporter: right now they're going through the process, they finished the voir dire process which allowed the d.a.'s office to ask for about 30 questi
that didn't stop him from slamming judge merchan again as he arrived at the courthouse and once again offering a defense to the hush money allegations against him. >> mark it down as a legal expense, i didn't know. mark it down as a legal expense. that's what it was. legal expense. it is called legal expenses. that's what you're supposed to call it. nobody has ever seen anything like it. >> and as the judge works to put together a jury, the american people are already weighing in....
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that said, judge juan merchan the other day saying that the timing of a particular motion basically revealed that the strategy was delay. so we are surrounded by judges right now who are saying very pointed things to the litigants before them, whether they are represented by the special counsel's office or donald trump's own lawyers. >> he thinks judge cannon's thoughts on jury instruction are way off base. she said in this motion this was a genuine attempt to understand both parties' positions. so is it grounds for smith to try to get her thrown off the case? >> not now and there are lawyers throughout the country when they hear i can get the judge on my case who hasn't made a decision in a year removed or who doesn't know the law, it doesn't work that way. and -- but this judge did, she sort of buried the lead. she granted -- i mean, she denied the motion to dismiss for trump, so she did what the special counsel wanted, but then she added but maybe we'll revisit this during the trial, which will be horrible if it's revisited because if she decides she can basically acquit donald trump beca
that said, judge juan merchan the other day saying that the timing of a particular motion basically revealed that the strategy was delay. so we are surrounded by judges right now who are saying very pointed things to the litigants before them, whether they are represented by the special counsel's office or donald trump's own lawyers. >> he thinks judge cannon's thoughts on jury instruction are way off base. she said in this motion this was a genuine attempt to understand both parties'...
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the minute judge merchan holds donald trump in contempt in violation of the laws of new york, that will represent a violation of his release conditions in all four of his criminal cases. so i think things are about to get significantly worse for donald trump. >> the tria resumes tomorrow morning. thank you both. >>> coming up, deadly tornadoes decimating an historic small town. we'll head there for an update on conditions next. >> it looks like somebody just dropped a bomb on this area. because it is just-it is gone. because it is just-it is gone. (♪♪) i'm getting vaccinated with pfizer's pneumococcal pneumonia vaccine. so am i. because i'm at risk for pneumococcal pneumonia. come on. i already got a pneumonia vaccine, but i'm asking about the added protection of prevnar 20®. if you're 19 or older with certain chronic conditions like asthma, diabetes, copd, or heart disease, or are 65 or older, you are at increased risk for pneumococcal pneumonia. prevnar 20® is approved in adults to help prevent infections from 20 strains of the bacteria that cause pneumococcal pneumonia. in just
the minute judge merchan holds donald trump in contempt in violation of the laws of new york, that will represent a violation of his release conditions in all four of his criminal cases. so i think things are about to get significantly worse for donald trump. >> the tria resumes tomorrow morning. thank you both. >>> coming up, deadly tornadoes decimating an historic small town. we'll head there for an update on conditions next. >> it looks like somebody just dropped a bomb...
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judge merchan has yet to rule on a request that he step aside, although he has rejected that previously. there's also that filing where team trump claims that the former president can't get a fair trial because of what they call prejudicial media coverage. i say long shot. how long, in your opinion, are these two attempts that may still be out there? >> pretty long, chris. i think that these motions are both stone cold losers, and trump is down to sort of the last desperate gasp of defendants who don't want to go to trial, fire your lawyers or have a sudden traumatic illness. i think it's all but certain that the judges understand what's going on with these motions, understand what trump's strategy is and that they're done facilitating it. we've seen that in very quick rulings from new york appellate judges. >> fire your lawyers or health problems. okay, joyce vance, garrett haake, jim messina, great conversation. we will see you all soon i'm sure. >>> in 60 seconds, one of the most high profile celebrities in america, o.j. simpson dies of cancer at 76. the latest details and reactions
judge merchan has yet to rule on a request that he step aside, although he has rejected that previously. there's also that filing where team trump claims that the former president can't get a fair trial because of what they call prejudicial media coverage. i say long shot. how long, in your opinion, are these two attempts that may still be out there? >> pretty long, chris. i think that these motions are both stone cold losers, and trump is down to sort of the last desperate gasp of...
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judge merchan is calm. he's methodical. he makes decisions quickly. he's decisive but he absolutely had no patience for todd blanche's unpreparedness is the only way i can describe it. he didn't seem to have an argument for why donald trump was violating the order and wasn't prepared. >> did he seem embarrassed? everything we've heard about him is he's a really competent lawyer so it seems out of character or maybe he was doing the best he could without any evidence that he could possibly produce. >> i think the 13-year-old, the 14-year-old, i saw the 13 and 14-year-old when i first got here. they were very early in line. might have been first in line. yes, i think he is making the arguments his client is demanding and he doesn't have underlying legal arguments. at one point, the judge said you are losing credibility with this court. you never want to hear that as a lawyer but he heard that today from this judge. >> joy, i could listen to you and i will listen to you more talk about this because it is fascinating. thanks for running out and giving us
judge merchan is calm. he's methodical. he makes decisions quickly. he's decisive but he absolutely had no patience for todd blanche's unpreparedness is the only way i can describe it. he didn't seem to have an argument for why donald trump was violating the order and wasn't prepared. >> did he seem embarrassed? everything we've heard about him is he's a really competent lawyer so it seems out of character or maybe he was doing the best he could without any evidence that he could possibly...
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tell us more about judge merchan's decision. >> so i think there were some really notable things about his decision, first, the judge acknowledged the fact that $9,000 for nine violations doesn't mean a whole lot to donald trump. somebody who is wealthy, it is just not going to matter. but the statute says that for each violation the limit for a monetary fine is $1,000. but the judge then says, okay, since i can't fine him more, if the violations continue, then i will impose jail time. so, that word will was very striking to me. and another thing that was interesting was putting aside the fines. why does this order matter to the state? it matters because they gave notice immediately after the judge's decision that they would use this order to cross-examine donald trump were he to take the stand. we saw this in the e. jean carroll trial when donald trump was constantly tweeting and continuing to defame e. jean carroll during the trial, how meaningful that was to punitive damages there. this would be a similar thing. if donald trump decides to take the stand, they could use his own state
tell us more about judge merchan's decision. >> so i think there were some really notable things about his decision, first, the judge acknowledged the fact that $9,000 for nine violations doesn't mean a whole lot to donald trump. somebody who is wealthy, it is just not going to matter. but the statute says that for each violation the limit for a monetary fine is $1,000. but the judge then says, okay, since i can't fine him more, if the violations continue, then i will impose jail time....