‘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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#DonaldTrump #MichaelCohen #hushmoney

[@starlessmystery6429]

I thank Michael Cohens family for leading him in the right direction. What a precious family to have.

[@reneejkd]

💯

[@snowwhite5842]

😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂 oh wait, you’re being serious.

[@maximilianemusterfrau1265]

💯👍🏻👏 Absolutely!

[@judith3218]

@@snowwhite5842 Oh, wait, you think you're witty. 🤣🤣😂😂

[@Grant80]

Who the one who can’t lay straight in bed.

[@13bgunbunny46]

America went stupid on 26 June, 2015. I want to Make America Normal Again.

[@broobie]

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]

America needs to be normal again. It certainly is not normal right now!!!!!!!!

[@htowngogetta3508]

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]

No doubt

[@janeintj]

Make Orwell Fiction Again. 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@user-zb7uh2ob1r]

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]

👏👏👏

[@anamariaguadayol2335]

He said it in his books.

[@lotharschiese8559]

Yah!

[@goodlookingman4489]

It’s just another one of his lies

[@conniewojahn6445]

@@goodlookingman4489 No lie.

[@mattsoca1]

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]

😂 what truth?

[@barrylenihan8032]

​@@chaddollyThe truth of what he did and the truth of who he did it for.

[@NickElliottOutdoors]

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]

​@@barrylenihan8032 Cohen has perjured himself multiple time on the stand. So when was he telling the truth? Then or now?

[@barrylenihan8032]

@@NickElliottOutdoors That is why corroboration is so important.

[@katherine.benson4489]

They have no defense because there is none. He is guilty.

[@user-xk4gf9jz8c]

No need for defense when there is no evidence

[@jamesmarcus612]

Yep

[@gilesbowman1189]

Comment from a democRAT...

[@user-wi1je3ml8k]

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]

@@user-xk4gf9jz8cwhy are you trying to defend him? Not rhetorical, I’m actually curious.

[@soonermodels1173]

Make America Trumpless Again!!!!

[@carefulkeeper]

Love that tagline

[@vitaminckillscovid103]

​@@carefulkeeper weird how every Trump hater has 4 to 5 numbers in their handle....every time. Weird...

[@sheshebrad]

@@carefulkeeper Me, too!!!

[@myrnajay2785]

Absolutely! I miss pre-tRump America!!

[@ARichardP]

D for Division J6 T for Traitor

[@patcomerford5596]

Dozy Don's history will be recorded as a vile one. Cohen's history will be a record of redemption.

[@Dpinks7522]

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.

[@lks10573]

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. 💙🇦🇺

[@melcaferguson3100]

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 🇨🇦 ❤❤🎉🎉

[@Tammy_4]

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]

He is cool now, but he WAS still a lackey of Drumpf. So trust is understandably low at times.

[@riparianlife97701]

The skillful fixer of a career criminal.

[@user-gl5kj1fm5x]

more to the point staying composed ensures the payback sticks

[@KennyRogersRoasters84]

Apparently you having seen his ticToc account 😂

[@OroborusFMA]

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!"

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Huge thanks to Chris, Lawrence, Alex and Rachel! 🗽

[@lesliesherborne9898]

Yes,loved seeing the smiles on their faces

[@JohnWesleyHardin1853]

@@billybarnes1763 - Every MAGAt accusation is a confession. SMH 🙄

[@williamblake827]

😂😂😂

[@DavidCundiff-fx2mm]

TRASH!!!!

[@spinthis56]

*I AGREE 100% with Rachel Maddow, Chris Hayes, Alex Wagner and Lawrence O’Donnell!!!* Vote BLUE!!! 💙💙💙

[@TS-yg3lv]

These are all truth tellers. BRAVO to these great reporters, Rachel, Chris, Alex, and Lawrence.

[@jjfalarka8837]

Blue is truning to a brown color . You know there are many things the color brown.

[@billybarnes1763]

So.... Why are you saying it for your own benefit?

[@spinthis56]

@@billybarnes1763 -- *I AGREE 100% with Rachel Maddow, Chris Hayes, Alex Wagner and Lawrence O’Donnell!!! Vote BLUE!!!* 💙💙💙

[@billybarnes1763]

@@spinthis56 ya gotta be sheetin me. 😂😂😂

[@suzy161]

Rachael Maddow & Lawrence O’Donnell are THE BEST journalist/reporters!!!

[@goodlookingman4489]

You need to get out more

[@TT-qo9dv]

@@goodlookingman4489you need to look in the mirror.

[@dickmonddickelheimer9452]

Wrong, they are both very dishonest men.

