deliberations. the jury finally has the case. the former president now awaiting his fate in a criminal trial. tonight, the testimony the jury wants to hear from david pecker and michael cohen and why getting to this point is a positive sign for the rule of law. it will be talked about in the history books but i m not allowed to talk about it. samuel alito warms up the bus. when i saw the upside down american flag, i asked my wife to take it down but she refused. chief justice roberts must step in and make sure that he does not have any role in deciding these cases. when all in starts now. good evening, i m chris hayes, the criminal trial of donald trump was turned over to the jury today. 12 of trump s fellow new yorkers, i say that somewhat tongue in cheek, deliberated four-and-a-half hours today before being dismissed for the day. shortly after 4:00. this afternoon, the jury sent two notes to the judge requesting to rehear four sections of witness testimony
conduct if you do it for the wrong reasons. if you do it with illegal intent. just like the rod blagoyavich, he was entitled to point a senator, he wasn t entitled to take a bribe. where we are today, we ve got a president who yet again is talking about making a decision for the wrong reasons. i think his counsel s office will be very hard pressed when they go back and look at the reasons for yanking a security clearance to justify taking away john brennan s clearance. the president told us why he did it. the problem, ari, is that the real loser is the american people because john brennan won t be eligible to be read in on an operation where he would need a security clearance, and we won t have the benefit of his expertise when our country faces a danger. congressman, take a listen to what we ve learned from john dean about the original nixon enemies list and contrast that to the white house today. take a look.
people too and they make mistakes like all of us do. so a blanket that is helpful, we give them responsibilities in our society and tell them they could use force and they could take a life. and given that responsibility comes with accountability and we have to hold police officers accountable when they cross the line. reporter: the largest police department, the nypd, has put additional focus on sensitivity training and community policing. hoping to improve the relationship between cops and the people in the neighborhood they patrol and other agencies across the country are following this lead. it is still not clear how a trump administration might influence this trend. in new york, rick leventhal, fox news. former illinois governor rod blagoyavich has been in prison since 2011 for corruption and now he wants the remainder of his 14 year sentence commuted. he s requesting just that from the president before he leaves office.
mistakes like all of us do. so a blanket that is helpful, we give them responsibilities in our society and tell them they could use force and they could take a life. and given that responsibility comes with accountability and we have to hold police officers accountable when they cross the line. reporter: the largest police department, the nypd, has put additional focus on sensitivity training and community policing. hoping to improve the relationship between cops and the people in the neighborhood they patrol and other agencies across the country are following this lead. it is still not clear how a trump administration might influence this trend. in new york, rick leventhal, fox news. former illinois governor rod blagoyavich has been in prison since 2011 for corruption and now he wants the remainder of his 14 year sentence commuted. he s requesting just that from the president before he leaves office. he, by the way, was found guilty