negotiations between israel and hamas and what we re hearing from the families of hostages about this potential deal. great to be with you. it s 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. breaking news in wilmington, delaware, this morning where for the first time the son of a sitting president is standing trial not far from his father s election headquarters. hunter biden s federal gun case beginning this morning with jury selection. he faces three counts tied to possession of a gun while using narcotics. he has pleaded not guilty. this trial coming just days after another historic first, donald trump s guilty verdict on all 34 counts in his new york hush money case. nbc news justice and intelligence correspondent ken dilanian is outside the courthouse. nbc news white house correspondent monica alba and criminal defense attorney, danny cevallos. court has been in session for about an hour and a half. what can you tell us, ken, about what s happening so far?
appeal runs. years, right? that s going to be years. former fbi director james comey was on msnbc yesterday. here is what he said about any logistical challenges that could arise over putting trump behind bars. no. they would put him in a double wide somewhere out near the fence, out in the grass. he would eat there, shower there, exercise there, he d be away, as dania perry said, from general possible lags, but it s obviously doable. mark, do you agree? does judge merchan s history give us any clues as to how he may approach this? his history tells us he s very fair. don t forget this is a first-time offender, and it s a class e which is a very low level of felony. many, if not most people who were convicted, do not get a prison sentence. i think judge merchan will be right down the middle, weigh all the factors. i don t think the fact that he
the former president claims he s prepared for the harshest of all, prison time. i m okay with it. i saw one of my lawyers the other day on television saying, no, you don t want to do that to the president. you don t beg for anything. that s the way it is. i m not sure the public would stand for it. house arrest i think it would be tough for the public to take. at a certain point there s a breaking point. before that phase of this unprecedented case arrives in july, trump and his gop allies are saying the appeals process should leapfrog to the supreme court. joining us nbc news correspondent dasha burns, new york trial and appellate lawyer mark souderror, and anna kaminsky. sentencing a few days before the rnc, what can we expect between now and then and what else are we hearing from donald trump in the wake of this verdict? you heard he did on truth
trump s conduct that is including this period of time now. mark, you have a lot of experience when it comes to this appeals court. you say there aren t the typical red flags for reversal in this particular case. as you look at it, explain what you see and why you feel trump doesn t have a strong case for appeal. sure. no one wants to be a criminal defendant. if you re going to be a defendant, new york is the place to be. it s probably the fairest jurisdiction in the country. he received a scrupulously fair trial from the moment of jury selection, as danny cevallos said, which allowed his lawyers to very thoroughly vet the people who were going to be serving on the jury, right through the trial which was conservatively conducted through the time of the verdict. the judge took a conservative course. he allowed every opportunity for the defense to make legitimate objections. he read straight and narrow the accepted jury charges, and he didn t stray from it, didn t engage in some of th