this is breaking news across america tonight. it is a gripping moment, the former minnesota police officer, derek chauvin, sentenced for the murder of george floyd. 270 months, 2-7-0. that s ten years in addition to the presumptive sentence of 150 months. this is based on your abusive position of trust and authority and the particular cruelty shown to george floyd. pay the surcharge of $78 from prison wages, you are prohibited to possess firearms the remainer of your life. across the united states this is a moment of political legal and personal significance for so many. we have the reaction here as chauvin learns his fate walking out for the sense of 22.5 years. the judge explains that he based his decision on many legal factor that includes under state law. the heart ache and pain of the family, the facts and no time public pressure. the technical potential maximum sentences was 40 years. the prosecution asked for 30 which is considered high according to legal precede
america s most famou presidential statements. today, wow they are going to arrest me. can t believe this i happening. president trump, will you come speak to us the ex president surrenders he is arrested but. fingerprinted. criminally charged with 34 felonies in a manhattan courthouse. these are felony crimes i new york state no matter who you are. prosecutors say he ran a criminal scheme to conceal damaging information, unlawful activity from american voter before the 2016 election former president trump plead not guilty he is frustrated. he is upset. tonight the substance of the case. the people versus donald trump joy reid, already melbourne, alex wagner stephanie bowl all here for msnbc special coverage of the first ever criminal indictment of a forme president of the united states good evening and thank you for being with us here tonight i am rachel maddow here at msnbc headquarters in new york along with lawrence o donnel and joy reid, and nicole wallace
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ask not what your country ca do for you mr. gorbachev teared down this wall states criminal indictment of former president of the united states good evening and thank you for being with us here tonight i am rachel maddow here at msnbc headquarters in new york along with lawrence o donnel and joy reid, and nicole wallace, and chris hayes we are going to be joined by more of our closest colleagues over the course of this evenin tonight, as part of the specia coverage we know that you have ever choice in the world tonight as to where to get your news abou this historic event. that makes us all the more grateful that you are here together with us tonight. so, here is how it works just got the transcripts we know exactly how it went. the clerk. calendar number one, indictmen 71543 of 2023, people of the state of new york versus donal j trump. appearances. prosecutor, christophe conwright for the people, your honor. and judge, with me are kathryn mccaw, matthew cullen julio, steve
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 there s a lot to bring you from a truncated but busy day six. that s all the judge wanted defense attorney. he s 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 merchan s warning came as trump attorney todd blanche tried to answer prosecution evidence during contempt hearing with the jury, not present the judge saying, quote, you re losing all credibility with the court but making no decision on the matter. then testimony continued fro