Politics nation. Tonights lead, campaign countdown. Happy mothers day to all the mothers. This weekend marks 100 days to the Democratic Convention in chicago and less than six months to election day. Showing the contest between former President Trump is as close as it can be. But the contrast between the two men would approach to this race could not be more stuck. The biden team has been with the president and Vice President and using them to highlight the administrations side and point out the threat to democracy that is posed to their opponent. As he spends his weekdays tied up with his Hush Money Trial. Then jetting off to the rallies of the supporters, like the ones he held beachside last night in wildwood, new jersey. Only time will tell whether the reason over wage will win out when they head to the polls. We start tonight with michael tyler. Michael, thanks for joining us tonight. Thanks for having me, and happy mothers day down in atlanta. I should say that. You should say that. Lets start with what you shared with msnbc today. Listing former president barack obama and the clintons, as well as George Clooney and Julia Roberts for major fundraising efforts. Republicans are trying to close the money gap in this race. Talk about maintaining the financial advantage and will we see some of these popular celebrities focus the events in some of the Battleground States where the campaign could use a boost right now . Yes, absolutely. Youll certainly see more of that as we approach the crucial fall months of the campaign as we are building on the historic war chest. 192 million in the bank. The money were raising, its equally as important as the grass roots and the donations we have been able to raise. Teachers, nurses going to joebideen. Com, giving 5, 10 at a time. We are very proud of that had fact. And also to what that money allows us to do right now, we have 150 Field Offices in all eight Battleground States. We will have them all across. Running ads on things like healthcare right now. Contrasting what the president has done, capping the cost of insulin at 35 for seniors against what donald trump wants to do, terminate the Affordable Care act. Kick tens of millions of people off the health care with the preconditioning diseases. So thats what the money will allow us to do and were we are excited as we enter the summer . President obama was announcing a new facility that will employee several thousand people on the site. Former President Trump announced a major Manufacturing Center that never materialized. The Event Highlights a challenge for your campaign. Many voters would say trump is a deal maker and a job creator. While biden is the one thats actually making deals, creating jobs. How do you get that message to voters in wisconsin and for that matter, michigan, pennsylvania, and other states where Economic Policy focused on highquality manufacturing jobs can be a game changer . Reporter it can be and to your point, that is exactly what hes delivering across the country. As you pointed out, racine is the site where donald trump showed up with a golden shovel in hand, promising the Eighth Wonder in the world, which never showed up. This week President Biden shows up, 3. 3 billion in investment and across the contract between donald trump who e repeatedly broke his comeses to america workers, whether it is racine or laurel, michigan, where not a single auto plant would close, but six closed under his administration. 15 million jobs as you pointed out, and while doing the work of lowering cost for americans. Healthcare costs, outofpocket Prescription Drug caps for seniors. The 35 insulin cap we mentioned earlier. We are going to do it on our paid advertisement, on the ground. Meeting people where they are. Its going to take all that work over the course of thefection 100 days. We are confident that people are going to know they are fighting for them. I talked to someone i know who says the only one he has from trump is what happened to the eight wonders. The convention is not there and he says the city is ready. But as you know, this are democrats who are worried ant the possibilities of demonstrations, perhaps remembering the chaos of 1968s convention in the windy city for the democrats. Are you confident the party can pull off a convention that shows a part of unity and inclusion as opposed to the Republican Convention, where organizers are reportedly to keep protesters as far away as possible. We will the Democratic Party and provide what they need and the reason im confident is because if you want to look at work this campaign and this president has done to unify the party since the primaries kicked off, for example, it is joe biden at the democratic base. Its donald trump who is having problems unifying the republican party. You look at indiana most recently, you have nikki haley still carrying over 20 in crucial crucial states. Metro atlanta was struggling. Outside of detroit hes struggling. Outside North Carolina hes struggling. Nikki haley dropped out in march is still carrying support at this stage of the race. Yes, we understand the work we need to do to continue to the coalition of our base. We think it will be on, and youre going to have Republican Convention that is going to be a showcase of the most extreme divisive rhetoric that weve seen under donald trump. Now one week from today, President Biden will give the Commencement Address at Morehouse College in atlanta. Many young Black Americans are feeling frustrated with the president over the war in gaza. Not only young blacks, but many of us even older want to see more action. Its a perceived lack of progress on issues like Police Reform and voting right. Republicans in Georgia Justed a new. What is the campaigns message to Young African americans who are perhaps torn on whether to vote for biden or even cast a ballot at all . Yeah, well first on your last point as it relates to the legislation that governor kent signed into law. This is exactly what they do. They know they cannot win on the leveled playing field. They know their agenda is extreme and out of trust for the vast majority of the american people, so they try to rig the system to their advantage. This campaign will not allow it to happen. We have robust Organizing Infrastructure and were going to make sure every single eligible voter has the opportunity to cast their ballot. As. This campaign will make it absolutely clear that Joe Biden A And For Black America and modern history and since the day he took office, we achieved record low black unemployment under this president. And we got the highest rate of black Small Business growth in a generation. So were going