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stewart stevens and barbara mcquaid are back with me. stewart, i want to get you in first here and your take on the america first legal strategy if you will of what they are trying to do. what can you tell us about what they are doing with what kind of signal is it sending with those specific complaints and challenges they are trying to break forward? >> well, first, i think it says it all that america first legal is led by a guy who is not a lawyer but who has a b.a. in history. that is not your first choice of lawyers. this is really a culture war. you know, i think republicans are on the losing sides of these culture wars. if i were in the democrat party, i would wake up trying to get in the culture wars. look at these. they are suing the nfl. the republican party versus the nfl. i will bet on the nfl. they like the eagles more than --. >> nfl is not a woke enterprise to be honest with you. >> they went after nike, over collin kaepernick. nike made $9 billion. it shows that the current republican party is sort of at war with the moder
stewart stevens and barbara mcquaid are back with me. stewart, i want to get you in first here and your take on the america first legal strategy if you will of what they are trying to do. what can you tell us about what they are doing with what kind of signal is it sending with those specific complaints and challenges they are trying to break forward? >> well, first, i think it says it all that america first legal is led by a guy who is not a lawyer but who has a b.a. in history. that is...
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. >> 20 now is barbara mcquaid, and an s nbc legal analyst. she is author of a very important book, attack from within. how does information is sabotaging america. by this book and give it to anyone you know who doesn't believe the news. i want to talk to you first about david pecker. this was very important testimony. it was important to make david pecker the first witness here because it speaks directly to what the aim was in having the national enquirer take these stories and kill them. david pecker said in court that this was actually in furtherance of keeping this from the electorate so that it wouldn't hurt donald trump in the upcoming election. >> david pecker was a very important witness, and i think he came through this very strong for the prussic duchenne and really unscathed on cross- examination. when you hear a prosecution witness that appears to be doing well, i am always careful to say, wait until we hear about what happens on cross- examination, because the whole thing could fall apart. i think he came across as a friend and al
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joining us now, barbara mcquaid. cohost of the hash tag sisters in law podcast and author of the book attack from win. thank you for being here. how would the special council actually get cannon removed from trump's case? >> i think we are a few phases away from that actually happening but they are in this little showdown about whether donald trump could raise this defense of the presidential records act which is absolute legal nonsense. it is not a defense here whatsoever and i think what jack smith wants the judge to do is make a decision on this issue so that if he wants to appeal he could do that. the government cannot appeal. so the judge did deny donald trump's motion to dismiss the case on that basis, but what she said that is still concerning is that donald trump may be able to raise this again as a defense at trial. and i think jack smith will have a problem with that, too. so i don't think this little battle is over just yet. >> do you expect him to follow through on his threat? >> i think the next thing, i
joining us now, barbara mcquaid. cohost of the hash tag sisters in law podcast and author of the book attack from win. thank you for being here. how would the special council actually get cannon removed from trump's case? >> i think we are a few phases away from that actually happening but they are in this little showdown about whether donald trump could raise this defense of the presidential records act which is absolute legal nonsense. it is not a defense here whatsoever and i think...
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with us to talk more about this, barbara mcquaid, former u.s. attorney, law professor at the university of michigan. barbara, good morning. what more do the justices have to say in this decision? >> well, this is an interesting decision. i think we saw this coming, but it doesn't bode well for the future of fair maps in various states. so, in a decision penned by justice samuel alito, the supreme court overturned a lower court decision that had struck down gerrymandered maps on the basis of race. so, you know, we're in this weird position where the supreme court says if gerrymandering is done for political reasons to make it easier for one party or the other, that's okay as long as it doesn't -- isn't motivated by race. the lower court said these maps were absolutely decided on the basis of race and we're striking them down. the supreme court today said, yeah, you know, we looked at it and it is really difficult to separate out race from politics because so often there is this overlap between black voters voting for the democratic party, and so,
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. >>> with us, barbara mcquaid, law professor and joyce vance, former u.s. attorney, law professor at the university of alabama, both are msnbc legal analysts. also with us, nbc anchor katy tur who was in the courtroom for yesterday's cross examination. let me start with you, katy, what was it like in there? >> that mea culpa podcast moment, that was a striking moment because up until then, the jury had just been hearing michael cohen's direct testimony and i have to say, i know michael cohen really well, a lot of reporters do, he's -- i think anybody who watches television probably knows michael cohen well, he's got a very big personality, he's loud, he's -- can be abrasive and inside the courtroom, he was very subdued, he was very calm, serene, almost had a hang dog quality to him. maybe not serene, deflated is the way i would describe him, answering todd blanche's questions with yes, sir, no, sir, that's correct for the most part. then there was that moment where todd blanche and the defense played that podcast, that mea culpa podcast and you heard michae
. >>> with us, barbara mcquaid, law professor and joyce vance, former u.s. attorney, law professor at the university of alabama, both are msnbc legal analysts. also with us, nbc anchor katy tur who was in the courtroom for yesterday's cross examination. let me start with you, katy, what was it like in there? >> that mea culpa podcast moment, that was a striking moment because up until then, the jury had just been hearing michael cohen's direct testimony and i have to say, i know...
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attorney and msnbc legal analyst barbara mcquaid is here point former chief of staff of the department of homeland security, miles taylor is here but we start with my friend and colleague, msnbc legal correspondent, lisa rubin, she has just come out of the courtroom forest. >> the courtroom that we are in on the 15th floor here is one of the more dreary places i've ever been in a courthouse. it is woodpaneled, but it has no hearts whatsoever. there are more courts than there are anything else, stapled to the wall point the one thing that is says in this courtroom very clearly is in god we trust and get that very pedestrian dreary courtroom is where something really extraordinary happened this afternoon because judge rochon had to go through the failings of three motion letters that the defense has buried him under and most of them are about things that have already been litigated and if not litigated once they have been litigated twice so setting his rulings on things like whether or not evidence can be precluded on grounds of presidential immunity, for example. he said, and i am readi
attorney and msnbc legal analyst barbara mcquaid is here point former chief of staff of the department of homeland security, miles taylor is here but we start with my friend and colleague, msnbc legal correspondent, lisa rubin, she has just come out of the courtroom forest. >> the courtroom that we are in on the 15th floor here is one of the more dreary places i've ever been in a courthouse. it is woodpaneled, but it has no hearts whatsoever. there are more courts than there are anything...
