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todd blanche goes on to say last night 12 hours ago mr. cohen on a public forum said that he had mental excitement about this trial and his testimony. he has a goal of getting president trump. todd blanche is emphasizing that they should question the credibility of michael cohen who was, yes, a long time friend but somebody who in the years since, we go back to 2018 when these relationships started to fray, has since gone on the attack against donald trump after he was pushed out from donald trump's orbit. it's a lot about the credibility of these witnesses in these opening statements that todd blanche, donald trump's attorney is trying to hit home for this jury. >> and again, another objection to testimony, rather statements made by todd blanche, trump's attorney that was also sustained by judge merchan just a moment ago, and another bench conference that's taking place. we're going to come back to these opening statements in just a moment, but there is another trump legal hearing underway right now dealing with the civil fraud trial, and
todd blanche goes on to say last night 12 hours ago mr. cohen on a public forum said that he had mental excitement about this trial and his testimony. he has a goal of getting president trump. todd blanche is emphasizing that they should question the credibility of michael cohen who was, yes, a long time friend but somebody who in the years since, we go back to 2018 when these relationships started to fray, has since gone on the attack against donald trump after he was pushed out from donald...
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then the second line of questioning for todd blanche from todd merchan was whether donald trump, you know, when he is reposting an article about michael cohen, with his photo on it, questioning his credibility as a potential witness, how does that not directly implicate donald trump as promoting, you know, misinformation or attacks on a potential witness. michael cohen. and todd blanche struggled to directly answer that by saying that, well, reposts or not, technically statements by donald trump. of course, there is a long public record in which donald trump disputed what his lawyer said in that courtroom, but both responses from judge merchan led to -- by todd blanche led to frustrations by judge merchan because he felt like he was not getting a real response to the violations that were contended from the prosecution's office. >> vaughn, thank you for that. i'll go back to the gag hearing, what is going on right now in the courtroom is really interesting. you can see it on the side there, that cohen told pecker, according to the testimony here, that his boss was pleased after he bot
then the second line of questioning for todd blanche from todd merchan was whether donald trump, you know, when he is reposting an article about michael cohen, with his photo on it, questioning his credibility as a potential witness, how does that not directly implicate donald trump as promoting, you know, misinformation or attacks on a potential witness. michael cohen. and todd blanche struggled to directly answer that by saying that, well, reposts or not, technically statements by donald...
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>> there was this one moment where i could see one juror nodding along when todd blanche had made the point that, it was in this moment where he was saying that influencing an t election is not a crime, it is democracy. there was a moment he was talking, going further into that statement with just kind me of turning to the page here where he was sort of going through that a little bit further. and, one of the jurors nodded along. where he found it persuasive or he just caught his eye, who knows. but, it did show that it caught the attention of at least one member of the panel. >> professor melissa murray, a former president of the united states has now spent one day of his life as a criminal defendant during testimony in ad criminal trial in front of the jury. >> constitutional law professors all over the country, the mind boggles at this point. we are just about to write exams so this is perfect. s this was an extra in every moment. the idea of a former president of the united states being held to account by a jury of 12 ordinary new yorkers is truly ry an extra ordinary act. andrew
>> there was this one moment where i could see one juror nodding along when todd blanche had made the point that, it was in this moment where he was saying that influencing an t election is not a crime, it is democracy. there was a moment he was talking, going further into that statement with just kind me of turning to the page here where he was sort of going through that a little bit further. and, one of the jurors nodded along. where he found it persuasive or he just caught his eye, who...
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he has to rely on people like todd blanche and others to be his advocates in court. what is it like? you not only witnessed it this morning, you felt the energy, but to see somebody like todd blanche smacked down by the judge in that way. >> i think it's a really interesting question, and i think it's problematic in multiple respects. today, donald trump has -- todd has been selective in the case where is he's gone up before the judge. it's the classified documents where they have a judge in effect pulling in their favor, and todd has won every single time. idea and today for the first two times todd has lost. today, it was really visceral. i mean, for the judge to tell a defense lawyer, you're losing all credibility with the court, you don't have to be a lawyer to know that's bad. when you're the client, and you're the defendant in a criminal trial, and your lawyer is getting admonished like that, i have to imagine that it starts the pecker relationship between trump and todd blanche. one thing that was interesting, after that colloquy ended, and todd sat back down,
he has to rely on people like todd blanche and others to be his advocates in court. what is it like? you not only witnessed it this morning, you felt the energy, but to see somebody like todd blanche smacked down by the judge in that way. >> i think it's a really interesting question, and i think it's problematic in multiple respects. today, donald trump has -- todd has been selective in the case where is he's gone up before the judge. it's the classified documents where they have a judge...
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blanche to depict pharaoh as carrying out the orders of the prosecutors, which is also what todd blanche did when it came to the testimony of david pecker, kind of establishing you talk to these guys, these prosecution officials in 2018. what happened? many times, have you met with him? met with them? what is that? that's pretty standard stuff. >> does having inherently wrong with questioning where are your allegiance is fall? you want to have a witness in front of this jury that's going to be objective and we're the information without are the sort of damocles hanging over their head that if i don't say what the prosecution wants me to say, i'm in trouble. but often club where you have an immunity witness, though, who is essentially going to be currying favor with the government for that reason does not truthful, but it's part of the consideration. you also know that we were talking about what they're trying to do. they're trying to establish that you've met with their prosecution enough times. that's that perhaps your narrative is far in line with what they'd like you to say. but nothi
blanche to depict pharaoh as carrying out the orders of the prosecutors, which is also what todd blanche did when it came to the testimony of david pecker, kind of establishing you talk to these guys, these prosecution officials in 2018. what happened? many times, have you met with him? met with them? what is that? that's pretty standard stuff. >> does having inherently wrong with questioning where are your allegiance is fall? you want to have a witness in front of this jury that's going...
