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chuck rosenberg, and jill are back with me.the prosecution has regrets about her on the stand or is their case stronger today than it was yesterday? >> i think stormy daniels was important for context. some of the salacious details were unnecessary. should mr. trump be convicted, sure they'll raise it, but as the judge will tell you, and probably much more eloquently than me, judges get a lot of discretion when it comes to evidentiary calls in their courtroom because they make hundreds of them in the course of a trial. the standard applied by the appellate court would be whether or not admitting something was abuse of discretion, and that's a difficult standard for an appellate, somebody bringing an appeal to hit. moreover, as judge merchan said, some of the error, if there was error was invited. the defense had opened the door some of this questioning and a defendant can't complain on appeal that he both opened the door and then suffered the consequences. so i'm not overly worried about this. i would love to hear what the judg
chuck rosenberg, and jill are back with me.the prosecution has regrets about her on the stand or is their case stronger today than it was yesterday? >> i think stormy daniels was important for context. some of the salacious details were unnecessary. should mr. trump be convicted, sure they'll raise it, but as the judge will tell you, and probably much more eloquently than me, judges get a lot of discretion when it comes to evidentiary calls in their courtroom because they make hundreds of...
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also chuck rosenberg, former fbi official and msnbc analyst.can loven, managing partner of loven and associates. danny cevallos is still with me in studio. he is a criminal defense attorney and an msnbc legal analyst. duncan, i'm going to start with you as the prosecutor in the house, and new to our panel, what has to happen this afternoon? how do they move this case forward now? >> i think the prosecutors need to continue to hammer home the two main points, which is why this testimony is so riveting and important. i thought the cross-examination was largely ineffective. they're trying to portray this lawyer a sleazebag, who peddles in his clients' sexual lee say liaisons for money. michael cohen wasn't acting on his own. he was a conduit to donald trump. what they want to show is a conspiracy to violate campaign finance laws, and they need to show the defendant himself was responsible for it. number one, hammer home that michael cohen wasn't acting on his own and this isn't about covering affairs so his wife didn't find out, this is about the
also chuck rosenberg, former fbi official and msnbc analyst.can loven, managing partner of loven and associates. danny cevallos is still with me in studio. he is a criminal defense attorney and an msnbc legal analyst. duncan, i'm going to start with you as the prosecutor in the house, and new to our panel, what has to happen this afternoon? how do they move this case forward now? >> i think the prosecutors need to continue to hammer home the two main points, which is why this testimony is...
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rosenberg and catherine christian. so, lisa, let's start with the charging conference. how exactly does it work and what is the significance? >> well, catherine and chuck, as experienced prosecutors, know this better than i do. but when we come to this charging conference this afternoon, it is like an oral argument on jury instructions is how would i explain it to viewers. they have prepared draft instructions that are already with judge merchan. i should note they're not publicly available yet. and then they'll essentially have argument on those things about which there are no agreement and the judge will hear from both sides as to whether or why he should instruct jurors a particular way. one thing that i expect to be an issue this afternoon has to do with a particular phrase in the statute at issue. i should note there is only really one crime that is being charged here 34 times. it is new york penal law 175.10 and it says simply this, a person is guilty of falsifying business records in the first degree when he com
rosenberg and catherine christian. so, lisa, let's start with the charging conference. how exactly does it work and what is the significance? >> well, catherine and chuck, as experienced prosecutors, know this better than i do. but when we come to this charging conference this afternoon, it is like an oral argument on jury instructions is how would i explain it to viewers. they have prepared draft instructions that are already with judge merchan. i should note they're not publicly...