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attorney of michigan and msnbc legal analyst barbara mcquaid. we know about colorado, that successful suit challenger brought that is now in front of the supreme court. what are the other states doing? >> we just most recently saw in oregon where the supreme cou there said we're going to deny this request for now but without prejudice meaning that you can bring it again. because the supreme court is about to decide this issue, so let's hold on and see what happens there. as you know, california has rejected challenges. maine has said donald trump is in-eligible. michigan and minnesota, they declined to answer. so kind of a mess. everybody waiting for the supreme court to really decide whether donald trump is eligible to serve as president again. >> so in trying to figure out what the supreme court will decide, i wonder what they will consider beyond the text of the constitution which amendment three of article 14 says if you participate in an insurrectionist, you can't be president. it is written broadly. i know it is a statute that was added af
attorney of michigan and msnbc legal analyst barbara mcquaid. we know about colorado, that successful suit challenger brought that is now in front of the supreme court. what are the other states doing? >> we just most recently saw in oregon where the supreme cou there said we're going to deny this request for now but without prejudice meaning that you can bring it again. because the supreme court is about to decide this issue, so let's hold on and see what happens there. as you know,...
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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 donald trump truthfully, but the courtroom, the
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...
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barbara mcquaid joins us now. the attorney for the eastern district of michigan. in the cohost of the sister-in- law podcast, attack from oh within. how this information is sabotaging america. david, let me start with you. donald trump has faced financial troubles before, now he is facing enormous penalties and mounting legal bills. you have written about donald trump's misdeeds, we are at the front of this issue. the deal with jeff yass and having to deal with tiktok and his positions. there is no clear misdeed here at all. there are some echoes of what donald trump has done in the past. >> i think it is more trouble some then you have characterized it so politely. the framers of the constitution insulated the president from people putting money in his pocket. foreign powers and state governments. donald flouted that throughout his term. assuming that he has the cash now to post the money with the court and the fraud against him. he is now bound to one insurance company. the framers never anticipated this sort of idea. donald said, i love the saudis, they buy apa
barbara mcquaid joins us now. the attorney for the eastern district of michigan. in the cohost of the sister-in- law podcast, attack from oh within. how this information is sabotaging america. david, let me start with you. donald trump has faced financial troubles before, now he is facing enormous penalties and mounting legal bills. you have written about donald trump's misdeeds, we are at the front of this issue. the deal with jeff yass and having to deal with tiktok and his positions. there...
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attorney barbara mcquaid told political. remorse and the need for respect for the law are typically factors the judge takes into consideration when imposing sentences. trumps repeated violation of the gag order consistently demonstrate disrespect for the law. both reporters have been attending this trial and covering it closely. i just read a statement from barbara mcquaid and for those who are trying to understand how trumps bad behavior could impact the sentencing and i always like to say we don't know what the jury is going to do, how do you see it? could that impact the sentencing? >> i don't think it will, as much as this judge, on a personal level, probably is not a fan of donald trump, that's probably an understatement at this point, i think he has to look at certain factors for sentencing and donald trump saying nasty things about the judge personally is probably not going to be a factor the judge will look at. the judge is going to look at the serious nature of the conduct, his going to look at deterrents, what is i
attorney barbara mcquaid told political. remorse and the need for respect for the law are typically factors the judge takes into consideration when imposing sentences. trumps repeated violation of the gag order consistently demonstrate disrespect for the law. both reporters have been attending this trial and covering it closely. i just read a statement from barbara mcquaid and for those who are trying to understand how trumps bad behavior could impact the sentencing and i always like to say we...
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mcquaid. walk us through what happened in court. >> and murdaugh pleaded guilty to the 22 federal financial crimes charges back in september that included money laundering, wire fraud and bank fraud. the prosecutors allege murdaugh stole $12 million from his family's law firm, his personal injury law firm clients. they say $6 million of those dollars still unaccounted for. murdaugh had already been sentenced for similar financial crimes in a state court to 27 years. so one of the things that was up in the air today is whether or not the two sentences would happen concurrently. and the judge said that they will. so this would add an additional 13 years on top of the 27 year sentence he already got. we actually got a chance to hear from both sides, the prosecution and his defense lawyers, after the sentencing was handed down today. >> the sentence today was about obtaining justice for the financial victims of alex murdaugh. these victims are not just names listed in a court filing, they are real
mcquaid. walk us through what happened in court. >> and murdaugh pleaded guilty to the 22 federal financial crimes charges back in september that included money laundering, wire fraud and bank fraud. the prosecutors allege murdaugh stole $12 million from his family's law firm, his personal injury law firm clients. they say $6 million of those dollars still unaccounted for. murdaugh had already been sentenced for similar financial crimes in a state court to 27 years. so one of the things...
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and legal eagle barbara mcquaid is here. her new book attack from within, howdies information is sabotaging american is out now. and let me tell you. it is a good read. tim, your book is a good read, too. let's start there. you covered donald trump for a very long time. long is long. so, what sticks out to you that donald trump is frustrated. >> i imagine he is more than frustrating. there is nothing surprising about that. he is in danger of all of his toys getting taken away and the clock ticking very quickly. and i think everything at least that has come out of his camp thus far doesn't indicate they have any good possibilities. if those assets are attached, the damage will be done. and they will have no recourse if they win an appeal. it is simply not true. the attorney general can attack the assets without selling them and essentially keep them in escrow in case she needs to liquidate some of them to make good on the judgment against him. the problem with trump is he has spent decades playing the smoke and mirrors game w
and legal eagle barbara mcquaid is here. her new book attack from within, howdies information is sabotaging american is out now. and let me tell you. it is a good read. tim, your book is a good read, too. let's start there. you covered donald trump for a very long time. long is long. so, what sticks out to you that donald trump is frustrated. >> i imagine he is more than frustrating. there is nothing surprising about that. he is in danger of all of his toys getting taken away and the...
