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now returning to the letter that cohen's attorney sent to the fec in 2018 on the daniels payment. this is again, a false so that cohen told cohen says, what's omitted is the fact that it was paid for by mr. trump or the trump trust because the letter the ftc said that there was no payment made by the trump organization or the trump campaign. but what cohen is now on the stand admitting is what's omitted is the fact that was paid for by mr. trump or the trump trust did you intend for it to be misleading in that way? he's asked i did. now there's an objection. ronen. it's interesting to me to have you as a guest right now because having read i think virtually all of your work, but especially catch and kill journalists all the time, deal with a world of flawed narrators with competing agendas and especially when you're writing catch and kill you're dealing with a whole bunch of shady operations disclosing that to the reader is an important part of this. and i wonder if the prosecution could have taken a page from your book and just acknowledging here are the players here's all the sh
now returning to the letter that cohen's attorney sent to the fec in 2018 on the daniels payment. this is again, a false so that cohen told cohen says, what's omitted is the fact that it was paid for by mr. trump or the trump trust because the letter the ftc said that there was no payment made by the trump organization or the trump campaign. but what cohen is now on the stand admitting is what's omitted is the fact that was paid for by mr. trump or the trump trust did you intend for it to be...
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business records by trump, even though he didn't personally do that why not let the jury hear what the fec was really thinking on this matter? >> well, you know, laura, the problem that i saw in that ruling is not that he said that it is his responsibility to say what the law is. that's true. it's up to the trial judge to give those instructions. the problem is that he never gave the instructions, that is the instructions he gave did not go into any meaningful detail on what would constitute a federal election offense. it had some information but it was incomplete and that's why the defense wanted to bring in a legal expert. one of the most telling things that that expert would have brought in, smith. he said look, not only is hush money not a campaign contribution, that's been long established, even if it were a contribution, it couldn't have been part of a conspiracy to influence this election, because it wouldn't have had to have been actually revealed until after the election. so, under -- that's just a matter of dates. that's a matter of filings that are in the regulations. it's not a
business records by trump, even though he didn't personally do that why not let the jury hear what the fec was really thinking on this matter? >> well, you know, laura, the problem that i saw in that ruling is not that he said that it is his responsibility to say what the law is. that's true. it's up to the trial judge to give those instructions. the problem is that he never gave the instructions, that is the instructions he gave did not go into any meaningful detail on what would...
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matter here, the ultimate issue as to whether trump is guilty or not but can testify about certain fec regulations, and then you will have, you know, the judge will have to be very careful as to how far he lets that expert go. once the jury instructions are resolved, ultimately then if the jury is instructed as to what the instructions are, the jury comes home, sleeps over the weekend and comes back negotiating. >> we know todd blanche has experience as a lawyer and mostly a federal prosecutor, this is his second trial as a defense attorney if you're seeing any of that inexperience in how he's approaching this cross-examination? >> anna, that's an interesting question. many prosecutors become defense counsel, and i think what i'm seeing is, you know, most prosecutors and defense counsel want to have a very narrow cross. this isn't very narrow, and i wonder if his client is really urging him obon to make it broader and prove certain facts in the political campaign. you don't know what's going on between the two of them. this is a very broad cross when usually it's narrow. >> jeff, thank
matter here, the ultimate issue as to whether trump is guilty or not but can testify about certain fec regulations, and then you will have, you know, the judge will have to be very careful as to how far he lets that expert go. once the jury instructions are resolved, ultimately then if the jury is instructed as to what the instructions are, the jury comes home, sleeps over the weekend and comes back negotiating. >> we know todd blanche has experience as a lawyer and mostly a federal...
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they were going to testify, the head of the fec, brad smith, the election expert. number one rated in the country was going to testify. he took a plea on three things. he added them in because it gave them more bargaining power with respect to me. the three things he pled on having to do with the election and having to do essentially a little bit with me, they weren't crimes. they weren't crimes. nor is paying money under an nda. so we have an nda, non-disclosure agreement. totally honorable and good and accepted. everybody has them. every company has a non-disclosure agreement. but the press called it slush fund and all sorts of other things. hush money, hush money. it's not hush money. it is called a non-disclosure agreement and most of the people in this room have a non-disclosure agreement with their company. it is a disgrace. so it is not hush money, it is a non-disclosure agreement, totally legal. totally common. everyone has it. and what happened is he signed a non-disclosure agreement with this person, i guess other people but it is totally honest. you are
they were going to testify, the head of the fec, brad smith, the election expert. number one rated in the country was going to testify. he took a plea on three things. he added them in because it gave them more bargaining power with respect to me. the three things he pled on having to do with the election and having to do essentially a little bit with me, they weren't crimes. they weren't crimes. nor is paying money under an nda. so we have an nda, non-disclosure agreement. totally honorable...
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. >> laura: jonathan, if that is the case, why did judge merchann not allow the former fec commissioner to testify? if this was such an open and shut case of electionatio interference that was aided and abetted by the so-called falsification of business records by trump, even though he didn't personally do that, whyc not let the jury hear about what the fec really was thinking on this matter? >> well, you know, laura, the problem i saw in that ruling isy not that he said it is histo responsibility to say what the law is. that is true.ha it is up to the trial judge to give those ins instructions. the problem is d he never gave e instructions. that is the instructions he gave did not go into any meaningful detail on what would constitute a federal election offense. it had some information, but it was in complete. that is why the defense wanted to bring in a legal expert. one of the most telling things that that expert would have brought in, smith, is he said, "look, not only is hush money not a campaign contribution, that has been long established,f but even if it were ain contribution, i
. >> laura: jonathan, if that is the case, why did judge merchann not allow the former fec commissioner to testify? if this was such an open and shut case of electionatio interference that was aided and abetted by the so-called falsification of business records by trump, even though he didn't personally do that, whyc not let the jury hear about what the fec really was thinking on this matter? >> well, you know, laura, the problem i saw in that ruling isy not that he said it is histo...
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the admission of relevant evidence of a case that was rejected at the state federal and regulatory fec level by multiple prosecutors who could have brought this case. this is the first time in history in new york that a documents and records case has been charged as a felony. >> harmeet dhillon was also critical of the judge for scheduling the sentencing just four days before the republican presidential nominee convention. >> the verdict might not have much of an effect on voters in a new marist poll, 67% of registered voters said a guilty verdict would not change how they vote. 76% said the same about a not guilty verdict. just 7% of voters said a guilty verdict would make them less likely to vote for trump in the presidential race. >> abc news brought you the verdict live and reported the jury's decision at the very moment every count was read, we will have live team coverage throughout the evening right here on abc seven. >> now to the latest in the state trial against the man convicted in federal court of attacking the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi today, a dramatic recordi
the admission of relevant evidence of a case that was rejected at the state federal and regulatory fec level by multiple prosecutors who could have brought this case. this is the first time in history in new york that a documents and records case has been charged as a felony. >> harmeet dhillon was also critical of the judge for scheduling the sentencing just four days before the republican presidential nominee convention. >> the verdict might not have much of an effect on voters in...
