he s going to court. that s what happens when he goes to court? we all show up with our cameras. when he is at rallies, we don t air them, we say those rallies are filled with lights. he goes to court, we all show up, he stands in the courthouse steps where he gives the press conference, and it is basically another rally speech and we take every word of it. i will take an unpopular opinion about justice in the new york civil fraud trial. he allowed donald trump to speak, and that was a mistake, i think we should never treat donald trump differently, and i think that he got specialized treatment when he even entertain the idea of him being able to say anything in his closing arguments during that trial. i think the problem is, and i think i really want people to understand, because we struggle with this in the media. do you feed the beast? are you giving the fire, the congregation oxygen by covering him, but do you a disservice, and not covering it? the stuff that comes out of his
excuse me, 370 million dollar civil fraud trial. he s got a lot. now let s get smarter with the help of our leadoff panel tonight. jon allen is here, or senior national politics reporter for nbc news, and prize winning reporter for the new york times, former new york prosecutor and fizzle civil rights attorney, our friend charles, and katie, i turn to you first because it is your colleagues at the new york times that had the scoop on this new filing. trump s lawyers seem to be new attack plan on jack smith classified documents case in florida. what s this all about? this is a pretty typical filing that happens before a trial begins when the defense is trying to figure out what kind of information it is going to get. however, it s really telling because it always gives the prosecution a sense of what is the defense interested in and of course, that means what might they want to use to buttress the government s argument? in this case, we are looking at a couple of things, including t
and that tweet appears to undercut his newest immunity claim. as the presidential primary season gets underway, donald trump will be the defendant in another case. on tuesday, just one day after the iowa caucuses, the defamation lawsuit filed against trump by e. jean carroll, it goes to trial. she s not seeking $10 million in damages, trump says that he plans to be in court next week. lawyers for e. jean carroll or asking the judge to limit what trump can say if he decides to testify. they point to trump s courtroom rant yesterday at his 300 and excuse me, 370 million dollar civil fraud trial. he s got a lot. now let s get smarter with the help of our leadoff panel tonight. jon allen is here, or senior national politics reporter for nbc news, and prize winning reporter for the new york times,
think about, also, why are we covering the d. c. circuit court of appeals oral arguments? we do that because there s something of importance on what came out on tuesday, donald trump s lawyers say, to a federal appellate court judge that a sitting president can dispatch seal team six to assassinate a political rival, but if they are impeaching it, it s okay. let s talk about the fraud trial. that s heavy stuff. all, right depending on how this judge rules in new york for the fraud trial, could donald trump be out of business in new york city, the city that made him famous with his rolling up to trump tower? i think that is possible. i love to see horrible people face consequences. but it is, i think what steve said earlier is very important. the voters like him. that is who they want. and that is a danger. so as much as i would love to see his businesses shut down,
chills even lower. today, the clear front runner, donald trump, urged his supporters to brave the cold and show up to caucus, telling them he would be in iowa, possibly as soon as tonight. but so far this week, they ve only seen the four times indicted on 91 counts disgraced former president campaigning around courtrooms. on thursday, he attended the closing arguments, in the 370 million dollar civil fraud trial against him. the trial that could put an end to trump s financial empire in new york. in a surprising turn of events, judge arthur engoron allowed trump to speak but, with a warning. to quote, just comment on the facts and the law. and, in a not so surprising turn of events, trump did the opposite, going on a familiar five minute rant, attacking the judge, and attempting to cast himself as a victim who is being unfairly, quoted, persecuted. but the most consequential