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. >> joining us now is yamiche alcindor is outside the supreme court and also with us is barbara mcquaid. can you talk about the arguments the justices heard today. >> reporter: this is a significant abortion case that came before the supreme court and the issue is a federal law supersedes idaho's state law. the law essentially is saying doctors in the emergency room have to treat and stabilize someone if they come into the emergency room with a souter of emergency situation, it was really interesting to hear these oral arguments because the justices including conservative justices and liberal justices. amy coney barrett and sonia sotomayor will weighing in on health risks versus death. can a doctor in idaho treat a woman in idaho is a health risk. idaho is saying no. idaho's law says she has to be on death door in order to be treated. idaho argued that their law is sufficient, doctors can make their objectsive decisions on whether or not they want to treat a woman she doesn't have to be on death door. amy coney barrett was interesting to watch today, she asked whether or not pros durts
. >> joining us now is yamiche alcindor is outside the supreme court and also with us is barbara mcquaid. can you talk about the arguments the justices heard today. >> reporter: this is a significant abortion case that came before the supreme court and the issue is a federal law supersedes idaho's state law. the law essentially is saying doctors in the emergency room have to treat and stabilize someone if they come into the emergency room with a souter of emergency situation, it was...
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nbc news washington correspondent joins us, and a new political contributor barbara mcquaid is here. a veteran federal prosecutor and former u.s. attorney for the eastern district of michigan. her new must read book, attack from within. howdies information is sabotaging america. it is out now. barb, you know we got legal questions tonight. beyond donald trump complaining unjustly about how the legal process works, fox news is now making up fabricating things about potential jurors and donald trump is taking these fabrications and now pushing them out and spreading them. how are we not right back in gag order territory? because that is going to pollute the american people and potential jurors out there. all these things they are saying, they're not true. >> absolutely one of the posts that donald trump made today was suggesting that he said liberals are lying to try to sneak their way onto the jury just so they can convict him. the gag order i think covers this. i think that if i were working with alvin bragg, tomorrow morning when i get back to court, i would be arguing this is condu
nbc news washington correspondent joins us, and a new political contributor barbara mcquaid is here. a veteran federal prosecutor and former u.s. attorney for the eastern district of michigan. her new must read book, attack from within. howdies information is sabotaging america. it is out now. barb, you know we got legal questions tonight. beyond donald trump complaining unjustly about how the legal process works, fox news is now making up fabricating things about potential jurors and donald...
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leading off our discussion tonight is barbara mcquaid. she is a cohost of the podcast hash tag sisters and laws. as we approach jury selection day, we can begin to imagine what it will be like for those people sitting there. the judge has said if people declare themselves at the outset to be unfair about it. they decided they would not be able to be fair about it, he say theres is no point if actually trying to pursue them beyond that. where in some, they will do that. they won't let you get out that easy just by declaring yourself to be biased. >> yes, i think in a case like this, if somebody proclaims themselves to be biased, we probably ought to believe them when they tell us who they are. so i think the judge will be very quick to dismiss people who admit to some bias. this is a little different from other cases. i think in many cases they are trying to get out of jury service. there are some people trying to get onto jury service. and the people too eager might be the ones you want to dismiss the most. what i wouldn't want as a prose
leading off our discussion tonight is barbara mcquaid. she is a cohost of the podcast hash tag sisters and laws. as we approach jury selection day, we can begin to imagine what it will be like for those people sitting there. the judge has said if people declare themselves at the outset to be unfair about it. they decided they would not be able to be fair about it, he say theres is no point if actually trying to pursue them beyond that. where in some, they will do that. they won't let you get...
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joining me now, barbara mcquaid. the case supposed to start march 25th. and he is asking that this be delayed until the immunity case is heard and decided i guess by the supreme court. the hearing is is not until april 25th. what do you think? >> i think that if the prosecutor wants to go forward with the case as is articulated, trump has a decent argument. which if there is presidential immunity, some of the acts would be subject to that same immunity. but it is such a small sliver of the case. if you were alvin bragg on, i'd say i agree, i won't include any evidence that relates to post-presidency or during the presidency conduct because most occurred before he became president. so he wants every bit of evidence that he could use which might mean delaying the trial or letting it go forward as is. i'd go forward. >> barbara, thank you. >>> and princess of wales forced to do damage control after releasing a photo with her three children on social media. marking mother's day in the uk which was idea. the first official picture of kate since having abdomina
joining me now, barbara mcquaid. the case supposed to start march 25th. and he is asking that this be delayed until the immunity case is heard and decided i guess by the supreme court. the hearing is is not until april 25th. what do you think? >> i think that if the prosecutor wants to go forward with the case as is articulated, trump has a decent argument. which if there is presidential immunity, some of the acts would be subject to that same immunity. but it is such a small sliver of...
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attorney, barbara mcquaid, professor at university of michigan law school, cohost of the hashtag sisters in law podcast. her new book is attack from within, how disinformation is sabotaging america. barbara, thank you for coming to the saturday show. okay, barbara, am i making too much of hope hicks saying on the stand "i think mr. trump's opinion is, it was better to be dealing with it now, and it would have been bad to have that story come out before the election. " that seems to get at the election interference argument the prosecution has been making. again, or, am i making too much of it? >> no, i think you're absolutely right, jonathan. i think in fact it's no surprise this came at the end of her testimony as the prosecutors heard those words come out of her mouth they wisely sat down and said we are done here. everything she was saying was leading to that point describing her role with the campaign, what she did, the requests they were getting from the press, how they dealt with it before the election, and how they dealt with it when this story came back in january, 2018. and this
attorney, barbara mcquaid, professor at university of michigan law school, cohost of the hashtag sisters in law podcast. her new book is attack from within, how disinformation is sabotaging america. barbara, thank you for coming to the saturday show. okay, barbara, am i making too much of hope hicks saying on the stand "i think mr. trump's opinion is, it was better to be dealing with it now, and it would have been bad to have that story come out before the election. " that seems to...