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duncan levin, chuck rosenberg still with us. we have gone over this pretty thoroughly, and if there is one thing that we heard over and over and over again, it is he lied, he's a liar, he's not to be trusted, he's the mvp of liars, gloat, the greatest liar of all time. what did you make of that emphasis of the argument and did he score at all, do you think? >> well, i think for folks like chuck and me, where we heard a lot of prosecution and defense arguments in our lifetime, this was a fairly standard defense summation, where you have sort of an amalgam of some catchy lines, like the gloat line, and the mvp line. you have some inconsistent arguments, you have some make weight arguments that don't hold up if you sort of even begin to scratch the surface, and then you have some legitimate arguments which the defense -- sorry, where the state is going to need to respond. but they're about to right after lunch have that opportunity. it was a real grab bag. i don't mean that in a disparaging way. the defense has an obligation to try
duncan levin, chuck rosenberg still with us. we have gone over this pretty thoroughly, and if there is one thing that we heard over and over and over again, it is he lied, he's a liar, he's not to be trusted, he's the mvp of liars, gloat, the greatest liar of all time. what did you make of that emphasis of the argument and did he score at all, do you think? >> well, i think for folks like chuck and me, where we heard a lot of prosecution and defense arguments in our lifetime, this was a...
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>> i really had, you know, by the way, i'm an unabashed fan with chuck rosenberg and think he thinks very judiciously and has operated in his life very deliberately and carefully. i think it will be impossible for many americans to accept the decision here by the jury if they don't like it, and i literally heard people this morning that i was interviewing about another matter describing, you know, their either disdain for a potential conviction or their expectation that there was no other option but a conviction, and that is based on people's world view, and to your earlier question about how strongly people feel about donald trump. i think it's really interesting if you don't mind me adding that chuck rosenberg stresses the importance of treating our courts and our judicial system and our jury system as legitimate and reasonable and the final word, and yet, even donald trump this morning and yesterday is describing it as rigged if he loses, rigged if he is convicted. it just harkens back to me his commentary throughout 2020. while he was privately being warned that he was going to l
>> i really had, you know, by the way, i'm an unabashed fan with chuck rosenberg and think he thinks very judiciously and has operated in his life very deliberately and carefully. i think it will be impossible for many americans to accept the decision here by the jury if they don't like it, and i literally heard people this morning that i was interviewing about another matter describing, you know, their either disdain for a potential conviction or their expectation that there was no other...
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attorney and msnbc contributor chuck rosenberg. and msnbc legal analyst danny cevallos. good to have you all with us. >> chuck, i'm curious, your first impressions of what happened yesterday, what americans should be looking at, what they should be focusing on as we move forward. >> yeah, it's going to be hard, i think, for our very divided country, joe, to look at this the way i do. i mean, i think it's relatively simple. the government presented a compelling case. they deducea i adduced the fact wanted, asked the questions, and juries understood it. juries often do. statistically speaking, most juries convict most of the time, and that's what happened here. you know, i was thinking about, believe it or not, a national science foundation poll, joe, that shows about a quarter of americans -- and this has been consistent over time -- believe that the sun revolves around the earth. you know, for those keeping score at home, it doesn't. so i think it is hard to convince people that what happened in new york happens routinely and regularly around the country. juries hear the
attorney and msnbc contributor chuck rosenberg. and msnbc legal analyst danny cevallos. good to have you all with us. >> chuck, i'm curious, your first impressions of what happened yesterday, what americans should be looking at, what they should be focusing on as we move forward. >> yeah, it's going to be hard, i think, for our very divided country, joe, to look at this the way i do. i mean, i think it's relatively simple. the government presented a compelling case. they deducea i...
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chuck rosenberg raised the issue of let it go and say, no further questions, your honor. start with as always, barb mcquade has it right. what's going on now is more important than stormy daniels' testimony. it was riveting in the courtroom. the jury doesn't actually even need to believe her story. they just need to know it is the story that donald trump, they could find, wanted to suppress before the october, then november election, that that was the critical period where he did not want exactly what the jury just heard to come out before the election. that's not really dealing with whether her allegations are true or not. however, getting to how she did on cross, having seen a lot of trials, this witness hit it out of the park. she was not feisty. she was completely unflappable in the face of a very grueling cross-examination. there were many parts where she really came off as a thoughtful, savvy witness who just had so many -- it was the ring of truth. when asked about what happened in the room. the defense lawyer was trying to say, you know, you are trying to claim th
chuck rosenberg raised the issue of let it go and say, no further questions, your honor. start with as always, barb mcquade has it right. what's going on now is more important than stormy daniels' testimony. it was riveting in the courtroom. the jury doesn't actually even need to believe her story. they just need to know it is the story that donald trump, they could find, wanted to suppress before the october, then november election, that that was the critical period where he did not want...