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he's gone through the fec, the sdny, the manhattan d.a. dude's not even at the "national enquirer" anymore because of all of this, and what does he get for it? he's still my friend and mentor. the credibility of pecker is powerful. this guy didn't have an axe to grind. during blanche's closing, he didn't attack david pecker. he actually went after some smaller kind of role players we heard from like madeleine westerhout, for example, but otherwise pecker was there. >> yasmin, what else was on that phone call? remind us. >> reporter: yeah, so i think we got to kind of connect the dots here and why it's so incredibly important the portions they want read back when it came to these jury instructions along with what we're hearing and what we're going to be hearing from the testimony that was read back to them as well. there was a phone call that you guys recounted, this investor meeting in which pecker got the phone call from donald trump. donald trump says what do you think about karen mcdougal. she's a nice girl. so on and so forth. pecker s
he's gone through the fec, the sdny, the manhattan d.a. dude's not even at the "national enquirer" anymore because of all of this, and what does he get for it? he's still my friend and mentor. the credibility of pecker is powerful. this guy didn't have an axe to grind. during blanche's closing, he didn't attack david pecker. he actually went after some smaller kind of role players we heard from like madeleine westerhout, for example, but otherwise pecker was there. >> yasmin,...
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the fec didn't bring it. this, judge, indian let us use the number one election attorney. he's making the rules. he does not anything about elections is an ordered thing about voting in vote counts we just know anything about this stuff that's not theirs profession we add the leading election expert in the country, brad smith, ready to testify, wouldn't let him know they wouldn't let another gentleman who represented and, you know, very well, you saw and it was the worst i think i've ever seen the new were treated. understand bob costello wouldn't let him talk about all of the hundreds of emails that were sent by a gentleman and another gentleman who i can't mention because i'm gagged. every time i speak to you. yes, we simple questions have not allowed to give you the answer because of a gag by miscarriage but we have a very, very serious problem. i mean, i country's going bad. >> and remember and let me just leave you with this. >> this is all because of joe biden, is and i not even thing gets him. i don't that you're smart enough to think about it, but some people that'
the fec didn't bring it. this, judge, indian let us use the number one election attorney. he's making the rules. he does not anything about elections is an ordered thing about voting in vote counts we just know anything about this stuff that's not theirs profession we add the leading election expert in the country, brad smith, ready to testify, wouldn't let him know they wouldn't let another gentleman who represented and, you know, very well, you saw and it was the worst i think i've ever seen...
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they were gonna testify about the head of the fec. he took the plea and just added the men because i gave him more bargaining power but the three things he planned on having to do with the election and having to do a little bit with me. they were not crimes. nor is paying money under an nda. we have a nondisclosure agreement, it's a big deal. totally honorable, totally good, everyone has them. every company has nda agreements . the press called it a slush fund, hush money. it's called a nondisclosure agreement and most of the people in this room have an nda with their company. it's a disgrace. it's not hush money it's a nondisclosure agreement. totally legal, totally common. he signed a nondisclosure agreement with this person but is totally honest you're allowed to make the payment and you can make it any you want. any sign that. there was nothing wrong with signing it. it should've been a non-case and everyone thought it was a non-ca se including bragg. it is a very something that is happening out there in this country and it's a th
they were gonna testify about the head of the fec. he took the plea and just added the men because i gave him more bargaining power but the three things he planned on having to do with the election and having to do a little bit with me. they were not crimes. nor is paying money under an nda. we have a nondisclosure agreement, it's a big deal. totally honorable, totally good, everyone has them. every company has nda agreements . the press called it a slush fund, hush money. it's called a...
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. >> using it for an fec expenditure. >> they did not find it was a crime. >> you have to tell me how 2017 payments affected the 2016 election. >> that is when the payments were made was after. >> michael cohen due to testify tomorrow. how damaging could he be, mark? >> he is a convicted known serial liar. a judge just called him a serial perjurer. i have a feeling you are basing your entire credibility here, your entire case which is already shaky on this guy. >> what are you expecting from michael cohen? >> who knows. he has a lot of credibility issues. the whole basis of the legal case. at the end of the day, this is not about hush money payments. it's not about whether he had adult relations with the film star. it is a case about business transactions and where they illegally used to influence the election in 2016 to keep this news under wraps. it was a big deal. it probably would've ended donald trump's campaign. >> let me push back. what have they proven so far? it feels like it is an effort to embarrass him with everybody watching. >> you will start to see a shift to the actual
. >> using it for an fec expenditure. >> they did not find it was a crime. >> you have to tell me how 2017 payments affected the 2016 election. >> that is when the payments were made was after. >> michael cohen due to testify tomorrow. how damaging could he be, mark? >> he is a convicted known serial liar. a judge just called him a serial perjurer. i have a feeling you are basing your entire credibility here, your entire case which is already shaky on this...
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and small-dollar donations, of course, we will have to verify by that with the fec. this is the campaign's claim that this is actually going to propel him forward. we do know one thing donald trump's base is angry and so his team is, you losing this trial as part of the political campaign. and i would venture to guess that this is the point that he will be hammering home over and over again. trying to tie this trial to president joe biden. again there is no indication at all no evidence that this is tied to joe biden's was brought by the state of new york but again, that is something that donald trump will continue to do. now we talked a lot about him not taking questions. this was him trying to take control of the narrative heard of knowing that. and i imagine i've been here inside of trump tower, so i'm not sure that every single tv station would likely take the top of his remarks so that he would get to say what he wanted to say to respond to this verdict in his own element. here. now, of course, in that sense, he's not going to take questions. we shouted at them
and small-dollar donations, of course, we will have to verify by that with the fec. this is the campaign's claim that this is actually going to propel him forward. we do know one thing donald trump's base is angry and so his team is, you losing this trial as part of the political campaign. and i would venture to guess that this is the point that he will be hammering home over and over again. trying to tie this trial to president joe biden. again there is no indication at all no evidence that...
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. -- fec, wrote it up, they looctd it yealooked years ago they took a pass, tim scott, objective is to keep trump off of the campaign trail, here is "new york times," just came out. where we're leaving in every state. we're leading. i might add. it is all really a very sad day for the country, sad for new york, new york, a judge that is highly conflicted at a level nobody has seen before could possibly, just think of it you could check him out. we have a corrupt judge and we have a judge who is highly conflicted. he is keeping me from campaigning. he is an appointed new york judge. appointed. you know who appointed him? democrat politicians, he is appointed, a corrupted judge, he is a conflicted judge. and he ought to let us go out and campaign and get rid of this scam, every single legal analyst, even cnn, even msnbc saying. there is no case here. thank you very much. >> what -- >> there you have it. former president trump teeing off on this story he must and should, joining us now on set, welcome back to senator bill hagerty from tennessee. just, for a quickie, what did trump do wron
. -- fec, wrote it up, they looctd it yealooked years ago they took a pass, tim scott, objective is to keep trump off of the campaign trail, here is "new york times," just came out. where we're leaving in every state. we're leading. i might add. it is all really a very sad day for the country, sad for new york, new york, a judge that is highly conflicted at a level nobody has seen before could possibly, just think of it you could check him out. we have a corrupt judge and we have a...
