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and so at jonathan: the end of the day, juan merchan got exactly what we all excited. this idea you can make this cat walk backwards a be rather difficult. you've already had this eyewitness going to every de detail, including wearing boxer shorts, old spice in his bathroom. that is the level of absurd detail. we have seen the old spice but we don't mention. the fact that he would bring in that type of completely immaterial detail shows how this judge was going to conduct this courtroom. and at the end of the all of that to say god, he literally said, would have been better if that testimony did not occur. a new sort of looking around like, you were the one that allowed this testimony to occur. >> dana: i cannot imagine being somebody on the jury, i did read at one point of the report's side, one of our producers at one of the jurors, woman had her hand in her hands, could not believe they had to listen to it. >> judge jeanine: i'm glad to hear that, i wish to hear more on the courtroom, in fact i will be there thursday and friday. like, the testimony we heard today ha
and so at jonathan: the end of the day, juan merchan got exactly what we all excited. this idea you can make this cat walk backwards a be rather difficult. you've already had this eyewitness going to every de detail, including wearing boxer shorts, old spice in his bathroom. that is the level of absurd detail. we have seen the old spice but we don't mention. the fact that he would bring in that type of completely immaterial detail shows how this judge was going to conduct this courtroom. and at...
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so i mean, this is going to be the story of his life. >> to say nothing of juan merchan, who has to go back and he's disrespected that judge a lot. that's the guy who's going to sentence him. well, this is why they don't want dei. they would like this diversity to exist because it changes things. it makes law a little more fair and broad. i want to talk about this because a lot of black and brown people have gone through the system and been convicted of a crime and walk through a process that trump will now get to walk through as well. talk about the process. he's now been convicted. he has a sentencing date of july 11. what happens between now and then? >> he has to speak to a probation officer. >> watch them be black, too. watch it be a black woman. >> many of them in manhattan are people of color. and he has to be interviewed, because that's part of the investigation, the probation department does for a presentence report which will be given to the court, the defense, and the prosecutor. it's confidential so we'll not be, unless -- >> we'll never know who they are. >> yes, and that
so i mean, this is going to be the story of his life. >> to say nothing of juan merchan, who has to go back and he's disrespected that judge a lot. that's the guy who's going to sentence him. well, this is why they don't want dei. they would like this diversity to exist because it changes things. it makes law a little more fair and broad. i want to talk about this because a lot of black and brown people have gone through the system and been convicted of a crime and walk through a process...
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judge juan merchan clearing the courtroom, sending everybody out into the hallway. when the trial resumed, costello back on the stand. prosecutors beginning their cross-examination. he'll be back on the stand tomorrow. but tonight, before court adjourned for the day, trump's lawyer asking judge merchan to dismiss the case. >> hopefully the motion to dismiss this trial will go through because this trial is a disaster for our country. >> reporter: no immediate ruling from the judge. but when the defense argued the jury shouldn't even consider testimony from michael cohen, the judge was skeptical, saying, "you think he's going to fool 12 new yorkers?" david, the defense is likely to rest its case tomorrow with no testimony from trump himself. the jury will be excused until after memorial day, with closing arguments, jury instructions, and finally, deliberations, next week. david? >> david: big week next week. aaron katersky leading us off tonight. aaron, thank you. >>> we turn to the major global headline tonight. the hardline president of iran confirmed dead after a h
judge juan merchan clearing the courtroom, sending everybody out into the hallway. when the trial resumed, costello back on the stand. prosecutors beginning their cross-examination. he'll be back on the stand tomorrow. but tonight, before court adjourned for the day, trump's lawyer asking judge merchan to dismiss the case. >> hopefully the motion to dismiss this trial will go through because this trial is a disaster for our country. >> reporter: no immediate ruling from the judge....
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only one of them juan merchan found yesterday was violative of the gag order. two of the alleged violations are about michael cohen. the trump team made inroads with merchan by showing him that trump's statements about cohen were close in time, if not on the same day, to statements cohen made about trump on x that were highly inflammatory. they said trump was just defending himself against a politicized attack. merchan didn't agree with them, per se, but he said it was close enough that he couldn't find beyond a reasonable doubt that trump should be held in criminal contempt. look for trump to test those lines a little more, particularly if michael cohen or stormy daniels continues to talk. on the other hand, if he goes after jurors again or makes a statement about a different witness, do i think juan merchan is a man of his word? i do, whiley willie, and we'll >> there's this debate about whether or not donald trump actually wants to be put in jail, maybe for a day or one night, just to have the story and say, see, they locked me up. i'm your retribution. ever
only one of them juan merchan found yesterday was violative of the gag order. two of the alleged violations are about michael cohen. the trump team made inroads with merchan by showing him that trump's statements about cohen were close in time, if not on the same day, to statements cohen made about trump on x that were highly inflammatory. they said trump was just defending himself against a politicized attack. merchan didn't agree with them, per se, but he said it was close enough that he...
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judge juan merchan asked the jury to confirm if they'd be able to meet the following day wednesday for deliberations. wednesdays are usually an off day on the trial calender. he's not yet confirmed whether court will be in session that day or not. but the defense's final witness was attorney robert costello thawho took the stands for a second day yesterday to finish up his cross-examination by prosecutor susan haufen jr. costello testified about negotiating to represent michael cohen after the fbi raided cohen's properties in 2018. during cross-examination costello came under fire for how he characterized his relationship with cohen, raising questions about his credibility as the prosecutor used his own words against him several times with e-mails to back it up. for example, haufenger asked whether he touted his ties during the rudy giuliani meeting. costello replied that wasn't true. he then showed him an e-mail he sent to cohen two days after their initial meeting where in he mentioned giuliani all without calling trump to testify and without using its testimony to refute any of the
judge juan merchan asked the jury to confirm if they'd be able to meet the following day wednesday for deliberations. wednesdays are usually an off day on the trial calender. he's not yet confirmed whether court will be in session that day or not. but the defense's final witness was attorney robert costello thawho took the stands for a second day yesterday to finish up his cross-examination by prosecutor susan haufen jr. costello testified about negotiating to represent michael cohen after the...
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judge juan merchan said he was prepared to go further. you want if donald trump does not stop violating his order, he will be left with no choice but to consider jail time as a punishment. judge juan merchan made it very clear he does not take that threat lately, calling it a last resort. he also said, "mr. trump, it is important to understand the last thing i want to do is put you in jail. you are the former president of the united states and possibly the next president as well." now, despite that, you might be sitting at home thinking finally someone is going to put this guy in jail. and, you would not be alone in feeling that way. no question. here's the thing, this may also be exactly what trump wants. his whole message is that he is the victim, he is aggrieved, he is the victim of a two tiered system of justice is. his campaign is fundraising of the possibility that he could be put in jail. in his mind, that would only keep him able to make the argument that he is the victim of the system. but, for all of trump's whining about a so-c
judge juan merchan said he was prepared to go further. you want if donald trump does not stop violating his order, he will be left with no choice but to consider jail time as a punishment. judge juan merchan made it very clear he does not take that threat lately, calling it a last resort. he also said, "mr. trump, it is important to understand the last thing i want to do is put you in jail. you are the former president of the united states and possibly the next president as well."...
