deliberations. the jury finally has the case. the former president now awaiting his fate in a criminal trial. tonight, the testimony the jury wants to hear from david pecker and michael cohen and why getting to this point is a positive sign for the rule of law. it will be talked about in the history books but i m not allowed to talk about it. samuel alito warms up the bus. when i saw the upside down american flag, i asked my wife to take it down but she refused. chief justice roberts must step in and make sure that he does not have any role in deciding these cases. when all in starts now. good evening, i m chris hayes, the criminal trial of donald trump was turned over to the jury today. 12 of trump s fellow new yorkers, i say that somewhat tongue in cheek, deliberated four-and-a-half hours today before being dismissed for the day. shortly after 4:00. this afternoon, the jury sent two notes to the judge requesting to rehear four sections of witness testimony