‘A bored jury will punish the lawyer’: Trump’s hush money trial enters its final stretch
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- Donald Trump’s historic first criminal trial is entering its final stretch. Judge Juan Merchan has advised the prosecution and defense to be prepared to give closing arguments as soon as Tuesday, which means a verdict could just be days away. Before that though, the defense will spend a third day cross-examining the prosecution’s key witness Michael Cohen. Criminal defense attorney Danny Cevallos has a piece of advice for the defense: “Don’t overdo it,” he says. “Don’t keep him on there too long and start boring the jury because a bored jury will punish the lawyer.” He joins Charles Coleman Jr. and Hugo Lowell to discuss what to expect in what could be the final week of Trump’s hush money trial.
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There is no such thing as a Trump voter waiting for the trials outcome. There are just TRUMP VOTERS, no matter the outcome.
That's right.
It's hard to believe that the media is literally underlining Trump's deep state point for him.
Think the media has been campaigning for Trump The entire time like they literally want him to be the president it blows my mind.
Exactly 💯
Says the election interference Democrat
As it should be. Trump supports see the deep state.
Youve clearly rhe whole Nikki Halley phenomenon, not to mention those exit polls from all the GOP primaries where at least 50% of ACTUAL VOTERS SAID RHEY WOULD NEVER VOTE FOR A CONVICTED FELONS
Weiselberg is a little tied up right now ... for lying for Trump.
Riker's no joke, folks
Doesn't matter how credible you are, if you know where the bodies are buried it makes no difference.
Where is Weiselberg? Rikers.
How about calling Robert Costello to give evidence?
Costello is a lying partisan hack, he won't go near the stand without getting destroyed
He's scheduled for Monday.
Ive been on several jury's in my life time and absolutely we pay attention too the defendant! The witnesses and how they act in court, example if they keep yawning seem angry face blowing we pay attention so this jury no different if trump doesn't testify in his defense dispute what is claiming here it definitely sends a strong message too jury why wont u testify
That first guy seemed a bit misleading about cohens book. The title was not just "Revenge"... the full title was "Revenge: How Donald Trump Weaponized the US Department of Justice Against His Critics"
Look, I'm not a lawyer, I'm a 66 year old male republican. I downloaded the all the transcripts thus far. This case was lost in just the opening statements. The prosecution laid it out all this evidence in such a perfect timeline along with a proven motive that it's indisputable. The prosecution at the end of the their opening statement could have said, the prosecution rests. What defense strategy could they use to prove it wrong? Its like starting a chess game when your king is already in Checkmate.
The defense only Hail Mary is to prove Cohen's credibility, but again regardless how Cohen testifies, the evidence is evidence. The only thing that comes out of Cohen testifying is that the evidence is either going to show he's lying or telling the truth. Since Cohen is not on trial but Trump, is there's nothing Trump can say or do to prove his innocence, he got caught with his pants down with his hands in the cookie jar.
Now I hate to do this to you but I'm going to type out the first page and a half of the defense's opening statement:
Page 888 line 2 of the transcripts:
President Trump is innocent.
President Trump did not commit any crimes.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office should never have brought this case. You’ve heard this a few times already this morning, and again going to hear it a lot more during this trial.
The people, the government, they have the burden of proof to prove President Trump guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
What that means, as judge Merchan said a few minutes ago, is that President Trump is presumed innocent. He’s cloaked in innocence. And that cloak of innocence does not leave President Trump today. It does not leave him when you all deliberate.
You will find that he is not guilty
Now, President Trump, you’ve seen him of course for years and years and years. You’ve seen on television. You’ve seen him, you’ve seen photos of him. You’ve seen articles written about him. In some ways larger than life. But, he’s also here in this courtroom doing what any of us would do: defending himself.
You’re going to hear me, as I’ve done already today, and others, even witnesses, refer to him as President Trump.
This is a title that he has earned because he was our 45th president. We will call him “President Trump” out of respect for the office that he held from 2017 to 2021. And as everybody knows, it's the office he’s running for right now. He’s the Republican nominee.
But - and this is important --he’s not just our former president. He’s not just Donald Trump that you’ve seen on TV and read about and seen photos of. He’s also a man. He’s a husband He’s a father. And he’s a person just like you and me.
What the people just did for the past 45 minutes is present to you what appeared to be a very clean, nice story...........
Then it goes on and on about Cohen, the trial is bogus, there is no crime here, the evidence is just 34 pieces of paper 34 invoices.
