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joining us now is susanne craig.rmer federal prosecutor ankush khardori. >> we believe you heard our interview with lanny davis. susanne , were starting with you. what did you think? lanny davis says what is evidence will be critical for the jury instructions and he noted trump did not have the fortitude that michael cohen did to testify. believe your lying eyes. there was a lot of math lanny davis happy i felt like -- you know the meme with the lady and the numbers around her? that was me. what do you think, susanne ? >> it's funny. as an investigative reporter, i have tried to disassemble all of this and put it back together and i have been pushing on all the think -- things donald trump team has been putting out there. leaning into it a little bit looking at michael cohen and taking all that apart in trying to find the weak points in the case, but what it comes down to, there are elements of common sense here. i thought the piece was great and i think people should read it, just looking at it. donald trump was at
joining us now is susanne craig.rmer federal prosecutor ankush khardori. >> we believe you heard our interview with lanny davis. susanne , were starting with you. what did you think? lanny davis says what is evidence will be critical for the jury instructions and he noted trump did not have the fortitude that michael cohen did to testify. believe your lying eyes. there was a lot of math lanny davis happy i felt like -- you know the meme with the lady and the numbers around her? that was...
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susanne craig is back with us at joining us is jen psaki. talk about it in a little bit. >> susanne, maybe you can tell us about the reporting for the folks who are like, is this real? >> it is real. i found out about this through a deposition i reviewed that bobby kennedy gave as part of it to be divorce proceeding in 2012. she ultimately committed suicide but i was able to look at the deposition. it is not public. and it, because it is deposition and marriages is all about the finances, he was talking about his health conditions because of them can impact this earning potential. in the deposition he talked about a few health conditions that when i first read it i was like, whoa. glowworm being the main one. it was incredible to read. he went in 2010 to doctors and was having, he described it as severe long and short-term memory loss. when i interviewed him he said he had memory fog. severe memory fog. he could not retrieve words and he goes to the doctor and do two things. first of all, he has his blood tested for mercury poisoning. i will
susanne craig is back with us at joining us is jen psaki. talk about it in a little bit. >> susanne, maybe you can tell us about the reporting for the folks who are like, is this real? >> it is real. i found out about this through a deposition i reviewed that bobby kennedy gave as part of it to be divorce proceeding in 2012. she ultimately committed suicide but i was able to look at the deposition. it is not public. and it, because it is deposition and marriages is all about the...
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joining me now, susanne craig, investigative reporter for "the new york times" and msnbc contributor who was at the courthouse today. melissa murray, law professor add new york university and msnbc legal analyst and lachlan cartwright, former executive editor for "national enquirer" who is now a special correspondent for the hollywood reporter. thank you for being here. susanne, give me your impressions on today? >> it was a real grab bag. as i was going into court today, i read the indictment over again. i wanted to see where it was heading, the 32 counts. what we saw today was a lot of smoke, but we saw more about the conspiracy in terms of what was going on. and we saw, i thought, kind of one of the most important things we saw was on cross-examination of keith davidson. some people think the lawyers maybe should have stopped at have you ever met donald trump? no, but they just kept going. and they really dirtied him up. they dragged him into the guy who was dealing with sex tape brokers, trying to extort people. it was really ugly, and he was very uncomfortable. i think what they
joining me now, susanne craig, investigative reporter for "the new york times" and msnbc contributor who was at the courthouse today. melissa murray, law professor add new york university and msnbc legal analyst and lachlan cartwright, former executive editor for "national enquirer" who is now a special correspondent for the hollywood reporter. thank you for being here. susanne, give me your impressions on today? >> it was a real grab bag. as i was going into court...
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joining us mal, katie phang, and susanne craig. i saw you fact checking.ly you can tell that phang was still working. katie, this was a big week in this trial. keith davidson, how did you see this week ending up from the way that it began? i do not think that a lot of people knew the impact that hope hicks would have, so close to trump that there would be this protective veneer and she threw down some information that i think really helped the prosecution's case, how do you see this case? >> this week was a mixed bag, all good for the prosecution. there are a lot of us that are looking for the marquis maine witnesses. the custodian of records, these people, if you don't have them, you don't have text that were read to the jury, you do not get video recordings. juries are visual creatures. this is how you keep them engaged. to end with hope hicks is perfect. it was great for the prosecution and hope hicks, she knew exactly who he was, if you did not know and she saw who donald trump was, she should've gotten out. she did not, she came back for more, let's b
joining us mal, katie phang, and susanne craig. i saw you fact checking.ly you can tell that phang was still working. katie, this was a big week in this trial. keith davidson, how did you see this week ending up from the way that it began? i do not think that a lot of people knew the impact that hope hicks would have, so close to trump that there would be this protective veneer and she threw down some information that i think really helped the prosecution's case, how do you see this case?...