[@YELLTELL]

I THOUGHT MADOW SAID IT WOULD LEAVE THE COUNTRY IF TRUMP WON?

[@jenolson577]

Agreed!

[@wandagordon5629]

I am Praying that we will soon get back to the US a Democracy of Honor not one now of Corruption and Evilness.

[@KennyRogersRoasters84]

Yes Joe Bribem and his band of misfits must go. 👏

[@reason6835]

When has this country ever been honorable?

[@tami4951]

​@@KennyRogersRoasters84 You misspelled "tRUMP", inbred.

[@budman4224]

​@@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]

@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

[@KasimOwens-qj9re]

Donald would not be in this situation if he did not put himself in this situation

[@sassafrasdinglemeyer4513]

Because tRump has never been accountable for anything, ever in his life this must be a huge wake-up call!

[@cherylmatthews5507]

Pride, ego, greed...American values at its' "best"...🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@michaelbayer5094]

@@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]

Yes, and likes to call himself a martyr. You did the crime, it’s only fair you do the time.😂😂😂

[@ogpapai4618]

@@francruz5824 Agreed. But what was the crime?

[@Lesterluwu]

"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]

🎯 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.

[@AnonymousMusing]

I'm glad Cohen was thoughtful before he answered.

[@sheilaboston7051]

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]

He was trying to navigate his previous lies.

[@ThomasGellin-gv1ul]

​@@kelperdudeWhat are the chances Trump takes the stand to navigate thru his lies.

[@Stormstorm1]

​@@kelperdudeHe wanted to choose his words wisely. Something your guy has never done.

[@chaddolly]

He was heavily coached

[@patriciamckeon4650]

Wow ...that was such a beautiful phrase from Lawrence..."a man in mourning for his mistakes" 🗽

[@zsazsafabian3958]

Team Michael Cohen full respect man👊👊

[@brada-smith2807]

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]

cohen had a rough day today. his own side had him tell his lies.

[@user-xk4gf9jz8c]

Ask stormy

[@timothypopik2288]

Even what Cohen confessed to is unlikely to have been a crime, the Feds threatened to jail Cohens wife if he didn't.

[@matbroomfield]

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]

Your words were very powerful that you made me conduct a bit of soul searching.

[@Bbbbad724]

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]

Did you get that from the drawings?

[@kelperdude]

He was collapsing under the weight of his lies.

[@user-xk4gf9jz8c]

@@kelperdude name one lie

[@kelperdude]

@@user-xk4gf9jz8c - He named them all himself.🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@budman4224]

To be fair, it is the defense's job to try to make him look bad

[@jakejohnson7714]

3 years in jail Choen was sentenced, so should Donald

[@Sailor376also]

"You can't possibly convict him on the word of that man." Yes. Yes, you can.

[@jimslancio]

They won't have to. The documents make the case.

[@Sailor376also]

@@jimslancio Yes. The paper trail confirms just about all testimony. And then a recording.

[@momc9274]

Delusional!

[@janhankins911]

Trump is really good at breaking lives.

[@user-xk4gf9jz8c]

Do YOU have evidence?. Nope

[@danm3532]

@@user-xk4gf9jz8c You ain't paying attention, troll.

[@lisariggs5688]

Jan… lay off the Jim Beam….you make no sense

[@maryalbanesi3435]

Rick Wilson REPUBLICAN strategist, wrote a best-selling book called, "Everything Trump Touches, Dies."

[@user-dl7fm5zv1y]

Trump=ETTD

[@BlueJazzBoyNZ]

Donald Tell Your Truth ! Get on the stand. I dare you. I Double Dare You Be a Man not a Coward.

[@barbaraschuld8206]

He'd need a spine atleast. Impossible, he has none! 😠💙

[@Hiii_yal]

Never DJTrdump

[@Jayewillams]

Trump is incapable of telling the truth, taking responsibility, or being a decent human being.

[@ronleight9341]

He wouldn't last 90 seconds on cross, before perjurying himself.

[@pansepot1490]

I am almost tempted to open an account on truth social to dare trump directly to take the stand. 😅

[@jamesh7571]

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]

James…. that made me blow snot. Good one!

[@vicm6561]

Mr O’Donnell pro BSer just like Cohen. Not a critical thinker don’t loose your mind when everything they tell you falls short

[@lindaj5492]

8:25+ How is defence allowed to show a document to a witness, but not have jury see it?

[@judyfargo8162]

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]

Shout out to Meidas Touch! 😲

[@lesleyphillips8146]

​@@tami4951 My go to place for full news stories with facts and truth

[@Mr.R-xv4le]

Can't defend the indefensible.

