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that led judge merchan to this conclusion. it is no longer just a mere possibility or a reasonable likelihood that there exists a threat to the integrity of the judicial proceedings. the threat is very real. admonitions are not enough, nor is reliance on self-restraint. the average observer, must now, after hearing defendant's recent attacks, draw the conclusion that if they become involved in these proceedings, even tangentially, they should worry, not only for themselves but for their loved ones as well. such concerns will undoubtedly interfere with the fair administration of justice and constitutes a direct attack on the rule of law itself. again, all citizens, called upon to precipitate in these proceedings, whether as a juror, witness or in some other capacity must now concern themselves not only with their own personal safety but with the safety and the potential for personal attacks upon their loved ones. that reality cannot be overstated. judge merchan accuse trump's defense lawyers of, quote, baseless misrepresentatio
that led judge merchan to this conclusion. it is no longer just a mere possibility or a reasonable likelihood that there exists a threat to the integrity of the judicial proceedings. the threat is very real. admonitions are not enough, nor is reliance on self-restraint. the average observer, must now, after hearing defendant's recent attacks, draw the conclusion that if they become involved in these proceedings, even tangentially, they should worry, not only for themselves but for their loved...
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you have judge juan merchan. you have the witness stand to the left of judge juan merchan, if he's looking out to the courtroom. then to the left of that witness stand is the jury box. there's 12 jurors. this is a jury who has been very focused in on the judge, who seems to respect this judge, who follows his lead as well. throughout these jury instructions being given, this jury is taking notes it seems for the most part throughout these jury instructions, and again, just a reminder. i know i've said this at the top of the show, i know you've talked about it repeatedly. any questions they have throughout these deliberations, they can ask the judge in which the judge will call in the prosecution and the defense to answer these questions, depending on what the question is about. they are in fact taking notes. they are tuned in despite the fact they had a very long day yesterday with about 30 minutes to go with these jury instructions, guys. >> and please keep us posted. i'll read right now they just mentioned mich
you have judge juan merchan. you have the witness stand to the left of judge juan merchan, if he's looking out to the courtroom. then to the left of that witness stand is the jury box. there's 12 jurors. this is a jury who has been very focused in on the judge, who seems to respect this judge, who follows his lead as well. throughout these jury instructions being given, this jury is taking notes it seems for the most part throughout these jury instructions, and again, just a reminder. i know...
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what is the line merchan is walking? why would a facebook post that contains somebody celebrating the 2020 election not rule you out? >> because well, as merchan has said, it's about can he be fair and impartial. now if you're celebrating the loss of the defendant who is on trial, if i'm the defense attorney, i'm going to argue she has a negative opinion about the defendant on trial. now if it's a facebook post from many, many, many years ago, i would still argue that because this still is the defendant on trial. so the next juror, there was a juror who was lock him up, we don't even have to question him. just get rid of him. clearly that's an obvious negative opinion that can't be overcome. >> why would merchan just not dismiss her immediately? i'm trying to figure out why he thinks somebody like that could be fair. >> her explanation was she was going to her car. now the question i would ask but you're just going to your car but you felt the need to post the celebration up on your facebook? so that's sort of not credib
what is the line merchan is walking? why would a facebook post that contains somebody celebrating the 2020 election not rule you out? >> because well, as merchan has said, it's about can he be fair and impartial. now if you're celebrating the loss of the defendant who is on trial, if i'm the defense attorney, i'm going to argue she has a negative opinion about the defendant on trial. now if it's a facebook post from many, many, many years ago, i would still argue that because this still...
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judge merchan has not granted those days off as of yet. he said, if it interferes with one of the jurors wanting to celebrate the holiday, observe the holiday, he will address it then. as of now, it seems april 22nd, 23rd and april 29th and 30th, the court will adjourn at 2:00 p.m. eastern standard time. again, they're just kind of going through the scheduling right now, some of the details beginning the jury selection process. one more thing i do want to mention, there was a motion in place to adjust the jury questionnaire, wanting the prosecution and the defense to hone in on the political affiliations of these potential jurors, those motions, guys, were totally denied. this jury questionnaire that we have in our hands, that stays in place. >> okay. again, as you outlined that jury questionnaire has some very, very specific questions that can get at people's political affiliation and their love or hate for the defendant. yasmin vossoughian, stay close. richard gabriel, thank you for offering your expertise and insights. >>> up next, all
judge merchan has not granted those days off as of yet. he said, if it interferes with one of the jurors wanting to celebrate the holiday, observe the holiday, he will address it then. as of now, it seems april 22nd, 23rd and april 29th and 30th, the court will adjourn at 2:00 p.m. eastern standard time. again, they're just kind of going through the scheduling right now, some of the details beginning the jury selection process. one more thing i do want to mention, there was a motion in place to...
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judge merchan. mr. blanche, in your opening statement, your denial puts the jury in a position of having to choose who they believe. donald trump who denies there was an encounter and stormy daniels who says there was. the people did not have to prove that a sexual encounter occurred. they have the right to rehabilitate ms. daniel's credibility and corroborate her story which was immediately attacked. the more specificity she can provide, the more the jury can weigh to determine whether the encounter did occur and if so, whether they choose to credit her story. judge merchan pointed out that he himself objected on behalf of the trump lawyers in instances when they failed to object. and on his own, he stopped lines of questioning. judge merchan explained that stormy daniels had explained in her interview with the district attorney that seeing the movie bombshell made her review her own thoughts and feelings. about what happened. in that room with donald trump. the movie bombshell was jay roach's brillian
judge merchan. mr. blanche, in your opening statement, your denial puts the jury in a position of having to choose who they believe. donald trump who denies there was an encounter and stormy daniels who says there was. the people did not have to prove that a sexual encounter occurred. they have the right to rehabilitate ms. daniel's credibility and corroborate her story which was immediately attacked. the more specificity she can provide, the more the jury can weigh to determine whether the...
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even merchan agrees with that. but he allowed the prosecutors again and again to stress it to the jury. if you are the jury sitting there you are saying to yourself they wouldn't have the prosecutors tell me that 127 times unless it was important. >> bill: andy, you sound like roy comb. he was a lawyer in new york for a long time, took trump under his wing when he was a much younger man, and he would say don't tell me what the law is, tell me who the judge is. the answer you just gave sounds a lot like what he would say. find me the right judge. do you stand by that? >> well, in that particular bill i will take the comparison to him. i must say i haven't often been compared to him in my career, but i do think it was incredibly important who the judge was and the make or break in this case is that the judge has indicated or allowed the prosecutors to indicate to the jury that the federal election crime has already been proved when in fact -- i can't stress this enough -- the evidence in the case that is admissible -
even merchan agrees with that. but he allowed the prosecutors again and again to stress it to the jury. if you are the jury sitting there you are saying to yourself they wouldn't have the prosecutors tell me that 127 times unless it was important. >> bill: andy, you sound like roy comb. he was a lawyer in new york for a long time, took trump under his wing when he was a much younger man, and he would say don't tell me what the law is, tell me who the judge is. the answer you just gave...