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its foot, todd blanche, this is the case of his career. this is a case of a lifetime for him to handle in the public view where everyone knows his name. we're all eyes are on him. >> despite trump's reported criticism, blanches tone has been aggressive in court filings and so far in court, he's been limited to his opening statement and cross-examining witnesses, whom he didn't pick as for blanche's courtroom style, he knows how to talk to witnesses so talk to people who doesn't necessarily relate with any sort of talked to a jury and he also tried tough cases. so i think it's off basis todd is not tough enough. he's the type of where you would hire apparent jab todd blanche is known by friends for being humble and non-confrontation, but also competitive with a dog and work ethic we're going to fight it. we're going to fight that. >> he worked days as a paralegal and had to take night classes to graduate from brooklyn law school. then as a federal prosecutor, worked on violent crimes, like robberies, homicides, blanche is a long federal pro
its foot, todd blanche, this is the case of his career. this is a case of a lifetime for him to handle in the public view where everyone knows his name. we're all eyes are on him. >> despite trump's reported criticism, blanches tone has been aggressive in court filings and so far in court, he's been limited to his opening statement and cross-examining witnesses, whom he didn't pick as for blanche's courtroom style, he knows how to talk to witnesses so talk to people who doesn't...
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here is a part of a conversation, i want to read back to you, between judge merchan and todd blanche. judge merchan, quote, have you spoken with mr. avenatti about what he means? blanch responded, no, of course not. to which judge merchan responded, then how can you interpret what he believes? this is coming down to a moment where this gag order and donald trump will be held in contempt for violating the gag order. we have nine more posts to go through. this is just post number one. >> vaughn hillyard, thank you for that update. let's bring back our legal panel. chuck, just a reaction to what we are hearing from the defense now as it is their turn in this gag order hearing. >> it is their turn and you're hearing what you would expect to hear, that it wasn't willful and that mr. trump has first amendment rights to speak, particularly during a political campaign. i don't find it terribly avowing. the fact he was only replying to mr. avenatti doesn't cut it for me. >> do you believe that avenatti is now the subject of the hearing, again? >> wouldn't it be nice if some people, not naming
here is a part of a conversation, i want to read back to you, between judge merchan and todd blanche. judge merchan, quote, have you spoken with mr. avenatti about what he means? blanch responded, no, of course not. to which judge merchan responded, then how can you interpret what he believes? this is coming down to a moment where this gag order and donald trump will be held in contempt for violating the gag order. we have nine more posts to go through. this is just post number one. >>...
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todd blanche made his bet that he's riding on the trump train now and that's his decision. reputationally, that opens up a whole lot of things that are not worth talking about right now. what does it mean in the context of the case? every time he stands up to object, he has less credibility. anytime there's something that comes up with a piece of evidence, he will have less credibility. if this gets to a conviction and we are in are a sentencing phase, he will have less credibility. none of those things are good. all of those things are bad. he has to get into the damage control, quick. >> the judge said he will reserve the decision on the gag order violations and what to do about it. what do you think about that? >> it's going to be tough. if he doesn't make a decision right away it runs the risk of trump continuing to engage in potentially violating behavior. the judge is basically saying, let me digest the arguments and take time and speak to the law clerk and look at the law again, and he is being conscientious. and he has stated to trump's counsel, hey, you are losing
todd blanche made his bet that he's riding on the trump train now and that's his decision. reputationally, that opens up a whole lot of things that are not worth talking about right now. what does it mean in the context of the case? every time he stands up to object, he has less credibility. anytime there's something that comes up with a piece of evidence, he will have less credibility. if this gets to a conviction and we are in are a sentencing phase, he will have less credibility. none of...
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this was a debacle for todd blanche. i mean, it was embarrassing for him. and to hear the judge openly say you're costing yourself credibility when here's how bad it got. this is the quote that i remember at one point. so remember donald trump reposted this quote from a fox news personality but it turned out that donald trump had manipulated it. the judge asked todd blanche can toggle had to say this in court, quote, i wouldn't use the word manipulation, your honore but the rest of the quote was not part of the quote. that is the definition of manipulation. so this was, let me just tell you one thing. todd blanche has gone through a little bit of cultural shock here because like me, he came up as a prosecutor, a federal prosecutor. you guys know, nobody is as cushioned as a federal prosecutor. and now he's got to deal with something you never had to deal with as a federal prosecutor, which is a client, and probably the world's most difficult client whispering in his ear and passing them notes the whole time. so it's a tough road, but he lost a lot today. >>
this was a debacle for todd blanche. i mean, it was embarrassing for him. and to hear the judge openly say you're costing yourself credibility when here's how bad it got. this is the quote that i remember at one point. so remember donald trump reposted this quote from a fox news personality but it turned out that donald trump had manipulated it. the judge asked todd blanche can toggle had to say this in court, quote, i wouldn't use the word manipulation, your honore but the rest of the quote...
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the judge asked todd, blanche and todd blanche had to say this in court, quote i wouldn't use the word manipulation, your honor, but the rest of the quote was not part of the quote. that is the definition of manipulation. so this was, let me just tell you one thing. todd blanche has gone through a little bit of cultural shock here because like me, he came up as a prosecutor, a federal prosecutor. you guys know, nobody is as cushioned as a federal prosecutor and now he's got to deal with something ever had to deal with as a federal prosecutor, which is a client, and probably the world's most difficult client, whispering in his ear and passing them notes the whole time. so it's a tough road, but he lost a lot today. >> but isn't the real message of merchan's upset today? it's really a trump. it's not a lawyer. i mean, it's the person who put the lawyer in this impossible position of defending the indefensible is the client, not the work. and judge, i wanted to just ask it. what would you do? okay. you're the judge. what you've got someone a violating a gag order repeatedly. >> what do yo
the judge asked todd, blanche and todd blanche had to say this in court, quote i wouldn't use the word manipulation, your honor, but the rest of the quote was not part of the quote. that is the definition of manipulation. so this was, let me just tell you one thing. todd blanche has gone through a little bit of cultural shock here because like me, he came up as a prosecutor, a federal prosecutor. you guys know, nobody is as cushioned as a federal prosecutor and now he's got to deal with...
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when it was over, todd blanche was moved to second chair. it was on to business, part two of the questioning of david pecker. pecker, who owned american media inc. in the early '90s was a smooth talking silver haired man who seems to have almost idolized donald trump. he described him as someone americans respected as the boss on "the apprentice," which was also the way michael cohen referred to trump. pecker said the trump covers were consistently the "national enquirer's" best seller. the other covers that sold a lot of enquirer magazines on the supermarket news stands, covers featuring stories about bill clinton's womanizing and hillary clinton enabling him. making the deal with michael cohen, something he says happened in august 2015 with cohen and then campaign communications director hope hicks in the room, was a win-win. the enquirer would publish negative stories about trump's opponents which they did repeatedly, particularly when ben carson, ted cruz, and marco rubio started rising in the polls in the spring of 2016. at the same tim
when it was over, todd blanche was moved to second chair. it was on to business, part two of the questioning of david pecker. pecker, who owned american media inc. in the early '90s was a smooth talking silver haired man who seems to have almost idolized donald trump. he described him as someone americans respected as the boss on "the apprentice," which was also the way michael cohen referred to trump. pecker said the trump covers were consistently the "national enquirer's"...
