Hes a great student and very proud of the fact he did so well and was looking forward to for years to have graduation with his mother and father there. And i cant go to my sons graduation, that i cant can go to the United StatesSupreme Court that im not in georgia or florida or North Carolina compaining like i should be. Thats donald trump falsely claiming that the judge in the Hush Money Trial wont let him go to his youngest sons graduation. Those comments came after a long day in court from the former president. Well have the full recap for you straight ahead. Well also bring you the latest from The Middle East where israel is weighing its option for a retaliatory strike against iran as the countrys allies are urging restraint. And meanwhile on capitol hill it appears that Speaker Mike Johnson is going gamble on foreign aid spending by bringing four separate package tuesday the house floor. Good morning, and welcome to Way Too Early on this tuesday, april 16th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And we have a jampacked show, busy news day ahead. And we will begin with this. Former President Donald Trump is set to be back in court later this morning for day two of his historymaking hush money criminal trial after the first day ended with no jurors selected for the panel of 12 and six alternates. The court spent much of the morning yesterday reviewing several motions before moving onto the jury Selection Process. One of the motions included trumps request that judge juan merchan recuse himself from the trial. The judge ruled against it. The judge denied any Change Tuesday the jury questionnaire. He then denied prosecutors request to bring in other allegations of Sexual Assaults with trump. The judge also barred prosecutors from introducing the video of trumps deposition in the e. Jean carroll case. The jury Selection Process then began after lunch and a total of 500 potential candidates reported to the courthouse. Of those the first batch of 96 were brought into the courtroom for questioning. 50 Potential Jurors said they could not be impartial or could not otherwise serve, and they were immediately dismissed. Reporters who were in the courtroom noted that trump watched the Potential Jurors at times, turning to smirk at them at one point. Several Potential Jurors in the jury box appeared to frequently stare at trump while the judge introduced the case. The process will get back under way later this morning. Jury selection could take up to two weeks due the large pool of prospective jurors. Joining us here on set at 30 rock msnbc legal analyst danny cevallos. Lets start with some of your broad takeaways. Yesterday was a day for the history books, the first day where donald trump, a former president of the United States and about to be president ial nominee is a criminal defendant. Howd it go . Broadly, everything went yesterday in many ways the way i think a lot of folks expected. Its Jury Selection and ordinarily Jury Selection is about the most droning tedious process. But when donald trump is the defendant, it must is mustsee or mustwatch tv Courtroom Drama, and of course donald trump didnt disappoint. One of the things that stood out to me is donald trump was reportedly either dozing off or bugging his attorneys. That is not a good look. One of the things attorneys like me tell our clients all the time just sit there and look not guilty. Now, what that means i have no idea, but it meansthalities the jury is watching absolutely everything. And that jury includes all those people who are in that room right now who may end up on the jury. So that is critically important to bebehave. I think all in all not a lot of surprises. I think we knew the court was going to burn through a lot of Potential Jurors. I think a lot of people are raising their hand and selfreporting, hey, im biased and i think judge merchans procedures allowed for that. Its good to go through a lot of jurors on the front end. You have to bow on guard for stealth jurors, someone who pretends to not like trump and get on the jury when they really shouldnt be on. There was some chatter on the right wing they were asking Trump Supporters to go under cover and appear to be impartial and try to hang the verdict at verdict time. The burden is going to be on the judge and trumps demeanor yes, he closed his eyes. Its possible he was asleep, we cant know for sure. You talk about what you saw yesterday. What what concerns do you have Going Forward . In terms of trumps behavior, judge merchan has indicated he is going to control the courtroom. A good example of that is the gag order. Hes going to put on the show he wants to put on as a criminal defendant. We knew that was going to happen at least i knew he was going to be there in a demonstrative way. Whether thats with his lawyers or making facial expressions, its really interesting during Jury Selection especially in new york, and new york, jonathan, is a really unique place. If were doing Jury Selection in Federal Court as a lawyer, i barely talk. Im there but i speak only when spoken to. In new york the lawyers actually have oneonone contact with Potential Jurors. And it hasnt really begun yet. It will happen, but that is just a fascinating difference from other jurisdictions. Judge merchan has already said hes going to be watching jurors closely to make sure they dont stray where theyre supposed to in terms of boundaries of questions. With donald trump at the defense table, anything could happen. Prosecutors in that Hush Money Trial are asking the judge to hold trump in contempt and fine him 3,000 for violating his gag order. An attorney for the d. A. s office argued the former president violated the gag order in three separate truths social posts where he made comments about cohen and stormy daniels. The d. A. Office wants trump fined 1,000 for each violation. Trumps attorneys have not yet responded to the effort to hold him in contempt. Danny, what do you make of that . And the suggest setting a hearing on this next week. Why not deal with it immediately . And is there any chance anything in contempt could lead to trump being locked up . Two reasons why i