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what might judge merchan rule. trump is also facing a major legal bill that is due today, $450 million and counting in the civil fraud judgment from last month. will he post the bond today, or will a.g. letitia james start seizing assets. let's get right to msnbc's yasmin vossoughian outside the criminal courthouse for us. onset legal analyst charles coleman along with caroline pulisi. what should we expect today, yasmin? >> he's not in the courtroom just yet. i got my eye on the monitor outside that courtroom along with -- on our google document where our producer is kind of talking us through what's happening inside the courtroom. he's not inside the courtroom just yet. two big questions need to be answered. first and foremost, the trial date. right now it's tentatively set for april 15,th, what it was delayed to originally. they could take into consideration the arguments made by both the prosecuting attorneys and trump's attorneys and wait a couple days for that decision to come through. and then it is the ques
what might judge merchan rule. trump is also facing a major legal bill that is due today, $450 million and counting in the civil fraud judgment from last month. will he post the bond today, or will a.g. letitia james start seizing assets. let's get right to msnbc's yasmin vossoughian outside the criminal courthouse for us. onset legal analyst charles coleman along with caroline pulisi. what should we expect today, yasmin? >> he's not in the courtroom just yet. i got my eye on the monitor...
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from judge juan merchan, quote, it is an actual doubt, not an imaginary doubt. it is a doubt of reasonable person, acting in a matter of this importance would be likely to entertain because of the evidence presented or the lack of convincing evidence. so, will the jury find donald trump guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and if so, will they be convinced on all 34 counts. we could find out any moment, joining us now, nbc news national correspondent, yasmin vossoughian who's outside of that new york city courthouse for us. also with us is former assistant district attorney in manhattan and msnbc legal analyst, catherine christian, former assistant district attorney of the manhattan d.a.'s office, daniel horowitz, and former federal prosecutor and criminal defense attorney, duncan levin. when i was in the overflow room, i could donald trump, the prosecution, the defense, the judge, the woman playing the michael cohen and david pecker roles, reading back the testimony. i could not see the jury. what insight do we have about the jury and what they were doing this mor
from judge juan merchan, quote, it is an actual doubt, not an imaginary doubt. it is a doubt of reasonable person, acting in a matter of this importance would be likely to entertain because of the evidence presented or the lack of convincing evidence. so, will the jury find donald trump guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and if so, will they be convinced on all 34 counts. we could find out any moment, joining us now, nbc news national correspondent, yasmin vossoughian who's outside of that new...
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this is the challenge that judge merchan will have to deal with immediately in this case. he has paused his timing on hearing the question of violations of the gag order already, but this one, with jury selection in process, ready to resume tomorrow morning, this one, it seems impossible to see how the judge can wait on that. we will discuss that in a moment with andrew wiseman. it's always important to remember, something about donald trump, and the way he lies, because no one proves just how much donald trump flies better than donald trump, and he did that again today. and this time, he proved that his lawyers are liars, too. donald trump has claimed repeatedly that the manhattan criminal trial that he must now attend has kept him from campaigning for president. his lawyers have falsely represented the same thing, publicly. judge merchan said, at the outset , there would be no wednesday session in the criminal trial of donald trump so donald trump knew all along there would be no session today and today, when donald trump had no obligation in court anywhere in the countr
this is the challenge that judge merchan will have to deal with immediately in this case. he has paused his timing on hearing the question of violations of the gag order already, but this one, with jury selection in process, ready to resume tomorrow morning, this one, it seems impossible to see how the judge can wait on that. we will discuss that in a moment with andrew wiseman. it's always important to remember, something about donald trump, and the way he lies, because no one proves just how...
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what judge merchan has said is that you could divide four, four, four. you could have three groups of jurors her view the facts materially differently. they could disagree as to what crime was behind this effort to falsify business records, and merchan will still treat that as a unanimous verdict. that is pretty chilly for people who believe strongly in the criminal justice system and the very high standard of proof that is required. >> sean: let me ask you about that. is the judge saying the underlying election charge does not have to be unanimous? that to me would be a reversible error and what's interesting, i did quote two supreme court cases which by the way a fairly recent case, a 2020 case, and the supreme court held that unanimity in a jury verdict required -- is required under the sixth and seventh amendments and the requirements extend to any and all issues. to find someone jury -- guilty to a must agree without dissent on every necessary element of the purported crime. that could not be any more clear. why would he set himself up with such a r
what judge merchan has said is that you could divide four, four, four. you could have three groups of jurors her view the facts materially differently. they could disagree as to what crime was behind this effort to falsify business records, and merchan will still treat that as a unanimous verdict. that is pretty chilly for people who believe strongly in the criminal justice system and the very high standard of proof that is required. >> sean: let me ask you about that. is the judge saying...
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judge merchan reprimanded trump's lawyer during closing arguments yesterday. blanche told the jury they can't send someone to prison based on the words of michael cohen. merchan calling the statement out ray just, highly inappropriate because jurors are not allowed to take punishment into consideration when deliberating. elise stefanik filed a misconduct complaint against judge merchan insisting his selection to handle trump's case is not random, calling on the inspector general to investigate. andrew, what are your thoughts on this? this is the same judge that oversaw steve bannon and other areas of trump's world. i mean, wasn't random that they selected him, was it? >> no. i think we've got deep issues in the new york judicial process of getting judges selected. has to be neutral and independent, those be random -- has to be random. doesn't appear to be that way. he tones be put on trump cases one after another. sounds like there's some shuffling and poker playing going on within the judiciary to make that happen so i think that investigation is very importa
judge merchan reprimanded trump's lawyer during closing arguments yesterday. blanche told the jury they can't send someone to prison based on the words of michael cohen. merchan calling the statement out ray just, highly inappropriate because jurors are not allowed to take punishment into consideration when deliberating. elise stefanik filed a misconduct complaint against judge merchan insisting his selection to handle trump's case is not random, calling on the inspector general to investigate....