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the judge asked todd, blanche and todd blanche had to say this in court, quote, i wouldn't use the word manipulation, your honor, but the rest of the quote was not part of the quote. that is the definition of manipulation so this was, let me just say one thing. todd blanche has gone through a little bit of cultural shock here because like me, he came up as a prosecutor, a federal prosecutor. you guys know nobody is as cushioned as a federal prosecutor. and now he's got to deal with something you never had to deal with as a federal prosecutor, which is a client, and probably the world's most difficult client, whispering in his ear and passing them notes the whole time. so it's a tough road, but he lost a lot today. >> but isn't the real message of merchan's upset today? it's really a trump, it's not a lawyer. i mean, it's the person who put the lawyer in this impossible position of defending the indefensible is the client, not the work. and judge, i wanted to just ask it. what would you do? okay. you're the judge. what you've got someone a violating a gag order repeatedly. what do you do
the judge asked todd, blanche and todd blanche had to say this in court, quote, i wouldn't use the word manipulation, your honor, but the rest of the quote was not part of the quote. that is the definition of manipulation so this was, let me just say one thing. todd blanche has gone through a little bit of cultural shock here because like me, he came up as a prosecutor, a federal prosecutor. you guys know nobody is as cushioned as a federal prosecutor. and now he's got to deal with something...
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and that is todd blanche. and "the new york times" reporting that he's not been following instructions closely, this is according to trump, and that he's been insufficiently aggressive, that trump wants him to attack witnesses, attack what the former president sees as a hostile jury pool, attack the judge, juan merchan, trump has also wondered aloud why his lawyers cost so much. your reaction to that. could we see the lawyers for donald trump be changed? >> could they withdraw? well, probably not at this stage. can trump fire them? yeah. a client can generally hire and fire any attorneys he wants. although judge merchan, if he perceives that as a ploy to delay the trial, that would be a problem. but generally speaking, the client can hire and fire his lawyers. you're not stuck with them unless they're court appointed and you can usually fire them as well. look, i think at this point, years in, if you decide to sign a retainer agreement with donald trump, you know this is part of the deal. it happens a lot that
and that is todd blanche. and "the new york times" reporting that he's not been following instructions closely, this is according to trump, and that he's been insufficiently aggressive, that trump wants him to attack witnesses, attack what the former president sees as a hostile jury pool, attack the judge, juan merchan, trump has also wondered aloud why his lawyers cost so much. your reaction to that. could we see the lawyers for donald trump be changed? >> could they withdraw?...
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and the defense attorney todd blanche. i want to start tonight with the scene that unfolded today in lower manhattan. it was both extraordinary and kind of ordinary all at the same time. on the one hand, a former president of the united states faced the start of his criminal trial which was historic. who knew we would get here? we were skeptical at times but it was almost surreal. helicopters tracked his every movement as it left trump tower and arrived at the courthouse downtown. of course, cameras rolled on , predictably, and uses entrance and exit and speaking to his supporters and nothing is when he did it. that was all kind of different. kind of extraordinary so are the charges for a former president accused of falsifying this is records to a lovely influence the outcome of an election. but on the other hand, in many ways, what we saw today was very ordinary. a guy who was facing 34 felony counts had his day in court as any defendant in this country is entitled to have. he walked into the same dark cause of that year
and the defense attorney todd blanche. i want to start tonight with the scene that unfolded today in lower manhattan. it was both extraordinary and kind of ordinary all at the same time. on the one hand, a former president of the united states faced the start of his criminal trial which was historic. who knew we would get here? we were skeptical at times but it was almost surreal. helicopters tracked his every movement as it left trump tower and arrived at the courthouse downtown. of course,...
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that is from this potential juror who now todd blanch has a problem with. one other note, chris, that i got from laura jarrett who's in the overflow room along with lisa rubin as well, is that trump has been more animated during this process and when they went to kind of their corners and then subsequently lunch breaked to figure out who would be struck, it seemed as if the former president was very involved in that process as he was in the judge kaplin case. to just things to keep in mind and part of the process. really, this is the process working. >> all right, we may come back to you. thank you very much for that. joining me now, christie greenberg, former federal prosecutor and msnbc legal analyst. i find this fascinating and here's why. we know they have a limited number of strikes that they can use, right, so you're very early in this process. that some accounts may take not just the rest of this week, but potentially next week. so you have a juror in new york city where frankly 90% of people almost are democrats or consider themselves to be leaning
that is from this potential juror who now todd blanch has a problem with. one other note, chris, that i got from laura jarrett who's in the overflow room along with lisa rubin as well, is that trump has been more animated during this process and when they went to kind of their corners and then subsequently lunch breaked to figure out who would be struck, it seemed as if the former president was very involved in that process as he was in the judge kaplin case. to just things to keep in mind and...
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todd blanche, is there anything you want to say in your defense? i'm not sure exactly i think the interesting part is going to be two here. how does donald trump's team defend his statements that seem to at least some of them go squarely against the gag order in paula reid you're here with me. you've had from reporting on what the trump team will say affirmatively, any sense of how they will defend against the comments he made last night about the jury. >> so for example, i think last night when those comments specifically, they're going to argue that he was talking about the demographics of new york and it's irrefutable, right? that this is a predominantly democratic district. they knew that going in. that's how they will argue that specific instance. now that is not one of the ones that had enlisted so far, but hey, they may add it's the list now when it comes to the other instances, you have to go, you have to kind of go post or attack him by attack. one of the ones that i think is most troubling is where trump tried to quote a fox news host who
todd blanche, is there anything you want to say in your defense? i'm not sure exactly i think the interesting part is going to be two here. how does donald trump's team defend his statements that seem to at least some of them go squarely against the gag order in paula reid you're here with me. you've had from reporting on what the trump team will say affirmatively, any sense of how they will defend against the comments he made last night about the jury. >> so for example, i think last...