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you think judge juan merchan is inching its way toward incarceration. i personally think he should put donald trump in jail but i want to get your thoughts on this. >> i think the fact that he said if you keep it up i will impose jail because these fines are not getting it done. $9000.00 is a slap on the wrist to donald trump. there have to be meaningful sanctions for him to continue to violate a court order, i agree with you that the time is long past for him to go in jail. anyone else who violated a court order this many times, not once, not twice, it is not a mistake, he knows exactly what he's doing. you're not just targeting the witnesses, you are targeting jurors. the latest set of violations includes a violation where he is talking about this jury is 95% democrats, i can't get a fair trial. you can't talk about the jurors. that is sacrosanct. the judge is inching there. i'm not sure if he will get there on this one but it needs to happen. he needs to be treated just like everybody else. >> no one is above the law, right? thank you so much for bei
you think judge juan merchan is inching its way toward incarceration. i personally think he should put donald trump in jail but i want to get your thoughts on this. >> i think the fact that he said if you keep it up i will impose jail because these fines are not getting it done. $9000.00 is a slap on the wrist to donald trump. there have to be meaningful sanctions for him to continue to violate a court order, i agree with you that the time is long past for him to go in jail. anyone else...
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i think judge juan merchan is likely to just let it pass and let them make their little proclamations outside the courtroom. >> adam, you know, former trump executive allen weisselberg and former trump bodyguard keith schiller have been mentioned frequently but they are not expected to testify. quickly, two questions, one, will the jury notice the lack of testimony from them? two, do you think the jury is expected to hear from trump directly? >> excuse me. you are allergic to trump. >> i do think that they will certainly notice. these are figures who we have heard so much about allen weisselberg and his notes. they are a central, powerful piece of evidence in the case. they have been identified twice with keith schiller, he is a central person in these conversations. someone who the defense is making a lot of hate about with this october 24th phone call. so, if the defense is going to say why didn't the prosecution call these witnesses? i expect the prosecution will say that while the prosecution has the burden, these witnesses are available to the defense as well. and, so far as i ca
i think judge juan merchan is likely to just let it pass and let them make their little proclamations outside the courtroom. >> adam, you know, former trump executive allen weisselberg and former trump bodyguard keith schiller have been mentioned frequently but they are not expected to testify. quickly, two questions, one, will the jury notice the lack of testimony from them? two, do you think the jury is expected to hear from trump directly? >> excuse me. you are allergic to trump....
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terrific lawyers as everyone knows, it's past time for a judge juan merchan to dismiss this case. there is no false injury. by the way, they paid a legal expense and market legal expense. i say it every day. they could have said construction. they could have said this is where construction purpose or some other purpose. they are called legal fees. they call it legal expense. they paid out all your money legal expense. the lawyer says retainer. at the retainer. he calls it a retainer. acting attorney general matt whitaker, the prosecution said that absolutely no evidence of a crime. the american spectator, people over there, judge merchan's animosity towards me development inability to ensure a fair trial is not lost to the voters. never seen anything like it. this goes on and on. ross, "the new york times," i would defy anyone to summarize the underlying situation in which a presidential candidate could be -- for a misdemeanor offense. very small, but there's not even a misdemeanor. for a misdemeanor offense misdemeanor offense elevated by a second crime for which he isn't even be
terrific lawyers as everyone knows, it's past time for a judge juan merchan to dismiss this case. there is no false injury. by the way, they paid a legal expense and market legal expense. i say it every day. they could have said construction. they could have said this is where construction purpose or some other purpose. they are called legal fees. they call it legal expense. they paid out all your money legal expense. the lawyer says retainer. at the retainer. he calls it a retainer. acting...
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judge juan merchan said no. earlier, a few hours ago, stormy daniels tweeted " real men respond to testimony by being sworn in and taking the stand in court. oh wait. nevermind." duncan. >> there's a problem in the fact that the witnesses are not subject to the gag order. we've been seeing tweets from michael cohen attacking mr. trump as well. i think there is a bit of a disconnect between the fact that he can't say anything and that the witnesses can. that being said, there is a long history here of mr. trump inciting violence against not only the witnesses but the das office, the members of the das office staff, the judge, the family. there is a real background, there's a reason the gag order exists. i think that, at the end of the day his right not to modify the gag order because there are more witnesses coming. if you left the gag order right now, these witnesses coming up will know that the minute they are of the stand, they will be subject to all these attacks. it cannot stand given the history of these vi
judge juan merchan said no. earlier, a few hours ago, stormy daniels tweeted " real men respond to testimony by being sworn in and taking the stand in court. oh wait. nevermind." duncan. >> there's a problem in the fact that the witnesses are not subject to the gag order. we've been seeing tweets from michael cohen attacking mr. trump as well. i think there is a bit of a disconnect between the fact that he can't say anything and that the witnesses can. that being said, there is...
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. >> reporter: judge juan merchan, who held trump in criminal content ten times, fining him $10,000 during the trial, has said if trump violates the order again, he'd risk going to jail. trump attacked him, too, calling him a devil and a tyrant. it will be merchan who sentences the former president on july 11th, just four days before he's set to accept the republican nomination for president. >> david: let's bring in rachel scott with us in new york. rachel reported on what donald trump said today, going after the judge. we should point out, this is the very judge who will decide trump's fate in a matter of weeks? >> it is, david. the sentencing is set for july 11th, four days before the republican national convention. it will be up to judge juan merchan to decide whether the former president gets prison time, home confinement, probation, or fines. tonight, so many are questioning why the former president would go after the very judge who's ultimately responsible for deciding his fate. >> david: in a matter of weeks here. we'll be on that as well, of course. thank you for this week. >>> th
. >> reporter: judge juan merchan, who held trump in criminal content ten times, fining him $10,000 during the trial, has said if trump violates the order again, he'd risk going to jail. trump attacked him, too, calling him a devil and a tyrant. it will be merchan who sentences the former president on july 11th, just four days before he's set to accept the republican nomination for president. >> david: let's bring in rachel scott with us in new york. rachel reported on what donald...
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judge juan merchan. ms. hicks, do you need a break? answer, yes please. crying. leading off our discussion tonight is andrew weissman, former fbi general counsel and former chief of the criminal division of the eastern district of new york, a msnbc legal analyst and co-author of the "the new york times" best- selling book "the trump indictments ." also with us, adam klasfeld, who was in the courtroom today and will be there every day at the trump trial, a fellow at justice security and lisa rubin, who was also at the courthouse today, msnbc legal analyst. adam, i want to begin with you because among us , having pulled this question, you are the first one to know the crying was happening. you detected it in, something was happening in the silent nonce at the beginning of her answers. >> that is precisely right. before the stage directions, as you called it, the first stage directions was the nodding in response to a question. you never see that happening very often in trials, you will see the judge instructing the witness to vocalize because the transcript will no
judge juan merchan. ms. hicks, do you need a break? answer, yes please. crying. leading off our discussion tonight is andrew weissman, former fbi general counsel and former chief of the criminal division of the eastern district of new york, a msnbc legal analyst and co-author of the "the new york times" best- selling book "the trump indictments ." also with us, adam klasfeld, who was in the courtroom today and will be there every day at the trump trial, a fellow at justice...
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it is claimed that judge juan merchan quickly shot down the ha claim this morning. according to sources in the courtroom, the judge said, "it has come to my attention that there might be a misunderstanding. i want to stress to thmr. trump that he have the absolute right to testify up that is what you decide. that is a constitutional right that you have not been denied come just as you have noan absolute right not to testify." the gag order does not prohibit you from taking the stand or limit what you can say on the witness stand. it only applies to extrajudicial statements. those are statements outside the court." >> donald detrump paid the $90 he has been fined for violating the gag order. judge juan merchan is expected four additional t violations of the gag order next week. we will start the hour with some of our favorite experts and friends with us at the table, our msnbc legal correspondent, lisa ruben, one of two joining the table from the courthouse and executive editor of the national enquirer and social correspondent for the hollywood reporter back with us.
it is claimed that judge juan merchan quickly shot down the ha claim this morning. according to sources in the courtroom, the judge said, "it has come to my attention that there might be a misunderstanding. i want to stress to thmr. trump that he have the absolute right to testify up that is what you decide. that is a constitutional right that you have not been denied come just as you have noan absolute right not to testify." the gag order does not prohibit you from taking the stand...
