Lawrence: Trump defense ‘has yet to say a single word’ about criminal charges against him
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- MSNBC’S Lawrence O’Donnell explains how today’s cross-examination of Michael Cohen showed the only actual evidence before this jury on how 34 business records got created, which were falsified as part of a conspiracy to illegally affect an election, is that Donald Trump said, “just do it.”
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You are always on point Lawrence and today you didn’t disappoint
Thank you, Lawrence!!!
Lawrence is right. The bullying from Trump's lawyer does not refute the evidences by the defense.
You can’t be serious.
evidence of what. What crime are you referring to becasue the defense has not named one yet
@@mackenzieJames-vk6stTRUMP IS NOTHING BUT CHEATER. RUSSIA INTERFERE WITH THE 2016 ELECTION SO TRUMP COULD WIN. THEN TRUMP GOES AND CHEATS ON HIS WIFE WHILE SHE IN THE HOSPITAL GIVING BIRTH TO THEIR BABY. TRUMP' IS A SORRY EXCUSE FOR A HUMAN BEING.
@@mackenzieJames-vk6st of course the defense is not going to admit to anything. do you understand how the legal system works?
@@zacgvids Doubtful. All these 'where's the crime' people seem to have very low-information brains.
Can Lawrence give the closing statement in court for the prosecutors?
IKR😂🤣👋
Same idea!! 😀👍
Lawrence O'Donnell should've been a lawyer.
So now you need help for the prosecutor? You guys are pathetic
Yes please!
Ari threw me off my balance, until i heard your clear and sane understanding of what happened. Thank you, Lawrence.
Ari and Cohen have a history.
Cohen and I also have a history. I watch him on the news all the time. What exactly is your comment about?
thank god you had someone to tell you how to see it and think of it. lol
@@videotalktalklike dementia don does for you.
The difference is, Lawrence has receipts.
Cope and seethe, TRAITOR.
If it was so clear what were the elements of the crime? Who was defrauded, how was the accountant supposed to record the legal bill from an Attorney? Personally I am still confused with the smoke and mirrors?
Donald Trump’s defense attorneys strategy is not to defend their client, but to put Michael Cohen on trial.
Exactly.
There’s nothing to defend dude. Face it, this “trial” is a joke. If the shoe was on the other foot, you’d think the same.
@ForgotMyDemonName can you explain what it was that was done? The prosecution can't seem to. 😂😂
There has not actually been anything presented during the case that’s a crime. It’s not a crime to pay for NDAs. It’s not a crime to have your attorney arrange for the payments and the details. It’s not a crime to take your attorney’s advice on how to do it. It’s not a crime to pay your attorney back for having done this. It’s not a crime for a bookkeeper, who isn’t you, to label those payments as “legal expenses”.
@ForgotMyDemonName There has not actually been anything presented during the case that’s a crime. It’s not a crime to pay for NDAs. It’s not a crime to have your attorney arrange for the payments and the details. It’s not a crime to take your attorney’s advice on how to do it. It’s not a crime to pay your attorney back for having done this. It’s not a crime for a bookkeeper, who isn’t you, to label those payments as “legal expenses”.
Right, Blanche calling Cohen a "liar" to at the top of his lungs is not evidence
Your dumb.....
He was a proven liar before this trial ever started. If he wasn't testifying against Trump you would be grilling him alongside
Destroying the credibility of witnesses is par for the course for both the prosecution/plaintiff and the defense in court cases. If the prosecution is relying on witness testimony to prove their case beyond all reasonable doubt, bringing the credibility of their witnesses into question is a common sense strategy for any good defense counsel.
@@xtreme1002003 exactly. And Cohen had zero credibility going into this. But they don't like hearing common sense
@@dreichert1438 cohens credibility is irrelevant.. this case is based on documents..
Brilliant commentary Lawrence. I love the buildup to "Just Do It"! 🌷🌷
Lawrence is an incredibly believable storyteller who brings clarity to the most complex of human interactions! Watch him and forget the rest.
Storyteller is right. Biden pay stub in his portfolio.
Unfortunately Michael Cohen is not believable
Thank you, Lawrence. As usual, the voice of sanity instead of sensationalizing 5 minutes out of hours of defense cross-examination. Thank you.
