‘Nothing’: Maddow says Trump lawyers ‘didn’t bring it’ for Cohen cross-examination
“This is their defense. The cross-examination of Michael Cohen is the defense's case and…there was nothing,” says Rachel Maddow on the Trump lawyers questioning of Michael Cohen falling flat. Chris Hayes, Alex Wagner and Lawrence O’Donnell weigh in.
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I thank Michael Cohens family for leading him in the right direction. What a precious family to have.
@reneejkd
16 күн бұрын
💯
@snowwhite5842
16 күн бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂 oh wait, you’re being serious.
@maximilianemusterfrau1265
16 күн бұрын
💯👍🏻👏 Absolutely!
@judith3218
16 күн бұрын
@@snowwhite5842 Oh, wait, you think you're witty. 🤣🤣😂😂
@Grant80
16 күн бұрын
Who the one who can’t lay straight in bed.
America went stupid on 26 June, 2015. I want to Make America Normal Again.
@broobie
16 күн бұрын
When we work out what ‘normal’ means, if it means a kinder, more respectful no mater the others’ culture, religion, less decisive and less religious, more humble America, yes please.
@paulgionet6982
16 күн бұрын
America needs to be normal again. It certainly is not normal right now!!!!!!!!
@htowngogetta3508
16 күн бұрын
Yes I think we been teetering with crazy I member when it was huge news when ye said what he said when the Leevees broke and hurricane 🌀 Katrina that was like OMG huge news ffw 17 yrs this is where we at.
@jamesmarcus612
16 күн бұрын
No doubt
@janeintj
16 күн бұрын
Make Orwell Fiction Again. 🇺🇸🇺🇸
This is first I've heard of a Cohen family intervention to get Michael out of the trump mess. Good for them! He is fortunate to have such a family.
@rubyannakaiser7088
16 күн бұрын
👏👏👏
@anamariaguadayol2335
16 күн бұрын
He said it in his books.
@lotharschiese8559
16 күн бұрын
Yah!
@goodlookingman4489
16 күн бұрын
It’s just another one of his lies
@conniewojahn6445
16 күн бұрын
@@goodlookingman4489 No lie.
Dozy Don's history will be recorded as a vile one. Cohen's history will be a record of redemption.
@Dpinks7522
15 күн бұрын
LOL Trump wrote personal checks on a regular basis to Cohen for his retainer. Perfectly legal. Bragg has to prove that Trump not only didn't care if Melania and Baron found out, but he didn't want to protect his brand too. The FEC prosecuted John Edwards, a Presidential candidate, for the same thing. They lost the case. That's why the FEC didn't pursue this case. It's also why Bragg's predecessor didn't pursue the case.
Hang in there Michael Choen, I heard that you are doing great in the Court Room, be yourself speak the truth and the truth shall set you free, we love you,Watching from Toronto Canada 🇨🇦 ❤❤🎉🎉
By telling the truth, Michael Cohen is resurrecting at least a part of his reputation and integrity. His family should be proud of him.
@chaddolly
16 күн бұрын
😂 what truth?
@barrylenihan8032
16 күн бұрын
@@chaddollyThe truth of what he did and the truth of who he did it for.
@NickElliottOutdoors
16 күн бұрын
Nah. We have very few reasons to believe his testimony. He has a dozen reasons to lie and he is also a convicted perjurer.
@ogpapai4618
16 күн бұрын
@@barrylenihan8032 Cohen has perjured himself multiple time on the stand. So when was he telling the truth? Then or now?
@barrylenihan8032
16 күн бұрын
@@NickElliottOutdoors That is why corroboration is so important.
Huge thanks to Chris, Lawrence, Alex and Rachel! 🗽
@lesliesherborne9898
16 күн бұрын
Yes,loved seeing the smiles on their faces
@JohnWesleyHardin1853
14 күн бұрын
@@billybarnes1763 - Every MAGAt accusation is a confession. SMH 🙄
@williamblake827
14 күн бұрын
😂😂😂
@DavidCundiff-fx2mm
13 күн бұрын
TRASH!!!!
I am Praying that we will soon get back to the US a Democracy of Honor not one now of Corruption and Evilness.
@KennyRogersRoasters84
16 күн бұрын
Yes Joe Bribem and his band of misfits must go. 👏
@reason6835
16 күн бұрын
When has this country ever been honorable?
@tami4951
16 күн бұрын
@@KennyRogersRoasters84 You misspelled "tRUMP", inbred.
@budman4224
16 күн бұрын
@@KennyRogersRoasters84and what bride did Biden take? Apparently you haven't heard that the guy who said he did got arrested for making false statements to the FBI. And that he admitted he was a Russian asset who got all his information straight from the Kremlin
@wandagordon5629
16 күн бұрын
@KennyRogersRoasters84 It depends if you have Morals and Values on how you see things. Leadership for the People not against the People Jobs Healthcare Social Security our interests not Revenge Bullying. God Bless You
They have no defense because there is none. He is guilty.
@user-xk4gf9jz8c
16 күн бұрын
No need for defense when there is no evidence
@jamesmarcus612
16 күн бұрын
Yep
@gilesbowman1189
16 күн бұрын
Comment from a democRAT...
