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and the fact it is alvin bragg, the first black d.a. in manhattan, upholding the law and saying i did my job. going back to thomas dewey and a professional system, and saying, this is not a deep state. this is what the justice system is. it seems to me that you just have the embodiment of two americas. >> and the thing is that donald trump existed in a new york where mr. morganthol and in a n where alvin bragg's predecessors let him and his father get away with everything from tax evasion to all manner of misdeeds and he went unscathed throughout his life. this is a man who grew up with a supposedly law and order mentality who ran in 2016 on the theme, quote, lock her up. the idea that hillary clinton must be thrown in prison and promising to do that if he were president. lock her up. if he were inside the republican convention, as i was, and heard the guttural nature, it was frightening. to stand there and listen to the rage and hatred that his fans had for this woman they would never meet, that they do not know. the idea that she must
and the fact it is alvin bragg, the first black d.a. in manhattan, upholding the law and saying i did my job. going back to thomas dewey and a professional system, and saying, this is not a deep state. this is what the justice system is. it seems to me that you just have the embodiment of two americas. >> and the thing is that donald trump existed in a new york where mr. morganthol and in a n where alvin bragg's predecessors let him and his father get away with everything from tax evasion...
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i mentioned we're going to hear from d.a. bragg. it's news but it will be interesting to hear from michael cohen tonight on msnbc, the first place i believe he'll be speaking since the verdict. andrew, can you speak on that and how they are still going to launch this appeal strategy going on cohen but the sentencing could be harsher if they base this on aggravating factors. >> it will be interesting. the timing of the sentencing and the appeal is going to be very much what i would say, nicole, in your lane. it will be the politics lane in terms of what they think may happen on appeal and whether they think that is something that will benefit them. if they think that it will be useful to have an appellate brief in before the election so that they can get some lackeys to say, oh, yes, this is a -- there's tons of legal error here, they will do that. but for the moment, you know, there will be a sentencing. there is no question that the judge is going to -- no matter what sentence it is, i have to say, this is -- this is in front of a
i mentioned we're going to hear from d.a. bragg. it's news but it will be interesting to hear from michael cohen tonight on msnbc, the first place i believe he'll be speaking since the verdict. andrew, can you speak on that and how they are still going to launch this appeal strategy going on cohen but the sentencing could be harsher if they base this on aggravating factors. >> it will be interesting. the timing of the sentencing and the appeal is going to be very much what i would say,...
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liz: d.a.ing biden in matthew coley angelo to work against trump he was the third-highest ranking of the justice department under biden and then he went to work for manhattan da office in 2022 late that year to prosecute former president trump, he also says da alvin bragg worked hand-in-hand with attorney general letitia james to pursue civil litigation against trump, final word. >> you are exactly right, you don't leave being the number three at the federal department of justice to go work in the manhattan das office unless you're there for a special purpose, that the simple fact, common sense and again, somebody's going to get to the bottom of this and is going to expose the rug corruption that the american people are tired of. liz: thank you for joining us tonight jean hamilton we appreciate it, thank you for watching "the evening edit", i am elizabeth macdonald. now it's time to send it to the bottom line with dagen and sean, you have a good weeken
liz: d.a.ing biden in matthew coley angelo to work against trump he was the third-highest ranking of the justice department under biden and then he went to work for manhattan da office in 2022 late that year to prosecute former president trump, he also says da alvin bragg worked hand-in-hand with attorney general letitia james to pursue civil litigation against trump, final word. >> you are exactly right, you don't leave being the number three at the federal department of justice to go...
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manhattan d.a. alvin bragg. it violates both the federal and state constitutions.s is a prosecutor making it up as he goes along. due process worthy of the name does not tolerate that. these are statements. andrew mccarthy made that statement. highly respected. judge is allowing wide scope of information that has absolutely nothing to do with the case. that's rebecca from fox news. rick scott here and other politicians here. we have people -- many people in support. the outside of this building is closed down like fort knox. nobody has ever seen. we have so many police down here. new york's finest. they are new york's finest. they are told what to do but they don't have them at columbia or at nyu or any other places. this is like an armed camp down here. they have nothing to worry about, believe me. your problem is from the left, not the right. big problem from the left. it's from within. from within our country. that's a bigger -- in my opinion a bigger danger than china or russia. you have it from the outside and you have it from within. from within is a bigger d
manhattan d.a. alvin bragg. it violates both the federal and state constitutions.s is a prosecutor making it up as he goes along. due process worthy of the name does not tolerate that. these are statements. andrew mccarthy made that statement. highly respected. judge is allowing wide scope of information that has absolutely nothing to do with the case. that's rebecca from fox news. rick scott here and other politicians here. we have people -- many people in support. the outside of this building...
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sentencing, potential appeal. >> d.a. bragg is very circumspect. this is not over.as to be sentencing and there is also going to be an appeal, so he will be very, you know, not saying a lot of things. you can anticipate mr. blanche said he's filing a motion. that could only be a motion to set aside the verdict. it will be denied and then there will be sentencing mammals. donald trump will be sentenced and then he will file an appeal. it depends how fast he perfects that appeal whether or not it will be heard. >> i mean, what you are telling me is there is a lot to come. >> and he's got to sit down with a probation officer and show he is contrite. that won't happen. >> that is a key moment to watch, which i suspect you're going to still need to be caffeinated to be informing our audience for many weeks to come. i am so grateful. this is full circle for us. thank you all so much for being here. coming up next, trump's first criminal trial had a big moment today but now the question becomes, how does his conviction play and what happens in november? that conversation i
sentencing, potential appeal. >> d.a. bragg is very circumspect. this is not over.as to be sentencing and there is also going to be an appeal, so he will be very, you know, not saying a lot of things. you can anticipate mr. blanche said he's filing a motion. that could only be a motion to set aside the verdict. it will be denied and then there will be sentencing mammals. donald trump will be sentenced and then he will file an appeal. it depends how fast he perfects that appeal whether or...
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bragg is claiming any reporting or swing the team, it was witnesses are an attempt to the tempting can prepare and there's a lot of basis for appeals here you think brett. brett: let's think you for having me on, sway to be on with hunt as well and i will tell you, the certainly, this is unprecedented in 25 in the criminal justice system and a bit in the courtroom and trial and have never had a case in which the prosecution was withholding the next witness was northern ever have a judge the do-nothing the prosecution, you need to give them your witness list and you need to do it with enough notice that they can prepare and so from there, you get a perspective of a bit of the clown show that is going on this court room. and remember this, we still do not know what the underlying crime is the president has been accused of, many altered their allocation and the financial records and pursuit of some other alleged crime we don't know what that is in human individual has due process rights and he does not know what is really being accused of doing. liz: him stipulated with a federal crime is
bragg is claiming any reporting or swing the team, it was witnesses are an attempt to the tempting can prepare and there's a lot of basis for appeals here you think brett. brett: let's think you for having me on, sway to be on with hunt as well and i will tell you, the certainly, this is unprecedented in 25 in the criminal justice system and a bit in the courtroom and trial and have never had a case in which the prosecution was withholding the next witness was northern ever have a judge the...
