which is much different than what michael avenatti did.ys lying and cheating on his own behalf. and michael cohen i think makes a good witness. i saw his congressional testimony. he's not a bad witness. and he's repentant. i don't see any repentance from michael avenatti, did you? >> i wouldn't describe him as overly contrite, if you're asking for my observation, but through the legal process, he did on record in court say that he was contrite and go through that process and others not do that. he's made an effort to say that in public. >> well, that happens in court. when my parents were about to discipline me, i was suddenly very contrite. but i don't think he feels it. even in the way he spoke with you, he's -- and oh, here's one thing i do think went too far. yes, he should be punished because nike, kimberly clark, the poor clients like the paraplegic he defrauded. i don't think he should have been put in a cell with a drug lord. that strikes me as the kind of thing that someone might do as an extra little bit of punishment. >> it's a

and avenatti was a master at this.esting because i see what he's doing slightly differently. he's talking on how much he hates michael cohen who is trump's former lawyer whose turned against him and his aiding in the case in new york. he wants his sentence commuted by the president. is not going to get a full part of the could get connotation. is appealing to trump right now, not necessarily and i don't know why he's doing it on msnbc. for god sake he he should do it on the show spee man i will call him tonight. i have him on speed dial. that show would be love after lock up. >> coming up pieces is dates talk trash so now he wants her cash. [ cheering and applause ] scout is protected by simparica trio and he's in it to win it! simparica trio is the first chew with triple protection. whoa fleas! and ticks! (♪) intestinal worms! whoa! heartworm disease! no problem with simparica trio! this drug class has been associated with neurologic adverse reactions including seizures. use with caution in dogs with a history of thes

avenatti is a news worthy guest and a controversial one.ed to avenatti, his long time bitter foe, by now claiming that he thankfully reveals the truth. so lanny davis gets time to respond. first, we're just going to show about another minute or so from tape we didn't air from that same prison phone call. this is now airing for the first time. >> michael, i did want to ask you in sort of short form what you might want to say to different people given the centrality that you've had in so many aspects of this case and given the d.a., first, what would you say now to d.a. bragg? >> delay the case for the good of the country. let jack smith do what he needs to do in the january 6th case. that is the case that really matters. >> to donald trump? >> buckle up. from somebody who's been through this three times, this is going to be a very eye opening and humble experience. >> to the other clients that legally it was determined you wronged asked you spoke about them in some of your cases, but what do you say to them? >> i standby the apologies that i

michael avenatti is convicted of multiple crime cans.dent trump, this is a sham, unprecedented legal battle being waged against him. don't take it from me, take it from "the new york times" that did an analysis of this hush money case. but, michael avenatti, your legal troubles are very different from trump's. will: so let's move to an issue that i think we always are sensitive to. let's not overemphasize new york city, but in this case, pete, my think new york city serves as a great illustration the of something that's happening across the country, and that is the way that illegal immigration impacts your daily life. the fact is new york city's such a tightly congested place that it's hard for people who previously didn't experience stuff like this to avoid experiencing the impact of illegal immigration. so there is a soccer field in east harlem, thomas jefferson park. and i believe we have a map. i think my sons played there when we lived inside new york city often. well, thomas jefferson park has been, it's on the east side highway. i

avenatti. he's responding publicly to mr. avenatti. and that's an important distinction. think kristen made this point earlier, witnesses can see this, jurors, though they're told not to read about the case, have family members and loved ones who might be telling them what's going on, this is calculated to reach jurors and witnesses. it is therefore a violation of the gag order. mr. blanch is doing his job. that's what defense attorneys are supposed to do. they're supposed to present a counterargument. i don't find it terribly avowing. >> kristen? >> i have to agree. the gag order specifically says trump is precluded from making or directing public statements about known or reasonably foreseeable witnesses concerning their potential participation in the investigation or in this criminal proceeding. he is literally doing that to the letter of the law. i have to agree with chuck. this is a violation. and i think that it is willful. again, he didn't respond to avenatti. he didn't respond directly to cohen. he did it publicly on a public forum and it has the potential to thre

