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i know you're not a body language expert. i'm asking about your observations about david pecker. >> reporter: it's interesting. we didn't get a ton of testimony from mr. pecker. the proceedings ended at 12:30est earn time. there was a long break, there was an interruption because the judge told the jurors they could have writing implements and pads of paper if they wanted. he forgot to ask them if they wanted them. there was another interruption where everyone got school supplies. that ate up a lot of time so we didn't get a lot from mr. pecker. my impressions of him -- you'll see it in the transcript later today. he described himself as 72 years old. he's now self-employed as a consultant including consulting for the company that he used to run, but he doesn't run that company anymore. he did say he was at this proceeding under subpoena and he had a lawyer present in the
conspiracy existed between mr. pecker, cohen, trump, perhaps others and in a conspiracy, not every conspirator has to do each and every act. i think you have four people in the studio with you today counting you. if you all decided to rob a bank, one person could case the bank. another person could drive the get away car. one could buy the ski masks. one would go into the bank with perhaps a gun and take money from the tellers. you've committed a conspiracy to rob a bank but you've all done different things. so whether or not mr. trump actually, you know, made the entries in the ledger is absolutely beside the point from the perspective of conspiracy law. conspiracy also gives the prosecutors another advantage. an ef dench yar advantage because statements made by a conspirator during the
that was a pretrial motion he decided today. said if mr. trump wants to ef testify, that's up to him. that maybe all six legal proceedings against him have been completed, civil proceedings before this one, could come into play and if he does testify then that's fair game for the prosecution. he will make those decisions one by one when it comes up. the jury potentially could hear all of that. all of the past damage suits he's been paying, sexual behaviors that have been alleged and proven to the satisfaction of a judge. mark. >> right. thanks for having me. i think the reality is that most of america is so polarized to this point there's really little undecided as far as our electorate. i think there's a question though, when the vast majority of the american people don't
i wonder if you're one of those folks and how important is it to establish the credibility that you have, that your team has? how important is not just the story you're telling but the way you're telling it? >> chris, it's critically important. and it is true. i think to say in the trials i've had and i'm quite certain everyone that's on here today would tell you some of these opening statements are some of the most momentous parts of every trial. why? because the jurors for the very first time are hearing the evidence the government's going to produce and hearing what the defense is going to produce in contrary to what the government has put forward. just as importantly, the jurors are not just looking at the defendant and trying to make a determine as to whether they're guilty or not guilty, but they're listening to the lawyers. when they go back into the jury room, they're going to spend a great deal of time talking about the lawyers. what kind of tie they wore. what they were saying. how they acted. so here, mr. trump's lawyer got up from front of this jury for
overflow room looking at the monitors might have had a better look. from where i was sitting, he seemed basically inert. he kind of slumped his shoulders and was kind of, i'm a slump shouldered person. he was slumped at times. when mr. pecker testified, i noticed he was leaning heavily on the desk. i didn't see him as particularly animated. again, i may not have been in the best position to observe that closely. i've seen him in person in my life a few times. i would say seeing him go up and down the aisle, seeing him walk past me in the aisle several times including a recess, i would say he seems thinner than i've seen him in the past. he seems considerably older and he seems annoyed, resigned, maybe angry.
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
may. there will also be an overtime ban between the 6th—iith may. the union wants improved pay and conditions. the rail company industry body says the strike is unnecessary and will hit passengers. you are watching bbc news. we are all too familiar with the sight of the donald trump making his way into a courtroom. but this was a historic day in manhattan. the first time a former president has faced a criminal trial. mr trump has pleaded not guilty to sa counts of falsifying business records, where hush money payments were recorded as "legal expenses" to cover up his affairjust weeks before the election. the prosecution said the former president has "orchestrated a 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.
here's the prime minister giving his thoughts on the met police and its boss. what happened was clearly wrong and it's right that they've apologised for that. and yes, i do have confidence in him, but that's on the basis that he works to rebuild the confidence and trust of notjust thejewish community, but the wider public — particularly people in london, but more broadly. and you regain that trust and that confidence by making it clear that the police are not tolerating the behaviour that we would all collectively deem unacceptable when we see it because it undermines our values. there's been plenty of reaction. the former chief inspector of constabulary sir tom winsor said he had some sympathy for the police officer in question. he said he'd acted according to the law and had offered to walk mr falter via an alternative route. the shadow home secretary, yvette cooper, said the incident clearly wasn't handled properly and it was right there had been an apology from the met. and a spokesman for the mayor of london sadiq khan who's been meeting
would be $10,000. we're talking here about payments of $130,000 stretched out to kill a story. so they're establishing this was very unusual. >> not only are they establishing it's very unusual, andrea, part of the art, the skill of trial lawyers here including it is the way the prosecutors put out a very complicated case in 45 minutes told a story that captivates the jury. they know that they can continue, begin their opening witness, they can put mr. pecker on the stand and it will likely not allow the defense the opportunity to begin their cross-examination until thursday. so the jurors are going to live with what they heard from mr. pecker today, this afternoon. the court is going to be in recess. tomorrow, there are different hearings. wednesday, the courtroom is dark. they won't begin until thursday. it is smart. it is tactically astute to put mr. pecker on the stand with these remaining minutes of court
trump takes the stand as he's claimed that he will. in another manhattan courtroom today, the question is whether the insurer that provided donald trump a $170 million bond has the financial strength to issue the guarantee. now if the judge rules against him, mr. trump will have ten days to come up with the cash. also for the first time today in the florida classified documents case, witness statemented that had been redacted have been made public. back in new york tomorrow, judge merchan will hold a hearing about trump's gag order. did he violate it and if so, what could be the consequences? and as if all that isn't enough, on thursday, the supreme court will hear oral arguments on his claims of presidential immunity even as he is back in a new york courtroom. to say this is a consequential week for him is an