coming to you from msnbc world headquarters in new york city. welcome to alex witt reports . we begin with new fallout and w also the reaction to this historic verdict in donald trump s hush money trial. donald trump s attorney, acknowledging there is a chance the former president of the united states may be sentenced to jail time following his conviction on 34 felony counts. blanche telling the ap the defense will argue strenuously for a non-incarcerated tory sentence. and a short time ago new reaction from republican house speaker mike johnson s comments on saying trump s verdict will be overturned. here s what clark brewster, the attorney representing stormy daniels told me here on msnbc. the idea that they were some part of some conspiracy is nonsense and these 12 people that spent all the time in that courtroom, weeks listen to the evidence and according to the oath return a verdict is a true and honest verdict based upon the facts and evidence and i ct witnessed a cou
jury won t be fair. the judge won t be fair. but now he has a larger problem, which is that the verdict was guilty on all counts. so i think a lot of what he s doing is design for his political audience. the fundamental problem he has is its being squeezed does the political solution makes a legal problem worse is his basic problem. a lot of what he is saying i was struck by most of what he said at that postverdict announcement. it s bad for his sentencing. david i want to talk about and appeals here and it and appeals process, i should say. and specifically for someone i want to play for you todd blanche responding to the possibility and/or how likely it will happen in appeal. your confident on appeal what is your number one issue quick don t give me a legal brief that you haven t written