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attorney and msnbc legal analyst, chuck rosenberg.s two lines at the end of what was probably the most dramatic we have seen so far, this back and forth about this phone call, either ending it and saying the lunch break took the wind out of its sails and left the jury with the idea that he's making points now. how do you see it, and where is he going from here? >> i think juries look at this, chri holistically. what is the jury left with. my experience having done this for a while as a federal prosecutor, they really do look at it holistically. i think the tell will be how the government treats it when they have an opportunity to redirect. do they see it as a problem, if they saw it as a problem, do they want mr. cohen to address it, fix it, clean it up, if he can. and how both sides handle that issue in summation, in argument. >> can i make one point, and if i'm being too simplistic, they're not going to lunch and chatting about what they just saw. i think it's important to point that out. >> they're not supposed to be. they're not s
attorney and msnbc legal analyst, chuck rosenberg.s two lines at the end of what was probably the most dramatic we have seen so far, this back and forth about this phone call, either ending it and saying the lunch break took the wind out of its sails and left the jury with the idea that he's making points now. how do you see it, and where is he going from here? >> i think juries look at this, chri holistically. what is the jury left with. my experience having done this for a while as a...
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chuck rosenberg, a criminal defense attorney, of course. and msnbc legal analyst, that's you danny cevallos, and "washington post" senior national political correspondent, msnbc political analyst, ashley parker, and chuck, you're a former u.s. attorney and former senior fbi official and also an msnbc legal analyst. danny, with you being right here as we're reading hope getting emotional on the stand, quite unique, something you would expect given the nature of her? she's a straight shooter. she's tried to be. has said i'm here under subpoena. i don't want to be here. i'm nervous about being here. she's been under testimony about 45 minutes for the lunch break and the better part of an hour. >> witnesses get emotional. there's always a box of tissues close to the witness stand. it is surprising that hope hicks who has withstood the slings and arrows of being in trump's orbit for almost a decade is still getting emotional which shows that those witnesses who worked for or still work for trump are pretty loyal to trump and they don't want to b
chuck rosenberg, a criminal defense attorney, of course. and msnbc legal analyst, that's you danny cevallos, and "washington post" senior national political correspondent, msnbc political analyst, ashley parker, and chuck, you're a former u.s. attorney and former senior fbi official and also an msnbc legal analyst. danny, with you being right here as we're reading hope getting emotional on the stand, quite unique, something you would expect given the nature of her? she's a straight...
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attorney and senior fbi official chuck rosenberg and two other former manhattan assistant d.a.'s catherine christian and jeremy -- are here in the studio. >> so vaughn, how does rebecca manochio fill in the gaps that the prosecution is trying to tell? we've heard from numerous lawyers this is the heart of the case. it's not the story about this alleged encounter between donald trump and stormy daniels. it is, in fact, about the money that was paid. it was an illegal campaign contribution? were the books cooked essentially to misrepresent that money, so get us to the heart of why she is so important. some might argue more important than some of the more sensational witnesses. >> reporter: right, for about the last 45 minutes, rebecca manochio who was the executive assistant to allen weisselberg at the trump organization is helping filling in some of those gaps, when we're talking about the chain of custody, about the execution of the reimbursement checks that went from donald trump's personal checking account to michael cohen, and she is testifying that while working for allen we
attorney and senior fbi official chuck rosenberg and two other former manhattan assistant d.a.'s catherine christian and jeremy -- are here in the studio. >> so vaughn, how does rebecca manochio fill in the gaps that the prosecution is trying to tell? we've heard from numerous lawyers this is the heart of the case. it's not the story about this alleged encounter between donald trump and stormy daniels. it is, in fact, about the money that was paid. it was an illegal campaign contribution?...