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you don't have any allegation against d.a. bragg.. you're saying if one of the possible laws that supersizes the new felony is a federal violation being pursued in state court, that is your view of the record unprecedented. let's call it unusual. that makes it tougher for this jury to prove. >> it makes a question of whether this practice is a matter of law or norms. there is a preemption clause this the statute. it says in the law itself more or less this is for federal enforcement and it turns out what i found is it only has been. >> so that's a fair criticism they're going to have to answer. second, once the trial started, the d.a. points to the state law about campaigning through unlawful means as you accurately referenced. that's one of several options but now the main one. what do you say to that? >> well, it turns out there's an article a couple of days ago from business insider that has found several experts, veteran lawyers, have said they've never heard of the statute being raised. someone else found this hasn't been used s
you don't have any allegation against d.a. bragg.. you're saying if one of the possible laws that supersizes the new felony is a federal violation being pursued in state court, that is your view of the record unprecedented. let's call it unusual. that makes it tougher for this jury to prove. >> it makes a question of whether this practice is a matter of law or norms. there is a preemption clause this the statute. it says in the law itself more or less this is for federal enforcement and...
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the scheme violated new york election law. >> d.a.g the charges against defendant donald trump, the one and only time he has held that announcement press conference. today we saw his team prove that case, they say, with receipts. i'm joined now by former acting solicitor general and msnbc legal analyst neal katyal. neal, we'll get to the case, but we did invoke appeals in the supreme court on the earlier jail issue. and while it is all very provisional, i'm curious if you had thoughts on that from an appeals perspective. >> yeah, i was glad to see the judge today finally warn trump explicitly look at trump and say, look, you do this again and you're likely to go to jail. i mean, it's high time for that to happen. i think this judge has been way too lenient on trump and his antics. it's not like donald trump is the first complainant to complain about the judge overseeing his case. i think most defendants do, that but they don't act this way with such disrespect and contempt. and the idea of when trump goes foup the cameras and say, oh,
the scheme violated new york election law. >> d.a.g the charges against defendant donald trump, the one and only time he has held that announcement press conference. today we saw his team prove that case, they say, with receipts. i'm joined now by former acting solicitor general and msnbc legal analyst neal katyal. neal, we'll get to the case, but we did invoke appeals in the supreme court on the earlier jail issue. and while it is all very provisional, i'm curious if you had thoughts on...
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. >> i can't believe the hoax, this sham, this absolute injustice justice system d.a. bragg and the judge should be astha ashamed of themselves. this isn't just ridiculous. this actually erodes the confidence that americans have in the justice system. >> reporter: and new polling out just before the verdict shows roughly two-thirds of americans said a conviction would make no difference in their vote. donald trump, he spent the evening at a fundraiser. the trump campaign says their fund raising site crashed soon after the verdict, because of an outpouring of support. frances? >> all right, thank you so much, brie. >>> turning overseas to the war in ukraine. two american officials tell nbc news, president biden secretly gave ukraine permission to use u.s. weapons to strike inside russia. it comes a day after secretary of state antony blinken seemed to leave the door open for the policy shift. the officials say biden's decision only applies to the area around the northeastern city of kharkiv. that's where russia launched a new offensive in recent weeks. and says they cou
. >> i can't believe the hoax, this sham, this absolute injustice justice system d.a. bragg and the judge should be astha ashamed of themselves. this isn't just ridiculous. this actually erodes the confidence that americans have in the justice system. >> reporter: and new polling out just before the verdict shows roughly two-thirds of americans said a conviction would make no difference in their vote. donald trump, he spent the evening at a fundraiser. the trump campaign says their...
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that is when d.a. alvin bragg was in the courtroom. otherwise, he's not been here and yet he's now in the first row, taking notes throughout this entire closing arguments, put forth by todd blanche. one other thing i think is important to mention as we talk about michael cohen being the focus of the defense's closing arguments is what i'm learning from the prosecution when it comes to their closing argument, some of which you talked about is, their closings, while they will bring up michael cohen to help build the timeline throughout the closing arguments, they will be focusing in mainly and solely on as we thought they would, also during michael cohen's testimony, the documents. they still understand how problematic or the credibility issues that michael cohen has and so they will be focusing in on those documents. the first republic bank document, we bring this up over and over again, but the first republic bank document where allen weisselberg scribbled on, doing the actual math that paid back reimbursed as michael cohen alleges mic
that is when d.a. alvin bragg was in the courtroom. otherwise, he's not been here and yet he's now in the first row, taking notes throughout this entire closing arguments, put forth by todd blanche. one other thing i think is important to mention as we talk about michael cohen being the focus of the defense's closing arguments is what i'm learning from the prosecution when it comes to their closing argument, some of which you talked about is, their closings, while they will bring up michael...
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alvin bragg. maybe that is the case with other judges in new york city these days.he cautious thing to do especially when we have crossed the rubicon to allow the first prosecution of an american president in the history of the country, you would want everything to be shipshape and buttoned up. instead, this has been a kind of -- how would you put it? it becomes a free-form trial where he's calling really difficult questions on the fly. i think he could have a serious problem on appeal. as art appellate judges can take a look at this. >> thank you very much. your expertise is spot on. we talk about appeal. i presume is if there was a guilty verdict. that is the way in which trump would appeal. the new york appellate court -- the venue. ultimately, you really have to take a long look at the constitutional sixth amendment question. that would be a federal court claim. >> we have seen demonstrated in the federal courts at the supreme court level, the self -- motivated lower courts anticipate that happening here. the judge has one final chance to actually correct essent
alvin bragg. maybe that is the case with other judges in new york city these days.he cautious thing to do especially when we have crossed the rubicon to allow the first prosecution of an american president in the history of the country, you would want everything to be shipshape and buttoned up. instead, this has been a kind of -- how would you put it? it becomes a free-form trial where he's calling really difficult questions on the fly. i think he could have a serious problem on appeal. as art...
