Good morning. It is 11 00 a. M. Eastern, 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im jose diazbalart. Right now, the jury is in recess and former President Trumps new york Hush Money Trial. It comes after testimony resumed earlier this morning when jurors did leave for recess, they were hearing from georgia longstreet, a paralegal who works on the manhattan district attorneys office. Her testimony coming after jurors heard more from a forensics data expert, with the manhattan district attorneys office, who inspected Text Messages, recordings, secret recordings and other data from phones owned by former trump attorney Michael Cohen. With us to talk about all of this, msnbc National Correspondent yasmin vossoughian, outside the courthouse in manhattan, danny cevallos, Criminal Defense Attorney and msnbc legal analyst, phyllis cote, senior judge and Clinical Professor of law and director of the externship and pro bono program. What has been happening inside the courtroom . This break is probably for a short p
Was, i think, shortly after it was publishing a piece about ben carson. I overheard a Conversation Congratulating him on the great reporting. It was about medical malpractice. There is the direct link between what hope hicks heard, not what she thinks she heard, but what she heard and pecker and trump. Thank you so very much. That wraps up the hour for me. Thank you for the privilege of your time. Andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. Good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in new york. The trump trial is underway. Right now, the former president s close aide, trusted advisor and former White House Communications director, hope hicks is on the stand. She no longer has an official role in trump world. Has testified to the january 6th house select committee. But hicks was by trumps side throughout his 2016 campaign and for a time when he was serving as president. She potentially has a firsthand account of the alleged crimes her former boss is now charged with. We begin with P