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would todd blanche and, you he can't retreat. he's got a difficult client there's no question in my mind that former president trump violated the gag order at least in part. sometimes an attorney will look at you when you're the presiding judge and his eyes kinda convey it. look a judge, i got nothing. i mean, i've i've used all i've used all emo that i have your attorney panelists it's will identify has gotten that same attorney every now and then yeah. >> well they will and it's sort of a besieging luck. sometimes i go to sidebar and said, look, i know, judge, you want me to answer that question. i've given you all that. i have at this point. so it was like the charge of the light brigade. he had to just keep going. at that point until finally, merchan got frustrated and made that comment about his credibility i do have some empathy for him because frankly, a lot of that was indefensible and i don't think he had an explanation that he could render for it and good conscience judge, the secret service and other law enforcement ar
would todd blanche and, you he can't retreat. he's got a difficult client there's no question in my mind that former president trump violated the gag order at least in part. sometimes an attorney will look at you when you're the presiding judge and his eyes kinda convey it. look a judge, i got nothing. i mean, i've i've used all i've used all emo that i have your attorney panelists it's will identify has gotten that same attorney every now and then yeah. >> well they will and it's sort of...
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contentious between the judge, juan merchan and todd blanche. let me just read you a little bit of this. blanche, the attorney said this gag order. we are trying to comply with it, and there is no doubt that we are here about ten different purported violations president trump is being very careful to comply with, your honore, as rules and the judge cuts in you mr. blanche you are losing all credibility. >> i have to tell you that right now, you are all credibility with the court goes on a little bit later with blanche saying, to the extent that your honor views the posts about mr. cohen and the system is being too close to the line. >> tell president trump, tell me, and we will make sure it's not violated. helped me help you. in other words, he's saying the judge says, as far as the whole distinction between reposts, you have stated it's ambiguous. you stated you didn't know, but again, i hate to come back to this, but you're not offering anything to support your argument. >> blanche, the attorney says, but you're honore. >> the judge says, i wa
contentious between the judge, juan merchan and todd blanche. let me just read you a little bit of this. blanche, the attorney said this gag order. we are trying to comply with it, and there is no doubt that we are here about ten different purported violations president trump is being very careful to comply with, your honore, as rules and the judge cuts in you mr. blanche you are losing all credibility. >> i have to tell you that right now, you are all credibility with the court goes on a...
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both joshua steinglass and todd blanche got half an hour with the 18 jurors. i think once we see what happens after the lunch break, how many people they strike, and what their -- what the threshold is among the trump folks and in particular for striking jurors, we'll have a better sense of how many days this is going to take. we have 18 people in the jury box. they could get a jury out of that. somehow i doubt that's where we're going to be left. my hope there will be between three and five people left over after this initial round of strikes. >> i don't know, three to five may be optimistic. i'm not there. give us a thumb nail of the pool today, some of the things you heard that were interesting and where you think we are right now. >> sure. and remember we came in yesterday and there was, you know, 96 and half of them just declared they didn't feel for whatever reason they could serve. maybe they couldn't be impartial. we were left with about 50 and more came in today, not a lot, but significant number, i would say three or four, and said they decided overn
both joshua steinglass and todd blanche got half an hour with the 18 jurors. i think once we see what happens after the lunch break, how many people they strike, and what their -- what the threshold is among the trump folks and in particular for striking jurors, we'll have a better sense of how many days this is going to take. we have 18 people in the jury box. they could get a jury out of that. somehow i doubt that's where we're going to be left. my hope there will be between three and five...
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attorney and a former colleague of alvin brad and todd blanche, donald trump's attorney and that would be quite a dinner party i would like to attend with you. one thing that struck me about today is a perception that this trial, there has been, is somehow politically helpful to donald trump, is advantageous to him. i was impressed by the storytelling and all of the details that were discussed, some i had forgotten about. in a recent poll, 64% of voters say the charges in the hush money trial are some somewhat serious and we will see, we do not know how it will impact voters but if you were talking to a voter, you are an elected official politician and a from -- a former prosecutor, what would you say about why this matters to them? >> it's about democracy and whether or not our elections will be free and fair and decided, ultimately, by the people based on the rule of law and election law. what donald trump is alleged to have done it payoff not one, but two potential different women to silence them from coming out with damaging information in the weeks before the election. you will re
attorney and a former colleague of alvin brad and todd blanche, donald trump's attorney and that would be quite a dinner party i would like to attend with you. one thing that struck me about today is a perception that this trial, there has been, is somehow politically helpful to donald trump, is advantageous to him. i was impressed by the storytelling and all of the details that were discussed, some i had forgotten about. in a recent poll, 64% of voters say the charges in the hush money trial...
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i want to read you one quote from todd blanche. quote, president trump had nothing to do with the invoice, with the check being generated or with the entry on the ledger. todd blanche saying you're going to hear salacious stories from the likes of stormy daniels, but her story does not matter to the heart of the crimes that donald trump has been charged with. the 12 jurors and the six alternates have a big task ahead of them in the weeks ahead. they're going to be hearing from two sides with two very different takes on what they should be listening to from the evidence and the testimony that is provided to them from both of these sides. >> vaughn hillyard, thank you very much. >> let's bring in amy, former colleague of d.a. alvin bragg during his time as new york state's chief dep tip general. catherine christian and charles coleman are still with us. amy, let's talk about alvin bragg. talk to me about what you think he brought this case after first deciding not to. that's become an issue, certainly in the opening statement today.
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what's the name of the todd blanche blanche todd blanche is somebody who came in. >> you have partway through the time that i was representing him, he originally represented borse epstein. i think he's still does todd blanche saying president trump is innocent. president trump did not commit any crimes i would say the same thing, right? >> if you he's he's a former doj attorney. >> he's been white-collar defense scenario for awhile hasn't tried many cases in the defense. so this will be interesting to see how he does in this role and elie honig, you know, him. >> yeah. >> so todd, blanche and i worked at the us attorney's office at the same time for five, six years. and alvin bragg southern new york southern district of new york federal prosecutors across the street. >> todd was chiefly he was the chief of the violent crimes and gang section. >> so we get murder, guns, drug type cases. he is very experienced in the courtroom. he knows what he's doing most important thing that you should understand is break that he breaks the mold of what you think of when you think over the last six,
what's the name of the todd blanche blanche todd blanche is somebody who came in. >> you have partway through the time that i was representing him, he originally represented borse epstein. i think he's still does todd blanche saying president trump is innocent. president trump did not commit any crimes i would say the same thing, right? >> if you he's he's a former doj attorney. >> he's been white-collar defense scenario for awhile hasn't tried many cases in the defense. so...