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and manhattan d.a. alvin bragg's office. he is pointing to the fact that is filed a freedom of information request for any records of communication between the trump -- the d.o.j. office and the manhattan d.a.'s office. what he is looking at is the fact that former d.o.j. official matthew colangelo was hired to alvin bragg's office and now involved in the prosecution. so lee, i will turn to you here. is there smoke here? >> yeah, it's great the missouri attorney general is looking into this. obviously there is a connection between the biden department of justice and bragg's office with the colangelo example. the third ranking person at the department of justice leaving that position to become an assistant district attorney in one of america's counties to try this case. clearly there is a connection there. bragg campaigned on taking down trump. he didn't say what the charges would be. same thing with james and willis in georgia. they got elected based off the pledge to take down trump but didn't know how they were going to do
and manhattan d.a. alvin bragg's office. he is pointing to the fact that is filed a freedom of information request for any records of communication between the trump -- the d.o.j. office and the manhattan d.a.'s office. what he is looking at is the fact that former d.o.j. official matthew colangelo was hired to alvin bragg's office and now involved in the prosecution. so lee, i will turn to you here. is there smoke here? >> yeah, it's great the missouri attorney general is looking into...
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manhattan d.a. alvin bragg posted on x writing after the verdict, quote: today a jury found donald j. trump guilty on all 34 felony counts. bragg watched from the courtroom as the guilty verdict came in. he is expected to hold the news conference later tonight. trump attorney todd blanche argued the only way that the jury reached a guilty verdict is if they believed michael cohen's testimony. blanche asserts cohen lied on the witness stand during this trial. judge merchan denied blanche's motion. cohen is the only person directly connecting trump to auto stormy daniels pay off leading up to the 2016 presidential election. as we look forward, bret, with the legal and political calendar, the sentencing hearing i mentioned is on july 11th. that's just four days before the republican national convention in milwaukee. bret? >> bret: nate foy, great job covering this from beginning to end. we appreciate it. i want to note about the politics. >> thank you. >> bret: thank you. that the trump donor site for
manhattan d.a. alvin bragg posted on x writing after the verdict, quote: today a jury found donald j. trump guilty on all 34 felony counts. bragg watched from the courtroom as the guilty verdict came in. he is expected to hold the news conference later tonight. trump attorney todd blanche argued the only way that the jury reached a guilty verdict is if they believed michael cohen's testimony. blanche asserts cohen lied on the witness stand during this trial. judge merchan denied blanche's...
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we see d.a., interfering with november election in-kind contribution about the expense of new york taxpayers keeping president trump off the campaign trail what is really important maria, is the american people they smell a rat. when they smell a rat they rally for president trump because no one in our country really appreciates a two-tiered justice system, the more they try to keep the president off the campaign trail, the more obvious it becomes, that they don't want to talk about president biden's performance, they just want to keep president trump as faraway from voters as possible, maria, we saw in new jersey 107,000 people. maria: wow! . >> -- showed up to celebrate four years of donald j. trump you got to love american people. maria: also really interesting, hearing that testimony from mr. costello, who the committee for the burden of provings of the federal government had speak testify this weak listen flies in the face of the michael cohen testimony in that trial, watch this. >> every ti
we see d.a., interfering with november election in-kind contribution about the expense of new york taxpayers keeping president trump off the campaign trail what is really important maria, is the american people they smell a rat. when they smell a rat they rally for president trump because no one in our country really appreciates a two-tiered justice system, the more they try to keep the president off the campaign trail, the more obvious it becomes, that they don't want to talk about president...
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d.a. bragg -- by the way, he turned it down in the case.couldn't be brought because seven years ago, eight years ago, right in the middle of my presidential campaign. there is no crime here. this is 4 weeks of keeping me from not getting paid. the whole world is laughing now from new york, weaponized legal system. >> jesse: trump's lawyers haven't yet had the chance to dunk on cohen's credibility. they will have plenty of material to work with. last month, he said he would cease posting anything about trump during the trial. he goes on tiktok to trash and wearing a shirt that shows the former president behind bars and of orange jumpsuit and handcuffs. also trying to cash in by shopping this reality show called "the fixer." >> my name is michael cohen. for years, i was a personal lawyer for a notorious and bad man. since then, i've been on a journey of redemption looking to set things right. now i'm paying it forward. wielding the tools that i've learned in trouble. the little guy doesn't usually have access to people with my particular set
d.a. bragg -- by the way, he turned it down in the case.couldn't be brought because seven years ago, eight years ago, right in the middle of my presidential campaign. there is no crime here. this is 4 weeks of keeping me from not getting paid. the whole world is laughing now from new york, weaponized legal system. >> jesse: trump's lawyers haven't yet had the chance to dunk on cohen's credibility. they will have plenty of material to work with. last month, he said he would cease posting...
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the previous d.a. wouldn't bring it. bragg didn't want to bring it. he brought it because -- this all comes out of the white house and crooked joe biden. it comes from the white house and it's all biden because it is an attack on his political opponent that hasn't happened in this country. it happens in third world countries but not in this country. it is a shame. the trial is a very unfair trial. it is a very, very unfair trial. good news is they have nothing. thank you.
the previous d.a. wouldn't bring it. bragg didn't want to bring it. he brought it because -- this all comes out of the white house and crooked joe biden. it comes from the white house and it's all biden because it is an attack on his political opponent that hasn't happened in this country. it happens in third world countries but not in this country. it is a shame. the trial is a very unfair trial. it is a very, very unfair trial. good news is they have nothing. thank you.
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we're expecting the d.a. alvin bragg to make some comments, take i avictory lap. senator heitkamp, i want to bring you in. this is not a u.s. story. this is a global story. the globe's media is in that room right now. the leaders of france are watching. the leaders of the uk are watching. the leaders of mexico are watching. okay? we've got a major election in mexico coming up as well. does this verdict as it is now affect foreign stability? >> i don't think it affects foreign stability. i think what it does is it calls into question what's going to happen in the american election. and we can talk all day long about what american corporate business people are going to do, whether they're going to play or not play. this election is going to be won or lost on the margins. and the most critical group is suburban women. and how will they perceive this verdict? when they've been out voting for nikki haley, they've been out expressing their dissatisfaction. will they come home to donald trump? and i think it's unlikely because as we saw in the midterms when everybody tho
we're expecting the d.a. alvin bragg to make some comments, take i avictory lap. senator heitkamp, i want to bring you in. this is not a u.s. story. this is a global story. the globe's media is in that room right now. the leaders of france are watching. the leaders of the uk are watching. the leaders of mexico are watching. okay? we've got a major election in mexico coming up as well. does this verdict as it is now affect foreign stability? >> i don't think it affects foreign stability. i...