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that is what judge juan merchan instructed at the close of business. we are also on tuesday probably going to get to summations. if we have summations to say, the jury could have the case by then . if not, they will have it thursday and we will see how long it takes to deliberate. >> more to come, hugo and joyce. thank you both so much. either way, joyce, you have to stick around. in a few minutes, we will talk about a supreme court justice embroiled in controversy. >>> first, treating the green at the center of all that ugliness on capitol hill this week. new reaction from someone in the middle of it when we are back in 90 seconds. seconds. lawn disease? been going around. so like other people have it and it's not... pick up a bag of the new scotts turf builder healthy plus lawn food today. feed your lawn. feed it. (ella) fashion moves fast. (jen) so we partner with verizon scotts turf builder healthy plus lawn food today. to take our operations to the next level. (marquis) with a custom private 5g network. (ella) we get more control of production, ef
that is what judge juan merchan instructed at the close of business. we are also on tuesday probably going to get to summations. if we have summations to say, the jury could have the case by then . if not, they will have it thursday and we will see how long it takes to deliberate. >> more to come, hugo and joyce. thank you both so much. either way, joyce, you have to stick around. in a few minutes, we will talk about a supreme court justice embroiled in controversy. >>> first,...
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come tomorrow, judge juan merchan will read off the all important instructions to the jury which will be the basis for how the jury will decide whether trump is guilty or not guilty. at that point, the jury will begin deliberations and it's anyone's guess how long they will need to come to a verdict. let's bring in my legal panel, katie phang, host of the katie phang show on msnbc. melissa murray, nyu law professor and msnbc legal analyst, harry lipman, former u.s. attorney who just left the courthouse, and joyce vance, former u.s. attorney and professor at the university of alabama school of law. harry, i'm going to go to you. you just walked out of the courthouse. what was the prosecution presenting when you left? >> they were really effectively, joy, going just at the points you made with the smoking guns. you know, blanche made an odd decision in the opening, saying that these records were not false. and everyone was expecting that to be really him to have to eat those words during the closings, and now is when he ate them, because it just seems really preposterous to try to sugge
come tomorrow, judge juan merchan will read off the all important instructions to the jury which will be the basis for how the jury will decide whether trump is guilty or not guilty. at that point, the jury will begin deliberations and it's anyone's guess how long they will need to come to a verdict. let's bring in my legal panel, katie phang, host of the katie phang show on msnbc. melissa murray, nyu law professor and msnbc legal analyst, harry lipman, former u.s. attorney who just left the...
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judge juan merchan said we're not there yet, by the way this is on you, you didn't call for objections as many times i thought you should have. there were times where judge merchan said sustained to his own objection, feeling the defense should have called for objections. they were going to also going over limiting instructions. to tell folks what that is, they would decide on what parts of the testimony could be reviewed by and considered by the jury, especially when it came to deliberations. if they were to ask for, for instance, to go over a certain point of stormy daniels' testimony, they felt the details in the ways in which that night in 2006 has gone down, the details were left out. that would be redacted from the testimony that the jury would review. the likelihood of him granting a mistrial today at 4:00 p.m., and reviewing or renewing this motion from the defense i think is very unlikely because nothing new has come up. by the way, to add to it, in cross-examination from susan necheles, she brought up the extraneous details. the details of what happens on that night, after th
judge juan merchan said we're not there yet, by the way this is on you, you didn't call for objections as many times i thought you should have. there were times where judge merchan said sustained to his own objection, feeling the defense should have called for objections. they were going to also going over limiting instructions. to tell folks what that is, they would decide on what parts of the testimony could be reviewed by and considered by the jury, especially when it came to deliberations....
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this morning though, judge juan merchan during jury instruction revealed that the jury can find trump guilty in this case even if jurors disagree on the under lying crime that he allegedly committed while unlawfully influencing the 2016 presidential election. but trump maintains he is being politically persecuted in this year's election is being interfered with. >> it's a disgrace and i mean that. we will see. we will see how we do. >> jury deliberations are underway in the first criminal trial ever involving a former u.s. president. the jury will need to reach a unanimous decision to convict or acquit former president donald trump. trump is charged with falsifying business records to influence the 2016 election through unlawful means. but judge juan merchan instructed the jury quote you need not be unanimous as to what those unlawful means. were there the three options for the jury include a federal election campaign act violation, the falsification of other business records, or a violation of tax laws. these are the possible crimes that elevate trump's charges to felonies. today the
this morning though, judge juan merchan during jury instruction revealed that the jury can find trump guilty in this case even if jurors disagree on the under lying crime that he allegedly committed while unlawfully influencing the 2016 presidential election. but trump maintains he is being politically persecuted in this year's election is being interfered with. >> it's a disgrace and i mean that. we will see. we will see how we do. >> jury deliberations are underway in the first...
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it seems if judge juan merchan is leaning in the direction of holding donald trump in violation of a gag order when he spoke about the jury. when it comes to michael cohen, he's more on the fence. david pecker, he's less concerned. he said that in court today. one other thing i think is important to mention is the defense brought up by todd blanche, who seemed more prepared this time around during the gag order hearing, when it came to michael cohen. and todd blanche essentially is saying michael cohen does not deserve protection. if you give me a moment, i'm going to read what todd blanche said in court this morning when it came to michael cohen talking about tiktok. mr. cohen has started going on tiktok nightly and making money. he encourages folks to give him money. his tiktok criticizes donald trump. this is not a man who needs protection from the gag order. at one point judge juan merchan kind of concedes that this doesn't necessarily specifically name michael cohen and stephanie clifford, aka stormy daniels as people that should be included in this gag order, but all witnesses
it seems if judge juan merchan is leaning in the direction of holding donald trump in violation of a gag order when he spoke about the jury. when it comes to michael cohen, he's more on the fence. david pecker, he's less concerned. he said that in court today. one other thing i think is important to mention is the defense brought up by todd blanche, who seemed more prepared this time around during the gag order hearing, when it came to michael cohen. and todd blanche essentially is saying...
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judge juan merchan refused to agree to the motion but did tell the prosecution to keep michael cohen quiet so we will see if he does. >> aishah: the trump campaign released a statement about that saying this is a big win for president's legal team in asking them to be quite. i don't know, john, i don't know how big of a win this is. and all the former president is not allowed to talk about michael cohen or the judge but let's talk about both of them. the judge after 15 days told prosecutors they can tell michael cohen to be quiet. all while the president is under threat of jail time for violating potentially violating a gag order. what do you know about this judge? the former president is saying this is a big joke. what do you know about this man? >> i don't know much about his personal background but just watching his performance during this trial, he is way in over his head. this gag order is a great example. he was violating president trump's first amendment rights. yes, you can restrict what criminal defendants say but there's never been a criminal defendant also the leading cand
judge juan merchan refused to agree to the motion but did tell the prosecution to keep michael cohen quiet so we will see if he does. >> aishah: the trump campaign released a statement about that saying this is a big win for president's legal team in asking them to be quite. i don't know, john, i don't know how big of a win this is. and all the former president is not allowed to talk about michael cohen or the judge but let's talk about both of them. the judge after 15 days told...
