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that comes with the tyer wf donald trump. it's interesting he chose to go to the nra, a company that's weaker but still carries cachet. give us an assessment of what you heard this week on the rare campaign trail? >> we were just talking about this on a break. the nra is not as powerful as it once was, but it does vice signaling, which is what he so wants to do, i'm your gun president. i do these things which are sort of considered to be very base. the think the fact that he's going to stay for a third term, he's telling us what he's going to do when he gets in office. he's going to shred the constitution. i do love that he compares himself to fdr. that was a bit of a stretch. >> it was a banner day. >> yes. right. just like lincoln. >> let's turn to president biden. earlier we played some of his speech to morehouse college. there was a lot of anxiety as to how this would go. it was his first commencement speech since the gaza war and the first since the protests on college campuses a few weeks back. a handful of students res
that comes with the tyer wf donald trump. it's interesting he chose to go to the nra, a company that's weaker but still carries cachet. give us an assessment of what you heard this week on the rare campaign trail? >> we were just talking about this on a break. the nra is not as powerful as it once was, but it does vice signaling, which is what he so wants to do, i'm your gun president. i do these things which are sort of considered to be very base. the think the fact that he's going to...
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you remember donald trump throughout an agreement that the iranians were leading up to. instead, they are shifting their focus toward russia, china, the global south and morris importantly, their neighbors. they are focusing on improving the relationship in their immediate neighborhood, while d prioritizing the united states. >> i one more question. we still don't know the fate of the president, that if he were declared dead, what impact might that have on tensions in the middle east? >> well, one of the things that i think would probably worry folks of the white house right now, is there's no love lost for the president, i'm sure, but if this leads to a debilitating crisis in the iranian region, it could have a negative spill over to the united states because i ran has held back some of the groups that they support, civilian militias. there's been a bit of a truce in which those groups have stopped attacking u.s. troops in the region. if there's crisis in the iranian regime, perhaps the control of these groups will suffer, control will deteriorate, and we may be renewed
you remember donald trump throughout an agreement that the iranians were leading up to. instead, they are shifting their focus toward russia, china, the global south and morris importantly, their neighbors. they are focusing on improving the relationship in their immediate neighborhood, while d prioritizing the united states. >> i one more question. we still don't know the fate of the president, that if he were declared dead, what impact might that have on tensions in the middle east?...
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i blame them for the mess with trump and maga more than trump. donald trump is who he is. he has always been this person. if the people, like marco rubio and others in the establishment republican party, that no better and debase themselves for political expediency? marco rubio is unrecognizable for the guy -- from the guy who ran for president in 2016. he was promising, sensible, pretty moderate, and now he has turned into a trump lackey and it's quite sad. most people can see through the disingenuous nature of what he's saying, but the problem is that it is so incredibly dangerous and insulting to those of us who understand that the integrity of our elections are the hallmark, the cornerstone, of our free and fair democracy. the fact that they continue to chip away at this, to score points with donald trump because for whatever reason, these people want to be donald trump's vice president? they are selling our country in our democracy down the river so that they can have political relevance. it's ridiculous, it's dangerous, and we have to continue to call them out for th
i blame them for the mess with trump and maga more than trump. donald trump is who he is. he has always been this person. if the people, like marco rubio and others in the establishment republican party, that no better and debase themselves for political expediency? marco rubio is unrecognizable for the guy -- from the guy who ran for president in 2016. he was promising, sensible, pretty moderate, and now he has turned into a trump lackey and it's quite sad. most people can see through the...
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it's not just donald trump. i think presidents have been using pardon power, we saw that with bill clinton, every president in someway has probably pardoned the wrong people. but, abuse of power, donald trump is saying, re-elect me because i will abuse power and anybody who's in a fascist date of mind are my friends so i will let you out of jail. >> well put, the founders gave a lot of thought to the abuse of power, given breaking with colonial england and conservatives, traditionally, worry about excess of power and here you have someone who's clearly taking control of the republican party, running on abusive power. thank you. >>> next, we are going behind the scenes. we told you how many of our reporters are going into the trial. there are a lot of people going in as witnesses and observers and we will show you that, next. next. [music “this little light of mine”] in the world's poorest places, children with cleft conditions live in darkness and shame. they're shunned, outcast, living in pain. you can reac
it's not just donald trump. i think presidents have been using pardon power, we saw that with bill clinton, every president in someway has probably pardoned the wrong people. but, abuse of power, donald trump is saying, re-elect me because i will abuse power and anybody who's in a fascist date of mind are my friends so i will let you out of jail. >> well put, the founders gave a lot of thought to the abuse of power, given breaking with colonial england and conservatives, traditionally,...
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senate between herschel walker and senator raphael warnock is that walker was tapped by donald trump. - i am concerned about the candidates that the republicans have put forth. in fact, when you look at the kari lakes of arizona, the herschel walkers of georgia, and then the doug mastrianos of pennsylvania, then those are the people we should be most afraid of. - incumbent senator raphael warnock has defeated trump-picked republican challenger, herschel walker, in georgia's runoff election. - there are many republicans across the country who have begun to see the light of day and realize that neither party is right all the time, right? and that somehow, we have to come together to pick candidates, to choose and elect candidates who actually are qualified intellectually, character-wise, to represent us. ♪ ♪♪ - part of what we're seeing then is you have more and more people flee the republican party. you see it grasping for how can it stay in power. - so gerrymandering is at the core of republicans' strategy to hold on to power. - gerrymandering is the practice of drawing very, ve
senate between herschel walker and senator raphael warnock is that walker was tapped by donald trump. - i am concerned about the candidates that the republicans have put forth. in fact, when you look at the kari lakes of arizona, the herschel walkers of georgia, and then the doug mastrianos of pennsylvania, then those are the people we should be most afraid of. - incumbent senator raphael warnock has defeated trump-picked republican challenger, herschel walker, in georgia's runoff election. -...
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donald trump is who he is, he's always been this person, it's not news. if people like marco rubio and others, that no better, and to base themselves, marco rubio is unrecognizable from a guy that ran for president in 2016. he was a promising senator, he was sensible, he was pretty moderate on most issues, and he has turned into a trump lackey and it's quite sad. most people can see through the disingenuous nature of what he is saying but it is so incredibly dangerous and insulting to those of us who understand that the integrity of our elections are the hallmark, the cornerstone, of our free and fair democracy. the fact that they continue to chip away at this, to score points with donald trump, because for whatever reason, they want to be trump's vice president. they are selling our country and our democracy down the river so that they can have political relevance. it's ridiculous, it's dangerous, and we have to continue to call them out because there's no basis whatsoever to claim the election is not free and fair, or that it would be rigged, in novembe
donald trump is who he is, he's always been this person, it's not news. if people like marco rubio and others, that no better, and to base themselves, marco rubio is unrecognizable from a guy that ran for president in 2016. he was a promising senator, he was sensible, he was pretty moderate on most issues, and he has turned into a trump lackey and it's quite sad. most people can see through the disingenuous nature of what he is saying but it is so incredibly dangerous and insulting to those of...
