Stand. Been there all day. Nearing the end of just his first day of testimony. Michael cohen revealing what it was like to work for donald trump and made sure the boss looked good in the public eye. Work that trump would praise him for when he did that. Cohen testified that it would make him feel, quote, like i was on top of the world. Cohen was a guard dog protecting his boss at all costs. Trumps former pit bull today corroborated all of the interactions this jury has heard about over the past few weeks. That includes the allimportant meeting at trump tower in 2015. Thats the one with david pecker of the National Enquirer and donald trump where the catchandkill scheme was originally hatched. Michael cohen testified to conversations about keeping the story of Donald Trumps affair with playboy model Karen Mcdougal quiet. He testified to how he arranged with pecker the 150,000 Payment Mcdougal to bury the story. The jury then heard the only Conversation Cohen had with trump that he taped
Is a wonderful man. Hed oftentimes have a friend for dinner. Remember the last scene . Excuse me, im about to have a friend for dinner, as the poor doctor walked by. Hannibal lector, congratulations. The late, great Hannibal Lecter. Yeah. Donald trump in new jersey, of all places, praising a fictional Serial Killer. That was good. This is exactly, mika, this is why the Biden Campaign desperately wants to see more bizarre moments like this during trumps rallies. I promise you, theyre more upset donald trump is in trial right now than donald trump, because they know when he goes out on the road, people see, the guy is just not there. He is celebrating a fictional character there who one of the most grotesque, horrifying people of movie history. Yeah. By the way, if youre going to a rally like that, why are you cheering that on . What can you be thinking at that rally other than, this doesnt make sense . That is my point. This is why i disagree with the concern he is in court rather than
Morning joe we can. Lets get to some conversations from this week that you might have missed an Arizona Grand Jury has indicted 11 of these local collectors, along with several other allies of donald trump, for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election. A 58 page indictment including conspiracy, fraud and forgery charges related to attempts, by the defendants, to change the Election Results of donald trump this was the scene on december 14th, 2020, when 11 people met at the Republican Party headquarters in phoenix to sign a certificate, claiming to be arizonas 11 electors, despite joe biden winning. What are you guys doing . You are the 11,000 votes probably broadcasting it. What are they thinking . What are they thinking . I just cant. Like okay, we are fraudulent electors. There is a fraud scheme going on here. Lets put the cameras on. Maybe they are providing evidence. They were thinking ahead three and half years down the road, they are really going to need this as evidence. Here
Dont go anywhere. I will be back with Rachel Maddow and the whole gang for special Coverage Of Trump On Trial that starts right now. The expresident of the United States. Two american courtrooms. Facing Criminal Trial in one. I will go in now and sit. And making a desperate case to avoid justice in the other. We will hear arguments this morning in trump versus the United States. Tonight, new testimony of the alleged criminal conspiracy to help elect donald trump. Reporter trump turned to the business at hand and asked david pecker, how is our girl . As his argument for absolute immunity finally goes before the Supreme Court. This court has never recognized absolute criminal immunity for any public official. A private attorney who was willing to spread false claims of Election Fraud what was up with the pardon for president nixon . If everybody thought president s couldnt be prosecuted, what was that about . If it fails completely it is because we have destroyed our democracy. Tonight,
They overturned wade roe v wade. And that and were still awaiting the new york trial judges decision on whether to hold the former president in Contempt Of Court for violating the gag order. And President Biden signing the bill sending weapons to ukraine and israel, what could be a ban on tiktok if its chinese owner doesnt sell. Good day everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell. The Supreme Court just two blocks from here just concluded its Oral Arguments that could decide when doctors can provide Emergency Abortions and other medical care in states with severely restrictive bans like idaho. The potentially blockbuster case centering around the near total abortion ban currently in effect which criminalizes all abortions and other medical procedures. The idaho law allows for exceptions if the patients life is in danger, but not their overall health. And if the patient has filed or if the patient has filed a Police Report claiming rape or incest. The Biden Administration says state law violate as fe