Good monday morning. It is 10 00 eastern. Im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york. We begin with Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial resuming moments ago in a manhattan courtroom. Week three of this trial saw dramatic and at times emotional testimony. Today, week four is kicking off with the judge Finding Trump in contempt once again and issuing a new warning of jail time. While a new witness, the Longtime Trump Controller has taken the stand. Nbcs Vaughn Hillyard is outside the courthouse. With us our legal panel, carol lam, former u. S. Attorney and former judge, adam pollock, The New Yorker new york assistant attorney general. Vaughn, we have a new witness on the stand and action related to the gag order already this morning. Walk us through it. Reporter Jeffrey Mcconney just took the stand. He was the former controller of the Trump Organization. He worked at the trump org for 35 years before leaving his post this last year. Folks may recall that he testified for several days in the Civil
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
Threatening weather coming today. Im kate baldwin with john berman and sara sidner. This the Cnn News Central donald trump just slept trump tower for court as his criminal Hush Money Trial resumes in less than 30 minutes. The big question today, who will take the stand . Among the most notable witnesses who may be called his former fixer and attorney Michael Cohen, adult film star Stormy Daniels, and former playboy playmate, Karen Mcdougal on friday today hope hicks, who was one of trumps closest and most trusted former aides, took the stand. She had dramatic testimony briefly coming to a stop at one point when she began to cry during crossexamination over the weekend, trump hosted donors and potential Vice President ial picks at the Republican National committees spring retreat. He also he ramped up his attacks several attendees telling cnn he accused democrats of running a gestapo administration. Cnns beringia and grasses outside court and Kristen Holmes is in washington. Brynn, were
Thank you so much for tuning in. I wish you all a good night. My friend ari is next. And remember, you can watch the night cap most fridays and saturdays. 11 00 p. M. Eastern right here on msnbc. But for now, im signing off. From all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late. Ill see you at the end of monday. Hello and welcome to our special. New york versus donald trump. Im ari and we have break downs on this entire rivetting week of testimony including fridays emotional moments for a long time trump aid open hicks on the stand. This really showed how prosecutors are proving up this case. Putting forward Stormy Daniels and Karen Mcdougals lawyer up. And a very damning story that will come from Michael Cohen. Corroborating all of that, with what we have told you about. The receipts, the checks, the contracts. And then, ending this week with a rare view inside Donald Trumps uppermost senior aides and brain trusts. Hope hicks taking the stand friday an
Talented person. Shes a little shy but thats okay. The people call hope hicks to the witness stand. Donald trump made sure he was easy talking to todd blanche and hope hicks very deliberately avoided any regard , any look at him. Tonight, gripping testimony from a trump insider on the trump campaigns attempt to catch and kill. Suddenly, she just started crying. It felt like a confession she had come forward and said this. What the jury heard about campaign panic over Access Hollywood. I said it, i was wrong and i apologize. Then new reporting on how to project a second trump term and how to predict trumps second pick for vp. Kristi noem is a little too based, shooting the puppy. Your ghostwriter must really not like you if they include that one. That was rough. All in starts right now. Good evening from new york, and chris hayes. Today, we heard the most colorful, explosive testimony yet in the trial of donald trump. It came from one of the prosecutions star witnesses, one of the peopl