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d.a. bragg had to come into that gray area. he took over, the indictment was at that time considered unlikely, indeed you lived through this, you follow the news, you may remember a lot of people said given january 6th and the classified documents case and all the energy, there wasn't necessarily a view that this 2015 related campaign crime should go first or at all. when the d.a. did bring charges, there were many who downplayed them. >> at least in my judgment, all the cases, this is the weakest one substantively. >> this is a very weak case. >> this is the wrong case at the wrong time. >> as a matter of law, these charges are the weakest. >> chances of a unanimous conviction are, like, 10% to 15%. >> i think our analysis is spot on. at this point i think the odds of a hung jury are high. >> i think the case is in many ways stale at this juncture. >> i don't think there's anybody in america who thinks this is a strong case. >> alvin bragg is sweating more than usual. >> his pathetically weak case has imploded. >> we're talkin
d.a. bragg had to come into that gray area. he took over, the indictment was at that time considered unlikely, indeed you lived through this, you follow the news, you may remember a lot of people said given january 6th and the classified documents case and all the energy, there wasn't necessarily a view that this 2015 related campaign crime should go first or at all. when the d.a. did bring charges, there were many who downplayed them. >> at least in my judgment, all the cases, this is...
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bragg's criminal case against trump enters day 12. >> minutes away from finding out if merchan will holdsident in contempt of court again. he will issue his findings whether or not finding whether or not the president filed a gag order and citing him in contempt of court four different times. he could fine the former president $4 thousand more on top of the $9 thousand that the president paid on friday for the previous nine violations. meanwhile we have a preview of the major defense theme in the case. michael cohen went rogue. the defense attorney went through that issue with the witness on friday hope hicks. miss hicks in a very emotional and tearful testimony testifying against her former boss in this courtroom. she blamed -- basically tied in some of the defense theory to try to blame this on michael cohen. the attorney asked her he went rogue as times fair to say? hicks answered yes. miss hicks said she did not have kind things to say about michael cohen. he expected to be the star witness in the case. i used to say he liked to call himself a fixer or mr. fix it. it was only because
bragg's criminal case against trump enters day 12. >> minutes away from finding out if merchan will holdsident in contempt of court again. he will issue his findings whether or not finding whether or not the president filed a gag order and citing him in contempt of court four different times. he could fine the former president $4 thousand more on top of the $9 thousand that the president paid on friday for the previous nine violations. meanwhile we have a preview of the major defense...
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bragg's team has just told the judge today that the d.a.'s office has proven its case based on the evidence and ethus intoning the well known phrase, quote, your honor, the people rest. that's today in the only case that looks to be going to trial by the eelection. that means the prosecutors literally rest their case and take the position they've supplied enough evidence to prove each and every element of this crime which they say donald trump committed is felony beyond a reasonable doubt. and that does something today. it hands control of the case, meaning the witnesses and requests to put in evidence and all of those things, back to the court which can hear the defense's case unless the defense were to decline to mount one. and i can tell you tonight we already know they are mounting one. so we are legally in the uncharted territory here. i told you about those other cases. they matter in vashs ways, and donald trump could clearly lose the election and go on to face trial in those cases, but in this unusual time, in this chapter of history
bragg's team has just told the judge today that the d.a.'s office has proven its case based on the evidence and ethus intoning the well known phrase, quote, your honor, the people rest. that's today in the only case that looks to be going to trial by the eelection. that means the prosecutors literally rest their case and take the position they've supplied enough evidence to prove each and every element of this crime which they say donald trump committed is felony beyond a reasonable doubt. and...
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fox news legal analyst gregg jarrett, michael cohen's lies, and more lies could sink d.a. bragg's case. jarret explains how cohen's testimony presents the jury with a liar's paradox. a twisted explanation of what it would take for them to believe an admitted liar. bret tolman is here and former federal prosecutor. phil holloway is here, former assistant district attorney. you are with me for the hour and that's a great thing. brett, start with you, a liar's paradox. what is that? >> harris, thank you for having me on. looking forward to this hour as well. i will tell you that when i was a young prosecutor, i was sat down by the u.s. attorney and i was told you need to be very careful if you think one of your witnesses is lying. and trying to reach a certain result in a case. and it wasn't just because you put your case in. there was a -- that said if i know knowingly -- i could be subject to penalties even as a prosecutor. it is shocking for me for alvin bragg to put oh witness on the stand and especially for so long. the longer on the stand the more likely it is that you
fox news legal analyst gregg jarrett, michael cohen's lies, and more lies could sink d.a. bragg's case. jarret explains how cohen's testimony presents the jury with a liar's paradox. a twisted explanation of what it would take for them to believe an admitted liar. bret tolman is here and former federal prosecutor. phil holloway is here, former assistant district attorney. you are with me for the hour and that's a great thing. brett, start with you, a liar's paradox. what is that? >>...
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it's a state books and records misdemeanor that the expired seven years ago that d.a. bragg saabed back into life claiming . he's charged d he wouldn't even know what he's charging. he didn't even cite what the violation is. ing do the payments made to stormy daniels come from trump's 201 presidential campaign? >> well, look, you put your finger on about a 17 of the different weaknesses in the d.a.'s case here, right? [laughter] a super or aggressive legal theory. i think their bigger problem is, frankly, the one you identified which is to say that their case at the end of the day is going the rise and fall on the testimony of two witnesses who are highly compromised to say the least. and i think the jury is going to have serious questions about what stormy daniels testified to and about what michael cohen is going to testify to. these are damaged witnesses. even the other witnesses the prosecution have called all said they don't trust michael cohen, they don't believe what he says, so why should this jury? elizabeth: tom, you're right, i'm a supergeek. we're birds of
it's a state books and records misdemeanor that the expired seven years ago that d.a. bragg saabed back into life claiming . he's charged d he wouldn't even know what he's charging. he didn't even cite what the violation is. ing do the payments made to stormy daniels come from trump's 201 presidential campaign? >> well, look, you put your finger on about a 17 of the different weaknesses in the d.a.'s case here, right? [laughter] a super or aggressive legal theory. i think their bigger...
