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Stormy daniels. The prosecution from District Attorney Alvin Bags Office is beginning to make the case of a conspiracy all at the direction of the then candidate for President Of The United States in 2015, one that would go well into 2016 and into the days leading up to the 2016 election. Chuck, the importance for the prosecution of repeating what exactly the charges are and the words criminal conspiracy, that i just see in the first five minutes have been repeated a number of times by the prosecution. How do you see this going forward, chuck . I dont mean this as a criticism at all, jose. Thi...

This very courthouse when he went and pled guilty to perjury charges stemming from his testimony last year in the civil fraud trial. Now, he is currently serving several months in jail at rikers here in new york. And Allen Weisselberg is somebody who previously served prison time as part of the Tax Scheme through the trump organization. But Allen Weisselberg has never testified against specifically Donald Trump. Largely that is what has led him to spending time at rikers and what is notable about weisselberg is the fact that we do not expect him to come forward as a testament either in the def...

Here. Judge merchan just read to them, quote, you are responsible for the final decision and just informed formally Jury Number one that he is going to be the foreperson, leading those conversations among the jurors and the alternates. This is a moment here where we await opening statements, and after that, likely the first witness, David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer to take the stand. Whats so compelling about David Pecker who was a onetime friend of Donald Trump and who the prosecution intends to present to The Jury as an individual who concocted this plan with Micha...

Who say they had affairs with donald trump. Well tell you what he said and what his testimony today might prove because remember, while a big part of the Defenses Job is to poke holes in d. A. Alvin braggs case, lawyers for the state actually have to back up every single thing theyre putting before these jurors. So lets break this all down, and were 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 da...

Back to August 2015 where prosecutors will ultimately ask him about a Trump Tower Meeting between him with Michael Cohen and Donald Trump. Where the allegation is that the Catchandkill Scheme was first concocted. It was a year later when karen mcdougals story, the former Playboy Model who alleged a tenmonth affair with Donald Trump, and stanlsz who had an alleged onenight affair with Donald Trump, ultimately those stories were bought either by ami or through Michael Cohen before the 2016 election. The opening statements really laid the foundation for both sides about where they intend to take ...