“Rare moment of real consequence”

“Paranoid, insulated, thin skinned, partisan actors”

Deadline: White House - “From tabloid fare to propaganda machine”

Nicolle Wallace is joined by John Heilemann, Andrew Weissmann, Lachlan Cartwright, Vaughn Hillyard, Susanne Craig, Harry Litman, Rev. Al Sharpton, and Michael Fanone.

“From tabloid fare to propaganda machine”

happy Friday it's now four o'clock in New York we are monitoring the ongoing

criminal trial of Donald J. Trump were on day eight of this

election interference hush money trial. Today brought the introduction of

witnesses number two and three for the prosecution. Right this moment the prosecution is is he helped set up that home equity line of credit through which Michael Cohen paid

stormy and was reimbursed then by Donald Trump. It's the financial transaction that's

at the heart of all of this. The second witness was a woman by the name of

Rona Graf. You may not know the name but she was in the room for just about

everything. She's Donald Trump's longtime assistant. Graf noted that she worked at the Trump

organization for 34 years. She also noted that she was on the stand because she

had been subpoenaed and that the Trump organization is paying for her

In a very brief line of questioning from the prosecution,

Alvin Bragg's team had Graf authenticate emails, documents,

and email contacts for Stormy, McDDaniel's, and Karen McDougal.

Graf even said that she had a vague recollection of seeing Stormy Daniels in the reception

area of her office before Donald Trump was running for president.

In cross-examination from Donald Trump's lawyer, Grapp also said she recalled hearing about

how Stormy Daniels, who she knew at the time was a porn star,

was under consideration to be a contestant on the Celebrity Apprentice.

Now today's day in court began with the former National Inquirer CEO David Packer finishing his testimony.

Trump's team continued its cross-examination of Peker. At times it was contentious.

Drawing on years of experience as communications chief for President George W. Bush and senior advisor for the McCain-Palin campaign, Nicolle Wallace provides political insight and clarity on where the decision-makers stand on complex issues. Join her for analysis and discussion with the key newsmakers every weekday.

0:00.0	Hi there everyone happy
0:06.8	happy Friday it's now four o'clock in New York we are monitoring the ongoing
0:10.8	criminal trial of Donald J. Trump were on day eight of this
0:15.1	election interference hush money trial. Today brought the introduction of
0:19.5	witnesses number two and three for the prosecution. Right this moment the prosecution is is he helped set up that home equity line of credit through which Michael Cohen paid
0:35.2	stormy and was reimbursed then by Donald Trump. It's the financial transaction that's
0:40.0	at the heart of all of this. The second witness was a woman by the name of
0:43.8	Rona Graf. You may not know the name but she was in the room for just about
0:49.1	everything. She's Donald Trump's longtime assistant. Graf noted that she worked at the Trump
0:53.6	organization for 34 years. She also noted that she was on the stand because she
0:58.4	had been subpoenaed and that the Trump organization is paying for her
1:02.1	attorneys.
1:03.2	In a very brief line of questioning from the prosecution,
1:06.4	Alvin Bragg's team had Graf authenticate emails, documents,
1:10.8	and email contacts for Stormy, McDDaniel's, and Karen McDougal.
1:15.0	Graf even said that she had a vague recollection of seeing Stormy Daniels in the reception
1:20.4	area of her office before Donald Trump was running for president.
1:24.8	In cross-examination from Donald Trump's lawyer, Grapp also said she recalled hearing about
1:30.4	how Stormy Daniels, who she knew at the time was a porn star,
1:34.0	was under consideration to be a contestant on the Celebrity Apprentice.
1:38.8	Now today's day in court began with the former National Inquirer CEO David Packer finishing his testimony.
1:45.4	Trump's team continued its cross-examination of Peker. At times it was contentious.
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“From tabloid fare to propaganda machine”

Deadline: White House

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