to campaign on the record and also on the vision for the future, and were going to contrast that against our opponent in donald trump. We are going to talk about his economic records. The things that went up by the end of his term for black people where the uninsured rate, well talk about who he is as a person in the public life. Falsely accusing the political life in bringing up, and were going to contrast that against our opponent. When we do that, black voters will continue to understand they have somebody who is fighting for them day in and day out in joe biden, and well protect joe biden in the extremism that he presents. You mentioned central park five, ill let someone march on his behalf of donald trump and taking, facing the death from the team. Thank you to bidens moo 25 likely to be the dramatic week ahead and the Hush Money Trial for former president donald trump. Joining me now is the criminal defense attorney. Donald trumps former attorney, Michael Cohen, will take the stand tomorrow. His time on the stand will last at least a couple of days. This is someone who once said he would take a bullet for trump. Now he could the smoking gun. Cohens testimony could directly connect trump to the falsified records. What will you be watching most closely for in his testimony . Well Michael Cohen has to connect the dots. He has to actually attach trump to the documents that the prosecution is alleging him to be falsified. What he needs to do for the jury is actually paint the picture. Tell the juror about the conversations around the 130,000 Money Payment needed to made be made to the attorney general. And the meeting in 2017 about how to reimburse cohen for the 130,000 that he paid to Stormy Daniels, and that he was going to falsify the records to hide, to disguise that reimbursement as legal expenses. He has to paint that picture. Hes the final piece of the prosecution. If the jury doesnt find Michael Cohen credible, the prose loose and donald trump could be awaited. Now the defense is saying for legal work. Wouldnt the defense have to then show some kind of documentation of what kind of work he did for the sums of money that he got over 400,000 in reimbursements . Probably so. I mean what the defense has been doing so far is trying to distance trump not only from cohen and painting cohen to be a some sort of fixer and a person who goes rogue and to who did this all open his own. He wasnt really paying attention to the documents he was signing. He wasnt paying attention to the detail. Thats how hes trying to distance themselves from the crime itself. Because listen, paying somebody in exchange for their science is not a crime. Falsifying the records in order to commit another crime, which will rise to that level of the felony is the crime and what they are trying to do, he knew nothing about reimbursement other than for it. And now Michael Cohen testified against trump in the New York Civil Trial where he accused the former president of fraud. Now trumps team is expected to escalate the crime. Speaking to jen psaki earlier today on what to expect from him tom in comparison to the testimony weve seen in the past when he formerly, loyally served as trumps lawyer. Take a listen to this. And he wont be doing anymore twiters. Hell be the, e recently, i know hell be telling the truth and they will be telling the truth no matter what he says. He knows everything he says is fully corroborated. And what are your thoughts . Do you think cohens credibility issues from the past could undermine the prosecutors case or the fact they say documentation will back them up in many ways and neutralizes that . Yeah, cohen is a convicted liar. His hate for donald trump is well documented. But what the corporate has done and they are there to support what cohen is suppose to say. So what the prosecution wants the jury to do is take every single witness and listen to the testimony in contest of one another. Not in isolation. Because what they are doing again, building this puzzle one piece at a time, so the final piece of the puzzle. So yes, they have pre corroborated his testimony. But the prosecution is not going to have full control over Michael Cohen where he has popped off, really just going after trump in the media outside the statements hes made. As of friday, he was wearing the tshirt in prison that hes selling these shirts. And not just to the truth, but also saying you hate donald trump so much that you are invested in seeing him. And so it is really up to the jury to believe cohen and the prosecution needs to argue hes telling the truth now because they have had so many other witnesses. If you believe them, you can believe Michael Cohen. There were a number of draw dropping comments that were made by conservative justices. And Justice Brett kavanaugh, for example, talked about how unpopular rulings that could become a part of the fabric of american constitutional law. Comparing the Ruling Overturning roe v. Wade to landmark landmark situations. And the one thing they failed to mention that they were extending rights. Not taking them away. What are your thoughts on this . Well, one part of what he said is we are always accepted. Of course, hes eluding to the widely unpopular decision to overturn roe v. Wade. But like you said, theres a difference between the Supreme Court ruling that expand rights and those decisions that restrict them. Society will always fight to restore rights. But i doubt that the decision to overturn roe will be baked in to societys fabric. Now it seems like its lit cal. Alito said they hop sort for public speech on College Campuses is declining. Presumably because of protest against the war in gaza. While Justice Clarence thomas dismissed gifts from wealthy conservatives as nastiness and lies. Do you think these kinds of comments will undermine the credibility of the judicial system . And many saying they are claiming to protect . Absolutely. Im actually surprised that they are taking on interviews. And you know, as far as, you know, Justice Thomas. Some would argue that hes contributing to the nastiness of washington, d. C. Washington and to change the political hasnt skip affecting millions of people and if people have questions about, say Justice Thomas who they believe, some people has been bought and paid for, then they have every right to question him. They have every right to demand answers of the Supreme Court. Thats not being mean, nasty, ugly, thats holding them accountable. All right, for Justice Thomas, bless his heart. Thank you, attorney, some politicians are taking control of when and where a mother becomes a mother. 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