this one is asked to appear in trump s defense as the grand jury makes a decision on whether to hand up an indictment. trump set off shockwaves by posting a prediction he would be indicted tomorrow and calling for protests against the new york d.a., law enforcement officials meeting today to prepare, just in case. also ahead, china s president arriving in moscow for his first visit since russia invaded ukraine, a three-day visit where vladimir putin hopes to strengthen ties and hopefully obtain aid for his failing ukraine invasion. we ll talk to ukraine s ambassador to the u.s. and nbc news s richard engel will join us live from baghdad with a view of how the country has changed on the 20th anniversary of the u.s. war in iraq. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. thanks for being with us. at the center of this investigation, alleged false filings about rush money payments by former trump legal adviser, michael cohen, to former adult film star stormy daniels
right now we re watching the manhattan d.a. s office where we believe a grand jury will hear today from robert costello, a former legal adviser to michael cohen, and heightening the interest today, he s potentially the final act before a decision is made about whether to issue an indictment against donald trump. costello was called in at the request of trump s attorneys, leading many to believe his testimony will be aimed at undermining cohen s credibility. cohen himself is also there, he says, as a rebuttal witness. i want to bring in nbc s garrett haake outside the d.a. s office. legal analyst glenn kirschner joins us as well. garrett, what have you seen or heard today, if anything, of the comings and goings? what s the very latest? reporter: chris, we re all operating on the same scraps of information. no signs of costello or cohen yet. that shouldn t be a surprise. the grand jury typically meets in the afternoon. we would expect to potentially see them sometime here in
know, in terms of the political fallout, you have concentric circles and ripples, and in the short term not just trump world, but also a lot of republicans who don t particularly like trump do believe that in the short term this can help him politically, because he may be successful in portraying it as he has already tried to, as a sort of political witch hunt, and of the various investigations he s facing, this is one that can be complicated. again, just from a political standpoint, to explain to the public, and doesn t necessarily seem like the biggest deal of the four. that said, you are also hearing and seeing in voter research and focus groups that this is the sort of thing that while it might make the trump stalwarts and republican base defend him, hurts him with moderates, independents, swing voters, the type of voter who is exhausted of the chaos and controversy.
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