to review a key meeting among donald trump, michael cohen, and the prosecution s first witness, former tabloid executive and trump friend david pecker. all of that key evidence about the alleged conspiracy mr. trump is accused of to unlawfully influence the 2016 election. this is pivotal, because as judge merchan noted in his jury instructions, former president trump cannot be convicted based on cohen s testimony alone, since trump s former fixer is considered, by law, an accomplice. jurors must be taking a closer look from what they have asked for at pecker s testimony in order to corroborate cohen. jurors wanted to rehear judge merchan s guidance on how much they can reasonably infer from the evidence. armed with this refresher, the jurors are now back behind closed doors where they have been told they can work as late as 6:00 p.m. tonight. while deliberations tonight, mr. trump has to stay in the courthouse. his son don junior providing a look in a tiktok video. we begin w
good morning. 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific. i m jose diaz-balart. we are following the very latest in the new york hush money trial of former president donald trump. now, jurors are still in the courtroom, they re relistening to some of the testimony from former tabloid mogul david pecker and trump s former lawyer and fixer michael cohen. with us now to talk more about this as we continue focusing on what exactly is happening in that courtroom, nbc news correspondent vaughn hillyard. outside the courthouse, in lower manhattan. defense attorney misty maris, temidayo aganga williams and jeremy saland, a criminal defense attorney, a former prosecutor in manhattan. so, vaughn, what is the latest, they are now focusing in on the third of four questions that the jury wanted to hear again. reporter: exactly. these were very four specific passages they wanted read back to them. they made this request yesterday afternoon before leaving for the day. there is deliberation bet
for that courtroom bell. there have already been three notes from the jury in donald trump s hush money trial, including one that led some key testimony to being read back to them today. will that help them move along deliberations? plus, a former president trying to pass the time. donald trump now has a tv in his waiting room, along with his phone, and he s posting a lot on social media, railing against what he calls a ridiculous case. getting some backup, donald trump s vp contenders look to score points with complaints about the jury instructions. only problem, they flubbed a critical detail. and the long road to a verdict. a big board break down of all the steps the jury needs to take before they can deliver this historic decision. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we begin with nbc s yasmin vossoughian live outside the courthouse for us once again. walk us through what the jury wanted to hear today, yasmin. reporter: they wanted
good day. i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city, and i m just back from spending the morning in court with the jurors. you must set aside any personal opinions or bias. with those words, judge juan merchan sent a jury of 12 citizens to make one of the biggest decisions of their lives and determine the legal fate of former president donald trump. we will dig into the enormous task now before them with our team of legal experts and analysts. defendant trump proclaiming his innocence and comparing himself to a saint. the former president, real estate mogul and tv star now confined to a bleak waiting room. so what happens if he actually got convicted? and miles away from that room where donald trump is right now, president biden and vice president harris are hitting the campaign trail together today. we begin inside that had new york city courthouse where the moment of truth for donald trump could be either hours or day away. the jury in the hush money
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