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throughout the day, we've referenced todd blanche. he's his lead attorney, doing most of the talking on behalf of the defense team. what is so key, what he did not respond to, the testimony that came from david pecker, his friend of several decades. he did not explicitly refute there any of the testimony that came from david pecker here today and of course, he would have the opportunity to do that. not only in a public setting but also in the courtroom if he chose to testify himself in his defense. donald trump here heard the words of david pecker testify, number one, that donald trump sat in a meeting in august 2015 with him at trump tower and told him he was pleased about this scheme to catch and kill stories, salacious story, and plant negative stories about rival candidates. we also had david pecker testify in front of donald trump today that trump picked up the phone to call him about the karen mcdougle story. karen mcdougle alleged a ten month affair with him. and what you get from david pecker's testimony in the middle of this
throughout the day, we've referenced todd blanche. he's his lead attorney, doing most of the talking on behalf of the defense team. what is so key, what he did not respond to, the testimony that came from david pecker, his friend of several decades. he did not explicitly refute there any of the testimony that came from david pecker here today and of course, he would have the opportunity to do that. not only in a public setting but also in the courtroom if he chose to testify himself in his...
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trump attorney todd blanche argued the former president is innocent. the payments made were legal. blanche also claimed there is nothing wrong with trying to influence an election in his remarks, colangelo's a lead prosecutor on the case, said the alleged crimes began at an august 2015 meeting between trump cohen and x national enquirer publisher david the first witness to testify in the trial on monday, colangelo's said the three formed a conspiracy at that meeting to influence since the presidential election by concealing negative information about mr. trump in order to help them get elected. the prosecution said agreed to help by damaging information on trump to make it go away, move known as catch and kill. at the center of the case, a $130,000 payment to adult film star stormy he daniel's just weeks before election day in 2016 the prosecution said a sexual infidelity, especially with a porn star on the heels of the access hollywood tape would have been devastating to his campaign. so at trump's direction, cohen negotiated the deal to buy daniel story to prevent it from becomin
trump attorney todd blanche argued the former president is innocent. the payments made were legal. blanche also claimed there is nothing wrong with trying to influence an election in his remarks, colangelo's a lead prosecutor on the case, said the alleged crimes began at an august 2015 meeting between trump cohen and x national enquirer publisher david the first witness to testify in the trial on monday, colangelo's said the three formed a conspiracy at that meeting to influence since the...
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this goes to the tenor of the arguments with todd blanche where he was the judge. he was very much dissecting the timeline of every tweet. when did michael cohen post something? when did trump post something? and so it shows that if trump is angling for something the judge is going to steer it on its own time. >> well, tomorrow would be good for us, since there is no trial scheduled for tomorrow. turn 24, andrew weissman, neal katyal, thank you. really appreciate it. >>> joe biden is putting pressure on donald trump in florida where republican a portion abortion ban goes into effect. elizabeth warren says voters should be concerned about abortion bans. senator warren joins us next. a once-daily pill for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, and the chance at clear or almost clear skin. it's like the feeling of finding you're so ready for your close-up. or finding you don't have to hide your skin just your background. once-daily sotyktu was proven better, getting more people clearer skin than the leading pill. don't take if you're allergic to sotyktu; serious reactio
this goes to the tenor of the arguments with todd blanche where he was the judge. he was very much dissecting the timeline of every tweet. when did michael cohen post something? when did trump post something? and so it shows that if trump is angling for something the judge is going to steer it on its own time. >> well, tomorrow would be good for us, since there is no trial scheduled for tomorrow. turn 24, andrew weissman, neal katyal, thank you. really appreciate it. >>> joe...
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todd blanche has been challenging a few of the perspective jurors. there's one where he showed a post from hers from 2018 where she says, she said about that post that she stopped after that. she stopped going online and posting on social media because it had become too vitriolic. he asked her whether seeing the post, and i don't have details about the post, causes her to revisit her answers today about being able to be impartial toward donald trump and she says no, politically, there are big differences between her and donald trump but that in coming here, they shouldn't count. she was asked if she has any doubt about her ability to be fair and impartial. merchan asked her if she remembers any of the posts. she remembers one. it's satire from the borowitz report. everybody's got a history here. people have long social media histories. it reminds you whatever you put online has a long life span. >> it's forever. >> it doesn't get deleted. there are ways to dredge it up. if you are posting something in 2018 that's satirical and not favorable to donald
todd blanche has been challenging a few of the perspective jurors. there's one where he showed a post from hers from 2018 where she says, she said about that post that she stopped after that. she stopped going online and posting on social media because it had become too vitriolic. he asked her whether seeing the post, and i don't have details about the post, causes her to revisit her answers today about being able to be impartial toward donald trump and she says no, politically, there are big...
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this is from todd blanche's mouth to theiary. and then my favorite, there is nothing wrong with trying to influence an election. it's called democracy. that is not how the world works, todd blanche. that is maybe the argument they're going to use because time and time again, telling the american public over and over again, there's nothing to see here, i mean, look, he had impeachments one and two. he didn't get convicted. i think that they believe if you just keep telling people this is just how it works, maybe they can get off, they can get away with it. the difference between then and now is this is a criminal trial, and you're held to a different standard. i was flabbergasted that this is the best they could come up with when faced with a lot of material from the prosecution. >> i also think what's happening here, too, is you're seeing that what's also not normal is somebody like ami and david pecker and dylan howard having to get immunity, because if it's okay to do all of this in journalism, why would you need immunity from
this is from todd blanche's mouth to theiary. and then my favorite, there is nothing wrong with trying to influence an election. it's called democracy. that is not how the world works, todd blanche. that is maybe the argument they're going to use because time and time again, telling the american public over and over again, there's nothing to see here, i mean, look, he had impeachments one and two. he didn't get convicted. i think that they believe if you just keep telling people this is just...