@user-wi1je3ml8k
16 күн бұрын
exactly right... tRUMP has no defense and that is why he says everything he does without a factual basis. Typical behavior of a person who is caught red handed...poor me poor me...its them its them....
@DDB2020
16 күн бұрын
@@user-xk4gf9jz8cwhy are you trying to defend him? Not rhetorical, I’m actually curious.
Donald would not be in this situation if he did not put himself in this situation
@sassafrasdinglemeyer4513
16 күн бұрын
Because tRump has never been accountable for anything, ever in his life this must be a huge wake-up call!
@cherylmatthews5507
16 күн бұрын
Pride, ego, greed...American values at its' "best"...🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
@michaelbayer5094
16 күн бұрын
@@cherylmatthews5507 Yes, and they were all choices. Throughout his life and at any moment of his life Trump had a chance to be a decent person. It's not that he doesn't know right from wrong. It's just that he always "wrong". I read Robert Caro's multi-volume bio of LBJ. LBJ was not a nice guy. He treated people terribly including his wife and his most loyal staffers. Yet, Johnson knew poverty, personally, and knew first-hand the discrimination and racism Mexican-Americans and African-Americans endured. So, when he became president, he tried to ameliorate those conditions (Medicare, Voting Rights, aid to education, etc.). As Mr. Caro notes, "power reveals". In LBJ's case, he used his power to help people (which he had rarely done). In Trump's case he used his power to hurt people and divide the country while still enriching himself. Power revealed his evil nature.
@francruz5824
16 күн бұрын
Yes, and likes to call himself a martyr. You did the crime, it’s only fair you do the time.😂😂😂
@ogpapai4618
16 күн бұрын
@@francruz5824 Agreed. But what was the crime?
Having been a viewer of Michael Cohen’s podcast with the Meidas Touch Network for a long time, I must say I am so proud of him for getting through this and I hope it’s a chapter of his life that he can put behind him. 💙🇦🇺
I have always wondered how Cohan ended up in prison for a crime in which trump was directly complicit but mysteriously not charged himself. Hopefully this long awaited trial gets to the bottom of this.
@kevinlindsey6862
16 күн бұрын
Cohen went to jail because he lied in court and lied to congress 😮
@lesleyphillips8146
16 күн бұрын
Bill Barr was the reason. He had the investigation stopped against Trump.
@vicm6561
13 күн бұрын
Google is your friend maybe look at the charges . Cohen had 8 charges 7 had nothing to do with Trump.
Cohen is smart man. He understands how to behave in a court room. He was an attorney for heaven's sake. Why act so surprised 🙄
@sonicspeed9164
16 күн бұрын
He is cool now, but he WAS still a lackey of Drumpf. So trust is understandably low at times.
@riparianlife97701
16 күн бұрын
The skillful fixer of a career criminal.
@user-gl5kj1fm5x
16 күн бұрын
more to the point staying composed ensures the payback sticks
@KennyRogersRoasters84
16 күн бұрын
Apparently you having seen his ticToc account 😂
@OroborusFMA
16 күн бұрын
The "why" is because the corporate media runs with narratives and Cohen had to be a "wild man" in this narrative so as to create the aura of doubt in the case (despite the physical evidence) they can sell as "fifty/fifty, we can't tell, this could go either way you have to keep tuning in!"
Never give up Michael Cohen. No man is a 'broken man' who is taking steps to take accountability for his errors - and who can bear the inevitable ambiguity of such a process.
@kelperdude
16 күн бұрын
cohen had a rough day today. his own side had him tell his lies.
@user-xk4gf9jz8c
16 күн бұрын
Ask stormy
@timothypopik2288
16 күн бұрын
Even what Cohen confessed to is unlikely to have been a crime, the Feds threatened to jail Cohens wife if he didn't.
@matbroomfield
16 күн бұрын
You can't be fooled by Cohen's act?! He was a venomous, corrupt, evil man when he worked for Trump, then Trump turned on him, and he added vindictive to those personality traits. I see nothing at all likeable by him. He's not redeemed; he's just playing a new grift.
@user-ub7bk3sj2r
16 күн бұрын
Your words were very powerful that you made me conduct a bit of soul searching.
Team Michael Cohen full respect man👊👊
"Presidential reasonable doubt"? As "President" Donald Trump should have been held to a higher standard. It's what every judge says to a teacher, police officer, lawyer, doctor or priest who commits an unconscionable act - based on the position you held - you are held to a higher standard and therefore receive a harsher sentence. Lock Trump Up - throw away the key.
@ShineOnBenevolentSun
16 күн бұрын
🎯 Leaders set the standard of behavior for their people. That standard needs to be better than all of us: something to strive for, not something to stoop to.
Make America Trumpless Again!!!!
@carefulkeeper
16 күн бұрын
Love that tagline
@vitaminckillscovid103
16 күн бұрын
@@carefulkeeper weird how every Trump hater has 4 to 5 numbers in their handle....every time. Weird...
@sheshebrad
16 күн бұрын
@@carefulkeeper Me, too!!!
@myrnajay2785
16 күн бұрын
Absolutely! I miss pre-tRump America!!
@ARichardP
16 күн бұрын
D for Division J6 T for Traitor
Donald Tell Your Truth ! Get on the stand. I dare you. I Double Dare You Be a Man not a Coward.