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back with us, phil rucker, chuck rosenberg, jessica roth. often talk to you about donald trump, but let me talk to you about his one-time lawyer and now nemesis, michael cohen. do you think he feels the pressure? >> certainly, chris. this is sort of the closing act in the prosecution trying to make its case and sew this up neatly for the jury, and to leave the jury with the conclusion that there's no doubt but that donald trump committed these felony crimes, and so a lot of pressure is going to be on cohen not only in how he answers the questions of the prosecution, but his effectiveness as a story teller, the way he's able to knit together these different shreds of evidence to portray sort of a broader narrative of criminal activity by donald trump. >> i want to bring in msnbc legal analyst and criminal defense attorney danny cevallos who was inside court this morning. so we were talking about the fact that after madeleine westerhout, i mean, you've got a series of people who are basically making sure that evidence is allowed to go in to th
back with us, phil rucker, chuck rosenberg, jessica roth. often talk to you about donald trump, but let me talk to you about his one-time lawyer and now nemesis, michael cohen. do you think he feels the pressure? >> certainly, chris. this is sort of the closing act in the prosecution trying to make its case and sew this up neatly for the jury, and to leave the jury with the conclusion that there's no doubt but that donald trump committed these felony crimes, and so a lot of pressure is...
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the great chuck rosenberg stole some of my thunder before i got out here.he made a great point which i wanted to talk about. for me guilty plea hearings are have harrowing. has anyone promised you or threatened you to accept this plea. in a defendant's mine, heck yeah, i'm being threatened with prosecution. yeah, it feels very coercive, and i can't tell you how often a plea hearing will stop and the judge says you've got to go talk to your guy, and then you come back and work everything out because it's really difficult for defendants to make the distinction between hey, i'm pleads guilty pursuant to a deal but it feels like i've been threatened into doing it. because guess what, being prosecuted is really threatening. that's something that is fair game for exploration on cross examination. in fact, all of this is perfectly fair game. and again, going back to something chuck said earlier if you take a step back and listen to michael cohen, he's not even close to the worst of the worst when it comes to witnesses prosecutors have to deal with. a lot of these
the great chuck rosenberg stole some of my thunder before i got out here.he made a great point which i wanted to talk about. for me guilty plea hearings are have harrowing. has anyone promised you or threatened you to accept this plea. in a defendant's mine, heck yeah, i'm being threatened with prosecution. yeah, it feels very coercive, and i can't tell you how often a plea hearing will stop and the judge says you've got to go talk to your guy, and then you come back and work everything out...
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joining me is chuck rosenberg, and andrew rice. chuck, to you. we have been talking. against the conventional wisdom regarding how devastating that one moment was. it was more emotional, higher pitched, bigger volume than all the rest of the rather sedate questioning. there was a lot of, that's a lie. but it was done in a quiet way. it was written in the transcript in bold when we got it. you don't think it was that damaging. why not? >> i don't. i may be entirely wrong. but things like this happen in trials all the time. let's say mr. cohen was wrong. if he was intentionally wrong, that's a problem. if he was unintentionally wrong, which seems more likely, then you can do one of two things as a prosecutor. you can either clean it up on redirect, refocus him on the call in question, or as i used to do in some cases where i didn't think it was that harmful, just ignore it. stand up and say, no questions on redirect. i imagine they will do some redirect here, because he has been on the stand under cross-examination for what seems like nine and a half months. there's pro
joining me is chuck rosenberg, and andrew rice. chuck, to you. we have been talking. against the conventional wisdom regarding how devastating that one moment was. it was more emotional, higher pitched, bigger volume than all the rest of the rather sedate questioning. there was a lot of, that's a lie. but it was done in a quiet way. it was written in the transcript in bold when we got it. you don't think it was that damaging. why not? >> i don't. i may be entirely wrong. but things like...
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attorney and msnbc contributor chuck rosenberg. chuck, your thoughts on donald trump's inability or refusal to participate in this probably his team got him to not testify because i don't think they would have liked that. and just what about this big gap now and then what happens scheduling wise for this trial where we might be waiting for a verdict. what's the timeline? >> yeah. well, let me start with the first thing first, mika, if i may. good morning. >> good morning. >> it's actually a smart decision by mr. trump, so don't often use the words smart decision and mr. trump in the same sentence. but it would be rare for a defendant in a criminal case to testify. of the 50 or so criminal cases i prosecuted, i probably saw that happen two or three times. and it never, never went well for the defendant when he or she took the stand. and so, putting mr. trump's noise aside, putting the braggadocious aside, it actually was a smart, strategic decision for him not to testify. prosecutors were ready. i think he would have been shredded.
attorney and msnbc contributor chuck rosenberg. chuck, your thoughts on donald trump's inability or refusal to participate in this probably his team got him to not testify because i don't think they would have liked that. and just what about this big gap now and then what happens scheduling wise for this trial where we might be waiting for a verdict. what's the timeline? >> yeah. well, let me start with the first thing first, mika, if i may. good morning. >> good morning. >>...