Lawrence is a champion of hyper liberal privileged vanilla smug types. Nothing is cool about that.
@@myohmy7368got your REAL MEN WEAR DIAPERS T-Shirt yet maggat troll?! 😂😂😂
@@myohmy7368but he's right tho... They aren't even trying to defend what Trump did or deny it they are just trying to say how bad everyone else is lol
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@@S-tank_ Why would they defend something that is not a crime?
Brilliant summary. Very thorough. You explained everything so succinctly. Thank you.
There has not actually been anything presented during the case that’s a crime. It’s not a crime to pay for NDAs. It’s not a crime to have your attorney arrange for the payments and the details. It’s not a crime to take your attorney’s advice on how to do it. It’s not a crime to pay your attorney back for having done this. It’s not a crime for a bookkeeper, who isn’t you, to label those payments as “legal expenses”.
Thanks Karen.
@@videotalktalk for what?
Brilliant? 😆
@@neal5068 It is a crime to falsify business records and, thereby, corrupt a Presidential Election, which is why the Stormy Daniels hush money payment led to Trump being charged. And this trial doesn't rest on Cohen's testimony alone. There has been a lot of corroborating evidence, I believe, pointing to Trump's involvement in this crime. However, Trump's fate will be in the hands of the jury, so ultimately we'll have to wait for their decision.
Great summation of the dealings in court today. Thanks.
There has not actually been anything presented during the case that’s a crime. It’s not a crime to pay for NDAs. It’s not a crime to have your attorney arrange for the payments and the details. It’s not a crime to take your attorney’s advice on how to do it. It’s not a crime to pay your attorney back for having done this. It’s not a crime for a bookkeeper, who isn’t you, to label those payments as “legal expenses”.
They all did a great job! Trump and allies are very grateful
Thank you, Lawrence, appreciate you telling us the real story without adding the hyperbolic bs like cnn.
BNN are bending over backwards to bend over backwards.
Much more clear than Anderson’s ramblings. Lawrence tells the whole story and reminds us that none of the back and forth between MC and the defense attorney erase the defendant’s name from those 12 checks.
"Lawrence tells the whole story." HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaa, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa what nonsense
@@fourfortyroadrunner670112 years on TH-cam and this is how you spend your time? 🤦🏾♂️
@@jimm.6542 One day on TH-cam and you're already stalking people's profiles?
Can you tell me the name who the checks was written too?
@@Eddy41020 That’s been covered exhaustively. They were made to Cohen for legal services rendered.
One of the worst parts of the Trump era is the inescapable realization of just how many truly awful people walk among us.
Your whole deranged world is falling apart. Are you ok? Maybe it's not the best time to be alone. Do you have family that can stay with you? Or close friends? 🤣
Some are awful, others are just plain dumb.
Yea they call em demo rats lol
Says the guy chasing Trump for 8 years 😂
nothing is on TV is real 🎉
That phone call will be revisited on redirect. I am not even worried. If trump wants to refute it, get his orange you know what on the witness stand.
It's called "putting all your eggs in one basket". Two minutes is probably as long as any phone call I've ever had. Men don't chat! I'm sure the prosecution can easily write a script to show how the two conversations might have gone.
@@fatroberto3012 it appears that is also about as long as the encounter between Trump and Stormy.....so what is their problem?? 🤣🤣
Agreed. There are 5 other calls, which the defense hasn’t said a word about, yet.
@@fatroberto3012 plus the reason Trump would have been more eager to hear from Cohen, were on matters related to Stormy and convo on 14 year old would be secondary.
@@fatroberto3012All it would have to be is something like "It's handled, boss."
The text message and that phone call is minuscule compared to everything else the prosecution has.
Oh Really? What? I know you can't answer.
Even all of us can not recall the exact time a call is made, more it happened many years ago. The more significant evidence is how Donnie boys signature happened to occur in not just one check but nine
@@KaiserBladeFinancial statements, and statements from Trump’s controller, Jeffery McConney, and other employees (see Hope Hicks) explicitly showing/stating that Trump knew and was an active participant in falsifying business records. Furthermore, in a separate lawsuit, one that Stormy Daniels lost, Trump is on recorded stating that Michael Cohen paid her to shut up. I don’t even know why I responded to your comment anyways.
@@KaiserBladeget educated and stop spreading Russian propaganda.