meanwhile, avenatti is currently in prisonto us.victions for extortion, foaud, identity theft. and he recently told fox news digital that he thinks trump ha ts a, quote, victim of the system. earlier today, i spokecase with michael avenatti about the case from prison. >> all right. avining us now is michael avenatti. >> michael, thank you for being with us. good to be with you, sean 19 years in prison, no possibility of parole. that's daunting. i don't wish that on anybody.g i'll be very honest. i'm not going to rehash all the stuftof that goes behind this. but i'm sure that reality is now set. >> and what's your life like in there? well, i'm doing fine. you know, i'm i'm very blessed, sean. i've gotten back in touch with.t my faith, my family stuck by me. you know? 19 years is a draconian sentence. and i've got some pending appeal 1 as. it's far in excess of anything i should have ever received. but i'm trying to keep my chin up. >> okay. understand i'm sure it's not up. easy. let let me. let me go to the heart of this shoo ndersta

and avenatti was a master. at this.esting because i see what he's doing here it's i differently. so he's talking about how muchw. he hates cohen. n wh and he was, you know, trump's former lawyer, who is now and turned against him and is aiding in the case here in new york. n he wants his sentence commuted by the president. >> you know, the pre he's not ge to get a full pardon, but he could get a commutation of his federal sentence. >> stationo what he's doing, he's appealing to trump right now. wh's not necessarily and i don't know why he's doing it on msnbc. i mean, for god saket on m, he i do it on this show. i know. in f f'll call him tonight when i get home.ll >> speed dial, by the way. >> yes. that show would be love after lockup . yes. i think the art of the deal coming up, he says, is dates, talk, trasash. so now he wants their cash.'t pu i'm a guniy who lost a bet and y dignity as in watching my team wasn't punishment enough. >> where do you look at at home? what do you.d it's aif you one speed cut ray r is a jo

ironically there was a moment in the avenatti interview which he made a valid point.onald trump can't get a fair trial in new york and shouldn't be moving forward with it. that threw a lot of folks over at msnbc for a loop. all they wanted from him was to bash, bash, bash. he didn'n't quite do that throughout the entire interview. >> harris: interesting. i wondered what do they get and you said it. they want someone to the bash trump. and i can't imagine those two men wouldn't. the first time i interviewed the president was at the white house, roosevelt room. the day after michael cohen had been sentenced. so what do they think they'll get from these men? exactly what they want? >> what they think they will get is probably what they were trying to coach them into giving. i don't know what happened behind the scenes. not exactly what happened in avenatti's case once it wasn't even a camera turned on. he used the prison phone. >> harris: not yet, anyway. not out. good to see you, jason. thank you for watching "the faulkner focus." "outnumbered" after the break. for vete

avenatti was serving time foreri cheating clients outng. millions spoke up about the injustice of the justice system. when injus it comes to trump, q, we can't be hypocrites when ite comes the first amendment.e itfirs is outrageous that cohen and daniels coul d countless tvews interviews post on social soci bogus bog documentaries all by talking about trumusmentariep. gag but he's gagged and threatenedth with jail if he respondsreaten. avenatti posted that on the x platform, which raisesdo the question how do they have have? s itjail was it smuggled inside anotheri inmateanot? i'm asking for a friend. >> but you remember avenatti represented porn star stormy weniels in herented st against trump before he went to jail. he rose to media stardomntrelene by trolling trump relentlessly, but now he's changed and defending his arch nemesis. it's like me suddenly switching sides and defending kill me. it would mean it's notg ki suppd to happen. >> in that post, avenatti was referring to the expanded gagt order that blocks trump from speaking about

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he's getting backup from michael avenatti, the former attorney of stormy daniels.'s in federal prison, serving a 19 years sentence for extortion, em he be sellment, ag other crimes. he tells the new york post he's been in contact with trump's attorneys and says he would be willing to testify for the former president. avenatti says there's no question the trial is politically motivated because they're concerned that he may be reelected. if the defendant was anyone other than donald trump, this case would not have been brought at the time. also happening this week, the supreme court is set to hear arguments on trump's claims of presidental immunity as he fights the federal criminal case you accusing him of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election results, let's bring in trump team attorney, will sharp. opening statements set to begin this week. before we get into particular, set the scene. what's the strategy? what is the trump defense going to look like? >> look, while the prosecution and the media are hell-bent on sensationalizing this case, we're focusing on the f

as far as i'm concerned, this isn't about what avenatti is going to say or what anyone is going to saya show trial. the purpose of this is to keep the president effectively a political hostage stuck in that courtroom while president biden is able to go around, campaigning with no opposition for the next several weeks. we already saw that last week in pennsylvania. biden spent three days in pennsylvania while his democratic political allies and donor to him on the bench kept trump in that trial for no good reason. this should at least delayed. it should have never proceeded anywhere, as far as it's gotten thus far. the idea it's taking place in the myof an election year is an a abomination. maria: it's incredible. then there's this. the republican nation be nail nationalcommittee filed electiod lawsuits in nearly half the states, including in michigan and in nevada. is this enough? what is your assessment of the ability to have a transparent election in '24? >> well, i'm glad they're following our lead because it needs to be done. we have lawsuits in -- we just filed in illinois to clea

