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The stand. maggie haberman is back with us now waiting to hear what will be said in the closing argument which is the judge made very clear he would like the attorneys to keep the closing arguments tight. how closely is this being watched in the white house? weve been noticing the president is very quiet this morning on the twitter. >> i think the president goes through these stages and gets quiet when he realizes perhaps things arent going the way he hoped. in the case of manafort, the presiden...

With her on that point. i dont like it the president is spending time responding to a staffer. what you have is a president using demeaning language, to call someone a doing is demeaning, in his eyes and hes punching way down as it relates to using the presidential podium which is in this case twitter to take up our nations attention. on a staffer? i dont get it. i wish he would leave it alone and not give her the attention she craves. shes clearly gotten under his skin and she knows it and he o...

The whole russia investigation is a sham. >> i think thats likely, yes. >> i was struck also by something giuliani, who is the presidents lawyer, said the chris cuomo last night sort of connecting the paul manafort to the whole presidential legal teams response to the mueller investigation. watch. >> are you closer to having a deal with mueller to sit down? >> no, havent heard from him in a week. >> how do you interpret that? >> i think theyre waiting for the -- i hate to bring up the case. i th...

>> jess, thanks for the reporting. our chief legal analyst, jeffrey toobin, is with me now. >> hi, poppy. >> hi. good morning. so the defense calls no witnesses. the defense attorneys come out and speak to cameras yesterday and say the government hasnt done its job, they havent met their burden of proof. not unusual necessarily to not present a defense. right? but how do juries read that? >> well, its important to remember, it is not unusual. it is also very usual for defendants to get convicted...

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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, the essence of this case...

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 law. youre welcome back here with your counselor whenever...

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 youp. 0 so its very, very hard right now. >> how are you doing with it? i know youre a key witness in the case. i understand you have some restrictions in what you can talk about. but how are you doing with all of it? >> im just being the strong woman that i am. im just holding on and keeping my str...

>> so we have about 25 of them, all of which were exculpatory, you know, innocent. i dont know, but i -- if its not in the book, i guarantee you she didnt tell the special prosecutor that. theyre not going to soil their case with her. shes a little too much of a kind of far out -- >> another person that the president decided was worth being in the white house and someone to have close. only the best, rudy. only the best. yeah, only the best. >> i made a few mistakes like this. >> who? >> i dont ...

Not manafort is guilty that will be decided. robert muellers credibility is also facing a very real test today, as well. and wait, courtesy of rudy giuliani, there, of course, is still more hanging in the balance. now he says the entire mueller investigation is on hold until theres a verdict. >> are you any closer to having a deal with mueller to sit down? >> no. havent heard from him in a week. >> how do you interpret that? >> i think theyre waiting for the -- i hate to bring up the case. i t...