Exactly, what does the prosecution have? Did they prove that Trump conspired with others to promote the election by unlawful means? That is what they have to prove, I'm not at the trial, but haven't seen anything that I would say is proof. Cohen's word is the best thing they have and he self admittingly lied under oath before. I would be interested if you know what the proof is.
Blanche yelled 'liar' and implied there wasn't enough time to have a conversation with two different people during the phone call in question. Hopefully, the prosecution will have the jury sit in silence for a minute and thirty six seconds so they will understand just how long that actually is. Try it.
Just ask Patrick Mahomes what can happen in 1:36.
This would be amazing
Ask Trump to explain SPECIFICALLY, with clear examples of exactly what "legal work" was done, costing him $130,000 grossed up to $420,000 ???
Exactly
put Donnie on the stand. If he's as innocent as he claims he ought to be sworn in and tell what he thinks really happened
Why don’t you ask Bernie sanders why he sent $200,000 of campaign money too his families “non profit” charity… I mean since campaign finance violations are now all of a sudden a criminal offense
he asked cohen for advised..cohen advised him= legal expenses
There has not actually been anything presented during the case that’s a crime. It’s not a crime to pay for NDAs. It’s not a crime to have your attorney arrange for the payments and the details. It’s not a crime to take your attorney’s advice on how to do it. It’s not a crime to pay your attorney back for having done this. It’s not a crime for a bookkeeper, who isn’t you, to label those payments as “legal expenses”.
How much would you remember about a phone call that happened 8 years ago?
I forget unimportant ones from yesterday and remember many important ones from ten years ago.
You should be making the closing statements! Brilliant reporting yet again!
Michael Cohen displayed the behavior of a redeemed man to the jury. That's why I don't believe that his past character is going to outweigh the documented evidence. And that 8:02 pm phone call discrepancy is not going to derail the case either.
Agreed. Opinions about character couldn't possibly outweigh cold-hard, factual evidence. Of course, that's assuming sanity will prevail.
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Youve been right all along. Thats why Trump has been in prison the whole time right? All you are doing is coming to the conclusion the media segment brought you to. Dont confuse that for thinking.
@epochchange6803 Get Your Cryin Towels Early !!! This Political Sham Show with Its Corrupt Radical Judge Will SOON
BE TOSSED FOR VIOLATING Trumps Constitutional Rights !!!!!
Thank you for the clarity 💙
“I heard you’re free on Wednesday’s”
Savage.
That’s was on point.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
More like idiotic. But at least he completed a 6 word sentence without error, that is a plus.
GET HIM JOE! 💙💙💙💙
Biden has dementia. Facts.
@AnitaAdamski yeah,but with how many edits
Great update
Well said
Thank you
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Lawrence always brings it !!!
The phone call could've contained both subjects. If the defence say Cohen is lying , they should put Schiller on the stand, under oath ...
There are text messages that match the phone calls. The text messages were about the crank phone call. Theres no evidence he spoke to Trump as a matter of fact there not one who said Trump had any communications with any one of them . Also cohens council who has been relieved of client privileges has come out and said he lying.
Put hillary on the stand. Under oath. Put obama under oath.
Can't find him. Hmmm
@@-redacted_by_youtube go away troll
The defense has a much better option. Cohen's former lawyer set the record straight for Congress, and he's itching to do the same for the jurors.
What has happened to Ari Melber? He called the minor point about the phone call defense challenge "a blood bath"? It's becoming very apparent that Ari has some personal issues with Cohen. Either that, or, he's the designated "both sides" person that MSNBC has assigned for coverage of this case.
Yes Ari is showing his unprofessional bias, Lawrence is in and Ari is out!!!
It seems like Ari has some beef with Cohen after the Avenatti interview.
different people have different opinions? What is this nonsense? Everyone must agree with everything I think!!!!!
Don't believe Ari.
Ari and Anderson Cooper are making this a big deal as if this really makes a big difference. If there wasn't the recording or paper breaking down the payments, it might be a big deal. However, there is all these other things that corroborate his story. I wonder if they are just trying to pump up ratings?
They put Mike Cohen on trial and lost !
JimmyTheGreek2000,that’s what can happen when you seek to impugn a WITNESS,especially when said WITNESS has already DONE his own sentence on behalf of the orange turd!!