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attorney barbara mcquaid. condolences again to lions fans. >>> up next on "way too early," we'll dig into the biden-harris campaign's digs into donald trump ahead of south carolina primary. >>> on "morning joe," we'll go live to jordan after three u.s. troops were killed there in a drone attack, marking a major escalation in the region. national security council spokesperson john kirby will be a guest on how far the biden administration is willing to go in...
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me is charles coleman, former prosecutor, no civil rights and criminal defense attorney and barbara mcquaid, who served as u.s. attorney in the eastern district of michigan, author of the book "attack from within," barbara, i want to start with you on the motion that, the adjournment motion that was filed by trumps lawyers basically saying there is too much pretrial publicity to have a fair trial. and, here's the order from judge merchan. defendant seeks a further adjournment of trial in light of pre-judicial pretrial publicity, which is substantial, ongoing, and likely to increase. the remedy defendant six is indefinite adjournment. this is not tenable. the proper ready to assuage defendants concerns by conducting a thorough, thoughtful, and effective more deer." what do you make of that ? >> i think that is right. there's not going to be less publicity if this case is tried later. is not going to be less publicity if the case is tried somewhere else. so, it, the issue, of course, is there are jurors who have heard too much about this in the past and they can't be fair. as the judge said,
me is charles coleman, former prosecutor, no civil rights and criminal defense attorney and barbara mcquaid, who served as u.s. attorney in the eastern district of michigan, author of the book "attack from within," barbara, i want to start with you on the motion that, the adjournment motion that was filed by trumps lawyers basically saying there is too much pretrial publicity to have a fair trial. and, here's the order from judge merchan. defendant seeks a further adjournment of trial...
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barbara mcquaid is a former u.s. attorney, and msnbc legal analyst. carol lenig, national investigative reporter and msnbc contributor. and msnbc legal correspondent lisa rubin is here with me on set. barbara, we talked about this for people to keep track of all of these cases, out of all of them, what is the one you think people should be focused on this week? >> well, all of them are important and all of them have interesting things going on this week. i think the one that is most likely to bring news this week is the new york criminal case, the hush money case. and that's because the judge is holding an omnibus hearing on thursday. at that hearing he's going to talk about pending motions, talk about jury selection, and most importantly he's going to talk about whether that march 25th date is a go. so i think for that reason that's the one to bring us news. i also think one of the questions that could come up there that he may answer is whether he's been in communication with any of the other judges in the other cases. so it may provide clarity as t
barbara mcquaid is a former u.s. attorney, and msnbc legal analyst. carol lenig, national investigative reporter and msnbc contributor. and msnbc legal correspondent lisa rubin is here with me on set. barbara, we talked about this for people to keep track of all of these cases, out of all of them, what is the one you think people should be focused on this week? >> well, all of them are important and all of them have interesting things going on this week. i think the one that is most...
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barbara mcquaid is standing by. we've been talk about this for many hours now. you're fresh faced, fresh voiced. give us your insights. >> i thought michael cohen did very well on his direct kpak examination but he's far too defensive on cross-examination. when you're caught in a lie, fess up, you're under oath. yes, i lied, i did it for donald trump. whatever is the case. because i think those are the kinds of things that can make him look less credible in the eyes of the jury. although the prosecution did a very good job of laying the groundwork leading up to his testimony to plant the seeds to use corroboration in the form of e-mails and text messages, i think they need to believe michael cohen to be able to conclude that donald trump himself was personally involved here. and so you know, typically on cross-examination, the two schools of thought. one is i'm just going to make a couple of key points. get in, get out and sit down. the other is i am going to wear this witness down. i am going to expose him. i'm going to make him lose his cool. and it seems to b
barbara mcquaid is standing by. we've been talk about this for many hours now. you're fresh faced, fresh voiced. give us your insights. >> i thought michael cohen did very well on his direct kpak examination but he's far too defensive on cross-examination. when you're caught in a lie, fess up, you're under oath. yes, i lied, i did it for donald trump. whatever is the case. because i think those are the kinds of things that can make him look less credible in the eyes of the jury. although...
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. >> yasmin vossoughian, barbara mcquaid, david henderson, thank you. >>> back to capitol hill, breaking news there. ali vitali. what do we know? >> reporter: this rule has now passed in the fashion that we expected it to. but certainly in a considerably rare way, which seems to be the word of the day here because of the way that the house is conducting its business. the final vote total is 316-94. 165 democrats and 151 republicans supported the rule. what makes this rare is not the bipartisan nature of it. though it is not typical to see democrats join with republicans to pass rules in bipartisan fashion. what makes this notable is the fact that there are more democrats from the minority party than members of the republican majority voting to put this eventual vote on the floor on saturday. now, we might hear from speaker johnson in the next few minutes, certainly that's something that we're keeping an eye out for because the other thing that is now going to be very much alive is the threat of a motion to vacate because although this was being threatened before the vote, now that we see
. >> yasmin vossoughian, barbara mcquaid, david henderson, thank you. >>> back to capitol hill, breaking news there. ali vitali. what do we know? >> reporter: this rule has now passed in the fashion that we expected it to. but certainly in a considerably rare way, which seems to be the word of the day here because of the way that the house is conducting its business. the final vote total is 316-94. 165 democrats and 151 republicans supported the rule. what makes this rare...