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judge merchan, despite the dispute of todd blanche, donald trump's attorney, said he will allow that evidence directly tied to pecker's meeting at the meeting in 2015 and brought before the jury. some of these pretrial conversations are happening in realtime before the jury selection begins inside. >> vaughn hillyard, thank you very much. >>> next, cameras, protests, police. new york city bracing for what could be the trial of a lifetime. >> we'll get insight from former nypd commissioner bill bratton on the intense security after a short break. stay right there. ort break. stay right there if you have chronic kidney disease you can reduce the risk of kidney failure with farxiga. because there are places you'd like to be. farxiga can cause serious side effects, including ketoacidosis that may be fatal, dehydration, urinary tract, or genital yeast infections, and low blood sugar. a rare, life-threatening bacterial infection in the skin of the perineum could occur. stop taking farxiga and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of this infection, an allergic reaction, or ketoa
judge merchan, despite the dispute of todd blanche, donald trump's attorney, said he will allow that evidence directly tied to pecker's meeting at the meeting in 2015 and brought before the jury. some of these pretrial conversations are happening in realtime before the jury selection begins inside. >> vaughn hillyard, thank you very much. >>> next, cameras, protests, police. new york city bracing for what could be the trial of a lifetime. >> we'll get insight from former...
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the judge didn't rule today, but seemed exasperated, telling lead defense attorney todd blanche you are losing all credibility with the court. minutes later during a break, mr. trump back on truth social, falsely writing the judge had taken away his right to free speech. "this is a kangaroo court." >> laura, you were in the courtroom today. what were some of your impressions? >> well, lester, this jury is engaged. they're paying attention. they're looking at the exhibits on the screen in front of them. they're listening carefully to the witness, david pecker. some of them i even saw taking notes. and they will hear more from pecker when
the judge didn't rule today, but seemed exasperated, telling lead defense attorney todd blanche you are losing all credibility with the court. minutes later during a break, mr. trump back on truth social, falsely writing the judge had taken away his right to free speech. "this is a kangaroo court." >> laura, you were in the courtroom today. what were some of your impressions? >> well, lester, this jury is engaged. they're paying attention. they're looking at the exhibits...
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. >> trump's lawyer, todd blanche said the order was not clear about reposts and he tried to argue that the former president was actually trying to comply with the order judge juan merchan exasperated with blanche's argument, scolded him and said, you're losing all credibility with the court now, the judge has not ruled yet on whether donald trump violated the gag order in this case, there's no court tomorrow, but court is back in session on thursday. david pecker will be back on the witness stand and he is expected to continue to testify about this pattern of hush money payments, including the $130,000 payment made to stormy daniels but the center of this case, wolf jurors canal outside the courthouse in new york. thank you very much. that 2015 meeting involving donald trump, michael cohen, and david pecker is certainly central to the prosecution's case against trump. and it's a claim of a criminal conspiracy cnn legal analyst joey jackson is taking a closer look, force. joey, let's dive into the so-called agreement among friends that were they called it an agreement among friends that
. >> trump's lawyer, todd blanche said the order was not clear about reposts and he tried to argue that the former president was actually trying to comply with the order judge juan merchan exasperated with blanche's argument, scolded him and said, you're losing all credibility with the court now, the judge has not ruled yet on whether donald trump violated the gag order in this case, there's no court tomorrow, but court is back in session on thursday. david pecker will be back on the...
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here, first of all, the argument is going to be todd blanche is doing his clients' bidding. he doesn't have a judge problem. he has a client problem. and what he is not doing is what appears is you know, when you are a lawyer in a case, you may have clients on both sides. whether it is the prosecutor or the defense. you are an officer of the court first. and so, what the judge is saying you are an officer of the court. when i ask you a question, you have to be candid. it is both the right thing to do and it is strategically the right thing to do. so i mean what we are seeing play out is a client problem. >> neil, i want to read you a point the judge merchan made where he referred to the possibility of being overturned on appeal on this issue of contempt of court by donald trump. he says the fact that the people did not come running in here immediately when your client started reposting things or that the court did not decide to find your client in contempt, a decision that probably would have been overturned on appeal. is not probative of anything you said. you know. maybe w
here, first of all, the argument is going to be todd blanche is doing his clients' bidding. he doesn't have a judge problem. he has a client problem. and what he is not doing is what appears is you know, when you are a lawyer in a case, you may have clients on both sides. whether it is the prosecutor or the defense. you are an officer of the court first. and so, what the judge is saying you are an officer of the court. when i ask you a question, you have to be candid. it is both the right thing...
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i think i built this morning trump defense attorney todd blanche went directly after not just michael cohen, but stormy daniels, telling the jury, quote, leading up to the 2016 election, she saw her chance painting or as an opportunist saying that nothing ever happened between trump and stormy daniels. >> jim trusty, a former trump attorney, told me this morning, he might have been if he'd been handling the case more subtle in terms of his criticism of stormy daniels, so as to not potentially alienate probably agree with gm go ahead. >> i think you tread softly with that particular witness. look, you can't just attack everybody if you want to go after this national enquirer person who's immunized, you want to go after the fixer. and how's that from an epitaph, the fixer. >> who's got a bunch of criminal convictions. >> he attacked those people, but i don't think you attack ms clifford, i think is her name. i think you do that in a moral i'll steal a line from jim in a more subtle way jennifer, why didn't prosecutors charged trump with conspiracy if they're framing of this whole case i
i think i built this morning trump defense attorney todd blanche went directly after not just michael cohen, but stormy daniels, telling the jury, quote, leading up to the 2016 election, she saw her chance painting or as an opportunist saying that nothing ever happened between trump and stormy daniels. >> jim trusty, a former trump attorney, told me this morning, he might have been if he'd been handling the case more subtle in terms of his criticism of stormy daniels, so as to not...
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in his opening statement, defense attorney todd blanche insisting, "president trump is innocent. president trump did not commit any crimes." "i have a spoiler alert," he told the jury. "there is nothing wrong with trying to influence an election. it's called democracy." "there is nothing illegal about entering into a non-disclosure agreement," he continued. "period." he said trump was unaware of any effort to camouflage the payment to daniels as a business expense. and he told the jury, michael cohen, a key prosecution witness, has "an obsession with getting trump, he cannot be trusted." but prosecutors insist the alleged criminal conspiracy to protect trump involved others including their first witness, david pecker, the former "national enquirer" publisher who once called trump a personal friend. as pecker took the stand, trump leaned forward, arms crossed, an angry look on his face. pecker has acknowledged buying negative stories about the candidate only to bury them, a practice known as catch-and-kill. on the stand, pecker was blunt, "we used checkbook journalism. we paid for
in his opening statement, defense attorney todd blanche insisting, "president trump is innocent. president trump did not commit any crimes." "i have a spoiler alert," he told the jury. "there is nothing wrong with trying to influence an election. it's called democracy." "there is nothing illegal about entering into a non-disclosure agreement," he continued. "period." he said trump was unaware of any effort to camouflage the payment to daniels as...