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merchan, okay, people, what did you find out. to which mangold says, c-span will make him available tomorrow at 9:30. and todd blanche says this will be the fifth or sixth time they have run out of witnesses and we have witnesses ready to go. >> that's just wrong. >> reporter: that's just wrong. so here was the exchange from last thursday right before lunch that todd blanche wants the jury to remember. they don't want the jury to remember the testimony that's going to come from the c-span employee and the eventual video to be admitted as evidence through the c-span employee. blanche said on may 16th, you said you had a recollection of a phone call on october 24th at 8:02 p.m., and you called schiller, and he gave the phone to president trump, and you gave trump an update, and he said, okay, go. blanche says that was a lie. you did not talk to president trump on that night. you talked to keith schiller about what we went through. he was talking about the fact that he was being harassed by a 14-year-old. he was talking to keith sch
merchan, okay, people, what did you find out. to which mangold says, c-span will make him available tomorrow at 9:30. and todd blanche says this will be the fifth or sixth time they have run out of witnesses and we have witnesses ready to go. >> that's just wrong. >> reporter: that's just wrong. so here was the exchange from last thursday right before lunch that todd blanche wants the jury to remember. they don't want the jury to remember the testimony that's going to come from the...
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judge merchan, you don't give me side-eye and don't roll your eyes, costello, i understand, merchan, clear the courtroom. this seems like -- seems very theatrical and trumpian. what sort of damage can it do in the eyes of the jury? >> can i just say having -- i've been in a situation where i have had to and gotten court permission to have a lawyer for somebody testify. those lawyers are dispassionate and careful and they are only going to answer questions that they legally have to answer, because they have a continuing duty of loyalty to their client or sometimes former client, and you know and i would know in that situation that they were being completely ethical and trying to adhere to their continuing duties to their client. this is the antithesis of that from what we're seeing. >> and just remind everybody who costello is. >> so, costello is somebody who michael cohen spoke to and had an attorney/client privilege relationship that ultimately didn't hire. he has worked with rudy giuliani and there has been evidence introduced and this also came up in the mueller investigation sugg
judge merchan, you don't give me side-eye and don't roll your eyes, costello, i understand, merchan, clear the courtroom. this seems like -- seems very theatrical and trumpian. what sort of damage can it do in the eyes of the jury? >> can i just say having -- i've been in a situation where i have had to and gotten court permission to have a lawyer for somebody testify. those lawyers are dispassionate and careful and they are only going to answer questions that they legally have to answer,...
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merchan is off the bench right now. they're waiting for the first group, 96 potential jurors are going in. they're going to make their way into the courtroom pews. can you just talk a little bit about the burden that these 12 jurors and six alternates are going to carry through this process? and i wonder how much of that is going through their minds as these questions begin. >> great questions. so i think all jurors in all cases carry a burden. but to your point, chris, this is -- >> the world is watching. >> the world is watching, and here's an overused word, which is actually applicable here, this is unique, and that won't be lost on the jurors. judge merchan did something that i think is wise. while the lawyers will know the names of the jurors, the names of the jurors aren't being made public. and that's got to help. i think any juror, whether you're a fan of mr. trump or you don't think very highly of mr. trump understand that there's perhaps some risk involved here. and so judge merchan was smart to address that e
merchan is off the bench right now. they're waiting for the first group, 96 potential jurors are going in. they're going to make their way into the courtroom pews. can you just talk a little bit about the burden that these 12 jurors and six alternates are going to carry through this process? and i wonder how much of that is going through their minds as these questions begin. >> great questions. so i think all jurors in all cases carry a burden. but to your point, chris, this is --...
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judge merchan is all about business. i like to think perhaps donald trump has met his match in judge merchan. i think he also met his match in judge tanya chutkan in washington. unfortunately, tanya chutkan is no match for the supreme court which brought his d.c. federal prosecution to a screeching halt for no good reason. because there's no constitutional support for the notion that the president is absolutely immune from being prosecuted for crimes he commits against the american people while in office. but judge merchan is all about business. he has put this gag order in place. he's expanded it. will donald trump violate it? of course he will, and the new york law provides that two things can happen if he is found to be in criminal contempt. one, he can be fined $1,000. big whoop for donald trump. but he can also be jailed for up to 30 days. i am not prepared to give up the ghost on donald trump never seeing the inside of a jail cell because there will have to be some punishment if he violates this gag order. >> and c
judge merchan is all about business. i like to think perhaps donald trump has met his match in judge merchan. i think he also met his match in judge tanya chutkan in washington. unfortunately, tanya chutkan is no match for the supreme court which brought his d.c. federal prosecution to a screeching halt for no good reason. because there's no constitutional support for the notion that the president is absolutely immune from being prosecuted for crimes he commits against the american people while...
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>> you have merchan reading them. it is one thing to hear it, it is another thing to have it and see it and touch it. >> i'm one of those people. i need to see it. >> i am too. and catherine was explaining, in new york, this is how it goes. they don't get the jury instructions in the jury room. when you have laura jarrett. plaining to us from inside the courtroom there may be notes being taken, but these jury instructions are kind of complex. they're not your straightforward assault and battery, for example, jury instructions. it gets me a little bit wary that the jurors will go in and they will not have the benefit of being able to access these jury instructions. >> charles, this is something that has never happened. these charges have never occurred. how do you, as a jury member, best understand charges that are unique? >> well, number one, i do think we can expect to see some notes at some point from the jury to the judge asking for clarification or to repeat the actual charges themselves. number two, this is where
>> you have merchan reading them. it is one thing to hear it, it is another thing to have it and see it and touch it. >> i'm one of those people. i need to see it. >> i am too. and catherine was explaining, in new york, this is how it goes. they don't get the jury instructions in the jury room. when you have laura jarrett. plaining to us from inside the courtroom there may be notes being taken, but these jury instructions are kind of complex. they're not your straightforward...
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it will be merchan who sentences the former president on july 11th, just four days before he's set to accept the republican nomination for president. >> david: let's bring in rachel scott with us in new york. rachel reported on what donald trump said today, going after the judge. we should point out, this is the very judge who will decide trump's fate in a matter of weeks? >> it is, david. the sentencing is set for july 11th, four days before the republican national convention. it will be up to judge juan merchan to decide whether the former president gets prison time, home confinement, probation, or fines. tonight, so many are questioning why the former president would go after the very judge who's ultimately responsible for deciding his fate.
it will be merchan who sentences the former president on july 11th, just four days before he's set to accept the republican nomination for president. >> david: let's bring in rachel scott with us in new york. rachel reported on what donald trump said today, going after the judge. we should point out, this is the very judge who will decide trump's fate in a matter of weeks? >> it is, david. the sentencing is set for july 11th, four days before the republican national convention. it...
