and another loss for the trump movement sweeping across the state. thanks to all of you for getting up way too early with us on this wednesday morning a jammed back morning joe starts now. on a basis that every single pundit and legal analyst said there is no case. 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. he knew there was no case. it was a felony to falsify business records with intent to defraud. everybody said this is not really an indictment, there s nothing here. these are felony crimes in new york city state. my lawyers said there s nothing here. the defendant repeatedly made false statements. they re not not saying what you did. he always caused others to make false statements. charging a former president of the united states for the first time in history. everyone stands equal before the law. donald trump and manhattan district attorney, alvin bragg, held two very different news conferences following yester
Welcome to the beat. Im ari melber. We begin with Donald Trumps criminal trial. The judge late today denying another attempt by trumps lawyers to just run away from this thing. Indeed, the judge admonished trumps lawyers for insinuating that actress Stormy Daniels has changed their story. The judge said i disagree with your narrative there is any new account here. Daniels wrapping up her testimony. She spoke under oath for hours and basically rhetorically stood her ground during the reports we have. It got very tense with the questioning from trumps Defense Lawyers. All of this about trying to make a bet that the jury wouldnt be as offended by some of the line of questioning as they would be concerned about the potential questions raised on her credibility. You wanted money. That phrase repeated multiple times by Donald Trumps lawyer today as she grilled Stormy Daniels during cross examination. It bordered on shaming a sex worker. Stormy daniels getting the most attention. You see dona
Trumps criminal trial. The judge late today denying another attempt by trumps lawyers to just run away from this thing. Indeed, the judge admonishing trumps lawyers for insinuating that actor Stormy Daniels changed her story while rejkting the mistrial request. The judge said, i disagree with your narrative that theres any new account here. Daniels wrapped up her testimony. She spoke under oath for hours and rhetorically stood her ground during the reports we have we dont have the cameras but we have a lot of reporting from people inside the room that it got very tense with the questioning from trumps Defense Lawyers, trying to make a bet the jury wouldnt be as offended by the line of questions as they would be concerned about the potential questions raised around her credibility. You wanted money. That phrase repeated multiple times by Donald Trumps lawyer today, as she grilled Stormy Daniels during crossexamination. It bordered on, i think, shaming a sex worker. Of course Stormy Dani
Conversation with Jerry Seinfeld and the cast of his netflix comedy, unfrosted, a movie about the creation of the beloved Breakfast Treat, pop tarts. Good morning. Welcome to morning joe. It is friday. We made it to friday. It is friday, may 3rd. Im Jonathan Lemire. Along with u. S. Special correspondent for bbc news, katty kay. Were in for joe, mika, and the birthday boy, willie geist. We have former white house Director Of Communications to president obama, jennifer palmieri. Pulitzer prize winning columnist and Associate Editor of the washington post, euGene Robinson. And managing Deputy Politics reporter for politico, you just saw him on way too early, sam stein. We have a lot to get to. We should note, at the top there, what we played, President Biden, after days and weeks of unrest of College Campuses, finally made Public Comments. Itd been more than a week since he addressed them. Hed asked his aides the night before to prep remarks in case he did need to speak about them ahead
Alleged stormy daniels payment, the indictment accuses them of paying another woman to pay silent about allegations of sex with the former president, that s ex-playboy model karen mcdougal they even discussed the hush money scheme inside the oval office in 2016 d.a. alvin bragg spoke to reporters after donald trump was arraigned yesterday. donald trump was arraigned on a new york supreme court indictment, returned by a manhattan grand jury on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree under new york state law, it s a felony to falsify business records with intent to defraud and intent to conceal another crime. that s exactly what this case is about.