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blanch is doing here, mr. trump's lawyer, is essentially what you would expect from any good defense lawyer. telling the jury don't believe what you just heard from the government by telling them that no crime was committed, trying to humanize mr. trump in some ways, and then perhaps leaving dangling a bit the prospect that they will have evidence down the road in the trial to demonstrate the things that mr. blanche is saying. again, they don't have to prove anything. so they do have a slight advantage in their opening statement of saying things that they don't later have to back up. the government must back up everything it has said. >> here's what else todd blanche is saying to the jury. president trump did not pay mr. cohen back $130,000. president trump paid michael cohen $420,000. would a frugal businessman, would a man who pinches pennies repay a $130,000 debt to the tune of 420,000, this was no at payback. he paid more than he needed to so it can't be for a hush money deal of some sort. >> i think that'
blanch is doing here, mr. trump's lawyer, is essentially what you would expect from any good defense lawyer. telling the jury don't believe what you just heard from the government by telling them that no crime was committed, trying to humanize mr. trump in some ways, and then perhaps leaving dangling a bit the prospect that they will have evidence down the road in the trial to demonstrate the things that mr. blanche is saying. again, they don't have to prove anything. so they do have a slight...
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blanche. somebody has to do something. i want to stay on this, because i thought one of the most egregious things trump did was repost the jesse watters thing. jesse watters said on tv, they are catching undercover liberal activists lying to the judge, which is a lie. but then trump rewrote what -- or wrote and changed it and said, they are catching undercover liberal activists lying to the judge in order to get on the trump jury. so not only did trump manipulate, and that's the verb that the judge said, but blanche has to take a position and i'm thinking, this is your alibi? you want to die on this hill for your client to say this repost is something that is political in nature and doesn't offend or violate this gag order? >> yeah, i think it put todd in an impossible position. >> but he chose that. he did not have to take that position. >> i mean, i don't know what other position he could have taken. the line from trump world, all the way through on this particular issue has been oh, it wasn't trump authoring this, it wa
blanche. somebody has to do something. i want to stay on this, because i thought one of the most egregious things trump did was repost the jesse watters thing. jesse watters said on tv, they are catching undercover liberal activists lying to the judge, which is a lie. but then trump rewrote what -- or wrote and changed it and said, they are catching undercover liberal activists lying to the judge in order to get on the trump jury. so not only did trump manipulate, and that's the verb that the...
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its foot, todd blanche, this is the case of his career. this is a case of a lifetime for him to handle in the public view where everyone knows his name. we're all eyes are on him. >> despite trump's reported criticism, blanches tone has been aggressive in court filings and so far in court, he's been limited to his opening statement and cross-examining witnesses, whom he didn't pick as for blanche's courtroom style, he knows how to talk to witnesses so talk to people who doesn't necessarily relate with any sort of talked to a jury and he also tried tough cases. so i think it's off basis todd is not tough enough. he's the type of where you would hire apparent jab todd blanche is known by friends for being humble and non-confrontation, but also competitive with a dog and work ethic we're going to fight it. we're going to fight that. >> he worked days as a paralegal and had to take night classes to graduate from brooklyn law school. then as a federal prosecutor, worked on violent crimes, like robberies, homicides, blanche is a long federal pro
its foot, todd blanche, this is the case of his career. this is a case of a lifetime for him to handle in the public view where everyone knows his name. we're all eyes are on him. >> despite trump's reported criticism, blanches tone has been aggressive in court filings and so far in court, he's been limited to his opening statement and cross-examining witnesses, whom he didn't pick as for blanche's courtroom style, he knows how to talk to witnesses so talk to people who doesn't...
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blanche, you're losing all credibility with this court. the stakes are high, like we find to start, but could ultimately include jail time. prosecutors argue that trump's disobedience of the order is willful. it is intentional, he knows what he's not allowed to do, and he does it anyway. that's what chris conroy said. blanche says president trump does in fact know what the gag order allows him to do and not allow him to do and there was absolutely no willful violation of the gag order. back with us, vaughn hillyard, catherine christian and chuck rosenberg. so, catherine, how often, if at all, and, again, we're just reading it, we weren't in the courtroom, have you seen this kind of exchange, the judge, practically jumped off the page, he was frustrated. >> i've seen it. it doesn't happen a lot, but there are lawyers, usually on the defense side, who, you know, zealous advocates, they have to push the envelope. now, what you don't want as a lawyer, no matter which side you're on, is to have a judge say you're not credible. because then from
blanche, you're losing all credibility with this court. the stakes are high, like we find to start, but could ultimately include jail time. prosecutors argue that trump's disobedience of the order is willful. it is intentional, he knows what he's not allowed to do, and he does it anyway. that's what chris conroy said. blanche says president trump does in fact know what the gag order allows him to do and not allow him to do and there was absolutely no willful violation of the gag order. back...
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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 mr. avenatti. he's responding public
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...
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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
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...
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to the jury that blanche is doing something wrong. whether the emotive style is sure thing, the fact he's getting chastised the judge sent a message that jurors can't overlook. >> good point. we will talk about the sustaining of those objections and the interruptions to donald trump's lawyers opening statement. we will talk about -- if you were in charge of defending donald trump, what would you most worry about? what would seem unassailable about the prosecution's case? will do that after the break. we have a lot to get to. if you spit blood when you brush, it could be the start of a domino effect. new parodontax active gum repair breath freshener. clinically proven to help reverse the four signs of early gum disease. a new toothpaste from parodontax, the gum experts. >>> welcome back to our prime time recap of today's proceedings in the criminal trial of former president trump. as lawrence o'donnell just mentioned, today was the first time that we have heard from the defense. we have heard from the prosecution in effect with the ind
to the jury that blanche is doing something wrong. whether the emotive style is sure thing, the fact he's getting chastised the judge sent a message that jurors can't overlook. >> good point. we will talk about the sustaining of those objections and the interruptions to donald trump's lawyers opening statement. we will talk about -- if you were in charge of defending donald trump, what would you most worry about? what would seem unassailable about the prosecution's case? will do that...