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donald trump and his acolytes are ready to finish the job. a short time ago, i had a chance to speak with jamie raskin of maryland about the crisis at our nation's highest court. congressman, thank you for joining us. let's start with this reporting from the new york times. i'm curious to get your response to justice alito's comments that he had no involvement and that it was his wife's choice to hang that inverted flag. is that a good enough excuse for a sitting supreme court justice? >> look, if we had a binding ethics code on the supreme court, someone would be able to complain about it and then they would be and invest negation rather than just dueling press releases and statements. i would think that for a sitting justice in the united states supreme court, somebody in your neighborhood putting up an anti- trump sign does not really justify the supreme court justice inverting the flag of the united states and sending a symbol of distress. the real issue is that we don't have a system for dealing with that kind of problem, but it makes se
donald trump and his acolytes are ready to finish the job. a short time ago, i had a chance to speak with jamie raskin of maryland about the crisis at our nation's highest court. congressman, thank you for joining us. let's start with this reporting from the new york times. i'm curious to get your response to justice alito's comments that he had no involvement and that it was his wife's choice to hang that inverted flag. is that a good enough excuse for a sitting supreme court justice? >>...
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they are there to serve one man and that is the former president donald trump. we have seen this before. this is incredibly dangerous. >> well, and, this is my last question for you, congresswoman, but he gets to what you were just saying because speaker johnson also told kirkpatrick of the new yorker that a second trump term would be like the first but, quote, on turbo adding, quote, i think we are going to be right off to the races. and therein lies the danger, right? johnson would be a trump enabler and would use trump to further his own far right goals. >> absolutely. and, so, as a american myself, this deeply frightens me. it frightens me for all the women across this country who are demanding the reproductive rights back. for all the people on the margins. this is not somebody that we can trust to follow the constitution or, frankly, to follow his own so-called morality. >> congresswoman becca balint, as a gay american, i'm right there with you, sister. >> thanks for having me. >> becca balint of vermont. thanks as always for coming to the sunday show. >>
they are there to serve one man and that is the former president donald trump. we have seen this before. this is incredibly dangerous. >> well, and, this is my last question for you, congresswoman, but he gets to what you were just saying because speaker johnson also told kirkpatrick of the new yorker that a second trump term would be like the first but, quote, on turbo adding, quote, i think we are going to be right off to the races. and therein lies the danger, right? johnson would be a...
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they are surely not going to go for donald trump and surely not going to go for donald trump is convicted. polling shows that if he's to get one conviction out of any of these trials biden sleeve drastically grows. i think right now, donald trump republican supporters who are coming out are just vying for a vice president spot or cabinet pick. at best they are going to get almac significant amount of media attention, but that is all this is. it has always been a circus for donald trump. this is all almac show. i think if republicans wanted to take this seriously they would do the job and go back to government rather than focusing on a now amber illegally financially and to all the points made by the nra candidate facing a tough uphill battle, still getting 20% of the votes. nikki haley suspended her campaign back in march. if he is not going to make an effort to win over her voters, which she says he doesn't care about, he's in big trouble. that could give him a real edge over biden and he would need that in order to win. i really don't think any of those orders will go toward trump if co
they are surely not going to go for donald trump and surely not going to go for donald trump is convicted. polling shows that if he's to get one conviction out of any of these trials biden sleeve drastically grows. i think right now, donald trump republican supporters who are coming out are just vying for a vice president spot or cabinet pick. at best they are going to get almac significant amount of media attention, but that is all this is. it has always been a circus for donald trump. this is...
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. >> donald trump would never keep the fifth amendment. if you're innocent, why are you taking the fifth amendment? >> now he is on trial for hiding hush money payments to a star. but he won't take the stand. donald, why won't you testify? after all, you believe only guilty cowards to the fifth. >> fifth amendment, fifth amendment, fifth amendment, horrible. horrible. please take the stand, donald. or admit you are a coward. >> it is a big open question at this point, will he or won't he? will donald trump take the stand in his defense in his own criminal trial? the jury good to hear from the man at the center of all of it, the defendant directly. we have seen the ex-president take the stand or go under oath for very short periods of time in previous trials and it has got not gone very well for him. in november of last year he testified in the civil fraud trial against him and his businesses, where he flung and sold as a judge the attorney general who brought the case and the lawyer questioning him. just like that ad called him out on duri
. >> donald trump would never keep the fifth amendment. if you're innocent, why are you taking the fifth amendment? >> now he is on trial for hiding hush money payments to a star. but he won't take the stand. donald, why won't you testify? after all, you believe only guilty cowards to the fifth. >> fifth amendment, fifth amendment, fifth amendment, horrible. horrible. please take the stand, donald. or admit you are a coward. >> it is a big open question at this point,...
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would it be donald trump? and if not, who could it be? >> one piece of history on the question will trump testify, i sat through the civil fraud trial extensively, as well. he had two opportunities to testify. once during the ag's case and wondering the defense case. he did not take up the invitation for the defense case. i think the reason for that was at that point he had an excuse. he had the gag order which was very limited her there was no reason he could not testify. but he had that to hang on and i think you will avail himself of that. if he does not testify. i think it is very unlikely that he will testify. expect to hear him say that he would not or could not do that because of the gag order, which is very limited. would not interrupt his testimony in any way, but he will hang on that. >> what do you think trump's lawyers are weighing when they consider calling witnesses and how do attorneys manage clients like former president trump who might want to tell their side of the story? what do we say to them? >> the most effective way
would it be donald trump? and if not, who could it be? >> one piece of history on the question will trump testify, i sat through the civil fraud trial extensively, as well. he had two opportunities to testify. once during the ag's case and wondering the defense case. he did not take up the invitation for the defense case. i think the reason for that was at that point he had an excuse. he had the gag order which was very limited her there was no reason he could not testify. but he had that...
