Jury selected in Trump hush money trial in Manhattan
The regular jury as well as alternates are now finalized in the first criminal trial against a former U.S. president.
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Key twist in Trump's 'catch and kill' scheme will be hard for him to explain away
Rachel Maddow reviews the elements of the "catch and kill" scheme that Donald Trump enacted with the help of the National Enquirer against people making claims about his sexual dalliances, and points out the key feature that changes the character of the scheme and puts Trump's defense in an awkward position. Lawrence O'Donnell joins to describe how he expected Trump's defense strategy to play out.
Opening statements in first Trump criminal trial
A Manhattan prosecutor argues that Trump's payoff of porn star Stormy Daniels amounted to 2016 election interference. The defense attorney says Trump did nothing wrong. And the former publisher of the National Enquirer is the first witness to testify. Stephanie Ruhle discuses with Hugo Lowell, David Farenthold and Neal Katyal.
'He wrote all of it down??': Prosecutors claim to have handwritten notes of Trump hush money scheme
In their opening statement, prosecutors in Donald Trump's New York criminal trial describe a document with notes in the margin, handwritten by former Trump Org CFO Allen Weisselberg, outlining the structure of the hush money payments to Stormy Daniels. Andrew Weissmann, former federal prosecutor, and Catherine Christian, former Manhattan prosecutor, discuss the significance of this evidence.
Mary Trump: Sleeping Trump sketch makes him feel 'unbearable vulnerability'
MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell speaks to clinical psychologist and niece to Donald Trump, Mary Trump, about the reporting indicating criminal defendant Trump has repeatedly nodded off during his first criminal trial.
Lawrence: Jeffrey Dahmer's parents were in court for him. Trump is alone.
Donald Trump’s family members are notably absent from his criminal trial. Mary Trump, clinical psychologist and niece to Donald Trump, tells MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell why Donald Trump’s family is missing from the courtroom: every Trump family relationship is transactional.
'What have we done?': Lawrence examines shocking Trump evidence revealed in trial
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell examines the unlikelihood that Donald Trump testifies in his own criminal trial, especially after prosecutors presented new evidence showing his alleged attempts to influence the 2016 election.
Prosecutors use National Enquirer witness to show Trump's in-plain-sight election influence scheme
Rachel Maddow explains the two facets of what prosecutors in Donald Trump's New York criminal trial showed in the early questioning of witness David Pecker, former publisher of the National Enquirer, who described "checkbook journalism" and the persuasive power of magazine covers, which, in the case of the National Enquirer, are seen by every American that goes to a supermarket.
Trump ally to informer: Ex-National Enquirer publisher to expose hush money 'scheme' as key witness
Donald Trump's longtime friend and ally David Pecker has been cooperating with state and federal prosecutors in their investigations. Prosecutors say Pecker participated in an August 2015 meeting with Trump and Michael Cohen to discuss countering negative stories about Trump's relationships with women by buying exclusive rights to their stories and never publishing them, a practice known as "catch and kill." Day one of the Stormy Daniels hush money trial is discussed by Joy Reid and her panel.
Trump forsaken by family? Attorneys paint him as ‘family man’ while he stands alone at trial
Donald Trump colluded to "kill" stories and influence the 2020 election, the prosecution said on Monday in the Stormy Daniels hush money case opening arguments. Joy Reid and her panel of legal experts bring their analyses.
Trump's defense stumbles out of the gate with interruptions to opening statement
Donald Trump defense attorney Todd Blanche was interrupted during his opening statement by objections from the prosecution that were sustained by the judge and resulted in a side bar at the bench. Rachel Maddow talks with MSNBC legal correspondent Lisa Ruben and former Manhattan prosecutor Catherine Christian about whether Blanche showed his inexperience as a defense attorney or whether he deliberately stepped out of line to plant ideas in the jurors' heads.
'Like a child, give him a time out': Weissmann urges 'firm hand' as Trump flouts gag order
The night after opening statements in his criminal trial in New York, and with a hearing already scheduled to discuss whether Trump has violated the gag order in the trial, Donald Trump attacked members of the jury during an interview. Andrew Weissmann, former federal prosecutor, talks with Rachel Maddow about how Judge Juan Merchan should deal with Trump's goading behavior.
