Here. You know the name. Lanny davis joins us tonight as we track what could become a verdict that could hinge more than anything else on mierk call cohens testimony. Al sharpton is here more than anything else weve tried on the beat before. You see us with james brown. The rev is here. An artist making his beat debut harry mack. Our top story shows why a verdict is on the way in trumps criminal trial. His Defense Lawyers resting their case today telling the judge theyve completed their mission without ever having to call Defendant Trump to testify as is their right to call or not call. So they finished after less than two days in control. Trumps lawyers called two witnesses compared to the 19 witnesses the da called. Some of whom you can see right here. The star witness cohen, former trump aides like hope hicks, Stormy Daniels, tabloid chief and an array of many different important people. Now legally youre looking at the typical mismatch. The da the the prosecution calls more witness
we have the most important force of all and as the voice of the jurors, they have spoken donald j trump has been convicted of 34 counts in american president turn convicted felon, 34 times over tonight, the jurors have spoken, but the voters have not. this story is far from over. in fact, it might be just the beginning. welcome to a special edition of laura coates live on this very historic night tomorrow, the 2024 presidential campaign enters a new, more uncertain phase. donald trump is now newly convicted and he will address the cameras at trump tower of all places at 11:00 a.m. eastern. now, we ve got two a little bit of a taste of what his message might be when he spoke after hearing the verdict, 34 counts worth today this was a rigged disgraceful trial that the real verdict is going to be november 5th, by the people and they know what happened here. we didn t do anything wrong. i m a very innocent man while the 12 new york jurors who sat and watched him inside for wh