i want to say one more think about michael avenatti.f i were the trump team which be very careful about enlisting the help of michael oft avenatto lies for breakfast, lunch and dinner and who cannot be trust. maria: i'm sure they're thinking that way. you've got to put it out there. it's weird that he claims he's ready to testify in trump's favor. >> i think that's the last witness we would ever call. don't worry, michael avenatti would come from prison and save the day. the concept is absurd. i ti thinkliz is right on, sayiy careful what you hope for. maria: big tech is on deck, tesla, microsoft , google, meta on track this week. phil orlando has expectations coming up and we'll talk about 2024 investing. at 7:00 a.m., mike huckabee is here along with monica crowley and liz peek will join as well. don't miss that. you're watching "mornings with maria" live on fox business. we'll be right back. ♪ with gold and copper prices pushing towards all-time highs, u.s. gold corp is advancing its environmentally friendly gold and copper mining pr

avenatti was there, he was at one point standing with stormy and profiting from her and now he is lookingnt." i think that -- that is what the american people are doing at the moment. there seeing a counselor flipping undertaking independence and moving them to the republican party because there sick and tired of seeing this on -- injustice and the judge admonishing the defendant, i've seen it time and time again. i have been admonished like that. is by design. is to make you appear to be inept. it's to make you appear to be stupid in front of a jury and don't think that is not intentional. you know, all the trolls got all the journalists will put that out there. >> martha: a lot of people will interpret that on both sides of people trying to, you know, impact the jury pool and get their message out there before these jury members are chosen which is obviously something that is a bit of a concern. but i want to go back to my question before i let you go. do you think that this threat of 30 days in jail will change the social media actions of the former president in any way or will he keep

he's shown himself to be incapable of telling the truth. >> okay, avenatti is behind bars. he obviously has some credibility issues, but glenn, is this a case of it takes one to know one? >> yeah, you know, anytime i prosecuted a conspiracy, a criminal agreement involving multiple people, ana, everybody in that conspiracy was a criminal, many of them were liars. so what i had to try to do was bring the lower level conspirators on board, flip them, clean them up so to speak, meaning i would look for every shred of evidence that corroborated what they were now telling us, the investigators and the prosecutors about what they did and about what their co-conspirators did. and in one sense, yes, michael cohen can be viewed as damaged goods, but in another sensuous -- sense, he's going to be corroborated. why is he damaged? he is damaged in large part because he was telling lies to help donald trump stay out of hot water. that is actually the kind of weakness on the credibility front that prosecutors can turn into a strength. he was lying for donald trump. he has now come clean a

pete: he said michael avenatti the defense has contacted me i would be more than happy to testify.on't know that i will be called to testify but i have been in touch with trump's defense for the better part of the year. this was like he pedaled to the media being trump's number one opponent. and now he might be might testify. help us out? >> i was shocked to read this as well i've interviewed avenatti and scorched ertz back in those days on trump. what i think is interesting is yeah what if he took the l witness stand he and stormy daniels had a falling out she had legal charges against him and that didn't go well and he claims she lies and can be a credible witness. it would be very interesting to see him coming to the rescue in some way of donald trump. but he talks too about the fact that he sees them as being alike both a threat to the establishment him to democrats. donald trump to republicans, and that -- he was taken down and that seem to be fueling his feeling that trump the same attempt the legal system to take him down and his estimation so wow if she shows up on the -- w

judge said trial will begin april 15, stormy daniels attorney serving 14-year sentence in prison avenatti judge expand the gag ordered how michael cohen stormy daniels allowed to do truz make money off documentaries but he is threatened with jail your reaction. >> well, look i think mike avenatti has too much time on hands in jail may be looking for pardon who knows. >> let's see. he is quite right, that it is completely unfair that donald trump should be gagged while judge and his daughter able to say whatever they like, but they just are so desperate to nail donald trump to something before the election. maria: i mean, stefanik writes democrat manhattan judge donated to biden campaign another anti-trump cause in 2020 has clear judicial bias against president trump, merchan's daut political operative, she wants to judge to step down recuse himself. >> she is quite right, as usual she is very accurate in what she says to the point. and it is extraordinary that this judge and other judges like him judge engoron in new york refuse to recuse themselves seem to live in a bubble where there ki