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joining me now is lisa rubin and susanne craig. great to have you both here. i missed the costello fireworks yesterday. i was following it and texting with lisa being like, is this as insane as it sounds? go back a day because i was not there. the costello experience in the courtroom. >> you will not sell me out by reading my response. my response was, beyond. the costello experience in the courtroom is an instructive lesson on how demeanor matters, because you can say all sorts of things about your misdeeds and so long as you remain polite and contrite and succinct, jurors might believe you. michael cohen is an illustration of that. what was so bizarre was the robert castillo we saw over the past couple of days reminded me of the michael cohen that we saw at the civil fraud trial. >> which was exactly the fear of everyone around the prosecutor's office. >> correct. even to the point that costello said strike that where the email speaks for itself, which is also something lawyers say in defense of clients, for example. michael cohen at the civil fraud trial wo
joining me now is lisa rubin and susanne craig. great to have you both here. i missed the costello fireworks yesterday. i was following it and texting with lisa being like, is this as insane as it sounds? go back a day because i was not there. the costello experience in the courtroom. >> you will not sell me out by reading my response. my response was, beyond. the costello experience in the courtroom is an instructive lesson on how demeanor matters, because you can say all sorts of things...
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senior executive of opinion at bloomberg and and msn see -- msnbc author as well as my friend susanne craiga pulitzer prize-winning investigative reporter from "the new york times." and the author of the book lucky loser. you have spent a lot of time in court at 100 center street. you have an up close view as to how things have been going. the defense, they spend a lot of time cross-examining michael cohen during this trial and it seems like they may just be relying on the jury thinking that he is not credible. do you think that the defense has done enough to raise the specter of a reasonable doubt given what the prosecution's case laid out for them? >> well, when i think what we are heading into with closing arguments, i think what the government has done is given jurors two paths. one is you can believe some of what michael cohen said despite all you heard i got the defense's case that he has lied on the stand in front of judges and like to banks analyst taxes. then there is also another path that i think they tried to outline for the jury. that is through the evidence. whether it is the
senior executive of opinion at bloomberg and and msn see -- msnbc author as well as my friend susanne craiga pulitzer prize-winning investigative reporter from "the new york times." and the author of the book lucky loser. you have spent a lot of time in court at 100 center street. you have an up close view as to how things have been going. the defense, they spend a lot of time cross-examining michael cohen during this trial and it seems like they may just be relying on the jury...
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joining me now is susanne craig, investigative reporter for "the new york times" and an msnbc contributor, paul butler, former federal prosecutor, georgetown law professor and msnbc legal analyst. and claire mccaskill, former senator, msnbc political analyst, and cohost of msnbc's how to win 2024 podcast. i will start with you, susanne because it did feel like today was susan necheles' kind of nadir of the cruelty that donald trump obviously demanded that she throw at this witness. she's not on trial, but you would think. what did it look like in the courtroom? was it uncomfortable for the jurors? >> i don't know how the jurors felt. i know i felt very uncomfortable. it kept building and building. and there's a point where you were both, okay, let's move along, and where are you going with this? but it was hard to listen to. i mean, it felt like something that might have happened 30 years ago. i mean, not today. i mean, they were shaming a sex worker. and made it feel like that over and over again. i mean, it was just question after question about what she did and calling her a sex worker
joining me now is susanne craig, investigative reporter for "the new york times" and an msnbc contributor, paul butler, former federal prosecutor, georgetown law professor and msnbc legal analyst. and claire mccaskill, former senator, msnbc political analyst, and cohost of msnbc's how to win 2024 podcast. i will start with you, susanne because it did feel like today was susan necheles' kind of nadir of the cruelty that donald trump obviously demanded that she throw at this witness....
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joining me is susanne craig and kristy greenberg, former deputy chief of sdny's criminal division and an msnbc legal analyst. that was my sort of summary of what happened today. what stood out to you? >> well, the documents really were the stars of the day. at the heart of this case is the allegation that 34 business records were falsified. and today, we saw them up on the screen, the jury saw them. one after the other. and it was powerful. i have to say. i mean, we saw checks signed by donald trump. we heard a lot of information from people inside the trump organization that donald trump signs off on any expense over $10,000. that these checks to michael cohen came from donald trump's personal account. and they're all building towards donald trump -- there's no burden he has to personally falsify them. he just has to have caused the falsification. and i think we're going to hear from michael cohen about the deal they had, but today, we saw all of these documents that the prosecution is alleging were falsified. >> and let me go to you, because what is the significance of the plus-up?
joining me is susanne craig and kristy greenberg, former deputy chief of sdny's criminal division and an msnbc legal analyst. that was my sort of summary of what happened today. what stood out to you? >> well, the documents really were the stars of the day. at the heart of this case is the allegation that 34 business records were falsified. and today, we saw them up on the screen, the jury saw them. one after the other. and it was powerful. i have to say. i mean, we saw checks signed by...
