that leaves a mark with citizens. that leaves a lasting impression. so as a prosecutor, you have to be concerned. these jurors will view this case as part of that continuum. that doesn t mean it s insurmountable. both prosecutors and defense overcome the preconceptions of jurors. but it s going to make this very complex. on top of that, you have a multi-front effort here against trump. he s going to be pulled in three different states, going to create scheduling issues. but it s also going to magnify these views by many people. that this is a coordinated political effort. neil: will that matter though in this particular case? it goes to trial and the jury is hearing everything that is at stake in this trial? everything that donald trump is alleged to have orchestrated, you know, lying, again, from the government s point of view about
as a legal process, this happens as a couple of folks have said, this happens every day i want to go through the normal part of the story. what will happen to trump that happens to everybody who has been charged with 30 felony counts he ll show up he ll be in a sort of interview room as opposed to a holding cell he ll come in. we probably won t see it they re going to try to keep it as buttoned down, notwithstanding msnbc s motion he ll hear the charges, and i think, by the way, the indictment has to come out from under seal a little bit before 2:15 osso he can absorb them an say he understands them to judge merchan, how does he plead, not guilty and much more will ensue, but not with his presence. hearing everything, the words that struck me as a former prosecutor is lack of ultimate
flight. today we got off the flight. a small plane. people are packed in the flight attendants say. well, if could you please leave quickly because we re turning around. we re going right back. i said, you guys are going right back to new york, the same crew and that used to be you take a long cross country flight. you d be off for a day or two. you get to relax because they turn right around and came back and this is what they re trying to squeeze everything. the employees us talking about the dollars and more flights and these people got to get their act together and not make it all about. the green. get in. i mean, hearing everything that you re saying, i think these numbers are actually a good thing, a sign that things are going remarkably well, considering all of the you know the losses of jobs, the stresses the angry passengers, everything else. the fact that we re anything that s actually relatively small uptick in the number of serious near misses. i mean, we don t want one of
go to support the citizens of this community, we re going to invest in the long term health of this community. we re going to help this community thrive. what could he or what should he have said differently? the only thing i give him credit for showing up. otherwise in the state with a lack of any concrete things it is offering, the only thing referred to as the 7.5 billion dollars for victims fund. million, i m sorry. billy would ve gotten us along le clos. or the fact that he, you re hearing everything from businesses that are not able to stay open or the struggling to stay open. bloody noses, horrifying things are people have to live outside of their houses. and there wasn t a plan in place. i prepped ceos before, i work with major corporations, that would be the first thing. let s come up with the solutions and then put him out there to explain it. the lack of answers i think was very concerning, i give tremendous credit to the people of east palestine, who participated
the defense, so ricky could cut a sweetheart deal with the prosecutor. in return for his testimony, ricky would not be charged with conspiracy to commit murder but he would enter a plea to a lesser charge. i think that he was coached many, many times to give the testimony in the way that he gave it. he was taught to become a good witness, you think? i think so. i think that he had to do a good job. you know what, if he didn t bring the case home for the prosecutor, it s my belief that he thought he would be facing those charges. reporter: the defense called no witnesses. the defense rests. we re ready for closing arguments, your honor. reporter: doug stewart didn t take the stand. but he did sit down with dateline for an interview. after hearing everything that i ve heard, everything that i ve seen, i still haven t seen anything showing me that my wife is hurt, she s harmed. reporter: so what did he make of the star witness, the sensational testimony of ricky spencer,