Great presentation! Thank you, Lawrence!💪🇺🇸😎💙🌊🗽
Go Michael Cohen! Following from New Zealand and really hoping the truth prevails and justice is served, for everyone's sake!!
Will if justice prevails then president Trump will be found not guilty. when you get in the meat of it. You see that it was done by Michael Cohen to get a white house position. and when that didn't happen for him. Because he's a convicted perjurer. so he's now extorting president Trump and so is stromy.
except when you look into his case history, it's very strange. He received an unusually small maximum penalty of 3 years for 8 counts of crimes(many of which were federal). He then received an extremely rare judgement to reduce his sentence based upon information given... and then even stranger still, had the remainder of his sentence reduced to being monitored at home. What did he lose? nothing but a small amount of time and a portion of an unusual income amount. His sentence was to pay back the money that he had not reported and defrauded from a bank, but he had already received that money, just leaving him at a net zero income. The man got convicted of multiple federal crimes including lying to Congress (and banks, and the IRS...) but then received strange convictions for "election interference" for signing Non-disclosure agreements. The guy's a mess.
You do realize that people outside the USA are being fed 97% negative reporting by the Main Stream Media. Cheerleading a Prosecutor/witness in court proceeding on a minor records keeping accounting procedure that somehow ends up with a penalty of 134 YEARS in Prison make you seem uninformed?
Thank you for your perspective Lawrence…very helpful.
I can say a lot in a Minute and a half.
THIS is the aha moment? That Cohen couldn't remember the specifics of a phone call 8 years ago?
Agreed. Especially considering that the call was about one major point (the payoff) and one minor point (the annoying prank caller). The minor point slipped Cohen's mind after all that time.
Thanks Lawrence.
I'm 1,000s of kilometres away in Aotearoa New Zealand. Surprisingly I played golf behind Trump. His playing partners were in fits of laughter. Blantant cheating has never been more blatant. What a turd, he must be flushed.
Uh huh
💙💙💙💙💙 yeah. In every facet of his life. He is horrible
@@bobcob3362 Too complex for you to understand?
Someone who cheats at golf is never to be trusted.
Just pathetic
Anderson and Ari need to go work for Fox. I think they're starting to drink the Kool-Aid
Truth hurts? 😂
MSMBC always has your back 🤧
Aw, you like the propaganda more than the truth?
The case is imploding.. Blanche destroyed Cohen the perjurer today 😂
Aka tell the truth. Lol
Basically, Mr Blanche has taken Trump's advice: Make My Defence an Argument Salad: confuse the jurors.
Blind 'em with non-science, eh? lol
'argument salad': great term! Jurors aren't easily confused, and there are two lawyers on this particular jury. Never, ever underestimate the competence of a jury.
@@susanandrew6453 I have been on juries that were blinded by this kind of non defense. But if a person has any intelligence they know this kind of non defense, attack the witness is just what a lawyer does when they have NO case.
Also known (via South Park) as: The Chewbacca Defense
Distract and confuse, then repeat quotable sound bytes to have them burrow into the juror's heads.
Dizzy them with data and baffle them with BS. Tried and true strategy.
Right Lawrence, Melania knows all.
I do hope that MSNBC have a camera at Trumps sons graduation today to show all of us whether Trump attended it or not.Great reporting fro the trial, so helpful for us having you in the courtroom !
And djt held in contempt for lying about his motive for the day off.
Jesus..you pathetic losers are really getting desperate!
Blanche showed the jury his cards by shrieking Cohen lied. They know he didn’t get what he wanted, and that shows weakness in the defense
Also he cut him off from saying "he can have both conversations in that time period".
Imagine that. A lawyer with all of the bad stereotypes except "fast talking".
I think this is so easily defusable and almost paints the picture of how thirsty this defense is for a win of any kind in this cross.
Give him 10 scripts with those two elements and see if he can do it in that time. As a sleazy NY lawyer I bet he can.
@@Dont.Call.Me.Tall. yeah, it was far from the purported “bloodbath.” It’ll square out in redirect
Think how many times he'd have to shriek about Trump's lies. Michael Cohen is an amateur compared to his former boss, Trump.
CATS, THATS TELLING THEM! BUAH HA HA HA....🤣
@@josephsonora3787 right… cats for president 2024…?
