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>> vaughn hillyard, keep us posted there. there is a difference between embarrassment and fear that it would cost him the election as a nonlawyer, i'm saying. let's see where this goes. thank you for that. criminal trials are great equalizer. whatever your background and in trump's case that's one of privilege and power, defendants must essentially sit and take it. defendants like trump have to listen to the prosecution, lay out the case for the accused as a criminal and then also listen to the witnesses back it up. as barack obama's one time chief strategist david axelrod puts it, you can see that realization etched in the former president's face, you could sense it in his frenetic comments to the reporters where trump robotically recited the words, witch hunt, scam, hoax, and did so with a trace of desperation and even fear. so, john, today, our reporters who are in court say that trump had his eyes closed and seemed like he couldn't care less during the gag order hearing, but then when david pecker took the stand again and
>> vaughn hillyard, keep us posted there. there is a difference between embarrassment and fear that it would cost him the election as a nonlawyer, i'm saying. let's see where this goes. thank you for that. criminal trials are great equalizer. whatever your background and in trump's case that's one of privilege and power, defendants must essentially sit and take it. defendants like trump have to listen to the prosecution, lay out the case for the accused as a criminal and then also listen...
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joining me now, nbc's vaughn hillyard outside the courthouse, former federal prosecutor paul butler is back with me. former assistant new york attorney general tristan snell is in studio, and jeremy soland, criminal defense attorney and former manhattan prosecutor. i'm going to start with you because you're a defense attorney and you're new to this table. it's a challenge, right, no matter how many times the defense keeps going back and back and back to david pecker, trying to show this wasn't about the campaign, which is what you did, this is standard operating procedure, they said that over and over and over again yesterday. let me give you one of the later pieces of back and forth, and this is steinglass trying to, again, disprove that bove had just done, the defense attorney. how many, meaning of these stories, did you coordinate with a presidential candidate for the benefit of a campaign. . it's the only one. in this case, did you suppress stories to help a presidential candidate, pecker, yes. how do you think the defense is doing when that's what they're faced with? >> i think th
joining me now, nbc's vaughn hillyard outside the courthouse, former federal prosecutor paul butler is back with me. former assistant new york attorney general tristan snell is in studio, and jeremy soland, criminal defense attorney and former manhattan prosecutor. i'm going to start with you because you're a defense attorney and you're new to this table. it's a challenge, right, no matter how many times the defense keeps going back and back and back to david pecker, trying to show this wasn't...
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nbc's vaughn hillyard and msnbc legal correspondent lisa rubin are with me now. let's talk, first of all, vaughn, if we can about the relationship between hope hicks and donald trump. he broke with a lot of his former white house aides. what do we know about that, and what information she might have? >> hope hicks has been kind of quiet. >> very quiet. >> the last time we were talking about hope hicks is when one year ago she testified in front of the grand jury specifically to this hush money case. hope hicks, per federal court records dating back to michael cohen when he pleaded guilty, he contended at the time that there was a phone call in which she latched not only michael cohen but with donald trump together, and so there's questions about on october 18th, 2016, the day stormy daniels came forward to the "national enquirer" and said she was ready to tell her story, that there were conversations that hope hicks was allegedly a part of and then we know she was on another phone call later that month on the actual day that michael cohen agreed to pay that $130,
nbc's vaughn hillyard and msnbc legal correspondent lisa rubin are with me now. let's talk, first of all, vaughn, if we can about the relationship between hope hicks and donald trump. he broke with a lot of his former white house aides. what do we know about that, and what information she might have? >> hope hicks has been kind of quiet. >> very quiet. >> the last time we were talking about hope hicks is when one year ago she testified in front of the grand jury specifically...
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i want to bring in ashley parker, msnbc political analyst, and vaughn hillyard is here with me on set and lisa rubin is back with me as well. lisa, start us off. give us the latest on this. >> the latest on this, this is the second of two attempts as you noted to delay the monday start of the hush money trial. 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 fron
i want to bring in ashley parker, msnbc political analyst, and vaughn hillyard is here with me on set and lisa rubin is back with me as well. lisa, start us off. give us the latest on this. >> the latest on this, this is the second of two attempts as you noted to delay the monday start of the hush money trial. 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...