avenatti confirming the talks with the new york post saying, quote, the defense has contacted me.han happy to testify. i don't know what i will -- that i will be called to testify, but i have been in touch with trump's defense for the better part of the year. the guy just won't go away. kaye ea kay no, he won't. [laughter] will: it'll be hard to put him on the stand. pete: yeah. it's interesting -- will: now he's acting like he would say something in defense of trump and saying -- pete: such a loose cannon, i don't trust him, but he gets the headlines, and that's what he wants. a full jury has been selected with alternate jurors chosen on friday. >>> former presidential candidate and governor of south carolina nikki haley welcoming home her husband michael from his year-long deployment with the state's national guard on saturday. haley posting photo on x with the caption, quote, that moment when you finally take a breath. it's been a long year but even longer without each other. >>> and amazing footage shows a taco bell manager in pennsylvania springing into action to save a baby'

because michael avenatti who is no fan of the former president, had this to say on twitter.lked about the d.a. encouraging cohen and daniels to go out there and do media interviews. and then he followed it up by. they said to my friends on the left who insist that they want to preserve democracy and justice, you should be equally outraged by. this constitutional protections against either exist for including the former president or they don't exist at all. what is happening in this hush money case is a travesty. so, if you got michael avenatti who has spent his career -- now he is on the other side of justice -- trying to take down donald trump saying the judge is not being fair right here when it documents a gag order, how can the former president expect a fair trial? >> gregg: well, the gag order is a clear violation of the first amendment. the judges get away with it because, by the time it's challenged on appeal, the case is over. but this case is also something else, a classic example of unequal justice and selective prosecution. hillary clinton did pretty of the same t

michael avenatti, daniels' ex-lawyer in federal prison for stealing clients' money and former trump aides including hope hicks. the drama playing out against the drama of the 2024 campaign. the defendant, mr. trump, the presumptive republican nominee in the race for the white house. look, this trial could go on for months. here today potential jurors will be asked about their political beliefs, they will be asked about prior knowledge of the accusations and whether they can be impartial in this first of its kind case. frances? >> jay, thank you. >>> now to breaking news out of the middle east. all eyes are on israel after iran carried out its first ever direct military assault on the country after years of hostility. iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles towards the country in response to israel's deadly air strike on the iranian embassy in damascus, syria, two weeks ago. israel says it destroyed 99% of the incoming fire before it entered their air space. claudio lavanga joins usright now. what can we expect next? >> reporter: good morning, frances. now that the alert is over it

she'll well, it's a desperate problem for stormy daniels when she was represented by michael avenattiry suu donald trump on her behalf for defamation. that case was not only thrown out of court, but the judge in california awarded attorney's fees to donald trump because the judge said the case was frivolous those were assessed against the client. stormy daniels, not against the lawyer. that debt which has been multiplying over the years is currently about $670,000. so stormy daniels, owes donald trump at this moment, about $670,000 and has essentially no chance of discharging that debt because it's been appealed and it's been upheld. this is something that i suspect the trump's lawyers are going to use when she testifies to talk about her bias and anger now, she has lots of things in her favor. she is actually a very good witness. she testified against michael avenatti in his criminal trial in manhattan, and the jury clearly believed her. i mean, she is a believable person, but she does have an ax to grind against donald trump. and that is going to be brought out in front of the sure.

that post claimed daniels' former attorney, michael avenatti, was the source for the false allegationdefamation attorney who approached oan about the report, prompting the outlet to contact avenatti, who denied making the allegations. daniels also denied the claim in a post on social media. in the settlement with cohen, no money was exchanged, but oan was forced to remove the article and issue a retraction and an apology that reads in part, quote, "these statements were false. oan regrets their publication. to be clear, no evidence suggests that mr. cohen and ms. daniels were having an affair and no evidence suggests that mr. cohen cooked up the scheme to extort the trump organization before the 2016 election." adding, "oan apologizes to mr. cohen for any harm the publication may have caused him." >> mika, we obviously have the hunter biden suing fox story. >> it is the top of the hour. >> what do you think about stories like this and just one example after another of lies spread by people on the trump right coming back to actually cost them money? >> yeah. >> or in this case, just em