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bragg is not going to charge a case if he was trying to get an instruction that was an outlier and needed the judge said that. he said i'm sort of playing it right down the fairway. i'm going to give standard instructions. >> okay. >> and the standard instructions are pretty clear in this kind of case. this is a -- the law here is not that complicated. >> right. >> so i don't -- people ask me sort of like what are you waiting for in the jury instructions and my answer was not a lot. >> just the regular stuff. i guess the reason i ask you that question, andrew, is that there has been a lot of talk about whether or not an instruction could include a misdemeanor option. which would give the jurors an out if they think that the conduct was wrong, but not a felony. >> okay. that is -- i'm not going to -- >> we're not going to resist. >> that is a great question. so, in order to answer that, you need to understand that in order to bring a charge, it has to be brought within a certain amount of time. for misdemeanors, you have to bring the charge within two years. for felonies you have a longer
bragg is not going to charge a case if he was trying to get an instruction that was an outlier and needed the judge said that. he said i'm sort of playing it right down the fairway. i'm going to give standard instructions. >> okay. >> and the standard instructions are pretty clear in this kind of case. this is a -- the law here is not that complicated. >> right. >> so i don't -- people ask me sort of like what are you waiting for in the jury instructions and my answer...
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manhattan d.a.'s prosecuting team will follow, making us argument the trump falsified business records to cover up a hush money payment to adult film star stormy daniels ahead of the 2016 election. trump has denied all the charges and the alleged dalliance with daniels. judge 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 are facing such a monumental week you would be a little chill, but we all 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 merchan and d.a. alvin bragg, some of them with a time stamp of 1:32 a.m. joining me now, joyce vance, former u.s. attorney. what do we know about what the prosecution and defense will likely include in their closing arguments? >> i think you've done a great job of setting out the parameters. the prosecution, when they close, will be all over the burden of proof. they will hav
manhattan d.a.'s prosecuting team will follow, making us argument the trump falsified business records to cover up a hush money payment to adult film star stormy daniels ahead of the 2016 election. trump has denied all the charges and the alleged dalliance with daniels. judge 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 are facing such a monumental week you would be a little chill, but we all know...
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let's be honest, d.a. bragg is making a contribution to the democratic national convention party by keeping trump off the trail. the great news is we live in america, and americans are disgusted by a two-tier justice system. that is one of the reasons why, donald trump's numbers are going up in the polls. it is remarkable, all across the nation, americans are now voting with their feet and forwarding with the attitudes towards the photo president. they want justice in america, they want lady justice wearing a blindfold. it is absolutely clear that in this administration, the biden administration, where they you are in new york or atlanta or in washington, d.c., it is impossible for the former president to get a fair case, but i have confidence in the american people, the one thing americans do not want is for the american people to decide the outcome of the election in november. they do not want that, so they are trying to engineer the outcome they want. it is the ultimate election interference. >> kayleig
let's be honest, d.a. bragg is making a contribution to the democratic national convention party by keeping trump off the trail. the great news is we live in america, and americans are disgusted by a two-tier justice system. that is one of the reasons why, donald trump's numbers are going up in the polls. it is remarkable, all across the nation, americans are now voting with their feet and forwarding with the attitudes towards the photo president. they want justice in america, they want lady...
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he was the d.a. here for 30 years.n fact his predecessor was also very good man, lifelong democrat, never got political. this is such a turnaround of the new york system of justice that you and i knew, isn't it? >> yeah. i was a young prosecutor just down the street when bob morgantheau was the district attorney, and in those days if you had campaigned for office saying elect me i will use power of my office against political enemies, that would be seen as disqualifying. now those people get elected. david: it is extraordinary. it is such a shame. as a proud new yorker myself, there is not as much to be proud of at least concerning our legal system right now as there used to be. andy mccarthy, you make us proud. thank you for being here. lydia hu, you make us proud as well. wonderful reporting inside of the courtroom, both of you. appreciate both of you being here today. let's bring in jason chaffetz, former utah congressman and fox news contributor, joe concha, fox news contributor. thank you both of you for being her
he was the d.a. here for 30 years.n fact his predecessor was also very good man, lifelong democrat, never got political. this is such a turnaround of the new york system of justice that you and i knew, isn't it? >> yeah. i was a young prosecutor just down the street when bob morgantheau was the district attorney, and in those days if you had campaigned for office saying elect me i will use power of my office against political enemies, that would be seen as disqualifying. now those people...
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. >> that's the case as described by d.a. bragg. we are back with an draw weissman.days of defense. they had a rough two days. here's one moment people have seen from what i called the hot mess of the giuliani ally costello. listen to the question, answer the question. we're dealing with a lawyer and former prosecutor. he says, can i say something please? and that is how he talks so i'm being fair. that's a decent reenactment. the judge says. no. no. this is not air conversation. he knew better. he still acted this way. was it a hot mess? did he hurt that effort? >> that quote is the least of it. he said twice to him, the judge to the witness outside the presence of the jury, your conduct is contemptuous. it is -- >> yes. >> he was a huge mistake. it is better to not put on a witness if you are the defense than put on a bad witness. the jurors are like you had a defense and this was your defense? here's what i think the state is going to argue in summation. they're going to be saying, you saw an obstruction scheme, you saw it in black and white that was orchestrated
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now, trump's lawyers cross-examined michael cohen pushing to discredit manhattan d.a. bragg's star witness. let's get right to fox news' nate foy standing by with the latest. nate, what a day. >> reporter: yeah, what a day is right, liz. former president trump just left the courthouse, and he said it was a good day in court. he said that his lawyers are proving that this case is a scam, in his words, and it comes as the highly anticipated testimony of michael cohen is set to continue when court resumes on thursday with his cross-examination beginning today. big takeaway from that, cohen admitted that he wants to see trump convicted in this trial. cohen also admitted to profiting off his fractured relationship with the former president. during his direct examination, prosecutors also got the jury ready for cohen's credibility concerns. cohen admitted to lying before congress in 2017 and again lying to special counsel prosecutors during the mueller investigation. cohen said his loyalty to trump changed when he pleaded guilty to federal campaign finance violations and tax
now, trump's lawyers cross-examined michael cohen pushing to discredit manhattan d.a. bragg's star witness. let's get right to fox news' nate foy standing by with the latest. nate, what a day. >> reporter: yeah, what a day is right, liz. former president trump just left the courthouse, and he said it was a good day in court. he said that his lawyers are proving that this case is a scam, in his words, and it comes as the highly anticipated testimony of michael cohen is set to continue when...