[@kelperdude]

yep. cohen is a mess.

[@timothypopik2288]

Exactly. No crime committed means nothing to defend against.

[@nebtheweb8885]

@@kelperdude You mad, bro?

[@mytruecrimelibrary]

​@@kelperdudeTrump is the biggest mess everything he touches turns to poop 💩

[@paulford9120]

His lawyers knew going in that he was toast. They were just in it for the money.

[@user-eo8iu9us2z]

An honourable man will testify under oath.

[@jimslancio]

And guilty men take the Fifth.

[@Dpinks7522]

You are naive.

[@Dpinks7522]

@@jimslancio Tell that to much of the Obama administration who went before Congress and wouldn't answer.

[@thelikebutton88]

Cohen wouldn't know the truth or about honor even if it came up and grabbed him by his puzzy 😅😅

[@dougalexander7204]

Thank you Lawrence for your insight furthermore, you’re looking good.

[@nickpaine]

Confession is good for the soul. It is the 1st step toward redemption. Trump's soul will never come clean.

[@davidweyant9356]

Trump believes he has never done anything that he has to ask for forgiveness.

[@PamelaPitmanBrown]

There is no soul behind those eyes

[@goodlookingman4489]

When was the last time you went to confession little guy ?

[@user-ho3dk4pg8y]

@@PamelaPitmanBrownNo soul.

[@janejones8672]

Trump said : I don't have to pray to God and ask for forgiveness because I've never really did anything wrong ❌

[@X5avatar]

Michael Cohen all the way up today.unstoppable.

[@jmala1885]

He's full of CONviction.

Who is “Cohan”? Never heard of him.😅

[@danm3532]

@@jmala1885 Doing what Trump said to do. Notice that everyone around Trump is getting/or is convicted?

[@jmala1885]

@danm3532 doesn't matter, if they can't put trump in jail than he will win in November. So well see what happens.

[@jmala1885]

Nice edit job,

[@lindawade4ok639]

Oh good grief they confronted him with merchandise for the Midas touch in which Michael Cohen has absolutely no ownership. Do your homework

[@Dpinks7522]

So you're saying he's not making any money off of that?

[@lindawade4ok639]

@@Dpinks7522 yes

[@thedemocrat73]

_Cohen took a sledge hammer to Trump's defense_

[@winterlightstudios4340]

What defense?

[@herballycorrect]

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]

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]

_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]

@@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.

[@waywardtycoon]

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]

Cohen went to jail because he lied in court and lied to congress 😮

[@lesleyphillips8146]

Bill Barr was the reason. He had the investigation stopped against Trump.

[@vicm6561]

Google is your friend maybe look at the charges . Cohen had 8 charges 7 had nothing to do with Trump.

[@shelbychesnut99]

You did not mention that the merchandise was not Cohen's. It belongs to Meidas Touch.

[@riparianlife97701]

Michael and Ben are best friends. I love that.

[@lindawade4ok639]

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]

❤​@@lindawade4ok639

[@barcelonachair6487]

He said his "associated website's"

[@lindawade4ok639]

@@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

[@davida1034]

Way to go Michael!

[@irockluculent961]

Excellent analysis and commentary here, especially by Mr. O'Donnell.

[@tootsla1252]

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]

So sorry you and the others involved in that case had to go through seeing such suffering.

[@tootsla1252]

@@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.

[@davismiller4369]

Brilliant prosecution. Enfeebled defense. There is no defense for Trump. 34 counts times five years each is the appropriate sentence for Trump.

[@user-xk4gf9jz8c]

So can you explain the crime?

[@reason6835]

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]

​@@reason6835will find out when the jury comrs back with a verdict on how it went. Lol

[@dlcs1406]

🤣🤣 It's a start.

[@dlcs1406]

@@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

[@alexwells9948]

Kudos for Michael Cohen

[@asdfasdfasdf4746]

Kudos to the convicted LIAR 😂

[@johnmckinnon420]

​@@asdfasdfasdf4746Trump hasn't been convicted yet, so he's still just a LIAR😂.

[@veganpotterthevegan]

​@@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]

@@asdfasdfasdf4746😂 you really don’t have any idea what’s happening here, do you?

[@herballycorrect]

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

[@lesleyphillips8146]

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]

Why would he lie about his sales? I thought he was a truth teller now. 😂😂😂🙃

[@adriansanders1702]

PEACE AND PRAISE MR. MICHAEL COHEN

[@user-nn6wc2ix4d]

The truth will prevail, & the truth will SET U.S. FREE 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@kevinlindsey6862]

🍻

[@conniewojahn6445]

I hope the truth doesn't set diaper don free.