@barbaraschuld8206
16 күн бұрын
He'd need a spine atleast. Impossible, he has none! 😠💙
@Hiii_yal
16 күн бұрын
Never DJTrdump
@Jayewillams
16 күн бұрын
Trump is incapable of telling the truth, taking responsibility, or being a decent human being.
@ronleight9341
16 күн бұрын
He wouldn't last 90 seconds on cross, before perjurying himself.
@pansepot1490
16 күн бұрын
I am almost tempted to open an account on truth social to dare trump directly to take the stand. 😅
3 years in jail Choen was sentenced, so should Donald
*I AGREE 100% with Rachel Maddow, Chris Hayes, Alex Wagner and Lawrence O’Donnell!!!* Vote BLUE!!! 💙💙💙
@TS-yg3lv
15 күн бұрын
These are all truth tellers. BRAVO to these great reporters, Rachel, Chris, Alex, and Lawrence.
@jjfalarka8837
15 күн бұрын
Blue is truning to a brown color . You know there are many things the color brown.
@billybarnes1763
12 күн бұрын
So.... Why are you saying it for your own benefit?
@spinthis56
12 күн бұрын
@@billybarnes1763 -- *I AGREE 100% with Rachel Maddow, Chris Hayes, Alex Wagner and Lawrence O’Donnell!!! Vote BLUE!!!* 💙💙💙
@billybarnes1763
12 күн бұрын
@@spinthis56 ya gotta be sheetin me. 😂😂😂
I'm glad Cohen was thoughtful before he answered.
@sheilaboston7051
16 күн бұрын
Biden's thoughtful before he responds, too. It's a sign of wisdom. Unfortunately, MAGAts seem to think that it's a sign of cognitive failure. There are no pauses before donnie spews out his ignorant thoughts and word salads.
@kelperdude
16 күн бұрын
He was trying to navigate his previous lies.
@ThomasGellin-gv1ul
16 күн бұрын
@@kelperdudeWhat are the chances Trump takes the stand to navigate thru his lies.
@Stormstorm1
16 күн бұрын
@@kelperdudeHe wanted to choose his words wisely. Something your guy has never done.
@chaddolly
16 күн бұрын
He was heavily coached
Trump is really good at breaking lives.
@user-xk4gf9jz8c
16 күн бұрын
Do YOU have evidence?. Nope
@danm3532
16 күн бұрын
@@user-xk4gf9jz8c You ain't paying attention, troll.
@lisariggs5688
16 күн бұрын
Jan… lay off the Jim Beam….you make no sense
@maryalbanesi3435
16 күн бұрын
Rick Wilson REPUBLICAN strategist, wrote a best-selling book called, "Everything Trump Touches, Dies."
@user-dl7fm5zv1y
16 күн бұрын
Trump=ETTD
_Cohen took a sledge hammer to Trump's defense_
@winterlightstudios4340
16 күн бұрын
What defense?
@herballycorrect
16 күн бұрын
FACTS: "The Trump hush money case is underway in New York. Of all legal cases against Trump, this one is the weakest and most absurd of all. It involves an alleged misdemeanor on which the statute of limitations has already expired, in conjunction with another alleged misdemeanor on which the statute of limitations has also expired, both part of an alleged election interference conspiracy that other courts have already said isn’t a crime. Got that? Also, the bookkeeping violation supposedly involving election interference took place after the election was already over. Even liberal legal scholars can’t find a crime here." --J. Rickards
@barrylenihan8032
16 күн бұрын
Fact: if this is the weakest case, then by definition the other three must be stronger, and the only reason the others haven't come to trial is because of delay, delay, delay tactics. Fact: Michael Cohen has served time for this crime, a crime in which Trump was referred to as the 'unindicted co-conspirator'. Justice will be done when both the fixer and master are dealt with. Fact: I am not a legal expert but your assertion that the Statute of Limitations applies doesn't hold muster. If it did, the defense would have presented that argument.
@thedemocrat73
15 күн бұрын
_What part of sledge hammer don't you comprehend the sledge or the hammer part._ _Wouldn't a innocent man want to tell his side of the story and not leave it up to another? But he can't hmmm wonder why he won't testify when he definitely said he would? Rikers is where he's going_ *PERIOD*
@winterlightstudios4340
15 күн бұрын
@@herballycorrect Those are not facts, they are lies. No competent scholar has claimed that there is no case here; on the contrary only the dump's paid hacks and some right wing idiots have said so. They claiming that there is no case because they all know with absolute certainty that he has absolutely not shot at winning even this case, and the rest are stronger cases with even harsher penalties.
An honourable man will testify under oath.
@jimslancio
15 күн бұрын
And guilty men take the Fifth.
@Dpinks7522
15 күн бұрын
You are naive.
@Dpinks7522
15 күн бұрын
@@jimslancio Tell that to much of the Obama administration who went before Congress and wouldn't answer.
@thelikebutton88
14 күн бұрын
Cohen wouldn't know the truth or about honor even if it came up and grabbed him by his puzzy 😅😅
It is so wrong how they attempted to make him look bad, but he was really good and I am glad that he did not lose his composure. He was remorseful for his former life. He tells the truth about his struggle with the Trump Organization.