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msnbc's legal analyst lisa rubin, "new york times" investigative reporter susanne craig, and former federalcutor and former sdny criminal division deputy chief, kristy greenberg. >> katy, let's set the stage for what's going on at trump tower where we anticipate him speaking in about an hour, right? >> the assembled press is here. this is the first time i believe everyone has been back in this lobby since the donald trump transition. donald trump is going to come town his golden elevators behind me as a man running for president again, as a former president, yes, but also as a man who has now been convicted on 34 felony counts. the first former president to ever be convicted of a crime and certainly the first one, former president to be running again now that they are convicted on all of those felony counts. and he's doing it, guys, at the literal scene of the crime here in trump tower. this is where david pecker and michael cohen testified that the scheme to influence the 2016 election corruptly as the prosecutors successfully argued was hatched, that david pecker was in donald trump's off
msnbc's legal analyst lisa rubin, "new york times" investigative reporter susanne craig, and former federalcutor and former sdny criminal division deputy chief, kristy greenberg. >> katy, let's set the stage for what's going on at trump tower where we anticipate him speaking in about an hour, right? >> the assembled press is here. this is the first time i believe everyone has been back in this lobby since the donald trump transition. donald trump is going to come town his...
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as i mentioned at the top, joining us now, susanne craig from "the new york times," and ari melber, oursteemed legal correspondent here. suzanne is an, you were there at the courthouse today. i know you've been there every day. michael cohen, to me, following the reporting today, looking at the transcript once it came out, i feel like he really is functioning as a summation witness. it's not just about michael cohen's own role in the plot. it feels like he's telling us everything that happened. he's giving us the whole story. does it feel that way in court? >> it did. it's interesting he's coming at the end, and i saw it a little bit differently because while he did that, they also kept him very much -- i think three parts. they kept him very much to the evidence. he was a corroborating witness for a lot of testimony that has come. >> mm-hmm. >> so what he said today, some of it was familiar. i think that's a good thing because his credibility is going to be questioned on cross. he also spoke to the documents. you know, we heard that not only did donald trump instruct the payment to sto
as i mentioned at the top, joining us now, susanne craig from "the new york times," and ari melber, oursteemed legal correspondent here. suzanne is an, you were there at the courthouse today. i know you've been there every day. michael cohen, to me, following the reporting today, looking at the transcript once it came out, i feel like he really is functioning as a summation witness. it's not just about michael cohen's own role in the plot. it feels like he's telling us everything that...
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we've had an opportunity to interview the foreign journalists over the last five weeks, susanne craig, all of my colleagues have made their way down to this line, to stand, to have the privilege to be inside, to hear the action. the jury has done its part. they asked for four specific pieces of testimony right back to them. they wanted some clarification on the instructions given to them by judge juan merchan. they entered a verdict and asked for 30 minutes to fill out the form. andrew weissmann, tell me about your paper, you got 34 lines. i can't even get into my computer. rachel maddow is here. are you ready? >> i'm ready. >> what are you thinking? >> well, this is an important moment, and we don't know, and we're about to know. i just think for those of us with the privilege of covering this story, this verdict is, just take a breath, right? we are a democracy, this is a government by and for the people. that means everybody is subject to the rule of law. and we're about to see that in action. what are these jurors decided they are are peers of donald trump as citizens. and they ha
we've had an opportunity to interview the foreign journalists over the last five weeks, susanne craig, all of my colleagues have made their way down to this line, to stand, to have the privilege to be inside, to hear the action. the jury has done its part. they asked for four specific pieces of testimony right back to them. they wanted some clarification on the instructions given to them by judge juan merchan. they entered a verdict and asked for 30 minutes to fill out the form. andrew...