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. >> chuck rosenberg, you obviously have experience in both the legal department and as the u.s.attorney, and a former fbi official, and what is your reaction to what unfolded in the classified documents case and the judge saying i am not going to issue a gag order despite the potentially harmful comments made relating to the fbi. >> anytime the fbi executes a search warrant, the agents are briefed prior to the execution of the search warrant, you know what they are doing and who they might encounter and what the goals are. as part of that standard briefing package within the op plan is a reminder to the agents of the fbi's use of force policy. it applies all the time everywhere for fbi agents and secret service agents and law enforcement officers around the country. in every single case? >> in every case always, a law enforcement officer has the right to use deadly force to protect herself or others under certain prescribed circumstances. what mr. trump said here was so remarkably wrong and reckless that the special counsel felt, i believe, they had to respond to it in some way.
. >> chuck rosenberg, you obviously have experience in both the legal department and as the u.s.attorney, and a former fbi official, and what is your reaction to what unfolded in the classified documents case and the judge saying i am not going to issue a gag order despite the potentially harmful comments made relating to the fbi. >> anytime the fbi executes a search warrant, the agents are briefed prior to the execution of the search warrant, you know what they are doing and who...
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attorney and former senior fbi official chuck rosenberg, former manhattan prosecutor duncan levin, andmanhattan d.a. catherine christian. let's begin with andrea mitchell. bring us inside the courtroom. you saw the final arguments of this case, the final witness, i should say. what was it like to have her cross-examine him? what was the jury doing during this? >> it was extraordinary to be in this courtroom to watch donald trump walk in and his entourage with him. the former attorney general was with him, members of congressman, his white house physician, the healthy president in history or something to that effect, with no medical information provided in the white house briefing room, all of that walking in. then susan just filleted robert costello. you had to ask yourself, why did they put on robert costello as a defense witness? you know it was to say that supposedly michael cohen said to him that donald trump didn't know anything about it. that was when michael was still very much in the corner of the former president of the united states, then president of the united states. it wa
attorney and former senior fbi official chuck rosenberg, former manhattan prosecutor duncan levin, andmanhattan d.a. catherine christian. let's begin with andrea mitchell. bring us inside the courtroom. you saw the final arguments of this case, the final witness, i should say. what was it like to have her cross-examine him? what was the jury doing during this? >> it was extraordinary to be in this courtroom to watch donald trump walk in and his entourage with him. the former attorney...
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chuck rosenberg, catherine christian, and danny cevallos. yasmin, what is happening right now?reporter: they're talking about the calls beginning in june of 2016. this is when cohen alleges he informed the former president of the united states, his boss at the time there was a meeting between mcdougal. this was the beginning of the payoff by ami. it was october in which the payoff was made to stormy daniels, initial contact between gina rodriguez and ami was october 8th, 2016. that was about six months after this initial conversation in june when cohen informed donald trump as he alleges about the conversations between dylan howard and karen mcdougal, and their settlement of $150,000. let me read you through quickly this moment if i can. you have a recollection of a call on june 16th of 2016, with president trump, cohen says yes, sir. you called schiller and gave the phone to president trump. you don't have a specific recollection in 2016. no, sir. 1,400 a month, conservatively 14,000 calls a year in 2016 and 2017? yes, sir. you were in prison for 13 months, are we talking abou
chuck rosenberg, catherine christian, and danny cevallos. yasmin, what is happening right now?reporter: they're talking about the calls beginning in june of 2016. this is when cohen alleges he informed the former president of the united states, his boss at the time there was a meeting between mcdougal. this was the beginning of the payoff by ami. it was october in which the payoff was made to stormy daniels, initial contact between gina rodriguez and ami was october 8th, 2016. that was about...