How is this a major lie? People often discuss multiple topics in one phone call, especially if a phone is being passed between people.
I don't know...I usually discuss 1 topic...hang up...callback next topic and so on😮😂😂
It's also going to get cleared up on redirect. The prosecutors will get the last crack at Cohen and have the opportunity to clean up the record on anything that seems squidgy for the jury.
The phone call was 1 minute and 36 seconds. Not a lot of time to have multiple conversations.
i can look on youtube all the times the dems and media say trump rambles on and on and never shuts up..but i guess this is the one time he said ok and hung up😂
@@angel_willow not a lot of time, no.
but he'd been texting right before, right?
so he only needed to give a little more information for the one conversation.
34 pieces of business records is the evidence - this is the crime .
How? What crime? How should those private accounting records be recorded for it to NOT be a crime?
Thank you for this accurate reporting, Lawrence
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Are you fricken high?
Larry boi is a liberal hack. He could not be accurate if his wrinkled liberal a ZZ depended on it
Are yiu smoking wacky tabaque? You oh need to stop it's affecting your brain function buddy .
Out with Anderson, in with Lawrence! 💙🇺🇸
Yes yes completely agree with you!!!
I hate that Anderson Cooper admitted that Michael Cohen lied on the stand. At least Lawrence is nice enough to lie to me.
@@Riclmnopp Just think if Trump takes the stand, how many lies they'll catch him in!
@@Riclmnopp Clown found
@@Therealtruthsocial That’s cute that you are playing pretend and “what if”. My kids do the same thing.
Get it, Lawrence!
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Why people keep calling trump president he's not president thank god.
Because all the former presidents continue to be called that, as i guess, a tradition. Same with cabinet members. Seriously, they do. They always call HRC Sec Clinton when they have her on shows. It's just eerie with trump, bec he wants ppl to believe he is still pres
Because he will be in about 6 months
I think "Mr. Trump" is the correct term.
Defendant Trump
@@patricepatrick9165I’m sure you get a lot of enjoyment saying that you freak! It’s President Trump btw
When has trump ever cared about ànyone's feelings? Especially his family's feelings and that includes Melanià.
Melania knw exactly who she was. marrying. Anyone who thinks her reasons for marrying him had anything to do with love is hopelessly naive.
I would love to know about your beautiful and healthy, long term relationship. You know they say liberals are amongst the most happy and harmonious when it comes to relationships. LOL.
I would have loved to seen blanche when he started screaming. Did he stomp his feet and jump up and down like a toddler having a temper tantrum???
got personalized coaching from tiny tot...
Yup, he did. He did everything bad. And all the people in my echo chamber know it.
A conduit for his client
He made Cohen' stutter and drop his head in shame.After he had to admit all the times he had lied and admitted that he knew stormy was lying also
It's really weird how white liberal women named Barbara compare as many things to babies as they can. You're clearly bummed that your kids don't call you, so you infantilize everything and reference it to babies and tantrums. If a football player caused the team to lose the Superbowl, and he gets upset, is he having a tantrum just like a little baby? Or does the reaction make sense?
I stand with Michael Cohen!
Because he lies all the time 🤡
You stand with the loser
Me Too.
@@asdfasdfasdf4746 whatever😊
@@adamc.4125 and the orange guys lies more🤷🏻♀️
Lawrence you are my absolute favorite news person! Thank you for being so awesome at your job! VOTE BLUE 🗳 💙 🌊
Thank you for helping to elect donald john trump president in twenty twenty four
@@user-te6un6zp6t Silence, muskovite.
If I were a juror, I would convict based on how Lawrence explained it.
But Lawrence is biased. He must makes his boss happy in MSDNC by twisting stories to fit their narrative even when everything is so obvious even a kid sees it.
Explain what Lawrence explained to you is the crime and why should a man face 134 YEARS in prison for an accounting error on $130,000. Who was defrauded? How is scheduling a payment to your lawyer a crime? What were the book keeping accounting errors? Trump paid the taxes.
@@KuriasFamily And, you're not biased?
@@billewilde1 I'll listen to him again, if you will, too. He sounded pretty convincing to me. Read some of the other comments before mine. I don't think I'm alone.