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judge merchan knows that. that comment he made that i wish these things had not been said? you back. because that prejudice the jury. the fact that stormy daniels is saying she lived in fear for her life, mentioning encounter where, you know, she doesn't have anyone's name and it predates even the out -- act in question? what does that have to do with this case? so that's why this was done and in the short and salacious side of this and one reason and one reason only, tried to get the jury on board with them but most important lady humiliate trump before the presidential election. >> martha: is fascinating because merchan this morning the defense attorney purse max said -- and, of course, like every day they -- wanted a truly daniels was notifying,, we didn't have any knowledge of that, they said look were concerned about what's going to be set up their it might be prejudicial versus probative which will be to the end of explaining the case to the jury so that they can focus on other side and figure it out. and as you pointed out this also stood out to me and i think mercha
judge merchan knows that. that comment he made that i wish these things had not been said? you back. because that prejudice the jury. the fact that stormy daniels is saying she lived in fear for her life, mentioning encounter where, you know, she doesn't have anyone's name and it predates even the out -- act in question? what does that have to do with this case? so that's why this was done and in the short and salacious side of this and one reason and one reason only, tried to get the jury on...
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which does not cover merchan himself. judge merchan has been the target of threats because of his dealings with trump. >> here we are, here we are again. >> i have nothing. it is rinse and repeat at this point with this guy. i do not get it. >> i want to zoom out for a quick second. with donald trump attacking judge merchan, when is serving as a representative of a democratic institution. also attacking the institution of voting and democratic processes. what is the threat, the real threat that americans confidence in these institutions gets lower and lower and lower? >> you answered your own question. that is the threat. >> yeah. i don't know. i don't want to bring everything back to race, i will at this particular instance. you look at how communities go through the judicial system, and yet, that concern about how they are treated and how they are processed through it. then you look at what you see with donald trump. it is troubling to me to know that if a young african- american male defendant works -- to threaten the
which does not cover merchan himself. judge merchan has been the target of threats because of his dealings with trump. >> here we are, here we are again. >> i have nothing. it is rinse and repeat at this point with this guy. i do not get it. >> i want to zoom out for a quick second. with donald trump attacking judge merchan, when is serving as a representative of a democratic institution. also attacking the institution of voting and democratic processes. what is the threat,...
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i don't have any optimism about what merchan will do. >> this democrat manhattan judge juan merchan is corrupt. he is partisan. illegally donated to biden's campaign. we just learned that he was reprimanded by the new york judicial system. that didn't deter him at all. his daughter is raising millions of dollars off of this unprecedented criminal trial over which judge juan merchan's presiding. that requires his recusal under new york statute. that's not just me saying that. -- >> laura: i know. do you think -- we know all that do you think he is going to be especially tough in the sentencing or will he just, a probation without many restrictions? put trump in prison or minimum home confinement with very strict -- >> laura: i agree. >> that hobble trump's ability to run for the presidency. >> laura: i think i agree with you. lee, mike, thank you both. joining me now editor and chief of the federalist and fox news contributor mollie hemingway. he editor and chief fox news ben domenech. the trump campaign just confirmed he will attend a fundraiser tonight and saying we are already back t
i don't have any optimism about what merchan will do. >> this democrat manhattan judge juan merchan is corrupt. he is partisan. illegally donated to biden's campaign. we just learned that he was reprimanded by the new york judicial system. that didn't deter him at all. his daughter is raising millions of dollars off of this unprecedented criminal trial over which judge juan merchan's presiding. that requires his recusal under new york statute. that's not just me saying that. -- >>...
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judge merchan saying, "we want to make it as easy as possible for the jury." both sides argued over a myriad of issues. prosecutors insisting the jury should be told they can convict trump even though he didn't personally doctor any business records himself, leaving it instead to acown taints and bookkeepers. the defense team pushing back on that. trump's lawyer emil bove asking the judge to tell the jury, "hush money is not illegal." prosecutor matthew colangelo fired back, though, "what the defense is asking is for you to make their argument for them." when the conference wrapped up, judge merchan telling the lawyers he will take it all under consideration and provide them his jury instructions by thursday to help them as they prepare to deliver their closing arguments. the jury is now off for a week after hearing testimony from 22 witnesses and seeing nearly 300 pieces of evidence. in closing arguments next tuesday, the defense will say none of it proves that former president trump committed a crime, while prosecutors will argue that it all adds up to what
judge merchan saying, "we want to make it as easy as possible for the jury." both sides argued over a myriad of issues. prosecutors insisting the jury should be told they can convict trump even though he didn't personally doctor any business records himself, leaving it instead to acown taints and bookkeepers. the defense team pushing back on that. trump's lawyer emil bove asking the judge to tell the jury, "hush money is not illegal." prosecutor matthew colangelo fired back,...
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april 1st, judge merchan enters an expanded judge order after trump attacks judge merchan family online. april 8, trump seeks appellate relief from that gag order. but, on april 9th, an appellate court justice relies -- denies and that really spread on april 10th, trump attacks michael cohen and stormy daniels untruth social. on april 13th, attacking true social. two days later, the d.a.s office files its first motion to hold trump in contempt for his alleged april 10th and april 13th violations. on the same day, judge merchan sets the contempt hearing for april 24th at 2:30 and orders trump to respond to the allegations by 5:00 p.m. on friday, april 19th. now, judge merchan later changes the date and time of that hearing to april 23rd at 9:30. that is this coming tuesday. but, on that same day, trump attacks michael cohen on true social and so does his official campaign website. the next day, april 16th, trump attacks michael cohen untruth social and so does the official campaign website. on april 17th, trump reposts untruth social, fox news' host jesse watters' claim about prospective
april 1st, judge merchan enters an expanded judge order after trump attacks judge merchan family online. april 8, trump seeks appellate relief from that gag order. but, on april 9th, an appellate court justice relies -- denies and that really spread on april 10th, trump attacks michael cohen and stormy daniels untruth social. on april 13th, attacking true social. two days later, the d.a.s office files its first motion to hold trump in contempt for his alleged april 10th and april 13th...
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judge merchan was shocked. we've never seen judge merchan shocked before. and emil bove tried to race past the moment with another question that got another objection and was sustained and judge merchan leaned across the bench and raised his voice looking directly at the witness , right there, and said, i'm sorry? what did you just say. after a silence, judge merchan, in an agitated but not angry way said, i'm sorry? meaning, what did you just say. he knew what he said. he said jeez. and that drew attention. the judge drew that attention in a big way. that line that i just told you from judge merchan saying , i'm sorry? i'm sorry? that does not appear in the court transcript because too much was happening in the courtroom for the court reporter , who had never seen anything like this. this is something that people who deal with court transcripts for many years now, especially transcripts produced at high speed like the daily transcripts in this trial. they frequently have small and unimportant heirs. words left out. words that are incorrect. for example, in
judge merchan was shocked. we've never seen judge merchan shocked before. and emil bove tried to race past the moment with another question that got another objection and was sustained and judge merchan leaned across the bench and raised his voice looking directly at the witness , right there, and said, i'm sorry? what did you just say. after a silence, judge merchan, in an agitated but not angry way said, i'm sorry? meaning, what did you just say. he knew what he said. he said jeez. and that...
