RUSH TRANSCRIPT Very much ░░░░░░░░ ll be back later ░░░░░░░░ 9 00 P M ░░░░░░░░ anchor her program Let ░░░░░░░░ get more analysis now ░░░░░░░░ Trump s testimony Our ░░░░░░░░ and political experts are ░░░░░░░░ with me in the ░░░░░░░░ Room and Laura Coates ░░░░░░░░ s your major takeaway ░░░░░░░░ the point that this ░░░░░░░░ past summary judgment motion ░░░░░░░░ judge has already ruled ░░░░░░░░ has engaged in fraud ░░░░░░░░ the question was how ░░░░░░░░ would it really be ░░░░░░░░ Trump tried to prove ░░░░░░░░ innocence on those fraudulent ░░░░░░░░ Why He s well ░░░░░░░░ his business acumen empire ░░░░░░░░ all about political currency ░░░░░░░░ there s a problem ░░░░░░░░ this On the one ░░░░░░░░ him trying to suggest ░░░░░░░░ s in control dots ░░░░░░░░ I crossed every t ░░░░░░░░ at odds with defense ░░░░░░░░ whether or not he ░░░░░░░░ aware of the material ░░░░░░░░ The impact of this ░░░░░░░░ angry back and forth ░░░░░░░░ exchange between Trump and ░░░░░░░░ judge And business trial ░░░░░░░░ on display today It ░░░░░░░░ a one two punch ░░░░░░░░ the judge into overreaching ░░░░░░░░ give Trump an edge ░░░░░░░░ appeal He knows he ░░░░░░░░ lost at the trial ░░░░░░░░ level But also walk ░░░░░░░░ very fine line of ░░░░░░░░ the finger at others ░░░░░░░░ others so on appeal ░░░░░░░░ can say intent wasn ░░░░░░░░ proven And I thought ░░░░░░░░ failed on both of ░░░░░░░░ counts On provoking the ░░░░░░░░ they did get his ░░░░░░░░ up but they didn ░░░░░░░░ cross the line He ░░░░░░░░ to expel Trump but ░░░░░░░░ t do it In ░░░░░░░░ of pointing that finger ░░░░░░░░ had his nose rubbed ░░░░░░░░ his prior statements and ░░░░░░░░ took the bait for ░░░░░░░░ They showed him a ░░░░░░░░ in which the valuation ░░░░░░░░ based upon his financial ░░░░░░░░ saying he d keep ░░░░░░░░ a Lago as a ░░░░░░░░ resident He signed a ░░░░░░░░ saying it would be ░░░░░░░░ club It completely pulled ░░░░░░░░ rug out from under ░░░░░░░░ disastrous day and all ░░░░░░░░ anger on the stand ░░░░░░░░ know how he knows ░░░░░░░░ did the wrong thing ░░░░░░░░ Lock at his demeanor ░░░░░░░░ and after lunch He ░░░░░░░░ the harm he was ░░░░░░░░ So terrible day for ░░░░░░░░ Trump Original comments he ░░░░░░░░ At one point gloria ░░░░░░░░ judge said I m ░░░░░░░░ to Trump this is ░░░░░░░░ a political rally but ░░░░░░░░ Trump essentially treat this ░░░░░░░░ a political rally Have ░░░░░░░░ it wrong because it ░░░░░░░░ a political rally Everything ░░░░░░░░ was doing was talking ░░░░░░░░ his voters Talking to ░░░░░░░░ base and talking to ░░░░░░░░ And at one point ░░░░░░░░ said I hope people ░░░░░░░░ watching this So you ░░░░░░░░ this was a political ░░░░░░░░ more than it was ░░░░░░░░ legal strategy He is ░░░░░░░░ the victim here He ░░░░░░░░ off on the judge ░░░░░░░░ that you re treating ░░░░░░░░ badly He accused them ░░░░░░░░ disrespecting him in many ░░░░░░░░ And what he wants ░░░░░░░░ get across to the ░░░░░░░░ is I m fighting ░░░░░░░░ if they can do ░░░░░░░░ to me they can ░░░░░░░░ this to you I ░░░░░░░░ in that sense this ░░░░░░░░ come ploet completely completely ░░░░░░░░ What he said outside ░░░░░░░░ courtroom was the same ░░░░░░░░ he said inside There ░░░░░░░░ wasn t a difference ░░░░░░░░ lawyers said he did ░░░░░░░░ great job Maybe they ░░░░░░░░ thinking politically more than ░░░░░░░░ here King fund raising ░░░░░░░░ his testimony and there ░░░░░░░░ some new polling that ░░░░░░░░ him actually ahead of ░░░░░░░░ in the 2024 contest ░░░░░░░░ does what happened today ░░░░░░░░ into 2024 From now ░░░░░░░░ now the incumbent president ░░░░░░░░ in