the judge could decide to say, house arrest or even jail. how do you face what look like? one of my lawyers on the television the other day said you don t want to do that to the president. you don t bed for anything, that s just the way it is. and trump s a lawyer also on the talk shows today outlining the defense appeal and strategy and why is changing his position on judge merchan s jury instructions. i think when you look at the jury instructions here, judge merchan essentially, i wouldn t say it rigged the deliberations, but certainly steered the jury toward the verdict that he clearly wanted when the jury it was against you, the judge made a mistake? i hope for the best plan for the worst, george. and stormy daniels, the actress at the heart of the case is breaking her silence. in her first interview since the verdict, she said she wants to see trump jailed or used as a punching bag at a women s shelter. completely out of touch with reality. you have to fi
Hello, im bonnie erbe. Welcome to to the contrary, a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. Up first, legal wrangling over abortion a federal Appeals Court heard arguments this week about a hotly contested texas law that could be the new frontier for the abortion rights debate. The law mandates a strict set of building codes for clinics requiring upgrades that could cost millions. Prolife proponents say theyre necessary to ensure the safety of women. But prochoice groups say the clinics do not need the upgrades, cant afford to comply and will close. Abortion Rights Groups claim their opponents are using an underhanded strategy to close clinics and limit access by pretending they are concerned about Womens Health. Fifth circuit judges in new orleans will decide if the law is constitutional. Is the new strategy for pro life groups by writing clip particulars upgrade and in effect closing them . Pretty much bonnie. So far the right has not been able to bring down
Today, thursday, august 1, 2013. Good morning. Welcome to today. 7 00 a. M. On the west coast. Im Savannah Guthrie. And im matt lauer. We will take you live to cleveland in just a moment. But first, Edward Snowden almost a year after receiving asylum in russia. Good morning to you. Well, Edward Snowden was expecting a permit to leave the airport and get some space really while he waited months, he thought, for a possible temporary asylum. But he got something much better than that. An official tast track passport. This is Edward Joseph snowdens terrific to freedom. His new passport, granting him temporary asylum for one year. Snowdenstranded for more than five weeks while russian authorities reviewed his asylum request. And within minutes of the news, snowdens lawyer confirmed that snowden with passport in hand left the airport. But citing security reasons, the lawyer refused to say where snowden was going. Snowdens release comes just y days after eric holder sent a letter to russia au
carrie, starting with you, donald trump did not have to post bond, he attended a ufc event last night, in fact. he joined tiktok. until he is sentenced does this verdict but any real restrictions on him? no, nothing legally, right? but he does have sentencing and his sentencing can take into account a lot of guidelines or a lot of different types of things. so, i do think he is playing a bit with fire if he wants to keep speaking out about the judge, about the witnesses, but that is all up to the judge now with sentencing, and his actions could be taken into account with sentencing. is now soon, donald trump will have to base the verdict by sitting with her probation officer, what would that look like christie? so, typically those interviews are very standard, every criminal defendant goes through the same process and you go through a lot of background. background about his upbringing, his education, his employment, a lot of that is common
was able to come to a decision in this case. i want you to hear how her messaging on this case contrasts the former presidents, take a listen. you have to find a punishment that not just matches the crime and is fair and just, but that impacts that particular person. but people get it, it is a scam. and the republican party is really they stick together in this, they see it is weaponization of the justice department, of the fbi. rena and richard, the former president continues to emphasize the importance of november 5th, suggesting that that is the real verdict, and encouraging republicans to turn out on election day in light of this decision. richard? jillian frankel, thank you for that. joining us now, carrie stein. justice department reporter peter christie greenberg is a federal prosecutor and an msnbc legal analyst.