Democrats. You think of it as a purely democrat area. Its a very unfair situation. Donald trump may have violated the gag order in his Hush Money Trial yet again yesterday during a radio interview, complaining about the jury. Well get expert legal analysis on that. And yesterdays Opening Statements and first witness. Plus, well go through the newly unsealed transcripts in the classified Documents Case which shows a former white house staffer tried to warn trump about the legal issues he could face. You know, if he stole classified documents. And its another day where trump is in court and President Biden is on the Campaign Trail. This time in trumps home state. Well preview the president s speech in tampa, florida. Good morning. Welcome to morning joe. It is tuesday, april 23rd. Along with joe, willie, and me, we have u. S. Special correspondent for bbc news, katty kay. And Deputy Managing Editor for politics at politico, sam stein. Doing a little Way Too Early duty this morning. Of co
Front next opening day of trumps trial. And its getting ugly fast name calling, insults, flying between trump and what will be a star witness . Michael cohen. This is the first witness is starting to testify with david how trumps case plus russias new It Girl State Television now fawning over Marjorie Taylor greene, even though she tried but failed to sink america i can aid to ukraine. Here what they are saying tonight about quote on quote moscow, marjorie and Melania Trump now selling more jewelry. Is it to help her husband . Okay. His legal fees. Lets go out front and good evening. Im Erin Burnett Outfront tonight. We begin with trumps trials spilling out of the courtroom on a day when the prosecution and defense laid out their cases for the first time to 12 jurors and the six alternates its in the room and its on this momentous day, the former President Trump and his former fixer, Michael Cohen, are now in a free for all know, it did actually start in the courtroom. It was during Op
Livelihood depends on President Trumps destruction referring to cohen so that was all well in the courtroom. But then after court, when trump walked out and you could speak to the public, he said this about cohen what are they going to look at all the lives that gone . Good in the last row . He that joint line so he got caught lying pure lime well, im Insider Cohen firing back hey, Von Expletive in pants, your attacks of me, stink of desperation. We are all hoping that you take the stand in your defense. Lets public spat between a key witness and the defendant is remarkable in a court. And trump, of course, is under a gag order forbidden to speak about any witnesses in the trial. But this public brawl breaking out just hours before trump is back in court facetoface with the judge, juan merchan for hearing on gag order violations. He faces fines and of course, violations could ultimately put them in jail. So this is really serious stuff. And it comes as witnesses are already taking the
Classes online, citing Safety Concerns after a campus rabbi warned jewish students to go home. The senate poised to pass a bill that could ban tiktok nationwide. What it means for tiktoks 170 million users in the u. S. That tiktok bill part of a 95 billion foreign aid package passed in the house after the Speaker Mike Johnson put himself on the line. Will democrats help him keep his job . Nbc news reports the surge at the southern border of migrants from china. And the legendary Barry Manilow. Were backstage at radio city for his recordbreaking night. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening and welcome. The prosecution in Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial drew the sharp outlines of its case against the former president today, telling the manhattan jury mr. Trump orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt. During a 40minute Opening Statement a prosecutor told the panel Hush Money Payments to porn star Stormy Daniels to assure her silence over an alleged affair and
Mr. Trump of a criminal conspiracy to cover up a payment to Adult Film Actress Stormy Daniels just before the 2016 election to keep quiet about an affair. The defense calling it merely a legal expense, saying its not illegal to try to influence an election. And the first witness, the former publisher of the national enquirer. The key Role Prosecutors said he plays in the case. Also tonight, clashes on College Campuses. Nearly 50 propalestinian protesters arrested at yale as another ivy league university, columbia, moves classes online, citing Safety Concerns after a campus rabbi warned jewish students to go home. The senate poised to pass a bill that could ban tiktok nationwide. What it means for tiktoks 170 million users in the u. S. That tiktok bill part of a 95 billion foreign aid package passed in the house after the Speaker Mike Johnson put himself on the line. Will democrats help him keep his job . Nbc news reports the surge at the southern border of migrants from china. And the