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mcquaid who wrote a book about it, how disinformation is sabotaging america. good to have you. the book is i would say bleak. it's scary for this moment that we're in. when you're looking at where we were and what happened in 2020 that led to 2021 and january 6, what lessons have we learned? have we learned any of those lessons? >> i think we have. and although it certainly has parts that are bleak, i also think it's mostly a hopeful book and a book that will encourage people to demand truth out of a sense of pate terrorism. so as we prepare for the 2024 election, i think we can expect that we will be bombarded with disinformation. this time around we may even have video and robocalls that sound like people in positions of authority who are telling us to stay home and not to vote. but i think that because we know what to expect, we can have good messaging ready to go about this. for example, i know secretaries of state around the country are putting together materials to provide information to voters about what the truth is so they are not concerns in cob fusi
mcquaid who wrote a book about it, how disinformation is sabotaging america. good to have you. the book is i would say bleak. it's scary for this moment that we're in. when you're looking at where we were and what happened in 2020 that led to 2021 and january 6, what lessons have we learned? have we learned any of those lessons? >> i think we have. and although it certainly has parts that are bleak, i also think it's mostly a hopeful book and a book that will encourage people to demand...
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joining us now, barbara mcquaid, author of "attack from within: how disinformation is sabotaging america." congratulations on the new book, i can't wait to get it. so, do you see a world in which donald trump is age to avoid paying e. jean carroll. he's going to file appeal, has to put up some money to file that appeal, but at some point will she see this money? >> i think so, andrea. i'm sure he'll appeal. if there were errors made in the case, perhaps there with ill be a reversal, but i don't see it. this case was all about the damages. sometimes you'll see appellate courts reduce the amount of damages if they can't tie it to something specific. but here, this was all about punitive damages and punishing donald trump for making these statements again and again with impunity. at most, there might be a minor reduction in this amount. i think e. jean carroll will get something very close to the $83 million. >> and let's switch gears to judge engoron, who is overseeing that new york civil fraud case, letitia james. he plans to make a decision by the end of this month, that's this week. by
joining us now, barbara mcquaid, author of "attack from within: how disinformation is sabotaging america." congratulations on the new book, i can't wait to get it. so, do you see a world in which donald trump is age to avoid paying e. jean carroll. he's going to file appeal, has to put up some money to file that appeal, but at some point will she see this money? >> i think so, andrea. i'm sure he'll appeal. if there were errors made in the case, perhaps there with ill be a...
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also joining me is barbara mcquaid, district attorney for michigan, and author of the new and important book attack from within, how this information is sabotaging america. welcome to both of you, thank you for being with us. let's start in georgia with the numerous developments. nothing binary about this discussion, this decision from judge scott mcafee. generally speaking, is more of a win for fani willis then not, because she gets to stay on the case and continue to prosecute the case. but he took a lot of stabs at her and giving her that win. >> he sure did. good morning. it is tattered but at least it is still flying. she took a lot of punches to the gut in that order, but she can remain on the case. as you noted, he gave her a choice, but it wasn't much of one. either you and your whole office go or nathan wade goes. so mr. wade resigned on friday afternoon and the d hey has excepted the resignation. i anticipate that she is simply going to roll up her sleeves and keep moving. she has appeared in this court many times, and from this judge, who also used to work with her in the ful
also joining me is barbara mcquaid, district attorney for michigan, and author of the new and important book attack from within, how this information is sabotaging america. welcome to both of you, thank you for being with us. let's start in georgia with the numerous developments. nothing binary about this discussion, this decision from judge scott mcafee. generally speaking, is more of a win for fani willis then not, because she gets to stay on the case and continue to prosecute the case. but...
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it is from barbara mcquaid in the "new york times," talking about the difficulties that alvin bragg faces going forward and for this judge and for this case in general. first, the reliability of michael cohen. as we read engoron's decision on friday, this is a case in which the jury will have to believe michael cohen, and then also saying, quote, we also have a spectacle that mr. trump created in the new york civil fraud trial and saw him reined in by a federal judge lewis kaplan in the e. jean carroll case which featured a jury watching every move. how will he be reined in as he's sitting in court, every single day, because he has to? >> yeah, i mean, i think again, having a jury there to assess credibility will be key. michael cohen came off credible to judge engoron. criminal cases are different from civil ones and i think judges have far less of a tolerance for this sort of grandstanding, the boastfulness and will really run a tight ship. >> thank you. >>> coming up next, a witness who was key to the biden probe is due in court today for lying to the fbi. what to expect from that hear
it is from barbara mcquaid in the "new york times," talking about the difficulties that alvin bragg faces going forward and for this judge and for this case in general. first, the reliability of michael cohen. as we read engoron's decision on friday, this is a case in which the jury will have to believe michael cohen, and then also saying, quote, we also have a spectacle that mr. trump created in the new york civil fraud trial and saw him reined in by a federal judge lewis kaplan in...
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joining us now, barbara mcquaid and charlie dent. i want to stick on the politics for a second because one of the things that also struck me when republicans were trying to say that joe biden did something really bad here by taking classified documents away. they drilled down on it. they tried to say it was a really big deal. he was imperilling national security. and yet they didn't seem to have that same sort of anger toward donald trump. so does that help them to paint joe biden as a danger to national security when donald trump is facing the same thing but you know, exponentially different? >> well, i think that the hypocrisy is obvious with the kind of responses they're giving here. it either is a big deal when somebody mishandles classified information or it's not. so i think the most important takeaway for me is the comparison between the conduct of joe biden, which you know, he certainly was careless in the way he handled classified information and that's a serious issue, but in stark contrast to donald trump, who upon notific
joining us now, barbara mcquaid and charlie dent. i want to stick on the politics for a second because one of the things that also struck me when republicans were trying to say that joe biden did something really bad here by taking classified documents away. they drilled down on it. they tried to say it was a really big deal. he was imperilling national security. and yet they didn't seem to have that same sort of anger toward donald trump. so does that help them to paint joe biden as a danger...
