Welcome to primetime weekends. I am nicolle wallace. Lets get to the top stories. Alvin bragg steam cut to the heart of the case in that questioning of david. David pecker. They said, quote, is it true, sir, was that your purpose in walking out the Karen Mcdonnell starry mcdougall story . The answer from david pecker, yes. He added, the actual purpose was to acquire Lifetime Rights so the story was not published by any news organization. David pecker said it was standard to suppress stories to help a friend, but this was catch and kill in order to influence a president ial election. Now, with court adjourned for the weekend, it also we will have key testimony still ahead. We start the hour with our most favorite reporters and friends, two who were inside the courtroom today, Investigative Reporter Suzanne Craig and former attorney and Deputy Assistant attorney carrie whitman. Lucky for us, you can check out that you can never leave and you are still here as a friend. Lets start with yo
Hi, everyone. Happy friday. Were monitoring the ongoing criminal trial of donald trump. Were on day iegt eight of of this election Interference Hush Money Trial. Today brought the introduction of websites number two and three for the prosecution. Right this moment, the prosecution is questioning gary farro. He was Michael Cohens banker at First Republic bank. He set up the Home Equity Line Of Credit through which Michael Cohen paid stormy and was reimbursed by donald trump. Its the financial transaction thats at the heart of all of this. The second witness was a woman by the name of rona graph. You may not know the name, but she was in the room for jirs about everything. Shes Donald Trumps longtime assistant. She worked at the Trump Organization for 34 years. She also noted that she was on the stand because she had been subpoenaed and that the Trump Organization is paying for her attorneys. In a very brief line of questioning from the prosecution, alvin braggs team had her authenticate
Hi, everyone. Its 4 00 in new york and it is all happening today. We are picking up our special coverage of the tangled legal web now being faced by the four times indicted expresident donald trump today. A collision of two of his criminal cases with massive consequences, not just for the man, the party he leads, but also for the presidency. Our countrys democracy. The Supreme Court heard arguments this morning on trumps claim of president ial immunity leaving the fate and timing of the federal Election Interference trial, a big blank Open Question for now, but what is happening at this hour and what is certain is that the trial that could end up being the only criminal trial that expresident faces before americans go to the polls again in 2024 is the one brought by alvin bragg over falsifying Business Records to cover up hush money to a porn star and keep that silent ahead of a national election. Former National Enquirer ceo david pecker is still on the stand and hes being cross exami
all so very much. it s all there s a lot going on here and a lot we re eating. as you can read on your screen with us, it continues as we speak good morning and welcome to cnn, special coverage of the trump hush money trial. i m jake tapper in washington alongside kaitlan collins in new york this morning, the jury in donald trump s criminal hush money trial is back to work. the seven men and five women will ultimately decide whether a former president is convicted of felony crimes for the first time in the history of the united states of america. and mr. trump is in court awaiting their decision. we just learned that the jury has submitted it, yet another note. this is the third one about yesterday s request for the judge s instruction to be re-read. and another requesting for headphones to use with the evidence laptop yeah. clearly, a tech savvy jury because they asked specifically for a certain kind of headphones here. but take of course before those jurors left yesterd
good day. i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. the waiting room now complete with television. new nbc news reporting about how the former president has gotten permission to outfit the drab room in lower manhattan where he has to wait for the jury s decision. he is watching sitcom reruns or coverage of his trial? has the waiting room become the epicenter of presidential campaign, both physically and strategically. plus, michael cohen, david pecker, and the 2015 trump tower meeting, the jury in donald trump s hush money case today keying in on the details of that critical encounter. asking to rehear multiple portions of related testimony as well as significant portions of jury instructions. what it could tell us about where their deliberations stand. and, yes, the law and the evidence, but as jurors deliberate, how and when will common sense impact their verdict? the important instruction from judge merchan that jurors must consider. . we have so m