Good afternoon, and good to be with you. Im jose diazbalart in for katy tur. Court has wrapped in new york city. It was a day of routine appearances from a slate of custodial and lesser known witnesses, all setting up the major testimony we expect to be hearing on monday from the other man at the center of this hush money case, Michael Cohen. Multiple sources tell nbc news Donald Trumps former fixer is expected to take the stand for several days. What todays testimony about cohens Phone Records could tell us about the prosecutions strategy next week and what cohens appearance signals about the overall timing of this trial. Could he be the final person we hear from . Or could donald trump himself take the stand later as he has suggested he could do. The prosecution knows when it might rest. We have a whole lot to cover. I want to get right into it. Joining us now, is nbc news Legal Correspondent lisa rubin who was inside the courtroom today. Senior judge and professor at Florida Interna
Closed captioning brought to you by mesobook. Com her firm only represents mesothelial most victims and their families. If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with mesothelioma call us now good evening. Im laura coates alongside Abby Phillip Our Panel Here In Washington For A Special Edition of laura coates live. If what a day in trump world . Theres court today hearing arguments on trumps claims of absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for anything related to his presidency. Several justices, even seeming open to some level of immunity, while others so much im trying to understand what the dish incentive is from turning the oval office into the seat of Criminal Activity in this country this case could go back to the lower courts, which would severely delay the start of trumps federal Election Subversion trial that could ultimately mean that trumps Hush Money Trial in manhattan may very well be the only criminal trial to actually take place before the election. And on day seven
get connected on the day of your move with the xfinity app. can i sleep over at your new place? can katie sleep over tonight? sure, honey! this generation is so dramatic! move with xfinity. katy tur. and this hour we re going to be exploring the political and the practical consequences of thursday s momentous decision. we ll dig deeper into how donald trump s sentencing will play out when he s back in that new york city courthouse 41 days from now . it is just a handful of days before the republican national convention, but we re going to start right there on the political side, on the ledger with the republican party seeming to relish what would have once been the unthinkable, backing a convicted felon as their presidential nominee. that decision won t officially come until the rnc convention mid-july. again, just days after donald trump s sentencing, but it seems all but assured based on the party s near total embrace of the former president since his guilty verdict cam
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welcome to hannity . tonight we begin with the obvious, joe biden, he s a train wreck both mentally and physically. his presidency, that s an unmitigated disaster both at home and abroad. and his campaign is a joke with a few cringe worthy events, actually wanted a at least. small crowds, no enthusiasm whatsoever, attending a biden rally is more of a punishment for democrats filled with anxiety. is joe going to be able to string two coherent sentences together and then successfully walk offstage, which is why nobody shows up. a kind like today in philly. and jill biden said on the view either joe is elected or evil will win. we got the tape. democrats, they are in a state of panic, they are desperate so in lieu of any traditional campaign or running on the novel idea of an answering the question are you better off than you were four years ago, well, the democratic party, they are now relying on another political tactic. you can call it the weaponization of our justice depart