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attorney and msnbc contributor chuck rosenberg. former litigator and msnbc legal correspondent lisa rubin. the host of "way too early" white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire with us, as always, as well. good morning to you all. >>> chuck, how extraordinary is what we saw yesterday? are you surprised that judge merchan did not, in fact, hold this witness in contempt, or did the circumstances prevent him from actually taking that step? >> a little bit of both, willie. i think judge merchan over the course of this trial has demonstrated great patience, thoughtfulness. frankly, that's what you want in a judge always, all the time, even under these circumstances. i don't fault judge merchan for not holding mr. costello in contempt or ordering him to lock up for a night. i think he handled it exactly the right way. you stop the proceedings. importantly, you send the jury out because they don't need to hear any of this. this should not factor into their determination at all. you read the guy the riot act. then, and then if
attorney and msnbc contributor chuck rosenberg. former litigator and msnbc legal correspondent lisa rubin. the host of "way too early" white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire with us, as always, as well. good morning to you all. >>> chuck, how extraordinary is what we saw yesterday? are you surprised that judge merchan did not, in fact, hold this witness in contempt, or did the circumstances prevent him from actually taking that step? >> a little bit of...
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chuck rosenberg and catherine christian are both with us here in the studio. so chuck, explain how this decision may go and how the judge may frame the instructions, which could be really determinative as to whether a jury that might be confused or conflicted might be looking for an exit strategy other than a guilty verdict. >> so some context might be helpful. the jury has heard all the facts. the judge will now instruct the jury on the law. it'll be their map to apply the facts that they heard to the law as they are instructed. the way the two sides, the prosecutors and the defense sort of fight it out, andrea, to get their preferred jury instructions read to the jury. this all takes place at the thing that's about to start, a charging conference. a lot of the instructions are kind of perfunctory. there's no contest, there's no debate. they're standard normal instructions in a criminal case. but to your point there are some very consequential decisions that the judge will have to be made -- will have to make, excuse me, including whether or not he permits th
chuck rosenberg and catherine christian are both with us here in the studio. so chuck, explain how this decision may go and how the judge may frame the instructions, which could be really determinative as to whether a jury that might be confused or conflicted might be looking for an exit strategy other than a guilty verdict. >> so some context might be helpful. the jury has heard all the facts. the judge will now instruct the jury on the law. it'll be their map to apply the facts that...
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also with us, chuck rosenberg, former senior fbi official, daniel leven, former prosecutor, jeremy solante, and jessica roth, former federal prosecutor and professor at cordosa law school. the defense closing is already under way. todd blanche saying to the jury, you should want or expect more than the testimony of michael cohen. what else are we hearing from him? >> reporter: big, big, big day today, guys, to say the least. two and a half hours we're expected to hear from todd blanche when it comes to his closing arguments. his summations. and then followed up by the prosecution, joshua steinglass, who will be leading summations for the prosecution for four to four and a half hours this thing could extend into tomorrow if the jury decides they don't want to stay late. but if they decide they can, in fact, stay late, we could be finishing up closing arguments, summations today and then heading into jury instructions tomorrow and then subsequently deliberations. quickly, ana, before i get into what we're hearing from todd blanche, let me give you a lay of the land. we are hearing from more
also with us, chuck rosenberg, former senior fbi official, daniel leven, former prosecutor, jeremy solante, and jessica roth, former federal prosecutor and professor at cordosa law school. the defense closing is already under way. todd blanche saying to the jury, you should want or expect more than the testimony of michael cohen. what else are we hearing from him? >> reporter: big, big, big day today, guys, to say the least. two and a half hours we're expected to hear from todd blanche...
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rosenberg suggested in a piece he wrote earlier this week and say, the jury worked the way it was supposed to. the system worked the way it was supposed to. the justice system is imperfect. but its imperfections are important. its perfection lies in the fact we entrust the decision to a group of 12 ordinary people who as you noted have filled out this verdict form. one final thing i want to point out. the foreperson signed at the bottom. instead of his name, we see the notation, b-400. that was his assigned juror number. merchan said to jury when they went tonight, said i have given you lots of admonitions during the trial. and those all go away tonight. and you can talk to whoever you want to or you can choose not to talk. that's entirely your choice. but the choice is yours. i'm reminded of the fact that months and months later, after two e. jean carroll trials with two unanimous juries granted civil trials, we still don't know who any of those jurors are, there were nine in each trial. while we're eager to find these people because we would like to talk to them, i know we desperately wa
rosenberg suggested in a piece he wrote earlier this week and say, the jury worked the way it was supposed to. the system worked the way it was supposed to. the justice system is imperfect. but its imperfections are important. its perfection lies in the fact we entrust the decision to a group of 12 ordinary people who as you noted have filled out this verdict form. one final thing i want to point out. the foreperson signed at the bottom. instead of his name, we see the notation, b-400. that was...