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mike johnson owes his speakership to donald trump. he had his back against marjorie taylor greene and so this is the payback. the republican party is now the party of trump . if they want to be vice president, that's why you see tim scott and others there to support trump no matter what he does or is accused of. you cannot shame the shameless and these people have no shame. >> and four people close to trump say the plan does not include him testifying although trump his material and could always testify. what are you hearing from your sources? will he do it or not? >> it seems it would be a disaster for him to testify. he thought it was a disaster for people finding out about the poor and star, the last time he testified on the fraud trial, he was on the stand for hours and it was loony. he kept talking about offshore drilling and the judge said, you sound like a broken record, stop making political speeches in the essentially castigated him. you heard what he said to the nra, he was crazy when testifying and kooky when testifying in
mike johnson owes his speakership to donald trump. he had his back against marjorie taylor greene and so this is the payback. the republican party is now the party of trump . if they want to be vice president, that's why you see tim scott and others there to support trump no matter what he does or is accused of. you cannot shame the shameless and these people have no shame. >> and four people close to trump say the plan does not include him testifying although trump his material and could...
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todd blanche is donald trump's attorney. he continued to go over and over several points he already covered in a previous section and it was at a time when he was trying to attack michael cohen's credibility and trying to portray him as someone who cannot be trusted and it seemed that the jury at that point got bored and more disengaged. there were other times, however , during his testimony that i saw smiles and it seemed that when there were occasions that michael cohen made said something that was unintentionally funny there were smiles. it's hard to say what that means. i don't want to give you my own ideas. >> we are always trying to read the tea leaves. but the new york times saying that the case is the prosecutions to lose. as a former prosecutor, what is your assessment? have they established a clear link between trump and the crimes? >> it's hard for me to say, but if you asked me sitting here right now if i think trump did it, i would say yes. do i think the state has proven it beyond a reasonable doubt? no. they r
todd blanche is donald trump's attorney. he continued to go over and over several points he already covered in a previous section and it was at a time when he was trying to attack michael cohen's credibility and trying to portray him as someone who cannot be trusted and it seemed that the jury at that point got bored and more disengaged. there were other times, however , during his testimony that i saw smiles and it seemed that when there were occasions that michael cohen made said something...
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we all have our inner donald trump we try to keep buried. bad news is joe biden has to get on stage with this guide, the 2020 debates were ugly and the moment that stands out when joe biden says, shut up, man. can you imagine two people saying that to each other. you know, the good news is, joe biden knows how he is debating. the most important debate prep joe biden went through was four years ago and he is the best team. he has the guru, in ron we trust. it is tough, sitting president have things to do. >> they can be a little rusty. >> they don't like people telling them they have to do this and do that, i became present without you telling me what i had to do the question is, what trump shows up. i hate saying it that way because there is only what donald trump but he has a lot of things in him dying to come out. in 2016, we did not know what we would see because he had never debated one on one. to that, he, in 2016, had message. he was obnoxious and have the lying, but immigration, healthcare, losing jobs, he had that core part that appe
we all have our inner donald trump we try to keep buried. bad news is joe biden has to get on stage with this guide, the 2020 debates were ugly and the moment that stands out when joe biden says, shut up, man. can you imagine two people saying that to each other. you know, the good news is, joe biden knows how he is debating. the most important debate prep joe biden went through was four years ago and he is the best team. he has the guru, in ron we trust. it is tough, sitting president have...
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and donald trump is the runner. every single juror has to be persuaded that the government has established every element of the charges beyond a reasonable doubt. that is a heavy burden that the government bears. the evidence here is very strong. i think it it's impossible to dispute the records that support the payment to stormy daniels made by michael cohen. but something i teach my first year law students is that buried in every crime there's element of proof that we don't often talk about. in most cases it is obvious. but it's the identity of the person who committed the crime and that's the hurdle for the government to clear proving that donald trump committed these crimes not just michael cohen with allen weisselberg. >> i told viewers we were going to school today. and you are not disappointing. i'm still going to put it back on you in a different way. if you're putting together your summation, thematically, in terms of the evidence we heard come out, what are you leaning in most on? we talked about the docum
and donald trump is the runner. every single juror has to be persuaded that the government has established every element of the charges beyond a reasonable doubt. that is a heavy burden that the government bears. the evidence here is very strong. i think it it's impossible to dispute the records that support the payment to stormy daniels made by michael cohen. but something i teach my first year law students is that buried in every crime there's element of proof that we don't often talk about....
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talking points on behalf of donald trump. what he couldn't say, we saw the house speaker mike johnson himself show up. what do we think this week in terms of the small army of trump loyalists coming out of the woodwork to show support? will it be more or last? are we going to see much of the same? how will it work? >> more of the same i think. those who have come on in support of trump, it has been an interesting thing. you have people that seem to run for the vp pick or allies on capitol hill. the one person you won't see is melania trump. i have been told for weeks that there is no way melania trump will show up for various reasons. donald junior is not showing up because it is hunting season. but i think you can expect to see his usual people from his inner circle being there through the end of the trial. it will be a big week. >> talk to me about, is it a concern if you are the prosecution, on whether to raise an issue regarding the rhetoric outside the courtroom at this point in the trial. early on, you have the need to
talking points on behalf of donald trump. what he couldn't say, we saw the house speaker mike johnson himself show up. what do we think this week in terms of the small army of trump loyalists coming out of the woodwork to show support? will it be more or last? are we going to see much of the same? how will it work? >> more of the same i think. those who have come on in support of trump, it has been an interesting thing. you have people that seem to run for the vp pick or allies on capitol...
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he is the one in the room with donald trump or donald trump says he was angry about the stormy daniels issue. and delaying the payment, that was donald trump saying, the reason you make the delay, hopefully until after the election. it had nothing to do with melania trump but everything to do with the election . could the jury piece that together from other witnesses circumstantially? yes. but the direct evidence is coming from donald trump. as for the falsified business records aspect, once again, you have evidence from others like jeff mcauley who talks about the fact that this was a reimbursement and then deborah tarts off from the trump administration saying anything over $10,000, donald trump is approving. so you have circumstantial evidence. michael cohen has always said, he was reimbursing me for these specific stormy daniels payments. i think you need to believe that is the case and he actually showed that document of the handwritten notes on how the payments were going to be made in order to get the falsified business records and prove knowledge and intent of those. >> how muc
he is the one in the room with donald trump or donald trump says he was angry about the stormy daniels issue. and delaying the payment, that was donald trump saying, the reason you make the delay, hopefully until after the election. it had nothing to do with melania trump but everything to do with the election . could the jury piece that together from other witnesses circumstantially? yes. but the direct evidence is coming from donald trump. as for the falsified business records aspect, once...
