warrant of mar-a-lago will hear arguments over whether to release the affidavit behind it. it s arguably the most important part of that warrant. the doj is fighting its release, citing highly sensitive information tied to a national security investigation. the former president wants it unsealed. we ll explore the implications of today s decision by the judge. we re going to go ahead and start with today s hearing over the mar-a-lago search warrant affidavit. msnbc s cal perry is outside the courthouse, ken dilanian also with us, and also with us, phil rucker, and chuck rosenberg, former u.s. attorney and senior fbi official. both are msnbc contributors. thanks for joining me. ken, first to you. i want to talk about former trump organization ceo allen weisselberg, just officially pleading guilty to the charges against him. what happened in court and what happens for him next? reporter: well, he s going to serve five months at rikers island jail in new york city, lindsey,
With the investigation, cnn reports this, questions asked of two recent witnesses indicate smith is focusing on how money raised off those baseless claims of voter fraud was used to fund attempts to breach Voting Equipment in several states won by joe biden and squarely in jack smiths sights, unindicted coconspirator number three, thats trump codefendant attorney Sidney Powell. Cnn reports this, quote, according to sources, witnesses interviewed by jack smiths prosecutors in recent weeks were asked about powells role in the hunt for evidence of vote fraud after the 2020 election. Including how her Nonprofit Group defending the republic provided money to fund those efforts. If team trump was literally trying to break into the Voting Machines after the fact, then the truth spun by chris krebs about the security of the 2020 election was a real fly in the ointment. There is no foreign power that is flipping votes. There is no domestic actor flipping votes. I did it right. We did it right.
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
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A very good day to all of you from msnbc World Headquarters in new york. Welcome to alex witt reports. We begin with an emotional conclusion and week three of Donald Trumps hush money trial. A onetime top advisor to former president trump, hope hicks, testified for the prosecution, breaking down in tears at one point. She recalled the crisis in Trump Campaign with the access Hollywood Tape became public and then the chaos that followed. Von hilliard gives us a look. Reporter alex, hope hicks was a crucial witness for the prosecution. She was somebody that was part of a very close knit, small group of Campaign Advisors in 2015 and in 2016 for Donald Trumps campaign. She was a confidant who came on board even before he was a president ial candidate, joining the Trump Organization in 2014 and then she ascended to the post of Communications Director at Trumps White House in 2017 and 2018. She was one of former president trumps most trusted advisors. We want hope. For friday, hope hicks wal