@user-xk4gf9jz8c
16 күн бұрын
Did you get that from the drawings?
@kelperdude
16 күн бұрын
He was collapsing under the weight of his lies.
@user-xk4gf9jz8c
16 күн бұрын
@@kelperdude name one lie
@kelperdude
16 күн бұрын
@@user-xk4gf9jz8c - He named them all himself.🤣🤣🤣🤣
@budman4224
16 күн бұрын
To be fair, it is the defense's job to try to make him look bad
Chris Hayes, the merch store isn't Michael Cohen's. It belongs to the Meidas Touch Network, and he said that in his testimony.
@tami4951
16 күн бұрын
Shout out to Meidas Touch! 😲
@lesleyphillips8146
16 күн бұрын
@@tami4951 My go to place for full news stories with facts and truth
Wow ...that was such a beautiful phrase from Lawrence..."a man in mourning for his mistakes" 🗽
"You can't possibly convict him on the word of that man." Yes. Yes, you can.
@jimslancio
15 күн бұрын
They won't have to. The documents make the case.
@Sailor376also
15 күн бұрын
@@jimslancio Yes. The paper trail confirms just about all testimony. And then a recording.
@momc9274
9 күн бұрын
Delusional!
Confession is good for the soul. It is the 1st step toward redemption. Trump's soul will never come clean.
@davidweyant9356
16 күн бұрын
Trump believes he has never done anything that he has to ask for forgiveness.
@PamelaPitmanBrown
16 күн бұрын
There is no soul behind those eyes
@goodlookingman4489
16 күн бұрын
When was the last time you went to confession little guy ?
@user-ho3dk4pg8y
16 күн бұрын
@@PamelaPitmanBrownNo soul.
@janejones8672
16 күн бұрын
Trump said : I don't have to pray to God and ask for forgiveness because I've never really did anything wrong ❌
You did not mention that the merchandise was not Cohen's. It belongs to Meidas Touch.
@riparianlife97701
16 күн бұрын
Michael and Ben are best friends. I love that.
@lindawade4ok639
16 күн бұрын
Ben spent a whole lot of time with Michael Cohen in interviews and they eventually became friends and he says Michael is very sincere about his regrets as well as his desire to take a different path with his life because his family matters And that whole panel of Talking Heads who can't get their facts straight need to correct the record
@ireneklauber4008
16 күн бұрын
❤@@lindawade4ok639
@barcelonachair6487
16 күн бұрын
He said his "associated website's"
@lindawade4ok639
16 күн бұрын
@@barcelonachair6487 well that's like saying that if CNN sells a coffee cup and you've appeared on it then you must be benefiting from their selling of merchandise right? It was certainly eye-opening how they are willing on the Trump side to fabricate anything and do know fact-checking
Can i jst say real quick, Mr. O'Donnell your journalists skills are so impressive for me, ur delivery and relatable persona really resonates with me, plus i believe what your saying! Well done Sir
@lisariggs5688
13 күн бұрын
James…. that made me blow snot. Good one!
@vicm6561
13 күн бұрын
Mr O’Donnell pro BSer just like Cohen. Not a critical thinker don’t loose your mind when everything they tell you falls short
Oh good grief they confronted him with merchandise for the Midas touch in which Michael Cohen has absolutely no ownership. Do your homework
@Dpinks7522
15 күн бұрын
So you're saying he's not making any money off of that?
@lindawade4ok639
15 күн бұрын
@@Dpinks7522 yes
Brilliant prosecution. Enfeebled defense. There is no defense for Trump. 34 counts times five years each is the appropriate sentence for Trump.
@user-xk4gf9jz8c
16 күн бұрын
So can you explain the crime?
@reason6835
16 күн бұрын
How can you make an honest assessment about that with such one sided reporting? Right wing media says it’s going bad for the prosecution, left wing media says it’s going great. I’m going to be honest and say I have absolutely no idea how it’s going.
@sherryisaacs5748
16 күн бұрын
@@reason6835will find out when the jury comrs back with a verdict on how it went. Lol
@dlcs1406
16 күн бұрын
🤣🤣 It's a start.
@dlcs1406
16 күн бұрын
@@user-xk4gf9jz8c he hid the payoff and did not claim it to the SEC as a trade in kind as a donation to The Campaign and he owes taxes
Rachael Maddow & Lawrence O’Donnell are THE BEST journalist/reporters!!!
@goodlookingman4489
16 күн бұрын
You need to get out more
@TT-qo9dv
16 күн бұрын
@@goodlookingman4489you need to look in the mirror.
@dickmonddickelheimer9452
16 күн бұрын
Wrong, they are both very dishonest men.
@YELLTELL
16 күн бұрын
I THOUGHT MADOW SAID IT WOULD LEAVE THE COUNTRY IF TRUMP WON?
@jenolson577
16 күн бұрын
Agreed!
STOP lying about the merchandise or T Shirts to help the defense..😡. Fact check WHO is selling the merchandise before accusing the wrong person.
@billybarnes1763
15 күн бұрын
Why would he lie about his sales? I thought he was a truth teller now. 😂😂😂🙃
Chump's guilt is so overwhelming that lawyers have no idea how to defend him.
