tonight, the opening statements from the prosecution and the defense. the first witness takes the stand. we should be expecting more of david rachel maddow was in the courtroom to see it all. we got a road map to how the case will go. as donald trump goes on trial . he seems old and tired and mad. tonight, rachel maddow , joy reid, chris hayes, lawrence o donnell, alex wagner, jen psaki, stephanie ruhle, and legal experts are all here. special coverage of trump on trial begins now. thank you for joining us for this special prime time recap of the first ever criminal trial of a former u.s. president. the first ever criminal trial of a major party s presumptive nominee is a candidate for president. i am rachel maddow at msnbc headquarters along with lawrence o donnell and chris hayes and jen psaki. we will be joined by joy reid and alex wagner and stephanie ruhle. are legal experts andrew weissmann and catherine will keep us on the straight and narrow. lisa ruben