Glad you aren't a lawyer, a judge or a juror. You want to convict defendants based on opening statements - no evidence, no witnesses - just a story from the prosecution. Clearly, you don't understand the importance of the American justice system and the presumption of innocence. I would urge you to actually look into the elements of the crime that must be proven - I think if you spent some time on that you may change your tune.
@@djdego02 Of course you need a trial to prove guilt, the point I was making is that in the opening statement The prosecution laid out the accused crime. Then you have political lawyers coming on TV there is no crime 2 weeks into the trial. All they are doing is telling their viewers what they want to hear. Then we have January 6th all over again if trump gets convicted. MAGA trumpets are pretty unstable.
@@djdego02 You're wrong, what do you think plea bargains are? The prosecution can rest their case right after the opening statement if they have an open and shut and case to prove quilt. It's the defense to convince the jury if defendant is innocent.
In case msnbc is wondering if the weird green V animation moving around behind the talking heads is severely distracting, it is. Please don't do that.
The defense needs to call Robert Costello as a witness.
Oh no, we can't do that🤷♂️
Costello would be destroyed by the prosecution lawyers. Cohen went to jail for the crime that Trump is on trial for. Costello adds nothing.
The Judge wouldn't allow it.
Is he on the witness list?
Why doesn’t the big guy take the stand and tell us?
What a joke. Right. Right in front of the peoples faces. This kind of criminal. Mischief by our government is unacceptable. I just can’t believe that they’re doing this in front of our faces. And no one does nothing about it.
Criminal meaning the AG bringing a phony case we don't even know what the charge is?
Do you honestly think Trump wrote checks? WOW- I ran major corporations and owners signed checks BUT NEVER decided how they were recorded in the books!
The case against Trump is not phony.
@@Highflite20Exactly A Smart man and his Complete Deniability of Knowledge.
Joe is the joke 🤣
It’s not just Michael Cohen’s word. All important points are corroborated and documented. I hope the final summation by the prosecution solidifies this
You got Don the Con now! The walls are closing in on Mango Mussolini!
2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023
We thought we had him 2024
@@sayhisnamewhickerfjbRussia Russia Russia!!!
What evidence? You people are all the same. Ignorant!
Imagine actually BELIEVING this DRIVEL 🤡😂😂🤣🤣🐸🐸
michael cohen said that NDA IS NOT A CRIME and michael never saw trump org books ,their is NO PROOF OF FALSFYING BUSINESS RECORDS
Why i thought this was a snl skit of Mario Lopez playin Marco Rubio 😂😂 but he reaaalllllyyyy kinda favors Mario Lopez
All the defense has to do is call in Cohen’s lawyer.
I don't see how anybody can say Trump is guilty after the show they put on the past 5 weeks.
U underestimate their stupidity 😂
@@danielmackay8099 Were you in the courtroom ?
@@stantonfriedman no, but from what has been reported ,Trump is innocent .
@@stantonfriedmandon’t need to be in the court, just read the transcript. Even CNN and Msndnc are back tracking.
A couple of clowns speaking on the Hush money case. They haven't a clue .Cohen got 3years for this .
Yeah they really don't understand that Cohen has NO REASON to lie about all the previous evidence that has been presented to this Jury, because JUSTICE MATTERS @GlennKirschner2
@@RydiasRevengeif Justice is What mattered to him none of this would be happening, allegedly.
@@TA_Plus_Hemi oh but it does. Just wait until you hear the re-direct.
@@RydiasRevengeIt does? So that's why he did illegal stuff and went to prison for 3 years? Okay sure. And biden didn't share classified information out of the garage docs
But they got him now!😂😂
question: what happens to dumpster while he appeals his conviction? does new york require he be held in a cell while waiting the outcome? this is a big question that you talking heads should address bc, i guarantee you, THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WANTS TO KNOW!!!
No big scary man might be able to hurt your feelings again
Hate to burst your bubble. Donald Trump will never see the inside of a jailcell no matter what the outcome is of any of these kangaroo court trials.
No one's going to jail. It's a big club and you're not in it.
@@jackmaher4466 can you explain how you know this?
@@adotjon78 How exactly do you know this?
That phone call is immaterial.
Exactly.
No it’s critical, but the documents are certainly immaterial.
why are they giving the defense ideas?????
They arn’t… some people live in reality and arn’t fully consumed with getting trump. In 4 years if you can’t see that there are people who would twist and bend the law to get the guy they hate.
lol, you think these two tv hacks are better than Trump’s attorneys? I seriously doubt they need advice from two tv guys on msnbc.
