“From tabloid fare to propaganda machine”

“Extraordinary tales of a conspiracy”

Deadline: White House - “Paranoid, insulated, thin skinned, partisan actors”

Nicolle Wallace is joined by Vaughn Hillyard, Molly Jong-Fast, Andrew Weissmann, Susanne Criag, Ian Bassin, Dahlia Lithwick, Maya Wiley, Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Lisa Rubin, Marc Elias, and Ari Berman.

“Paranoid, insulated, thin skinned, partisan actors”

Hi everyone it's 4 o'clock in New York and it is all happening today. We are

picking up our special coverage of the tangled

legal web now being faced by the four times indicted ex-president Donald Trump

today. A collision of two of his criminal cases with massive

consequences not just for the man, the party he leads, but also for the presidency.

In our country's democracy, the Supreme Court heard arguments this morning on

Trump's claim of presidential immunity, leaving the fate and timing of the

federal election interference trial, a big blank open question for now.

But what is happening at this hour, what is certain,

is that the trial that could end up being the only criminal trial

that the ex-president faces before Americans go to the polls again in

2024 is the one brought by Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg over falsifying business

records to cover up hush money to a porn star and keep that

story silent ahead of a national election. Former National Inquire CEO David

Packer is still on the stand. He's now being cross-examined by Donald Trump's team.

Packer today was asked at length and in detail

that he hatched in a meeting with the ex president and Michael Cohen,

Packer detailed how he purchased the story of Trump's alleged affair

with former Playboy model Karen McDougal for $150,000.

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 everyone it's 4 o'clock in New York and it is all happening today. We are
0:12.0	picking up our special coverage of the tangled
0:15.2	legal web now being faced by the four times indicted ex-president Donald Trump
0:20.4	today. A collision of two of his criminal cases with massive
0:24.2	consequences not just for the man, the party he leads, but also for the presidency.
0:29.3	In our country's democracy, the Supreme Court heard arguments this morning on
0:34.0	Trump's claim of presidential immunity, leaving the fate and timing of the
0:38.2	federal election interference trial, a big blank open question for now.
0:44.8	But what is happening at this hour, what is certain,
0:47.4	is that the trial that could end up being the only criminal trial
0:50.7	that the ex-president faces before Americans go to the polls again in
0:54.7	2024 is the one brought by Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg over falsifying business
1:00.7	records to cover up hush money to a porn star and keep that
1:04.7	story silent ahead of a national election. Former National Inquire CEO David
1:09.3	Packer is still on the stand. He's now being cross-examined by Donald Trump's team.
1:14.3	Packer today was asked at length and in detail
1:18.2	about the catch-and-kill scheme
1:19.8	that he hatched in a meeting with the ex president and Michael Cohen,
1:23.8	Trump's former fixer.
1:25.2	Packer detailed how he purchased the story of Trump's alleged affair
1:29.7	with former Playboy model Karen McDougal for $150,000.
1:34.5	And then this happened.
	...

“Paranoid, insulated, thin skinned, partisan actors”

Deadline: White House

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