>> yes, i've seen reports that michael avenatti is talking to trump's defense team and wants to come in the future and should trump win the election. trump himself talked about testifying which might be a good thing and could talk about paying michael cohen and his personal attorney for years and wasn't abnormal and following own lawyer's advice along with accountants and i don't know how this jury reacts to seeing trump on the stand but it's a strategy they might have to use. mike: what's your analysis of the jury including several lawyers? >> some of the description, it looks like we could have young jurors and some got news from tiktok, gen z, millennials and some lawyers on the jury, that could go back and forth. usually when you're pick ago jury, a lawyer would be able to look at things procedurally and different elements of the crime and standards the prosecution has to reach and that's a high standard beyond a reasonable doubt and that could play well for a defendant and as legal affairs attorney and it's easy to talk to various attorneys that lean one way or another and make

avenatti ignited and pushed those issues. his word on anything now. but as with so many people around a trial the da doesn't get to pick perfect witnesses or fact patterns and we cover who is around there. i think it was newsworthy to hear from someone who ignited this, now has his own problems. we were speaking from inside his prison cell. viewers might remember when he was in the limelight a lot, doing television and other interviews, people were following his every word. then of course he had this huge fall, this heavy prison sentence, and this is the first time anyone has heard from him in any substantive fashion since he went to prison. so that prison interview i think is clearly legally relevant and newsworthy. as for the remarks he made, he did say that he has criticisms of the da's case, he did say the federal and state issues which are complicated could help donald trump maybe reverse it on appeal. other legal experts have said that. he also said he expects trump to be convicted in this case. that's interesting given

here's the michael avenatti poets. michael avenatti, of course, a famously one of trump's nemesis. but here he is he's in prison, may possibly be angling for a pardon should show donald trump be reelected and donald trump on april 10. so thank you to michael avenue, avenatti for revealing the truth about two sleaze bags who have with their lies in misrepresentations cost our country dearly. >> i'm not going to go through all ten of the alleged violations of the gag order, but nine, i'm told, but it's not really a question as to whether or not he violated it. >> he was told he was not allowed to talk about witnesses and there he is talking about witnesses, which poses the question, why would it have taken so long then for the judge to come to this conclusion, we knew that the writing was on the wall was inevitable conclusion based on what you're saying and beyond. and by the way, the words thank you, michael avenatti coming out of the mouth of donald trump is just really as we think about it for a lot of reasons, mr. remind people, michael avenatti representatives for me, daniel. >>

stormy danieling, michael cohen, michael avenatti, now in federal prison for stealing clients' money and former trump aides, including hope hicks. the drama playing out against the 2024 campaign, mr. trump, the presumptive republican nominee in the race for the white house. now, look, this trial could go on for months. today potential jurors will show up, a pool of about 500. they're trying to get to 12 and 6 alternates. some questions they'll face will include questions about their political beliefs and affiliations to organizations, prior knowledge of the accusations against the former president, whether they follow him on social media or receive one of his email newsletters, and, of course, if they can be impartial during this first of its kind case. >> wow, what a fascinating time in our own u.s. history. jay gray, thank you very much for the latest. >>> 5:08 this morning. israel now weighing its options following iran's retaliatory attack over the weekend. we want to give you a live look in tel aviv where the israeli war cabinet is set to be holding an emergency meeting at this

still know that trial was unfair, thanks to the documentary, "the fall of minneapolis," and michael avenattithere is no chance of a fair trial for trump in new york or else the proponents would not mind if he moved it outside of new york. what i learned, it is not about the evidence in the trial, it is where you present it to. it is not about what's inside the courtroom, it's about what's outside the courtroom, and how it applies pressure to the judge and jury, whether the threat of public chaos or media outrage, the o.j. trial showed us what would and what could come when the court of public opinion trumps the actual court of law. that jerry made a political decision, and emotional decision, but it certainly wasn't a legal one. >> jesse: could make a programming note, tonight we have kato kaelin on "jesse watters primetime." >> dana: great booking. all right, o.j. simpson dead at 76 years old today. ahead, president biden hobnobbing with celebrities at a state dinner while americans skip meals to afford housing. ♪ ♪ here's to getting better with age. here's to beating these two every thursd

that on the same ground the trump legal team, there has been the idea floated of having michael avenatti testify as well, who is stormy daniels' attorney as well. do you have any idea why the court allowed that? >> well, you know, you have the same thing in the florida case. you have seen these lawyers who have breached their ethical duties, spoken out against their clients and not kept confidences. really the most basic confidence to your point. i would say, you know, michael avenue neat, if he testifies, could you know, undermine the entire government's case how this deal was negotiated with michael cohen. make a really good point. >> ainsley: it's not illegal if you are an outlet like the national inquirer and decide later on you are not going to air it or run. it is it illegal for him to say to stormy daniels, okay, i don't want this story coming out, i'm going to give you money. i never talk about it. i'll never talk about it. >> this is important thing. nondisclosure agreements are entered into all the time. they are suggesting it was only done in an tis pace of the 2016 elections.