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. >> even though they're -- so nbc news's analyst chuck rosenberg, and i don't want to make a judgment. i have a law degree but i'm not a lawyer. but the nbc news analyst said that given that trump is a non-violent first-time offender it is likely he will get probation, not jail time. those are very different things not only for him personally and his family but for the election because if he is in jail i would imagine that would have to change things. but it sounds like your people are saying maybe not. >> that's right. i think in a way that's where they're going with this. and over the last, you know, week or so we've kind of seen that shift. talking about people like blackstone ceo steve schwarzman. this is about a week before how we got to today. and he endorsed donald trump. everybody's been seeing this trial take place and there was always that possibility that this was going to be a guilty verdict. but instead of holding back, instead of opting to say we're not going to help donald trump, you know, this has become a situation where they're actually doubling if not tripling down
. >> even though they're -- so nbc news's analyst chuck rosenberg, and i don't want to make a judgment. i have a law degree but i'm not a lawyer. but the nbc news analyst said that given that trump is a non-violent first-time offender it is likely he will get probation, not jail time. those are very different things not only for him personally and his family but for the election because if he is in jail i would imagine that would have to change things. but it sounds like your people are...
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attorney and msnbc contributor chuck rosenberg. chuck, just your thoughts on donald trump's inability or refusal to mpparticipate in thi probably his team got him to not testify because i don't think they would have liked that. and just what about this big gap now and then what happens scheduling wise for this trial where we might be waiting for a verdict? what's the timeline. >> yeah, let me start with the first thing first if i may. good morning. >> good morning. >> it's actually a smart decision by mr. trump. so don't often use smart decision and mr. trump in the same sentence. but it would be rare for a defendant in a criminal case to testify of the 50 or so criminal cases i prosecuted, i probably saw that happen two or three times. and it never, never went well for the defendant when he or she took the stand. and so, putting mr. trump's noise aside, putting the brag doseo aside, it was a smart strategic decision for him not to testify. prosecutors were ready. i think he would have been shredded, and so, i think resting without
attorney and msnbc contributor chuck rosenberg. chuck, just your thoughts on donald trump's inability or refusal to mpparticipate in thi probably his team got him to not testify because i don't think they would have liked that. and just what about this big gap now and then what happens scheduling wise for this trial where we might be waiting for a verdict? what's the timeline. >> yeah, let me start with the first thing first if i may. good morning. >> good morning. >> it's...
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attorney chuck rosenberg and msnbc legal correspondent lisa ruben, thank you both for coming on thisning. we will see you soon. >>> still ahead on "morning joe," the latest from the middle east following that deadly air strike on a tent camp in gaza housing displaced palestinians. why the white house says israeli's actions in rafah, so far, have not crossed president biden's red line. richard haass joins us next with his expert analysis. we are back in 90 seconds. we are back in 90 seconds. ♪ lim♪ and doug. (bell ringing) limu, someone needs to customize and save hundreds on car insurance with liberty mutual. let's fly! (inaudible sounds) chief! doug. (inaudible sounds) ooooo ah. (elevator doors opening) (inaudible sounds) i thought you were right behind me. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty, liberty, liberty, ♪ ♪ liberty. ♪ with so many choices on booking.com there are so many tina feys i could be. so i hired body doubles. mountain climbing tina at a cabin. or tree climbing tina at a beach resort. nice! booking.com booking.yeah. it appears the munitions used in israeli's deadly
attorney chuck rosenberg and msnbc legal correspondent lisa ruben, thank you both for coming on thisning. we will see you soon. >>> still ahead on "morning joe," the latest from the middle east following that deadly air strike on a tent camp in gaza housing displaced palestinians. why the white house says israeli's actions in rafah, so far, have not crossed president biden's red line. richard haass joins us next with his expert analysis. we are back in 90 seconds. we are back...