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this morning, the compass braces for protest, plus donald trump addressed the nra convention, between the usual, there was a not so well threat to execute the city president. plus, it could be the final week of trumps criminal trial in new york, a big question, will the defendant take the stand? grab your coffee, settle in, welcome to the weekend. >>> safety is of course a priority for many voters and yesterday donald trump cozied up to the extreme gun lobby, accepting the endorsement at the annual meeting in dallas, in another hard to follow address, he painted a dystopian version of america, urging gun owners to vote because their safety is on the line. he used the event to rattle off his lies about president biden but he added this new twist. >> he is a manchurian candidate, he has accepted money from china, from russia, from ukraine, from everywhere. if that were a republican, he would have been given the electric chair, they would have brought back the death penalty. >> a reminder, in case you needed one, a political candidate alluding to the execution of a sitting president in f
this morning, the compass braces for protest, plus donald trump addressed the nra convention, between the usual, there was a not so well threat to execute the city president. plus, it could be the final week of trumps criminal trial in new york, a big question, will the defendant take the stand? grab your coffee, settle in, welcome to the weekend. >>> safety is of course a priority for many voters and yesterday donald trump cozied up to the extreme gun lobby, accepting the endorsement...
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point of view is, donald trump is strong, donald trump is weak. he is weak and flailing. >> they don't want that contrast, because donald trump is flailing. >> but that's not what they think. that's not what they think. >> if you don't think that susie liles and chris and the smart people on his campaign don't understand how often this guy loses his train of thought, forgets who is fighting against -- i'm certain -- >> i'm sure he actually also brokered the campaign. so they know. >> i think they also have -- they have a more critical view of joe biden's errors and missteps in this area than you do. and we are just talking about not what the right point of view is, but are they going to let donald trump go in and debate ? he would be, i think, a very tricky thing for donald trump, whose main point of view is, i am the tough guy, i'm rolling over the legal system right now. joe biden is weak and failing, i am strong and tough. i am unstoppable. for him to say, i think he has painted himself into a corner, because i think trump does not necessarily
point of view is, donald trump is strong, donald trump is weak. he is weak and flailing. >> they don't want that contrast, because donald trump is flailing. >> but that's not what they think. that's not what they think. >> if you don't think that susie liles and chris and the smart people on his campaign don't understand how often this guy loses his train of thought, forgets who is fighting against -- i'm certain -- >> i'm sure he actually also brokered the campaign. so...
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donald trump's first criminal trial could wrap up next week. harry lippmann and adam klasfeld have been inside the courtroom to denote what is to come, including whether trump will actually take the stand. >>> and republicans gone wild. from flock and trump's trial to hurling insults and committee meetings, congressional tales which is a whole new level as congresswoman marjorie taylor greene triggers this epic clap back of congresswoman jasmine crockett. >> someone on this committee and starts talking about somebody's bleach blonde bad build but body, that would not be engaging in personalities, correct ? >> a what now? >> i'm jonathan capehart. this is a bleach blonde bad old butch body edition of the saturday show. in the coming weeks, the supreme court will hand down rulings in two pivotal cases related to the violent january 6th insurrection, including whether donald trump has sweeping immunity from criminal prosecution. decisions that will have enormous implications for american democracy. a new revelation is reigniting grave concerns, if
donald trump's first criminal trial could wrap up next week. harry lippmann and adam klasfeld have been inside the courtroom to denote what is to come, including whether trump will actually take the stand. >>> and republicans gone wild. from flock and trump's trial to hurling insults and committee meetings, congressional tales which is a whole new level as congresswoman marjorie taylor greene triggers this epic clap back of congresswoman jasmine crockett. >> someone on this...
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it is entertaining donald trump. donald trump's definition of torture on a witness stand is just being on a witness stand. which is why he never does it. so he thinks every minute you are on the witness stand under oath, his demand from his lawyers is simply make sure it is hell for those people who get on the witness stand and testify against me, like michael cohen. it is a risky thing, because jurors catch on when you are treading water and they don't like it. but i don't think todd blanche has reached that point with this jury. i think he kept it alive enough today, and the fact that he kept jumping around chronologically i think was helpful to keep everybody alert. and look, he did something that is rarely ever done in any trial. he surprised everybody. he surprised everyone. this 14-year-old phone call harasser who turned out to be a key element of a certain important phone call was not in this case until he pulled that rabbit out of the hat. so jurors are not going to penalize you for that area that keeps them
it is entertaining donald trump. donald trump's definition of torture on a witness stand is just being on a witness stand. which is why he never does it. so he thinks every minute you are on the witness stand under oath, his demand from his lawyers is simply make sure it is hell for those people who get on the witness stand and testify against me, like michael cohen. it is a risky thing, because jurors catch on when you are treading water and they don't like it. but i don't think todd blanche...
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. >> he is obsessed with revenge against donald trump, that is what they are saying. >> as donald trump roles and with a full entourage, including the speaker of the house. >> president trump's is a friend and i wanted to be here to support him. >>> tonight, chris hayes and alex wagner break down what happened inside and outside the courtroom, with rachel maddow, lawrence o'donnell, katie phang, and msnbc legal and political experts when special coverage of trump on trial begins right now. >>> good evening from new york, and chris hayes along with alex wagner. thank you for joining us for our special coverage of day 17 of donald trump's criminal trial. we will be joined by rachel maddow and lawrence o'donnell in just a minute to become what we heard from the most pivotal witness in the case, michael cohen today. in my case, the experience was first-hand, as i watched michael cohen testify life in the courthouse. the question looming over today, particularly today because cross-examination began, how did michael cohen do? the morning began with michael cohen finishing his direct testimon
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trump's office and michael: was then telling us what donald trump said about this and how he approved it and as you put it it was all there. that's where the final elements of what become the criminal charges all get put together is in that room. >> it was elegant because the prosecution had done such an effective job of getting evidence entered in to the record because if it's not in the record it can't be used. to lawrence's point, we saw this exhibit before. it had import through the former controller of the trump organization, but to have the nuance added from michael cohen's testimony is what good trial lawyers do. you saw a well executed plan from the manhattan d.a.s office to allow the introduction of certain cell phone records, text messages, emails, bank statements. it all was the corroborating evidence that allowed michael cohen to stand on his own on his own testimony and not have to worry that there was nothing underneath him in terms of a foundation to talk about what happened because his credibility, as we know, is going to be an issue. we also didn't hear -- we heard fe
trump's office and michael: was then telling us what donald trump said about this and how he approved it and as you put it it was all there. that's where the final elements of what become the criminal charges all get put together is in that room. >> it was elegant because the prosecution had done such an effective job of getting evidence entered in to the record because if it's not in the record it can't be used. to lawrence's point, we saw this exhibit before. it had import through the...
