The prosecution allege it is the manner in which she was paid. And how it was ultimately covered up. Daniels was paid by donald trump just before the 2016 election. The defence say to protect his family. But the prosecution alleged she was paid through his adviser Michael Cohen who was later reimbursed for Legal Services by the trump organisation. An attempt to falsify Business Records in that way, is typically classified as a misdemeanor, in new york. But the prosecution argue that because it was paid right before the 2016 election that then constituted a Campaign Finance crime. A felony. For which Michael Cohen pleaded guilty in 2018. That is what Stormy Daniels testimony is central to this case. What was she paid for, and why was it so urgent . The former president says there is nothing to see. Lets speak to nada tawfik, our north america correspondent, whos in new york. There have been questions in recent days about whether this is actually cutting through. I mentioned the evidence
Netanyahu is about to address his nation. Were going to go there live once he begins. The situation in israel is changing by the hour. Here is a look at the gaza skyline right now. You can see smoke even though its very dark, and flames out there in the distance, from near continuous israeli strikes. The idf says thousands of targets have already been hit. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised that this is only the start with more than 700 israelis dead, he says what is coming next will be painful. But what exactly can come next . There are those within the Israeli Government, including the former Defense Minister who told the bbc that the only choice is to eliminate hamas period, and there are others who say the only way to do that is to flatten gaza. But how do you do that without incurring major civilian losses. There are roughly 2 million civilians trapped in gaza, blockaded by both israel and egypt. The Israeli Government has told them to get out. Where exactly can they g
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 Odonnell, 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 partys presumptive nominee is a candidate for president. I am Rachel Maddow at Msnbc Headquarters along with Lawrence Odonnell 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 is here and Susanne Craig w
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