RUSH TRANSCRIPT Her coat ░░░░░░░░ stick around Discuss I ░░░░░░░░ to bring in other ░░░░░░░░ to discuss as well ░░░░░░░░ norm eisen opening statements ░░░░░░░░ now set for Monday ░░░░░░░░ as you know if ░░░░░░░░ were on the prosecutors ░░░░░░░░ how would you craft ░░░░░░░░ argument Foreshadowing of what ░░░░░░░░ prosecutors are going to ░░░░░░░░ I was in court ░░░░░░░░ week and they kicked ░░░░░░░░ the case by arguing ░░░░░░░░ this is an important ░░░░░░░░ interference matter that they ░░░░░░░░ a set of evidentiary ░░░░░░░░ to preview what I ░░░░░░░░ we will see when ░░░░░░░░ ll be back there ░░░░░░░░ Monday namely that voters ░░░░░░░░ deceived by the payment ░░░░░░░░ Stormy Daniels that that ░░░░░░░░ done to grasp presidential ░░░░░░░░ to be elected And ░░░░░░░░ that there was a ░░░░░░░░ up and in fact ░░░░░░░░ those elements are in ░░░░░░░░ technical building blocks for ░░░░░░░░ felony falsification of business ░░░░░░░░ because you need to ░░░░░░░░ a criminal intent to ░░░░░░░░ another crime for it ░░░░░░░░ be a felony And ░░░░░░░░ they are saying criminal ░░░░░░░░ influence alleged So they ░░░░░░░░ going to try to ░░░░░░░░ it an important democracy ░░░░░░░░ not just a minor ░░░░░░░░ money pick a della ░░░░░░░░ point that Jim Schultz ░░░░░░░░ re one of Trump ░░░░░░░░ White House lawyers How ░░░░░░░░ you think his legal ░░░░░░░░ is strategizing around opening ░░░░░░░░ so I think they ░░░░░░░░ going to focus on ░░░░░░░░ couple of things It ░░░░░░░░ charged as a felony ░░░░░░░░ because of the underlying ░░░░░░░░ crime and the underlying ░░░░░░░░ crime is a campaign ░░░░░░░░ campaign finance violation that ░░░░░░░░ never charged was never ░░░░░░░░ against Donald Trump there ░░░░░░░░ a there was a ░░░░░░░░ agreement with Michael Cohen ░░░░░░░░ that does not the ░░░░░░░░ has been specific that ░░░░░░░░ cannot tie that in ░░░░░░░░ case to President Trump ░░░░░░░░ I think they re ░░░░░░░░ to focus on that ░░░░░░░░ one Number two they ░░░░░░░░ going to focus on ░░░░░░░░ fact that they re ░░░░░░░░ to try to bring ░░░░░░░░ and make the argument ░░░░░░░░ this is Michael Cohen ░░░░░░░░ vendetta against his former ░░░░░░░░ that he s angry ░░░░░░░░ he was charged he ░░░░░░░░ guilty to a crime ░░░░░░░░ time for crime And ░░░░░░░░ is just all about ░░░░░░░░ of vendetta and they ░░░░░░░░ going to tack the ░░░░░░░░ of Michael Cohen all ░░░░░░░░ every day interesting Laura ░░░░░░░░ us your analysis of ░░░░░░░░ s so called sandoval ░░░░░░░░ and explain to our ░░░░░░░░ what that is A ░░░░░░░░ hearing is a fancy ░░░░░░░░ of saying I want ░░░░░░░░ put the defendant on ░░░░░░░░ about what kinds of ░░░░░░░░ they might ask you ░░░░░░░░ you do decide to ░░░░░░░░ in your own defense ░░░░░░░░ it is the prerogative ░░░░░░░░ a defendant to do ░░░░░░░░ or not to do ░░░░░░░░ at an instruction to ░░░░░░░░ jury that they cannot ░░░░░░░░ it against a defendant ░░░░░░░░ they opt not to ░░░░░░░░ so But a defendant ░░░░░░░░ to know what is ░░░░░░░░ of me And so ░░░░░░░░ prosecution has already told ░░░░░░░░ court and problem has ░░░░░░░░ the defense counsel the ░░░░░░░░ and categories of information ░░░░░░░░ will raise things like ░░░░░░░░ prior civil fraud trial ░░░░░░░░ E Jean carroll trial ░░░░░░░░ well to discussion since ░░░░░░░░ has happened in the ░░░░░░░░ it might be of ░░░░░░░░ legal matter all under ░░░░░░░░ category of a prior ░░░░░░░░ acts now be issue ░░░░░░░░ though why defense counsel ░░░░░░░░ has an issue with ░░░░░░░░ is