'First clues' about what jury is discussing: Ari Melber on jury's note with four requests

Ari Melber and MSNBC legal analysts Andrew Weissman and Catherine Christian join Katy Tur to discuss former President Trump's hush money trial as the jury rings the courtroom. Judge Merchan says the jury has four requests.



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[joannebottcher]

Prayers for all the jurors, court officials and those drawing and reporting at this proceeding. May you be relaxed and free to do your work.

[justcallmemick]

Guilty or not guilty. Could this be the end of democracy or a new beginning. I hope the jury makes the right decision,

[lightwillprevail]

Very happy that EVERYONE involved in this trial, including the defendant, must now sit and wait for the verdict of the jury! Now that, is justice!! Patience my friends 🤞👍

[krg]

Glad to see the jury asking questions. They weren't snowballed by the defense BS. They are interested in facts straight from the horses mouth. Been on many juries. Facts vs what someone thought they heard always comes up.

[CaptainStottlemeier]

Sad day all the same where a former president had put himself on such a spotlight. Win or lose for him here is still a loss. He has reduced the presidency to a common criminal situation and that is something I wish didn't happpen. Biden deserves much respect here. He has always acted like a statesman and holds the presidency with the prestige it should have. Trump has not. Sad day overall

[wconradjr]

It’s just nice to hear ‘something’ from the jury. Rather not read anything into it. Thanks for covering!

[jadams]

*Lock Him Up Lock Him Up Lock Him Up Lock Him Up Lock Him Up Lock Him Up Lock Him Up Lock Him Up Lock Him Up Lock Him Up Lock Him Up Lock Him Up Lock Him Up Lock Him Up Lock Him Up Lock Him Up*

[steveimes]

The 55-page set of jury instructions Merchan read this morning has now been posted publicly.

[DavidJ]

As White House counsel under Nixon from 1970 to 1973, John Dean was a key figure in the Watergate saga—participating in, and then helping to expose, the most iconic political scandal in modern U.S. history.

“The American presidency has never been at the whims of an authoritarian personality like Donald Trump. He is going to test our democracy as it has never been tested.”
--John Dean

He was not only convinced that Trump will be worse than Nixon in virtually every way—he thought Trump would probably get away with it.

“I don’t think Richard Nixon even comes close to the level of corruption we already know about Trump.”
--John Dean

“I used to have one-on-one conversations with Nixon where I’d see him checking his more authoritarian tendencies, ” Dean recalled. “He’d say, ‘This is something I can’t say out loud...’ or, ‘That is something the president can’t do.’” To Dean, these moments suggested a functioning sense of shame in Nixon, something he was forced to wrestle with in his quest for power. Trump, by contrast, appears to Dean, unmolested by any such struggle."
--John Dean

[codybluetarp]

A note specified as concerning, "the ringing of the bell"!! The Bell cannot be un-rung. It was a choice of Blanche to "Ring it anyway". He knew it was professionally wrong when he decided to say it anyway. Concerning the jury's request for Pecker's evidence as presented. Re, and re:Michael Cohen - these questions are good. They show that the jury is engaged with regard to the evidence, and what it shows.

[JoelH-kxxh]

Why does Katy Tur keep interrupting Catherine Christian? That’s not Ok

[Thekingmaker]

They should send a note " Rikers or Albion Correctional Facility"?

[jamiesuejeffery]

Having been called for jury duty three times, but never seated. I can only assume one thing: this jury is taking their charge very seriously. As much as I would have loved to see a guilty verdict as long as a standard coffee break in any given place of employment, these twelve people are taking this seriously, looking over the instructions, asking for the instructions and some testimony to be read back to them so they can take additional notes. I know when I was in graduate school for both my masters and doctorate, I sometimes had to read the books three times. For my doctorate, I know that I had to read the instructions a dozen times. Don't look into this one way or another. They are apparently doing their due diligence. No matter how this turns out, we cannot blame the jury for taking this as some sort of sideshow. There are three options: guilty, not guilty, or hung. Remember there are 34 different charges. Maybe they have already found him guilty on 30 of the 34. Who knows? We might find out tomorrow.

[cassandratq]

Thank goodness you had the lawyers available to discuss the questions! Your was the only site I could find which was ready to respond.

[FlowerNana]

Tells me they have the focus on the guts of the evidence

[JusticeFALL-USA]

The 'FACTS' and 'EVIDENCE' are the main keys to determine guilt, so far things are going well. Glad (2) ATTYS are inclusive of the jury selections.

[greghill]

Ari is in his element, and REALLY enjoying himself here.

[philradbourne]

Katy Tur not up to Ari Melber level analysis.

[killertom]

Owning someone's "Life Rights" sounds very much like some form of slavery. Why should Trump EVER own another person's rights? Is this common practice? I imagine this struck the jury in a similarly uncomfortable way.

[charleypetty]

Good communication of the who, what, and why presentation.