michael cohen cannot be trusted. michael cohen is the greatest liar of all time. the judges sharp rebuke to trump s attorney. he was livid, right? he was livid as he should be. and the prosecution tells the story of a conspiracy to corrupt the election. this meeting cannot be overstated. trump was overtly discussing purchasing the story to keep it from being published. this scheme could very well be what got president trump elected. tonight, rachel maddow recaps the closing arguments with lawrence o donnell, alex wagner, jen psaki, and katie phang, all inside the courthouse. plus nicolle wallace, chris hayes, joy reid, ari melber and stephanie ruhle as special coverage of trump on trial begins now. thank you for joining us tonight. we know you have every option in the world for where to follow the news of this remarkable moment in american history. it makes us all the more grout more glad you are with us. i am rachel maddow with chris hayes and nicolle wal
attorneys who have no known formal ties to the white house urged cohen not to leave the joint defense agreement and offered a plan b. in the event that cohen on theed to exit the agreement, they could join his legal team and act as a conduit between the president and his lawyers. there was an implicit message that if he hired these lawyers, there was the chance of a pardon down the road. cohen revealed plenty to abc in a statement about how he couldn t comment. he said, unfortunately, this topic something that s being investigated right now by the southern district of new york and i ve been asked by them not to discuss and not to talk about these issues. meanwhile, the new york times has obtained six more checks that president trump or his trust paid to cohen while trump was president. checks cohen says were reimbursements, of course, for the hush money he paid stormy daniels on the president s behalf before the election. and and as experts warn, the existence of these checks puts
investigated right now by the southern district of new york and i ve been asked by them not to discuss and not to talk about these issues. meanwhile, the new york times has obtained six more checks that president trump or his trust paid to cohen while trump was president. checks cohen says were reimbursements, of course, for the hush money he paid stormy daniels on the president s behalf before the election. and and as experts warn, the existence of these checks puts trump at risk of criminal prosecution, once he leaves office. the times reports the following. some people close to mr. trump have privately predicted he will ultimately choose to seek a second term in part because of his legal exposure if he is not president. joining me now, congressman raja krish krish krish krish krishnamoorthi. so the documents your committee got today, what is their significance, what do they mean for what you can now learn? well, thanks for having me on, chris.