[@MariaGarcia-nc2mz]

Well said

[@angiebear8727]

“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]

❤️TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT 2024

[@brendacurrie358]

Yay Lawrence & Rachel !!!🔥🔥🔥✨

[@cindeeblake2739]

I love these two. Such honesty and informative.

[@vicm6561]

@@cindeeblake2739 funniest comment here. Honest ….hoodwinked much

[@angelafrisby3957]

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!

[@SheriePeterson]

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]

This is very well said. Thanks for pointing this out!

[@tamaragerkin]

The merchandise is not Cohen’s! It belongs to Meidas Touch Network on KZbin!

[@kelperdude]

The low quality is the giveaway.

[@aaronmcintosh2903]

@@kelperdude Aww, someone's upset that their leader is in court and facing justice.

[@anamariaguadayol2335]

He's part of meidas touch

[@Baliane22]

@@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]

@@kelperdudeand still higher quality than anything trump’s ever sold.

[@chrisjessee9789]

If DT gets back in office the whole world will be mourning our mistake

[@jeansdaughter]

Including many Americans - but it will be too late if this last chance is not fully grasped by a substantial majority.

[@lrs7777]

Lawerence has nailed MC perfectly

[@alisonmeeks5580]

Except that the merch they were talking about was on the Meidas Touch merch store not his.

[@VictorKing-xo5ub]

Cohen promotes Meidus touch products not Cohen products,

[@Eagle-rv3iy]

Cohen was a lawyer... court room should be second nature to him

[@goodlookingman4489]

He’s was not a trial lawyer

[@Zerozombie77]

The second nature doesn't come from being a lawyer but being on the stand being questioned about his countless lies and fraud.

[@carefulkeeper]

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]

@@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]

@@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.

[@YYY-GUY]

Chump's guilt is so overwhelming that lawyers have no idea how to defend him.

[@AnaterZ]

He doesn't need defense. He needs to get the gag order lifted cause it is interference.

[@YYY-GUY]

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]

@@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]

@@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]

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.

[@Maya_Pinion]

Its kinda easy when you just " tell the TRUTH"---- ❤ Michael

[@vincentl.guarisco8601]

Convict on 34 counts. He probably won't do it, but I give him the max of 20 years.

[@goodlookingman4489]

If ur under a hung jury it will be overturned in appeal

[@reason6835]

@@goodlookingman4489: You can’t appeal a hung jury. You can retry him though.

[@danm3532]

@@goodlookingman4489 hung jury gets another trial.

[@cdjhyoung]

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]

@@reason6835 autocorrect problem . Either hung jury or if convicted it will be overturned

[@marshabailey1121]

Excuse me...Michael doesn't sell merch...it is BEN MEISALAS...MEIDAS TOUCH.

[@CarlosOrtiz-AzulBushi]

This is a much better analysis and breakdown than whatever Ari was trying to present on his show. Thank you 👌🏾🙏🏾💙

[@stonerrocky]

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!

[@mandybrown7758]

2 if the best Journalist I live Racheal and Lawrence 🤗👊🏼

[@JamesBond-yn8kd]

You can't even spell

[@barbaraschuld8206]

​@@JamesBond-yn8kdAnd apparently you're mean! 🤪💙💙💙

[@rickvolcano6017]

@@barbaraschuld8206Hopefully you brought knee pads and mouth wash Barbara.

[@thetabest]

Lock him up!

[@91feloniesGuiltyofsexAbuse]

Let him up now

[@stoopidpursun8140]

"Lock him up!" / 🤡

[@supermovietimebros6770]

Cohen? Yes!

[@danm3532]

@@supermovietimebros6770 You meant Trump, of course.

[@Almora-gp3hs]

​​@@stoopidpursun8140You must be a real stoopid purson lol

[@robertwilson123]

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.

[@travisbryant3185]

We aaked the liars if they were lying, the said no. 😂

[@user-xr8dq6ly7g]

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]

He should have, why people still nominated him to run again, I don’t know. Perhaps, he might get away with it.😂😂😂

[@vicm6561]

@@francruz5824 perhaps the people licking their lips and pointing the finger are the true liars ? something to ponder

[@lightwillprevail]

All of my favorites, less tabloid journalism than the other anchors at MSNBC 👍

[@ShineOnBenevolentSun]

Nicole Wallace would have completed the panel, IMO, but she can't work all the time. Replace Tur.

[@ruthking7884]

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.

[@Dr_1212]

Stop the stupidity Trump For Prison 2024

[@JacobWilson777]

Stupid comment

[@jorddy9209]

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.

