Now in West Virginia and maryland and in nebraska. West virginia polls are closing this hour where more than a half dozen republicans are vying for manchins open senate seat. Results coming in at the bottom of the screen and we will bring you any major developments as they happen. But, first, disorder in the court. Tonights angle. First, lets take some quick takes on the atmosphere in the courtroom today where i was. To give you a sense of what the g. O. P. Frontrunner has been dealing with these past three weeks, the air is musty, the floors are old tan brownley no yum and the bench is hard oak with a stress on the word hard. All right. Im no Body Language Expert and i could be wrong. My novice reading is there are at least two jurors and perhaps as many as four who will not vote that donald trump is guilty. Will vote not guilty on the evidence that was presented. Now, its hard for all of us, including jurors who have been instructed to keep their emotions in check to do just that, ri
Trumps buildings. Michael cohen, yes. And you have resolved that. Yes, sir. You were working with President Trumps son among other people. Yes. Blanche, there was construction going on at an apartment you had purchased for 5 million and that apartment was your primary residence for many years and you still live in that building with trumps name on it . Cohen, i do. Property in trump hotel that you rent out for 15,000 a month. Yes. Family members in trumps buildings. Michael cohen says in laws, parents. In 2000, we bought a block. Todd blanche, you first helped President Trump and his family resolve the board was trying to remove the trump name from the building. Yes, sir. Your practice at the time was an international banking, highend net worth protection. Letter of credit transactions. Yes, sir. And you were more in litigation or corporate. More corporate. Again, they continue on in this about the early 2000s, he saw himself as a bit of a deal maker. He started working then on other l
possible. in a close enough election anything can plausibly be safe to decide it. really the slice of electorate biden neds to reach. i think that s totally plausible, yes. the difference makers. that s where we are 2024. thank you, my friend. today the jurors in trump s new york hush money case began deliberating. and while we have absolutely no idea what those 12 new yorkers will ultimately decide trump himselfde and his conservative apologists are already setting their expectations. what didth i say from the beginning of this trial donald trump cannot get a fair trial in new york city regardless of the outcome. to me should be an acquittal, but i m not a new york liberal. i really hope donald trump gets r acquitted, and if he doe it will be a miracle because of howau loaded this judge has bee from the start. these charges are rigged. the whole thing is rigged. trump and his promoters are falsely claiming the whole trial is p rigged. they re priming their
it out in the overflow room. it was definitely not cold, contrary to what donald trump likes to tell people that it s a, quote, icebox, i actually think we were all profusely sweating. but it could have been because there s just so much at stake. alex, malcolm, one of the brightest, brightest stars in pennsylvania. i m a huge fan. i m glad you got a chance to talk with him. he s a star. he s available in the 10:00 p.m. hour too, no, he s not, heist ours. he can hang out in our a block if you would like. we re not doing that tonight, my friend, but bless you for the suggestion. have a wonderful show.. thanks, alex. and today it s 421 days since donald trump was indicted on charges of falsifying business records to pay off porn star stormy daniels in an attempt to hide their affair in the final days of the 2016 election. and a 12-person jury of new york citizens began a historic process, deliberations to determine whether to convict a former u.s. president of any of
good day. i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. the waiting room now complete with television. new nbc news reporting about how the former president has gotten permission to outfit the drab room in lower manhattan where he has to wait for the jury s decision. he is watching sitcom reruns or coverage of his trial? has the waiting room become the epicenter of presidential campaign, both physically and strategically. plus, michael cohen, david pecker, and the 2015 trump tower meeting, the jury in donald trump s hush money case today keying in on the details of that critical encounter. asking to rehear multiple portions of related testimony as well as significant portions of jury instructions. what it could tell us about where their deliberations stand. and, yes, the law and the evidence, but as jurors deliberate, how and when will common sense impact their verdict? the important instruction from judge merchan that jurors must consider. . we have so m