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the fec is responsible for civil enforcement that is a lower standard, so, even with the lower standard they didn't think they could make the case. how this is in criminal court, this is crazy. larry: last one, an an andy mccarthy, thank you, defense will bring robert costello as a witness, former lawyer to michael cohen. costello has also called michael cohen a lawyer in congressional testimony. what do you make of this, what do you reckon will happen. >> well, costello is testifying as we speak. and what he is doing is demolishing what is left of michael cohen's story about you know how he ended up with the lawyers that he ended up with and the most important thing is he told costello that costello said to him do you have anything on trump we could use to trade with southern district to get sentencing leniencing he said 10 to 20 times, bob i have nothing on trump. larry: well. nothing on trump, okay, i get it. pretty small beer, weak beer, andy mccarthy, maybe you will come visit us tomorrow down there we appreciate your commentary. >> thank you, larry. >> you bet. >> all right, switc
the fec is responsible for civil enforcement that is a lower standard, so, even with the lower standard they didn't think they could make the case. how this is in criminal court, this is crazy. larry: last one, an an andy mccarthy, thank you, defense will bring robert costello as a witness, former lawyer to michael cohen. costello has also called michael cohen a lawyer in congressional testimony. what do you make of this, what do you reckon will happen. >> well, costello is testifying as...
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it's not just the corruption in the court system, the fbi, the cia, the doj, the fec, the scc, the corporate press, even the military, all these institutions are supposed to exist for all of our benefits. politics should never come into play. but about half of the voting public now believes that those institutions, for the most part, are just tools of the dnc. if you don't play ball, or you are a disrupter, think, you know, elon musk or trump, and they will eventually make you pay big time. now, let's be clear. trump got 74 million votes in the last election? and those people contribute trillions every year to our g.d.p. were they all russian sympathizers all potential insurrectionists. a mega monster class? of course not. these are decent patriots who simply want the government to work for the american people. there are none so blind than those who refuse to see. and in their rabid zeal to stop trump, the establishment has not only sacrificed their reputations but the credibility of key american institutions. by laying waste to their own institutions, the establishment is settings itself up
it's not just the corruption in the court system, the fbi, the cia, the doj, the fec, the scc, the corporate press, even the military, all these institutions are supposed to exist for all of our benefits. politics should never come into play. but about half of the voting public now believes that those institutions, for the most part, are just tools of the dnc. if you don't play ball, or you are a disrupter, think, you know, elon musk or trump, and they will eventually make you pay big time....
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the fec took a pass. joe biden's department of justice took a pass. the democrat holding the position before took a pass. now the guy who said, running for office, i will get trump didn't take a pass. >> john: carl, let me put the graphic back on the screen here. it seems to me, look at independent voters. if 11% are less likely to vote, 15% more likely toe vote for you. isn't that a net gain? >> let's be clear who the more likely are. the passionate ask you porters of the president. we are not likely to have people undecided to say, as a matter, since he was found not guilty or found -- convicted of this i'm more likely to note for him. >> john: got it. >> those are the hardcore true believers. >> sandra: i go back to you being mystified by this. this isn't politics, they are not weighing in, the president is quiet. yet he may speak immediately following the verdict from the white house. >> yes, that is to make it look not political. again who are the geniuses running the president's messaging. the best thing is keep your mouth shut. let it play out.
the fec took a pass. joe biden's department of justice took a pass. the democrat holding the position before took a pass. now the guy who said, running for office, i will get trump didn't take a pass. >> john: carl, let me put the graphic back on the screen here. it seems to me, look at independent voters. if 11% are less likely to vote, 15% more likely toe vote for you. isn't that a net gain? >> let's be clear who the more likely are. the passionate ask you porters of the...
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again, we have a kind of dysfunctional arrangement at the fec because the republicans blockaded the action but you know, he asked for $1 million, which is more, when you added up, and all of the different elements he could actually be soliciting for but again, i don't want to place too much faith in the legal system, the campaign-finance regime. i'm putting my face in the people. the people of got to understand what is going on. we have two completely contrasting schools of thought about what government is. one says government must be an instrument for the common good and the other says government is a simple moneymaking operation, and instrument for private self-enrichment for the guy who gets in and his family and his businesses and that is what the gop has become and that is the scandal in the shame of all of these republicans who are taking the metro liner up to new york so they can prove to donald trump how much they love him. >> they may be learning the wonders of amtrak. congressman jamie raskin, thank you for getting us started. thank you for joining me on your day off. here's the
again, we have a kind of dysfunctional arrangement at the fec because the republicans blockaded the action but you know, he asked for $1 million, which is more, when you added up, and all of the different elements he could actually be soliciting for but again, i don't want to place too much faith in the legal system, the campaign-finance regime. i'm putting my face in the people. the people of got to understand what is going on. we have two completely contrasting schools of thought about what...
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not this fec and everything. i have a little jetlagged here. neil: what do they think over their? charles: they are more worried about anti-semitism on campuses and the business world. i would say, a lot of democrats go to milliken, they are leaning towards biden. they can't believe how bad the democratic party has become on israel. if there's one defining thing. neil: it is relatively tight. charles: trump has issues. biden can't put together a coherent sentence and is withholding aid to israel to kill terrorists. i am going back to my original story. it would be flashbacks. you get stormy daniels and go into this room with donald trump -- neil: trying to get out of this. mortgage rates coming down. ♪ ♪ in any business, you ride the line between numbers and people. what's right for the business and what's best for everyone who depends on it. solving today's challenges while creating future opportunities. it takes balance. cla - cpas, consultants, and wealth advisors. we'll get you there. at st. jude, the mission is just something that everyone can truly get behind. look at ou
not this fec and everything. i have a little jetlagged here. neil: what do they think over their? charles: they are more worried about anti-semitism on campuses and the business world. i would say, a lot of democrats go to milliken, they are leaning towards biden. they can't believe how bad the democratic party has become on israel. if there's one defining thing. neil: it is relatively tight. charles: trump has issues. biden can't put together a coherent sentence and is withholding aid to...
