Youll see the little tougher starts right now donald. Trumps. Legal. Team. Youve been warned the lead starts right now the omg moment of the day, uh, judges stern rebuke in the new york hush, money Cover Up Case against donald trump. What mr. Trump did this time, that god, judge merchans so riled up smack dab in the middle of the Jury Selection process, plus a, deep divide on the Us Supreme Court on display today as justices challenge whether prosecutors had been overzealous using an abstract some charge against january 6 rioters. Its yet another case that could impact donald trump and a Valedictorian Speech cancel the criticism about the Muslim Student that led to objections on the campus of the university of Southern California welcome to the lean. Im jake tapper. Were going to start today with our Law And Justice lead quotes. I will not have any jurors intimidated in the courtroom, unquote that stern warning this afternoon coming from judge juan merchan talking about Donald Trumps behavior during de to of his Hush Money Cover Up Trial in new york city. The judges is management came during the meticulous Jury Selection process. Today is lawyers from both the prosecution and the defense consider one by one each and every potential juror deciding who they want to kick off. That during part of that questioning, the judge says trump was gesturing and speaking in the direction of one potential juror. A clear violation of court rules as all of this plays out in the courtroom in new york, we have also just learned the first six jurors in the case have been seated lets get straight to cnns kara scannell, whos live outside the courthouse in manhattan care this is the third trial youve covered with donald trump has the defendant, this behavior by trump is something we have seen before yeah, jake, we have seen trump react to things in the courtroom, both in this trial so far and Jury Selection and also in the E Jean Carroll defamation case, trump was admonished by the judge in that case for Speaking Audibly during testimony by e. Jean carroll herself. I mean, today we heard trump React Audibly and started gesturing in the direction of the juror. This was a juror who was brought in for individual questioning to be asked about a post on social media of videos showing a type of celebration the jury there was questioned trumps lawyers believed that this was an antitrump event. It was around the 2020 election which trump lost to joe biden and the jurors said that she was just filming a new york celebration in the streets. The judge saying that he believed this juror could be fair. He said it looked her in the eye and thought she could be fair and impartial despite posting this video. So he refused to excuse her for cause, but this is just the de to of this trial. Riley were already seeing the former president reacting, the judge warning him that he will not allow any juror to be intimidated in his courtroom. And qarrah, these potential jurors were directly asked how they felt about the defendant while he was sitting right there in the room tell us about how some of the mansour yes, we heard a lot of different answers from some of the jurors here. One of them had said that what she had observed about trumps, she said President Trump speaks his mind and id rather have that than someone whos in office, who you dont know what theyre thinking another juror had said, there is very little we probably agree on policywise. Sometimes i get frustrated with it, like anybody does. I have Family Members that support him. We managed to have a decent conversation about that. I mean, thats one thing that we did here. Different juror saying that they have friends, they have Family Members that were pro trump, that they were positive on trumps. So it was not as much as trump believed that this jury pool would be filled with new yorkers who are against him. One juror just kind of reacted to the essence of trumps saying he walks into a room and he sets people off one way or the other. And i find that really interesting. This one guy i can do this. So jake, were Hearing Jurors have their impressions of trump trumps lawyers trying to dig beneath that to find out if anyone has a bias. Again, its try one more. Can you tell us about what the potential jurors are saying once theyre in the room with donald trump there continuing to try to ask questions about their views on trump and what they think about this prospect, this trial, we did to hear from one juror who was excused because she said she wouldnt be able to miss work for six weeks. Heres what she told us on the one hand and its this like massive sense of gravitas and important because you, you know, oh, that this is history in the making and whatever the outcome of this is everything Going Forward will be affected by it and at the same time, you walk into the courtroom and you see trumps sitting there. I had never seen him in person before. You see hidden sitting there and its like, oh, its just a guy jacque, as you said, six jurors have been seated. Were about a third way there. They need 12 jurors and six alternates. The judge is bringing in a new panel of jurors this afternoon. Jury selection will continue today for a bit more, and then it will begin again on thursday. All right. Kara scannell. Thanks so much. Lets bring and build brand and he served as an attorney on our 2022 Trump Organization case in front of the same judge as this trial, also with us caroline polisi, a federal and whitecollar Criminal Defense Attorney bill, when we spoke yesterday, you warned about what you called the most dangerous kind of juror, the the person who tries to look in present perfectly on paper, but actually has a secret agenda. Now were saying seeing some jurors struck for cause, including one who said that they thought they could be impartial. But in the past had tweeted, lock him up. How much work goes into digging into the past of these potential jurors by the prosecution and by the defense . Well, jake, i think we do the best we can within the bounds of ethics. And our abilities. The court gives us a lot of information, social media, which is an all of the cases im handling the list, saint 15 years gives us a lot of information and its beijing, what people will post on say, facebook or instagram and the like. But i liked the fact that im hearing these years are interactive. Speaking their mind and in a sense, what i hear this juror said this or President Trumps stood up and said that really the takeaways in this case is the glass half empty or is it half full . Youve got six jurors seated on day one. Thats a huge, huge