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all of this in response to trump's repeated attacks against the daughter of judge merchan. msnbc legal correspondent lisa rubin, who may have thought she was done with us, is back for the breaking news. lisa? >> nicole, this is one of the situations where the filings in this case really complicate our jobs as newspeople, because we heard first from the trump side, but in reality, this request was initially made by the d.a.s. team. i understand it was made yesterday morning, and that is important because it was before the most recent of trump's posts about judge merchan, the judge who is overseeing the hush money case, his daughter. and what they're asking judge merchan to do is to clarify or confirm that is gag order from tuesday of this week not only extends to his family, but also extends to family members of the district attorney himself, that is important because it is largely understood that the district attorney and the judge are themselves not covered by this gag order, so in this request made again yesterday morning, the d.a.s office is not asking for the expansion
all of this in response to trump's repeated attacks against the daughter of judge merchan. msnbc legal correspondent lisa rubin, who may have thought she was done with us, is back for the breaking news. lisa? >> nicole, this is one of the situations where the filings in this case really complicate our jobs as newspeople, because we heard first from the trump side, but in reality, this request was initially made by the d.a.s. team. i understand it was made yesterday morning, and that is...
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merchan tells the jury to disregard the improper comment. if there's a verdict of guilt, it will be up to me to impose a sentence. a prison sentence is not required in the result of a guilty verdict. this is unusual. todd blanche knows it. >> he knows better. this was not inadvertent, this was not a mistake. he wanted this out there. it's the idea of playing up jury sympathy. you don't want this guy to go to jail for this. the thing of it is that the jury never gets to decide what the actual sentence is. the jury can determine guilt, is a fact finder, but it doesn't ultimately determine punishment, as the judge said today. that's his job, and it's an open question whether in the event of a conviction juan merchan is going to sentence donald trump to time in prison, but ultimately, it is not a consideration that the jury is supposed to take into account, and todd blanche, a former prosecutor, knows that. >> harry, it is not lost on me that todd blanche took that chance, probably because donald trump wanted him to, with even tiffany trump ther
merchan tells the jury to disregard the improper comment. if there's a verdict of guilt, it will be up to me to impose a sentence. a prison sentence is not required in the result of a guilty verdict. this is unusual. todd blanche knows it. >> he knows better. this was not inadvertent, this was not a mistake. he wanted this out there. it's the idea of playing up jury sympathy. you don't want this guy to go to jail for this. the thing of it is that the jury never gets to decide what the...
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judge merchan clearing the courtroom. sending everyone out into the hallway. when the trial resumed, costello back on the stand. prosecutors beginning their cross-examination. he'll be back on the stand tomorrow, but tonight, before court adjourned for the day, trump's lawyer asking judge merchan to dismiss the case. >> hopefully the motion to dismiss this trial will go through, because this trial is a disaster for our country. >> reporter: no immediate ruling from the judge. but when the defense argued the jury shouldn't even consider testimony from michael cohen, the judge was skeptical, say, "you think he's going to fool 12 new yorkers?" david, the defense is likely to rest its case tomorrow with no testimony from donald trump himself. closing arguments, jury
judge merchan clearing the courtroom. sending everyone out into the hallway. when the trial resumed, costello back on the stand. prosecutors beginning their cross-examination. he'll be back on the stand tomorrow, but tonight, before court adjourned for the day, trump's lawyer asking judge merchan to dismiss the case. >> hopefully the motion to dismiss this trial will go through, because this trial is a disaster for our country. >> reporter: no immediate ruling from the judge. but...
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, justice merchan. he had already been giving trump these warnings. they have not had any deterrent effect. he is continuing to push the envelope because he -- it's a game of chicken effectively. he's basically daring everybody to do something about it and nobody's doing anything about it. and i think it bears repeating based on what katie and jeremy were just saying. again, if anybody else did this, they would be facing lockup. they'd be throwing themselves a parade just to get away with some fines. this is not something people get away with, any other defendant, it would have been a different story. he's continuing to push the envelope. i think he will continue to keep violating these gag orders and keep on trashing witnesses and the jurors until something's done about it, and nothing has been done about it yet. >> let's go back to yasmin because there's been more coming from the courtroom with todd blanche, trump's attorney making arguments for trump, specifically talking about how cohen has been beh
, justice merchan. he had already been giving trump these warnings. they have not had any deterrent effect. he is continuing to push the envelope because he -- it's a game of chicken effectively. he's basically daring everybody to do something about it and nobody's doing anything about it. and i think it bears repeating based on what katie and jeremy were just saying. again, if anybody else did this, they would be facing lockup. they'd be throwing themselves a parade just to get away with some...
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i'm going to make the decision to read the attacks on judge merchan's daughter. trump posted this to his millions of followers. judge merchan is totally compromised and should be removed from this trump non- case immediately. his daughter, lauren, is a rabid trump hater who has admitted to having conversations with her father about me. and yet, he gagged me. she works for to joe biden, kamala harris, adam schiff, and other radical leftists who campaigned on getting trump and fund raise off the biden indictments. including this witch-hunt, which her father presides over, a total conflict and attacking biden's political opponent through the courts. former d.a. cy vance refused to bring this case as did all federal agencies including elections. that has been disseminated,, that is out there. what, in your view, is the appropriate response? >> that, nicole, is the republican party's nominee for the presidency of the united states, in november of 2024. the republican party has enabled donald trump up to this point. for the past 3 1/2 years, and it's determined to enab
i'm going to make the decision to read the attacks on judge merchan's daughter. trump posted this to his millions of followers. judge merchan is totally compromised and should be removed from this trump non- case immediately. his daughter, lauren, is a rabid trump hater who has admitted to having conversations with her father about me. and yet, he gagged me. she works for to joe biden, kamala harris, adam schiff, and other radical leftists who campaigned on getting trump and fund raise off the...
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judge merchan, sustained. prosecutor. you the jury have the ability to hold the defendant accountable. remember you are the ones who have the opportunity to hear every witness and see every document. focus on the evidence and the logical inferences that can be drawn from that evidence. use your common sense and follow the judge's legal instructions. he then says to the jury pointedly, quote, come back in here and say guilty. guilty of 30 for counts of counts to cover a conspiracy to corrupt the 2016 election. then he concludes in the interest of justice and in the name of the people of the state of new york, i ask you to find the defendant guilty. thank you. he wrapped at 7:57 p.m. eastern time. whereupon judge merchan told the court, told the jurors, we will get started tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. why would they be getting started tomorrow 10:00 a.m. after the closing arguments just concluded? it's because a very very important thing is about to happen. we know what will happen tomorrow, 10:00 a.m., with the jury.
judge merchan, sustained. prosecutor. you the jury have the ability to hold the defendant accountable. remember you are the ones who have the opportunity to hear every witness and see every document. focus on the evidence and the logical inferences that can be drawn from that evidence. use your common sense and follow the judge's legal instructions. he then says to the jury pointedly, quote, come back in here and say guilty. guilty of 30 for counts of counts to cover a conspiracy to corrupt the...