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at that point, blanche admitted there wasn't in. it was just a plain language reading of the gag order. that doesn't go over very well when the author of the gag order is the person you're making your argument to. presumably they understand what they meant by their words, maybe more so than the parties do. so it was not a good showing for team trump at all. and you could hear both the silence of the room as merchan sort of told him you're losing all credibility but also the clickty clak of every reporter's typewriter trying to get down that quote. >> let me ask you about the prosecution and why they are saying this is so important to put, punish donald trump in some way. why it's now, the immediacy of it. what happened with the jury and one juror in particular? >> they're essentially saying that while many of the statements that are at issue were about witnesses in the case and specifically about michael cohen, there is one statement that is about the jury as a whole and specifically it's a quote that trump attributed to jesse water
at that point, blanche admitted there wasn't in. it was just a plain language reading of the gag order. that doesn't go over very well when the author of the gag order is the person you're making your argument to. presumably they understand what they meant by their words, maybe more so than the parties do. so it was not a good showing for team trump at all. and you could hear both the silence of the room as merchan sort of told him you're losing all credibility but also the clickty clak of...
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todd blanche has been challenging a few of the perspective jurors. there's one where he showed a post from hers from 2018 where she says, she said about that post that she stopped after that. she stopped going online and posting on social media because it had become too vitriolic. he asked her whether seeing the post, and i don't have details about the post, causes her to revisit her answers today about being able to be impartial toward donald trump and she says no, politically, there are big differences between her and donald trump but that in coming here, they shouldn't count. she was asked if she has any doubt about her ability to be fair and impartial. merchan asked her if she remembers any of the posts. she remembers one. it's satire from the borowitz report. everybody's got a history here. people have long social media histories. it reminds you whatever you put online has a long life span. >> it's forever. >> it doesn't get deleted. there are ways to dredge it up. if you are posting something in 2018 that's satirical and not favorable to donald
todd blanche has been challenging a few of the perspective jurors. there's one where he showed a post from hers from 2018 where she says, she said about that post that she stopped after that. she stopped going online and posting on social media because it had become too vitriolic. he asked her whether seeing the post, and i don't have details about the post, causes her to revisit her answers today about being able to be impartial toward donald trump and she says no, politically, there are big...
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keep in mind blanche is someone trump is known to like but now faces a familiar problem. how do you handle a client like donald trump? kimberly, carol, and jeremy are back with me. jeremy, we saw some examples in opening statement, actually, of blanche appearing to nod to trump's desires. he mentioned trump had built this large, successful company, but that will only get you so far when it comes to donald trump. so as a lawyer, how do you find a balance and we talked about this earlier but i didn't get to ask the question. how do you find a balance between doing what your client wants, you work for him, and doing what you know is best for him. >> it's funny this is coming up. about a month ago, i had a trial. i was picking a jury. my client wanted a juror that i disagreed with. we went back and forth, not in the presence of the jury. i made a decision, said this is the right person. ultimately my client acquiesced. donald trump is not going to do that. i think unfortunately for mr. blanche, he's playing to the nar of donald trump and he has to put his client in the right
keep in mind blanche is someone trump is known to like but now faces a familiar problem. how do you handle a client like donald trump? kimberly, carol, and jeremy are back with me. jeremy, we saw some examples in opening statement, actually, of blanche appearing to nod to trump's desires. he mentioned trump had built this large, successful company, but that will only get you so far when it comes to donald trump. so as a lawyer, how do you find a balance and we talked about this earlier but i...
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blanche then continued on for a moment, then it happened again. todd blanche, when ms. daniels threatened to go public with her false claim of a sexual encounter with mr. trump in 2008, it was close to the election and it was almost an attempt by ms. clifford, ms. daniels to extort president trump, prosecutor, objection. judge, sustained. blanche then tries to keep going, but then a moment later, mr. blanche, again, entering into an agreement with another individual, you'll their this agreement was negotiated by lawyers. prosecutor, objection. now, at this point, judge merchan does not even rule on the objection. he doesn't say sustained, doesn't say overruled. he instead calls lawyers from both sides up to the bench. please approach. the lawyers and the judge then confer and then the judge rules. judge, the objection is sustained. so then mr. branch, trump's lawyer, moves on to another topic. he makes it three further pages into the transcript when the whole thing starts over again. it's over the mention of michael cohen. quote, separately from his obsession with presi
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blanche for a number of reasons. he should -- not just he, but anybody walking into court should be prepared and it was not that difficult to anticipate what the questions might be. there were not that many tweets, and as trump's lawyer it's your obligation to know that and explain it, and you might lose but you don't want to lose and lose your credibility. >> just the four of you that have vast experience, do you recall a time or more than once when a judge early on in a case said to one of the litigants, either the defense or prosecution, you are losing credibility with this court early on? do any of you remember that happening? >> i have seen judges admonish attorneys, and i have seen the body language and all of that being the sentiment, but never have i heard it expressly said, you're losing credibility. i have heard this is not a plausible argument. i'm suspect -- >> that's different. that's different than a judge stating, you know, when everybody is under, you know, the judicial proceedings underway, to say yo
blanche for a number of reasons. he should -- not just he, but anybody walking into court should be prepared and it was not that difficult to anticipate what the questions might be. there were not that many tweets, and as trump's lawyer it's your obligation to know that and explain it, and you might lose but you don't want to lose and lose your credibility. >> just the four of you that have vast experience, do you recall a time or more than once when a judge early on in a case said to one...
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blanche, your honor, there is none. so this was just one kind of representative exchange and this was a brutal and even one could say bloody. we are on day two of the trial. it is very difficult to a lawyer to be told that they lost credibility on the courtroom of the second day of what is expected to be a six week trial. >> donald trump is at home tonight thinking about that. and wondering can i use that as an excuse where i fire todd blanche and the defense team because the judge has, you know, says they have no credibility. stop the trial by firing my lawyers. >> the criminal law has figured that out. every defendant would be, it would be like sheherazaade. you would be constantly firing your lawyer and never going to time. to be once you are in the case, you file what is called a notice of appearance. the judge has to do it. the client can't just say this is not my lawyer. the lawyer can't say i'm off the case. once you file that notice of appearance in a criminal case, you are in. until the judge says otherwise. he
blanche, your honor, there is none. so this was just one kind of representative exchange and this was a brutal and even one could say bloody. we are on day two of the trial. it is very difficult to a lawyer to be told that they lost credibility on the courtroom of the second day of what is expected to be a six week trial. >> donald trump is at home tonight thinking about that. and wondering can i use that as an excuse where i fire todd blanche and the defense team because the judge has,...