win for everybody im shocked at six years are seeded this fast. Yeah, to be a third done with Jury Selection already caroline, potential jurors are being questioned about media Social Media Posts made six years ago, seven years ago, eight years ago. Is there any statute of limitation for Social Media Posts, given the amount of time this past i mean, there were people who hated trump in 2015 who are now going to vote for him and vice versa. Yeah, absolutely no, there is no statute of limitations. And just to your point, i can guarantee you that trump has a team of lawyers, paralegals, jury consultants just scouring through these potential jurors, social media. You see the alacrity with Which Todd Blanche noted this. This one particularly killer juror, were talking about about a social media post from years ago, but thats not the issue, jake really there are bound to be obviously the majority of these people will have strong views about trump that youre just never going to get around that the issue is whether or not you can put those feelings aside and be fair and impartial. Michelle i agree with bill if im if im that offense here, todd, blanche, and susan necklace, theyre worried about that one stealth der that is not being candid on these selfreporting questionnaires, that that is not answering those questions truthfully in order to get on the jury and have their mind made up already when one way or the other, its more were in manhattan more likely than not, youll youll get you may get a never trump or that is never going to vote to acquit but those are the real issues when you get a highprofile case of this nature and bill, the judge scolded trumps actions, apparently, he was motioning and pointing and speaking in towards one specific potential juror, the judge, telling trumps attorneys that he will not have the kind of behavior in the courtroom. He called it a Witness Intimidation of some sort. Youve been in front of this, judge. Judge merchan what do you make of him . What do you make of how hes handled this so far . Well, ill say this year i wasnt in the room, so i just have to guess a little bit. I spent eight weeks with joseph. Were chutkan. Guys did gentlemen be smart . He runs a tight room. Id like to know what time of the day that occur because were all human beings, jake, we get tired. But President Trump is it just ticulate . He speaks with his ends. I mean, that thats what he does and i i doubt very much that there was any attempted Witness Intimidation. It was probably just president and trumping President Trump. And id be id be surprised if it happened at 9 30 in the morning. I wouldnt be surprised if avenue three in the afternoon, it was yeah, it was two 30 in the afternoon there you go. Pretty good. If this was a then jake of this was a pleasure to be a good judge merchan being seen as overreacting. I mean, this is a former president i karolina prompt and i know theres for carolina, ill come back to you and get your thoughts too. Carolina yeah i dont envy judge merchans position. He is hes really in an untenable position with just a very unique defendant here absolutely. There are sort of escalating measures you can take weve. Seen with the gag order, obviously how hes going to go down that path. The most severe consequence of which for violation would be throwing him in jail. Thats never going to happen. No judge wants to be the judge that throws a former president in jail and logistically, it would be a nightmare. But in terms of during the trial, he does lets have the option of putting growing him out of the courtroom, which i think president former President Trump might not menn mind actually mille, your thoughts karolina zolan money. I my caygle is were old its like switching hats President Trump was the most powerful man in the world for four years. Hes out former President Trump, judge bar john runs that roman ill run it. Itll run it very serious demeanor if he feels that anybody is violated the rules, fill take action, but i dont think ill overreact i my prediction is the takeaway of today is six jurors in the box edge, huge maybe six tamar. This case moves on. Everythings going to be fine. Go brennan, caroline polisi. Thanks. Thanks so much to both of you coming up the fireworks on capitol hill. As yet another House Republican says he wants mike johnson out as speaker here are the comment made today to cnns manu raju, that next signal johnsons days might be numbers. He would present a trauma about the motion to news night with abby tonight at Eastern On Cnn from Meat Free Monday to sizzle so many ways to save life ready, while it happy, thats three, by whole foods market. 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Anybody doubt that emotion will get called. And then hes going to lose more votes and Kevin Mccarthy maybe. Lets talk with manu raju right now. Manu first of all, lets start with the alleged offence, asieh and Marjorie Taylor greene. Theyre upset because Speaker Johnson is going to allow a vote on foreign aid packages that have already passed the senate, right . And hes, hes actually doing it the way a lot of conservatives want him to ukraine as one vote, israels one vote, taiwan as one vote. So whats the offense here . Well, theyre upset a whole series of decisions that johnson has made, including his deal to keep the government open, as well as to allow the passage of a key Surveillance Law in on this issue is still unclear. The problem process by which the speaker will move this forward. In fact, theres an expectation that each of those bills that you just mentioned could actually be lumped together as one big package and ultimately be sent to the senate as one big package. And they dont want to spend a die more on ukraine aid when i put the question to Marjorie Taylor greene, herself about what she thinks about mike johnson saying that he will not resign. She hopes a pressure of this resolution to oust him will push them from the job what was your reaction . The speaker saying hes not going to resign . Well, certainly of course thats what youd expect them to say right now. But i think maybe as little time goes by hill realized that its really the best choice. Either concept of another motion to vacate is an utter waste of time and frankly, distraction from really important business. What do you do by the speaker strategy . Ukraine does it make sense to display all these up and kopan altogether . In a word . No look, the reality is, you have to keep in mind and President Biden asked for ukraine. President biden asked for israel. President biden asked for pay calmer taiwan and President