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merchan just sat there. he was as useful as a plant in that courtroom. >> harris: eric shawn kicks us off every day outside the courthouse and starts it for us. eric. >> hello, harris, they promised to be fair and soon they will do their duty. the trump jury about to get this case. let's take a live look inside the hallway. courtroom doors are on the right and inside in that courtroom judge juan merchan will start jury deliberations and giving the jurors their instructions. he has been spelling out the charges trump faces and explaining legal guidelines jurors use to reach the verdict. the burden of proof is on the prosecutors and that they should draw no inference from the fact that the defendant, former president donald trump, did not testify in his own behalf. he said set aside any personal opinions or bias against trump and focus only on the evidence. he said quote, you are the judges of the facts and you are responsible for deciding whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty. he explained reasonable
merchan just sat there. he was as useful as a plant in that courtroom. >> harris: eric shawn kicks us off every day outside the courthouse and starts it for us. eric. >> hello, harris, they promised to be fair and soon they will do their duty. the trump jury about to get this case. let's take a live look inside the hallway. courtroom doors are on the right and inside in that courtroom judge juan merchan will start jury deliberations and giving the jurors their instructions. he has...
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merchan says i'm reserving decision on the willfully issue. i don't think it's necessary that it requires that instruction. if your client has wealth he certainly could have paid for himself. so i'm going to strike that. >> here's what lisa rubin says. they're talking about next the disputed area concerning the defense's desire to say there was no limit on an individual's contributions to his own campaign. bove says they want this language to help the jury understand that trump could have paid on his own. merchan says the defense can argue this on summation but he's not giving this instruction. he reserved decision on the first issue. explain. >> what's going on. >> right. >> so as a matter of law judge merchan doesn't think that that requested instruction is necessary or required -- >> specifically the request to say that donald trump could have paid for this himself. >> and by the way, he didn't -- he didn't use his own money. that was one of the notable things. he said i can pay for this myself and people elected him in part because they li
merchan says i'm reserving decision on the willfully issue. i don't think it's necessary that it requires that instruction. if your client has wealth he certainly could have paid for himself. so i'm going to strike that. >> here's what lisa rubin says. they're talking about next the disputed area concerning the defense's desire to say there was no limit on an individual's contributions to his own campaign. bove says they want this language to help the jury understand that trump could have...
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justice merchan realizes that. if you got ten judges in a rule and asked them to rule on the gag order violations, i don't think that you would get the same result from every judge. that's an appealable issue. the bottom line is the judge has to make decisions in realtime, and he's going to err on the side of protecting the jury and protecting the parties and the witnesses. >> all of our lawyers, please stick around. coming up, new nbc reporting about donald trump's reported grumblings that he doesn't have enough people defending him, but with no family in court today and just a few protesters outside, can his team adjust the optics. liberty mutual customized my car insurance and i saved hundreds. that's great. i know, i've bee telling everyone. baby: liberty. oh! baby: liberty. how many people did you tell? only pay for what you need. jingle: ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ baby: ♪ liberty. ♪ (ella) fashion moves fast. jingle: ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ setting trends is our business. we need to sca
justice merchan realizes that. if you got ten judges in a rule and asked them to rule on the gag order violations, i don't think that you would get the same result from every judge. that's an appealable issue. the bottom line is the judge has to make decisions in realtime, and he's going to err on the side of protecting the jury and protecting the parties and the witnesses. >> all of our lawyers, please stick around. coming up, new nbc reporting about donald trump's reported grumblings...
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judge merchan, quote, have you spoken with mr. avenatti about what he means? blanch responded, no, of course not. to which judge merchan responded, then how can you interpret what he believes? this is coming down to a moment where this gag order and donald trump will be held in contempt for violating the gag order. we have nine more posts to go through. this is just post number one. >> vaughn hillyard, thank you for that update. let's bring back our legal panel. chuck, just a reaction to what we are hearing from the defense now as it is their turn in this gag order hearing. >> it is their turn and you're hearing what you would expect to hear, that it wasn't willful and that mr. trump has first amendment rights to speak, particularly during a political campaign. i don't find it terribly avowing. the fact he was only replying to mr. avenatti doesn't cut it for me. >> do you believe that avenatti is now the subject of the hearing, again? >> wouldn't it be nice if some people, not naming names, but just go away, but in any event, mr. trump isn't just responding to
judge merchan, quote, have you spoken with mr. avenatti about what he means? blanch responded, no, of course not. to which judge merchan responded, then how can you interpret what he believes? this is coming down to a moment where this gag order and donald trump will be held in contempt for violating the gag order. we have nine more posts to go through. this is just post number one. >> vaughn hillyard, thank you for that update. let's bring back our legal panel. chuck, just a reaction to...
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we're going to be challenging judge merchan's failure to recuse on appeal. i think it constitutes a clear due process violation. we're obviously going to be challenging aspects of the jury instructions as well. i think there's a lot of appellate material there. >> george: that's quite a change for you. before the verdict came out, you said the jury instructions are quite favorable to your side. do you think you made a mistake? >> i think hope for the best, plan for the best, george, but when you look at the totality, this is a prosecution that should have never been brought. this was a case brought in front of a judge that clearly should have recused. i think we have a lot of fair complaints with the way this trial was conducted and i think ultimately, president trump will be vindicated on appeal. >> george: the ethics panel said the judge was not required to recuse. >> i think when you look at binding supreme court precedent including most notably the seminal case on recusal, even the appearance of impropriety can require a judge to recuse for reasons of du
we're going to be challenging judge merchan's failure to recuse on appeal. i think it constitutes a clear due process violation. we're obviously going to be challenging aspects of the jury instructions as well. i think there's a lot of appellate material there. >> george: that's quite a change for you. before the verdict came out, you said the jury instructions are quite favorable to your side. do you think you made a mistake? >> i think hope for the best, plan for the best, george,...
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t and merchan will still treat that as a unanimous verdic t. that is pretty chilling for people that believe stronglyy fn the criminal justice system and the very high standard of proof that's requirede . as th well, let me ask you about that. the judge saying the underlyina. g underlying election charge doesn't have to be unanimousn c to me would be a reversible error. and what's interesting, i didd t quote two supreme court casese on trace versus the u.s. ramos versus louisiana, which, by the way, a fairly case that was0 ca a 2020 case. and the supreme court, y that unanimity and a jury verdict requiredired is requiree under the sixth and seventh amendments. and the requirements extends to any and alland to find somee guilty. jurors must always agree without dissent on every necessary element t of thed cri. purported crime. now, that is, that could not be any more clear. >> why would he set himself up r for such a reversible erroeverr, >> yeah, he's claiming that, look, there are stil hl unanimos that there was some crime behind all this. k t
t and merchan will still treat that as a unanimous verdic t. that is pretty chilling for people that believe stronglyy fn the criminal justice system and the very high standard of proof that's requirede . as th well, let me ask you about that. the judge saying the underlyina. g underlying election charge doesn't have to be unanimousn c to me would be a reversible error. and what's interesting, i didd t quote two supreme court casese on trace versus the u.s. ramos versus louisiana, which, by the...
