Tonight, the Michael Cohen testimony begins. The guy we saw this morning was credible and calm, if not a little freaked out. Donald trumps former fixer testifies that the candidate himself led the conspiracy. The most repeated line of Michael Cohens testimony was just take care of it. This is a total disaster. Women will hate me. The most important thing the jury heard today, he wasnt thinking about his wife. This was all about the candidate. Tonight, Rachel Maddow recapped the testimony with Lawrence Odonnell, lisa rubin, Suzanne Crane and katie phang, who were inside the courthouse. Plus, Nicolle Wallace, chris hayes, jen psaki and Catherine Christian as a special coverage of trump on trial begins, now. Good evening and thanks for joining us for our msnbc Primetime Recap of the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump. Im here tonight along with my colleagues, Lawrence Odonnell and katie phang and Nicolle Wallace and chris hayes. Big night, you guys. Todays proceedings , expec
to you. the reid out starts now. tonight on the reid out. donald trump poses a direct threat to every fundamental american value. he doesn t care about you, only himself and will hurt anyone and anything in pursuit of power. republican adam kensinger endorsing president biden as they try their best to lower expectations and make absurd accusations about biden. the supreme court has sprung another leak, this time accidentally releasing what appears to be a draft decision in an ohio abortion case. we begin with a question to pierce through the noise about the debate. will it matter? as a concept, it matters deeply. a democracy depends on pitching policies for the country. that s a normal part of an election, candidates who present themselves in a civil way as they have done since the beginning of the country. that s not what we have. we have a normal president and a former president who rants and rambles and lies. a 44 count felon and coup plotter who tried to stea