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what is blanches angle here? not primarily legal, it is primarily about the sort of making this broader case in the court of public opinion. is blanche on board with that strategy? >> well, i think that blanche is ultimately trying to, made it very clear, they're hoping to find a juror, one juror, really, who will hold out and will vote to convict donald trump and they're hoping for a mistrial and if there is a mistrial, course donald trump will go out on the courtroom, courthouse steps and say i am completely exonerated, here in new york and so that was their strategy ultimately the back- and-forth with the judges is happening outside the has not blood into the trial too much but it is >> >> in terms of the mistrial, one of the things that just going back to the transcripts, just sort of striking me again, maybe this is such an obvious point but indulge me, sometimes you'll have like in a classic sort of mystery courtroom drama there's a question of light, wasn't that person driving the car? did this actually ha
what is blanches angle here? not primarily legal, it is primarily about the sort of making this broader case in the court of public opinion. is blanche on board with that strategy? >> well, i think that blanche is ultimately trying to, made it very clear, they're hoping to find a juror, one juror, really, who will hold out and will vote to convict donald trump and they're hoping for a mistrial and if there is a mistrial, course donald trump will go out on the courtroom, courthouse steps...
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blanche is asking pharaoh, so todd blanche, trump's attorney is asking gary pharaoh, who's on the witness stand about his initial meeting with michael cohen at trump tower when he took on cohen as a client. and how pharaoh spoke to cohen a few times a year again, todd blanche trying to undermine the significance of gary pharaohs testimony and they we can note too that our team is reporting that the jurors have been taking notes as his cross-examination is going to. >> they also are saying that trump is sitting next to his lawyer, apparently with his eyes closed as which doesn't necessarily mean that he's sleeping, but he has been known to fall asleep in this in this trial, i was going to ask we have federal prosecutors who have done this for a living this is a long trial or this is going to go on for how many more weeks? at least six more here for three more, four more weeks. >> and so these jurors are hearing from you know, todd gary farro. they're gonna hear from all the different witnesses. i mean, it's some point there's the prosecution up. this is a question for you guys. >> did they
blanche is asking pharaoh, so todd blanche, trump's attorney is asking gary pharaoh, who's on the witness stand about his initial meeting with michael cohen at trump tower when he took on cohen as a client. and how pharaoh spoke to cohen a few times a year again, todd blanche trying to undermine the significance of gary pharaohs testimony and they we can note too that our team is reporting that the jurors have been taking notes as his cross-examination is going to. >> they also are saying...
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>> there was this one moment where i could see one juror nodding along when todd blanche had made the point that, it was in this moment where he was saying that influencing an t election is not a crime, it is democracy. there was a moment he was talking, going further into that statement with just kind me of turning to the page here where he was sort of going through that a little bit further. and, one of the jurors nodded along. where he found it persuasive or he just caught his eye, who knows. but, it did show that it caught the attention of at least one member of the panel. >> professor melissa murray, a former president of the united states has now spent one day of his life as a criminal defendant during testimony in ad criminal trial in front of the jury. >> constitutional law professors all over the country, the mind boggles at this point. we are just about to write exams so this is perfect. s this was an extra in every moment. the idea of a former president of the united states being held to account by a jury of 12 ordinary new yorkers is truly ry an extra ordinary act. andrew
>> there was this one moment where i could see one juror nodding along when todd blanche had made the point that, it was in this moment where he was saying that influencing an t election is not a crime, it is democracy. there was a moment he was talking, going further into that statement with just kind me of turning to the page here where he was sort of going through that a little bit further. and, one of the jurors nodded along. where he found it persuasive or he just caught his eye, who...
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blanche, the attorney said this gag order. we are trying to comply with it, and there is no doubt that we are here about ten different purported violations president trump is being very careful to comply with, your honore, as rules and the judge cuts in you mr. blanche you are losing all credibility. >> i have to tell you that right now, you are all credibility with the court goes on a little bit later with blanche saying, to the extent that your honor views the posts about mr. cohen and the system is being too close to the line. >> tell president trump, tell me, and we will make sure it's not violated. helped me help you. in other words, he's saying the judge says, as far as the whole distinction between reposts, you have stated it's ambiguous. you stated you didn't know, but again, i hate to come back to this, but you're not offering anything to support your argument. >> blanche, the attorney says, but you're honore. >> the judge says, i was not done never a good thing. you are not giving me anything to hang my hat on to say
blanche, the attorney said this gag order. we are trying to comply with it, and there is no doubt that we are here about ten different purported violations president trump is being very careful to comply with, your honore, as rules and the judge cuts in you mr. blanche you are losing all credibility. >> i have to tell you that right now, you are all credibility with the court goes on a little bit later with blanche saying, to the extent that your honor views the posts about mr. cohen and...
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i wasn't want to talk about who i blanche is right? he isn't really the top tier of trump lawyers. >> this is not someone who came to court today to score political points or antagonize the judge and then stand outside and antagonize the judge some more. this is a serious lawyer who knows that he is representing the former president in it historic case now, yes, they absolutely file some arguments that we know we're just not going to win, but this is also part of aggressive adequacy of your client. but today, that really beloved his face that's what i i think the questions coming out of this is if you're serious lawyer and there's no question about todd blanche, resume or what he brings to the table here and you're arguing whether or not retweets equal endorsements. >> there was an actual back-and-forth whether or not a reposts or reach truth or whatever it's called, actually means the president is bind it with more shot making very clear that takes action, you actually have to hit buttons to be able to to repost. and if you're todd bl
i wasn't want to talk about who i blanche is right? he isn't really the top tier of trump lawyers. >> this is not someone who came to court today to score political points or antagonize the judge and then stand outside and antagonize the judge some more. this is a serious lawyer who knows that he is representing the former president in it historic case now, yes, they absolutely file some arguments that we know we're just not going to win, but this is also part of aggressive adequacy of...
