Seat at the trump courthouse. I think you got the more dramatic part of the day. Rachel, i have been mostly in the courtroom. Once before i was in the Overflow Room, which is across the hall. This morning i was in the Overflow Room for a few reasons. I woke up late. But you were so gracious at lunch to hand me your Courtroom Pass for the afternoon, which is totally legal. We can do that. s i was in the courtroom for the moment you really wanted to be. You had to be in the courtroom. It was astonishing. I can describe it here when we get started. But, rachel, i have three Exclamation Points in my notes beside the clear the courtroom line, which was, you know judge juan merchan he is the most mildmannered and fair judge. Most judges are fair and obviously. But judge merchan is the model. Its one of the great sacrifices that America Cannot see how eventempered he is. So when he says something with Exclamation Points, which he did. It changes the room. I know youre good to go through this.
The nations Attorney General Merrick Garland could be held in Contempt Of Congress for refusing to hand over an Audio Recording of President Biden. Critics are going after the president for claiming Executive Privilege. And denying the release of his interview with Special Counsel robert hur. And here is the fight. Just discussing the topic inside the House Oversight committee turned into a screaming, wild, insult hurling, shouting, it was unreal. It looked like video from a different country. But it was capitol hill. At issue, the Audio Recording of biden over keeping classified documents over many years. That interview led robert hur to find the president and here is the quote were all familiar with is an elderly man with a poor memory. Im Harris Faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. The House Judiciary and Oversight Committees both moved forward with those Contempt Proceedings as part of republicans push to impeach President Biden. Were waiting to hear if the measure will come
Hi, everyone. Its 4 00 in new york and it is all happening today. We are picking up our special coverage of the tangled legal web now being faced by the four times indicted expresident donald trump today. A collision of two of his criminal cases with massive consequences, not just for the man, the party he leads, but also for the presidency. Our countrys democracy. The Supreme Court heard arguments this morning on trumps claim of president ial immunity leaving the fate and timing of the federal Election Interference trial, a big blank Open Question for now, but what is happening at this hour and what is certain is that the trial that could end up being the only criminal trial that expresident faces before americans go to the polls again in 2024 is the one brought by alvin bragg over falsifying Business Records to cover up hush money to a porn star and keep that silent ahead of a national election. Former National Enquirer ceo david pecker is still on the stand and hes being cross exami
Tells you what some of them stand in this day and age. All right. Jason carroll. Thank you very much and thanks so much to all of you. Anderson starts now good evening. Welcome to cnn special primetime coverage. The trump hush money trial. The first ever criminal trial. Bill, former president , and theres a lot to bring you from a truncated but busy day six. Thats all the judge wanted Defense Attorney. Hes losing credibility. Also testimony from david pecker, the former tab hi boy publisher, who became the Trump Campaigns eyes and ears. And tonight new reporting and discussions are underway about what to do if the former president is actually jailed for contempt. Quite a de, a lot to get to judge merchans warning came as trump attorney todd blanche tried to answer Prosecution Evidence during Contempt Hearing with the jury, not present the judge saying, quote, youre losing all credibility with the court but making no decision on the matter. Then testimony continued from david pecker, wh
It is a lot more nuanced. It is more visible to us this past on monday. Yesterday. For the commencement of passover. There was a satyr. And those are, thats an incredibly interesting display of why it is important not to display this as monolithic or as even two sided. I think there are. It is multifaceted. Certainly. There are people on so many different dimensions. Identityies. It can be very dangerous sometimes when we attempt to generalize. Also attempt to make it simple. That is what spectator can do. We catch every element. That is why honestly, it is essential reading in this moment. Thank you so much for everything you are doing to cover this topic. That is our show for this evening. I turn now to my colleague, Lawrence Odonnell with the last word. Good evening. We have senator Elizabeth Warren joining us tonight. When we change the subject from defendant trump which well be discussing. Fantastic. But, the big news in this room tonight is that eddie is back. Eddie timborski, th