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Trump on Trial New York v. Donald Trump

not a choir boy, right? he's not an angel, but that doesn't make him a criminal. the hook here is that trump is the client here. i don't know that trump is going to actually allow todd blanche to say anything negative about trump or even, you know, admit to potential infidelities in his marriage or having these types of affairs, things like that. i'll be interested to see just how far blanche goes in acknowledging some of these unsavory, you know, we call them awful but lawful things that trump did in the lead up to this election. i'll be really interested to see how far trump -- >> we should mention that trump has denied having had any affair. he's admitted to paying cohen, but he's denied that underlying allegation related to an affair. so vaughn, as the opening statements continue from todd blanche, donald trump's attorney, what else is he saying? >> reporter: to that point

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Morning Joe

transportation, increasingly, we're ramping up our plastic production. every piece of plastic that we have ever made is still in the environment because it never degrades. >> former assistant secretary of state for oceans and international environmental and scientific affairs, monica medina. and coordinator of noaa's coral reef program, thank you for coming on. >> so important on this earth day. ahead, we're continuing to follow donald trump's historic criminal trial as opening statements are set to begin in just a few hours. he will be back in court. plus, a "new york times" investigation finds 23 top chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned substance ahead of the tokyo olympics. but they were still allowed to compete. we'll talk to one of the reporters behind that article. and democratic senator reverend raphael warnock will be our guest as the senate takes up

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Trump on Trial New York v. Donald Trump

you may be getting into the role of describing what the law is which is the judge's province. it's safe to refer back to the indictment to go to the charges the jurors will be voting on. >> vaughn, the jurors have already heard about david pecker early on. >> reporter: so early on. this really is the initial meeting just two months after donald trump announced his candidacy as he was rising in the polls in august 2015, the meeting between david pecker, michael cohen and drop, where they concocted a scheme to try to silence stories like drop's alleged affairs. i also want to emphasize the point that the prosecutors started off with explicit statement that donald trump directed the $130,000 payment to michael cohen. this hits at the heart of the extent to which donald trump was aware before the 2016 election and even as he was reimbursing michael cohen in 2017 about what

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Morning Joe

but india and many other countries that have kept this line as high as it has. this is part of the whole debate that goes on. emerging countries say, well, you got to pollute for 200 years. we need to be able to pollute for a little while to catch up economically. >> steve rattner, thank you very much for that. let's bring in monica madea, former assistant secretary of state for oceans and international environmental and scientific affairs. also with us, dr. derek menzelleo of the coral reef program. we talked about this global coral bleaching event that the world is enduring, doctor. what is it, and what is the impact on the environment? >> well, since february of 2023, we have seen mass coral bleaching confirmed in at least 54 different countries, the northern and southern

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Dover Samuels: The Waitangi Tribunal tried that trick on me

Former Māori Affairs Minister Dover Samuels says a Waitangi Tribunal summons to the Children’s Minister Karen Chhour is a breach of its constitutional...

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clear this case is a bad - in the last half an hour? it 3 clear this case is a bad donald trump's intent, making hush money payments is not a crime. lying to your spouse, as wicked as it is, is not a federal crime or state crime in the us. but they are alleging donald trump made these payments to cover up news of his affairs to corrupt the 2016 presidential election in the us.— corrupt the 2016 presidential election in the us. that disabled claim. election in the us. that disabled claim- what _ election in the us. that disabled claim. what do _ election in the us. that disabled claim. what do you _ election in the us. that disabled claim. what do you make - election in the us. that disabled claim. what do you make of - election in the us. that disabled claim. what do you make of the | claim. what do you make of the framing, in one sense these details we are familiar with already, but we've heard in the build—up to hearing from these two sides, the prosecution and defence, they are so important in cases like this for framing, guiding thejury about important in cases like this for framing, guiding the jury about what will happen? do you go along with it is crucialfor will happen? do you go along with it is crucial for both sides that they clearly get their point across at this moment?— clearly get their point across at this moment? , ., ~ ., ,

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Trump on Trial New York v. Donald Trump

who say they had affairs with donald trump. we'll tell you what he said and what his testimony today might prove because remember, while a big part of the defense's job is to poke holes in d.a. alvin bragg's case, lawyers for the state actually have to back up every single thing they're putting before these jurors. so let's break this all down, and we're also going to look into what happens next. joining us now, nbc news correspondent vaughn hillyard. good to see you outside that courthouse, where you have been all day now. bring us up to speed on what happened today. >> reporter: it was a shortened day inside of this courtroom, namely because one juror had a dentist appointment, and passover led the courts to determine it was going to have an earlier afternoon. those four hours inside of the courtroom did not lack tension, and what you heard in opening statements from the prosecution was the intent to tell a story, beginning in august of 2015, two months after donald trump

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The Context

happens in ukraine will have a vital bearing on what happens in the indo—pacific. let's speak now to former un assistant secretary for state for eurasian affairs. it is an interesting perspective, that the ft gives us. i wonder if that is what has persuaded speakerjohnson that so much more is at stake?— so much more is at stake? speaker johnson has — so much more is at stake? speaker johnson has said _ so much more is at stake? speaker johnson has said that _ so much more is at stake? speaker johnson has said that the _ so much more is at stake? speaker johnson has said that the intel - johnson has said that the intel briefings — johnson has said that the intel briefings he has received have made clear to _ briefings he has received have made clear to him — briefings he has received have made clear to him how dire the situation in ukraine — clear to him how dire the situation in ukraine is— clear to him how dire the situation in ukraine is and also the linkages across— in ukraine is and also the linkages across these different regions. when we think— across these different regions. when we think about the fact that russia is receiving weapons from north korea _ is receiving weapons from north korea and — is receiving weapons from north korea and iran, it could not be more clear— korea and iran, it could not be more clear that _ korea and iran, it could not be more clear that it — korea and iran, it could not be more clear that it is— korea and iran, it could not be more clear that it is very hard to disaggregate these different

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Trump on Trial New York v. Donald Trump

distension between believing your upholding your oath to the constitution versus those affairs that are far more sordid. i think it's important to remember the previous district attorney passed on opportunity to bring this case and i think the lead witnesses as you've said are somebody who's in charge of a gossip magazine and somebody else who's been convicted of lying to congress. so i do still think there's going to be for a lot of people, there's a sense of is this really what you're going to prosecute a former president on. i think there's more legal liability on the federal cases and there's obviously a big hearing coming up in front of the supreme court later this week on that front. politically, i'm not sure how much there's that many undecided voters at this point. >> take us behind the scenes though. your former boss made a decision there's certain things he could not put up with. one thing that his life was threatened, his family was put in danger and there was that little thing about trying to

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trump is not fixed on it _ problem in any shape or form. donald trump is not fixed on it today - trump is not fixed on it today because he has been in a court room. this was a historic day in manhattan. mrtrump this was a historic day in manhattan. mr trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records, where hush money payments were recorded as legal expenses to cover up his affairs just weeks before the election. the prosecution said the former president has orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt the election. mrtrump criminal scheme to corrupt the election. mr trump said it was a book—keeping issue, a very minor thing which thejustice department had cooked up to keep him off the campaign trail. what is going on right here should never be happening. it is a very sad day in america. thank you very much. and it is shaping up to be a very busy week. what he has been a criminal court for the hush money court today, his lawyers have also beenin court today, his lawyers have also been in civil court for a hearing on whether or not that 175 million dollars bond he put up so he could appeal against a huge fine for fraud is acceptable. on wednesday, his

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