unprecedented now, for the first time in american history, a former president convicted for his criminal behavior while still serving as presumptive republican nominee for president. donald trump calls the verdict rigged and himself, quote, a political prisoner. newsbreak, he is not in prison. maga outrage, trump allies including the house speaker and several potential vice presidential candidates are blasting the verdict and unleashing dangerous rhetoric against the justice system and our democracy itself. but no one is above the law. president biden warns the attacks are reckless and irresponsible while trying to keep his campaign focused on issues important to voters. we will talk about it all, the prosecution and the politics with congresswoman maxine waters of california and politics nation host, the reverend al sharpton. nbc analysts and prosecutor. i m jonathan kay part, this is the saturday show. historic victory for american justice, accountability and the rule of la
The former First Daughter, 30, made a rare public appearance on Monday, when she joined Marla at Cambridge University , where the former actress and model was giving a talk at the college s Union.
But he was not a fixer, he was a lawyer. the judge has fined trump twice for lashing out at michael cohen and now he is risking prison time with his closed verdict vitriol. his attorney tom blanche acknowledges jail time is a possibility telling the associated press he expects contentious sentencing hearing. u.s. news & world report writes , quote, if the former president is looking to ensure judge juan merchan includes incarceration as part of his sentencing, he is doing a really good job. joining me now, former federal prosecutor, senior writer for politico magazine, thank you very much for coming to the saturday show. both sides have a chance to weigh in on donald trump sentence, how likely are prosecutors to seek prison time? is a really hard question, i don t envy their position, to be honest. i will say do whatever their pre-decision is, as the trial is going on and trump was the
Former President Donald Trump has been found guilty of falsifying business records to influence the 2016 election, a historic verdict as Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, campaigns again for the White House.
23-257, united states of america versus donald j. trump. counsel, please approach the lectern and state your appearance for the record. ms. gaston, the prosecutor. good morning, your honor. molly gaston for the united states along with thomas windom. the judge, good morning. mr. laurel the defense lawyer. good morning, your honor. john laurel on behalf of president trump. with me is my partner greg singer and tom blanche who has noticed an appearance as well as cocounsel for president trump. the judge, all right. good morning, everyone. we are here for a hearing regarding the parties proposed trial dates. so this was the hearing today in federal court in d.c. to set a date for the trial of donald trump in one of the four criminal trials he is currently facing. this is the case about him trying to falsify the election results. it s a federal case about that. what this means in practical terms is that this hearing today