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trump attorney todd blanche argued the former president is innocent. the payments made were legal. blanche also claimed there is nothing wrong with trying to influence an election in his remarks, colangelo's a lead prosecutor on the case, said the alleged crimes began at an august 2015 meeting between trump cohen and x national enquirer publisher david the first witness to testify in the trial on monday, colangelo's said the three formed a conspiracy at that meeting to influence since the presidential election by concealing negative information about mr. trump in order to help them get elected. the prosecution said agreed to help by damaging information on trump to make it go away, move known as catch and kill. at the center of the case, a $130,000 payment to adult film star stormy he daniel's just weeks before election day in 2016 the prosecution said a sexual infidelity, especially with a porn star on the heels of the access hollywood tape would have been devastating to his campaign. so at trump's direction, cohen negotiated the deal to buy daniel story to prevent it from becomin
trump attorney todd blanche argued the former president is innocent. the payments made were legal. blanche also claimed there is nothing wrong with trying to influence an election in his remarks, colangelo's a lead prosecutor on the case, said the alleged crimes began at an august 2015 meeting between trump cohen and x national enquirer publisher david the first witness to testify in the trial on monday, colangelo's said the three formed a conspiracy at that meeting to influence since the...
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and that's what the judge was signaling to todd blanche today. is that number one? this is a hearing. is your opportunity to present evidence. you could have presented donald trump could have said what he thought or what he meant or what he was trying to do. but for you to just make an argument without presenting that evidence that donald trump was, quote, trying very hard to comply with the court order or saying or saying that. the other thing that he said that i think really made the judge say you have no credibility with mirror, you are losing credibility. was when when when the defense attorney said look, the prosecution only asked for a couple of the tweets to be are the couple of the postings to be a violation. so therefore, they let other ones go. they must have waived the gag order, doesn't stand. that is not going to fly judge merchan's courtroom only he can say whether or not the gag order is imposed or whether it stands or whether it doesn't. and so the fact that he would make an argument like that trump's trying to it without without more jokes. sean sai
and that's what the judge was signaling to todd blanche today. is that number one? this is a hearing. is your opportunity to present evidence. you could have presented donald trump could have said what he thought or what he meant or what he was trying to do. but for you to just make an argument without presenting that evidence that donald trump was, quote, trying very hard to comply with the court order or saying or saying that. the other thing that he said that i think really made the judge...
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it is the change between blanch and this potential juror. this potential juror says this is a different case than those other cases. i didn't follow them specifically. they are about different things. we have to take this case on its own merits. it's relatively simple. they go on. how do you feel about him, donald trump's attorney says. that's not important, this potential juror. what if you were sitting in a bar? then i would tell you. that's what this juror says. i'll say i'm a democrat. so there you go, picked up for the jury would be to judge the defendant on the basis of the facts. it didn't matter what my view is, but i honestly believe i can conpartmentalize. there's more. this was a pretty long conversation. my opinion of the president whether as a president, former president, candidate, has absolutely no bearing on this case. what i think about president trump outside of this room has nothing to do with what goes on. my view does not matter. if we were sitting in a bar, i'd be happy to tell you. personal opinion is personal opinion.
it is the change between blanch and this potential juror. this potential juror says this is a different case than those other cases. i didn't follow them specifically. they are about different things. we have to take this case on its own merits. it's relatively simple. they go on. how do you feel about him, donald trump's attorney says. that's not important, this potential juror. what if you were sitting in a bar? then i would tell you. that's what this juror says. i'll say i'm a democrat. so...
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blanche, mr. blanche always looks slightly pained. i suspect it's because he's very concerned about what it is former president trump is going to say and whether or not the prosecution will pick up those excerpts and put it in front of the jury. >> great point. thank you so much. more of msnbc's special coverage of the criminal trial of donald trump coming up. court will be back in session tomorrow morning. they say at 9:30. a complete breakdown of the day's events from reporters that were in the courtroom. all of that is coming up. you're watching msnbc. you're watching msnbc. nothing dims my light like a migraine. with nurtec odt, i found relief. the only migraine medication that helps treat and prevent, all in one. to those with migraine, i see you. for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura and the preventive treatment of episodic migraine in adults. don't take if allergic to nurtec odt. allergic reactions can occur, even days after using. most common side effects were nausea, indigestion, and stomach pain. it's time
blanche, mr. blanche always looks slightly pained. i suspect it's because he's very concerned about what it is former president trump is going to say and whether or not the prosecution will pick up those excerpts and put it in front of the jury. >> great point. thank you so much. more of msnbc's special coverage of the criminal trial of donald trump coming up. court will be back in session tomorrow morning. they say at 9:30. a complete breakdown of the day's events from reporters that...
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i mean, blanche had nothing left to say. and it's one thing to be -- it's one thing for the judge to admonish you if you're in your zealousness to represent, you argue too far, but what's was humiliating, he had no evidence, no defense. >> no argument. >> no arguments. that is the problem when you're a lawyer. you're representing a client who is looking at 34 felonies and you have no evidence to refute it, and you take an position that is hidockulous. judge merchan said, oh, it suddenly appeared? i feel like when this is your alamo, you want to die on this hill as a lawyer? it doesn't make sense. but luckily, in some ways it didn't happen in front of the jury. because jurors sometimes can feel badly for lawyers. sometimes -- >> katie was starting to say, he really looked pathetic and fidgety and uncomfortable. he didn't seem comfortable in hiskin today at all. >> jurors can feel badly about this lawyer getting yelled at by the judge. the other good way, it sets a tone that merchan is not taking it. >> merchan really comes ac
i mean, blanche had nothing left to say. and it's one thing to be -- it's one thing for the judge to admonish you if you're in your zealousness to represent, you argue too far, but what's was humiliating, he had no evidence, no defense. >> no argument. >> no arguments. that is the problem when you're a lawyer. you're representing a client who is looking at 34 felonies and you have no evidence to refute it, and you take an position that is hidockulous. judge merchan said, oh, it...