@AnaterZ
15 күн бұрын
He doesn't need defense. He needs to get the gag order lifted cause it is interference.
@YYY-GUY
15 күн бұрын
The gag order only prevents him from whining about his current legal troubles and causing more trouble, @@AnaterZ. The only interference is the whining from people like you that have been fooled into supporting a con-man.
@AnaterZ
15 күн бұрын
@@YYY-GUY He is not. But even if he was, it would still make more sense to vote for him. I like buying stuff.
@YYY-GUY
15 күн бұрын
@@AnaterZ Keep telling yourself that he's innocent because that's what he wants you to believe. And enjoy your spray-painted gold sneakers that don't match your red baseball cap. BTW - Voting for Chump doesn't make sense in any universe - only in Chump's delusional reality, that apparently you share with him.
@MsWobbly1
13 күн бұрын
And being the only man on earth who know everything is directing his defense and is ruining anything his lawyers could have done for him. I can’t complain.
Can't defend the indefensible.
@kelperdude
16 күн бұрын
yep. cohen is a mess.
@timothypopik2288
16 күн бұрын
Exactly. No crime committed means nothing to defend against.
@nebtheweb8885
16 күн бұрын
@@kelperdude You mad, bro?
@mytruecrimelibrary
16 күн бұрын
@@kelperdudeTrump is the biggest mess everything he touches turns to poop 💩
@paulford9120
16 күн бұрын
His lawyers knew going in that he was toast. They were just in it for the money.
Michael Cohen all the way up today.unstoppable.
@jmala1885
16 күн бұрын
He's full of CONviction.
16 күн бұрын
Who is “Cohan”? Never heard of him.😅
@danm3532
16 күн бұрын
@@jmala1885 Doing what Trump said to do. Notice that everyone around Trump is getting/or is convicted?
@jmala1885
16 күн бұрын
@danm3532 doesn't matter, if they can't put trump in jail than he will win in November. So well see what happens.
@jmala1885
16 күн бұрын
Nice edit job,
Stop the stupidity Trump For Prison 2024
@JacobWilson777
16 күн бұрын
Stupid comment
@jorddy9209
16 күн бұрын
Imprisoning the favourite presidential candidate would destroy democracy, in fact this trial will lead to decades of political interference in the judicial system. Remember the the right will soon be using these tactics.
Thank you Lawrence for your insight furthermore, you’re looking good.
Yay Lawrence & Rachel !!!🔥🔥🔥✨
@cindeeblake2739
16 күн бұрын
I love these two. Such honesty and informative.
@vicm6561
13 күн бұрын
@@cindeeblake2739 funniest comment here. Honest ….hoodwinked much
The merchandise is not Cohen’s! It belongs to Meidas Touch Network on KZread!
@kelperdude
16 күн бұрын
The low quality is the giveaway.
@aaronmcintosh2903
16 күн бұрын
@@kelperdude Aww, someone's upset that their leader is in court and facing justice.
@anamariaguadayol2335
16 күн бұрын
He's part of meidas touch
@Baliane22
16 күн бұрын
@@anamariaguadayol2335if you work for a company that puts out merchandise about someone you have beef with, does that mean you are responsible or that you profit from it?
@Baliane22
16 күн бұрын
@@kelperdudeand still higher quality than anything trump’s ever sold.
We aaked the liars if they were lying, the said no. 😂
8:25+ How is defence allowed to show a document to a witness, but not have jury see it?
The truth will prevail, & the truth will SET U.S. FREE 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@kevinlindsey6862
16 күн бұрын
🍻
@conniewojahn6445
16 күн бұрын
I hope the truth doesn't set diaper don free.
@MariaGarcia-nc2mz
16 күн бұрын
Well said
@angiebear8727
16 күн бұрын
“U.S. spells us. I just came up with that. Did you ever notice that?” actual paraphrased quote by the stable genius Defendant Trump
@edpeterson2293
16 күн бұрын
❤️TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT 2024
Way to go Michael!
Excellent analysis and commentary here, especially by Mr. O'Donnell.
I saw the “broken witness” syndrome as a juror on a 7-week gruesome murder trial. Broken People who had loved the defendants and had to tell the truth. I saw the “terrified witness” syndrome. Those who were mortally afraid of testifying against those soulless murderers were scared shitless. I saw the shattered parents whose only 2 children were going to be behind bars for life. It changed me.
@eepsers1
16 күн бұрын
So sorry you and the others involved in that case had to go through seeing such suffering.
@tootsla1252
13 күн бұрын
@@eepsers1 You have no idea. One cannot unsee these things especially real autopsy photos. Believe me - they are nothing like the ones in TV shows and in movies.
If DT gets back in office the whole world will be mourning our mistake
@jeansdaughter
16 күн бұрын
Including many Americans - but it will be too late if this last chance is not fully grasped by a substantial majority.
Kudos for Michael Cohen
@asdfasdfasdf4746
16 күн бұрын
Kudos to the convicted LIAR 😂
@johnmckinnon420
16 күн бұрын
@@asdfasdfasdf4746Trump hasn't been convicted yet, so he's still just a LIAR😂.