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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 questions -- 30 minutes, questions, specific questions of the 18 individuals who could potentially be jurors. that was followed by donald trump's attorney following up with his own set of questions. todd blanche was keen on asking the individuals their beliefs about donald trump. and multiple individuals, you know, for example, one juror saying that he felt he didn't need to share exactly what his opinion of donald trump was because he felt like he could compartmentalize his opinions about the former president and be able to be a fair arbiter in determining whether donald trump is guilty or innocent. there was another juror, though, who commented he didn't have much of an opinion about donal
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 questions -- 30 minutes, questions, specific questions of the 18 individuals who could potentially be jurors. that was followed...
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nbc's vaughn hillyard is reporting from outside the courthouse in new york city. also with us, paul butler, former federal prosecutor, georgetown school of law professor and an msnbc legal analyst, and tristan snell former assistant to attorney general for new york who led the trump university investigation. he is also the author of "taking down trump: 12 rules for prosecuting donald trump by someone who did it successfully." so vaughn, catch us up on the big moments so far and how trump has been reacting to what's unfolding. >> reporter: right, chris, the cross examination from donald trump's defense team ended after nearly four hours, and over the course of those four hours, this morning here you have the prosecution -- or i should say you have the defense team for donald trump repeatedly trying to muddy the waters. calling into question, past statements, recollection of david pecker over his conversations with donald trump in 2015, 2016. his conversations with federal prosecutors back in 2018, even american media's letter to the fec as recently as 2021, and ove
nbc's vaughn hillyard is reporting from outside the courthouse in new york city. also with us, paul butler, former federal prosecutor, georgetown school of law professor and an msnbc legal analyst, and tristan snell former assistant to attorney general for new york who led the trump university investigation. he is also the author of "taking down trump: 12 rules for prosecuting donald trump by someone who did it successfully." so vaughn, catch us up on the big moments so far and how...
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nbc's vaughn hillyard reports from outside the courthouse. i also want to bring in former federal prosecutor and msnbc legal analyst, paul butler, jury consultant, alan turnen halftimer is with us as well. apparently the pressure is getting to some people. there's a little drama going on right now with the challenge. get us up to speed on what's happening. >> reporter: chris, we knew coming into this that there would be intense focus, intense pressure on the individuals that would ultimately become the jury , but what we have watched play out here especially over the course of just these last couple of hours is just the amount of weight it is bearing on some of these potential jurors. two of them openly crying in front of the more than 100 others inside that courtroom upon being questioned about their own positions as it relates to donald trump and their own past experiences. and three individuals citing anxiety as reasons why they do not believe that they would be able to move forward and be jurors as part of this process. just look at some
nbc's vaughn hillyard reports from outside the courthouse. i also want to bring in former federal prosecutor and msnbc legal analyst, paul butler, jury consultant, alan turnen halftimer is with us as well. apparently the pressure is getting to some people. there's a little drama going on right now with the challenge. get us up to speed on what's happening. >> reporter: chris, we knew coming into this that there would be intense focus, intense pressure on the individuals that would...
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we begin outside the courthouse in lower manhattan with vaughn hillyard. vaughn, david pecker was the only witness again today. he was questioned about conversations he had about buying stories. what have we heard? >> reporter: court just ended for the day on this second day of testimony from david pecker, chris, and we are in the middle of him detailing the karen mcdougle story. the former playboy model who alleged in a sexual affair with donald trump for ten months now is part of this story, we are getting new details that have not been publicly discussed before. this is coming from david pecker directly where david pecker says in june of 2016, this is testimony in the last few minutes here, that he received a phone call from donald trump in june of 2016 when the karen mcdougle story came to light behind the scenes. that she was shopping around the story of her alleged affair with him. at this point in time, michael cohn was engaging with an attorney and that's what led donald trump to pick up the phone, give the enquirer a phone call and discuss the off
we begin outside the courthouse in lower manhattan with vaughn hillyard. vaughn, david pecker was the only witness again today. he was questioned about conversations he had about buying stories. what have we heard? >> reporter: court just ended for the day on this second day of testimony from david pecker, chris, and we are in the middle of him detailing the karen mcdougle story. the former playboy model who alleged in a sexual affair with donald trump for ten months now is part of this...
