now the man who cannot stop talking about overturning the election to his listeners, but refused to talk about his role when loftily subpoenaed, he awaits sentencing. cnn s katelyn polantz was in the courtroom and joins us now. walk us through what happened in court today and how bannon reacted when the verdict was read? well, john, as steve bannon moved around the courthouse today, on the grounds in the courtroom, he appeared to be very much himself. he was smiling throughout the day, right before the verdict came down, when the jury came back in, he was waiting, on his phone, what appeared to be looking at social media, thanking his lawyers, patting them on the back. but then when the jury came in to deliver their verdict, they came in about two and a half hours after they started. when they came in, steve bannon didn t show a lot of emotion. he smirked a little bit. he nodded, as the judge thanked the jury. but ultimately, he wasn t really that reactive in court. and the
confidence and those aren t the only challenges to his reelection, but they maybe the biggest. even so, he delivered a powerful message to the afl-cio today uncysting he is still the right man for the job. i m going to keep fighting for you. are you prepared to fight with me? let s build it together. let s continue to give working families a fighting chance. face our challenges head on. and let s keep building a a better america, because we can do it. on the other side of the coin, republicans are also facing potential head winds, but in the form of the former president. with the january 6th committee unveiling new testimony and evidence that shows former president trump embraced election fraud allegations a as a way to raise hundreds of millions from his supporters. republicans a across the country have to be asking themselves whether it makes sense to keep writing riding trump s coat tails. so far it s been a winning formula. the watts post found 10 primary candidates h
But a lot actually happened. Michael cohen was back on the stand finishing his four days of testimony, and trumps lawyers began and ended their case, so we basically in one week saw the d. A. And the defense team both rest, and we saw the Defense Witnesses who at times stumbled. Heres how it played out. The defense wrapped up with Michael Cohen after three days of Cross Examination. It was a grueling three days. The prosecution has now rested its case. The defense has also just now called its first witness. Robert costello back on the stand later this morning after yesterdays fireworks. He was nearly tossed from the witness box and his entire testimony was nearly stricken from the record. An extraordinary moment. His whole attitude on the stand could have the defense team rethinking its strategy of calling him at all. The defense has rested its case after calling just two witnesses, but donald trump did not testify in his own defense. Thats how it went down, and it was actionpacked. Mi
Im dana perino along with judge jeanine pirro, richard fowler, Jesse Watters, and greg gutfeld. Its 5 00 in New York City, and this is the five. The white house as the person or the group, whatever, they are the one trying this case. You heard who is doing all the talking. Representative from the white house. Just recently. This is all about biden cant campaign so he is trying to hinder his opponent. They are trying to hurt the opponent because they cant win it fair and square. Its lawfare. It is the third world country with campaigning. Such a disgrace. So sad to see what has happened to our country. Our country is going to hell under biden. Dana donald trump sounding up moments ago is as Hush Money Criminal Trial enters its final phase. Court is over for the day. Judge says he will make every effort to get the jury charges to both of the teams by the end of the day on thursday, so they have a fourday weekend to prepare their summations. Both sides have rested their cases and the form
Today, my friend. Court is in recess. That does it for this edition of Andrea Mitchell reports. Ill see you back here for katy tur reports. Chris jansing reports starts right now. Good day. Im Chris Jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. A price to be paid in triplicate. Today, the judge tells donald trump youre in contempt, slaps him with a 9,000 fine and threatens jail. And thats even before witness and documents are offered as proof of the payments at the heart of the Felony Charges against trump. Plus, with big names like Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels still expected to take the stand, where exactly are we in the story that prosecutors are weaving and which witnesses are key to advancing it . And an attorney who argued cases in that same courthouse will explain. And as trumps legal issues grow, will the political peril expand with it . Trump and his allies now face trial in a majority of novembers Battleground States as he continues the Balancing Act Of Finding Time