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juan merchan, i was in the room when he had ruled on the $9,000 fine. right. and then today coming in really again, i do not want to send you to jail certainly for misdemeanor and the way that the judge is paving in this courtroom, that that makes sense to me, isn't look like he's a person who wants to do this at all. yet he said it. >> do you think it really will happen if trump violates the order again? >> i think so the judge has basically said i have no other choice left. and in his written order, he says the same thing. he said look, $1,000 fines are not deterring this individual. so i'm basically left with no option and that's what he's saying directly to president trump as well. you're leaving me with no option. i have no choice. i have to protect the administration of justice. and then in the written order as well, he says if warranted and appropriate the next violation will result in incarceration. so there's a little variation could be an hour a day. you know, there's there's a wide remit, right? >> yes absolutely. i think he might just be sending hi
juan merchan, i was in the room when he had ruled on the $9,000 fine. right. and then today coming in really again, i do not want to send you to jail certainly for misdemeanor and the way that the judge is paving in this courtroom, that that makes sense to me, isn't look like he's a person who wants to do this at all. yet he said it. >> do you think it really will happen if trump violates the order again? >> i think so the judge has basically said i have no other choice left. and in...
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that was the direction from judge juan merchan. it was not that bradley smith cannot, in fact, testify. he cannot just testify to the law, and that is why he did not take the witness stand. i want to take little bit more of a listen to what the former president had to say in trump tower behind me, and then we'll talk on the other side. >> we're losing our country, and i really think that this is an event, what took place yesterday with this judge. look, we have conflicted, but he's a crooked judge, and you'll understand that and i say that knowing that it's very dangerous for me to say that, and i don't mind because i'm willing to do whatever i have to do to save our country and to save our constitution. i don't mind. >> reporter: i think matthew dowd is exactly right. i think it's going to be interesting to see how this plays especially with independent voters, right? i think we know how this is going to play with trump's base of support. he has had a significant amount of support out here this morning. it has now kind of gone dow
that was the direction from judge juan merchan. it was not that bradley smith cannot, in fact, testify. he cannot just testify to the law, and that is why he did not take the witness stand. i want to take little bit more of a listen to what the former president had to say in trump tower behind me, and then we'll talk on the other side. >> we're losing our country, and i really think that this is an event, what took place yesterday with this judge. look, we have conflicted, but he's a...
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as you listen to that, tell us what is likely from judge juan merchan. i mean, look, people said $9,000 is like $0.90 to you and me. nevertheless, he dangled the possibility of jail. what's going to happen, though, tomorrow? >> well, remember, last night's order was issued after trump made all of the statements you just showed on april 22nd or after. you can't say that it gives him fair warning with respect to the four statements that are at issue for tomorrow's hearing. so -- >> meaning fair warning that he could go to jail. >> correct. and so i don't think that jail is on the menu for tomorrow. i think it's really more of a third time's a charm/three strikes and you're out sort of warning. the other thing that i want to underscore is that juan merchan makes a point in a gag order of reminding people reading it that his hands are tied. the new york criminal contempt statute gives him two options, a thousand dollars per violation at a maximum or up to 30 days in jail. there is no in between, and there's a whole paragraph in his gag order where he says it
as you listen to that, tell us what is likely from judge juan merchan. i mean, look, people said $9,000 is like $0.90 to you and me. nevertheless, he dangled the possibility of jail. what's going to happen, though, tomorrow? >> well, remember, last night's order was issued after trump made all of the statements you just showed on april 22nd or after. you can't say that it gives him fair warning with respect to the four statements that are at issue for tomorrow's hearing. so -- >>...
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. >> judge juan merchan, finding today the trump via lord, violated that gag order for the 10th time. he find a trump $1,000 which is the maximum penalty. but judge, where shine went on to tell the former president, quote, at the end of the de, i have a job to do and part of that job is to protect the dignity of the judicial system and compel respect as much as i do not want to impose a jail sanctioned and i've done everything i can to avoid doing so i want you to understand that i will if necessary, and appropriate, unquote. today we've also heard testimony from two witnesses who went through check by check, the payments made by donald trump to his former attorney and fixer, michael cohen. those payments are at the very heart of this case because prosecutors alleged mr. trump took part in an illegal conspiracy to reimburse his former lawyer and fixer, michael cohen for paying hush money to stormy daniels right before the election. stormy daniels, the born actress and director who had claimed she had had a sexual encounter with mr. trump. let's get straight to cnn's keras canal, who's
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judge juan merchan , the presiding judge, has tremendous and culpable equanimity with which he orders the proceedings. it feels like the epitome of judicial temperament exuding from the bench. everything that is happening is orderly and moving along. in terms of michael cohen, i agree with you that, again, lisa rubin had this point, we will talk to her later in this hour, we got the best version of michael cohen yesterday. the question today was what they're going to be some blowup moment or was there going to be a moment of colonel jessup and a few good men where he slams the podium and says like yes, i'm lying. whatever, i don't know what the fantasy was. you are right that it kept computer the entire time and he maintained that kind of more quiet, chastened version of himself. a few plumbers of the other michael cohen. >> like to do: a cheeto faced dictator? i'm matching up all the assertions together. he had sort of relinquished like his rage in a lot of ways, for the most part. and, that seemed really powerful to me. >> i will say, and we will talk about this more throughout the
judge juan merchan , the presiding judge, has tremendous and culpable equanimity with which he orders the proceedings. it feels like the epitome of judicial temperament exuding from the bench. everything that is happening is orderly and moving along. in terms of michael cohen, i agree with you that, again, lisa rubin had this point, we will talk to her later in this hour, we got the best version of michael cohen yesterday. the question today was what they're going to be some blowup moment or...
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we have heard that the sentencing from judge juan merchan is going to come down on july 11th. again, that's four days before the start of the republican national convention. what are the possibilities for sentencing and if an appeal is filed before that, does the sentencing get delayed? >> it can be delayed if those appeals are successful. it's unlikely. you know, it's also unlikely that he would get jail time. it's the first offender. these are not violent offenses. i also believe that judge merchan will have to recognize how he would set off a cascading problem. if you try to even put a -- the leading presidential candidate on home confinement, in new york. so, you're going to have multi tracks going forward. there is going to be appeals taken while he does. the president will be subject to an interview with a probation officer, then a sentencing most of us assuming there is not going to be jail time. the judge obviously has some leeway i also expect you are going to find some three-point shots. they might try to leapfrog to the supreme court. as unlikely as that is. the imp
we have heard that the sentencing from judge juan merchan is going to come down on july 11th. again, that's four days before the start of the republican national convention. what are the possibilities for sentencing and if an appeal is filed before that, does the sentencing get delayed? >> it can be delayed if those appeals are successful. it's unlikely. you know, it's also unlikely that he would get jail time. it's the first offender. these are not violent offenses. i also believe that...
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i'm glad i'm not juan merchan for the next six weeks. it's a terrible, tough decision, and just like the world's been watching him for all of these many months, the world is going to be watching what he does here, and i think he's going to be widely criticized from one side or another no matter what he does. >> sentencing is the hardest thing for a judge in any case. this one, yes, in every single case. this is no different. judge merchan has done this, has sentenced defendants for 15 years with grace and a plum constitutionally. he will do it again in this case. >> we will never know how many nights of sleep he loses in the process. tough decision. diane keisel, jill konviser, thank you so much throughout this trial. it's been great having you both. >>> the legal lightning bolt in manhattan is spiking a massive fundraising windfall, and the trump conviction setting off a count down for his future and possibly his freedom. will trump's top lawyer remain by his side when sentencing comes down. by his side when sentencing comes down be har
i'm glad i'm not juan merchan for the next six weeks. it's a terrible, tough decision, and just like the world's been watching him for all of these many months, the world is going to be watching what he does here, and i think he's going to be widely criticized from one side or another no matter what he does. >> sentencing is the hardest thing for a judge in any case. this one, yes, in every single case. this is no different. judge merchan has done this, has sentenced defendants for 15...