after the hush money payment became public, daniel's lawyer at the time, michael avenatti, provided nbc news with an e-mail of an assistant to farrow which confirmed the transfer. cohen had used his trump organization e-mail address in the communication that said at the time company funds were not used. also this week in the manhattan courtroom judge juan merchan will hold a second hearing on whether trump violated his gag order. that hearing is set for thursday. >>> meanwhile, in another legal development lawyers for president joe biden's youngest son, hunter biden, say they're planning to sue fox news independently they say over unfounded claims made about him on their air. in a letter sent to the network last week, which has since been obtained by nbc news, biden's attorneys notified fox of the impending lawsuit. they write it arises for the network's, quote, subsequent actions to defame mr. biden among other things. the letter focuses heavily on a six-part special that aired on fox's streaming service in 2021. in it the network presented a mock trial for what it may look like if bid

as of today rumblings that michael avenatti intends to testify on behalf of the defensive.f it whether or not he actually gets to testify there's a attorney client issues will attach is not going to build to testify about conversations have a st stormy y in a presumptively because he represented her as his counsel. we'll have to see. a lot to be said surely all eyes will be on this trial. support that's for sure the prosecution will lay out its case against donald j trump the defense will lay out its rebuttal to it over the prosecution has. great to see you, thank you. >> thank you so much eric. spew have no need to remind you it has been over 22 years since the terror attacks of 911. thousands of people are still suffering from the effects of the toxic air inhaled in the aftermath. next will take a look at the advanced technology used to detect cancer and those impacted by the attacks. -ugh. -here, i'll take that. woo hoo! ensure max protein, 30 grams protein, 1 gram sugar, 25 vitamins and minerals. and a new fiber blend with a prebiotic. (♪) can you get this board to tony

that andy mccarthy said, that jonathan turley said, that the editorial board said, that michael avenattiwatters said. >> jesse: who is that? >> judge jeanine: there is no violation of the gag order, period, and of the story appeared >> dana: what do you think, harold? are you giving the judge of the president of the doubt? >> harold: i give the president benefit of the doubt in this regard. that's just the kind of guy i am. if the president as a defendant, he is still un-american. if he gets a precedent that is set then we all are able to follow it. he is special but he is not super american because of that, too. i would only send him to jail -- i would lay out clearly to him. if you attack a juror, identify a juror, or endanger a juror, or you do the same to court personnel, i'd released us to the public, you will be jailed, period. the other stuff will be thousand dollar fines. i can take a little criticism myself. i think michael cohen, who has been -- i don't understand why presidents not present from can't say things about michael cohen because michael cohen has said things. but if

who has repeatedly confirmed to have mess led the public on a variety of issues, to who michael avenattihinks is not a credible person, then the jury gets to make that decision. but the question is they get to make concern it's a criminal case, so the jury makes that decision. but the broader case of whether trump is fit for office, again, is a question the american people will get to decide in november. and some of this does feel, i'm sure it feels like this to trump supporters and conservative voters that this is all an effort. they feel like they can't beat him in november, so they have a jury of, you know, manhattan liberals who are going to reach a decision different from what the american people would reach. howard: yeah. but keep in mind it only takes one juror to produce a mistrial, and it depends on the strength of the defense's case. leslie, trump was angry about this "wall street journal" story. i went back and looked at it, on karen mcdougal that that ran just days before the election. he accused pecker of leaking it. he hung up without saying good-bye. but it didn't get much

the posts including amplifying comments from michael avenatti who you might remember represented stormy daniels before she fired him for apparently stealing from her and other clients. something for which he remains in prison, though he somehow is also still doing interviews. and also for amplifying this segment on fox, attacking the jurors in this case on april 17th. >> they are trying to rig this jury. they are catching undercover liberal activists lying to the judge. >> yeah, no, they're not. judge merchan proceeded to scold todd blanche for not being able to explain to him how trump's posts were responses to political attacks. it's like watching the kid who didn't do his homework get owned by the college professor. when it was over, todd blanche was moved to second chair. it was on to business, part two of the questioning of david pecker. pecker, who owned american media inc. in the early '90s was a smooth talking silver haired man who seems to have almost idolized donald trump. he described him as someone americans respected as the boss on "the apprentice," which was also the way m