@veganpotterthevegan
16 күн бұрын
@@asdfasdfasdf4746 he was lying to protect Trump. The truth is part of why Trump is guilty. You should be arguining that he was wrongfully convicted of lying😂
@levymoyer8391
16 күн бұрын
@@asdfasdfasdf4746😂 you really don’t have any idea what’s happening here, do you?
@herballycorrect
16 күн бұрын
FACTS: "The Trump hush money case is underway in New York. Of all legal cases against Trump, this one is the weakest and most absurd of all. It involves an alleged misdemeanor on which the statute of limitations has already expired, in conjunction with another alleged misdemeanor on which the statute of limitations has also expired, both part of an alleged election interference conspiracy that other courts have already said isn’t a crime. Got that? Also, the bookkeeping violation supposedly involving election interference took place after the election was already over. Even liberal legal scholars can’t find a crime here." --J. Rickards
The defense is treating Michael Cohen like he's on trial, trump is!
PEACE AND PRAISE MR. MICHAEL COHEN
Cohen was a lawyer... court room should be second nature to him
@goodlookingman4489
16 күн бұрын
He’s was not a trial lawyer
@Zerozombie77
16 күн бұрын
The second nature doesn't come from being a lawyer but being on the stand being questioned about his countless lies and fraud.
@carefulkeeper
16 күн бұрын
But he is on the other side of the fence now and has endured a lot of upsets, stress and jailed. That's a lot and his wife must be an amazing supporter unlike Melania
@cdjhyoung
16 күн бұрын
@@Zerozombie77 So you've decided that the liar you'll believe is Trump instead of the man that lied for Trump and couldn't stomach it anymore? Me, I'm going to believe the liar that has the paperwork to back up what he is saying instead of the liar that is too chicken to take the stand.
@DaddyHensei
16 күн бұрын
@@goodlookingman4489 He was Trump’s lawyer since 2006. If anyone knows Trump it would be Cohen. Trump’s only free because of what Cohen been doing for him all of these years.
Convict on 34 counts. He probably won't do it, but I give him the max of 20 years.
@goodlookingman4489
16 күн бұрын
If ur under a hung jury it will be overturned in appeal
@reason6835
16 күн бұрын
@@goodlookingman4489: You can’t appeal a hung jury. You can retry him though.
@danm3532
16 күн бұрын
@@goodlookingman4489 hung jury gets another trial.
@cdjhyoung
16 күн бұрын
He in no circumstance will get 20 years (though I wish he could). If found guilty the judge will use the Federal sentencing guidelines to set the sentence. It galls me to say this, but Trump is a first time offender in this type of crime. At most he will get 5 years with a chance of parole after about 30 months.
@goodlookingman4489
16 күн бұрын
@@reason6835 autocorrect problem . Either hung jury or if convicted it will be overturned
The only way to fix any of the craziness is get out to vote and get your family, friends and neighbors to do the same!
Lawerence has nailed MC perfectly
Cohen promotes Meidus touch products not Cohen products,
Maybe his defense lawyer really believes trump is guilty!?
@benjiebenjamin7810
14 күн бұрын
I've noted other situations that seemed some of tRump's other attorneys think tRump is guilty......IF they've any active brain cells you'd think they could tell tRump is guilty.
@benjiebenjamin7810
14 күн бұрын
I've noted other situations that seemed some of tRump's other attorneys think tRump is guilty......IF they've any active brain cells you'd think they could tell tRump is guilty.
I've never known such a loud mouth coward who's all bluster and me, me, me and my opinion outside court....and does not dare open his big mouth ...even in his own defence...inside court.
To finally get to tell his story all of it to the public has got to be relieving! Including in front of Trump that despite everything he's going to speak the truth not his truth but the truth
@user-ly2vk5yn5w
15 күн бұрын
This is very well said. Thanks for pointing this out!
2 if the best Journalist I live Racheal and Lawrence 🤗👊🏼
@JamesBond-yn8kd
16 күн бұрын
You can't even spell
@barbaraschuld8206
16 күн бұрын
@@JamesBond-yn8kdAnd apparently you're mean! 🤪💙💙💙
@rickvolcano6017
16 күн бұрын
@@barbaraschuld8206Hopefully you brought knee pads and mouth wash Barbara.
Lock him up!
@91feloniesGuiltyofsexAbuse
16 күн бұрын
Let him up now
@stoopidpursun8140
16 күн бұрын
"Lock him up!" / 🤡
@supermovietimebros6770
16 күн бұрын
Cohen? Yes!
@danm3532
16 күн бұрын
@@supermovietimebros6770 You meant Trump, of course.
@Almora-gp3hs
16 күн бұрын
@@stoopidpursun8140You must be a real stoopid purson lol
Like they say: vendetta is best served cold. He was cool as a cucumber. Well done, Mr Cohen. The madafaka deserves it.
Bravo Michael
Clarification. The merch Blanch questioned wasn't even Michael Cohen's. Trump's attorney's didn't do even minimal research. That would have remained with me were I on the jury.
@anamariaguadayol2335
16 күн бұрын
He's part of meidas touch
@IMeMineWho
16 күн бұрын
@@anamariaguadayol2335Nope. MC has his own podcast but the merch was sold a year before Cohen was even associated. Get your facts straight.
@buslady3705
16 күн бұрын
Were the jury informed that it was incorrect?
