special coverage of this escalating trump probe in new york and tonight right now you re watching a special live edition of the beat. we re following the pressure donald trump which actually exploded from the arrest talk this weekend to today s blockbuster testimony before the grand jury? some out of court-statements that broke within the last hour. moments ago this trump-aligned witness speaking out. my only mission there today was to tell the truth about what michael cohen was saying at any point in time. michael cohen decided on his own, that s what he told us, on his own to see if he could take care of this. is that what he told us? was all of the remarks made factual? mr. michael cohen is here to respond in a moment. this is not just journalism. this is aspects of the probe spilling out because mr. costello did speak to the grand jury today that s why he was so newsworthy. mr. cohen remained a key grand jury witness in a case that donald trump now says will lead to
i m ari melber in for nicolle and i ll anchor for the next three hours right now with a lot of news breaking out of new york as the d.a. alvin bragg moves forward with two witnesses who faced this grand jury today, robert costello a legal adviser to that key witness we all know about, michael cohen. he s testified today at the request of trump s legal team. under new york law a person who is expected to be indicted which in this case may or may not be donald trump but in an abundance of fairness, that individual can request a witness appear for them before this grand jury finishes its work. so that s part of what we re following on this big breaking news day. today cohen also on hand, this weekend he said he would be back today to address what costello says making him the rebuttal witness and this, today, is his third appearance before the grand jury. so, that alone makes all of this a major day and probe that is quite near deciding whether or not to indict donald trump. so,
social media claiming that evidence - even directed supporters to again with no evidence manhattan da alvin bragg has not commented on his socia media post publicly. nbc news learned that bragg se an internal email to his staff saying that intimidation wil not be tolerated nbc news has also learned hi former legal adviser to michae cohen will testify before th grand jury at behest of trump legal team the lawyer, bob costello, is expected to testify tomorrow this afternoon, in an exclusiv interview with msnbc, michae cohen confirmed that he will also be back at the da s offic tomorrow and casey is needed a a rebuttal witness this is not about a vendett or about my book revenge this is about donald trump being held accountable for his own dirty deeds, plain and simple i don t want to see anyone, an that includes donald trump indicted, prosecuted, convicted, incarcerated because i fundamentally, or the country, fundamentally disagrees with s much that comes out of his mouth
more for no former president has ever surrendered to authorities or been fingerprinted, photographed and arraigned soon. donald trump will be here in washington, d c. shockwaves are spreading from that manhattan grand juries surprise decision to indict the former president in connection with hush money payments to porn star and director stormy daniels here in new york, where the tremors began and from which donald trump first sprang to national attention nearly 50 years ago, authorities are preparing for his arrival. and what could potentially occur because of it. as you look at live pictures of trump tower right now, consider that the man who came down the escalator there almost eight years ago has already incited an attack on congress. and as you look at the courthouse, where he is expected to be arraigned considered, he s already verbally attacked. the district attorney alvin bragg. many times , including again tonight. consider also anderson that in addition to railing ag
this time next tuesday night if the schedule holds donald john trump child and product of new york will officially be defendant in a new york criminal matter. in our exclusive interview last hour with former vice president pence here s somebody told cnn s wolf blitzer about today s historic indictment. when you have an attorney general in new york manhattan, d a. that targeted one particular american in their campaigns. i think that offends the notion of the overwhelming majority of the american people who believe in fairness who believe in equal treatment before the law, and this appears to be just one more example. wolf. of the kind of two tiered justice system that the american people have had enough of it. that s the former vice president in our last hour in this hour of our live breaking historic coverage, a conversation with the one figure who has been key to first the scandal, then the investigation and now the charges against former president donald trump, his old bos