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we have chuck here. chuck rosenberg, former u.s.long and unwinding, unfocused cross yesterday of michael cohen. was that your take? >> it was. >> isn't that interesting? because this is a guy that trump wants to debone. >> yeah. i think there's a way to do it, but it's surgical and it's short. what are the points you would p make if you were cross examining michael cohen? he's biased, he's inconsistent, and he's a convicted perjurer. >> right. >> that's it. all the other stuff kind of doesn't matter. he's not going to admit on the stand that he's a liar. it doesn't matter how long you cross examine him. you can deduce that he's biased, that he's inconsistent, and that he's a convicted perjurer, and then at summation, when you argue the case to the jury, you hit those three points over and over again. it's a lot easier to do a cross examination in a tv studio than a courtroom. >> exactly. >> i give him that, but unfocused and long i think is never good. >> joyce vance, what are you looking for today? how much damage could the defense
we have chuck here. chuck rosenberg, former u.s.long and unwinding, unfocused cross yesterday of michael cohen. was that your take? >> it was. >> isn't that interesting? because this is a guy that trump wants to debone. >> yeah. i think there's a way to do it, but it's surgical and it's short. what are the points you would p make if you were cross examining michael cohen? he's biased, he's inconsistent, and he's a convicted perjurer. >> right. >> that's it. all the...
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attorney, chuck rosenberg.been joined by some special guests. >> reporter: some special guests including senators tommy tuberville and j.d. vance. the biggest news 20 seconds ago, michael cohen was formally called to the witness stand to testify against his former boss, donald trump. the man at one point who said he would take a bullet for. michael cohen has been working with state invests gators for the last five years proviing testimony, providing information of what he says evidence that donald trump was behind this alleged scheme before the 2016 presidential election. there's a february 2017 meeting in which michael cohen has publicly stated donald trump and him discussed the reimbursement payments in the plan and the execution of it, but now it's going to be a jury, the jury to determine donald trump's fate that will actually hear from michael cohen, this is a man who served more than a year in prison after he pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from the underlying allegations that are being levied
attorney, chuck rosenberg.been joined by some special guests. >> reporter: some special guests including senators tommy tuberville and j.d. vance. the biggest news 20 seconds ago, michael cohen was formally called to the witness stand to testify against his former boss, donald trump. the man at one point who said he would take a bullet for. michael cohen has been working with state invests gators for the last five years proviing testimony, providing information of what he says evidence...
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attorney chuck rosenberg. msnbc legal analyst lisa rubin. msnbc legal analyst danny cevallos. thank you, all, very much. a-team in thespilled milk, supe, shooting star. >> thank you. >>> ahead, russia and china strengthen military and diplomatic ties. what it could mean for ukraine. and nato amid moscow's ongoing invasion. >>> we're back in 90 seconds. wes [ growl ] ready for the road trip. everyone comfortable. yep, there's plenty of space. i've even got an extra seat. wait! no, no, no, no, no. [ gasps ] [ indistinct chatter ] [ sigh ] let's just wait them out. the volkswagen atlas with three rows of seating for seven. everyone wants a ride. [ snoring ] ok, get in. [ speaking minionese ] yippee! and see "despicable me 4" in theaters july 3rd. rated pg. >>> this morning, russian president vladimir putin continues his visit to china with several more meetings with chinese president xi jinping. yesterday, the pair signed a joint statement deepening the comprehensive, strategic partnership, as they're calling it, between their countries, as poet leaders face rising tensions with
attorney chuck rosenberg. msnbc legal analyst lisa rubin. msnbc legal analyst danny cevallos. thank you, all, very much. a-team in thespilled milk, supe, shooting star. >> thank you. >>> ahead, russia and china strengthen military and diplomatic ties. what it could mean for ukraine. and nato amid moscow's ongoing invasion. >>> we're back in 90 seconds. wes [ growl ] ready for the road trip. everyone comfortable. yep, there's plenty of space. i've even got an extra seat....