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trump had a lot of comments about judge juan merchan, who presided over this seven week trial, saying that he criticizing some of the judge's ruling, saying that that's why he didn't testify in his own defense because the judge would have allowed the prosecution to dig into some of his past. he also was saying that the judge just let an unfair trial saying that he looks like an angel, but he is the devil. and we also made some statements against the prosecution's key witness, michael cohen. although trump is under this gag order where he is not supposed to make use prohibited from making any comments about any of the witnesses. so when trump statements today, he did not identify cohen by name. take a listen by the way, this was a highly qualified lawyer. >> now i'm not allowed to use his day because of the gag order but you know, he's just leaves back. everybody knows that took me a while to find out but he was effective. he did work now, there's no indication as of now whether the prosecution is going to try to raise this as a potential violation of the gag order. >> we heard heard a
trump had a lot of comments about judge juan merchan, who presided over this seven week trial, saying that he criticizing some of the judge's ruling, saying that that's why he didn't testify in his own defense because the judge would have allowed the prosecution to dig into some of his past. he also was saying that the judge just let an unfair trial saying that he looks like an angel, but he is the devil. and we also made some statements against the prosecution's key witness, michael cohen....
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juan merchan. when? blanche, right now. >> i want to go to yasmin who has some color from observations of the judge up to this point of cohen's testimony. fill us in, yasmin. >> and by the way, just quickly limiting instructions including transcripts that are admitted cannot be used or seen as evidence from the jury, certainly something that the defense team wants the jury to understand with transcripts coming out, especially as we've talked about repeatedly, that access hollywood transcript that will be admitted once again as evidence under michael cohen's testimony. let's talk color here. you talked about credibility, chris, you were asking about credibility. we have some color on judge juan merchan and the way in which he's listening to, watching michael cohen's testimony. merchan has been watching cohen carefully, sometimes with his hand over his chin as if he has been considering cohen's credibility throughout there morning. let's talk a wake back to judge engoron at trump's civil fraud trial, in wh
juan merchan. when? blanche, right now. >> i want to go to yasmin who has some color from observations of the judge up to this point of cohen's testimony. fill us in, yasmin. >> and by the way, just quickly limiting instructions including transcripts that are admitted cannot be used or seen as evidence from the jury, certainly something that the defense team wants the jury to understand with transcripts coming out, especially as we've talked about repeatedly, that access hollywood...
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judge juan merchan has said those jury instructions will likely last at least an hour if not more. so 2:15, they come back for the charging instructions to go through that. seems like court is not in session on thursday of this week. they do not come back until next tuesday. judge juan merchan informed the jury, i don't want the summations to happen and then have distance between summations and they come back for closing arguments next tuesday. there are jury instructions given by judge juan merchan which will last up to or more than an hour. closing arguments could last all day. so they're asking the judge to be prepared to work late on tuesday afternoon. and then possibly to work wednesday if we're looking at then they'll go into deliberations wednesday and thursday. so that at this moment is the schedule we're looking at as the defense has rested its case and donald trump, the former president of the united states will not, in fact, be testifying, guys. >> yasmin vossoughian, so many questions to still ask. look ahead when we come back to the final phase of this trial, we'll exp
judge juan merchan has said those jury instructions will likely last at least an hour if not more. so 2:15, they come back for the charging instructions to go through that. seems like court is not in session on thursday of this week. they do not come back until next tuesday. judge juan merchan informed the jury, i don't want the summations to happen and then have distance between summations and they come back for closing arguments next tuesday. there are jury instructions given by judge juan...
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today a new york appellate court rejected donald trump's bid to have judge juan merchan recused from the case citing merchan's daughters work consulting for democratic clients. the judges ruled trump's defense team they failed to prove judge merchan overstepped his authority by refusing to recuse himself. and upheld the court's decision denying some of trump's social media posts were covered by presidential immunity. now, these denials are all happening as we await a consequential ruling from judge merchan on jury instructions, which will guide the jury as it tries to reach a verdict. joining me now is neil katyal, now msnbc analyst. it's great to see you. i have a lot of questions here. pertaining first to the appeals court ruling, there have been so many denials throughout this trial. i assume it's the throw spaghetti at the wall and let's see what sticks to it school of defense strategy. does it have any kind of meaningful impact, though, in the big picture here? >> it's the spaghetti strategy at the wall and trump's m.o. being the loser once gep as he does time and again in the n
today a new york appellate court rejected donald trump's bid to have judge juan merchan recused from the case citing merchan's daughters work consulting for democratic clients. the judges ruled trump's defense team they failed to prove judge merchan overstepped his authority by refusing to recuse himself. and upheld the court's decision denying some of trump's social media posts were covered by presidential immunity. now, these denials are all happening as we await a consequential ruling from...
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however, judge juan merchan asks one simple question, which i think is really interesting. he says, did he violate the gag order? that's all i want to know and blanche says absolutely positively not, but going back to what you said earlier which is what are the violations of this gag order, it is talking about the jury, and it is talking about potential witnesses. both of which he has done on these potential violations. >> okay, yasmin, keep us posted. so katie, what does the judge do about the michael cohen tiktok videos and this idea that because -- >> i was like cohen's -- >> does he need to be protected if he's out there continuing to talk and saying things that are inflammatory, i guess his lawyer, trump's lawyer's arguing that cohen doesn't need protection. >> okay, but this is blanche, i'll give him a little bit more credit. this is him trying to turn the issue on its head. michael cohen is not the criminal defendant in this case. he is not the subject of the gag order. the gag order is in place to protect the integrity and the administration of justice. it's not sol
however, judge juan merchan asks one simple question, which i think is really interesting. he says, did he violate the gag order? that's all i want to know and blanche says absolutely positively not, but going back to what you said earlier which is what are the violations of this gag order, it is talking about the jury, and it is talking about potential witnesses. both of which he has done on these potential violations. >> okay, yasmin, keep us posted. so katie, what does the judge do...
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. >> reporter: judge juan merchan announced he will sentence trump on july 11th, 4 days before the republican national convention. he faces up to four years in prison but could be given probation with no jail time. as the verdict was right, trump sat expressionless in the courtroom. >> the jury spoke decisively. it spoke unanimously. there wasn't really any doubt of the way they were coming out in this case. it was faster, i think, certainly than i think a lot of people who had been following the trial very close they would have anticipated, just given the length of the trial, the number of witnesses, the complex city of the issue, the fact they had 34 counts to resolve, that was unusual. >> reporter: trump was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying records to cover up his alleged sexual encounter with stormy daniels during his presidential run in 2016. the jury, perhaps swayed by the prosecution's key witness, former trump attorney michael cohen, who offered crucial testimony that directly implicated trump in falsifying the $130,000 payment. daniels herself testified in graphic detail in th
. >> reporter: judge juan merchan announced he will sentence trump on july 11th, 4 days before the republican national convention. he faces up to four years in prison but could be given probation with no jail time. as the verdict was right, trump sat expressionless in the courtroom. >> the jury spoke decisively. it spoke unanimously. there wasn't really any doubt of the way they were coming out in this case. it was faster, i think, certainly than i think a lot of people who had been...