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nbc's vaughn hillyard is with me here on set. vaughn, so i wonder how in your observation arizona republicans are approaching this ruling and how it's going to land with the folks there, the voters in particular. >> right, you can say that republicans, a great many of them have deep moral, justifiable convictions on the abortion issue, but the issue in 2022 when roe v. wade was overturned was that was a moment in time. and two years later, suddenly states including archaic laws like an 1864 territorial law that bans all abortions even in the cases of rape and incest suddenly becomes real life. and real life stories start to come forward and also the political ramifications. that's where even kari lake changed her position and said even two years ago she would have defended her governor and called it a state law. take a look at her statement in which she says i speak to more arizonians than anyone and it is abundantly clear that the pre-state hood law is out of step with arizonians. listen to her two years ago and compare that sta
nbc's vaughn hillyard is with me here on set. vaughn, so i wonder how in your observation arizona republicans are approaching this ruling and how it's going to land with the folks there, the voters in particular. >> right, you can say that republicans, a great many of them have deep moral, justifiable convictions on the abortion issue, but the issue in 2022 when roe v. wade was overturned was that was a moment in time. and two years later, suddenly states including archaic laws like an...
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nbc's vaughn hillyard is outside the courthouse for us, and vaughn, there is some question about what exactly was going on when they came back into the room. so tell us what's happening. >> reporter: right. we've got about two hours left of court today here on this thursday, chris, and i can tell you right now, there's a crop of 18 potential jurors, if i may, to simplify this here. essentially they are on the second round of being potentially cut. the first round was making it through the 42 question questionnaire. now this is the voir dire process. this is where right now the district attorney's prosecutor has 30 minutes to ask all 18 of these individuals together. they can go one by one, pinpoint one, go to another. some very specific questions. in fact, right now, the prosecutor from the d.a.'s office just asked one about instagram, and the fact that she had had thoughts about the actual defendant, and she said that not strong opinions about the defendant, which is of course a very specific note, but then after that is when the trump legal team will have the opportunity to then go
nbc's vaughn hillyard is outside the courthouse for us, and vaughn, there is some question about what exactly was going on when they came back into the room. so tell us what's happening. >> reporter: right. we've got about two hours left of court today here on this thursday, chris, and i can tell you right now, there's a crop of 18 potential jurors, if i may, to simplify this here. essentially they are on the second round of being potentially cut. the first round was making it through the...
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and vaughn hillyard is here with me on set. trump is clearly in an escalating attack mode, but why now, is trump getting under his skin? i mean, it, i don't know, the clock ticking on the hush money trial which is starting in two weeks, right? is it about the losing the fund raising race against joe biden, all of the above? >> $175 million and he has to post bond on thursday. look, the clock is ticking for donald trump on every single front. the family business, the legal, the political. this is the moment here where donald trump is watching all of this come to a head. and for anybody that has a truth social account, if you were to look at those 75 posts, boy, it hits the spectrum. he posted an article from a right wing commentator that suggested that he was thechosen one, he posted another link calling it the crucifixion of donald trump, he posted about fani willis. i mean, donald trump is who he's always been. last christmas he said jack smith would go rot in hell. but this is for donald trump here ultimately the political, a
and vaughn hillyard is here with me on set. trump is clearly in an escalating attack mode, but why now, is trump getting under his skin? i mean, it, i don't know, the clock ticking on the hush money trial which is starting in two weeks, right? is it about the losing the fund raising race against joe biden, all of the above? >> $175 million and he has to post bond on thursday. look, the clock is ticking for donald trump on every single front. the family business, the legal, the political....
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hillyard. where does jury selection for the former president's trial stand right now? >> reporter: we are 15 minutes away from the jury reconvening here. this is a big lunch break here because this was a moment for the defense teams and the prosecutors teams to deliberate internally amongst themselves, huddle over that first batch of 18 individuals. 18 potential jurors who went through the process, who answered questions on both sides on whether they were qualified or to what extent they had preconceived opinions about the defendant, donald trump, and whether they should be individuals who are fair and impartial and could sit on the jury. and what over the course of this lunch break, again, they're convening here at 2:15 eastern, 15 minutes from now, this is a moment where both sides will be able to attempt to strike these 18 individuals as being jurors for either cause or for other reasons. essentially it doesn't even need cause. they just don't like them, don't trust them and don't want that
hillyard. where does jury selection for the former president's trial stand right now? >> reporter: we are 15 minutes away from the jury reconvening here. this is a big lunch break here because this was a moment for the defense teams and the prosecutors teams to deliberate internally amongst themselves, huddle over that first batch of 18 individuals. 18 potential jurors who went through the process, who answered questions on both sides on whether they were qualified or to what extent they...