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i don't fault judge merchan for not holding mr. costello in contempt or ordering him to lock up for a night. i think he handled it exactly the right way. you stop the proceedings. importantly, you send the jury out because they don't need to hear any of this. this should not factor into their determination at all. you read the guy the riot act. then, and then if he does it again, if he doesn't get it, if he didn't hear the message loud and clear, there are other remedies. but as a first step, i think he handled it exactly right. >> lisa, it is almost like the gag order with president trump. i'll give you a warning, another warning, charge you a thousand bucks every time. you see where this is going? to donald trump. in this case, to the witness, knock it off. i don't want to have to do the thing i could do. >> yesterday, to your point, willie, sort of went in stages. the first thing he did was to ask the jury to leave, and that's when he gave the recitation about, i hear your geez, see your side eye. it's time to knock it off. at o
i don't fault judge merchan for not holding mr. costello in contempt or ordering him to lock up for a night. i think he handled it exactly the right way. you stop the proceedings. importantly, you send the jury out because they don't need to hear any of this. this should not factor into their determination at all. you read the guy the riot act. then, and then if he does it again, if he doesn't get it, if he didn't hear the message loud and clear, there are other remedies. but as a first step, i...
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judge merchan says, are you staring me down? then the judge says clear the courtroom there's yelling by security officers at the press to leave the video is cut. courts security says nobody can come back in. paula you have a jd, you've been covering court cases for quite some time. have you ever seen anything like this no, this is unbelievable and i know bob costello quite well. >> i've talked to him for for about a decade. the fact that he would allow this happen on the stand, it suggests in many ways that he is probably posturing for the defendant. remember it's the defendant that overrode his own defense attorneys. they said this is not a good idea. do not put costello on the stand. he overrode them because he loved castellows performance in congress last week where he attacked not only only bob costello, but also this case. and the judge. >> so the fact that costello would conduct himself in a trial like this potentially jeopardize a case like this. >> i am actually pretty surprised but it validates the concerns that have be
judge merchan says, are you staring me down? then the judge says clear the courtroom there's yelling by security officers at the press to leave the video is cut. courts security says nobody can come back in. paula you have a jd, you've been covering court cases for quite some time. have you ever seen anything like this no, this is unbelievable and i know bob costello quite well. >> i've talked to him for for about a decade. the fact that he would allow this happen on the stand, it...
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it says, i'm or judge merchan saying, although the people must prove an intent and intent, merchan is explaining them intent to defraud means a conscious, objective, or purpose. so he in other words, you have to prove, are you have to believe beyond a reasonable doubt donald trump knew that this was being done and he was the intent was to deceive judge merchan says a question naturally arises. how do you determine intent? quote, you must decide whether the required intent can be inferred beyond a reasonable doubt from the proven facts. in other words, they don't have donald trump on tape saying, hey, falsify these business records it's from me to cover up the stormy daniels hush money payments of which i only care about because of the 2016 election. they don't have that. so they have to infer it beyond a reasonable doubt based on the evidence. >> so really important as well. one of the things that the judge also talked about in terms of trying to make sure that this was really driving driving, that driving that point home he said, although the people must prove an intent, they need no
it says, i'm or judge merchan saying, although the people must prove an intent and intent, merchan is explaining them intent to defraud means a conscious, objective, or purpose. so he in other words, you have to prove, are you have to believe beyond a reasonable doubt donald trump knew that this was being done and he was the intent was to deceive judge merchan says a question naturally arises. how do you determine intent? quote, you must decide whether the required intent can be inferred beyond...
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judge merchan my other question is this is not a repost at all? mr. blanche, no. judge merchan no. this is something that was said on tv, and your client had to type it out. he had to sit there, use the quotation marks, the shift key, type everything out, then add those additional words. your argument that these are repost and therefore they are not a violation, that does not apply to exhibit 10, is it? mr. blanche, number 10 is not a repost, agreed. judge merchan, so what is your argument as to exhibit 10? >> is ambiguous whether this statement violates the gag order. the gag order sets donald trump is prohibited from making or directing others to make public statements about any prospective juror or any juror in this criminal proceeding. so donald trump cannot make any statement about a juror. no statement at all. that gag order warning could not be more clear. the defense lawyer insulted the intelligence of the judge and everyone there in the courtroom. when he then said "president trump is being careful with your honor's rules and-- the judge interrupted saying, you mr. blanche
judge merchan my other question is this is not a repost at all? mr. blanche, no. judge merchan no. this is something that was said on tv, and your client had to type it out. he had to sit there, use the quotation marks, the shift key, type everything out, then add those additional words. your argument that these are repost and therefore they are not a violation, that does not apply to exhibit 10, is it? mr. blanche, number 10 is not a repost, agreed. judge merchan, so what is your argument as...
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and judge merchan. he has so far been really good and really fair about giving the defense what it needs when they're right or arguably right, but this is one where i can see him limiting it. >> he's gone into chambers to confer with his clerk, check the law and analyze the rule. >> exactly. he did that with the foundation argument, and ultimately you could see what happened when he ultimately said i'm ruling that the state needs to have additional evidence to put this on. i'm going to give them opportunity that led to the defense saying you know what, we'll stipulate to it, rather than make them go through it, and we'll see what he does here. he could give guidance about a limited nature of what can be brought in or not. >> it's 3:41. court usually ends around 4:30. which means there's roughly 45 minutes, a little bit more. 50 minutes left before the end of the day. in theory, costello could be a pretty short witness. am i wrong about that? >> depending on how he limits them, but this will go over to t
and judge merchan. he has so far been really good and really fair about giving the defense what it needs when they're right or arguably right, but this is one where i can see him limiting it. >> he's gone into chambers to confer with his clerk, check the law and analyze the rule. >> exactly. he did that with the foundation argument, and ultimately you could see what happened when he ultimately said i'm ruling that the state needs to have additional evidence to put this on. i'm going...