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it was a win-win for donald trump. had i been president biden, i would have immediately pardoned him. i would have pardoned president. >> joining me now to discuss this, michelle goldberg, msnbc political analyst and columnist at "the new york times" and columnist at the daily beast and cohost of the podcast democracy ish. michelle, i will start with you. and what fantasy universe where pardoning donald trump would have magically unified the country and helped as he home, according to mitt romney, what planet is he living on? >> i think the question is what decade is he living in? he's living in the 1970s. he clearly thinks that, he seems to think that gerald ford did the right thing in pardoning richard nixon, whereas i think that in part of the richard nixon, gerald ford established a president of residential immunity for crimes committed in office that is now coming back to bite us in that you have donald trump, who has committed crimes seems to have committed crimes, has allegedly committed crimes before he was in
it was a win-win for donald trump. had i been president biden, i would have immediately pardoned him. i would have pardoned president. >> joining me now to discuss this, michelle goldberg, msnbc political analyst and columnist at "the new york times" and columnist at the daily beast and cohost of the podcast democracy ish. michelle, i will start with you. and what fantasy universe where pardoning donald trump would have magically unified the country and helped as he home,...
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he testified he got ahold of trump through keith schiller, donald trump's bodyguard. the call was only 90 seconds and he presented evidence that he had texted schillar about a teenager he claimed was prank calling. trump's lawyer insisted that was the real reason for the call and tore down his reason calling saying it was a lie. he also grilled cohen about his guilty plea. this brings us to the lingering question hanging over this trial. who is more credible? michael cohen or donald trump? it was cohen who has owned up to his mistakes. of course, trump meanwhile has not apologized for his alleged wrong doing. he is denying that the affair with daniels even took place. for his defense team, he may insist on testifying in his own trial. while cohen managed to keep his cool during testimony, that has never been trump's forte making him an unpredictable explosive witness. he could quickly chip away at his own credibility with witnesses undoing whatever momentum his defense team was able to grasp this past week. we have an all-star panel with us tonight to start us off. jo
he testified he got ahold of trump through keith schiller, donald trump's bodyguard. the call was only 90 seconds and he presented evidence that he had texted schillar about a teenager he claimed was prank calling. trump's lawyer insisted that was the real reason for the call and tore down his reason calling saying it was a lie. he also grilled cohen about his guilty plea. this brings us to the lingering question hanging over this trial. who is more credible? michael cohen or donald trump? it...
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donald trump. >> we are living through this together, and the good news is people taking in the actual facts and discussing it as a country. we will see what the jury decides when they decide it. keep it locked right here on msnbc. keep it locked right here on msnbc. >>> good evening, and welcome to "politicsnation." tonight's lead, stormy days. tonight more than half a million homes and businesses in and around houston, texas, are still without power after punishing storms slammed into the region yesterday, leaving at least seven people dead and putting intense strain on the infrastructure and power grid. the lone star state is weathering political storms as well tonight. outrage is growing over governor greg abbott's pardon of a white army sergeant found guilty of murder -- found guilty of murdering a black lives matter demonstrator in 2020. critics are calling the pardon politically motivated. we'll be talking about it all with the democrat challenging ted cruz for the senate, congressman cro little allred. meantime, the white house is hoping to avoid political tempest tomorrow as t
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you don't have a recording of donald trump talking. and walker all the ways in which you can isolate pieces of his testimony that are not corroborated. that is what the defense should be focused on but they are all over the place and that is the biggest failure of the defense this far. >> that is a different view. >> and sits down. >> i think it is fair to say that the defense has been meandering and at times boring. and this is a story. you never want to be too boring, but we have had multiple experts on. if you're not just wishing trump convict did, which many people are for many valid reasons. but when we are talking about what has happened in the past week and what will happen next week, there are a lot of folks saying that they have raised questions. i guess that my question for you is, what do you think the prosecutors could do in the office you have been in to tighten this up next week with cohen? >> it will be interesting, because i would always wonder what is going to come out of his mouth. i think that he is a liar. and they
you don't have a recording of donald trump talking. and walker all the ways in which you can isolate pieces of his testimony that are not corroborated. that is what the defense should be focused on but they are all over the place and that is the biggest failure of the defense this far. >> that is a different view. >> and sits down. >> i think it is fair to say that the defense has been meandering and at times boring. and this is a story. you never want to be too boring, but we...
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donald trump a smart. he's not a smart as he things he is was smart enough to know not to take that route. >> trump could be considering politics, right? as he decides whether or not to testify. what you think is going through his mind as he makes these considerations? >> based on my reporting a what i know about how the campaign is operating, the campaign, and at this point, trump himself is really deferring a lot to his lawyers in terms of what to do in this case, as well as how he messages about it. i know that he does trust him and it will be up to his defense lawyers whether or not he testifies. it will not really be up to him. >> there is a chance the defense will call a witness who is not donald trump. they have discussed calling an expert that would discuss campaign finance law. and what could the testimony bring to the defense's case? >> i think cohen had told costello that he thought stormy daniels was extorting trump by speaking out, by wanting to speak out about this and this guy could bring mo
donald trump a smart. he's not a smart as he things he is was smart enough to know not to take that route. >> trump could be considering politics, right? as he decides whether or not to testify. what you think is going through his mind as he makes these considerations? >> based on my reporting a what i know about how the campaign is operating, the campaign, and at this point, trump himself is really deferring a lot to his lawyers in terms of what to do in this case, as well as how...
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that is donald trump. that's what i was trying to show and i think we did a good job except lauren said she thought he's actually praying when he closes his eyes which i think is pretty ridiculous. >> i will say we haven't been able to confirm here at nbc co news he indeed has fallen into a different state of rem sleep or something when he closes his eyes. the house passed a republican back bill designed to pressure president biden on delivering weapons to israel after the white house halted the shipment because of concerns around israel's military offensive in rafah. 16 democrats voted for it. not you though. ou why not? >> i disagree with that push by the republicans. i think the president needs to have the ability to hold back weapons, to actually have a strong position against netanyahu to ensure rafah is not invaded and we are not supporting what could be very dangerous operations. netanyahu is in my opinion a danger to peace right now for both israel, gaza, relationships with the united states. all o
that is donald trump. that's what i was trying to show and i think we did a good job except lauren said she thought he's actually praying when he closes his eyes which i think is pretty ridiculous. >> i will say we haven't been able to confirm here at nbc co news he indeed has fallen into a different state of rem sleep or something when he closes his eyes. the house passed a republican back bill designed to pressure president biden on delivering weapons to israel after the white house...
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one is that vladimir putin is hoping that donald trump gets elected because donald trump has made it so clear, especially with his proxies in congress, that he will not continue to support this war, that it is entirely conceivable, not a foregone conclusion, that russia wins this war if donald trump becomes president. for the moment, this is a waiting game for vladimir putin. on the ukrainian side, they are getting tired and the delay in getting this money and the stuff that comes with it from the united states has really hurt morale. that is why antony blinken was there to say we have your back, we have $60 billion worth of stuff, we are trying to get into the front lines as fast as possible. if that continues, if the support from the united states continues and continues after this next election, it is entirely likely ukraine will prevail in this war. i think we are not going to see a solution for the collection and i think that this election will have more to do with the outcome of that war than possibly any other election in american history would have on anybody else's internal
one is that vladimir putin is hoping that donald trump gets elected because donald trump has made it so clear, especially with his proxies in congress, that he will not continue to support this war, that it is entirely conceivable, not a foregone conclusion, that russia wins this war if donald trump becomes president. for the moment, this is a waiting game for vladimir putin. on the ukrainian side, they are getting tired and the delay in getting this money and the stuff that comes with it from...