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blanche on what specific attacks trump was responding to, blanche struggled to answer, which led the judge to say i've asked you eight or nine times to show me the exact posts that trump was responding to and you have been unable to do that even once. blanche's response, president trump trump has been very careful foocomply with your honor's rules. judge merchan, you mr. blanche, are losing all credibility, i have to tell you that right now. joining me the manhattan d.a. joyce, what are the implications of losing the confidence of the judge in like 48 hours? >> so, yeah, i mean it's never a good thing, right, alex? i think we're all trying to find different ways to express the fact this is the worst development for donald trump's lawyers this early in the trial, and their client has forced it upon them. if donald trump were a normal defendant, his lawyers would have taken him out of the courtroom, sat him down, and had a meeting with him where they would have said to him we cannot defend you if you continue to do this. they may well have that conversation because trump's posts on tru
blanche on what specific attacks trump was responding to, blanche struggled to answer, which led the judge to say i've asked you eight or nine times to show me the exact posts that trump was responding to and you have been unable to do that even once. blanche's response, president trump trump has been very careful foocomply with your honor's rules. judge merchan, you mr. blanche, are losing all credibility, i have to tell you that right now. joining me the manhattan d.a. joyce, what are the...
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blanche, you are losing all credibility. here are some of the posts that prosecutors flagged as violations. this one on april 10 from trump on truth, social writing look, what was just found with the fake news. will the fake news report it? >> it was above a photo of a 2018 statement from stormy daniels denying her relationship with trump another three days later, trashing michael cohen, the witness asking, quote has disgraced attorney and felon michael cohen been prosecuted for lying& four days after that, a repost of a foxhole slamming perspective jurors allegedly undercover liberal active, alleging i should say, undercover liberal activists are quote, lying to the judge in order to get on the trunk jury the prosecution also brought up this remark from the former president outside the courtroom just yesterday what are they going to look at all the lives that last line in the last trial so he got caught lying, pure lime where do they get a look at that prosecutors say that two was another violation. they'd be finding anothe
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what's the name of the todd blanche blanche todd blanche is somebody who came in. >> you have partway through the time that i was representing him, he originally represented borse epstein. i think he's still does todd blanche saying president trump is innocent. president trump did not commit any crimes i would say the same thing, right? >> if you he's he's a former doj attorney. >> he's been white-collar defense scenario for awhile hasn't tried many cases in the defense. so this will be interesting to see how he does in this role and elie honig, you know, him. >> yeah. >> so todd, blanche and i worked at the us attorney's office at the same time for five, six years. and alvin bragg southern new york southern district of new york federal prosecutors across the street. >> todd was chiefly he was the chief of the violent crimes and gang section. >> so we get murder, guns, drug type cases. he is very experienced in the courtroom. he knows what he's doing most important thing that you should understand is break that he breaks the mold of what you think of when you think over the last six,
what's the name of the todd blanche blanche todd blanche is somebody who came in. >> you have partway through the time that i was representing him, he originally represented borse epstein. i think he's still does todd blanche saying president trump is innocent. president trump did not commit any crimes i would say the same thing, right? >> if you he's he's a former doj attorney. >> he's been white-collar defense scenario for awhile hasn't tried many cases in the defense. so...
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the judges exasperated, kept building until he finally said this to blanche. you're losing all credibility with the court or direct quote, joining us now to put these clashes and perspective, the former us district court judge shira scheindlin. judge, gentlemen, thank you so much for joining us. how rare is it for a judge to get exasperated? like this. what would you have done it in the situation like this i think it's not a good idea to be exasperated on the second day of a six-week trial and to say to the lawyer, you've lost all credibility with me. >> that's a very judgmental statement on the second day of six weeks, i can see that after three weeks or four weeks when the lawyer has really tested your patients. but i don't think it's a good luck to say you've lost all credibility upfront. so i probably wouldn't have made that particular comment and i know he repeatedly said you haven't shown me anything. you haven't given me anything to help decide this? >> i don't know if that's fair. >> again, the lawyers is there to make an argument on behalf of his clie
the judges exasperated, kept building until he finally said this to blanche. you're losing all credibility with the court or direct quote, joining us now to put these clashes and perspective, the former us district court judge shira scheindlin. judge, gentlemen, thank you so much for joining us. how rare is it for a judge to get exasperated? like this. what would you have done it in the situation like this i think it's not a good idea to be exasperated on the second day of a six-week trial and...
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would todd blanche and he can't retreat. he's got a difficult client there's no question in my mind that former president trump violated the gag order, at least in part sometimes an attorney will look at you when you're the presiding judge and his eyes kinda convey it, look a judge, i got nothing. i mean, i've i've used all i've used all emo that i have your attorney panelists will identify with gotten that same attorney every now and then yeah. >> well they will. and it's sort of a besieging luck. sometimes i go to sidebar and said, look, i know, judge, you want me to answer that question. i've given you all that i have at this point. so it was like the charge of the light brigade. he had just keep going at that point until finally, merchan got frustrated and made that comment about his credibility. i do have some empathy for him because frankly, a lot of that was indefensible and i don't think he had an explanation that he could render for it in good conscience. >> judge, the secret service and other law enforcement are pr
would todd blanche and he can't retreat. he's got a difficult client there's no question in my mind that former president trump violated the gag order, at least in part sometimes an attorney will look at you when you're the presiding judge and his eyes kinda convey it, look a judge, i got nothing. i mean, i've i've used all i've used all emo that i have your attorney panelists will identify with gotten that same attorney every now and then yeah. >> well they will. and it's sort of a...
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blanche on what attacks mr. trump was responding to blanche struggled to answer. which led the judge to say i have asked you eight or nine times to show me the exact posts that trump was responding to, and you have been able to do that even once. blanche's response, president trump is being very careful to comply with your honor's rules. >> you, mr. blanche, you are losing all credibility. i have to tell you that right now. joining me now, former u.s. attorney with the manhattan das office, duncan, and northern district of alabama district attorney, thank you both for being here, and joyce, one of the invocations of losing the confidence of the judge in like, 48 hours? >> so, yeah, i mean it's never a good thing, right alex? i think we are all trying to find ways to express the fact that this is the worst development for donald trump office lawyers this early in the trial, and their client has forced it upon them. if donald trump were a normal defendant his lawyers would have taken him from the courtroom, sat him down, and had a meeting with him where they would h
blanche on what attacks mr. trump was responding to blanche struggled to answer. which led the judge to say i have asked you eight or nine times to show me the exact posts that trump was responding to, and you have been able to do that even once. blanche's response, president trump is being very careful to comply with your honor's rules. >> you, mr. blanche, you are losing all credibility. i have to tell you that right now. joining me now, former u.s. attorney with the manhattan das...
