the trump foundation for a 15-year tax fraud. now he has this one. that is a big deal. and i think we should recognize the skill, the talent, and the drive that undergirds everything that happened here. i am, however, also looking at the way trump allies, wanna be trump allies and the republican party writ large is reacting to this. i agree with you, joy. the specter of a republican front-runner being crowned the nominee four days after the sentencing, becoming a felon, is something we never thought he would see in americans history. the reality is the trump team, the rnc. republicans across the country think this is a gift to them. eric trump saying today, may 30th, 2024, might be remembered as the day donald j. trump was re-elected. and that is not to say that s necessarily what s going to happen, but it points to this incredible schism in american culture and politics where one, i think earth one, as rachel maddow likes to call it, understands what happened here as a tes
it out in the overflow room. it was definitely not cold, contrary to what donald trump likes to tell people that it s a, quote, icebox, i actually think we were all profusely sweating. but it could have been because there s just so much at stake. alex, malcolm, one of the brightest, brightest stars in pennsylvania. i m a huge fan. i m glad you got a chance to talk with him. he s a star. he s available in the 10:00 p.m. hour too, no, he s not, heist ours. he can hang out in our a block if you would like. we re not doing that tonight, my friend, but bless you for the suggestion. have a wonderful show.. thanks, alex. and today it s 421 days since donald trump was indicted on charges of falsifying business records to pay off porn star stormy daniels in an attempt to hide their affair in the final days of the 2016 election. and a 12-person jury of new york citizens began a historic process, deliberations to determine whether to convict a former u.s. president of any of
gagged. i would like to answer your questions, easy questions to answer, i m gagged and can t talk the way i would like to. it s not understandable. in other words there is no crime. it s called pick them like the lottery, you pick them. you don t have to be, just give a couple of votes. the judge unfortunately is corrupt. that was earlier. now a live look at the new york supreme court. 12 jurors are currently on lunch break and entering their eighth hour of deliberation to ultimately decide the fate of the former president donald trump. hello and welcome i m sandra smith in new york. good to be with you, john. the question will it be today, tomorrow or next week. i m john roberts in washington. this is america reports court kicked off with judge mechan rereading pages of instructions before moving to hearing witness testimony from david pecker and david cohen. now it s unclear, john, how long the deliberations will last. if the jury can t reach a unanimous conclusion
and the jurors have been sent to begin deliberations. the jury finally has the case. a former president now awaiting his fate in a criminal trial. tonight, the testimony the jury wants to hear from david pecker and michael cohen. why even getting to this point is a positive sign for the rule of law. it will be talked about in the history books. then, justice samuel alito warms up the bus. as soon as i saw the upside down american flag i asked my wife to take it down, but for several days she refused. congressman daniel goldman on the response to calls for recusal. chief justice roberts must step in and make sure that he does not have any role in deciding these cases. when all in starts now. good evening from new york, i am chris hayes. the criminal trial of donald trump was turned over to the jury today. 12 of trumps fellow new yorkers, i say that somewhat tongue-in-cheek, deliberated for four hours today before being dismissed for the day shortly befo
the value of this corrupt is the meeting cannot be overstated. this theme cooked up by these men could very well be what got trump elected. tonight, rachel maddow recaps the arguments with lawrence o donnell, jen psaki, andrew weissmann, lisa rubin, and katie phang who were all inside the courthouse. and nicolle wallace, chris hayes, joy reid, ari melber, and stephanie ruhle is special coverage of trump on trial begins. , now. thank you for joining us tonight. we know you have every option in the world for where to follow the news of this remarkable moment in american history. it makes us all the more glad you are with us. i am rachel maddow and i am here with the great chris hayes and nicole wallace. the one and only lawrence o donnell who was in the courtroom today in the closing arguments in the hush money, former president donald trump, lawrence will join us in a moment. he is still down at the courthouse it will join us as soon as he can get to a camera which w