former president s reaction and what it means for his campaign good day i m andrea mitchell in washington with what we are learning about the historic indictment of a former president and frontrunner for the 2024 presidential nomination. the indictment is currently under seal a source with direct knowledge of the court proceedings says prosecutors are not expected to ask a judge to unseal it today two sources familiar with the matter say the indictment has approximately 30 counts of charges related to document fraud. one of trump s lawyers told savannah guthrie that the former president is expecting to travel to new york tuesday to surrender to authorities and be arraigned. do you expect the president to voluntarily surrender will he come for his arraignment? we are working out those logistics right now. absolutely he is not going to stay in mar-a-lago we will face it. we will be successful, i m sure. he is currently expected to appear before a judge sometime tuesday
I wont be resting. I dont dressed. Tonight, the collapse of trumps final witness and the judges crucial decisions about what the jury will decide. Then, another former trumps lawyer silenced in court. I dont want to mute you, but i need to move on. And the rnc head of Election Integrity arraigned for voter fraud. And why Samuel Alitos ethical nightmare for the Supreme Court is not going away. Created a situation that we are all talking about, so i think it was a mistake. When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york, i am chris hayes. After five weeks the first criminal trial of a former u. S. President is nearly over. The defense rested this morning. I called only two witnesses and despite all his bravado and insistence is to the contrary, donald trump was not one of them. We knew that. Instead we heard briefly from a paralegal about Phone Records before a man named Robert Costello took the stand. Costello is a former federal prosecutor. A very close associate with Rudy Giu
Lisa ribbon, Suzanne Craig and katie vang were inside the courthouse. Plus nicolle wallace, and Catherine Christian as special Coverage Of Trump On Trial begins. Now. Good evening and thanks for joining us for our msnbc prime time recap of the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump. Im here tonight along with my colleagues. Big night. Todays proceedings unexpectedly to me were like that helpful moment in the old Agatha Christie style british detective story. Youve been following along more or less, you know who most of the characters are, you can at least remember most of their names. You know the basic plot of the mystery but then there is this kindness, this great helpful moment in the story where the detective sits down under some stupid pretense with some other character and in their conversation they give you all the answers. Its okay you havent been playing close attention all along. They are going to recap the whole story and not only will they get to the big answer, th
Tonight, the Michael Cohen testimony begins. The guy we saw this morning was credible and calm, if not a little freaked out. Donald trumps former fixer testifies that the candidate himself led the conspiracy. The most repeated line of Michael Cohens testimony was just take care of it. This is a total disaster. Women will hate me. The most important thing the jury heard today, he wasnt thinking about his wife. This was all about the candidate. Tonight, Rachel Maddow recapped the testimony with Lawrence Odonnell, lisa rubin, Suzanne Crane and katie phang, who were inside the courthouse. Plus, Nicolle Wallace, chris hayes, jen psaki and Catherine Christian as a special coverage of trump on trial begins, now. Good evening and thanks for joining us for our msnbc Primetime Recap of the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump. Im here tonight along with my colleagues, Lawrence Odonnell and katie phang and Nicolle Wallace and chris hayes. Big night, you guys. Todays proceedings , expec
Donald trumps criminal trial. The witnesses, the receipts, today, prosecutors began by actually arguing the defendant should be held in contempt again for new fresh Gag Order Violations even after he lost the last Gag Order Clash on tuesday. Prosecution looking at statements that trump put out about witnesses. As well as attacking the jury itself. Prosecutors say trumps violations are corrosive to the fair trial that he deserves and that the system requires. They also accuse them of creating an air of menace that could affect these jurors. Also denouncing persistent and escalating rhetoric. Now the judge found that trump lost his previous defense about this. Ruling that he did violate the gag order, fining him about 9,000. And that was just this week. Trump has clearly broken the rules. I say that again, not as a criticism, but based on what we have observed in the trial. What the judge has ruled. Here he was just last night. I dont think there has ever been a more conflicted judge. Cr