of today s closing arguments in trump s criminal trial, but do not go anywhere. our coverage continues with the last word and lawrence o donnell who spent all day today in court and has the back pain to prove it. good evening, my friend. i was working on my posture for most of the day. but look, rachel, two full reporters notebooks and a day. i ve never filled up to before, certainly not in a courtroom day. it went longer than any of us expected. longer than most of us thought was necessary, but it was one of those no stone unturned closings by the prosecution. the defense, i thought, was effective as they could be given the cards dealt them. they have some internal contradictions in their theory of the case, but really this is the criminal defense team trying to defend donald trump. good luck with that. it is going to look pretty messy. judge merchan said at the outset that it is a practice in his courtroom where he likes the jury to get both summations on one day. i was
note, i wish you a very good night. from across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late with me and i ll see you at the end of tomorrow. tonight, the defense makes its case for reasonable doubt. the real argument was michael cohen cannot be trusted. michael cohen is the goat. the greatest liar of all time. the judge s sharp rebuke to trump s attorney. he was livid. he was livid as he should be. reporter: and the prosecution tells the story of a conspiracy to corrupt a presidential election. steinglass says the value of this corrupt bargain cannot be overstated. trump was overtly discussing the story to avoid it being published. this scheme could very well be what got president trump elected. tonight, rachel maddow recaps the closing arguments with lawrence o donnell, alex wagner, jen tsaki, and all in the courtroom. plus nicole wallace, chris hayes, ari melber, stephanie ruhle. as trump on trial begins. now. thank you for joining us tonight. w
good evening. we begin with the closing arguments in the historic first ever criminal trial of a former u.s. president. arguments that are still under way as we speak. in fact, the 12-member jury in donald trump s hush money election interference trial is hearing its seventh hour of summations right now. nearly three hours for the defense followed by four hours for the prosecution with the clock still running. it appears they will continue tonight until the prosecution finishes. over the last four hours the prosecution has been arguing that the case comes down to three things. that they claim they have proven. one, that there were in fact false business records that the false business records were intended to cover up conspiracy related to the 2016 election. number three, that donald trump was personally involved. prosecutor joshua stein glass has been taking them through it, starting with the meeting with trump, michael cohen, and the former national enquirer publisher dav
enjoy this memorial day weekend and remedy sacrifices of those who made the ultimate sacrifice, president biden president trump offer their competing views of the u.s. military. thank to the u.s. armed forces for doing what only america can do. as the indispensable nation, the world s only superpower. we believe they are not job of the niceties of military is not to wage endless regime change wars around the globe, senseless wars. shannon: heat on the campaign trail our headlights are dominated by finger-pointing over second failed border vote in congress. the increasing isolation of israel as the war in gaza drags on and a bipartisan anger and congress over how universities have handled student protest. taxpayer dollars have no business fighting universities without principles that align with the principles. shannon: will talk to to members of congress trump supporter malliotakis and a biden supporter jared moscowitz on house of foreign affairs. new york during the
enjoy this memorial day weekend and remedy sacrifices of those who made the ultimate sacrifice, president biden president trump offer their competing views of the u.s. military. thank to the u.s. armed forces for doing what only america can do. as the indispensable nation, the world s only superpower. we believe they are not job of the niceties of military is not to wage endless regime change wars around the globe, senseless wars. shannon: heat on the campaign trail our headlights are dominated by finger-pointing over second failed border vote in congress. the increasing isolation of israel as the war in gaza drags on and a bipartisan anger and congress over how universities have handled student protest. taxpayer dollars have no business fighting universities without principles that align with the principles. shannon: will talk to to members of congress trump supporter malliotakis and a biden supporter jared moscowitz on house of foreign affairs. new york during the