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there when donald trump calls. the most absurd thing about what is happening at this trial , none of them will be a vp pick, why debase your self? >> they may need a job, they may want a job, they want to be on the good side of donald trump, and a way of having a national profile. it does get covered. i think the most interesting one was when mike johnson went there. the speaker of the house to lower himself to go to a criminal trial and speak up for donald trump was just absurd. yes, mike johnson owes donald trump a lot which shows how influential donald trump is on the gop right now. >> quickly, voters in colorado's weather abortion as a constitutional right this november, they will join four other states who have made similar measures on the november ballot, including my state of florida. other states also want to make this happen. susan, how important is it for the democrats to continue to lean into reproductive rights to get people to the polls in november? i think vice president harris has been doing an amazi
there when donald trump calls. the most absurd thing about what is happening at this trial , none of them will be a vp pick, why debase your self? >> they may need a job, they may want a job, they want to be on the good side of donald trump, and a way of having a national profile. it does get covered. i think the most interesting one was when mike johnson went there. the speaker of the house to lower himself to go to a criminal trial and speak up for donald trump was just absurd. yes,...
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. >>> the supreme court, donald trump, and our american crisis. by the upside down american flag that flew at a justices house immediately after the january 6 insurrection was not an accident but a symbolic message to america and trump's followers. what it means for trump's multiple legal cases and the future of our micro see, on another hour of our program, which begins right now. >>> good morning, saturday may 18th. we begin with a stunning new revelation that has revived concerns of the ethical standards of one of the most, america's most important institutions, the supreme court. this week, the new york times published a report that cast fresh doubt about the impartiality of a second supreme court justice possibly linked to the politics of january 6th. the report was published as the country awaits a pair of decisions from the high court that could have an impact on january 6th related prosecutions, including the federal election interference case against the presumptive republican presidential nominee, donald trump. central to the times repor
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when i tell people don't vote for donald trump while we fix our party? >> we would not presume to do that and we assume a lot of people who think the way we do will vote one way or another in the presidential election or any other election. what we want to do is set up the clear contrast between the traditional republican party, the party that charlie dent and i and others knew and what has happened just in the last seven years, when we have turned away from being a conservative party to being the right wing, populist party. and really never the two shall meet. so the american people, the republicans, will have to make the choice. are we the party of reagan or are we the party of trump? we cannot be both. >> charlie, you know i've said many times on the show that i think it is unhealthy to have one functioning political party in the country no matter where you stand on the political spectrum. you are part of this effort as an advisor and in the op-ed it says that while our republican legacy will not tell people how to vote, it will instead offer a framew
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what was donald trump's intent. those conversations are critical, and the states, i found them powerful when they were playing in court. there were tapes of michael cohen goading his revenge motives, i mean, he has been made out at this guy who was so loyal to donald trump you would do everything, and now the defense has turned that and said that he is so bent on revenge that he would do anything and they played some tapes of his podcast in court for the jury and michael cohen was railing about how his family went to jail and he wants to see trump go to jail and he was calling in crazy names. it was -- i'm sure it had an effect on me, i imagine it has had an effect on the jury. and all of this week was sort of-- when i think about this week and we were sitting in court, there was a lot of information that was coming out of that really didn't have to do with the case, it had to do with michael cohen's credibility. and prosecutors for a while were jumping around, it was frustrating to listen to. they were going throug
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the republicans in the poem that is what pole, blamed donald trump. i don't know. >> 70% of democrats. >> i'm concerned about that 12%. and the 6%. >> that's messed up. i'm sorry, that is messed up. that tells you no one is paying attention. >> which is why the debates are important. this is the video that joe biden and the biden campaign put out to get donald trump to box them in. let's play it. >> donald trump lost two debates to me 2020. since then, hasn't shown up. now as i talk he wants to debate me again. make my day, pal. i will even do it twice. let's pick the dates, donald. i hear that you are free on wednesdays. >> and a t-shirt. truly the first debate is on thursday but i think you know, in past years, folks would like the debates don't matter and i looked at the coverage around obama and romney in 2012. even 2020 about when i was with the biden campaign what we were saying about the debates and there's nothing that will happen in the debates, they fundamentally change what is going on but truly, these debates will matter. this is different
the republicans in the poem that is what pole, blamed donald trump. i don't know. >> 70% of democrats. >> i'm concerned about that 12%. and the 6%. >> that's messed up. i'm sorry, that is messed up. that tells you no one is paying attention. >> which is why the debates are important. this is the video that joe biden and the biden campaign put out to get donald trump to box them in. let's play it. >> donald trump lost two debates to me 2020. since then, hasn't shown...
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donald trump himself did not use all that much. what had been built up in those 60 years was a process that continued across administrations, republican and democrat, probably the person ran it best, been squirrel cough, who did it for president george hw bush, but everything broke down in the trump administration and in many ways, you find times, and i spoke with many situational duty officers, and many others working at the time you described, almost-- they were trying to run the government almost at times in a way that would keep the policies of the trump administration going, despite what the president himself was doing to me and most notably on the issue of ukraine, when they were trying to send aid and assistance to the new government and the president was holding it up, because he wanted to have zielinski investigate the bidens. >>> next, a fascinating new report on why beethoven may have lost his hearing. it is something that puzzled the scientific world for 200 years. and now, we have answers. "morning joe weekend" will be
donald trump himself did not use all that much. what had been built up in those 60 years was a process that continued across administrations, republican and democrat, probably the person ran it best, been squirrel cough, who did it for president george hw bush, but everything broke down in the trump administration and in many ways, you find times, and i spoke with many situational duty officers, and many others working at the time you described, almost-- they were trying to run the government...
