People taking in the actual facts and discussing it as a country and we will see what the jury decides. Keep it locked right here on msnbc. Tonight on all in the thing that was effective was the repetition over and over and over that Michael Cohen is a liar. Michael cohen back on the stand and under fire. Once he connected up to the text, i thought we are in for something here. It casts doubt on the veracity of a ton of his testimony. The expresident s former fixer runs into trouble under cross as the latest round of republican sycophants swooping. There are things that we can say that President Trump is unjustly not allowed to say. Tonight how the courtroom became a campaign stop. Why are we here is a good question to ask. Is trumps entourage skips the line while members of the public wait out in the cold. Ive been here more than nine hours. When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. I am Alisa Menendez in for chris hayes. Day 18 of Donald Trumps criminal trial in manha
And an important one. All right, we have a lot to get to tonight, after another day of major testimony in Donald Trumps first Criminal Trial. Michael cohen, was back on the stand today, Facing Cross Examination from todd blanche. For anyone who is county, mr. Cohen has been on the stand for more than 14 hours with more to come on monday. And nearly all day today todd blanche tried to undermine mr. Cohens credibility as a witness. Blanche spent half the morning recalling different episodes when Michael Cohen lied publicly, lying to congress, lying in court, lying about whether or not he sought a party, if it essentially forcing one to admit that he has been untruthful. Blanche also tried to paint as something as a renegade, a man who spent the 2016 Election Cycle Casting out on his own, speaking to the press both publicly and privately, without Donald Trumps consent, or his supervision. Blanche tried to call into question Michael Cohens memory, his ability to recall key moments in this
Trial with wiz former fixer and Attorney Michael Cohen grilled by the former president s defense team about a phone call from eight years ago. Were going to bring you expert legal analysis on that testimony and what to expect next in the trial. Also ahead well explain why President Bidens interview with special counsel robert hur is back in the headlines months after the special counsel decide against seeking charges against the former president. And bring you the latest out of gaza amid growing dire humanitarian concerns. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this friday, may 17th. We made it to friday. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And we have a jampacked show this morning. And we will begin with Donald Trumps criminal Hush Money Trial, which is nearing the finish line and could potentially wrap up as early as next week. The prosecutions star witness, Michael Cohen, is set to return to the stand on monday after trumps legal team tried yesterday to h
Starts now. Welcome to this twohour the beat. Michael cohen is Donald Trumps selfdescribed fixer. As defendant he was rolling deep today. Trump not only arriving with Top Republican figures but also one of his own codefendants from a different one where hes charged. Jeffrey clark was in the courtroom. I saw him myself and briefly greeted him. It was in that courtroom that we continued that Group Coverage of the defenses, the witness, the lawyers. That was a few hours ago when i was in front of the new york criminal courthouse. I am, of course, a member of our whole wideranging Team Reporting on this historic trial for you. While the d. A. Has been on offense for weeks, with damning receipts, strong witnesses weve told you about. Todays continued heat on Michael Cohen is certainly slowing the prosecutors momentum in this trial. Trumps lawyers conducting a winding relentless crossexamination that has the d. A. s case wobbling. The worse news for the d. A. Is that the jury has now seen Mi
Good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in new york alongside Chris Jansing for what could be the end of testimony in Donald Trumps criminal trial. Michael cohen is on the stand for a second day of crossexamination. Katy tur will join us in a moment. Trumps attorney, todd blanche, is pressing the president s onetime loyal ally turned adversary. The defense highlighting the many times cohen admits he lied under oath. Is he lying now . The only person who can counter much of what cohen is testifying about is donald trump himself. We are still waiting for a final decision on whether he will take the stand. With us in the studio, danny cevalos, catherine christian, and Criminal Defense Attorney and former manhattan prosecutor jeremy sala. Catherine, very low expectation that donald trump will take the stand. One of the things we are interested in, a 19minute sidebar before Michael Cohen came in. We are waiting for the transcript, which should hit during these hours. There was a provocative