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>> well in the merchan world it's going perfectly well. i agree with what kerri urbahn said, i don't blame the jury here. look, i've had my fair share of jury trials. i would tell you that andrew wiseman who has a man crush on the judge, i've had scores more than him and never in all of my trials did a jury come back in three hours and ask the judge could you repeat everything you just said in the last hour for an hour and 40 minutes? never happened. and it's because -- and it's never happened and maybe on day three but not on hour three and sort of like alvin bragg suits, there's a lot of material and they can't keep up as they are, you know, trying to sort of absorb the law, which is the most important part of the trial in many ways because they have to apply it to the last five weeks of facts that the judge allowed two weeks of evidence to be crammed into five weeks. amazing pace he took in his courtroom as an acting judge. so it really isn't the jury's fault. i'm glad though that they are being diligent, that they are asking questions,
>> well in the merchan world it's going perfectly well. i agree with what kerri urbahn said, i don't blame the jury here. look, i've had my fair share of jury trials. i would tell you that andrew wiseman who has a man crush on the judge, i've had scores more than him and never in all of my trials did a jury come back in three hours and ask the judge could you repeat everything you just said in the last hour for an hour and 40 minutes? never happened. and it's because -- and it's never...
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amy coney barrett were waiting for judge merchan and the jury? this is just a fever dream thesh people have. >> thayot somebody has no idea w the court works or at least ist willfullmey putting on a show there. i may say this though, judge merchan show trial isto probably the strongest evidence to buttress trump's claim in the supreme court that president lewis need immunity from criminal prosecution to do their jobs. >> laura: bingo! >> even for official acts, bute this shows that you don't have to imagine hypotheticals. this is right there in front ofo the justices. you know, this is not a slippery slope of what might happen. this is unfolding right in front of us.o >> laura: sol, do you agrees dowith chris' point that this di prove or show how the abuse can be laid out in a state criminal proceeding against a former president in an election year i when he's running again? >> welcome i do, but of course, not even president trump has claimed immunity for acts he committed when he was not president. but i want to talklisten t about of all, and no
amy coney barrett were waiting for judge merchan and the jury? this is just a fever dream thesh people have. >> thayot somebody has no idea w the court works or at least ist willfullmey putting on a show there. i may say this though, judge merchan show trial isto probably the strongest evidence to buttress trump's claim in the supreme court that president lewis need immunity from criminal prosecution to do their jobs. >> laura: bingo! >> even for official acts, bute this shows...
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who's judge merchan? >> first of all, i should note just like any other judge in the new york state system, juan merchan is an elected official. that comes with some baggage. judges in new york typically come up through a party system. they're identifiable with not only a particular political party but oftentimes with neighborhood based political clubs. merchan is definitely more in the mold of a judge kaplan than a judge engoron. he is no nonsense. he's precise. he explains what he's doing and why he's doing it, and then after giving you some opportunity to explain yourself, he's done. there is a moment at the hearing on monday where tom blanch wanted to explain further and basically said it's their burden, your honor, and he said, no, no, no, it's yours. i was going to ask you how he treated todd blanche on the hearing on monday or tuesday? >> on monday. >> i remember the way judge kaplan treated alina habba, and he was very stern with her. >> i would say this is more cordial, more professional, but aga
who's judge merchan? >> first of all, i should note just like any other judge in the new york state system, juan merchan is an elected official. that comes with some baggage. judges in new york typically come up through a party system. they're identifiable with not only a particular political party but oftentimes with neighborhood based political clubs. merchan is definitely more in the mold of a judge kaplan than a judge engoron. he is no nonsense. he's precise. he explains what he's...
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and so merchan was right to say i'm not going to let you do that. it goes to how this is a -- they are proving stuff not in evidence while leaving suggestions of stuff that is in evidence with the jury. so the thing to keep in mind is when the prosecution wraps up its case, the defense will stand up and make a standard motion for a directed verdict to say there is insufficient evidence to support a crime in this case. that's an extremely powerful argument because you have seen we're still debating what the crime is. even on this network you have people disagreeing as to what the theory of this case is. the prosecution is about to wrap. what the prosecution is worried about even the judge must say i gave you a shot and you didn't sink it so i will direct this verdict. i will issue an acquittal. the way they get around that is just get cohen to say this happened. that he intentionally wanted me to put -- wanted this to be a legal expense and intentionally committing fraud and trying to conceal campaign violations, even though very few people on earth
and so merchan was right to say i'm not going to let you do that. it goes to how this is a -- they are proving stuff not in evidence while leaving suggestions of stuff that is in evidence with the jury. so the thing to keep in mind is when the prosecution wraps up its case, the defense will stand up and make a standard motion for a directed verdict to say there is insufficient evidence to support a crime in this case. that's an extremely powerful argument because you have seen we're still...
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dollars for democrats benefiting merchan's daughter's organization. the complaint reads in part given judge merchan's daughters clientel and vast sums of money these people have raised judge's daughter stands to benefit the more legally im periled president trump is. he says merchan is complicated an conflicted. >> it should be dismissed even before you have a verdict but the judge is extremely complicated but conflicted. nobody has ever seen this before. >> both sides argued in front of judge merchan yesterday what should or should not be in those final jury instructions. merchan says he plans on having a final draft of those jury instructions sometime tomorrow. both sides will have a chance to rebuttal those instructions but not in person but a written filing. closing arguments on tuesday next week jury deliberations as early as wednesday. tomorrow the former president is set to have a campaign event with thousands in bronx. >> harris: that will be really interesting. wonder if biden is watching. he will be. bryan llenas, thank you very much. mark i
dollars for democrats benefiting merchan's daughter's organization. the complaint reads in part given judge merchan's daughters clientel and vast sums of money these people have raised judge's daughter stands to benefit the more legally im periled president trump is. he says merchan is complicated an conflicted. >> it should be dismissed even before you have a verdict but the judge is extremely complicated but conflicted. nobody has ever seen this before. >> both sides argued in...
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now wonder the merchan situation went down as it did. of course he didn't want to hear -- have the jury hear from bradley smith, given what he just said. oh, no, you can't let the facts get in the way of a guilty verdict, my friends. and as for the talking heads on cable, how these people are called legal analysts when they don't actually cite the actual law is beyond me. >> the jury is going to use its common sense. i think one of the most important points to be made is do you really think, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, that michael cohen would have spent $130,000 of his own money if he wasn't darn sure that he was going to be reimbursed by donald trump? >> is that? -- >> laura: if the jury can find the president, president trump guilty beyond a reasonable doubt with this set of facts, with this totally compromised witness a totally novel application of this statute used against the chief rival of the sitting president? then all bets are off. after all, let's not forget who their linchpin is here. >> michael cohen is the key link in
now wonder the merchan situation went down as it did. of course he didn't want to hear -- have the jury hear from bradley smith, given what he just said. oh, no, you can't let the facts get in the way of a guilty verdict, my friends. and as for the talking heads on cable, how these people are called legal analysts when they don't actually cite the actual law is beyond me. >> the jury is going to use its common sense. i think one of the most important points to be made is do you really...