because you cannot ░░░░░░░░ what s called propensity ░░░░░░░░ meaning I m going ░░░░░░░░ bring up all the ░░░░░░░░ things you ve been ░░░░░░░░ of doing hoping that ░░░░░░░░ jury will see that ░░░░░░░░ say because this person ░░░░░░░░ done bad before then ░░░░░░░░ must have done bad ░░░░░░░░ that is not fair ░░░░░░░░ is not adjust process ░░░░░░░░ the judge is going ░░░░░░░░ try to keep out ░░░░░░░░ which would make that ░░░░░░░░ sort of similar intimation ░░░░░░░░ he said that though ░░░░░░░░ you open that pandora ░░░░░░░░ box there is always ░░░░░░░░ concern for defense counsel ░░░░░░░░ open the door to ░░░░░░░░ able to be impeached ░░░░░░░░ call it by these ░░░░░░░░ not the political impedance ░░░░░░░░ but your credibility attack ░░░░░░░░ front of a criminal ░░░░░░░░ That s impeachment in ░░░░░░░░ context that you do ░░░░░░░░ the risk of having ░░░░░░░░ your entire defense now ░░░░░░░░ interesting point I ll ░░░░░░░░ you with this wolf ░░░░░░░░ that they raised the ░░░░░░░░ if Trump was fair ░░░░░░░░ then shouldn t Michael ░░░░░░░░ be fair game as ░░░░░░░░ to bring up other ░░░░░░░░ bad acts he has ░░░░░░░░ involved in towards the ░░░░░░░░ had one response We ░░░░░░░░ not going to start ░░░░░░░░ apples to oranges in ░░░░░░░░ end of the end ░░░░░░░░ the day this judge ░░░░░░░░ not want to and ░░░░░░░░ m quoting him have ░░░░░░░░ trial within a trial ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ by Monday what the ░░░░░░░░ is decision will be ░░░░░░░░ to what will be ░░░░░░░░ for the big questions ░░░░░░░░ will Donald Trump take ░░░░░░░░ stand in his own ░░░░░░░░ In a few weeks ░░░░░░░░ now she ll find ░░░░░░░░ norm How do you ░░░░░░░░ the judge to rule ░░░░░░░░ what can come up ░░░░░░░░ this trial I thought ░░░░░░░░ sandoval notice was somewhat ░░░░░░░░ wealth in terms of ░░░░░░░░ even more information about ░░░░░░░░ Trump that could have ░░░░░░░░ included on cross examination ░░░░░░░░ has been very evenhanded ░░░░░░░░ very fair But the ░░░░░░░░ of New York is ░░░░░░░░ if Donald Trump testifies ░░░░░░░░ issues which go to ░░░░░░░░ credibility which go to ░░░░░░░░ prior bad acts on ░░░░░░░░ examination as Laura says ░░░░░░░░ impeachment are fair game ░░░░░░░░ so I think the ░░░░░░░░ will get more than ░░░░░░░░ a loaf They ll ░░░░░░░░ most of what they ░░░░░░░░ like what the access ░░░░░░░░ tape they didn t ░░░░░░░░ the tape itself but ░░░░░░░░ got the transcript of ░░░░░░░░ tape They can talk ░░░░░░░░ it So I expect ░░░░░░░░ the sandoval ruling will ░░░░░░░░ the people will favor ░░░░░░░░ attorney Alvin Bragg his ░░░░░░░░ Trump s insistence on ░░░░░░░░ during the course of ░░░░░░░░ trial would you put ░░░░░░░░ on the stand in ░░░░░░░░ trial I think We ░░░░░░░░ to Wait and see ░░░░░░░░ the judge says relative ░░░░░░░░ what is able to ░░░░░░░░ out with those prior ░░░░░░░░ acts until you hear ░░░░░░░░ the judge says on ░░░░░░░░ topics it s really ░░░░░░░░ early to make that ░░░░░░░░ as to whether Donald ░░░░░░░░ should or should not ░░░░░░░░ the stand and his ░░░░░░░░ will be looking at ░░░░░░░░ closely when they re ░░░░░░░░ that recommendation But again ░░░░░░░░ s the defendant in ░░░░░░░░ case It s ultimately ░░░░░░░░ to be his decision ░░░░░░░░ we all know whether ░░░░░░░░ his history of taking ░░░░░░░░ advice of his lawyers ░░░░░░░░ time to time So ░░░░░░░░ tuned yeah Mixed history ░░░░░░░░ doesn t necessarily take ░░░░░░░░ advice of his lawyers ░░░░░░░░ stay with me We ░░░░░░░░ a lot more where do