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i know many members of congress of both parties that agree this is a role that the fec can play. >> great policies. if i had that magic wand right now i would do it. so for l our last question herei want to endns with giving peopla sense of where we are all coming from. so that after the 20.4 election we could all reflect back on this panel and what we think. i want to read your headlines about ai and election and what t you from each of you in our short time left what you think the fears of ai are overhyped, under hyped, , or just about right. >> the guardian says disinformation imagine ai could erode democracy in the 214 u.s. election. pointer, how generative and i could help foreign adversaries influence u.s. elections. from foreign affairs, the coming age of ai power to propaganda. overhyped, under hyped, which is a right? >> the other great philosopher that being taylor swift that say two things can be true at the same time. so it can be overhyped and underhyped at the same time. that's my answer. >> do you want toe offer 30 seconds more of explanation? >> for so we don't know what w
i know many members of congress of both parties that agree this is a role that the fec can play. >> great policies. if i had that magic wand right now i would do it. so for l our last question herei want to endns with giving peopla sense of where we are all coming from. so that after the 20.4 election we could all reflect back on this panel and what we think. i want to read your headlines about ai and election and what t you from each of you in our short time left what you think the fears...
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susan huff fingers donations to biden come during the 2020 presidential primaries according to the fec, donated $500 to biden's campaign andon 2 another donation of $250 march 2020. and also donated more than $900 to act blue and we have documented those during the cycle. remember act blue online fund-raising platform for candidates, for progressive organizations and nonprofits. good going, susan. everything and i mean everything about how this case came to be and how it was brought, the d.a. and prosecutors involved, today's witness and the hie jude himself is severely compromised. but is highly prejudicial. judge merchan should have granted the motion for a b mistrialee when he had the chan. it actually would have been the right move for the defendant,, for the judicial system, for the country, and yeah, even for hise own reputation. and as "the angle" said last year, you are might remember joe biden would be really smart end this observed welfarefa againsret trump. think about how much more confident, how much cooler and presidential he would have looked if he said to thecoun countr
susan huff fingers donations to biden come during the 2020 presidential primaries according to the fec, donated $500 to biden's campaign andon 2 another donation of $250 march 2020. and also donated more than $900 to act blue and we have documented those during the cycle. remember act blue online fund-raising platform for candidates, for progressive organizations and nonprofits. good going, susan. everything and i mean everything about how this case came to be and how it was brought, the d.a....
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. >> is significant that it was not by the fec and biden d.o.j. they did not bring this case in the manhattan das did not want to take this forward because there is a significant problem with proving it up, alvin bragg went out on a limb he took it forward and he said he did not think this should be the first case to go in the trump cases probably because the disaster and everything and follow part in the other prosecution here he is. it's been quite a disaster for him and shows why none of the other offices wanted to take this forward because they can't prove it up. >> this is the only one were to see before the election. thank you very much for the perspective. >> president biden facing a backlash to withhold military aid for israel to take action rafah. we're going to take a closer look after the break. ♪ investment opportunities are everywhere you turn. do you charge forward? freeze in your tracks? or, let curiosity light the way. at t. rowe price, we ask smart questions about opportunities like advances in healthcare and how these innovatio
. >> is significant that it was not by the fec and biden d.o.j. they did not bring this case in the manhattan das did not want to take this forward because there is a significant problem with proving it up, alvin bragg went out on a limb he took it forward and he said he did not think this should be the first case to go in the trump cases probably because the disaster and everything and follow part in the other prosecution here he is. it's been quite a disaster for him and shows why none...
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him of which by the way wouldn't even fall within the district attorney's jurisdiction and we know t fec declined, said there was no crime, so did the department of just is the. i believe as you heard from president trump that this case should be dismissed and i do have concerns with the jury simply because this is manhattan where 85% rejected president trump, these are people that do not like president trump so i question whether he can have a fair trial simply because of the makeup of manhattan but anybody listening to what i heard in court that a day or what i've been following in the media should know that this is -- there's no evidence that indicates there was a crime that took place here. maria: we've been speaking with people every day who were in the courtroom the day before, yesterday i spoke with alan deer dershowitz who had a front row seat when michael cohen admitted he stole $60,000 from trump. >> i've rarely seen so many lies. he swears under oath that he would not have accepted a pardon. he wouldn't have accepted a pardon. he already told costello he would do anything to y
him of which by the way wouldn't even fall within the district attorney's jurisdiction and we know t fec declined, said there was no crime, so did the department of just is the. i believe as you heard from president trump that this case should be dismissed and i do have concerns with the jury simply because this is manhattan where 85% rejected president trump, these are people that do not like president trump so i question whether he can have a fair trial simply because of the makeup of...
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or not this expense is legal expense should have been listed as campaign expense to repeat this, the fec and the justice department have not gone after department and they didn't think it was a campaign legal expense. the prosecution was just wrong. liz: there's no proof that came out of the trump campaign funds. watch cnn saying this new york indictment would not have happened if it wasn't trump. watch this. >> i doubt the new york indictment would have been brought against a defendant whose name was not donald trump. majority of americans are skeptical that trump will be able to get a fair trial according to a cnn poll. liz: there's that. that's cnn saying that and, hans, final word. andorra mccarthy points this outrebounded -- andrew mccarthy points this out. we have da bragg, he's required to meet still unspecified other federal campaign crime that he hasn't stipulated he's accusing trump of. he hasn't detailed what the crime s. it's still a state books and records misdemeanor. bragg has no jurisdiction over federal campaign laws and andrew mccarthy trying to show the jury it's about
or not this expense is legal expense should have been listed as campaign expense to repeat this, the fec and the justice department have not gone after department and they didn't think it was a campaign legal expense. the prosecution was just wrong. liz: there's no proof that came out of the trump campaign funds. watch cnn saying this new york indictment would not have happened if it wasn't trump. watch this. >> i doubt the new york indictment would have been brought against a defendant...
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. >> laura: the idea of bradley, was chairman of the fec, the fact that merchan would not let him testify to quintessentialt important of the definitions of what expenditures really mean. what does that mean under thtew rule of law, that tells you everything you need to know that he was not allowed to testify on that. chris, great to have you on tonight of all nights, thank yoc so much. >> we are moving to the face of pure politics now because we are going to learn whether or not donald trump is going to run as the republican nominee as president as a convicted t criminal or not you were 12 o tell use now going t the answer to the biggest questions we have about thera: state of this presidential race so far. ssou: joining me nowse missouri senator eric schmitt who attended the trial today.men senator, what is your reaction what you witnessed in the courthouse? n thisi mean, it looks like mosf the big issues in this jury instruction back-and-forth went for the prosecution.that the judge ruled in favor of thew prosecution on key issues that go to the heart of this matter of what the underly
. >> laura: the idea of bradley, was chairman of the fec, the fact that merchan would not let him testify to quintessentialt important of the definitions of what expenditures really mean. what does that mean under thtew rule of law, that tells you everything you need to know that he was not allowed to testify on that. chris, great to have you on tonight of all nights, thank yoc so much. >> we are moving to the face of pure politics now because we are going to learn whether or not...