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do you believe donald trump will show up? >> i agree 100%, i don't think donald trump will debate at all. there is no incentive for him to do it from his perspective because he already thinks the selection will be rigged against him, so why bother? he doesn't want to talk about policy. but, to the biden team, i give kudos and props. everybody. he went full in. >> from the press corps to the public class, everybody was going, what? it became the conversation and the biden team owned it. the trump team owned it, to, but i thought it was a good move for the president to go, i'm ready. i've got wednesdays off. it was the perfect tweet of trump to respond and what i heard the birds chatter about was, the team was upset because trump took the bait right out of the gate and said, absolutely, let's do this and they were like, you know, no audience. they are cutting off your microphone so when you look at the rules, that's the slide out the side door. >> i believe that trump jumped in and said yes, i'll do it, because for trump, he ch
do you believe donald trump will show up? >> i agree 100%, i don't think donald trump will debate at all. there is no incentive for him to do it from his perspective because he already thinks the selection will be rigged against him, so why bother? he doesn't want to talk about policy. but, to the biden team, i give kudos and props. everybody. he went full in. >> from the press corps to the public class, everybody was going, what? it became the conversation and the biden team owned...
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there is a cognitive decline in donald trump. if you look at donald trump eight years ago, he's a very different person. he was racist, sexist, but he wasn't in the cognitive decline he's in now. this is a guy was on the fast track to dementia and we should talk about that because it's extraordinarily dangerous. do you really want to give nuclear weapons to someone who talks in public about hannibal lector as if he is a real person? it doesn't have anything to do with right or left or conservative. this is a man in the klein and he should never be president. >> but there is a right and left and there are people who have opinions across the political spectrum, and i would think that it's a great time for some of this people to do with people like you have done and say, what are my political beliefs, whatever i want is not getting achieved with this guy. we are not furthering debate in american politics with this guy and yet they line up. they go to that courtroom. if you've ever showed up, it wouldn't affect you and yet, they go.
there is a cognitive decline in donald trump. if you look at donald trump eight years ago, he's a very different person. he was racist, sexist, but he wasn't in the cognitive decline he's in now. this is a guy was on the fast track to dementia and we should talk about that because it's extraordinarily dangerous. do you really want to give nuclear weapons to someone who talks in public about hannibal lector as if he is a real person? it doesn't have anything to do with right or left or...
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perhaps because of donald trump's testimony, not in spite of it. so looking at that history, any good criminal defense attorney would say this is not a good idea, sir. and i have no doubt that todd blanche is saying that to him. on the other hand, you know as well as i do that a client directs the defense, and this is a particularly strong willed iconoclastic client. so my hope for all of our sakes is that good sense prevails and yet i would not be shocked if donald trump, at his own insistence, takes the stand. >> speak for yourself, if this man takes the stand, i think it would be great, but not because of the media value, but because i think he would do himself in. when it comes to closing arguments, the judge will read the instructions. and i want to read something from the new york times, it says executors not actually have to prove to the jury beyond a reasonable doubt that mr. trump committed that election crime and it is not clear how the judge will explain to the jury what they should consider. his explanation will be important in the outc
perhaps because of donald trump's testimony, not in spite of it. so looking at that history, any good criminal defense attorney would say this is not a good idea, sir. and i have no doubt that todd blanche is saying that to him. on the other hand, you know as well as i do that a client directs the defense, and this is a particularly strong willed iconoclastic client. so my hope for all of our sakes is that good sense prevails and yet i would not be shocked if donald trump, at his own...
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it was a win/win for donald trump. had i been president biden when the justice department brought it to my desk, i would've immediately pardoned him. i would've pardoned president trump. >> andrew, that is principled, decent voice of reason, republican mitt romney saying joe biden should've pressured the doj and ignored the rule of law. what are we looking at here? >> i'm surprised by that. i'm not the political person here. >> but you do know the rule of law. >> exactly, so for the rule of law, by the way, i love that we are talking about will he show up for the debate and by the way, this is the friday before we will hear on monday whether he's going to take the stand. i think what i'm hearing is he's not going to debate and he's not going to take the stand. so basically it's like i want to know account ability. i'm just going to spin. the president of the united states, the current president of the united states has completely the right way of dealing with the department of justice and we can deal with whether we th
it was a win/win for donald trump. had i been president biden when the justice department brought it to my desk, i would've immediately pardoned him. i would've pardoned president trump. >> andrew, that is principled, decent voice of reason, republican mitt romney saying joe biden should've pressured the doj and ignored the rule of law. what are we looking at here? >> i'm surprised by that. i'm not the political person here. >> but you do know the rule of law. >>...
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remember 2014 before donald trump came down the escalator and began his one-man mission of destroying every norm he possibly could in american politics? imagine telling that version of yourself from 10 years ago that the guy from the reality show has rendered the republican party into a bunch of servile fans willing to attack the criminal justice system for a guy on criminal trial in a cover-up scandal involving a star. the party of lincoln, they call it, the law and order party. and these are members of congress making this track including the speaker of the house of representatives, people elected by voters like you and me. people whose salaries are paid for with our taxes, yours and mine. these lackeys are playing hooky from their day jobs to parade before reporters at the behest of their dear leader who has conditioned them into this madness. this is the boiling frog experiment on steroids. imagine if you told your boss you were going to miss tomorrow's appointment because you had it -- a friend who is not really a friend on trial for something like this. they did not go unnoticed
remember 2014 before donald trump came down the escalator and began his one-man mission of destroying every norm he possibly could in american politics? imagine telling that version of yourself from 10 years ago that the guy from the reality show has rendered the republican party into a bunch of servile fans willing to attack the criminal justice system for a guy on criminal trial in a cover-up scandal involving a star. the party of lincoln, they call it, the law and order party. and these are...
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donald trump himself. giving a really sad thumbs up. i don't think anyone has ever looked less enthused about make america great again. but the pilgrimage continued all this week. the speaker of the u.s. house of representatives, the most powerful republican in washington, showed up to support trump. yesterday so many republican members of congress decamped to the new york city courthouse that this business on capitol hill basically had to be shut down for the day. when they finally made it back to d.c. last night, a nighttime house hearing devolved into chaos with lawmakers hurling personal insults at each other. as with so many things related to donald trump, it is all ridiculous and embarrassing and also simultaneously dark and demoralizing and deadly serious. commerce men matt gates among the most -- posted a photo of himself standing behind trump in the courthouse. it was captioned, standing back and standing by, mr. president, a reference to the instructions to the white supremacist proud by militia
donald trump himself. giving a really sad thumbs up. i don't think anyone has ever looked less enthused about make america great again. but the pilgrimage continued all this week. the speaker of the u.s. house of representatives, the most powerful republican in washington, showed up to support trump. yesterday so many republican members of congress decamped to the new york city courthouse that this business on capitol hill basically had to be shut down for the day. when they finally made it...
