Chris Hayes: ‘Somewhere Deep Down,’ Trump Is ‘Just a Scared 77-Year-Old Man’

HAYES Laughs I m ░░░░░░░░ Here s the thing ░░░░░░░░ you actually look at ░░░░░░░░ Trump s actions he ░░░░░░░░ not standing at the ░░░░░░░░ door saying Bring it ░░░░░░░░ He is clearly desperate ░░░░░░░░ avoid going to trial ░░░░░░░░ mean he is truly ░░░░░░░░ everything to the wall ░░░░░░░░ see what will stick ░░░░░░░░ s one really good ░░░░░░░░ why he is trying ░░░░░░░░ desperately to wriggle out ░░░░░░░░ this trial which is ░░░░░░░░ the government has a ░░░░░░░░ good case against him ░░░░░░░░ the reason we know ░░░░░░░░ government has a very ░░░░░░░░ case is because the ░░░░░░░░ at hand here the ░░░░░░░░ of the charges have ░░░░░░░░ resulted in someone going ░░░░░░░░ jail Michael Cohen was ░░░░░░░░ one the intermediary who ░░░░░░░░ off the scheme of ░░░░░░░░ these very payments to ░░░░░░░░ Daniels Prosecutors under the ░░░░░░░░ Administration Trump s Justice ░░░░░░░░ said it was illegal ░░░░░░░░ illegal in a way ░░░░░░░░ benefit Trump s campaign ░░░░░░░░ benefited Trump s campaign ░░░░░░░░ because the payments came ░░░░░░░░ after the news of ░░░░░░░░ Access Hollywood tape broke ░░░░░░░░ if you remember Trump ░░░░░░░░ the weakest he has ░░░░░░░░ been as a candidate ░░░░░░░░ more scandal like say ░░░░░░░░ secret affair with a ░░░░░░░░ star while his wife ░░░░░░░░ taking care of their ░░░░░░░░ month old newborn would ░░░░░░░░ very likely ended his ░░░░░░░░ one of the great ░░░░░░░░ of American history So ░░░░░░░░ happened Trump had Michael ░░░░░░░░ interfere in the election ░░░░░░░░ paying Stormy Daniels to ░░░░░░░░ quite Michael Cohen pleaded ░░░░░░░░ to those charges and ░░░░░░░░ He went to prison ░░░░░░░░ over a year before ░░░░░░░░ home confinement during the ░░░░░░░░ pandemic Again this is ░░░░░░░░ just like on the ░░░░░░░░ this is all established ░░░░░░░░ For all of Trump ░░░░░░░░ gravity defying improbable skates ░░░░░░░░ accountability and believe me ░░░░░░░░ covered him for a ░░░░░░░░ now there have been ░░░░░░░░ legal or otherwise you ░░░░░░░░ somewhere deep down he ░░░░░░░░ just a scared 77 ░░░░░░░░ old man You know ░░░░░░░░ guy I ve ever ░░░░░░░░ notwithstanding He s also ░░░░░░░░ that has watched a ░░░░░░░░ bunch of people in ░░░░░░░░ orbit go to actual ░░░░░░░░ or jail like really ░░░░░░░░ it Michael Cohen Paul ░░░░░░░░ Alan Weisselberg his accountant ░░░░░░░░ s worked with for ░░░░░░░░ Peter Navarro George Papadopoulos ░░░░░░░░ Gates Trump doesn t ░░░░░░░░ to join those ranks ░░░░░░░░ ask Michael Cohen.”