steep trouble No ░░░░░░░░ The cumulative effect the ░░░░░░░░ trial then other trials ░░░░░░░░ year hurt Trump But ░░░░░░░░ is using his old ░░░░░░░░ book but trying to ░░░░░░░░ a new strategy First ░░░░░░░░ s a primary candidate ░░░░░░░░ favorite right now So ░░░░░░░░ s your job Keep ░░░░░░░░ support from collapsing So ░░░░░░░░ the courtroom gloria used ░░░░░░░░ word victim He wants ░░░░░░░░ to think he s ░░░░░░░░ victim Joe Biden has ░░░░░░░░ to do with this ░░░░░░░░ case Absolutely nothing But ░░░░░░░░ Trump wants to tell ░░░░░░░░ supporters on camera repeated ░░░░░░░░ the MAGA media that ░░░░░░░░ Biden is doing this ░░░░░░░░ me because he doesn ░░░░░░░░ want to be seen ░░░░░░░░ the victim I mean ░░░░░░░░ does want to be ░░░░░░░░ as the victim Not ░░░░░░░░ a cheat a fraud ░░░░░░░░ liar and so far ░░░░░░░░ s worked The question ░░░░░░░░ when this judge has ░░░░░░░░ he s a fraud ░░░░░░░░ is really about how ░░░░░░░░ does he pay Does ░░░░░░░░ have an impact and ░░░░░░░░ Trump adjust his strategy ░░░░░░░░ into the I would ░░░░░░░░ look nobody wants to ░░░░░░░░ a president who s ░░░░░░░░ cheat but I think ░░░░░░░░ s more relevant when ░░░░░░░░ s next year when ░░░░░░░░ s election interference Trying ░░░░░░░░ steal your democracy Those ░░░░░░░░ more serious charges for ░░░░░░░░ a president so he ░░░░░░░░ working on his playbook ░░░░░░░░ it s working in ░░░░░░░░ sphere He is trying ░░░░░░░░ be the commander in ░░░░░░░░ and run the country ░░░░░░░░ of the things the ░░░░░░░░ general is asking for ░░░░░░░░ a conservatorship to remove ░░░░░░░░ ability to run that ░░░░░░░░ you are incapable of ░░░░░░░░ that If you re ░░░░░░░░ Democratic strategist in the ░░░░░░░░ context that he seems ░░░░░░░░ be in what would ░░░░░░░░ the better ammunition to ░░░░░░░░ against this person Which ░░░░░░░░ one of the reasons ░░░░░░░░ are asking themselves why ░░░░░░░░ this not a jury ░░░░░░░░ Because in part there ░░░░░░░░ a equitable relief As ░░░░░░░░ how do we ensure ░░░░░░░░ are not monetary damages ░░░░░░░░ s one of the ░░░░░░░░ of contention here that ░░░░░░░░ likely be addressed as ░░░░░░░░ the decision of not ░░░░░░░░ ask for or allow ░░░░░░░░ a injury trial Of ░░░░░░░░ in The New York ░░░░░░░░ column which is negative ░░░░░░░░ Biden There s a ░░░░░░░░ about the validity of ░░░░░░░░ poll But to Laura ░░░░░░░░ point about who do ░░░░░░░░ want and jon s ░░░░░░░░ Who do people want ░░░░░░░░ kind of person when ░░░░░░░░ poll asks if Donald ░░░░░░░░ is convicted would you ░░░░░░░░ him The numbers swung ░░░░░░░░ Dramatically in Biden s ░░░░░░░░ in state after state ░░░░░░░░ state And that s ░░░░░░░░ s at stake here ░░░░░░░░ this fraud trial is ░░░░░░░░ up that question of ░░░░░░░░ s culpability for election ░░░░░░░░ criminally Because on the ░░░░░░░░ hand he s a ░░░░░░░░ man He s a ░░░░░░░░ in chief He won ░░░░░░░░ be bullied Or victimized ░░░░░░░░ the other hand he ░░░░░░░░ to play the victim ░░░░░░░░ Weaponization of the Justice ░░░░░░░░ He doesn t do ░░░░░░░░ very well So I ░░░░░░░░ it was a difficult ░░░░░░░░ for him but you ░░░░░░░░ literally see the conflict ░░░░░░░░ had in answering a ░░░░░░░░ of questions Trump doesn ░░░░░░░░ do nuance but he ░░░░░░░░ get politics and so ░░░░░░░░ s trying to delegitimize ░░░░░░░░ conviction starting with the ░░░░░░░░ case in which he ░░░░░░░░ somehow really been convicted ░░░░░░░░ already It s about ░░░░░░░░ T he s any ░░░░░░░░ with a Democrat or ░░░░░░░░ a judge don t ░░░░░░░░ it It s not ░░░░░░░░ Now that will work ░░░░░░░░ his base It has ░░░░░░░░ now but, the