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this was a debacle for todd blanche. i mean, it was embarrassing for him. and to hear the judge openly say you're costing yourself credibility when here's how bad it got. this is the quote that i remember at one point. so remember donald trump reposted this quote from a fox news personality but it turned out that donald trump had manipulated it. the judge asked todd blanche can toggle had to say this in court, quote, i wouldn't use the word manipulation, your honore but the rest of the quote was not part of the quote. that is the definition of manipulation. so this was, let me just tell you one thing. todd blanche has gone through a little bit of cultural shock here because like me, he came up as a prosecutor, a federal prosecutor. you guys know, nobody is as cushioned as a federal prosecutor. and now he's got to deal with something you never had to deal with as a federal prosecutor, which is a client, and probably the world's most difficult client whispering in his ear and passing them notes the whole time. so it's a tough road, but he lost a lot today. >>
this was a debacle for todd blanche. i mean, it was embarrassing for him. and to hear the judge openly say you're costing yourself credibility when here's how bad it got. this is the quote that i remember at one point. so remember donald trump reposted this quote from a fox news personality but it turned out that donald trump had manipulated it. the judge asked todd blanche can toggle had to say this in court, quote, i wouldn't use the word manipulation, your honore but the rest of the quote...
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let me ask you about blanche and donald trump's relationship with him. blanche is a well respected lawyer here in new york. he's got a really good reputation. but it seem like there may be some tension. "the new york times" reported today that mr. trump views himself as his own best legal strategist. he has cast about for lawyers who will do what he wanted including helping him stay in office after he lost the 2020 election. he has vented to others that he does not have his roy cohn, his ruthless former lawyer. we know who he is after all this time and he's not exactly happy with the way blanche has been performing during this trial. >> criminal defense attorneys will tell you that during the course of the trial, their clients will get ideas and opinions about how their attorney is handling the case and that's funny because they're missing the irony that doing things the client's way is why they're sitting in a courtroom in a criminal trial. i think most defense attorneys take that with a grain of salt. we've prepped all the witnesses. gotten all the exh
let me ask you about blanche and donald trump's relationship with him. blanche is a well respected lawyer here in new york. he's got a really good reputation. but it seem like there may be some tension. "the new york times" reported today that mr. trump views himself as his own best legal strategist. he has cast about for lawyers who will do what he wanted including helping him stay in office after he lost the 2020 election. he has vented to others that he does not have his roy cohn,...
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the judge asked todd, blanche and todd blanche had to say this in court, quote i wouldn't use the word manipulation, your honor, but the rest of the quote was not part of the quote. that is the definition of manipulation. so this was, let me just tell you one thing. todd blanche has gone through a little bit of cultural shock here because like me, he came up as a prosecutor, a federal prosecutor. you guys know, nobody is as cushioned as a federal prosecutor and now he's got to deal with something ever had to deal with as a federal prosecutor, which is a client, and probably the world's most difficult client, whispering in his ear and passing them notes the whole time. so it's a tough road, but he lost a lot today. >> but isn't the real message of merchan's upset today? it's really a trump. it's not a lawyer. i mean, it's the person who put the lawyer in this impossible position of defending the indefensible is the client, not the work. and judge, i wanted to just ask it. what would you do? okay. you're the judge. what you've got someone a violating a gag order repeatedly. >> what do yo
the judge asked todd, blanche and todd blanche had to say this in court, quote i wouldn't use the word manipulation, your honor, but the rest of the quote was not part of the quote. that is the definition of manipulation. so this was, let me just tell you one thing. todd blanche has gone through a little bit of cultural shock here because like me, he came up as a prosecutor, a federal prosecutor. you guys know, nobody is as cushioned as a federal prosecutor and now he's got to deal with...
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what is blanche's angle? if it is the case that your understanding of the trump approach to this is not primarily legal, that it is about making this broader case, is blanche on board with that strategy? >> i think he is trying to make it very clear to find a juror, one juror really who will hold out and won't vote to convict donald trump and they are hoping for a mistrial. if there is a mistrial of course donald trump will go on the courthouse steps and say i have been completely exonerated, even in new york. so that is the strategy. ultimately the back and forth with the judge was happening outside the presence of the jury and has not bled into the trial too much, but it will be an interesting dynamic to watch. >> in terms of this testimony and the notion of a mistrial, one of the things that is going back to the transcripts and striking me again. indulge me for a second. sometimes you will have a classic courtroom drama and there was a question of was that person driving the car? did that actually happen?
what is blanche's angle? if it is the case that your understanding of the trump approach to this is not primarily legal, that it is about making this broader case, is blanche on board with that strategy? >> i think he is trying to make it very clear to find a juror, one juror really who will hold out and won't vote to convict donald trump and they are hoping for a mistrial. if there is a mistrial of course donald trump will go on the courthouse steps and say i have been completely...
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and that is todd blanche. and "the new york times" reporting that he's not been following instructions closely, this is according to trump, and that he's been insufficiently aggressive, that trump wants him to attack witnesses, attack what the former president sees as a hostile jury pool, attack the judge, juan merchan, trump has also wondered aloud why his lawyers cost so much. your reaction to that. could we see the lawyers for donald trump be changed? >> could they withdraw? well, probably not at this stage. can trump fire them? yeah. a client can generally hire and fire any attorneys he wants. although judge merchan, if he perceives that as a ploy to delay the trial, that would be a problem. but generally speaking, the client can hire and fire his lawyers. you're not stuck with them unless they're court appointed and you can usually fire them as well. look, i think at this point, years in, if you decide to sign a retainer agreement with donald trump, you know this is part of the deal. it happens a lot that
and that is todd blanche. and "the new york times" reporting that he's not been following instructions closely, this is according to trump, and that he's been insufficiently aggressive, that trump wants him to attack witnesses, attack what the former president sees as a hostile jury pool, attack the judge, juan merchan, trump has also wondered aloud why his lawyers cost so much. your reaction to that. could we see the lawyers for donald trump be changed? >> could they withdraw?...