he also represented stormy daniels at one time before lawyer michael avenatti and in our efforts to get the information from all of the sources i told you, we had all of the primary sources we can and if you're watching this and a primary source, get in touch. we'd love to have you on "the beat" mr. davidson once toldous the beat about this when we were tracking down the evidence about a clearly growing scandal. >> the affairs happened in 2006. michael cohen and i first contacted each other about the matter in 2011. so at a minimum, they knew about me and about stormy at a minimum in 2011. they knew about it in 2013 and '14 and they knew about it when donald trump -- >> they knew about it the whole time and the money only comes out in the end. >> they knew about it and if you want to say this wasn't about the campaign which makes it more likely criminal. we did this just in general back in the day, that witness and we got that early jump on what he would say here in this interview, but that witness was not doing press right now, but might show up in the witness box against trump. he's s

trump commented on a post from storm any daniel's former lawyer michael avenatti.e refers to daniels and cohen as sleeze bags. judge her chon fined trump 9,000 dollars for. the fine for someone with trump's considerable wealth doesn't have an impact on him. he threatened trump with jail time if he continues violating the gag order which is notable because there is another gag order hearing on thursday where manhattan prosecutors allege that trump broke the gag order four additional times. we'll send it backs to you, larry. larry: nate foy, we appreciate that run-down. go back to our friend, vivek ramaswamy. they're gagging him. they're holding him hostage in the trial to stop him from campaigning. charges, almost every good lawyer in the country says the charges are funny, nebulous, doesn't make any sense whatsoever and now the judge is, you know, 1000 bucks per gag order line and might have to throw him in jail because he is too rich to pay one thousand dollars. insanity is beyond belief vivek, as you watch it. what thoughts come into your mind? >> i mean the thou

if you just think abt what dinesh d'souza said publicly in his filings or michael avenatti , i am being retaliated against because of me, because my speech. that is a danger. that is why there has always be an objective on reasonability standard. mr. le says in his brief on page 23 , don't worry, the nra will never do this. we've on filed the one seated on bantam books beforein our history. that is wrong. in five minutes of research, we found another case, the nra suit against san francisco on exactly that theo. if you look at his briefs, at least 10 of them and me they want to do this to open up wsuits for when chick-fil-a and think stash >>th answers my question. >> what you do abt your friends argument that you waive this, not raising interest or court or the court of appeals or in the brief in opposition? >> a couple of waiver arguments . the absolute immunity. >> i'm sorry. on absolute immunity, i don't think we waved . first of all, everything i just said before doesn't turn on absoteimmunity are not. i am explaining why this wasn't coercive. what happen either the lloyd's meeting

daniels porn star who extorted trump and owes him 600 gs in legal fees, and her attorney, michael avenatti, in prison for extortion. cas everyone in this case is either a liar, a star, an extortionist , or all ofey are the above. >> they're the faces of a case n that's never been tried before in the history of the united states. >>the histor their argument? are you ready? is that trump should have used donor money to stop a woman from shaking him down and then file the ransom with the fec. >> that's a great way pro of protecting your family. gno one would ever find out. >> this wasn't campaignna business. >> this was personal campaign finance law. specifically, states candidates can not use campaign funds for an expense that would exist anyway, even if it benefits the campaign. his lawyerf it paid stormy, and after the campaign was over, the money was reimbursedep and booked as a legal expense. >> you can't use campaign fundsd for personal matters, and now you can't use personal funds for personal n matters during a campaign. >> so i guess the real crime is that trump ran for president and

tonight, their specia l that they promoted the hell out of, by the way, on social media wal oias avenatti phoning in fm federal prison to comment on donald trump's trials giv to give his analysis on the whole deal. you cannot maks analysn the thip >> and look, here's the most telling part of that nprs and perhaps why i've seen unless i missed it, nothing on the other so-called news networks regarding this piece. uri berliner, who won'works re t be invited to cpac anytime soon, he is a liberal, wrote, quote, the laptop was worthy hunter biden's laptop. but the timeless journalistic instincts laptop of following ac story lead was being squelched, unquote. so i squelche it appears that trump's election seven and a half years ago probably prompteen ad the biggest chain reaction in the history of this industry. the histor outlets and it doesn't matter what acronym we're talking about npr, pbs, nbc, abc, cbs, cnn, msnbc renounced any rules and normss n and ethics in journalism and then proceeded to basically bearrnalisoceede hug publicly wy of them always were privately political advocates and