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the fec, federal election commission which we all know by now declined to prosecute this case though while there is a lot of interesting nuances of home michael cohen felt slighted and how we felt he was getting subliminal messaging through these tweets. the bottom line which they did not address the intent to falsify an end tent to make entry with the intent of this crime and concealing it has not been demonstrated, this has not been shown. sorry, what lanny, nice try. >> sandra: laura, great stuff and what kind of color can you give us from inside the courtroom? nobody seems as john noted at the top of the hour no one has anything nice to say about what it feels like in there. >> well, it's a little uncomfortable migrate assistant haley gave me a thing to sit on so that helped to put i am watching the jury. it's interesting to watch the jurors taking this very seriously which is what you would hope from a jury of your peers. but to look at body language people's facial expressions it's hard to take away a lot but i will say the jurors seem to get a little weary as things went on. s
the fec, federal election commission which we all know by now declined to prosecute this case though while there is a lot of interesting nuances of home michael cohen felt slighted and how we felt he was getting subliminal messaging through these tweets. the bottom line which they did not address the intent to falsify an end tent to make entry with the intent of this crime and concealing it has not been demonstrated, this has not been shown. sorry, what lanny, nice try. >> sandra: laura,...
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this is according to fec data. what does joe biden have to do to win over union workers in washington? >> he is doing a ton to make sure they have funds in their pockets. the key period is really now through election day. unions do extraordinary work to make sure their members know who is sticking up for their paychecks or union organizing rights. they were organizing all over the states. there are constantly new jobs to do. i think we will see a lot of that on the air waves. and people will be talking to one another. trump is a con man. he tries to fool people. convince them he is on their side, then stiffs them. he refuses to pay his own contractors and he does the same thing for this country. unless you are a billionaire friend of his, mar-a-lago member, he will leave you worse off. anyone who is rebuilding the state of wisconsin. has to spread the word that one candidate joe biden is on the side of workers and one candidate donald trump will screw them over. >> and we will leave it there. ben, thank you very mu
this is according to fec data. what does joe biden have to do to win over union workers in washington? >> he is doing a ton to make sure they have funds in their pockets. the key period is really now through election day. unions do extraordinary work to make sure their members know who is sticking up for their paychecks or union organizing rights. they were organizing all over the states. there are constantly new jobs to do. i think we will see a lot of that on the air waves. and people...
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whenever can perform a time is up, bragg smacked the former fec chairman has been on my show twice and he said what he did say and said he might be called as an expert witness. he said it is bogus. he is an expert on this federal campaign law and he said there is no way a nondisclosure agreement in any way is an illegal campaign contribution. you will go through. that's why the judge doesn't want him to testify and that is a torpedo. in the side of the good shipwreck that will take it down. an expert not stormy daniels not all these people off the street they're bringing in to confuse the jury act when an expert on federal campaign law gets up there and says there is no campaign violation it is impossible, than that case and right their you don't even need an appeal, it would be dead. my take away is this, this case is not about alvin right and the brady act and supporting perjury and it's about this judge who won't allow this expert witness in because he will torpedo this case once and for all. that's it. >> sean: wow. welt am. the right 1 that's why we call you to grate 1 mark 11 tha
whenever can perform a time is up, bragg smacked the former fec chairman has been on my show twice and he said what he did say and said he might be called as an expert witness. he said it is bogus. he is an expert on this federal campaign law and he said there is no way a nondisclosure agreement in any way is an illegal campaign contribution. you will go through. that's why the judge doesn't want him to testify and that is a torpedo. in the side of the good shipwreck that will take it down. an...
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you got an fec fine for it. obviously a prosecutor didn't take -- a d.a. didn't charge you in that case. >> right. because you have a modicum of journalistic integrity. it's obvious what the next question is the clinton campaign lied to the media when it denied funding the steele dossier. it hid the funding through its general counsel, marc elias, as legal expenses. and they were later fined for that and, in fighting that fine, they argue no, no, no, no. legal expenses covers this huge category this is perfectly correct. which is basically what the trump people are arguing. but, to watch hillary clinton make this argument really represents a new low for her. but it's hard to believe that anyone would be persuaded. >> bret: okay. quickly, the appeals court, hunter biden's trial moving forward, saying june 3rd they're going to go forward with this. >> yeah. and this is a slam dunk of a case. and his attorneys know it. they have thrown everything against the wall. they are arguing arguments put forward by the national rifle association. they are challenging a
you got an fec fine for it. obviously a prosecutor didn't take -- a d.a. didn't charge you in that case. >> right. because you have a modicum of journalistic integrity. it's obvious what the next question is the clinton campaign lied to the media when it denied funding the steele dossier. it hid the funding through its general counsel, marc elias, as legal expenses. and they were later fined for that and, in fighting that fine, they argue no, no, no, no. legal expenses covers this huge...
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the admission of relevant evidence of a case that was rejected at the state, federal and regulatory fec level by multiple prosecutors who could have brought this case. this is the first time in history in new york that a documents and records case has been charged as a felony, harmeet dhillon was also critical of the judge for scheduling the sentencing for july 11th. >> that's just four days before the republican national convention. but as bay area law professor explains, today's verdict will not prevent former president donald trump from campaigning for reelection. >> this is not a crime of a century, uh. this is this is treated as a misdemeanor, other than the fact that it was done to influence an election, which makes it a felony. i would be very surprised if there were any other sentence other than probation. he'll be allowed to travel. he'll be allowed to campaign, not only that, former president donald trump will be allowed to be the commander in chief should he win again. >> there's nothing in the united states constitution that prohibits him from holding public office. he can s
the admission of relevant evidence of a case that was rejected at the state, federal and regulatory fec level by multiple prosecutors who could have brought this case. this is the first time in history in new york that a documents and records case has been charged as a felony, harmeet dhillon was also critical of the judge for scheduling the sentencing for july 11th. >> that's just four days before the republican national convention. but as bay area law professor explains, today's verdict...
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this is according to fec data. what does joe biden have to do to win over union workers in wisconsin? >> well, president biden is doing a ton to make sure workers have funds in their pockets that they can contribute to the candidate of their choice or used to support their families. unions do extraordinary work to make sure their members know who is sticking up for their paychecks, for their union organizing rights. the democratic party of wisconsin, we are organizing all over the state, knocking on doors. people can volunteer and the campaign is going to communicate about how they will ensure that there are constantly new jobs to do, great things to build in our state. i think we are going to see a lot of that on the airwaves and frankly people will be talking to one another. trump is a con man. trump tries to fool people and convince them he is on their side and stiff them. he refuses to pay his own contractors and does the same thing with this country. unless you are a billionaire friend of his, he's probably go
this is according to fec data. what does joe biden have to do to win over union workers in wisconsin? >> well, president biden is doing a ton to make sure workers have funds in their pockets that they can contribute to the candidate of their choice or used to support their families. unions do extraordinary work to make sure their members know who is sticking up for their paychecks, for their union organizing rights. the democratic party of wisconsin, we are organizing all over the state,...