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the only way they did is sore rose-backed d.a. bragg who turned down the case.ase, couldn't have been brought six years ago, seven years ago, almost eight years ago. they bring it right in the middle of my presidential campaign. bragg, he said we had no case. if you go back, take a look at your earlier records, when he came into office he turned it down. he was angry because of what took place. when he saw they were going to use this scam he was angry. even michael smerconish, a person four or five weeks into the trial awe at to be told exactly what they're being prosecuted for. that hasn't happened. you know why it didn't happen, it didn't happen for one very simple reason. there is no crime. here is marc these send, i don't think things are going very well for the prosecution in the court of law. and in the court of public opinion they're doing even worse. matt whitaker, another -- trial. they're keeping the president off the campaign trail. byron york, on the hush money trial, which is not hush money, majority of voters in georgia, pennsylvania, michigan, say
the only way they did is sore rose-backed d.a. bragg who turned down the case.ase, couldn't have been brought six years ago, seven years ago, almost eight years ago. they bring it right in the middle of my presidential campaign. bragg, he said we had no case. if you go back, take a look at your earlier records, when he came into office he turned it down. he was angry because of what took place. when he saw they were going to use this scam he was angry. even michael smerconish, a person four or...
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will bring their shift to extra charges like d.a.as frankly done 250 plus percent of new yorkers he has chosen not to bring charges but i will tell you why i don't think he will do that. because the person in there is the leading candidate for the presidential election. because his name is president trump. how do we know that? because he chose not to indict president trump. actually d.a. vance also chose not to indict to trump. when? after he said he was running for office. there is no question what is going on here. they are absolutely not going to lower the charges on their own accord. i can assure you of that. the only hope we have is that the jury sees this for what it is. it is a sideshow. it is a show to maintain that president trump cannot be out there campaigning and guess what? he is beating them while sitting in a courtroom. that speaks volumes. >> john: when the president was entering court he spoke about a gag order he said was wholly unfair, listen to this. >> let me let you know we just filed a major motion in the divis
will bring their shift to extra charges like d.a.as frankly done 250 plus percent of new yorkers he has chosen not to bring charges but i will tell you why i don't think he will do that. because the person in there is the leading candidate for the presidential election. because his name is president trump. how do we know that? because he chose not to indict president trump. actually d.a. vance also chose not to indict to trump. when? after he said he was running for office. there is no question...
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, d.a.ragg, guilty of not doing his job. guilty of frankly pandering to the democratic party. guilty of an in-kind contribution to the dnc, and guilty of perverting the justice system. >> reporter: we are just over five months away from this white house election here in november, and you see some of the biggest faces in the republican party coming staunchly to donald trump's defense, and questioning and undercutting these criminal proceedings against him, chris. >> vaughn hillyard, thank you. >>> i want to bring in katie phang at the big board for us. welcome back. >> thank you. >> a lot of people are wondering, what if they come to the point, we might be near a verdict. what are the steps they have to take before they send a note to the judge. >> the totally incorrect law for advocates and surrogates, it has to be a unanimous verdict. i think it's important for our viewers, chris, to walk through the law in this case so they understand it's not as complex, and it's not that difficult for th
, d.a.ragg, guilty of not doing his job. guilty of frankly pandering to the democratic party. guilty of an in-kind contribution to the dnc, and guilty of perverting the justice system. >> reporter: we are just over five months away from this white house election here in november, and you see some of the biggest faces in the republican party coming staunchly to donald trump's defense, and questioning and undercutting these criminal proceedings against him, chris. >> vaughn hillyard,...
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d.a. bragg wouldn't say whether he'll seek prison time hear. a former prosecutor, would you ask for prison time? >> i would have to do research and say, okay, what's the sentence like for someone who's committed a similar offense. my feeling is this judge should continue treating donald trump like any other american citizen, neither better nor worse. i would want to look at other people who have been charged with these kind of crimes, what kind of sentence have we asked for, and that's what i think the prosecution should do. i do think that whatever he says between now and sentencing, like what he said yesterday, slamming the process, not taking responsibility -- his guilt, that should be considered by a judge, it would be considered by any other judge with any other defendant in terms of sentencing, and that would mean a harsher sentence than if he were accepting responsibility. look, overall, i think americans should feel somewhat reassured, notwithstanding all the stresses on the system, our democracy worked, justice was done. 12 ordinary am
d.a. bragg wouldn't say whether he'll seek prison time hear. a former prosecutor, would you ask for prison time? >> i would have to do research and say, okay, what's the sentence like for someone who's committed a similar offense. my feeling is this judge should continue treating donald trump like any other american citizen, neither better nor worse. i would want to look at other people who have been charged with these kind of crimes, what kind of sentence have we asked for, and that's...
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manhattan d.a.t the 34 charges against trump, speaking out after the dishistoric verdict. >> the 12 everyday jurors vowed to make a decision based on the evidence and the law. and the evidence and the law alone. and while this defendant may be unlike any other in american history, we arrived at this trial and ultimately today at this verdict in the same manner as every other case that comes to the courtroom doors. by following the facts and the law and doing so without fear or favor. >> juju: trump's republican defenders repeatedly called this a political persecution. >> the president's actions in this matter were previously reviewed, and no charges were filed. why is that? because there's no crime here. it's painfully obvious that we are now six months out from an election day, and that's the reason. it's all about politics, and everybody can scene. >> juju: the trial lasting seven weeks. 22 witnesses taking the stand, including the woman at the center of it all, stormy daniels, who spoke about the
manhattan d.a.t the 34 charges against trump, speaking out after the dishistoric verdict. >> the 12 everyday jurors vowed to make a decision based on the evidence and the law. and the evidence and the law alone. and while this defendant may be unlike any other in american history, we arrived at this trial and ultimately today at this verdict in the same manner as every other case that comes to the courtroom doors. by following the facts and the law and doing so without fear or favor....
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fix, it is not fixing the troublesall as with d.a. bragg's case at all.ou're you're lying in your lead in that he's actually punched a hole so big in the case that even bragg himself could fit through it. i'm going to steal that linet e by the way. but you were. you were dead on jesse a. yeah. the the even if you weref yo to believe and you would have to, you know, suspend, you know, credulity in order to believe every single word that michael cohend has said. you still don't have proof beyond a reasonablu e doubt o of any element of any charge defense against donald trump. where's the false records injury? he can't testify about that at all. he can't tess all this mention about weisselberg, the cfo for the trump organization, who's not a witness in this case, who won't testify, who can't witns cat. therefore, none of cohen's testimony will be corroborate stated. and so what we're really seeing sod up to i think todd blanche is cross-examow and ation tomorrow, and todd is going to have a great night's sleep tonight becausecas he knows that tomorrow and fo
fix, it is not fixing the troublesall as with d.a. bragg's case at all.ou're you're lying in your lead in that he's actually punched a hole so big in the case that even bragg himself could fit through it. i'm going to steal that linet e by the way. but you were. you were dead on jesse a. yeah. the the even if you weref yo to believe and you would have to, you know, suspend, you know, credulity in order to believe every single word that michael cohend has said. you still don't have proof beyond...