Oh no, they just blurted the winning strategy on. I'm sure Trumps lawyers are glued to the TV taking notes
@@davidbakerscuba, Trump is 0 for 2 in his latest trials, soon to be 0 for 3.
@@martinbrodie8507 lol, if any real people, not TDS suffers, believed these were real legitimate trials, Trump wouldn’t be annihilating Biden in the polls, which he is.
Why would anyone base their vote on if he recorded financial records properly?
I don't think Cohen is important to the case
Since it came up in the trial that the Trump campaign paid to have certain poll results, I will never pay any attention to polls again.
Hillary paid for a dossier and favorable polls. Joe paid the fbi to slow walk the laptop,etc. This dirty political tool is not the worst obviously.
If the defense tries to bring up Weisselberg then the prosecution needs to be able to bring in the Severance agreement where Weisselberg is offered hundreds of thousands of dollars to not testify.
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Bring in Castillo! The case will be over.
Who?
I do not like the little v's going up and down the wall, it is a distraction
The phone call could have been bout more than one thing and it wasn't the only phone call. There were multiple calls.
Not in 90 seconds. Case closed
@@reginaldforthright805Could = Doubt
Why didn’t they present them then ? Defense is up next, let’s see what witnesses the judge allows. He’s already squashed some of the defenses evidence.
How come Danny did not apply to be on Trump's defense team? I am sure that Trump will pay him what he wants if he is so sure of getting Trump out of this jam. Otherwise, he is just a bad TV lawyer who will not put his money where his mouth is.
Latest developments in this case raised lots of questions and selective motives.
If I was a juror I would ask the the same question of Trump, why didn’t trump call weissellman for his defense? Does he have something to hide?
If you keep the jury after Memorial day, you lose Bigger.
Once again, wasted time and money. 🙄 The only people benefitting from this are lawyers and social media. 🤔
And Trumplestiltskim
Yep a bunch of nothing really
@@keithmcdowell4960 well Populusm isn't perfect but do you REALLY prefer the alternative? 🤣🤣
Too bad, so sad turns out picture prov3d the phone call and then there's attorney Costello who upset the Judge.
The evidence linking the payments and the reimbursement is clear, it doesn't matter about the personalities involved their actions are proof. I would point out that the missing witness is just as damaging to the defence as he has accepted a financial inducement not to provide evidence against Trump.
All the jury need to do is review the evidence, and use their common sense. No one would write all those checks, and not know why the checks were being written. 💙
A monthly attorney retainer. Not at all uncommon.
Can you say President Trump. That's what his stationary will say. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
....also. Trump will say to Alejandro Mayorkas, Merrick Garland and Christopher Wray
YOU'RE FIRED!
Bazinga.
What if Trump goes to prison instead of the White House?
@@DrakeSmith-tn6ijhe will have a palatial golden cell the size of a mansion and rule as emperor from within.
@@DrakeSmith-tn6ij There's this land called reality. It's right outside your door. Take a hike. 🤣
The reality is that the case against Trump is strong enough for a conviction that will be upheld on appeal.
Remember Cohen wasn't a campaign manager, but a personal lawyer guiding every method of payments besides the actual signature.
With DT it comes down to an unreasonable doubt.
Remember when MSNPC was fawning all over Michael Avenatti and floating the idea of an Avenatti run for President? 😂🤦🏾👎🏿
You're not black
Trump and the Republican behavior has been on brand, childishness everyday
The 'star witness' you lauded did a great job.
you forgot to mention how insignificant this case is and how it looks very political to the nation
Trump said he would testify in court. When is that happening?
This case is over. Once again, you guys did get him this time. He lied on the stand he's done.
What about the fact that no crime was committed!
The case wouldn’t have even made it to court if there was no crime.
LOL
🍊💩🤡 for gravel pit 2024
@@DrakeSmith-tn6ijthere was no crime yet here we are
There is plenty of evidence that Trump committed crimes.
Strange that these guys are optimistic ...ITS NYC ADTER ALL..
This self-obsessed lawyer belongs on Fox News.
I see the troll's below are following in the poison dwarf's footsteps. MTG has taught you well to be unnecessarily nasty and rude.
But you got Trump this time!😂
still no crimes 😂
🫵🏾🤡
@@user-mw8to4ng9i I can only assume if you speak in emoji's, you just got here on the short bus, and you're 3yrs old???
@@christianmichael1970 👈🏾 likes his own comment..🤡🤡
Love this diverse panel! Thank you
Why is Mathew Mcconaughey and Mario Lopez on MSNBC ?