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i wouldn't give the prosecution of free examination or the fec chairman and i certainly wouldn't put the former president on to be cross-examined. michael cohen did everything that the defense we tend to do which is to establish he had the wherewithal and the ability and the brains to do things on his own. as the fixer he would need the former president blessing and demonstrated by stealing, not that he's a thief but he was able to do things without trump knowing and that's all the defense needs to do to get an acquittal. >> isn't he going to turn that around or try to present himself in a better light? stealing money owed me he was dragging his feet donald trump at getting it back to me. that's what he will argue and i'm just wondering what jurors will think of that. >> remember all his trial is, it is two people disagreeing over something that happened historically and it comes down to whose story is more credible. the only credible story that the former president needs to put out there is simply michael cohen was my fixer. i hired people to take care of my problems. i wasn't inter
i wouldn't give the prosecution of free examination or the fec chairman and i certainly wouldn't put the former president on to be cross-examined. michael cohen did everything that the defense we tend to do which is to establish he had the wherewithal and the ability and the brains to do things on his own. as the fixer he would need the former president blessing and demonstrated by stealing, not that he's a thief but he was able to do things without trump knowing and that's all the defense...
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is a guy who was lied to congress, led to the media, lied to the molar investigative team led to the fec, lied to the irs, and lied to a bank in order to obtain a home equity line of credit. >> sandra: here is the former president. >> john: hit areas now. apparently there's some sort of conversion and he is a truth teller but can the jury look at all of the litany of lies in the past and say i believe everything he says now? >> heat entered with a fist bump his son eric trump following closely behind him. they reentered the courtroom and the cross-examination will begin shortly. we will take a quick break. the latest on this trial and the comments from the courtroom we will have the former acting attorney general matt whitaker on deck next. s are perfect! he's a brand new dog, all in less than a year. when people switch their dog's food from kibble to the farmer's dog, they often say that it feels like magic. but there's no magic involved. (dog bark) it's simply fresh meat and vegetables, with all the nutrients dogs need— instead of dried pellets. just food made for the health of dogs.
is a guy who was lied to congress, led to the media, lied to the molar investigative team led to the fec, lied to the irs, and lied to a bank in order to obtain a home equity line of credit. >> sandra: here is the former president. >> john: hit areas now. apparently there's some sort of conversion and he is a truth teller but can the jury look at all of the litany of lies in the past and say i believe everything he says now? >> heat entered with a fist bump his son eric trump...
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the fec said that the doj said that, cy vance, bragg's predecessor said that but you know bragg didn't care. he wanted to mangle the law, contort the evidence, twist the facts, in order to take out trump to benefit joe biden. this is blatant election interfinesser and americans are smart. they see it. that's why trump's poll numbers have gone up. larry: yes indeed. gregg jarrett, many thanks as always. folks you can catch more of gregg's coverage of donald trump's new york trial on "fox nation," streaming right now. all right, now for the riff, inflation heating up again. joe biden slapping tariffs on chinese products we mostly don't buy. meanwhile our nation's finances are in complete tatters. just a couple point here, the recent string of hotter than expected inflation reports continue. the april producer price index whose top line number jumped roughly 6% at an annual rate, then there is the small business sentiment from the nfib, continues to hover nearly 20% below levels during the trump years. today president biden comes out with a bunch of new tariffs on china, i were concluding
the fec said that the doj said that, cy vance, bragg's predecessor said that but you know bragg didn't care. he wanted to mangle the law, contort the evidence, twist the facts, in order to take out trump to benefit joe biden. this is blatant election interfinesser and americans are smart. they see it. that's why trump's poll numbers have gone up. larry: yes indeed. gregg jarrett, many thanks as always. folks you can catch more of gregg's coverage of donald trump's new york trial on "fox...
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. >> larry, no i was going to say your point is very important, because the fec is responsible for civil enforcement which is a lower standard. so even with the lower standard they didn't think they could make the case. so how this ends up in criminal court where they have to prove i had beyond a reasonable doubt is crazy. larry: last one, andy mccarthy, thank you very much for this, i know you're business did i somebody. >> sure. larry: the defense is going to bring robert costello as a witness, former lawyer to michael cohen. costello has also called cohen a lawyer in congressional testimony, what do you make of this? what do you reckon is going to happen here? >> well, costello is testifying as we speak, larry, and what he is doing basically is demolishing what's left of cohen's story about, you know, how he ended up with the lawyers that he ended up with and the most important thing is, he told costello that, costello said to him, do you have anything on trump we could use to trade with the southern district to try to get sentencing lee enzi, he told them, he said 10 to 20 times, bob
. >> larry, no i was going to say your point is very important, because the fec is responsible for civil enforcement which is a lower standard. so even with the lower standard they didn't think they could make the case. so how this ends up in criminal court where they have to prove i had beyond a reasonable doubt is crazy. larry: last one, andy mccarthy, thank you very much for this, i know you're business did i somebody. >> sure. larry: the defense is going to bring robert costello...
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. >> bill: brett, we're learning from lydia hu about this brad smith fellow used to work for the fec and we all thought he would be a witness. apparently that all fell apart yesterday. he just sent out a big threat on x. i will read one for you. number six talks about what we'll testify to. we were going to go over the reporting schedules showing even if they thought it was a campaign expense to be reported. an expenditure made in 2016 money sent to daniels' attorney would not under law be reported until december 8th, a full 30 days after the election. can you make sense of that and how that would be relevant and maybe give us an explanation as to why -- if you will be charged for a campaign violations, and the defendant wants to call somebody up there and testify to how this works and based on all of our understanding federal election law is very complicated and you would need an expert witness to take the jury through this. why is he not allowed to tell the story? >> well, bill, judges typically do not like anyone taking the stand that is going to try to explain the law. it is expl
. >> bill: brett, we're learning from lydia hu about this brad smith fellow used to work for the fec and we all thought he would be a witness. apparently that all fell apart yesterday. he just sent out a big threat on x. i will read one for you. number six talks about what we'll testify to. we were going to go over the reporting schedules showing even if they thought it was a campaign expense to be reported. an expenditure made in 2016 money sent to daniels' attorney would not under law...