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bragg, him mentioning the daughter of the judge is clearly trying to poke the bear as far as these arefew people that really is protected, but it is not going around the gag order. i don't think judge merchan is going to do anything about this. because if you're him, what you truly want here is the best you can, keep inside that courtroom and get this trial to a verdict. i think it is hard enough to control the former president to attempt to now instruct a sitting senator of how they should conduct public statements, i think that's kind of outside the scope of what the judge is going to be able do in any real way. >> you think we'll see a lot of republicans lining up to be this attack dog to do trump's bidding here? >> it is pavlovian by now. they're going to jump through the hoop, they're going to fight to get a seat in that courtroom. and to be on donald trump's side because how soon, if he hasn't already, is rick scott sending out a fund-raising email, about he is trump's strongest supporter, and he's going to have, you know, maybe images from, you know, of him at trump's side, walk
bragg, him mentioning the daughter of the judge is clearly trying to poke the bear as far as these arefew people that really is protected, but it is not going around the gag order. i don't think judge merchan is going to do anything about this. because if you're him, what you truly want here is the best you can, keep inside that courtroom and get this trial to a verdict. i think it is hard enough to control the former president to attempt to now instruct a sitting senator of how they should...
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i hate to get bad news to other d.a.'s and bragg. politics is suppressing negative information and -- if that's a crime start building new prisons. >> dana, you use the word shift before and it is not a long shift given what we're seeing in front of us going from a constitutional republic to a banana republic. all that has to happen is that the rule of law stops being the foundation of a flourishing democratic society and becomes a political weapon. it is normalized as a political weapon. that's why i can't help when i hear alvin bragg say he did his job, when we all know as we sit here that no one -- no one would have been prosecuted on this manufactured offense, which is so cap itchous other than trump. i don't think this is so much about trump as how you try to preserve this legal order that we have and the society that we have if you don't have law that is actually carried out without fear of favor and where law becomes a political weapon. i fear for what happens to us. >> bret: let me follow up on that. bragg is likely going to
i hate to get bad news to other d.a.'s and bragg. politics is suppressing negative information and -- if that's a crime start building new prisons. >> dana, you use the word shift before and it is not a long shift given what we're seeing in front of us going from a constitutional republic to a banana republic. all that has to happen is that the rule of law stops being the foundation of a flourishing democratic society and becomes a political weapon. it is normalized as a political weapon....
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the d.a. here, alvin bragg, elected by the people of manhattan to enforce new york state criminal law in manhattan. he is not allowed to take that mandate and rove around federal elections prosecuting whoever he thinks violated federal election law. that's up to the federal elections committee and the biden justice department grabbing at anything it can to throw at donald trump and yet the justice department and fec chose not to proceed with this case. it is a violation, i think, of the constitution as the supreme court has told us for state officials to go around trying to prosecute people for federal law because they aren't responsible to anybody in the federal government. >> dana: amen. that's a question we just keep coming back to. the madness of all of this. i am going to sneak in a question to andy mccarthy that has to do a little bit with politics and judges, the judicial system and president biden. this is him over the weekend, andy, talking about trump and if he were to win again the
the d.a. here, alvin bragg, elected by the people of manhattan to enforce new york state criminal law in manhattan. he is not allowed to take that mandate and rove around federal elections prosecuting whoever he thinks violated federal election law. that's up to the federal elections committee and the biden justice department grabbing at anything it can to throw at donald trump and yet the justice department and fec chose not to proceed with this case. it is a violation, i think, of the...
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the previous d.a. wouldn't bring it. bragg didn't want to bring it. then he brought it because of money and -- >> bill: you are an attorney. as you clarify not practicing. and we just had -- we had a row with jonna and andy. all three of those people aren't buying the story. are they or we missing something? >> you read the key part from the controller yesterday. was michael cohen a lawyer? yes. okay. this is a legal expense? yes. there was a step beyond. if you read forward to the questioning right after that. so even if you say okay, this somehow was not a legal expense. even if the prosecution can make that argument, the next part of what was asked by trump's counsel president trump did not ask you to do any of the things you just described, correct? to which the controller says he did not. so even if for some reason you can make an argument this was an illegal expense which is an inten able argument you have the added step did trump know about this, direct it or was he just signing checks? >> dana: listen to call for number three about an unfair t
the previous d.a. wouldn't bring it. bragg didn't want to bring it. then he brought it because of money and -- >> bill: you are an attorney. as you clarify not practicing. and we just had -- we had a row with jonna and andy. all three of those people aren't buying the story. are they or we missing something? >> you read the key part from the controller yesterday. was michael cohen a lawyer? yes. okay. this is a legal expense? yes. there was a step beyond. if you read forward to the...
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. >> black d.a. in manhattan, with alvin bragg. black tish james got him. black prosecutor in atlanta. black woman judge in washington. and if he appeals he has five black women on the appellate court here in new york. he's going from the central pack five to the appellate court five. 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 manhat
. >> black d.a. in manhattan, with alvin bragg. black tish james got him. black prosecutor in atlanta. black woman judge in washington. and if he appeals he has five black women on the appellate court here in new york. he's going from the central pack five to the appellate court five. 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,...
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alvin bragg criminals free.streets with his no bail law et cetera it is eight no bail of fact by the governor. but people want to feel more secure. they do not field on the street there pocketbook. >> absolutely and you alluded to before. donald trump can be persecuted and maliciously prosecuted by alvin bragg and his other prosecutors all in very deep blue states all democrats all political operatives including this judge. nobody feels more insecure than the member of new york saying they can prosecute me for walking across the street enjoying the same time. it is so scary to a lot of people. they can do to donald trump they can do to anyone this is the definition of what authoritarian regime does they cover up the law. they abuse it and put away people who they deem as against them and their dissidents. the irony of joe biden calling out president trump while he is sitting there prosecuting his own opponent, his own opponent. this is election interference this is incredible we are seeing this happen in the uni
alvin bragg criminals free.streets with his no bail law et cetera it is eight no bail of fact by the governor. but people want to feel more secure. they do not field on the street there pocketbook. >> absolutely and you alluded to before. donald trump can be persecuted and maliciously prosecuted by alvin bragg and his other prosecutors all in very deep blue states all democrats all political operatives including this judge. nobody feels more insecure than the member of new york saying...