@IMeMineWho
16 күн бұрын
@@buslady3705 I believe so.
@buslady3705
16 күн бұрын
@@IMeMineWho That should carry some weight. The defense trying to mislead the jury, or simply being incompetent.
Excuse me...Michael doesn't sell merch...it is BEN MEISALAS...MEIDAS TOUCH.
This is a much better analysis and breakdown than whatever Ari was trying to present on his show. Thank you 👌🏾🙏🏾💙
Its kinda easy when you just " tell the TRUTH"---- ❤ Michael
Jan 6th was the downfall day for donald. He lost everything that day. We're just witnessing the unraveling of a career criminal and traitor
@francruz5824
16 күн бұрын
He should have, why people still nominated him to run again, I don’t know. Perhaps, he might get away with it.😂😂😂
@vicm6561
13 күн бұрын
@@francruz5824 perhaps the people licking their lips and pointing the finger are the true liars ? something to ponder
Prison will change you.
@barbaraschuld8206
16 күн бұрын
Let's hope Orange Donnie gets a taste! Change him? Not possible! 😠💙💙💙
@sassafrasdinglemeyer4513
16 күн бұрын
I only hope that tRump will go to prison and meet a new “boyfriend”!!!
There is no defense.
Thank you for mentioning the family intervention that saved Michael Cohen's spirit and soul. I hope he and his family are thankful, happy, fulfilled and proud.
There's one thing that is certainly clear with me. " I would NEVER vote for donald trump..EVER!!"
@chuckcox4199
16 күн бұрын
Because he recorded a payment to a lawyer as a legal expense?
@mile_high_topher
16 күн бұрын
@@chuckcox4199 Because he covered up a campaign contribution.
@chuckcox4199
16 күн бұрын
@@mile_high_topherthere is no law against contributing to your own campaign.
@peppermoon7485
16 күн бұрын
Everyone is tired of trump !
@BruceLeigh-eu3wm
16 күн бұрын
care to elaborate? (Chuck)
Lawrence is my psychiatrist
@muttonchopsgayever
16 күн бұрын
Who is his?
@goodlookingman4489
16 күн бұрын
Well it appears you need one
@zero95lucky
16 күн бұрын
@@muttonchopsgayever It might be seeding a bot-chain. Give it time & there'll be dozen of comment from totally genuin account lawding how lawrence whoever helped them & what a great guy he is.
@tami4951
16 күн бұрын
@@goodlookingman4489 Not as badly as you.
But how will he manage his hair and makeup behind bars? That, to me, is the key question.
Thing is, Cohen’s made no bones about what he is, or about the fact that he was betrayed and did time. The cards are on the table and Cohen has nothing to lose by telling the truth. That’s why we can believe him.
Cohen is more like trump than any of his children so far. It appears Cohen respected, protected and admired trump. Like always trump betrayed Cohen literally stripped him of his soul and self worth. The relationship can be viewed as lawyer to client but more as slave to master. Thank God for Cohen’s family love, understanding, forgiving, trust and advice.
@ShineOnBenevolentSun
16 күн бұрын
Narcissist to Flying Monkey is most accurate.
All of my favorites, less tabloid journalism than the other anchors at MSNBC 👍
@ShineOnBenevolentSun
16 күн бұрын
Nicole Wallace would have completed the panel, IMO, but she can't work all the time. Replace Tur.
As a former juror on a month long trial, for us as a jury, the biggest impact on information, was when we heard it for the first time. It was so clever for the prosecution to get ahead of what the defense will use as a rebuttal regarding Cohen. For us in our case, when the defense would say, hey but didn't you say???? We would think....yeah no new information here, they covered it yesterday.....next.
I am truly afraid that the defense’s ace up their sleeve is the Supreme Court’s decision… They have been tooooooo quiet on their ruling. 🤔
@jeansdaughter
16 күн бұрын
This is a state prosecution, not federal. The SCOTUS has no role.
I don't think it would be detrimental for Cohen to acknowledge his anger or its delivery in the public space. His life and his sense of self was ruined by Trump and his narcissist's manipulation. He should say he will spend a lifetime healing that trauma and this is a redemptive moment, despite not in spite of Trump.
@cdjhyoung
16 күн бұрын
Cohen can't blame Trump for his trashed life. Michael Cohen chose to be Trump's man. I feel for Cohen, but signing on with Trump was his decision.
Go Cohen, you can do this.
Lawrence is a gem.
Except that the merch they were talking about was on the Meidas Touch merch store not his.
I love how Mr. O'Donnell weaves the story of how one behaves in the witness stand. Earlier today he said something close to this, "When a witness takes the stand, everything changes." Here is my experience as a parish pastor for 30 years now in a mainline Christian denomination that if you throw a rock at the corner of Main and First, you would at least hit the sidewalk of said church. Easter is full of joy and jokes! Holy Thursday and Good Friday are muted. Christmas is full of joy. A funeral for a 98 year old is usually fun (old people die and there are stories to be told...many are funny.). A funeral for a service member killed in combat is something completely different. A funeral for a 14 year old child is completely different. How I present myself to my congregation and those gathered does not change who I am, but the demeanor is essential. It seems that Cohen presented himself with the correct decorum. Today was not the time for jokes. Today was not the time for audacity or arrogance. Today was the time for truth telling and humility.
