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Hit home when they said the star witness in this case is the documents. just look at the documents they corroborate what they said. and this is a case about documents. >> this judge as you mentioned before, tries to get everybody home for dinner, so he didnt allow deliberations to start to want. is that the first thing that happens in the morning. >> yes, it starts at 9:30 tomorrow. jury got their instructions and then they have a night of sleep to go home and come back without those arguments f...

>> i am joined by news national security and justice reporter julia ainsley who was in the courtroom. last best chance. how did it go for them? >> not quite as well for the prosecution. they were picking and choosing around the edges here. one of the things they said that might have stuck if the judge hadnt instructed the jury to ignore it is the argument that we will only be in this courtroom because of the special counsel. banks could have complained that they had been lied to. none of those p...

Its absolutely important for at least three reasons, first, as you already discussed, is a possibility manafort at some time, even post conviction could indeed flip. he could have enough of the baloney sandwiches and protein loaf in prison and he could get a reduction for significant cooperation. secondly, gates. to the extent the manafort case used gates as a key witness, gates is still important for the next manafort trial being a foreign agent. i think gates has volumes to say about that. if ...

About the trial is i think the president correctly sees that in this case, a prosecutor armed with the facts up against a defendant who is screaming unfair is a formidable factor. he is seeing what an actual case looks like when all of his theatrics and nonsense are ineffective. he is intimidated. we should all stop listening to and taking direction from rudy giuliani. they are going unload on him. what does that mean? this is what he passes off as legal advice. >> we have to figure out what we ...

An essential verdict for the special counsel. >> rudy guiliani continues to have deadlines for robert mueller and talk about what theyre going to do and fight it to the supreme court. do you think any of this has any influence on robert mueller at all? >> not at all. i think he has a checklist every time guiliani gives him a threat, like we will come down on you unless you listen to us. you cant tell a prosecutor how to handle a case. you cant tell a prosecutor to cut short is investigation. we ...

Kind to the prosecution as you know. actually said you shouldnt think about the justice departments motivation and just because someone has not been a subject of an audit does not preclude them to becoming a part of the investigation. he laid that out in the lengthy jury instructions today. go after rick gates. they wants to paint him as someone who had his fingerprints all over. didnt you find it surprising that rick gates could name off all but two of the banks. he had his hands all over this....

His life was in danger. thats not what the law says. probable cause still applies in investigating from a law enforcement capacity. yes, florida did add a new wrinkle to the law that makes it easier for a potential defendant, a shooter. but what did you think about what the sheriff did in this case? >> well, i think that he was wrong. not only me, also the community and britneys family, but also the nra. they did not feel his narrative was correct, that this was stand your ground because, chris,...

So to kind of ease the reality for them. how are the kids doing? >> oh, it is real hard right now, especially for my 5-year-old. you know, he told me the other day that, mommy, call daddy. hes going to wake up. call daddy. hes going to wake up. so its very, very hard right now. >> how are you doing with it? i know youre a key witness in the case. i know you were right there. i understand that you have some restrictions on you in terms of what you can talk about. but how are you doing with all of...

Credible and if you want to see the president succeed you want to believe everything he says. weve separated into our tribes like in every other situation in this presidency. theres a credibility gap on a lot of fronts so you retreat into your corner and choose to believe the person you want to believe in and disbelieve anybody who is calling that belief system into question. its happening on this front as well. i think when the president responds to her he is giving her credibility because it m...

And so britany and these children are going to need some serious counseling to try to deal with this traumatic episode. >> well, i know britany jacobs, youre very strong. youre in the business of helping other people deal with their illness. we made a pledge at the beginning of this case, and there are other members of the media that will do the same. we will stay on this. we were on it in the beginning. were on it now that the state is investigating. everybodys goal is the same, fairness under ...