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judge juan merchan, who has been a portrait of calm, had to momentarily clear the courtroom of both the jury and the press for the sole purpose of admonishing costello and regaining order inside his courtroom. quote, i'd like to discuss proper decorum, he said, in my courtroom before everyone was cleared out. quote, you don't give me side eye you and you don't really your eyes, end quote. robert costello is the lawyer who once advised michael cohen. cohen never hires him but they're talking for long enough to have established attorney-client privilege. costello, according to michael cohen's direct testimony, formed a back channel to donald trump when cohen was the target of a federal criminal investigation in 2018. costello claims that michael cohen told him that trip didn't know about the hush money payments to stormy daniels. that is something that michael cohen established in his direct testimony and cohen testified to the reason for that being he didn't trust him not to tell rudy giuliani. "new york times" reports from cohen's testimony this, quote, when questioning cohen last w
judge juan merchan, who has been a portrait of calm, had to momentarily clear the courtroom of both the jury and the press for the sole purpose of admonishing costello and regaining order inside his courtroom. quote, i'd like to discuss proper decorum, he said, in my courtroom before everyone was cleared out. quote, you don't give me side eye you and you don't really your eyes, end quote. robert costello is the lawyer who once advised michael cohen. cohen never hires him but they're talking for...
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because judge juan merchan is normally a mild voice, calm speaker in court who makes you lean forward to hear him. and you always do because he is so clear. and the quick intensity of his speech slightly as he did, has an enormous effect in that room. it is bombastic in its way. judge merchan plays his role in such an understated way that when he leans into anything, it lands like an explosion as it did today. so judge merchan after ordering todd blanche to sit down again, launched into his decision on the mistrial saying that he agreed that the mention of the condom should not have come out. and what he could not understand is donald trump's defense lawyer susan necheles did not object. for the life of me. i don't know why she didn't object. she had just made about 10 objections. most of which were sustained. why on earth she wouldn't object to the mention of a condom i don't understand. and so it went. for most of the issues raised by todd blanche. but the crushing blow to todd blanche's motion and to todd blanche's work as a lawyer in this case came when the judge explained to him
because judge juan merchan is normally a mild voice, calm speaker in court who makes you lean forward to hear him. and you always do because he is so clear. and the quick intensity of his speech slightly as he did, has an enormous effect in that room. it is bombastic in its way. judge merchan plays his role in such an understated way that when he leans into anything, it lands like an explosion as it did today. so judge merchan after ordering todd blanche to sit down again, launched into his...
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judge juan merchan himself was losing patience with the prosecution case college protests, they continue to grow as says the police response forces seized the rafah crossing only on fox news channel at a time. thanks to kristi noem michaelt f loftus kantar.tyruse is a fox nm ashley strohmier, live in new york. you are taking a look at live pictures out of our nation's capitol, where police are clearing out a pro-palestinian encampment at george washington university. as you can see right now, it looks like police have the roads blocked off. and there's protesters and onlookers there, this is the shot we have this morning at 4:00. as i said, in the nation's capital, you can hear people chanting, the encampment has been building over the last 14 days or so in an area of the campus known as university yard. the school has been trying to bring an end to it, but has had no success. meantime, protesters there have been preparing for the police to possibly move in, and that's been going on since sunday. that's when the president of the university issued a statement calling on the protests on ca
judge juan merchan himself was losing patience with the prosecution case college protests, they continue to grow as says the police response forces seized the rafah crossing only on fox news channel at a time. thanks to kristi noem michaelt f loftus kantar.tyruse is a fox nm ashley strohmier, live in new york. you are taking a look at live pictures out of our nation's capitol, where police are clearing out a pro-palestinian encampment at george washington university. as you can see right now,...
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and juan merchan, they are shredding whatever little correct remains in the new york judicial system. but this was the day that bragg was waiting for, right? this was his day that he thought he was going to get under trump's skin by calling stormy daniels to the stand with testimony completely irrelevant to the alleged ridiculous crime. she knew she would accuse trump with another crime. >> there was encounter she said she had in a parking lot in las vegas. i'm going back to our document. my daughter and i were going to a mommy and me workout class. i was approached by a man in a parking lot in las vegas. i thought he was the husband or something of one of the other women in the class. he threatened me, not to continue to tell my story. >> this was in 2015. >> that's right. what story? about my encounter with mr. trump. >> laura: by allowing this and other highly personal and prejudicial testimony judge juan merchan validated donald trump's skating criticisms of extremely bias and conflicted judge. the trump team was right to call for a mistrial but merchan denied the order saying i a
and juan merchan, they are shredding whatever little correct remains in the new york judicial system. but this was the day that bragg was waiting for, right? this was his day that he thought he was going to get under trump's skin by calling stormy daniels to the stand with testimony completely irrelevant to the alleged ridiculous crime. she knew she would accuse trump with another crime. >> there was encounter she said she had in a parking lot in las vegas. i'm going back to our document....
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that is what judge juan merchan is reading to the jurors right now. i have the entirety of the jury instructions in my hand right now, 55 pages worth. as i was looking through what it is the jury is being read back to, it started off with drawing inferences right? there's an example made by the judge in drawing inferences as to the fact that it rained outside, right? you went to bed. it wasn't raining. you got up in the morning, the ground looked wet. people are walking around with umbrellas, but you don't necessarily see rain falling from the sky. you can draw an inference that, in fact, it rained or it may rain in the future. that is an example he gave, for instance, in drawing inferences within his jury instructions. they go through limiting instructions as well. now, this is interesting because you remember two of the questions that they asked of the four regarding pecker, regarding michael cohen's testimony as well, and it seemed as if it was about pecker and cohen's testimony when it came to that trump tower meeting in 2015. drawing credibility
that is what judge juan merchan is reading to the jurors right now. i have the entirety of the jury instructions in my hand right now, 55 pages worth. as i was looking through what it is the jury is being read back to, it started off with drawing inferences right? there's an example made by the judge in drawing inferences as to the fact that it rained outside, right? you went to bed. it wasn't raining. you got up in the morning, the ground looked wet. people are walking around with umbrellas,...
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[hablan en inglÉs] [hablan en inglÉs] ilia: una vez mÁs, aprovechÓ para atacar al juez juan merchÁn y decir que era un juicio que estaba amaÑado. por supuesto, sin haber demostrado todavÍa por quÉ utiliza esa frase para referirse al juez. ¿quÉ pasÓ inmediatamente despuÉs de que todos entraron a la sala? ayer, los jurados habÍan pedido unas explicaciones sobre las instrucciones al juez y esto tenÍa que ver con el hecho de analizar los hechos y las deducciones de los hechos. hoy, todo el dÍa, todo el mundo estÁhablando de una metÁfora que usÓ el juez merchÁn para explicar este punto de las instrucciones. es la metÁfora de la lluvia. si yo me voy a dormir esta noche y no estÁ lloviendo, pero maÑana me encuentro con las calles mojadas, la gente con abrigos y con sombrillas, puedo deducir que aunque no haya visto que lloviÓ la noche anterior, sÍ lloviÓ. el jurado tambiÉn habÍa pedido explicaciones sobre tres testimonios que ocurrieron durante los 20 dÍas en que se presentaron testimonios . 22 personas se presentaron. pero querÍan saber sobre una reuniÓn que tuviero
[hablan en inglÉs] [hablan en inglÉs] ilia: una vez mÁs, aprovechÓ para atacar al juez juan merchÁn y decir que era un juicio que estaba amaÑado. por supuesto, sin haber demostrado todavÍa por quÉ utiliza esa frase para referirse al juez. ¿quÉ pasÓ inmediatamente despuÉs de que todos entraron a la sala? ayer, los jurados habÍan pedido unas explicaciones sobre las instrucciones al juez y esto tenÍa que ver con el hecho de analizar los hechos y las deducciones de los hechos. hoy,...