@@bevannala7812 Again where is the crime? Having a lawyer handle an issue you don't have time, skill, or interest in handling(legal)? Paying a lawyer to get a non disclosure agreement on an issue that started in 2011//2006(legal).Three men sit down, two businessmen, and a lawyer, they hash out a structured payment to the lawyer. Why? Probably because a. the businessmen wanted to keep the lawyer on retainer. b. the lawyer did not want a lump payment because he wanted continuous work(legal). The payments were made thru Trump's private accounts on separate private accounting sheets that were also handled by his private business accountants... that is also legal. The was no accounting discrepancy as neither the State or Federal IRS had any issues with the accounting(so no tax fraud). Who was defrauded(a necessary element of the charged crime)? Lawrence address none of those issues he rambled on about people being nice, then taxi medallions and then again a lot of other things that are immaterial or just not crimes like the Karen McDougal story being bought by a third party or are things not actually handled by Trump, like who created the invoices(Cohen), who recorded those invoices, a accountant(not Trump), and who signed the checks(many by not Trump)(signing a check is not a crime)?
Now you’re making sense. You should school Ari.
But no one even knows what crime Trump allegedly committed.
Ari ugh. I unsubscribed 3 days ago.
@@elenalatici9568 Yet here you are cryin again! lol.
Thank you Lawrence!!!!
Cleaning up after Ari Melber's mess.
Trump was willing to pay cash on video. We heard Trump say to pay it & Cohen said ," no no no no."
Weisellberg broke up the 130k into 12 repayments & two checks signed by Trump.
We know Trump knew about it. The how & when detail of any other meeting is virtually moot.
Sure kid. You got him this time
@bobcob3362 shut up goofy
@GPeterson-jw5sp What other Talent Do You Dream About Other Than SWALLOWING LIES ?????
@@bobcob3362 Until now, we got him in about 70 suits for 2020 elections, and in three civil processes. And he dropped his suit against Cohen. So yeah, we got him in all trials that were not delayed (like Trump said, who is innocent does not plea the 5th and does not run away from trials. Only criminals do. His words)
Well said. It really is that simple.
Benedict Donald has to sit in his SOILED DIAPERS until the judge grants a break, then Waltine Nauta can change his diaper.
@miguelpaul1164 You seem to have a EYE FOR RECOGNIZING SOILED DIAPERS !!!
the ADA didn't ask about prank calls because that wasn't what she was focussing on - it doesn't mean it didn't happen. The time length of that phone call was easily long enough for BOTH conversations to have happened - talking to Schiller, then chump
Thank you, Lawrence. Excellent analysis.
Defense has only one thing to create - Doubt. That little thing in the back of your mind that you can't seem to explain away. That's the only way they can get Trump out of this jam. Hope the Prosecution is taking notes from you, Lawrence.
@utopianna WHERE THE UNDISPUTED EVIDENCE ??? WHERE IS IT ???
Were you a Middle School Drop Out ???
Well we know dump & company watch the oh so KNOWLEDGEABLE Lawrence!!!
Because Lawrence IS THAT GOOD!❤
And to be clear, it isn't ANY doubt, it has to be reasonable doubt. The jurors don't need to be 100% convinced of and by every last piece of evidence, only enough to get past "guilty beyond a reasonable doubt." That's still a high standard, but it isn't 100% certainty.
@@ranaway9307 yeah, too bad traitor tot won't testify... he'll clarify it.
@@kayfitzgerald309 We know the reason people such as yourself foam at the mouth at this man that the media chose to spoonfeed you to hate. We know you are miserable. No matter what happens to Trump. No matter how many more years he owns space in your head....You will be YOU. Theres no escaping that.
ONCE AGAIN GREAT SHOW LAWRENCE!!!
That what I love about the rule of Law. Trump always says he knows more then everyone & everybody does; he’s smarter then all Doctors; lawyers and judges; yet he never testifies with truth on his Side! He knows all about the Law he just doesn’t know how to stay on the Right side of the law!
LMAF!
Youve stayed on the right side of the TV Bert. Thats for sure!
Thanks Lawrence for the great breakdown
There has not actually been anything presented during the case that’s a crime. It’s not a crime to pay for NDAs. It’s not a crime to have your attorney arrange for the payments and the details. It’s not a crime to take your attorney’s advice on how to do it. It’s not a crime to pay your attorney back for having done this. It’s not a crime for a bookkeeper, who isn’t you, to label those payments as “legal expenses”.