think. Number one, by next week you might have more instances of contempt and consolidate them and hear them all at once. Number two, i i think more importantly judge merchan indicated he wanted to get started. Its day one. They already burned through an entire morning and part of the afternoon before the jury Selection Process even began. All indications were that judge merchan was thinking weve got all these people here, we need to get started. Yes, theres a Contempt Hearing but lets do that next week. Weve got to get to these jurors. And even with that kind of imperative, they really didnt get started until the midafternoon. They maybe got to questioning ten jurors. I mean that is not a lot. Everyone who sat at Jury Selection last week even me theyre not even working full beaks, theyre taking days off. And weve seen this is moving slowly than i expected. Procedurally you have all kinds of additional complexities including a defendant who has to be covered by a secret Service Detail whether hes in the jury room or going to the bathroom. If you could briefly address the sound we played at the top with trump complaining hes not going to be potentially go to his sons High School Graduation, he cant campaign, cant attend some other court proceedings. The judge decided here by saying, hey, trump, youve got to be here every day, is that roept . Ill never know for sure, but heres what i think happened. I think the client in this case turned to his lawyers and said ask the judge if i can miss court. And i bet the lawyers and i dont know turned to him and said, mr. Trump, you can never do that. This is criminal case, not a civil case, you have to be here every day, and trump probably bugged them until they said, all right, well ask, but youre not going to get it, sometimes we lawyers do that. And they turned to the judge and said can he miss court and the answer is for all criminal defenses, no, you have to be here every single day. This is criminal court, not civil court. You have to be here. Judge merchan may cut him a break and let him go to a graduation here or there, but this is not something you can breeze in or out of whenever you want. We want to get on the record the bad faith argument there. Thank you for starting us off. Well be talking to you in the days and weeks ahead. Next up here what house Speaker Mike Johnson is saying about his new effort to pass aid for israel and ukraine this week. Well dive into that. Plus a judge deals Rudy Giuliani a major blow in his fight to overturn a multimillion dollar defamation verdict. Those stories, other top headlines, and a check on sports and weather when we come right back. N sports and weather when we come right back power e trades awardwinning trading app makes trading easier. With its customizable options chain, easytouse tools and Paper Trading to help sharpen your skills, you can stay on top of the market from wherever you are. E trade from Morgan Stanley. Oooh i cant wait for this Family Getaway shingles doesnt care. Shingles is a painful, blistering rash that can last for weeks. Ahhh, theres nothing like a day out with friends. Thats nice, but shingles doesnt care 99 of adults 50 years or older already have the virus that causes shingles inside them, and it can reactivate at any time. 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Three aidspecific bills and one with National Security priorities. The three aid measures would amount to roughly tens of millions of dollars that would go to israel, ukraine, taiwan, and other allies in the indopacific. The fourth would include seizing Russian Oassets in the u. S. , a loan Lease Program for ukraine and additional sanctions on iran. Johnson said his preference is to vote on each bill individually, but hell let the chamber decide. There are precipitating events around the globe were all watching carefully, and we know the world is watching us to see how well react. We have terrorists and tyrants and terrible leaders around the world like putin and xi and iran, and theyre watching to see if america will stand up for its allies and our own interests around the globe, and we will. Well have more on johnsons proposals a little later in the show. Meanwhile the armorer on the set of the film rust has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for Involuntary Manslaughter. Hannah Gutierrez Reed received the maximum sentence yesterday. She was convicted last month for the death of cinematographer helena hutchins. Youll recall she was killed in october 2021 after the gun Actor Alec Baldwin was holding fired a live bullet. Prosecutors ruled she was reckless in managing epiwithes and directly caused the tragedy. Baldwin is also facing an Involuntary Manslaughter charge. Prosecutors allege he was negligent in failing to make sure the gun he was handed did not contape live ammunition. Baldwin has pleaded not guilty. His trial is set to begin in july, but a judge is currently weighing a motion from his defense to dismiss the indictment. Elsewhere, the fbi has opened a criminal investigation into last months Bridge Collapse in baltimore. Thats according to two senior Law Enforcement officials familiar with the investigation who spoke to nbc news. In a statement yesterday the fbi office in baltimore confirmed agents were onboard the dali vessel conducting courtauthorized Law Enforcement activity. Sources tell us here at nbc news that the investigation is focused on the events leading up to the ships attempted Departure Out Of Port and whether the crew had any prior knowledge of any potential mechanical problems. And one more headline before we go to break. Former donald trump attorney Rudy Giuliani has lost a bid to dismiss the multimillion Dollar Defamation Judgment against him in a case brought by two Fulton County election workers. Back in December A Jury Awarded Ruby Freeman and shay moss more than 148 million in damages after giuliani falsely accused them of voting fraud in the 2020 election. A judge denied giulianis request for a new trial yesterday claiming he did not provide enough evidence as to why the verdict should be tossed. 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