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. >> i want to bring in nbc's vaughn hillyard who is outside the courthouse. danny cevallos is a criminal district attorney and an msnbc legal analyst. with me here in studio, carol lam, former superior court judge, former u.s. attorney and an msnbc legal analyst. get us up to speed, vaughn, what's the latest from inside the courtroom? >> reporter: and chris, we expect them to be heading in to lunch break here soon, that is after two jurors have been dismissed and excused so far today. those were individuals who had already been seated, already been sworn, took an oath to go and be a part of this jury for donald trump, but what we saw was juror number two and juror number four over the last hours be excused, and that is where the jury selection process has continued moving forward. at any one time, there are 18 individuals answering questions in the jury box. i can tell you right now, we are at juror potential number 18 that is going through that 42-question questionnaire. we were almost there, but then that individual seated in seat 18, chris, i should note c
. >> i want to bring in nbc's vaughn hillyard who is outside the courthouse. danny cevallos is a criminal district attorney and an msnbc legal analyst. with me here in studio, carol lam, former superior court judge, former u.s. attorney and an msnbc legal analyst. get us up to speed, vaughn, what's the latest from inside the courtroom? >> reporter: and chris, we expect them to be heading in to lunch break here soon, that is after two jurors have been dismissed and excused so far...
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i want to bring back in vaughn hillyard. kimberly is a boston globe columnist and msnbc political analyst and jeremy is still with me. criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor with the manhattan d.a.'s office. if you were donald trump's defense attorney, what about this morning's testimony worries you most? >> well, i think it's established that not everyone had an agenda. you have farro who's connecting the dots. you have the sense of urgency. establishing intent or basis. that court of texting you just referenced, i'm saving the future of potential president's backside. everything is really starting to establish to keep the proof beyond a reasonable doubt that there's intent and knowledge and there's a reason why it's still happening. >> so carol, i want to go back to 2019 and that is when davidson did an interview with abc. he talked about the hush money payments. why he thought they happened and here's what he said back then. >> the access hollywood tape was the motivating factor and this case actually resolved. i
i want to bring back in vaughn hillyard. kimberly is a boston globe columnist and msnbc political analyst and jeremy is still with me. criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor with the manhattan d.a.'s office. if you were donald trump's defense attorney, what about this morning's testimony worries you most? >> well, i think it's established that not everyone had an agenda. you have farro who's connecting the dots. you have the sense of urgency. establishing intent or basis. that...
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vaughn hillyard is reporting on this for us. break down the ruling for us and the reaction that we're getting. >> the anthony a supreme court was deliberating between two laws that were on the book. an 1864, what they're calling territorial law, which banned abortion completely in arizona, except when a woman's life was in danger. also, would punish providers of abortions with prison time of up to two to five years. then there was a 2022 law that was signed by the republican legislature and the republican governor that created a 15-week abortion ban. the arizona supreme court has been deliberating over which law had precedent. the decision from the supreme court in the last hour was that that territorial ban is the one that will be going into effect over the next 14 days which will all be bring an end to abortion providers' ability to provide care to women in the state of arizona. now, the governor, a democrat, katie hobbs, signed an executive order last year that allowed the democratic attorney general to not prosecute individu
vaughn hillyard is reporting on this for us. break down the ruling for us and the reaction that we're getting. >> the anthony a supreme court was deliberating between two laws that were on the book. an 1864, what they're calling territorial law, which banned abortion completely in arizona, except when a woman's life was in danger. also, would punish providers of abortions with prison time of up to two to five years. then there was a 2022 law that was signed by the republican legislature...
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and nbc's vaughn hillyard is reporting from outside the courthouse. with us, peter baker, msnbc political analyst, joyce vance, former u.s. attorney, professor at the university of alabama school of law, and msnbc legal analyst, jeremy fallon, former assistant district attorney in the trial division of the manhattan d.a.'s office and a criminal defense attorney. all right, vaughn, explain what we learned so far from davidson on the stand. >> reporter: keith davidson, a crucial witness who frankly we did not know what he was prepared to publicly testify to. he is somebody that has not been public over the last eight years, somebody who has not given interviews to detail his story. he was working in the form of sort of agent attorney figure for karen mcdougal and stormy daniels in 2016, negotiating the sales of their stories to the "national enquirer," ami and michael cohen. and is at the heart of this, in what the actual scheme looked like when it came to the actual execution. he testified, beginning in june of 2016, when he says he went to dillon howa
and nbc's vaughn hillyard is reporting from outside the courthouse. with us, peter baker, msnbc political analyst, joyce vance, former u.s. attorney, professor at the university of alabama school of law, and msnbc legal analyst, jeremy fallon, former assistant district attorney in the trial division of the manhattan d.a.'s office and a criminal defense attorney. all right, vaughn, explain what we learned so far from davidson on the stand. >> reporter: keith davidson, a crucial witness who...