Thank you, Lawrence! You explain it so much better than your colleague Ari !
Ari should be ashamed of himself during his show this evening !
Oops did Ari go off script and tell the truth?
Why?! Ari was just telling the truth
Blanche has had his brain, mind washed.
Worms
It was a very short cycle…
he'll be in Cohen's situation soon
Blanche is just repeating what 45 tells him. And we all know 45's memory recall is pristine!( sarcasm)
@@cactustree505 Yep. Everybody Trump touches ends up in prison sooner or later. He could easily keep them out, it only takes money, but he never does.
Oh great reporting Lawrence oh you're just the best 🤪😆🤣😂😅😝
Thank you Lawrence!
Thank you, Lawrence for helping to elect Donald John Trump President in 2024.
@@user-te6un6zp6tlet me ask you a question. The presidents job is to hire and manage the best people to run different sections of the government. Do you think he did a great job and hired nothing but the best people
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I heard you’re free on Wednesday’s”
Great Lawrence!!!🎉🎉🎉
There has not actually been anything presented during the case that’s a crime. It’s not a crime to pay for NDAs. It’s not a crime to have your attorney arrange for the payments and the details. It’s not a crime to take your attorney’s advice on how to do it. It’s not a crime to pay your attorney back for having done this. It’s not a crime for a bookkeeper, who isn’t you, to label those payments as “legal expenses”.
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So you think Trump is going to get away with paying the $130,000 to Daniels as a completely legal matter?
@@JusticeAlways it is legal, it's called a non-disclosure agreement. They happen all the time.
@@neal5068
So he legally gets away with paying Daniels the $130,000 correct?
Even if somebody inaccurately remembered something, that doesn’t mean that everything else that they remembered is inaccurate.
donald trump is a nothing, an empty soul
But he was president and will be again.
Yes, he is
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@joanfrellburg4901 sorta says a lot about you !!!! RIGHT !!!!!
@@petermontalbano3910 Trump 47
Trump frequently used other people's phones to talk.
I forgot to mention the audio between Cohen & Trump talking about whether to pay Daniels cash or by cheque! Again, slamdunk evidence.
So was the sign of the cheques! Because Donald Trump doesn't like to sign anything or have a paper trail.
An excellent breakdown of the trial. Thank you for your expertise Mr. O'Donnell.
What expertise 😂
I find it confusing. Glad I'm not on the jury.😱💙💙
I'm not sure what the big deal is. It doesn't take much imagination to view the issue of those texts as consistent with the truth according to Cohen's testimony
Donald, your lies won't help you
Years exposed
Oh, they got him now huh? This is the big one? I thought January 6 was the big one. Hmmmm.
@@videotalktalk The criminal trial for Trump's part in the insurrection isn't starting for months.
A HUGE THANK YOU LAWRENCE for once again providing an articulate analysis of what ACTUALLY happened, as opposed to any hyperbole any other commentators are putting out there!!!! The American people can always count on you!!! ✊✊🇺🇸
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Trump For Prison 2024
Just do that
The prosecution started strong and is ending strong. They aren't calling more witnesses cause it's going so well. Redirect should clear anything up next week.
Prosecution has zero.
Cohen's credibility is shot.
You spelled YOU'RE A ZERO wrong@@josefeibl8230
@@josefeibl8230 Did you get your law degree on Fox TV or on Truth Social? LOL
It makes me think of something Christopher Titus said about white supremacists being called as witnesses for the prosecution. "No, we're not gonna ask you questions. Just talk. We'll get it."
Trump would not have gotten so far in politics, if the people in low and high places didn’t support him. And that’s a depressing thought.
It is very much a depressing thought. It’s accurate.
The repugs have been de-funding education for decades. DECADES!
Because it’s easier to control an under-educated person.
Facts matter.
Historical facts matter.
Truth matters!
Russia had a significant hand... Very significant.
What’s even more depressing is how many people support him. Some of them have been waiting their whole lives for this blasphemous messiah.
@@Sum_Tings_Wong Yes. But why didn’t this become an even bigger thing in the news?