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the judge asked todd, blanche and todd blanche had to say this in court, quote, i wouldn't use the word manipulation, your honor, but the rest of the quote was not part of the quote. that is the definition of manipulation so this was, let me just say one thing. todd blanche has gone through a little bit of cultural shock here because like me, he came up as a prosecutor, a federal prosecutor. you guys know nobody is as cushioned as a federal prosecutor. and now he's got to deal with something you never had to deal with as a federal prosecutor, which is a client, and probably the world's most difficult client, whispering in his ear and passing them notes the whole time. so it's a tough road, but he lost a lot today. >> but isn't the real message of merchan's upset today? it's really a trump, it's not a lawyer. i mean, it's the person who put the lawyer in this impossible position of defending the indefensible is the client, not the work. and judge, i wanted to just ask it. what would you do? okay. you're the judge. what you've got someone a violating a gag order repeatedly. what do you do
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. >> trump's lawyer, todd blanche said the order was not clear about reposts, and he tried to argue that the former president was actually trying to comply with the order. judge juan merchan exasperated with blanche's argument, scolded him and said, you're losing all credibility with the court now, the judge has not ruled yet on whether donald trump violated the gag order in this case, there's no court tomorrow, but court is back in session on thursday. david pecker will be back on the witness stand and he is expected to continue to testify about this pattern of hush-money payments, including the one hundred $30,000 payment made to stormy daniels? that's at the center of this meeting involving donald trump, michael cohen, and david pecker is certainly central to the prosecution's case against trump. and it's a claim of a criminal conspiracy cnn legal analyst joey jackson is taking a closer look, force. joey, let's dive into the so-called agreement among friends. that was what they called it an agreement among friends that david pecker testified about? >> yeah. without question, wolf and
. >> trump's lawyer, todd blanche said the order was not clear about reposts, and he tried to argue that the former president was actually trying to comply with the order. judge juan merchan exasperated with blanche's argument, scolded him and said, you're losing all credibility with the court now, the judge has not ruled yet on whether donald trump violated the gag order in this case, there's no court tomorrow, but court is back in session on thursday. david pecker will be back on the...
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this is from todd blanch's mouth to the jury. there is nothing wrong trying to influence an election. it's called democracy. that is not how the world works, todd blanch, that's maybe the argument they're going to use because time and time again, telling the american public over and over again, there is nothing to see here. he had impeachments one and two. this is just how it works. maybe they could get away with it. and you are held to a different standard. i was flabbergasted that this is the best they could come up with when faced with a lot of material from the prosecution. >> i also think what's happening here too is you're seeing that what is also not normal is somebody like ami and david becker, having to get immunity. because it's okay to do all of this in journalism. why would you need immunity from prosecution. >> yeah. >> why would he go to prison, right? if donald trump shouldn't be prosecuted. and so that just kind of shows how donald trump has turned normal or abnormal into normal and how he's normalized. >> on the
this is from todd blanch's mouth to the jury. there is nothing wrong trying to influence an election. it's called democracy. that is not how the world works, todd blanch, that's maybe the argument they're going to use because time and time again, telling the american public over and over again, there is nothing to see here. he had impeachments one and two. this is just how it works. maybe they could get away with it. and you are held to a different standard. i was flabbergasted that this is the...
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and the defense attorney todd blanche. i want to start tonight with the scene that unfolded today in lower manhattan. it was both extraordinary and kind of ordinary all at the same time. on the one hand, a former president of the united states faced the start of his criminal trial which was historic. who knew we would get here? we were skeptical at times but it was almost surreal. helicopters tracked his every movement as it left trump tower and arrived at the courthouse downtown. of course, cameras rolled on , predictably, and uses entrance and exit and speaking to his supporters and nothing is when he did it. that was all kind of different. kind of extraordinary so are the charges for a former president accused of falsifying this is records to a lovely influence the outcome of an election. but on the other hand, in many ways, what we saw today was very ordinary. a guy who was facing 34 felony counts had his day in court as any defendant in this country is entitled to have. he walked into the same dark cause of that year
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throughout the day, we've referenced todd blanche. he's his lead attorney, doing most of the talking on behalf of the defense team. what is so key, what he did not respond to, the testimony that came from david pecker, his friend of several decades. he did not explicitly refute there any of the testimony that came from david pecker here today and of course, he would have the opportunity to do that. not only in a public setting but also in the courtroom if he chose to testify himself in his defense. donald trump here heard the words of david pecker testify, number one, that donald trump sat in a meeting in august 2015 with him at trump tower and told him he was pleased about this scheme to catch and kill stories, salacious story, and plant negative stories about rival candidates. we also had david pecker testify in front of donald trump today that trump picked up the phone to call him about the karen mcdougle story. karen mcdougle alleged a ten month affair with him. and what you get from david pecker's testimony in the middle of this
throughout the day, we've referenced todd blanche. he's his lead attorney, doing most of the talking on behalf of the defense team. what is so key, what he did not respond to, the testimony that came from david pecker, his friend of several decades. he did not explicitly refute there any of the testimony that came from david pecker here today and of course, he would have the opportunity to do that. not only in a public setting but also in the courtroom if he chose to testify himself in his...