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mcquaid is a former u.s. attorney in michigan, lisa rubin and barbara are both msnbc legal analysts. >> this ruling is the work of a bipartisan three-judge panel, consisting two of democratic appointees and one republican appointee. and in this unanimous unsigned opinion, these judges systematically demolish all of former president trump's arguments for why he should be immune from this prosecution and why presidents in general can't be prosecuted. and in doing that, the judges offered a little bit of a civics lesson, starting with the fundamental principle that in the united states, no one including a president is above the law. remember, that in oral arguments, mr. trump's lawyers contended even a president who ordered the navy s.e.a.l.s to kill a political enemy could not be prosecuted unless he was first impeached and convicted by the senate. the judges here rejected that notion, writing that it would collapse our system of separated powers, by placing the president beyond the reach of all three branches.
mcquaid is a former u.s. attorney in michigan, lisa rubin and barbara are both msnbc legal analysts. >> this ruling is the work of a bipartisan three-judge panel, consisting two of democratic appointees and one republican appointee. and in this unanimous unsigned opinion, these judges systematically demolish all of former president trump's arguments for why he should be immune from this prosecution and why presidents in general can't be prosecuted. and in doing that, the judges offered a...
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. >> i want to bring in barbara mcquaid, former u.s. attorney and msnbc legal analyst. barb, as you're listening to how the defense is framing their closing argument right now, what is on your mind? >> well, as chuck said this is standard operating procedure. i think what they're going to do is go step by step through all of the things that could suggest reasonable doubt as to donald trump's knowledge and intent. aside from michael cohen, what is left in the evidence here, and then try to poke holes in all of that. look at this document, look at what this says, look at this email, look at this other thing. i think he's going to be very careful about suggesting the involvement of don jr. and eric because when he says they approved this, does that mean they're part of the conspiracy? part of me said, well, yeah, maybe they were. so, i think he has to be careful there. but i imagine that he will methodically go through each of the 34 documents in this case, tying the proof directly to donald trump. there is standard response from the prosecution will be, you know, somethin
. >> i want to bring in barbara mcquaid, former u.s. attorney and msnbc legal analyst. barb, as you're listening to how the defense is framing their closing argument right now, what is on your mind? >> well, as chuck said this is standard operating procedure. i think what they're going to do is go step by step through all of the things that could suggest reasonable doubt as to donald trump's knowledge and intent. aside from michael cohen, what is left in the evidence here, and then...
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let me bring in barbara mcquaid. your reaction to what we just heard in that conversation? >> i think she demonstrated why it can be difficult to find an impartial jury in this case because even she, who said she's very busy and only kind of casually listens to the news and hears headlines thought she could not be impartial in this case. and so, one hopes that the people who are self-identifying and saying they have a bias are being truthful when they do that. but i think it is also important to remember that some of the people who are -- self-identifying as people who are unable to serve are also doing it because they just can't serve because of conflicts, their work, family responsibilities and other kinds of things may preclude them from serving. but i thought it was very interesting to hear, you know, she's a little star struck, the way she described him, but she clearly had certain views about him, and i think, you know, demonstrated the process works when she said she admitted she couldn't be fair because of the biases that she has developed herself. >> and what stood
let me bring in barbara mcquaid. your reaction to what we just heard in that conversation? >> i think she demonstrated why it can be difficult to find an impartial jury in this case because even she, who said she's very busy and only kind of casually listens to the news and hears headlines thought she could not be impartial in this case. and so, one hopes that the people who are self-identifying and saying they have a bias are being truthful when they do that. but i think it is also...
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attorney and msnbc contributor barbara mcquaid. lisa, clearly the judge yesterday very frustrated had enough of the argument from the defense team that donald trump doesn't mean to be posting these things but somehow he's not posting the whole article so it's not bad. where do you think this is finding in. >> a finding on contempt. with what remedy. at this point the d.a.'s office was very clear, they're not seeking any term in jail for trump, one of two alternatives under the criminal contempt statute here in new york. expect to see a written opinion by judge merchand. one of things that the d.a.'s office pointed out that was really savvy was to show in addition to these offensive posts trump has talked about the gag order including a video he posted to truth social fairly recently. saying trump knows exactly what he can and cannot do under the gag order. he's posted about the judge, about the process as a whole as he understands full well, don't flout the gag order. again, expect to see a written opinion from the judge in the nex
attorney and msnbc contributor barbara mcquaid. lisa, clearly the judge yesterday very frustrated had enough of the argument from the defense team that donald trump doesn't mean to be posting these things but somehow he's not posting the whole article so it's not bad. where do you think this is finding in. >> a finding on contempt. with what remedy. at this point the d.a.'s office was very clear, they're not seeking any term in jail for trump, one of two alternatives under the criminal...
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attorney and msnbc contributor, barbara mcquaid. good morning to you all. let's dive right in with yesterday's historic day at the supreme court where the justices heard oral arguments regarding donald trump's claim he is immune from prosecution for his official acts as president. nbc news senior legal correspondent laura jarrett has the case. >> reporter: the supreme court weighing a monumental question that will decide whether the former president goes to trial for plotting to overturn the last election and when. >> i think that the supreme court is very important today. >> reporter: many trump hoping to persuade the justices to find him immune from federal charges. saying this would be hobbled. >> without presidential immunity from criminal prosecution, there can be no presidency as we know it. >> reporter: mr. trump was indicted on conspiracy and obstruction efforts last year after trying to cling to power. the likely gop nominee, pressuring state officials to reverse the election results. actions doj argues it was for purely personal gain and cannot be
attorney and msnbc contributor, barbara mcquaid. good morning to you all. let's dive right in with yesterday's historic day at the supreme court where the justices heard oral arguments regarding donald trump's claim he is immune from prosecution for his official acts as president. nbc news senior legal correspondent laura jarrett has the case. >> reporter: the supreme court weighing a monumental question that will decide whether the former president goes to trial for plotting to overturn...