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s attorneys, todd blanche and bully refilled his drink and gave each other and awkward look at the defense table. awkward indeed. unfortunately, the trial is not televised, so we don't have a video confirmation of the 77-year-old criminal defendant falling asleep in court. the trial will not be televised, and the revolutionized will not be televised, because they didn't show up. not only are trump voters no longer willing to violently revolt for donald trump, they will not even show up at his committal trials. there are actually 85,000 trump voters living, just on the island of manhattan, and none of them bothered to go down to the courthouse today. none of the trump supporters i spoke to, there, are from new york. other press accounts include pennsylvania's review include pennsylvania and driving distances of 90 minutes from the courthouse, there are several million trump voters who live on long island, connecticut and new york state in new jersey and pennsylvania who could easily have been at that courthouse today. millions of them. but they don't care that much about donald trump. will
s attorneys, todd blanche and bully refilled his drink and gave each other and awkward look at the defense table. awkward indeed. unfortunately, the trial is not televised, so we don't have a video confirmation of the 77-year-old criminal defendant falling asleep in court. the trial will not be televised, and the revolutionized will not be televised, because they didn't show up. not only are trump voters no longer willing to violently revolt for donald trump, they will not even show up at his...
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the fact that todd blanche isn't just his attorney here, he's also for two federal criminal cases. in florida and washington, d.c. so this relationship could set the stage for a long slog. not just in this courtroom, but a couple of others, that arguably have some higher consequences for the former president. how do you think their interactions here could play into those cases going forward and would you think blanche would be thinking about that? >> well, as jeremy points out, these differences between client and counsel, usually almost always occur outside of the presence of the jury. in some instances, it's very natural. the client has a lot on the line and if they don't think they're being fought for in the courtroom then they become very upset about that. but remember that donald trump always plays to a different audience than his attorneys in the courtroom. i think what todd blanche knows that being hostile and irritated and angry and sarcastic in the courtroom is not going to play out well with either the judge, who makes a lot of rulings about what evidence comes in and out
the fact that todd blanche isn't just his attorney here, he's also for two federal criminal cases. in florida and washington, d.c. so this relationship could set the stage for a long slog. not just in this courtroom, but a couple of others, that arguably have some higher consequences for the former president. how do you think their interactions here could play into those cases going forward and would you think blanche would be thinking about that? >> well, as jeremy points out, these...
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what he said to todd blanche. joining us now, lisa rubin. so, lisa, i call it an explosive day in court because pecker goes into great detail about the relationship he had with michael cohen and what he believed michael cohen was doing. and also not to mention the relationship he had with donald trump and direct conversations he had with trump about what they were doing in the 2016 campaign. >> i think david pecker is a far more important witness that many people appreciate. not only because he can speak as you just noted to the formation of the conspiracy that the d.a.'s office wants the jury to buy into, but because at multiple points in time, he talked to trump directly including with respect to whether it was worth it to buy karen mcdougle's story at a point in time that enquirer ceo and chief content officer, dylan howard, had already flown to california to interview mcdougle about her story. decided essentially that she was credible after which point trump calls pecker and said what do you think we should do. i also thought that it was
what he said to todd blanche. joining us now, lisa rubin. so, lisa, i call it an explosive day in court because pecker goes into great detail about the relationship he had with michael cohen and what he believed michael cohen was doing. and also not to mention the relationship he had with donald trump and direct conversations he had with trump about what they were doing in the 2016 campaign. >> i think david pecker is a far more important witness that many people appreciate. not only...
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the headline was judge merchan's frustration with todd blanche, questioning his credibility with the court because of his inability to articulate on behalf of donald trump the post that he says that trump was directly responding to, as to why he felt he could attack the likes of michael cohen as well as stormy daniels. but also when he reposted others' posts about individuals like the jurors or stormy daniels or michael cohen, whether donald trump was in fact standing by those statements or endorsing them or approving of them. and that is where the judge was very specific in his frustrations with todd blanche, and so we could very well learn by day's end whether donald trump has violated and whether there's a fine or whether judge merchan as the prosecution would like, whether he will warn donald trump if he were to violate the gag order in the future he could potentially be put in jail through these proceedings. >> protecting jurors is a top priority. the judge has made that clear. what is your take on mr. trump's comments last night about the jury on that radio show? >> well, if yo
the headline was judge merchan's frustration with todd blanche, questioning his credibility with the court because of his inability to articulate on behalf of donald trump the post that he says that trump was directly responding to, as to why he felt he could attack the likes of michael cohen as well as stormy daniels. but also when he reposted others' posts about individuals like the jurors or stormy daniels or michael cohen, whether donald trump was in fact standing by those statements or...
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since then, todd blanche has taken a backseat. i wonder if part of that is because he wants to reduce the visibility that he has in front of the judge and continually losing things in front of the judge in front of trump because trump and todd have this close relationship. if you see them in the southern district of florida, in the documents case, they are always laughing and joking and passing notes between each other. that was reduced as the week went on. >> we have the second contempt hearing for the additional four new violations of the gag order by donald trump coming up on thursday morning now and 9:30 but we've yet to get a ruling for the original contempt motions for the 10 violations. trump continues to violate the gag order. what is your theory as to why judge juan merchan has not issued a ruling yet ? >> i think , katie, we just don't know. there are a couple of possible different reasons. one is that this is a judge who, when faced with a decision about whether to enforce his gag order or not, is going to blink. maybe
since then, todd blanche has taken a backseat. i wonder if part of that is because he wants to reduce the visibility that he has in front of the judge and continually losing things in front of the judge in front of trump because trump and todd have this close relationship. if you see them in the southern district of florida, in the documents case, they are always laughing and joking and passing notes between each other. that was reduced as the week went on. >> we have the second contempt...