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-minute break to give those jurors a chance to stretch their legs, get a snack, go out to what susanne craig. after that the court will reconvene and judge merchan will check in with the jury to see if they prefer to push through, power through tonight or take a break for today and pick up the prosecution's closing argument tomorrow morning. joshua steinglass is the attorney for the prosecution who is delivering the closing argument this afternoon. he laid out a methodical document-based rebuttal to the earlier summation from trump's lawyer, todd blanche. the defense today relying heavily on loudly calling michael cohen a liar and a gloat. gloat? i'll let you figure that one out. steinglass, meanwhile, encouraged the jury to instead thinking of michael cohen as a, quote, tour guide through the evidence that was already introduced into the record during the proceedings. steinglass saying that michael cohen, quote, provides context and color to the documents but he's not the trial's main character. in just the last hour we heard the prosecution remind the jury of what the many witnesses descri
-minute break to give those jurors a chance to stretch their legs, get a snack, go out to what susanne craig. after that the court will reconvene and judge merchan will check in with the jury to see if they prefer to push through, power through tonight or take a break for today and pick up the prosecution's closing argument tomorrow morning. joshua steinglass is the attorney for the prosecution who is delivering the closing argument this afternoon. he laid out a methodical document-based...
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. >>> let's bring in msnbc legal correspondent lisa rubin and "new york times" reporter susanne craigt the courthouse as they have been every day in the overflow room. you're there every day. bring us what you think today's highlights have so far been. >> katy, it's not a star wars cantina scene reference, but what i want to share with you and our viewers is something known as red finch. up until today most of our viewers would say that's a bird. no, actually it's the name of the company that michael cohen owed money to on behalf of donald trump. the prosecution didn't get to elicit in their case what that payment was for. they just got to say when allen weisselberg and donald trump were ranging for payments, part of it was for a n $50,000 expenditure for michael cohen made for something they didn't explain. because todd blanche raised it and the payment to red finch, today susan hoffinger got to explain what that's all about. it's a company that did tech services. more explicitly donald trump was an entrant for a contest for the most famous businessman of the century. he didn't like
. >>> let's bring in msnbc legal correspondent lisa rubin and "new york times" reporter susanne craigt the courthouse as they have been every day in the overflow room. you're there every day. bring us what you think today's highlights have so far been. >> katy, it's not a star wars cantina scene reference, but what i want to share with you and our viewers is something known as red finch. up until today most of our viewers would say that's a bird. no, actually it's the...
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. >> let's bring in lisa rubin and susanne craig. they have been in the overflow room.er duo. yesterday, as you all reported, what a wild finish with robert costello and the judge really not happy and admonishing him. i don't think he had quite that level of admonishment, but there were some, let's say, seemed like heated moments between him and susan. tell us your take sitting there what that felt like, what that sounded like. >> i have to say compared to yesterday, which was quite a blowup, robert costello on the stand today -- there were tense moments. i kept thinking about yesterday and what happened. i have to say, stepping back from the whole thing, i'm scratching my head as to why they put him on the stand. i have a feeling it was client driven, that donald trump wanted somebody up there who would come out and attack michael cohen. that's probably why costello ended up on the stand. i just think from the defense's point of view, it seemed like one of the best days if not the best day for the prosecution was yesterday, which is odd since it wasn't their witness. t
. >> let's bring in lisa rubin and susanne craig. they have been in the overflow room.er duo. yesterday, as you all reported, what a wild finish with robert costello and the judge really not happy and admonishing him. i don't think he had quite that level of admonishment, but there were some, let's say, seemed like heated moments between him and susan. tell us your take sitting there what that felt like, what that sounded like. >> i have to say compared to yesterday, which was quite...
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. >> i mean, susanne craig, you've watched this and i've read it all which is a distant second to seeing it. i have not read merchan this upset nevery day of the trial transcript i've read. >> no, and i think what's really important about it, how much the jury reads him. you always see in these trial, this is my third one, the jury and judge have a real relationship. it's a big error on trump's team's part to have this sort of exchange happening in the courtroom. they really pick up on what the judge is thinking and i think it works against whoever is doing this, which happens to be trump in this instance. >> it's so ironic that everybody was saying, oh, michael is going to be glib or bust or -- 25 hours on the stand, nothing. this guy is on the stand for a half hour. so that tells you something and, andrew, obviously you know this infinitely better than any of us, that has to play on a jury. when you see a judge behaving that way, it destroys the credibility of that witness. he might as well say, don't believe this guy. >> they've got some smart jurors on there including, i mean, two la
. >> i mean, susanne craig, you've watched this and i've read it all which is a distant second to seeing it. i have not read merchan this upset nevery day of the trial transcript i've read. >> no, and i think what's really important about it, how much the jury reads him. you always see in these trial, this is my third one, the jury and judge have a real relationship. it's a big error on trump's team's part to have this sort of exchange happening in the courtroom. they really pick up...
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