Arguments. Before we can get there, the Court Must Decide if the jury should only consider the 34 Felony Counts against the former president , or if the judges instructions should also include the option of lesser Misdemeanor Charges. That process will begin when court reconvenes in a little over two hours. Right now, our legal team will explain the pros, the cons, what comes next, what it all means. Joining us throughout the hour, former u. S. Attorney and former senior fbi official chuck rosenberg, Former Manhattan prosecutor duncan levin, and Former Manhattan d. A. Catherine christian. Lets begin with andrea mitchell. Bring us inside the courtroom. You saw the final arguments of this case, the final witness, i should say. What was it like to have her crossexamine him . What was the jury doing during this . It was extraordinary to be in this courtroom to watch donald trump walk in and his entourage with him. The former Attorney General was with him, members of congressman, his white
Right now. Hi, ari. Hi, nicole, thanks so much. Today marks a serious, even grim day for defendant donald trump, who of course, was indicted, booked, and had his mug shot taken very famously in an election case regarding possible crimes in the 2020 race in the georgia rico case. He was also indicted by federal Prosecutor Jack Smith in two cases which carry serious charges but, like the georgia case, are actually not currently on track to go to trial by the election. But for trump, the only case where it now matters that he is a criminal defendant is in new york, where trumps trial reached its Inflection Point today as d. A. Braggs team has just told the judge today that the d. A. s office has proven its case based on the evidence and ethus intoning the well known phrase, quote, your honor, the people rest. Thats today in the only case that looks to be going to trial by the eelection. That means the prosecutors literally rest their case and take the position theyve supplied enough evide
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Hello, welcome to our special. New york versus donald trump. We have break downs on there entire rivetting week of testimony, including fridays emotional moments for a long time trump aide hope hicks on the stand. There is one of the weeks that show how prosecutors are proving up this case. Putting up Stormy Daniels and mcdougals lawyer. All leading up to a testimony by Michael Cohen. They have done this to confirm it before they hear from him and corroborating with that with the receipts, the checks, the contracts, and then, ending there week with a rare view inside of Donald Trumps uppermost senior aides and brain trust. Hope hicks brings us into the secret meetings and discussions as the access Hollywood Video broke. Hope hicks you see there with donald trump. That is a post in any campaign especially in his. Someone up on the stage n his ear and on the plane and that is the role she had. This was important testimony including the deals to silence these women. It matters because the
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