interest, the judgerestgging is gagging trump for pointing out the conflict of interesttr even michael avenatti says it's nuts. l nthe lawyer tweeting this frm prison. >> we can't be hypocrites whenit it comes to the first amendment. it's outrageous that coheno th and daniels can do countless tv interviews post on and make money on bogus documentaries all by talking about trump. >> but he's gagged and threatened with jail if he responds. >> the judge is threatenin g to put trump in jail for pointing out that his liberal family's getting rich off this trial. >> and richer if i he's convicted. >> now, the media who doesn'tdmn support the first amendment or care about corruption, covers corrupty. >> the judge overseeing donald exump's hush money trial jusf t expanded a gag order forbiddingd the defendant and former inpresident from attacking his own family. it doesn't just take his right to due process . he smears the judge. he harasses the judges to order president trump, our former chief executive, is using the bully pulpit that comesng with being a former president to put people in grave danger

otherwis38e known as michael avenatti, literally from prison or they'll hang on every wor d when talking to the beacon of truth known as adam schiff cohemichael cohen. so it would have beenbe fascinating to see the looks on their facesen t when they saw those polls over the weekend come out showingd come trump upi by five. trump up by six. trump up by nine. nationallyx or nin and ahead.r or at least tied in everaty sta becausste that shows how out of touch they are with the american people outsid e deep i blue cities when it comes to talking about the issues they care about, not lawfareg a but inflation, energy prices, crime, the border chaos happening on american campuses and around the worlding . >> if this election is about the issues you just referreds id to, i think donald trump wins by in far away. but they will want to make this about abortion and do the bidding for the democrats, t want to make it about democracy in peril. they'll want to make iy. tht about six that want to make ity about trump. and they'll call republicans6tus every name as they do every election, racist, sexist

if you just think about what dinesh d'souza said publicly in the filings or michael avenatti, i am being retaliated against because of me, my speech. that is the danger and that is why there has always been an objective unreasonability standard. mr. cole says don't worry, the nra will never do this, we have only filed one suit on bantam books before in our history and it is this one. that is wrong. in five minutes of research we found another case, the nra's suit, san francisco, on exactly that there he. at least 10 of the briefs admit that they want to do this to open up lawsuits for when chick-fil-a -- >> mr. katyal, what do you do about your friend's argument not raising this in the district court of the court of appeals? mr. katyal: a couple of arguments, the absolute immunity claim? chief justice roberts:, i'm sorry, yes. mr. katyal: first of all, everything i said before does not turn on absolute immunity or not. i'm explaining why this wasn't coercive, what happened in either the lloyd's meeting or the consent orders. we do think there is a separate argument about absolute immunit

she testified against michael avenatti in his criminal trial in manhattan. and the jury clearly believed her. i mean, she is a believable person, but she does have an ax to grind against donald trump and that is going to be brought out in front of the jury. >> i mean, it was interesting because trump will also pecker testified that he gotten angry call from trump also about another interview i did which was with karen mcdougal in 2018. pecker said, so mr. trump said when he called me, he said, did you see anderson cooper interview with karen mcdougal? i said yes. he said i thought you had and we had an agreement with karen mcdougal that she can't give any interviews or beyond any television shows. so i said, yes. i said we had an agreement by amended it to allow her to speak to the press. does trump got very aggravated when he heard that i mended it. he couldn't understand why i said karen had a two-year agreement. she was flooded with requests from the press for interviews and i amended her agreement at that time, trump said, well, then you paid her. i said

last night on sean hannity, michael avenatti called in and said this is all a witch hunt.ormy daniels attorney and this is all a witch hunt against trump, that trump is totally innocent. you should pull up what he said last night on sean hannity. not only did he say it was a witch hunt, but the biden administration is more or less like the brownshirts of germany going again donald trump. i wish you would play that michael avenatti, here how innocent trump is, and that was the attorney for stormy daniels. host: richard in georgia. we will let you listen in a bit about what is happening on capitol hill. >> many dozens of times implementing their policies for their good. obama gave the internet to the united nations, the stakeholders run the internet. if you say something that disagrees with the stakeholders, big pharma, big alcohol, big electric, big solar, then they will censor you. we are in a time of incredible censorship. there is also the fake news, this contention. you are saying there is not free speech. is there free speech or is there not free speech? >> spent $40 b