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election law from a liar and a thief, and they wouldn't let brad smith who was the former chair of the fec testify as to to what really was the law about elections. >> david, that's perfectly illustrative of why this case is such a legal abomination. the judge actually let someone like are michael cohen basically instruct the jury on the law. no witness is allowed to instruct the jury on the law unless they are an expert if witness and it is an area of the law outside the jury's experience. now, election law, federal election law is certainly outside the jury's experience, so it's extraordinary that the judge did not let president trump call their witness in order to define certain terms for the jury that they certainly should not be getting from michael cohen. david: and, you know, cully, what this really brings to mind is the whole concept of the two-tiered scwus he's system that we've heard so much about with regard to one side getting prosecuted for very politically-oriented crimes and the other side not getting prosecuted at all. or, if so, just a slap of the hand. particularly with r
election law from a liar and a thief, and they wouldn't let brad smith who was the former chair of the fec testify as to to what really was the law about elections. >> david, that's perfectly illustrative of why this case is such a legal abomination. the judge actually let someone like are michael cohen basically instruct the jury on the law. no witness is allowed to instruct the jury on the law unless they are an expert if witness and it is an area of the law outside the jury's...
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misdemeanor in 34 felonies because they have no right to ajude case a election interference that has to be fec or federal court. that is why they're not mentioning it, right? >> it is not their jurisdiction and the department of justice declined to bring it. so how in the world are we you now sitting here in manhattan in state court where they're bringing this? it is mind-boggling. as far as the question where the judge is concerned, most troubling aspect with respect to the judge throughout this trial the fact he imposed a gag order throughout the duration against donald trump yet michael cohen, stormy daniels, these other characters were able to say whatever they had to say to make money off of it. fundamentally that is not fair. he could have done himself with a lot of favors with his own credibility in the eyes of public not imposing a gag order against donald trump. i know better than anyone. what is the purpose to a gag order? to prevent harm to a case that otherwise can't be done. does anyone not on this planet not know what donald trump thinks about all this, including the jurors befor
misdemeanor in 34 felonies because they have no right to ajude case a election interference that has to be fec or federal court. that is why they're not mentioning it, right? >> it is not their jurisdiction and the department of justice declined to bring it. so how in the world are we you now sitting here in manhattan in state court where they're bringing this? it is mind-boggling. as far as the question where the judge is concerned, most troubling aspect with respect to the judge...
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looking at this, apparently right now they are showing there was a "wall street journal" article about an fec complaint about american media groups payoff of mcdougal. cohen told david pecker the matter will be taken care of and the person doing it was attorney general jeff sessions and cohen says it was post a conversation with trump. 30 seconds here to react to that. >> what relevance does that have to this case? this is more of the stuff that allen bragg's team is trying to bring in. let's streamline it. >> bill: cross examination may happen this afternoon. thank you, andy, jonathan and jonna for being on. >> dana: thank you for watching "america's newsroom." we love being with you. we're back tomorrow. harris faulkner takes you through the next hour. here she is. >> harris: brand-new hour an
looking at this, apparently right now they are showing there was a "wall street journal" article about an fec complaint about american media groups payoff of mcdougal. cohen told david pecker the matter will be taken care of and the person doing it was attorney general jeff sessions and cohen says it was post a conversation with trump. 30 seconds here to react to that. >> what relevance does that have to this case? this is more of the stuff that allen bragg's team is trying to...
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the fec, federal election commission, said there is not a problem. no case. and vivek is here now and he can speak for himself saying this is a sham trial. it is politically motivated. an assault on the leading candidate for u.s. president. i would expect he would say something so i won't go through the rest. he is here and will talk to you. the speaker of the house is here. we have byron donalds, we have a lot of great people here to talk to you and they won't let -- they want to make it difficult for them to speak. for some reason i can speak here but i'm the only one that's allowed. the gag order has to come off. when you ask me about the people that we are talking about, i'm not allowed to answer. there has never been anything like this in the history of our country. it is a scam. it's election interference at a level that's never taken place before and now if you don't mind i will go into the ice box and sit for a long time. thank you very much. [shouted questions] >> bill: extended comments this morning here. at one point he said are you able to call a
the fec, federal election commission, said there is not a problem. no case. and vivek is here now and he can speak for himself saying this is a sham trial. it is politically motivated. an assault on the leading candidate for u.s. president. i would expect he would say something so i won't go through the rest. he is here and will talk to you. the speaker of the house is here. we have byron donalds, we have a lot of great people here to talk to you and they won't let -- they want to make it...
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testimony from cohen communicating, i believe communicating with trump about what he was telling the fec, like we have this complaint-- donald trump had nothing to do with it, right? >> then trump says, that's good. >> exactly, he says that's good. again, that is michael cohen's testimony. you have to believe cohen is telling the truth and not just doing it, because , but again, there is this consciousness of guilt sort of that lit up. >> i think they've done a good job showing the consciousness across the other witnesses. anything they have, a document and two witnesses on, is pretty sturdy. >> yeah. >> and you imagine, we don't always know, but where one juror says yeah, i don't know if i believe cohen, and they've been following this, but remember that pecker said that, and later they will request the transcript. so again, it goes back to today and thursday, and they said we have no witnesses left, so we are in it. does it add enough questions that one or mergers has that doubt that they can't get over a reasonable doubt as to this because of an element of the crime, like a checklist,
testimony from cohen communicating, i believe communicating with trump about what he was telling the fec, like we have this complaint-- donald trump had nothing to do with it, right? >> then trump says, that's good. >> exactly, he says that's good. again, that is michael cohen's testimony. you have to believe cohen is telling the truth and not just doing it, because , but again, there is this consciousness of guilt sort of that lit up. >> i think they've done a good job...
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you know, hillary clinton and her campaign had to pay a fine of about $113,000 to the fec because they improperly reported the spending that they made on the steele dossier as being a campaign expenditure as opposed to legal expenses. that's the end kind of thing we're dealing with here, and instead they're throwing the book at donald trump and turning him into a felon over something that should have been handled as a fine, if that. i mean, frankly, the fact that we're dealing with something here that was a business record and not something that was -- how can that that possibly be something considered? stuart: i think this whole trial was biden's idea, it was his strategy, bottle him up, get him guilty, put him in prison, and i think it's backfiring. but i do blame significant if initial blame, i put blame on biden. how about you? >> yeah. well, i think that the biden white house and the people around joe biden is have gone along with this conspiracy to essentially try to render their largest opponent as being someone who is unacceptable to independent voters. i think it backfired on
you know, hillary clinton and her campaign had to pay a fine of about $113,000 to the fec because they improperly reported the spending that they made on the steele dossier as being a campaign expenditure as opposed to legal expenses. that's the end kind of thing we're dealing with here, and instead they're throwing the book at donald trump and turning him into a felon over something that should have been handled as a fine, if that. i mean, frankly, the fact that we're dealing with something...