Dude on the right in the thumbnail literally looked like Mario Lopez I’m not even kidding
I dont like this Danny guy but I trust Hugo's opinion
Charles... knockout gorgeous shirt !!!!!!❤
Temu Mario Lopez News Anchor . Dude on the right
Directed verdict
What an exciting case. This was the biggest waste of time of taxpayers' money. But this was the plan for interference all along anyways. Didn't work!
Bring Weisleberg in to testify. Case closed.
He won't testify truthfully. He needs that money, and is willing to lie for Trump.
Why isn't the defense calling weisselberg? He's clearly on trumps side. They should answer that
Because the defense doesn't need to prove anything. The burden is on the prosecution.
because he’s at Rikers Island in jail for perjury. Do you really think he wants to testify in this case and risk getting more time? The defense can say Cohen is a liar, but if they call Wiesselberg as a witness then they have a liar testifying as well. He’s not a good witness for either side.
@@lindalee6594not in America, it’s the burden of the defense to prove innocence. If it wasn’t for the fact that Trump isn’t an American, he would’ve been in jail this whole entire time.
@@SeanBreen-ng8zy😂🤣 🫵🏾troll
Because he's got even less credibility than Cohen, and is a loyalist who will never tell. Or will lie.
Costello!!!
BOOM!
This is going to be sooooo GOOD!
*enjoy the slay*
TRUMP WINNING
TRUMP 2024!
Stop giving Trump's lawyer's tips on defense strategies or is Trump paying you too.
The Bolviator has Bloviated. 😮
He had admitted his crimes. WTH
Glory to Sinn Féin, and to One Ireland by 2030!
Brilliant analysis
Still wondering wheres the crime? 🙂
Falsification of documents and election fraud.
@@FlimJamhow was it election fraud?..this was a federal election and the FEC and the DOJ both investigated and said there was no election fraud.
Read more.
@@marshwetland3808 a victim in search of a crime?
My dad told me there are always those who are not independent thinkers. In enters the GOP and FOX to make sure they are told how to think.
MSNBC viewers just gobble up whatever tabloid slop they’re fed. Sad.
MSNBC viewers will believe anything, no critical thinking skills whatsoever
Let me guess, you and your pop are “independent thinkers” because you believe everything on your chosen station and not the bad station that the other guys watch 🙄
You and your dad are credulous and easily manipulated.
Danny you are not a person i would even listen to. Ya he said he lied, but so many witnesses stand with him. Gotta go dont want to hear someone not making sence
LEGIT, VIDEO. SPECIFICS.
I understand getting bored with all this. Im bored and disgusted listening to same thing day after day. Lets get this over with.
You could do something else, Patricia. Crazy, I know.
What is the underlying crime? Still haven’t stated it.
Election interference via falsification of business records
Don't ask TH-cam to educate you. Google. If you don't know how, enrol in a basic computer course.
@@fiddlersthree8463google is not a reputable source, madame.
@@fiddlersthree8463 I only saw one person give an answer. 'falsifying records'. All you other fools respond with insults. And falsifying records is a friggin' misdemeanor
Correct
What’s boring is sitting through a trial for weeks with a prosecution team that’s yet to prove any actual crime was ever committed.
How much do they pay you pathetic trolls ?
Wrong get your Trump too testify then since it's all a lie!!! As usual trump say everything does nothing!! Liar prosecutor played chess waiting on check mate next week
Really? You were in court examining the evidence???
@@AyeCarumba221 It's not that hard to hear the jest of what's been said in court to know what's up even using MSNBC as a source. Maybe you're not keeping up.
Get rid of that arrow moving up and down. Distracting and meaningless.
The only thing worse than Trump's nonsense is the actual case and the prosecutors bringing it. Kangaroo courts in America. Pathetic.
YES,with the several corrupt judges on the supreme court and cannon Florida . Kangaroo courts indeed!!
Who has longer faces ? John Kerry, Jake Sullivan (Or the MSNBC news hosts?)
Mature
Hey bates i found your punisher and it looks like a clown 🤡
Free Palestine, from the river to the sea
If you have a fair jury, they will sleep through the whole thing then vote to acquit because there's no crime to start with. That's what I would do if I were on the jury panel.
A fair jury would convict Trump.
@@DrakeSmith-tn6ijhaving served on multiple cherries in my life, I would convict Trump based on what we've heard.
But it only takes one Maga juror to nullify the verdict. Just like Greg Abbott pardon the man everyone knew was a murderer a couple days ago. And there had been Republicans on the jury that found the murderer guilty.
@@DrakeSmith-tn6ijthere was no crime, so no’
The case wouldn’t be in court if there was no crime.
