good day. i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city, and i m just back from spending the morning in court with the jurors. you must set aside any personal opinions or bias. with those words, judge juan merchan sent a jury of 12 citizens to make one of the biggest decisions of their lives and determine the legal fate of former president donald trump. we will dig into the enormous task now before them with our team of legal experts and analysts. defendant trump proclaiming his innocence and comparing himself to a saint. the former president, real estate mogul and tv star now confined to a bleak waiting room. so what happens if he actually got convicted? and miles away from that room where donald trump is right now, president biden and vice president harris are hitting the campaign trail together today. we begin inside that had new york city courthouse where the moment of truth for donald trump could be either hours or day away. the jury in the hush money
day for the most part i found it i was totally zoned in that one pretty pretty quick. i felt towards the last hour, so that mr. steinglass couldn t move to the long and i didn t know if we needed like six book excerpts get more choice xors. i think get less for have been a little more with some of that, but i think i think look, on the defense end i think todd blanche rule was i heard the word meandering. yeah, i certainly subscribe to that. i think he made a real legal and tactical mistake by diving into people s exhibits 35 and 36. the weisselberg notes i think they are the smoking gun evidence and i think he dove into a minefield without a plan to get to get through it. do you think he should not have even brought those up? if anything? i wouldn t he like lead with it. right that s not those documents are not his strong suit. and i anticipated and then i tours steinglass just went to town. he really he got to a plus on that bolt documents up you ve got weisselb
most part i found it. i was totally zoned in that one pretty pretty quick. i felt towards the last hour or so that mr. steinglass couldn t move to the long and i didn t know if we needed like six book excerpts choice. choice xors. i think get less where the been a little more with that. but i think i think look on the defense and i think todd blanche rule was i heard the word meandering yeah, i certainly subscribe to that. i think he made a real legal and tactical mistake by diving into people s exhibits 35 and 36. the weisselberg notes, i think they are the smoking gun evidence and i think he dove into a minefield without a plan to get to get through it. do you think he should not have even brought those up? if anything? i wouldn t he like lead with it. right. that s not hit those documents are not his strong suit. and i anticipated and then i saw steinglass just went to town. he really he got to a plus on that bolt documents up you ve got weisselberg s handwriting
president is four criminal trials. look at the case tomorrow with it a job. they know jury has ever had before deciding whether or not to convict a former president united states and current candidate for the office again, of as many as 34 felonies today was the final chance for both sides to persuade them. we re talking about it tonight, joining the panel, retired new york city criminal judge george grosso, and jury consultant to alan. alan tuerkheimer. just grosso. it is great to have you with all your experience here what did you make up closing arguments night, i mean five hours two-and-a-half, three hours. is that it was a long day for the most part. i found it i was totally zoned in that one pretty pretty quick. i felt towards the last hour, so that mr. steinglass couldn t move to the long and i didn t know if we needed like six book excerpts more choice choice xors. i think less for the been a little more with some of that, but i think i think look, on the defense
wiped clean from this led don t want to go and take that gun and wrap you with it what we talked enough that american drawing to a close, the jury now deliberating as the defendant is waiting, americans will soon see if a former and possibly future president could become a convicted felon. plus new cnn reporting on how a cyber attack on a hospital is putting patients lives in danger nurses at several hospitals are now speaking out about a threat and a decision by major league baseball gives several league players stars the recognition that they we re denied for decades to watershed moment for america s pastime and american history we re following these major developing stories and many more all coming in, right? get here to cnn news central waiting on a verdict, i m boris sanchez alongside briana keeler and the nation s capital and right now the 12 person jury and former president trump s hush money trial continues let s to deliberate going on more than 3.5 hours now, three h