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talking about election law and say the defense can't bring a person that was the actual chair of the fec, so how are you allowi allowing thig closing? how are you mentioning this during the jury statements? there is conflict all over this case. >> ainsley: it is riddled with error. let's bring in rnc co-chair lara trump. >> good to be with you. >> ainsley: what did msnbc says he has a man crush on the judge. >> cnn, nbc, msnbc, all the same. this guy is a hero to the left. you have to take a look at all the ways he has rules against donald trump and his defense and for the prosecution. let's start at the beginning, let's start with the facts that miraculously and defying all stage probabilities this judge has gotten every anti-trump case possible. he got allen weisselberg, the former cfo of the trump organization, steve bannon and now donald trump. we remember he slapped an unconstitutional gag order against donald trump at every possible turn for the prosecution, and against the defense, i would love to see the contrast of overturned objections the defense vs. the prosecution in this ca
talking about election law and say the defense can't bring a person that was the actual chair of the fec, so how are you allowi allowing thig closing? how are you mentioning this during the jury statements? there is conflict all over this case. >> ainsley: it is riddled with error. let's bring in rnc co-chair lara trump. >> good to be with you. >> ainsley: what did msnbc says he has a man crush on the judge. >> cnn, nbc, msnbc, all the same. this guy is a hero to the...
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trump brought up today at trump tower was the fact that they did not bring to the witness stand former fec commissioner brad smith. comes lawyers wanted to question him about campaign finance law but judgment sean said it's his responsibility to explain the law to jurors and he didn't want to confuse jurors so trump's lawyers ended up not calling smith to the stand. that's another thing to keep in eye for as possible grounds for appeal. will send it back to you. >> neil: appreciate that. in the meantime want to get our legal eagles to weigh in on what's at stake for donald trump and indeed the nation. the former federal prosecutor johnny back with us former deputy assistant attorney general criminal offense attorney lawyers all. during good ones. i begin with you. your take on this july event it's getting a lot of scrutiny because at that hearing the sentencing will go down. a lot of people have been saying given the bad blood between judge mark schaan in the former president there could be some surprises. could you see among those surprises the judge insisting he spent some time in jail?
trump brought up today at trump tower was the fact that they did not bring to the witness stand former fec commissioner brad smith. comes lawyers wanted to question him about campaign finance law but judgment sean said it's his responsibility to explain the law to jurors and he didn't want to confuse jurors so trump's lawyers ended up not calling smith to the stand. that's another thing to keep in eye for as possible grounds for appeal. will send it back to you. >> neil: appreciate that....
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advertise, the super packets, all of those kinds of things are regulated by the federal government, the fec, the department of justice. >> if you are a juror, right? obviously there are 12 people who could have 12 different opinions about this, but if you are a juror do you think listening to all the salacious detail today and the same thing with michael cohen, really, everybody trying to establish they are stormy daniels and michael cohen are cd and disreputable, does that count in a juror's mind more against the defense? because trump associated with these people or doesn't count more against the prosecution? because they are dragging it all in? >> you are right, jillian parried attic what are the biggest challenges is a juror you are sitting there wondering what is the story they are trying to tell. where is this going? because at the end of the day they have not been instructed in the law. there just hearing these facts. was it illegal for him to allegedly be with her? i think they are trying to piece it together. that's why the jury instructions are going to be so important. why their
advertise, the super packets, all of those kinds of things are regulated by the federal government, the fec, the department of justice. >> if you are a juror, right? obviously there are 12 people who could have 12 different opinions about this, but if you are a juror do you think listening to all the salacious detail today and the same thing with michael cohen, really, everybody trying to establish they are stormy daniels and michael cohen are cd and disreputable, does that count in a...
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. >> bret: brad smith has been fec expert. and he had this piece. byron put it what would i have told the trump jury? trump has been outspoken opponent of what he views as the over application of campaign finance laws. smith was not going to give the jury his views on the specific charge against trump. he knew the judge would never allow that and he didn't intend to try. instead, he had been allowed, smith said he wanted the jury to know about the complexity of the campaign law. and other things if they had filed as a campaign violation, it really wouldn't have been filed until december, well after the election. >> the problem is that's, yet, another example, bret, of the persecution, not prosecution of a former president, not allowing that testimony, you couple that with the behavior of judge merchan yesterday with another witness, bob costello and you realize that this really is a sham. this is what third world countries do. i will say sorts of piggybacking about the polls and olivia's good point about how this may cut. as i travel the country, br
. >> bret: brad smith has been fec expert. and he had this piece. byron put it what would i have told the trump jury? trump has been outspoken opponent of what he views as the over application of campaign finance laws. smith was not going to give the jury his views on the specific charge against trump. he knew the judge would never allow that and he didn't intend to try. instead, he had been allowed, smith said he wanted the jury to know about the complexity of the campaign law. and other...
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judge juan merchan a tyrant for imposing a gag order on him and refusing full testimony from former fec chairman brad smith during the trial. trump will have 30 days to appeal after merchan hands down his sentence on july 11th, just four days before the republican national convention in milwaukee. trump plans to challenge the trial's fairness given his status as a celebrity and the former president. the feds will question the credibility of the prosecution's star witness michael cohen. trump's attorneys laid the groundwork during the trial and likely revisit key rulings like judge merchan's denial of a mistrial motion after salacious testimony from adult film actress stormy damages at the time merchan said better if some of these things had been left unsaid. but merchan also criticized trump's lawyers for not objectinobjecting enough. in 2020 the judge donated $35 to democrats, including 15 to then candidate joe biden. pler chan's daughter also works for a democratic political campaign firm. while the state commission on judicial conduct dismissed an ethics complaint against merchan, tr
judge juan merchan a tyrant for imposing a gag order on him and refusing full testimony from former fec chairman brad smith during the trial. trump will have 30 days to appeal after merchan hands down his sentence on july 11th, just four days before the republican national convention in milwaukee. trump plans to challenge the trial's fairness given his status as a celebrity and the former president. the feds will question the credibility of the prosecution's star witness michael cohen. trump's...
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of course, we will not be able to see and verify those numbers until well, the fec report comes out, filings come out later this month, but multiple attendees telling me that they walked them through those numbers and other big news nugget that we got is that they walk through how they so a plans to expand the map in donald trump's favor in both minnesota and in virginia to traditionally more democratic leaning states. and they made the case for why they think they can be very aggressive. and some of those states we're learning a lot from that and luck you're totally right. you mentioned that some of the special guests this weekend include a number of people who are on donald trump's shortlist to become vice president. now some of those people include ohio senator j.d. vance. they're going to be doing a fundraiser. donald trump and vance and ohio later this month well, they will appear together. doug burgum, the former or excuse me, the north dakota governor, is also in attendance as a senator tim scott. all people again and that we know have been on donald trump's potential list for
of course, we will not be able to see and verify those numbers until well, the fec report comes out, filings come out later this month, but multiple attendees telling me that they walked them through those numbers and other big news nugget that we got is that they walk through how they so a plans to expand the map in donald trump's favor in both minnesota and in virginia to traditionally more democratic leaning states. and they made the case for why they think they can be very aggressive. and...