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were. >> eric: former president trump has repeatedly accused judge juan merchan as having a conflict of interest because of his political donations. turns out merchan has donated to democratic causes a group cause called stop republicans he gave to joe biden's election campaign in 2020. it was only 15 bucks. the state commission on judicial ethics rules say that's a no-no. he should not have done that judges are not allowed to take partisan stands. we knew that the panel dismissed a complaint against the judge. but this weekend reports say they did give him a warning about donating to a political parties and that goes on his record. meanwhile michael cohen goes on to continue cross-examination this morning. trump lawyer todd blanche trying to portray him as a serial lawyer as this jury cannot believe. cohen been the last prosecution witness and then it will be up to the defense. we don't know yet if the former president will take the stand and election law expert is expected to be called. final closing arguments could actually come tomorrow. we'll see if the jury can get this case as
were. >> eric: former president trump has repeatedly accused judge juan merchan as having a conflict of interest because of his political donations. turns out merchan has donated to democratic causes a group cause called stop republicans he gave to joe biden's election campaign in 2020. it was only 15 bucks. the state commission on judicial ethics rules say that's a no-no. he should not have done that judges are not allowed to take partisan stands. we knew that the panel dismissed a...
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donald trump volviÓ en ataque de el juez juan merchan. [habla en inglÉs] ♪ jorge: el mal tiempo y una falla tÉcnica pudieron influir en el accidente de un helicÓptero en el que se mataron el presidente de irÁn, su canciller y mÁs personas. en el tercer y Último debate presidencial en mÉxico los tres candidatos discutieron sobre migraciÓn y seguridad, intercambiaron ataques y ofrecieron pocas propuestas. los precios de algunos alimentos comenzaron a bajar, aunque continÚa el escepticismo de muchos consumidores. locutor: este es el noticiero univisiÓn con jorge e ilia calderÓn. ilia: el juicio penal a donald trump entrÓ en su fase final. la fiscalÍa terminÓ de exponer el Último caso. jorge: donald trump ni siquiera quiso hablar. ilia: admitiÓ que se habÍa quedado con dinero de la organizaciÓn donald trump. jorge: blanca con informaciÓn. blanca: en el estrado el testimonio y el contra interrogatorio de el testigo. por cuarto dÍa la defensa apunta a su credibilidad, reconociÓ haber mentido previamente bajo puramente y h
donald trump volviÓ en ataque de el juez juan merchan. [habla en inglÉs] ♪ jorge: el mal tiempo y una falla tÉcnica pudieron influir en el accidente de un helicÓptero en el que se mataron el presidente de irÁn, su canciller y mÁs personas. en el tercer y Último debate presidencial en mÉxico los tres candidatos discutieron sobre migraciÓn y seguridad, intercambiaron ataques y ofrecieron pocas propuestas. los precios de algunos alimentos comenzaron a bajar, aunque continÚa el...
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and what judge juan merchan threatened again today. we're going to explain it, next. ♪ spring into savings this moving season with pods. save up to 25% now on moving and storage... and see why pods has been trusted with over 6 million moves. but don't wait, save up to 25% now. visit pods.com today. with absorbine pro, pain won't hold you back from your passions. it's the only solution with two max-strength anesthetics to deliver the strongest numbing pain relief available. so, do your thing like a pro, pain-free. absorbine pro. >> all right. look. i think they are getting to realize that brag's case is going south at a pretty decent clip. they don't have many options. one of the few moves they have on chest board includes hitting donald trump for violating the unlawful gag order. well, today, judge juan merchan fined trump another $1,000 bringing the total up to now $10,000. and then the judge warned that the court may inel pose a jail sentence going forward adding this: the last thing i want to consider is jail. you are the former p
and what judge juan merchan threatened again today. we're going to explain it, next. ♪ spring into savings this moving season with pods. save up to 25% now on moving and storage... and see why pods has been trusted with over 6 million moves. but don't wait, save up to 25% now. visit pods.com today. with absorbine pro, pain won't hold you back from your passions. it's the only solution with two max-strength anesthetics to deliver the strongest numbing pain relief available. so, do your thing...
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judge juan merchan yesterday said he hopes to give the lawyers from both sides final jury instructions by sometime tomorrow. both sides around argued about the jury instructions yesterday. this is the legal road map the jury will follow in their deliberations over whether former president trump is guilty or not. meantime, house republican conference chair elise stefanik formally filed an ethics complaint against judge juan merchan with the new york state commission on judiciary conduct after merchan refused to recuse himself from the case for making a $35 donation to democrats in 2020. stefanik if filed this newest complaint alleging judge merchan also has a conflict of interest because his daughter serves as president of a group that represents democratic party politicians and political action committees. new york congresswoman stefanik, a possible trump vp pick, writing in the complaint, or quote: given judge merchan's daughter's clientele and the vast sums of pun that these individuals have -- of money that these vinyls have raised and is there continue to raise off trump's charges,
judge juan merchan yesterday said he hopes to give the lawyers from both sides final jury instructions by sometime tomorrow. both sides around argued about the jury instructions yesterday. this is the legal road map the jury will follow in their deliberations over whether former president trump is guilty or not. meantime, house republican conference chair elise stefanik formally filed an ethics complaint against judge juan merchan with the new york state commission on judiciary conduct after...
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that is what judge juan merchan said today in writing. trial days frequently. the judge called some housekeeping matters, one of them was trying to work something out with the sound system to make it work better. another was a good news bad news item for donald trump. the judge said because the trial is proceeding ahead of schedule canceled so mr. trump can certainly attend his son's graduation. bad news for donald trump, he might now actually have to go to his son's high school graduation, and then is the third housekeeping item on the judge's mind, he used less than a minute of court time to enhance his finding that donald trump is indeed guilty of contempt of court. the judge said "the court finds that the people have met their burden of proof and demonstrated contempt. mr. trump is find $1000 on each. i am handing down a written decision copies for both sides. the details of the decision are in the written decision. and that was that. the judge then brought in the jury. in the seven pages describing trump's violations of the judge's order forbidding him to
that is what judge juan merchan said today in writing. trial days frequently. the judge called some housekeeping matters, one of them was trying to work something out with the sound system to make it work better. another was a good news bad news item for donald trump. the judge said because the trial is proceeding ahead of schedule canceled so mr. trump can certainly attend his son's graduation. bad news for donald trump, he might now actually have to go to his son's high school graduation, and...
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before that judge juan merchan will give them the jury instructions. it will take a unanimous decision by the jury to either convict or acquit former president trump. bret? >> bret: nate foy, thank you. the judge overseeing former president trump's classified documents case in florida is denying prosecutors' request to bar the presumptive republican presidential nominee from making public statements that could endanger law enforcement agents participating in the prosecution. essentially stopping a possible gag order. judge aileen cannon says prosecutors on special counsel jack smith's team did not give defense lawyers adequate time to discuss that request. before it was filed. she says prosecutors can file another petition. >> donald trump was arraigned on a new york supreme court indictment, returned by a manhattan grand jury, on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. the evidence will show that he did so to cover up crimes relating to the 2016 election. everyone stands equal before the law. no amount of money and no amou
before that judge juan merchan will give them the jury instructions. it will take a unanimous decision by the jury to either convict or acquit former president trump. bret? >> bret: nate foy, thank you. the judge overseeing former president trump's classified documents case in florida is denying prosecutors' request to bar the presumptive republican presidential nominee from making public statements that could endanger law enforcement agents participating in the prosecution. essentially...
