it is good to be back with you on this second hour of chris jansing reports. at this hour, we re officially on verdict watch. the fate of a former president now being debated by 12 new yorkers who have never served on a jury before. the final instructions they were given in a case that could alter the outcome of a presidential election. also ahead, trump s red hot reactions. his flurry of online posts before heading to the courthouse, and how his campaign is raising money off the deliberations. defining reasonable doubt, how dueling arguments on michael cohen, stormy daniels, and even the access hollywood tape could come into play. sifting through a mountain of evidence, two jurors, jurors number four and number six instructed on how to use a laptop to call up any evidence they want to take a look at. we look at the critical documents at the center of donald trump s 34 felony counties. our reporters are following all of the latest developments. let s begin with yasmin
michael cohen cannot be trusted. michael cohen is the greatest liar of all time. the judges sharp rebuke to trump s attorney. he was livid, right? he was livid as he should be. and the prosecution tells the story of a conspiracy to corrupt the election. this meeting cannot be overstated. trump was overtly discussing purchasing the story to keep it from 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 psaki, and katie phang, all inside the courthouse. plus nicolle wallace, chris hayes, joy reid, ari melber and stephanie ruhle as special coverage of trump on trial begins now. thank you for joining us tonight. we know you have every option in the world for where to follow the news of this remarkable moment in american history. it makes us all the more grout more glad you are with us. i am rachel maddow with chris hayes and nicolle wal
lawrence: buckle up, the gang is back together, 7:00 a.m. on the east coast and it s wednesday, may the 29th, and this is fox & friends. the presumed democratic ticket heads to pennsylvania to launch black voters for president biden and vice president harris while charlamagne tha god tells me their message is uninspiring. i don t want to hear about the problems. i want to hear from you, the solutions. i would have talked with them, not to them. i want to have a conversation with them. and i want to see what they re really frustrated about. ainsley: he was talking about the morehouse commencement speech. plus, fox news alert. it all comes down to this. trump s judgment looms as the jury expected to begin deliberating just hours from now. so what happens if trump is convicted? could he really face jail time? trey gowdy joins us from outside of the courthouse straight ahead. steve: all right. and judge judy dropping the gavel on gen z s workplace behavior. a bunc
are in charge of history, a decision you will make will be taught in schools, written down in history books, and then that decision awaits you today. imagine how heavy it would feel to get out of bed this morning. it s a lot. and yet that is what 12 men and women are doing right now, deciding if they believe the former president of the united states, donald trump, committed a crime, potentially multiple felonies for as the manhattan district attorney s office argues corruptly trying to interfere with an election. engaging in a so-called scheme that prosecutors say could have been what got him elected. the prosecution has told the jury they think this is a simple case, that in the weeks before the 2016 election during the fallout from the access hollywood tape, donald trump caused michael cohen to buy and bury the story of an affair with an adult film star, to hide it from you, the voters. they call that election interference, and say this case has so much evidence, it is over
former president trump about to head downtown. the final phase of his trial where the jury could deliver a verdict as early as today. we ll watch it. good morning. let s go. i m bill hemmer, welcome to the program. a lot to get to. dana: i m dana perino and this is america s newsroom. so it is a big day, everyone will try to focus. we might get a verdict today, we could. let s get you first to the beginning of the day. a live look at the courthouse where less than one hour from now judge merchan will give the jury instructions to them. it has been a bone of contention before they re given about to take an hour with that. the jury starts deliberating and then we see where they go. bill: the clock will be running and verdict watch. former president faces 34 counts of falsifying business records. the jury to convict or he quit him on all charges. it could also deliver a mixed verdict which gets very complicated. if the jury is deadlocked the judge may declare a mistrial.