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it was necessary for this prosecutor for this case. >> barbara mcquaid, now the weeks and actually months of preparation and the lawyering is all in the books, it will be turned over to the jury here a short time from now. do you believe the prosecution made its case? not going to ask you to predict, we don't know anything about the jury and how it's going to behave, but do you believe from where you're sitting the prosecution made its case? >> sure. of course, as you say, jurors see cases their own way because they bring their own life experiences and world views to the jury room, but from my perspective the prosecution made its case by bringing in evidence. as we heard before i thought they did something very skillful yesterday which was responding to this accusation that they pinned the whole case on michael cohen when, in fact, that's not what they did and the jury, i think, can see through that for themselves because michael cohen was the very last witness. the case was built on all of these documents and all of this testimony and michael cohen was the narrator who helped provide con
it was necessary for this prosecutor for this case. >> barbara mcquaid, now the weeks and actually months of preparation and the lawyering is all in the books, it will be turned over to the jury here a short time from now. do you believe the prosecution made its case? not going to ask you to predict, we don't know anything about the jury and how it's going to behave, but do you believe from where you're sitting the prosecution made its case? >> sure. of course, as you say, jurors...
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barbara mcquaid is co-host of "sisters-in-law" podcast. good morning. what do you expect to see today as this gets under way? >> i think we know what the arguments are just because all the briefs have been filed, all the amicas briefs have been filed. what we can expect to hear are the questions from the justices themselves which will be an indicator as to whether they'll go to the meat of this, looking to see whether donald trump engaged in an insurrection, or, instead, they're looking for an off-ramp to dodge the big question. as the justices ask questions, what will be interesting to hear is the focus of those questions, but also whether some justices are using their opportunity to ask questions as sort of advocating for a particular position or another. that's what makes it fascinating to listen to the oral argument. >> barbara, obviously, the supreme court, any court, is supposed to stick to the law. 14th amendment, section 3 in this case. there are obviously larger implications here. we've heard even some democrats, heard some allies of president
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mcquaid. princeton university professor and distinguished political scholar, eddie glod. and columnist for the boston globe, kimberly atkins store. i want to talk timing. last week we saw an appeal by the colorado republican party, which put into effect the stay that the state supreme court had laid out. trump just appealed the maine ruling a few minutes ago. talk about what happens next and what are those next deadlines that we're watching out for? >> well, the supreme court is going to have to review this petition and decide whether they want to take the case up. they could decline to take it up and say, you know, states, you're on your own. i think that's highly unlikely. i think they will take it up and i think they have to take it up quickly. the -- we're going to see the iowa caucuses as soon as january 15th. one of the things that they can do is to issue an administrative stay to sort of preserve the status quo and allow trump to stay on these ballots until they sort it out. but i think
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. >> and barbara mcquaid, we heard the hypothetical again yesterday of, what if a president decided that the navy seal team six should assassinate one of its political opponents? with that fall under the presidential immunity that you are talking about? mr. sauer there, representing donald trump. so, we had that discussion again, which is running that we are even suggesting that. what was your read of the way things played out yesterday, and what we may hear next? >> well, as mr. sauer said to that question, that hypothetical, it would depend on the situation. wow, e gads, that is terrifying. my read is that there are several justices, the women justices, who are ready to go, that they think that the idea that, perhaps there is some presidential immunity for some official act, but that the acts alleged in this indictment are not those acts and let's go already. in fact, justices barrett and kagan were really pinning down john sauer on trying to say, this is a private act right? you would agree this is a private act? using allegations in the indictment. i think they couldn't pin him down
. >> and barbara mcquaid, we heard the hypothetical again yesterday of, what if a president decided that the navy seal team six should assassinate one of its political opponents? with that fall under the presidential immunity that you are talking about? mr. sauer there, representing donald trump. so, we had that discussion again, which is running that we are even suggesting that. what was your read of the way things played out yesterday, and what we may hear next? >> well, as mr....
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barbara mcquaid, thank you so much. and that does it for me today. stay right here with msnbc to catch special coverage of the iowa caucus. rachel maddow leads analysis with steve kornacki breaking down the results. it is a big election night so of course he is there. i'll join the coverage from right here in manchester, new hampshire. that is tonight beginning at 7:00 p.m. and special election coverage with jen psaki starts right now. >>> welcome to msnbc's special coverage of the iowa caucuses. i'm jen psaki. it is 4:00 here in new york, 3:00 p.m. in des moines where in just a few hours, the doors will open at caucus locations across the state. and the first votes will be cast in the 2024 election. voters going to the polls today in 1600 precincts across all of iowa's 99 counties will do it in some of the most brutal conditions imaginable. tonight could be the coldest iowa caucus ever. windchills could gets a low as 45 degrees farenheit, that is freezing. that brutal cold is putting a damper on what is normally a frenzy of campaigning. trump campai
barbara mcquaid, thank you so much. and that does it for me today. stay right here with msnbc to catch special coverage of the iowa caucus. rachel maddow leads analysis with steve kornacki breaking down the results. it is a big election night so of course he is there. i'll join the coverage from right here in manchester, new hampshire. that is tonight beginning at 7:00 p.m. and special election coverage with jen psaki starts right now. >>> welcome to msnbc's special coverage of the...