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no evidence of that merchan one after todd blanche, the attorney, because trump's post was it not even a direct quote of what waters had said& rashawn ask your client manipulated what was said and put it in quotes. am i right? todd blanche replied, i wouldn't use the word manipulation, your honore, but the rest of the quote was not part of the quote or shawn's point is at trump, isn't merely re-posting the views of other people. he's writing out original thoughts, how damaging was this all do you think? >> yeah. i mean, first was it a defense attorney and the prosecutor. sometimes you have to think on your feet, so that's obviously what blanche was trying to do in part but it is really really right here as a lawyer, you do not want to hear the judge say you lack credibility. that's devastating.& really when you look at this so i'm looking down, he added words about liberal activists in order to get on the trump jury. and that's something not accurate and it's really devastating, not to the trump wall. it is devastating for trump inside the courtroom, but it's differentiate the two. you
no evidence of that merchan one after todd blanche, the attorney, because trump's post was it not even a direct quote of what waters had said& rashawn ask your client manipulated what was said and put it in quotes. am i right? todd blanche replied, i wouldn't use the word manipulation, your honore, but the rest of the quote was not part of the quote or shawn's point is at trump, isn't merely re-posting the views of other people. he's writing out original thoughts, how damaging was this all...
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. >> attorney todd blanche argued his client is innocent. >> thing president trump did not commit any crimes and call the 34 counts of falsifying business records against him, just pieces of paper blanche directly responded to the allegations of election fraud, saying there's nothing wrong with trying to influence an election. >> it's called democracy. the defense then attacked likely witnesses, daniels and cohen blanche called daniels allegation of an affair sinister and an attempt to embarrass president trump. he then shifted to trump's former lawyer, cohen, who he says this quote obsessed with trump& that cohen's financial livelihood depends on trump's destruction. david was the first witness to be called shortly before he took the stand. prosecutors referred to him as a coconspirator for helping trump tried to cover up his alleged affair tomorrow before the jury returns to the courtroom, there'll be a hearing about the gag order in this case. prosecutors alleged trump has violated this gag order over a half a dozen times. and this gag order prevents trump from attacking people inv
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and that's what the judge was signaling to todd blanche today. is that number one? this is a hearing. is your opportunity to present evidence. you could have presented donald trump could have said what he thought or what he meant or what he was trying to do. but for you to just make an argument without presenting that evidence that donald trump was, quote, trying very hard to comply with the court order or saying or saying that. the other thing that he said that i think really made the judge say you have no credibility with mirror, you are losing credibility. was when when when the defense attorney said look, the prosecution only asked for a couple of the tweets to be are the couple of the postings to be a violation. so therefore, they let other ones go. they must have waived the gag order, doesn't stand. that is not going to fly judge merchan's courtroom only he can say whether or not the gag order is imposed or whether it stands or whether it doesn't. and so the fact that he would make an argument like that trump's trying to it without without more jokes. sean sai
and that's what the judge was signaling to todd blanche today. is that number one? this is a hearing. is your opportunity to present evidence. you could have presented donald trump could have said what he thought or what he meant or what he was trying to do. but for you to just make an argument without presenting that evidence that donald trump was, quote, trying very hard to comply with the court order or saying or saying that. the other thing that he said that i think really made the judge...
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todd blanche will be giving that opening for donald trump a couple of major themes that i think people should watch for in the opening statements. first of all, the indictment, what does it mean? the da is going to argue this is a bout donald trump's attempt to interfere in the 2016 election. donald trump's team will probably argue this is a paperwork offense from a long time ago that he never should have been charged with& that he's not guilty of. the second in theme, of course, will revolve around some of the witnesses michael cohen in particular, is a very high-stakes, very controversial witness, as you just discussed with your panel. and the final theme that we will here, we're going to hear a lot about the burden of proof. the defense lawyers in any case, they always remind the jury over and over again that the prosecution, they bear the burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. so listen for those three themes. when the parties open on monday, we'll watch it together with you, elie honig. thank you very, very much. let's get some more insight right now from robert rais served as
todd blanche will be giving that opening for donald trump a couple of major themes that i think people should watch for in the opening statements. first of all, the indictment, what does it mean? the da is going to argue this is a bout donald trump's attempt to interfere in the 2016 election. donald trump's team will probably argue this is a paperwork offense from a long time ago that he never should have been charged with& that he's not guilty of. the second in theme, of course, will...
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and what's your reaction to his rebuke of todd blanche? >> well, one, not having credibility is another way of saying you're not telling the truth. and as a lawyer you never want to hear that from a judge particularly at the beginning of trial because that will stay in the judge's head, and that will be throughout the trial that the judge thinks you have no credibility. why he didn't issue the ruling i'm perplexed because this has been going on for over a week. this was a long date from last week. the judge put this on so you would expect the ruling was going to happen today. the only thing i can think is the judge has a written decision and that he was adding onto it after what happened at the hearing yesterday. but if it doesn't happen today, meaning the judge's ruling, i don't understand why. it's just giving donald trump more time to keep violating the order. >> all right. nbc news legal analyst catherine christian, i really do appreciate it. thank you so much for joining us this early in the morning. >>> before we go to break, preside
and what's your reaction to his rebuke of todd blanche? >> well, one, not having credibility is another way of saying you're not telling the truth. and as a lawyer you never want to hear that from a judge particularly at the beginning of trial because that will stay in the judge's head, and that will be throughout the trial that the judge thinks you have no credibility. why he didn't issue the ruling i'm perplexed because this has been going on for over a week. this was a long date from...
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this was the response from trump's lawyer, todd blanche. there was absolutely no willful violation of the gag order. does comments were in direct response to comments by these witnesses, not about the criminal proceedings, your honor. when judge merchan pressed mr. blanche on what attacks mr. trump was responding to blanche struggled to answer. which led the judge to say i have asked you eight or nine times to show me the exact posts that trump was responding to, and you have been able to do that even once. blanche's response, president trump is being very careful to comply with your honor's rules. >> you, mr. blanche, you are losing all credibility. i have to tell you that right now. joining me now, former u.s. attorney with the manhattan das office, duncan, and northern district of alabama district attorney, thank you both for being here, and joyce, one of the invocations of losing the confidence of the judge in like, 48 hours? >> so, yeah, i mean it's never a good thing, right alex? i think we are all trying to find ways to express the f
this was the response from trump's lawyer, todd blanche. there was absolutely no willful violation of the gag order. does comments were in direct response to comments by these witnesses, not about the criminal proceedings, your honor. when judge merchan pressed mr. blanche on what attacks mr. trump was responding to blanche struggled to answer. which led the judge to say i have asked you eight or nine times to show me the exact posts that trump was responding to, and you have been able to do...