trump s former lawyer, who i already served time for hi role in the scheme, had this t say. he s furious right now. because donald is not somebody who likes to tak accountability and alvin bragg dropped 2000-pound and vilify coun ability right on to his lap. so, it s the first time in his life that he s going to be hel accountable for his own dirt deeds. despite trump facin criminal charges, he s movin forward with his 2024 righ house run. the trump campaign s eve raising money off this cas claiming it raised more than $ million from his supporters in the first 24 hours after the news of the indictment becam public. and trump s republican allies in washington and his supporters, they are standin by their man it is no surprise that they ar already attacking this investigation as a political hit job. without pointing to actual evidence of wrongdoin by prosecutors. during trump s official 2024 campaign rally last month, supporters hel campaign signs with the word witch hunt.
for the trump cases. joining m now to discuss this and more i melissa murray, professor of law and why you, and msnbc contributor. melissa, what mor can you tell us about judg merchan s reputation in th legal community? what are th legal street saying about him? well, out here in these streets, simone, he s known as a street shooter, someone wh does not bear grudges, not a vindictive. so, he s not likel to care about these twitte rant or these truth social run of the former president. he someone who is known as playin it really fair, straight dow the middle, he s someone who controls his courtroom and that s going to be criticall important here because this is going to be something of a circus. it is not likely tha this trial, and it is likely t be a trial, because it i unlikely that this president will plead guilty at any point but when there is a trial, h will be charged with managin this courtroom, it seems lik that is something he does very well so, can you weigh in on thi poi