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it is in fact donald trump. >> mr. garcia, maybe you could lift up that picture of president trump sleeping. as you say, i think he's praying. but if he is sleeping he certainly looks pretty while he sleeps. >> do you think donald trump was deep in prayer? >> absolutely not. we know first he's not a religious man. that was bizarre. she went on this whole tirade about donald trump actually praying but he is not sleeping during the court trial. we know that the new york times, new york post and nbc, forbes. all outlets have reported that donald trump has actually been asleep for long periods of time during his court trial. and that's what we are pointing out is the hypocrisy of the court case were donald trump is sleeping, as we all know, is a serious issue. what they are trying to do is say that somehow president biden is too tired or too old. or somehow he's not mentally all there all the time. which we know is complete baloney. and even robert, who they are supposed to be investigating -- has zero evidence here. so th
it is in fact donald trump. >> mr. garcia, maybe you could lift up that picture of president trump sleeping. as you say, i think he's praying. but if he is sleeping he certainly looks pretty while he sleeps. >> do you think donald trump was deep in prayer? >> absolutely not. we know first he's not a religious man. that was bizarre. she went on this whole tirade about donald trump actually praying but he is not sleeping during the court trial. we know that the new york times,...
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remember, this is donald trump. he has an outsized presence to influence his lawyers to take positions in court at times that are a little bit absurd. >> i think there's probably something around a 15 to 20% chance that donald trump testifies because of who he is and because of the most recent trial donald trump has been a defendant is one in which he did testify, albeit in a very circumscribed way. that's e jean carroll's second trial. because any good criminal defense attorney would say to him, this is not a good idea. i have no doubt that todd blanche and susan nneckeles are saying that to him. i wouldn't be shocked if donald trump at his own insistence takes the stand. >> if this man takes the stand, i actually think it would be really great, but not because of the media value, because i think he would do himself in. with closing arguments, the judge will read the jurors the instructions. this is from the "new york times." prosecutors do not have to prove to the jury beyond a reasonable doubt that mr. trump comm
remember, this is donald trump. he has an outsized presence to influence his lawyers to take positions in court at times that are a little bit absurd. >> i think there's probably something around a 15 to 20% chance that donald trump testifies because of who he is and because of the most recent trial donald trump has been a defendant is one in which he did testify, albeit in a very circumscribed way. that's e jean carroll's second trial. because any good criminal defense attorney would say...
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i said, i thought it was about donald trump. i didn't have time to give you the laundry list of the things that david pecker and howell were covering up. and that turned a switch in me where i thought to myself, screw these people. i will help. and a few days later, "the new york times" dm'd me on twitter, and i began helping "the times" with the complicity machine piece about everyone that was complicit in the weinstein story, which led to me saying, it's not just weinstein they're doing this for. you guys should look into it's what they're doing, what they're doing with donald trump. but the chilling effect you get -- i'm a journalist. so, i've copped a lot in my career. but to put in writing, not a subtle threat that we will get you kicked out of the country, we'll get you deported in the hopes of scaring the bejesus out of you is just something that i think about a lot. as i said, i'll have that framed, put up on a wall so i can look at that and every time i'm on the phone with a source or someone equally petrified or scared
i said, i thought it was about donald trump. i didn't have time to give you the laundry list of the things that david pecker and howell were covering up. and that turned a switch in me where i thought to myself, screw these people. i will help. and a few days later, "the new york times" dm'd me on twitter, and i began helping "the times" with the complicity machine piece about everyone that was complicit in the weinstein story, which led to me saying, it's not just weinstein...
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donald trump hasn't gone out there either, so what explains that jump in support for donald trump? if he's not showing up either why are voters saying -- some voters -- he might be better than joe biden? >> for some voters there is this desire to push away from what's been expected from them. your mother, your father is democrat now i have that also. at the same time the conditions haven't changed either way. whether it's a republican or democrat their lived experiences are exactly the same. when donald trump pulls out the gaudy gold sneakers and black like him because of his record that's not the case. there are misinformed voters, but there's also a sense that something has to change and we cannot be taken for grant. >> even when the white house, kamala harris has her economic opportunity tour aimed at black men in particular trying to push into some communities but there are communities like this on the west side of detroit saying i've never seen you, into the sur row date gait. >> interesting, michigan especially because that's a place that joe biden needs to win either one nee
donald trump hasn't gone out there either, so what explains that jump in support for donald trump? if he's not showing up either why are voters saying -- some voters -- he might be better than joe biden? >> for some voters there is this desire to push away from what's been expected from them. your mother, your father is democrat now i have that also. at the same time the conditions haven't changed either way. whether it's a republican or democrat their lived experiences are exactly the...
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did donald trump have anything to do with it? no. did you get the money from donald trump? no. from any of his organizations? no. from anybody connected to donald trump? no. does that sound credible? is he credible? >> no. michael cohen knew from the outset that he was advertising himself to michael cohen as rudy giuliani's best friend, and michael cohen had reason to be suspicious. from the first time he met bob costello, he thought the guy was off. michael cohen hadn't decided to cooperate yet. he was several months away from that decision. so it doesn't surprise me that in their initial meetings in particular that michael cohen told bob costello a version of events that's not consistent with that which he ultimately pled to and that which he has testified to in this case. the other thing i want to point out to you and our viewers. i read bob costello's testimony, and there's a part of the time line belied by documents in the case. he says michael cohen was sour that donald trump didn't give a white house job fitting of his stature, and made the payment to stormy daniels good
did donald trump have anything to do with it? no. did you get the money from donald trump? no. from any of his organizations? no. from anybody connected to donald trump? no. does that sound credible? is he credible? >> no. michael cohen knew from the outset that he was advertising himself to michael cohen as rudy giuliani's best friend, and michael cohen had reason to be suspicious. from the first time he met bob costello, he thought the guy was off. michael cohen hadn't decided to...
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donald trump using one of his precious few days outside the courtroom to campaign in minnesota ahead of any swing states. so does the former president really think he can win a state that's disappointed republicans for more than five decades? >>> plus, the u.s. is throwing a lifeline to thousands of palestinians at risk of starvation, courtesy of a makeshift effort to get food and fuel into gaza, but getting the supplies there is just step one. workers have to figure out how to get it to the people who need it in the middle of an active war zone. >>> and sentencing for the man convicted of brutally attacking nancy pelosi's husband with a hammer set to start any minute now. why federal prosecutors are pushing for much more than the recommended time behind bars. >>> first, it is a rare weekday away from court for donald trump, who was given the day off to attend his son's high school graduation in florida this morning. later today, the former president is heading to the midwest where he will be headlining a major political event in minnesota. it's a curious choice of venue given that t
donald trump using one of his precious few days outside the courtroom to campaign in minnesota ahead of any swing states. so does the former president really think he can win a state that's disappointed republicans for more than five decades? >>> plus, the u.s. is throwing a lifeline to thousands of palestinians at risk of starvation, courtesy of a makeshift effort to get food and fuel into gaza, but getting the supplies there is just step one. workers have to figure out how to get it...
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