of their son. we re going to talk to evan gershkovich s freshman year college roommate in just a few minutes. we ll talk about the person he calls a, quote, exceptional friend and journalist. plus, we have breaking news to share. the man accused of shooting and killing 23 people at an el paso, texas, walmart in 2019 has just been sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences on federal charges and that is just his first round of sentencing. we re going to have the very latest for you any moment when we get our nbc news reporter who s there on site for us. we begin this hour at the site where republican primary race begins, that being iowa. right now former president donald trump is hitting the campaign trail in council bluffs as he continues to campaign and fund-raise. the republican leader writing in a lengthy statement last night that the doj is going after him and claiming that special counsel jack smith, quote, purposefully omitted the presidential records act. are quote,
while this defendant may be unlike any other in american history, we arrived at this trial and ultimately, today, at this verdict in the same manner as every other case that comes through the court room doors. by following the facts and the law, and doing so without fear or favor. many voices out there, the only voice that matters is the voice of the jury and the jury has spoken. manhattan district attorney alvin bragg speaking yesterday following the historic conviction of former president donald trump on all 34 counts in the criminal hush money trial. trump becomes the first former u.s. president in american history to be convicted of a crime. the verdict was read around 5:00 p.m. in a new york city courtroom after the 12 jurors deliberated for roughly 9.5 hours, two days. each of the 34 felony counts associated with a falsified business records pertaining to trump s reimbursement of his former attorney and fixer, michael cohen, for a hush money payment to adult film ac
lawyer. the constitution of the united states says we are a nation of laws, not of men. it allows for trial by jury, which is one of the most sacrosanct things in a democracy and it calls for the peaceful transition of power and as a result of yesterday we now know that donald trump tried to stop the election from being held in a free and fair way and after it was held he tried to stop the peaceful transition of power. you can t have two more graber assault on democracy and democracy cannot have a greater defendant then joe biden. the choice is clear you can have someone that cares about himself and his billionaire friends and seeks retribution and hate and wants to destroy the country or pick someone that wakes up every day fighting for the american people and who will save democracy if the american people give them a chance? national cochair for president joe biden s re- election campaign taper joining us this morning. we have a lot more on the guilty verdict, 34 counts, for form
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