we should be wondering why it was so fast. i mean, look, most times and charles can agree or disagree with me. as a former prosecutor, when you get a verdict this fast, it s usually a verdict of guilty. this jury has salt through multiple weeks of testimony. this trial started with jury selection january 23rd, i want to say. it s been going more than 61 witnesses presented by the prosecutor. we heard from experts witnesses, we had cell phone evidence, blood spatter evidence. at the end of the day, i think what really moved the needle for the jury was the rebuttal closing from the prosecution. when the prosecutor got up and said, alex murdaugh kicked the person he loved the most, and it wasn t his wife. it wasn t his son. it was himself. and in order to preserve his lifestyle, his addiction, his financial fraud, he picked himself. and if that s what the jury heard last before they went into the jury room, i would not be surprised to see if the verdict is guilty. ellison ba
sign of a verdict. at least not yet pictures to liberate for a third or second i should say in new york versus trump trial. focusing on testimony from trump s former fixer michael collen and former publisher david pecker. where all this heading? we have guests to weigh in on it right now. welcome everybody i m neil cavuto. let s get right to it, nate foy i should say here s what is interesting about this, it could go for another couple of hours but it could also wrap up and a half an hour character we know? well kneel the jury could decide to stay as late as 6:00 pm eastern tonight and we re just waiting for more updates, so far they ve gone over 3 notes the jury has requested so far today in court just in the past 20 minutes former president donald trump is criticizing the judge and jury instructions specifically on true social call them unconstitutional and unfair. the 3 notes that have gone over today so far included revisiting testimony from michael cohen and david pack
the value of this corrupt is the meeting cannot be overstated. this theme cooked up by these men could very well be what got trump elected. tonight, rachel maddow recaps the arguments with lawrence o donnell, jen psaki, andrew weissmann, lisa rubin, and katie phang who were all inside the courthouse. and nicolle wallace, chris hayes, joy reid, ari melber, and stephanie ruhle is special coverage of trump on trial begins. , now. thank you for joining us tonight. we know you have every option in the world for where to follow the news of this remarkable moment in american history. it makes us all the more glad you are with us. i am rachel maddow and i am here with the great chris hayes and nicole wallace. the one and only lawrence o donnell who was in the courtroom today in the closing arguments in the hush money, former president donald trump, lawrence will join us in a moment. he is still down at the courthouse it will join us as soon as he can get to a camera which w
note, i wish you a very good night. from across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late with me and i ll see you at the end of tomorrow. tonight, the defense makes its case for reasonable doubt. the real argument was michael cohen cannot be trusted. michael cohen is the goat. the greatest liar of all time. the judge s sharp rebuke to trump s attorney. he was livid. he was livid as he should be. reporter: and the prosecution tells the story of a conspiracy to corrupt a presidential election. steinglass says the value of this corrupt bargain cannot be overstated. trump was overtly discussing the story to avoid it being published. this scheme could very well be what got president trump elected. tonight, rachel maddow recaps the closing arguments with lawrence o donnell, alex wagner, jen tsaki, and all in the courtroom. plus nicole wallace, chris hayes, ari melber, stephanie ruhle. as trump on trial begins. now. thank you for joining us tonight. w
with judge jeanine pirro, kevin o leary, jesse watters, and greg gutfeld. it s 5:00 in new york city and this is the five. we are awaiting new remarks from donald trump, as his fate hangs in the balance. the first day of jury deliberations in the hush money trial is over come after four long hours of talking about the case. the jury will be back in court at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow. there is no verdict yet. there are 12 members of the jury, seven men and five women getting their first chance to discuss amongst themselves six weeks of evidence and testimony. we ve got the first insights into how they are feeling. the jurors sending two notes to the judge: requesting four pieces of testimony from david packer and michael cohen being read aloud. they also asked for the judge to reread the jury instructions that were given earlier today,, and earlier, donald trump going off on the trial and comparing himself to one of the most famous religious figures in history. this judge i