[@johnnystewart83]

There's one thing that is certainly clear with me. " I would NEVER vote for donald trump..EVER!!"

[@chuckcox4199]

Because he recorded a payment to a lawyer as a legal expense?

[@mile_high_topher]

@@chuckcox4199 Because he covered up a campaign contribution.

[@chuckcox4199]

​@@mile_high_topherthere is no law against contributing to your own campaign.

[@peppermoon7485]

Everyone is tired of trump !

[@BruceLeigh-eu3wm]

⁠care to elaborate? (Chuck)

[@dougclem7711]

Prison will change you.

[@barbaraschuld8206]

Let's hope Orange Donnie gets a taste! Change him? Not possible! 😠💙💙💙

[@sassafrasdinglemeyer4513]

I only hope that tRump will go to prison and meet a new “boyfriend”!!!

[@pollytiks3885]

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.

[@regtowers4914]

Bravo Michael

[@jamiesuejeffery]

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]

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

[@Buckled-up_Buttercup]

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]

He's part of meidas touch

[@IMeMineWho]

​@@anamariaguadayol2335Nope. MC has his own podcast but the merch was sold a year before Cohen was even associated. Get your facts straight.

[@buslady3705]

Were the jury informed that it was incorrect?

[@IMeMineWho]

@@buslady3705 I believe so.

[@buslady3705]

@@IMeMineWho That should carry some weight. The defense trying to mislead the jury, or simply being incompetent.

[@fred428cj6]

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.

[@michaelanunez]

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]

This is a state prosecution, not federal. The SCOTUS has no role.

[@PamelaFlores-wl4to]

Maybe his defense lawyer really believes trump is guilty!?

[@benjiebenjamin7810]

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]

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.

[@rickgiles3633]

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]

Yeah... From his own tangled web he got twisted up in.

[@jazzyjohnson2925]

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]

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]

@@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.

[@user-zl7mx8if8y]

The defense is treating Michael Cohen like he's on trial, trump is!

[@user-ik1ip4uh5p]

There is no defense.

[@dennisspackman7147]

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]

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]

@@starfishsystems no - it demonstrated that the grievances continue and therefore testimony might not be as honest as possible.

[@vicm6561]

It’s called motive

[@donnareed3822]

Two of my favorite people. I really love your take on the news

[@robbweeks]

We still have to get 12 guilty verdicts out of the jury and that concerns me.

[@salliegallegos918]

He will be acquitted.

[@-FALKOR]

All there was for them to bring was shame and despair.

[@KelindaBarber]

Miss you Rachel 😘 No shade, Excellent job Alex. So glad you’re back on MSNBC 😘

[@carlettabenjamin9652]

Go Cohen, you can do this.

[@daviddavirgi6889]

Its Roevember, in November and don't you EVER FORGET IT!

[@xelamercedes]

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.

[@pcamp865]

It is not Cohen's merch its Meidas Touch. He does not sell it or get the money do your homework.

[@DalokiMauvais]

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]

The other woman is Alex Wagner.

[@DalokiMauvais]

@@nancyjay790 Thank you.

[@wmduke404]

😮 guilty as charged. They will tie it up with appeals but he's guilty as charged .

[@desmondjames9312]

I sure hope that the Jury sees it the same as Lawrence. I have my worries.

[@knightmare8083]

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.

[@ZeldaTheLegendof]

So glad to see Alex. I haven’t seen any of her program posted by MSNBC on KZbin.

[@shirleyashanti3031]

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.

[@inthewoodshed9611]

Lawrence is my psychiatrist

[@muttonchopsgayever]

Who is his?

[@goodlookingman4489]

Well it appears you need one

[@zero95lucky]

@@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]

​@@goodlookingman4489 Not as badly as you.

[@primrosed2338]

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]

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.

[@Chesterton7]

Lawrence is a gem.

[@brendabiffibaldovino8306]

Thanks so much for sharing 💙💙💙

[@Ockv74]

Lock him up!!! 💙 💙 💙

[@13bgunbunny46]

Despite the ethos that you are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

[@Ockv74]

@@13bgunbunny46 He owes 83 Million and 454 Million Dollars for his Civil Crimes!!! 💙 💙 💙

[@Ockv74]

@@13bgunbunny46The Evidence is Overwhelming!!! 💙 💙 💙

[@13bgunbunny46]

@@Ockv74 You want him locked up regardless if he is innocent or not.

[@Ockv74]

@@13bgunbunny46 158 Historians declared Orange MAGA traitor the Worst President in US History!!! 💙 💙 💙