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both joshua steinglass and todd blanche got half an hour with the 18 jurors. i think once we see what happens after the lunch break, how many people they strike, and what their -- what the threshold is among the trump folks and in particular for striking jurors, we'll have a better sense of how many days this is going to take. we have 18 people in the jury box. they could get a jury out of that. somehow i doubt that's where we're going to be left. my hope there will be between three and five people left over after this initial round of strikes. >> i don't know, three to five may be optimistic. i'm not there. give us a thumb nail of the pool today, some of the things you heard that were interesting and where you think we are right now. >> sure. and remember we came in yesterday and there was, you know, 96 and half of them just declared they didn't feel for whatever reason they could serve. maybe they couldn't be impartial. we were left with about 50 and more came in today, not a lot, but significant number, i would say three or four, and said they decided overn
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>> with blanche. it reminds me of the story for the scorpion and the frog, and the scorpion asked for the ride across the lake, and the frog thinks will i get stung, and of course, not, we will both drown, and the frog asked why, and the scorpion said it's in my name. i feel for todd. he's in a very, very difficult position. >> what teeth does the judge have on gag order violations going forward? is it always going to be another thousand, another thousand, or jail? or moving him? >> moving him is an option. i don't think the judge will do that. trump wants to be put in jail. he wants the chaos, and he wants the judge to take that step so he can complain. it's like the graduation thing. he was better off when the judge was saying you can't go to graduation, and this morning the judge said you can go, and now trump can't complain about that. trump is pushing for a break point where the judge has to put him in jail. trump will not stop based on a couple thousand dollars. i guarantee that. >>> we are taki
>> with blanche. it reminds me of the story for the scorpion and the frog, and the scorpion asked for the ride across the lake, and the frog thinks will i get stung, and of course, not, we will both drown, and the frog asked why, and the scorpion said it's in my name. i feel for todd. he's in a very, very difficult position. >> what teeth does the judge have on gag order violations going forward? is it always going to be another thousand, another thousand, or jail? or moving him?...
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attorney and a former colleague of alvin brad and todd blanche, donald trump's attorney and that would be quite a dinner party i would like to attend with you. one thing that struck me about today is a perception that this trial, there has been, is somehow politically helpful to donald trump, is advantageous to him. i was impressed by the storytelling and all of the details that were discussed, some i had forgotten about. in a recent poll, 64% of voters say the charges in the hush money trial are some somewhat serious and we will see, we do not know how it will impact voters but if you were talking to a voter, you are an elected official politician and a from -- a former prosecutor, what would you say about why this matters to them? >> it's about democracy and whether or not our elections will be free and fair and decided, ultimately, by the people based on the rule of law and election law. what donald trump is alleged to have done it payoff not one, but two potential different women to silence them from coming out with damaging information in the weeks before the election. you will re
attorney and a former colleague of alvin brad and todd blanche, donald trump's attorney and that would be quite a dinner party i would like to attend with you. one thing that struck me about today is a perception that this trial, there has been, is somehow politically helpful to donald trump, is advantageous to him. i was impressed by the storytelling and all of the details that were discussed, some i had forgotten about. in a recent poll, 64% of voters say the charges in the hush money trial...
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. >> attorney todd blanche argued his client is innocent. >> thank president trump did not commit any crimes and call the 34 counts of falsifying business records against him just pieces of paper. >> blanche directly responded to the allegations of election fraud, saying there's nothing wrong with trying to influence an election. it's called democracy. the defense then attack likely witnesses. daniels, i'm cohen blanche called daniels allegation but a fair sinister and an attempt to embarrass president trump. he then shifted to trump's former lawyer cohen, who he says this quote obsessed with trump, and that cohen's financial livelihood depends on trump's destruction david was the first witness to be called shortly before he took the stand. prosecutors referred to him as a coconspirator for helping trump tried to cover up his alleged affair tomorrow before the jury returns to the courtroom, there'll be a hearing about the gag order in this case. prosecutors alleged that trump has violated this gag order over a half a dozen time in this gag order prevents trump from attacking people in
. >> attorney todd blanche argued his client is innocent. >> thank president trump did not commit any crimes and call the 34 counts of falsifying business records against him just pieces of paper. >> blanche directly responded to the allegations of election fraud, saying there's nothing wrong with trying to influence an election. it's called democracy. the defense then attack likely witnesses. daniels, i'm cohen blanche called daniels allegation but a fair sinister and an...
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no evidence of that merchan one after todd blanche, the attorney, because trump's post was it not even a direct quote of what waters had said& rashawn ask your client manipulated what was said and put it in quotes. am i right? todd blanche replied, i wouldn't use the word manipulation, your honore, but the rest of the quote was not part of the quote or shawn's point is at trump, isn't merely re-posting the views of other people. he's writing out original thoughts, how damaging was this all do you think? >> yeah. i mean, first was it a defense attorney and the prosecutor. sometimes you have to think on your feet, so that's obviously what blanche was trying to do in part but it is really really right here as a lawyer, you do not want to hear the judge say you lack credibility. that's devastating.& really when you look at this so i'm looking down, he added words about liberal activists in order to get on the trump jury. and that's something not accurate and it's really devastating, not to the trump wall. it is devastating for trump inside the courtroom, but it's differentiate the two. you
no evidence of that merchan one after todd blanche, the attorney, because trump's post was it not even a direct quote of what waters had said& rashawn ask your client manipulated what was said and put it in quotes. am i right? todd blanche replied, i wouldn't use the word manipulation, your honore, but the rest of the quote was not part of the quote or shawn's point is at trump, isn't merely re-posting the views of other people. he's writing out original thoughts, how damaging was this all...
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blanche, todd blanche has lead attorney, has been mr. trump's favorite lawyer for some time behind closed doors and in phone calls, the former president has complained repeatedly about him in recent some weeks. according to people familiar with the situation, he's ghraieb that mr. blanche, a former federal prosecutor and veteran litigator, has not been following his instructions closely and has been insufficiently aggressive mr. trump wants him to attack witnesses, attack with the former president sees as a hostile jury pool and attack the judge. what do you think of that i think there probably two things going on. >> i mean, i i do think there's a certain amount of stress that happens in every case and it's not unusual to see clients and their lawyers get crossed up simply because of the pressure that the client feels the lawyers used to be in the courtroom. the client oftentimes is not it creates a natural tension. sometimes the other thing, mr. trump is recognized and that he's not the ceo of the courtroom and he does not control ever
blanche, todd blanche has lead attorney, has been mr. trump's favorite lawyer for some time behind closed doors and in phone calls, the former president has complained repeatedly about him in recent some weeks. according to people familiar with the situation, he's ghraieb that mr. blanche, a former federal prosecutor and veteran litigator, has not been following his instructions closely and has been insufficiently aggressive mr. trump wants him to attack witnesses, attack with the former...