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also joining us is legal analyst barbara mcquaid. at the table, former chief of staff myles taylor. but we start with my friend and colleague legal correspondent lisa rubin she's just come out of the courtroom for us. widen the lens. take me through where we are at this hour. we reported on the tragic events outside. we reported on a little bit of the back and forth between trump's legal team and the prosecutors about the evidence should trump take the stand, but i really want to understand what happened in the final minutes where the judge seemed to lose his patience with trump's lawyers wanting to relitigate every individual motion. take us inside that. >> reporter: that's right. the courtroom that we're in on the 15th floor here is one of the more dreary places i have ever been in a courthouse. it is wood panelled, but it has no art whatsoever. there are more cords than there are anything else. they are stapled to the wall. and the one thing it says in this courtroom clearly is in god we trust. yet, that very pedestrian dreary courtroom is where something extraordinary happened t
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attorney and co-host of "sisters in law" podcast barbara mcquaid. lisa, andrew, and michael all back with us. the date was one thing, right. but there's another part that's almost more interesting. >> i'd say the date is the most percent thing. >> okay. >> we're dealing with so many different cases and for so many people. it's when is there going to be accountability. and in many ways, you know, this was the first case brought. and so this is going to be the first case tried. so there's sort of a -- equity to that. but yes, a judge merchan decided a whole bunch of pretrial motions, almost uniformly in the state's favor. the one i found interesting is a lot of people in the press and certainly the defense here have said these are not really serious charges. that this is something pretty minor, essentially who cares. and the judge really disagreed in his written opinion. this came up in connection with a motion saying that you'd wait too long to bring the case, what donald trump's lawyer said. the judge said no. and one of the factors is about the ser
attorney and co-host of "sisters in law" podcast barbara mcquaid. lisa, andrew, and michael all back with us. the date was one thing, right. but there's another part that's almost more interesting. >> i'd say the date is the most percent thing. >> okay. >> we're dealing with so many different cases and for so many people. it's when is there going to be accountability. and in many ways, you know, this was the first case brought. and so this is going to be the first...
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attorney and msnbc legal analyst, barbara mcquaid. they're obviously trying to get ahead of potential credibility questions around michael cohen, and colangelo saying cohen's testimony will be backed up by other witnesses you will hear from including david pecker and keith davidson. it will be backed up by emails, text messages, phone logs, business documents, and it will be backed up by donald trump's own words on tape and social media posts, in his own books and in videos of his own speeches. he goes on to say there will be no doubt donald trump is guilty of falsifying business records, as you consider all of the evidence the people will present. we asked you to use your common sense. just your thoughts about the opening statements and what we've learned from the prosecution so far, what jurors are taking in. >> one thing that i thought matthew colangelo, the lawyer delivering the opening statement for the prosecution did that i thought was very effective. the first words out of his mouth, this case is about -- that is so important
attorney and msnbc legal analyst, barbara mcquaid. they're obviously trying to get ahead of potential credibility questions around michael cohen, and colangelo saying cohen's testimony will be backed up by other witnesses you will hear from including david pecker and keith davidson. it will be backed up by emails, text messages, phone logs, business documents, and it will be backed up by donald trump's own words on tape and social media posts, in his own books and in videos of his own speeches....
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m mcquaid, the author of "attack from within: how disinformation is sabotaging america." thank you, all, for joining us. ryan, you were there, tell us how it went down when hunter biden unexpectedly walked into that committee room. >> reporter: i cannot overstate just how much of a surprise this was. not just for the republicans on this panel, but for the democrats as well. i'm told that house democrats had no idea that this was the plan that hunter biden and his legal team had hatched. they were prepared to gavel in for this hearing right before 10:00 when an suv pulled out in front of the rayburn house office building, capitol police and secret service in a posture of guiding hunter biden through the halls of this office building with a swarm of reporters and staffers around him. and hunter biden refusing any questions as he walked into that hearing room. he took a seat in the front row with a direct view of the committee chairman, james comer and ranking member jamie raskin and listened for 20 minutes as republicans and democrats went back and forth about this pending
m mcquaid, the author of "attack from within: how disinformation is sabotaging america." thank you, all, for joining us. ryan, you were there, tell us how it went down when hunter biden unexpectedly walked into that committee room. >> reporter: i cannot overstate just how much of a surprise this was. not just for the republicans on this panel, but for the democrats as well. i'm told that house democrats had no idea that this was the plan that hunter biden and his legal team had...
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joining us now, msnbc contributor, former attorney barbara mcquaid, author of the upcoming book, "attack from opinion: how misinformation is sabotaging america," out february 27th. barbara, good morning. let's get your take. donald trump, do you think he'll get on the stand today? if he does, what will that look like on both sides? >> well, if i were advising him legally, willie, the answer would be absolutely not. it is a highly risky proposition, and he doesn't have much to gain. his strategy has been to go after e. jean carroll and deny the allegations. that's not what this case is about. this case is all about damages. i would try to limit the damage by keeping him off the stand. as lisa said, his defense attorneys there, it signals he may be taking the stand and they're there for damage control, to get him to stop if he delves into areas that could be damaging in a criminal context. i think one of his strategies is less than legal and more political. i think he's calculated that he is going to have to pay whatever he has to pay, and he'll keep getting in his shots because this is al
joining us now, msnbc contributor, former attorney barbara mcquaid, author of the upcoming book, "attack from opinion: how misinformation is sabotaging america," out february 27th. barbara, good morning. let's get your take. donald trump, do you think he'll get on the stand today? if he does, what will that look like on both sides? >> well, if i were advising him legally, willie, the answer would be absolutely not. it is a highly risky proposition, and he doesn't have much to...
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attorney and an msnbc contributor, barbara mcquaid. she is co-host of "the sisters-in-law" podcast. and author of the forthcoming book entitled, "attack from within: how disinformation is sabotaging america," due out on february 27th. we look forward to that. barbara, the trump team has petitioned the supreme court. what are your thoughts on whether the supreme court actually takes it, the timing of it, and also how the trump team created their petition, what they led with versus what donald trump is accused of, therefore making him ineligible to be on the ballot? >> yes, i think the court will have to take up the case. whether it decides it on the merits, i think, is another question. donald trump, i do agree with one of the things he wrote in his brief, which is, this is a matter of significant importance that must be decided urgently. i think that as we see all of these other primaries starting to play out across the country, starting this month, i think it is very important that this issue be resolved. the lead argument that he makes here is one i haven't heard before. you know,
attorney and an msnbc contributor, barbara mcquaid. she is co-host of "the sisters-in-law" podcast. and author of the forthcoming book entitled, "attack from within: how disinformation is sabotaging america," due out on february 27th. we look forward to that. barbara, the trump team has petitioned the supreme court. what are your thoughts on whether the supreme court actually takes it, the timing of it, and also how the trump team created their petition, what they led with...