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tonight judge juan merchan denied two separate requests from former president trump's lawyers. merchan rejected their request for a mistrial because of prejudicial testimony from stormy daniels and also denied request to amend the gag order because trump wants to publicly respond to her testimony. something that he still is trying to do with a separate legal challenge at the appellate court level. >> thank you very much. >> what did you think of stormy daniels' testimony. >> former president donald trump is again challenging the court's gag order after adult film actress, stormy daniels finished testifying in trump's criminal trial. >> i just filed a major motion at the appellate division concerning the absolutely unconstitutional gag order where i'm essentially not allowed to talk to you about anything meaningful that's going on in the case. >> on the stand, daniels denied extorting the former president saying, quote: i never asked for money from anyone in particular. i was asking for money from publications to sell my story to get the truth out. but, a phone call, michael coh
tonight judge juan merchan denied two separate requests from former president trump's lawyers. merchan rejected their request for a mistrial because of prejudicial testimony from stormy daniels and also denied request to amend the gag order because trump wants to publicly respond to her testimony. something that he still is trying to do with a separate legal challenge at the appellate court level. >> thank you very much. >> what did you think of stormy daniels' testimony. >>...
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judge juan merchan yesterday told prosecutors to let cohen know that he's being ordered to stop from the bench, though her. chan lamented the fact that the court can cannot subject witnesses like cohen to a gag order. trump, on the other hand, has been fined $10,000 for violating the gag order including at least 4 attacks against cohen, and he now faces jail time if he violates it again. trump posted on truth social, quote, judge juan merchan refused to put a gag order on people truly out of control can, only on the presidential candidate, me. mistrial. cohen is at the center of the prosecution's case. trump is accused of falsifying business records to hide reimbursements made to cohen 40 paid $130,000 to porn star stormy daniels in an effort to unlawfully ine nuance the 20216 election. trump yesterday denied this, and he denied that can cohen was his fixer. >> i didn't do the bookkeeping, i didn't even know about it, but a very good book keeper marked a legal expense down as a legal expeps. they didn't call it -- expense. they didn't call it construction, they didn't call it buildin
judge juan merchan yesterday told prosecutors to let cohen know that he's being ordered to stop from the bench, though her. chan lamented the fact that the court can cannot subject witnesses like cohen to a gag order. trump, on the other hand, has been fined $10,000 for violating the gag order including at least 4 attacks against cohen, and he now faces jail time if he violates it again. trump posted on truth social, quote, judge juan merchan refused to put a gag order on people truly out of...
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they also say judge juan merchan should have stepped aside for a conflict of interest. merchan donated $15 to president bide app's campaign in 2016 and daughter works for a democratic political campaign firm. the new york state commission on judicial ethics ruled the judge had no conflict. alvin bragg said the jury only relied on the evidence and the law. >> their deliberations led them to a unanimous conclusion beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant, donald trump, is guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree to conceal a scheme to corrupt the 2016 election. >> the convictions came after the jury asked for testimony from "national enquirer" publisher david pecker and michael cohen. both said trump had an august 2015 meeting with them put the illegal scheme in motion. the jury saw the trump financial documents reimbursing cohen for paying stormy daniels and saw the checks trump signed to repay cohen falsely claiming they were for cohen's legal work. despite his credibility issues the jury, it seems, did believe michael cohen. after the
they also say judge juan merchan should have stepped aside for a conflict of interest. merchan donated $15 to president bide app's campaign in 2016 and daughter works for a democratic political campaign firm. the new york state commission on judicial ethics ruled the judge had no conflict. alvin bragg said the jury only relied on the evidence and the law. >> their deliberations led them to a unanimous conclusion beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant, donald trump, is guilty of 34...
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merchan continuously chided her. i'm sure as you saw in the document, there were moments, many moments in which there were objections and judge merchan said sustained. at one point he said sustained without an objection, and all of this was because he felt as if she was kind of droning on, and giving more extraneous information that was not necessarily needed for her testimony. >> at what point did donald trump make the kind of comments that juan merchan sent his lawyers to the bench. >> i'm looking at the back of his head, and he's four to five rows ahead of me. i saw a lot of talking to todd blanche, moments in which there was a bench meeting, and bove would talk to the former president, likely bringing him up to speed as to what was happening and why there was a bench meeting called. he seemed at times to be more animated. in jury selection, in the early days of the testimony of the trial, the former president was not as involved. we had some of that reporting saying his eyes were closed. at one point, i'm closing
merchan continuously chided her. i'm sure as you saw in the document, there were moments, many moments in which there were objections and judge merchan said sustained. at one point he said sustained without an objection, and all of this was because he felt as if she was kind of droning on, and giving more extraneous information that was not necessarily needed for her testimony. >> at what point did donald trump make the kind of comments that juan merchan sent his lawyers to the bench....
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with juan merchan, the trial is over. he's not going to get him removed but he's already gone back to the 2016 playbook of saying juan merchan, of course he's unfair, look where he came from and it's all that sort of dog whistle and sometimes a megaphone, what he means and it is really something very hard to sit here and have a logical , dispassionate conversation because you are not really dealing with something where they are playing on that playing field. >> judge merchan born in columbia, i believe, his family came to the united states. he worked his way through school on the low level jobs that somebody would have to get in new york city. i have to say i've never seen a better judge. i've seen as good, but it's hard to think of a trial judge under more pressure. he's got a former press president of the united states as a defendant. how he handles that, and it's a great tragedy of this trial not being told by us is that america can see that. >> i couldn't agree more because one side or the other is likely to be disapp
with juan merchan, the trial is over. he's not going to get him removed but he's already gone back to the 2016 playbook of saying juan merchan, of course he's unfair, look where he came from and it's all that sort of dog whistle and sometimes a megaphone, what he means and it is really something very hard to sit here and have a logical , dispassionate conversation because you are not really dealing with something where they are playing on that playing field. >> judge merchan born in...
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judge juan merchan will give the jury instructions on how to interpret the law and evidence as they go into deliberations. now, you would think if you were facing such a monumental week you would be a little chill, but we know trump has no chill. in the middle of the night last night, and this morning, he was sending out unhinged social media attacks against judge juan merchan and da alvin bragg, some of them with timestamps at 1:32 a.m. joy vance, nbc msnbc legal analyst, thank you for joining me. what will the closing arguments entail? >> i think you've done a good job of setting out the parameters. when the prosecution closes it will be all over the burden of proof. they will have to explain to the jury and give them good arguments for why they have proven trump's guilt the only reasonable doubt. that's the important part, that very heavy burden. and as you say for a defense lawyer the strategy is always to inject that reasonable doubt into the government's evidence, so we will hear them focus likely on michael cohen and his credibility issues. but they will also make other argument
judge juan merchan will give the jury instructions on how to interpret the law and evidence as they go into deliberations. now, you would think if you were facing such a monumental week you would be a little chill, but we know trump has no chill. in the middle of the night last night, and this morning, he was sending out unhinged social media attacks against judge juan merchan and da alvin bragg, some of them with timestamps at 1:32 a.m. joy vance, nbc msnbc legal analyst, thank you for joining...