Good morning, 11 00 a. M. Eastern, 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im jose diazbalart. Right now testimony has resumed in former president Donald Trumps new york hush money trial. Former National Enquirer publisher david pecker is back on the Witness Stand Being questioned by trump attorney boefy. Prosecutors wrapped up their questioning yesterday by asking about the tabloid purchasing the story of Karen Mcdougal, another woman who claims to have an affair with trump. Trump denies having an affair with mcdougal. Pecker testified about how trump sought to block stories that could hurt his campaign. With us now to talk more about this, nbc news correspondent Vaughn Hillyard outside the courthouse in lower manhattan, Glen Kirschner, former federal prosecutor and host of the Justice Matters podcast, Kimberly Atkins store, boston globe columnist and cohost of the sisters inlaw podcast, and danny cevallos, criminal Defense Attorney. Glen, kimberly and danny are msnbc contributors. Vaughn, what has been
Up my Constitutional Rights have been taken away from a. But every single expert, every legal scholar, ever respected scholar has said this is no case, there is no case here. This is just a political witch hunt. Election interference this is the way they think they will get elected but i guess based on what i am looking at john former President Donald Trump sounding off on his way into court this morning as a third day of testimony underway in his new york Criminal Trial. I am john roberts in washington we will be watching this for the next two hours. B2 what a day it is im sandra smith in new york this is america report. The prosecution picking up where it left off on tuesday with more questions for experts witness David Fentanyl the National Enquirer reported telling about trumps alleged affair with Karen Mcdougal and the efforts to give that from going public. John the manhattan d. A. s office also accusing President Trump of violating the courts gag order again as we await a decisi