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alvin bragg doesn't care because this was never about pursuing justice.t was about wounding trump before the election. either by humiliating him with a stormy rehash or by putting him in jail to effect the vote. so, together, bragg, that former dnc consultant matthew colangelo, who also worked for biden. 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 201
alvin bragg doesn't care because this was never about pursuing justice.t was about wounding trump before the election. either by humiliating him with a stormy rehash or by putting him in jail to effect the vote. so, together, bragg, that former dnc consultant matthew colangelo, who also worked for biden. 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...
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it's time that d.a.o under the microscope and my next guest is going to do that and more. house committee chair jim jordan joins us. ♪ ♪ first time, no biggie. we recommend to exfoliate the night before. when you come in, relax. don't be nervous. comfort wax® changed the whole game. smoother skin, less ingrown hair, less irritation. in and out in under 15 minutes. then our products, they're amazing. i have on the deodorant right now. not only is your skin going to thank us, you're going to...
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in manhattan wall street journal argues d.a.lvin bragg has failed to prove his case against trump quote closing arguments are expected next week the wording of the jury instructions could matter a great deal. judge marchand said tuesday he was reserving decision on a request by the defense or tell jurors mr. trump must have acted willfully to be found guilty. either way the reality is hush money is not illegal disguising the bookkeeping as a misdemeanor that is past its statute of limitations in mr. bragg sure it rigged the felonies using alleges second crime does not look like a crime or by a manhattan jury this is a case that should never have been brought. for more on both of these trials of spring and j town former u.s. attorney for the district of alabama. the wall street journal opinion piece, but you think about ther points? >> i think they nailed them. i mean you see the legal pundits whether in riding in the journal or other newspaper or dot, or even on television. all of that legal experts are really struggling to see
in manhattan wall street journal argues d.a.lvin bragg has failed to prove his case against trump quote closing arguments are expected next week the wording of the jury instructions could matter a great deal. judge marchand said tuesday he was reserving decision on a request by the defense or tell jurors mr. trump must have acted willfully to be found guilty. either way the reality is hush money is not illegal disguising the bookkeeping as a misdemeanor that is past its statute of limitations...
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d.a.ffice provided two logical paths for jurors to convict donald trump. one that goes through cohen and around michael cohen. the path through cohen relies on his testimony about purported conversations that he had with trump. saying "jurors do not have to believe cohen entirely on every minute detail, but they could adopt the overall thrust of his account." the second path to a conviction relies circumstantial evidence. ininference in common sense, perfectly appropriate grounds upon which jurors can render a verdict. plenty of reason even apart from the direct evidence offered by cohen to believe that trump was in on everything and fully aware of the legal risks and implications of what he had done. after all, trump was the only full-time participant in all of the key events. he was the person who had sex with stormy daniels. she says it. he denies it. the candidate running for president whose political interests were at risk if daniels account became public. he was a principle in the co
d.a.ffice provided two logical paths for jurors to convict donald trump. one that goes through cohen and around michael cohen. the path through cohen relies on his testimony about purported conversations that he had with trump. saying "jurors do not have to believe cohen entirely on every minute detail, but they could adopt the overall thrust of his account." the second path to a conviction relies circumstantial evidence. ininference in common sense, perfectly appropriate grounds upon...
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., alvin bragg should not of been allowed to be used.y legal scholar call it a sham and a disgrace, election interference it is an insult to american justice. the former president obviously putting that out there, during the break. >> he is right that these were all all out there before people went to vote. in fact one of the pieces of evidence introduced to the state today was "the wall street journal" article that revealed the "national enquirer" had paid karen mcdougal to kill the story and people knew that before they want to vote and again that is not illegal. people may think it is sleazy but it is not. i did think it was interesting today the prosecution made the decision to have the former number three from doj, matthew, question hope hicks. that's an intentional choice. one that shows they are important to their case but it's a bit of an intimidation tactic. bringing in the big guns to question her and i am sure that she knows that when they question her. >> i want us to our protests across the country and you spent time at the
., alvin bragg should not of been allowed to be used.y legal scholar call it a sham and a disgrace, election interference it is an insult to american justice. the former president obviously putting that out there, during the break. >> he is right that these were all all out there before people went to vote. in fact one of the pieces of evidence introduced to the state today was "the wall street journal" article that revealed the "national enquirer" had paid karen...
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al vin bragg, letitia james, special prosecutor jack smith fullerton county d.a.ani willis claiming investigations have been conducted in coordination with the department of justice. about what do you think? >> bravo glad going after it we've a right to know congress has oversight function quite frankly, i think ever american needs to know was there coordination between biden white house and prosecutions we know most of the people involved in prosecutions, trotdz up to white house for meetings we don't know what was said in meetings if there for crumpets and tea or prosecuting political obesity we need to know if so we have moved from that thing of possible banana republic we've got everything including the bananas now you just don't have an election in this country that is decided in courtrooms they are decided at the ballot box joe biden his administration thugs that run doj need accountable for what they are doing. maria: we are going bananas now good to see you thank you so much so appreciate your valuable insights always. >> great to be here. >> governor mike
al vin bragg, letitia james, special prosecutor jack smith fullerton county d.a.ani willis claiming investigations have been conducted in coordination with the department of justice. about what do you think? >> bravo glad going after it we've a right to know congress has oversight function quite frankly, i think ever american needs to know was there coordination between biden white house and prosecutions we know most of the people involved in prosecutions, trotdz up to white house for...
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do you think the d.a. will ask it? >> i don't know what d.a. bragg is going to do in july. i would hope not. under the guidelines and the rules of the court and what normally would happen, president trump would not face a day in prison. putting aside the fact he was president of the united states, the conduct we're talking about is 7, 8 years old, 9 years old. he's a grandfather, a husband, a father. he should not go to prison. i don't know what the district attorney will do. >> what do you think the judge will do? for the lowest level felony, somebody with no prior record that's almost 80 years old, not the typical case where someone goes to prison. do you think the judge will depart from that? >> i hope not. we will fight. this doesn't end yesterday. when the jury comes in, it is just part of the process. >> it is interesting because the judge now holds donald trump's fate and freedom in his hands. donald trump made no secret of his disdain for this judge. once again, called him conflicted, called him corrupt. he's in the past attacked the judge's family, witnesses, the l
do you think the d.a. will ask it? >> i don't know what d.a. bragg is going to do in july. i would hope not. under the guidelines and the rules of the court and what normally would happen, president trump would not face a day in prison. putting aside the fact he was president of the united states, the conduct we're talking about is 7, 8 years old, 9 years old. he's a grandfather, a husband, a father. he should not go to prison. i don't know what the district attorney will do. >>...