@DrakeSmith-tn6ij If crooks run the court then they just invent fake crimes.
At the end of the day after all is said and done, it'll be President TRUMP In 2024👍🇺🇸👍
Trump said he would testify in court. When is that happening?
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭😂 Michael Cohen the thief. Main stream medias are ashame now hiding their faces 🤣🤣
and yet bet citizen trump wont receive a harsh sentence either ?????????? Probably continue just as he does[walks free] to run for president ?????????
YES, VOTE TRUMP❤
The Trump trial is crumbling and Joe Biden is dropping in the polls and he’s going to lose the election and Trump will be president.
Wieslburg i need my wife keep cashing Trump checks 😂 will not testify they already have his notes explained everything
Cannibals ate my uncle
Trump thinks he's running against obama, Biden's gonna get us into World War 2 and Congratulations to the Late, great Hanniba Lecter, believing that he was an actual person.😅 I am by the way not a fan of Biden, but a life long Reagan Republican, something that trump and his cult are not.Not sure what Trump is,but devolved the GOP into a tragic cult.
NO BLACK TRUMP🤡🐘🇺🇸 DIDN'T 2024
Ahab Whale.
Trump closing his eyes showed disrespect for the process.
It’s a corrupt judge, prosecutor, and court. They haven’t earned any “respect”.🫤
You're part of the party that believed in kneeling for the national anthem and removing American flags from classrooms. What do you know about respecting processes
@@Simo-nk1oqElaborate.
There's a pornstar and a mob lawyer on the stand... This process deserves no respect.
It's a big joke if you can't tell.
@@Simo-nk1oq enlighten us????
Bring back Mehdi hasan!!!
Get ready to lose MSNBC
What happens if msnbc wins?
@@DrakeSmith-tn6ij They won't
@Mark Lasky
What if they DO WIN?
Trump should take the stand if he is really innocent
WHY? michael cohen is the best witness for the defense
Don jr didn’t show up because he’s off killing things. Says it all about those creeps.
And Biden is supplying weapons to multiple Nations right now. Do you think they're just using those for target practice? If you do then what do you think their targets are?
Why would he attend. It’s a total farce
TRUMP 2024 👍🇺🇸!!!
OF Amen Jesus😇 / back No Trump🤡👹 didn't
Guilty
Of what?
Falsifying business records.
Of a misdemeanor. The fact that this went to trial is a horrifying abuse of power. Biden is free to campaign and Trump is forced to sit through weeks of a show trial.
I think the court case bores the lawyer
We got him this time! Cohen is PERFECT
This time? This is the first time on criminal trial.
Got him again. Keep coping.
How many times have you people said “we’ve got him this time”?
@@MJMcKenzie322 But this is the very first criminal trial. He was got four times with being arrested four times. Maybe that’s what they meant.
A perfect liar? I’m not even a Trump supporter but I’m not blind with tds and I can see that Cohen WASN’T a “perfect” witness. He served time for LYING under oath. Unfortunately the defense may just proved he lied on the stand in this case. Trump might still be found guilty but Cohen was nowhere near a “perfect witness “.
Innocent, shitaki anyone? 😅🤣😂
Robert Costello must be beleived!
Why should he be believed?
@@DrakeSmith-tn6ij he is telling the truth and this corrupt judge is going to try to keep his testimony out. He has direct proof that the key witness is lying.
There is no evidence that supports Costello’s claims about Cohen, and there’s no evidence that Judge Merchan is corrupt.
❤🌏🇵🇸🤝🇺🇸🙏🙏💪🇺🇸.JAGAN.
This case is over it was democrat political theater.
This case is not a witch-hunt.
Source?
Provide evidence or do you just like parroting Fox News and since they couldn’t come up with any proof either this is all you have?
Yeah riiight
Liberals believe MTG said jewish space lasers.😂 True story.
I believe that MTG is a poor excuse for a troll in Congress.
@@RydiasRevengeshe is. AOC is a much better excuse for a troll in Congress
You guys throwing dirt at FOX news is quite funny. Do you really think your audience is that poorly informed to buy that?
...... sadly they are. Scary, isn't it.
They adore Lawrence O'Donnell, Scott Pelley and Joke Scarborough.
...nightmare material but the left adores them. 😓
From the few times we’ve watched-FOX appears far less of a news show;, their agenda and presentation is sadly never neutral and informative.
They don't have to buy it because it's so obviously true. Fox is the official propaganda agency of the GOP
What did you do to your daughter?
Where is Joy Reid?
Not at the hairdresser