@benjaminfranklinkivettiv9433
14 күн бұрын
Sadly 😢 there was no truth from cohen today. Super bad day for the prosecution. Cohen might just have cost them the case. Unless they can come up with someone better
An early indicator that the cross examination was not going to be very successful was when the defence attorney started by asking questions about personal grievances. Bad strategy from the outset and not very effective. Also congrats to Cohen about maintaining his composure so well.
@starfishsystems
15 күн бұрын
I agree. For a cross examination to begin with a personal grievance - even a valid one - immediately creates an impression that the defense is not impartial. It seems not to the point, merely a petty and vindictive distraction. So now the jury is critically watching defense counsel, not the witness. It's not a good look for a defense trying to cast doubt on a witness. The only way this could conceivably work to the advantage of defense is if the defense is already established on unassailably high moral ground, such that the personal grievance is carried along with the general sense of moral outrage. But the opposite is true here in this courtroom.
@lucillejerome5511
14 күн бұрын
@@starfishsystems no - it demonstrated that the grievances continue and therefore testimony might not be as honest as possible.
@vicm6561
13 күн бұрын
It’s called motive
We still have to get 12 guilty verdicts out of the jury and that concerns me.
@salliegallegos918
6 күн бұрын
He will be acquitted.
And he got caught lying on the stand😂
The smartest thing the prosecutors did was to take the sting out of Cohen. They acknowledged at the very beginning of the trial that Cohen was a problematic witness. Cohen is just tying and bringing the threads together.
@billybarnes1763
15 күн бұрын
Yeah... From his own tangled web he got twisted up in.
@jazzyjohnson2925
15 күн бұрын
Take a look at all of Trump’s “codefendants” in all his cases. Reasonable people who got lured into doing crimes for Trump. Losing liberty, law licenses and many dollars. If it walks like the Antichrist, deceives like the Antichrist and revels in evil like the Antichrist, believe Trump when he tells you who he is.
@Dpinks7522
15 күн бұрын
What threads? Trump wrote personal checks on a regular basis to Cohen for his retainer. Perfectly legal. Bragg has to prove that Trump not only didn't care if Melania and Baron found out, but he didn't want to protect his brand too. The FEC prosecuted John Edwards, a Presidential candidate, for the same thing. They lost the case. That's why the FEC didn't pursue this case. It's also why Bragg's predecessor didn't pursue the case.
@billybarnes1763
15 күн бұрын
@@Dpinks7522 it's almost like the party is conning less intelligent black DAs to take the cases and ruin their careers that they worked so hard for.
It is not Cohen's merch its Meidas Touch. He does not sell it or get the money do your homework.
Blanche might have thrown the baby out with the bath water in his opening statement. You can't defend the indefensible. There you have it.
I try to listen to every word from my most favorites, Rachel and Lawrence! They explain the issues so very well. Thank you ALL so much!
Miss you Rachel 😘 No shade, Excellent job Alex. So glad you’re back on MSNBC 😘
Two of my favorite people. I really love your take on the news
Steeling myself: the prosecution in this case has done a very good job. The outcome....mistrial? hung jury? acquittal? If after such a flawless presentation, any of these outcomes occur, I'm going to be sick.
Lock him up!!! 💙 💙 💙
@13bgunbunny46
16 күн бұрын
Despite the ethos that you are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
@Ockv74
16 күн бұрын
@@13bgunbunny46 He owes 83 Million and 454 Million Dollars for his Civil Crimes!!! 💙 💙 💙
@Ockv74
16 күн бұрын
@@13bgunbunny46The Evidence is Overwhelming!!! 💙 💙 💙
@13bgunbunny46
16 күн бұрын
@@Ockv74 You want him locked up regardless if he is innocent or not.
@Ockv74
16 күн бұрын
@@13bgunbunny46 158 Historians declared Orange MAGA traitor the Worst President in US History!!! 💙 💙 💙
Why are they surprised with Cohen's demeanor in court when the guy's been an attorney his whole life? It's like, why is this mechanic acting like that when he's standing in a garage holding a wrench.
All there was for them to bring was shame and despair.
That was heaven for me: Chris Hayes, Lawrence O'Donnell and Rachel Maddow all together! (I'm sorry, I don't know the other lady's name yet.) My three favorite news journalists on one screen in one conversation. Three who are remarkable speakers with keen insights, deadly senses of humor, and - good grammar to boot. As I said - heavenly.
@nancyjay790
16 күн бұрын
The other woman is Alex Wagner.
@DalokiMauvais
15 күн бұрын
@@nancyjay790 Thank you.
Let Trump testify Thursday.
@electricgigolo
16 күн бұрын
Not a chance. He's a coward.
@outtakontroll3334
16 күн бұрын
he wants to! if only he could stay awake that long
@musclvr377
16 күн бұрын
It's not a matter or letting. His attorneys won't recommend it.
@carololeary5929
16 күн бұрын
It would be a complete waste of time. He’s incapable of telling the truth; he wouldn’t recognize the truth if it bit him on the Naughty Bits.
@sassafrasdinglemeyer4513
16 күн бұрын
I agree, tRump is so stupid and inarticulate that he would put a nail in his unpaid for coffin….