@@Sum_Tings_Wong plz tell me you dont still believe that. The truth behind that has already become public which is why MSM doesnt being it up anymore.
If your only “got ya” is the timing of a phone call, then you ain’t got nothin’.
I’ve served on a jury and I will tell you from my experience any theatrics by an attorney did not sway me whatsoever!
Todd Blanche has nothing but a guilty verdict staring at him and wanting to go on vacation as quick as he can!!!
I sure hope so. The visceral feeling of waking up to drumpf winning the election , I don't EVER want to feel that again. He should have never been elected
Guilty of what?
And he won't get paid.
@@brucebarnhart2321Paying money to keep facts about himself out of the press before an election and then not declaring the money as election campaign expenses. Then, illegaly falsifying business records to hide the transaction. This is all illegal in the USA.
WHY WOULD THEY WANNA TALK ABOUT THE TRUTH SINCE THE TRUTH AIN'T ON THEIR SIDE 😂😂😂
Schiller was outside the bedroom door with Stormy. Schiller was on the phone call with Cohen.
"This case should never have been brought" - DJT
Well, it wouldn't have been if Schiller disputed Stormy and Cohen's versions.
Something stinks.
Why the 3D chess theories when Schiller is the perfect defence witness?
Always nice to hear you give the facts.
Thank you for your time and efforts to keep everyone informed on the truth.
Thank you for bolstering my hopes for a better, more honest, world.
Thank you.
Real New Yorkers treat other New Yorkers with Respect.
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In between stabbings and pushing people off of subway platforms?
@@johndoran3274 Don’t forget the random cold-cocking going on
My lifetime of lies matter 😮😮poorly educated trump
It is up to the prosecution to talk about and prove beyond a reasonable doubt
MSNBC needs to get rid of Ari and give Lawrence his time slot along with this one.
Great idea, I’d watch 2x Lawrence and Ari can move over to Fox
Well said!!!
Lar has done it again...sheer genius!
Can you believe that adults from Congress going to New York, and not staying for the hearing in Congress. Is this what you mean Michael Cohen 🤔.
Most people would be able to get quite a lot in in one minute on the phone! Stand up - face the wall - stay there for one minute. It's quite a long time.
That would make a great closing argument for the prosecution.
You have no idea if his representation is accurate, you weren't in the courtroom. MSDNC wants you to think this way.
It’s clear the defense found one discrepancy. The issue for defense is that it will easily be explained on re-direct. Game over, Trump.
its not a discrepency though. his testimony has nothing to do with the falsified records nor the cover up.
@@Noreb: You CLEARLY don’t understand what happened today.
@@reason6835 yeah - i clearly do.. the fact you dont understand that this is a documents case, and the testimony of cohen and stormy was completely secondary, shows you are out of your depth..
@@Noreb: The issue today was about criminal intent Noreb. This crime requires intent to be proven in order for a conviction. Cohen’s testimony was the only evidence of intent (the conversation he claims to have had with Trump supposedly proved it). But that very conversation was called into question today and it appeared that Cohen wasn’t being truthful about it after being confronted with text messages showing that the conversation he had (at the the time he claimed he was talking with Trump) was actually with Schilling about some 14 year old prank caller and not with Trump at all.
@@Noreb Right on, my friend.
DA should hire you!!
There has not actually been anything presented during the case that’s a crime. It’s not a crime to pay for NDAs. It’s not a crime to have your attorney arrange for the payments and the details. It’s not a crime to take your attorney’s advice on how to do it. It’s not a crime to pay your attorney back for having done this. It’s not a crime for a bookkeeper, who isn’t you, to label those payments as “legal expenses”.
He didn't adjust his testimony at all! His original testimony answered the ONLY aspect of the call relevant to the case. The answer to the question, asked on initial direct, was that on the specified call the phone was (at some point) handed to Trump and the message about the funding was relayed. There was never any detail given about the initial conversation with the owner of the phone in original testimony but we can assume there was at least some. The case-unrelated aspects of the call never came up because they are as irrelevant to the jury as what the weather may have been like at the time.
I appreciate you Mr. Lawrence! Your work is fabulous!❤
The cross examination of Michael Cohen in one word--"pettyfog."
Smoke and mirrors.
What about Rudy on Hannity saying it was funneled thru a lawyer!!!!