Welcome back to the weekend, everyone. Prosecutors in donald trump trials that they could rest the case as early as next week. This after Stormy Daniels testified. Criminal charges dont hinge on Stormy Daniels testimony. This case is about concealing the Hush Money Payment that went to her. That is how Michael Cohens testimony will come into play and he is expected to take the stand on monday. Joining us now are our guests who are with us. Its so good to see you. If someone was not watching this week, if they were not following it be right be by be, what was your big take away from this we cracked i think a few things. Monday, Stormy Daniels let the headline grabber this weekend but monday was important because we saw some ploys from the Trump Organization to walk through some of the documentation. And how it traveled its way through the Trump Organization. And then down to the white house were checks for side and came back up. That is really important because this case really does hin
Good afternoon, and good to be with you. Im jose diazbalart in for katy tur. Court has wrapped in new york city. It was a day of routine appearances from a slate of custodial and lesser known witnesses, all setting up the major testimony we expect to be hearing on monday from the other man at the center of this hush money case, Michael Cohen. Multiple sources tell nbc news Donald Trumps former fixer is expected to take the stand for several days. What todays testimony about cohens Phone Records could tell us about the prosecutions strategy next week and what cohens appearance signals about the overall timing of this trial. Could he be the final person we hear from . Or could donald trump himself take the stand later as he has suggested he could do. The prosecution knows when it might rest. We have a whole lot to cover. I want to get right into it. Joining us now, is nbc news Legal Correspondent lisa rubin who was inside the courtroom today. Senior judge and professor at Florida Interna
It is good to be back with you for this second hour of Chris Jansing reports. Todays testimony in Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial turned to some of the most Critical Evidence yet, the invoices, vouchers and checks at the heart of the criminal case against the former president. While it may not have had the same shock value as, for example, Stormy Daniels testimony, it is setting up the jury for whats expected on monday, testimony from the most highly anticipated witness in this case. Donald trumps former fixer, Michael Cohen, the man who says he paid off the adult film star at trumps direction. The prosecution revealing today that they expect to call one other witness besides cohen. Its entirely possible that they rest by the end of next week. I want to bring in nbcs Yasmin Vossoughian whos reporting from outside the courthouse in lower manhattan, also with us, former u. S. Attorney and msnbc legal analyst, Chuck Rosenberg. In studio, jessica roth, a former federal prosecutor for the so
She entered wearing all black as if on her way to a funeral with a loosefitting, plain black Clothing Dripping from her shoulders to her toes suggesting the modesty of a nun. The makeup was minimal, the way she and the other moms in her neighborhood might look while shopping at the local Grocery Store and long blonde hair, pulled up with a clip at the back of her head. The way it might be in a utilitarian way while shes doing dishes or checking one of the horseshoes are her horse. She later spoke up so proudly paid when she walked by him . Her face had the same expressionless, somber look that all the jurors always have when they walk by him, looking at the floor. She didnt look at him with the first time they were in a room together, his bodyguard was raining outside the door. This time, his bodyguards were much closer. She was alone in the room with him that first time. This time . There were over 100 people in the room, all watching her, except him. He didnt look at her. When she sa
Good morning, it is 10 00 eastern. Im ana cabrera alongside jose diazbalart for special breaking news coverage. Donald trumps Hush Money Trial is back under way in a manhattan courtroom and a significant witness is in the courthouse this morning, as proceedings get under way. Adult film star Stormy Daniels, who we learned is expected to testify today. Nbcs Vaughn Hillyard is at the courthouse. Here with me in new york for the hour, danny cevallos, criminal Defense Attorney, catherine christian, former assistant Manhattan District Attorney and jeremy solan, former attorney in the manhattan d. A. s office. Vaughn, kick us off, we have a witness on the stand right now, who well get to in a moment, but, again, this morning we expect Stormy Daniels at some point today to take the stand and the judge before the jury was even called in already set some parameters around her expected testimony. Fill us in. Reporter right. Some could say this was a long time coming. This began all the way back