‘Beyond thin skinned, rude’: Andrew Weissmann tears into Trump’s defense team’s performance

Andrew Weissmann, former top prosecutor at the Justice Department, Susanne Craig, New York Times Investigative Reporter, Vaughn Hillyard, NBC News Correspondent join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with live reaction to the Michael Cohen cross-examination, which is showing flaws in the competence of Trump’s defense team, and shows how his lawyers are playing more to appeasing their client then trying to get their client acquitted by a jury. 



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[heideleskun]

I was a juror on an attempted murder trial and the defendant sat with his back to the judge and jury Yes that is an act of defiance which jurors see and is plays a HUGE factor in decision making. Like it or not, we notice disrespect from the defendant.

[bbpete]

Andrew Weissmann is always so on-point and I look for him on every MSNBC show he's on! On with Nicole Wallace's show is so great every time! I don't ever miss Deadline: WhiteHouse (well, rarely). You rock, Nicole Wallace!

[christianmichael]

keeping his eyes closed is the typical way a narcissist acts in a room he has no control of. Its his way of shutting out what he cant control.

[kkendell]

Love Nicolle and Andrew…great combo on TV

[stqhbnj]

I just love Andrew Weissman: brilliant, and such a mensch. You can tell he loves to teach.

[Dovietail]

I just LOVE Andrew Weissmann. His last name is so phonetically accurate! 😘

[anthill]

One day soon I hope he will open his eyes and see a Jail cell.

[sarahjoe]

It's like a toddler!! Having his eyes shut is like he is just pretending like he isn't there. That it is not happening....
What a pathetic person he is.
Time for a large dose of accountability!!!

[paulwilson]

Andrew Weissmann demonstrates every time he speaks how intellect CAN evolve into intelligence AND (in rare cases) into WISDOM.
HE is absolutely an American…..a human treasure 😳😳👏👏👍

[kennethquintini]

Mr Cohen is a very credible witness and I thank him for his honesty and candor 🙏👏⚖️☮️

[peterjeffery]

To quote Nicolle, the Defense has a "fact problem" and shredding (or trying to shred) Michael Cohen won't change that. This is an all receipts, black and white paper case.

[RalphBoyshline]

If you can't attack the facts, you have to attack the person... Let's hope this jury will see through this better than OJ's jury.

[scientist]

Garland's failure to investigate Barr's interference in the Cohen prosecution looks pretty bad right now.

[dennistidwell]

Defendant Donny may not care now, but when the verdict is read, he will be all

[EH-ryqh]

Toddlers close their eyes to pretend they don't see you

[StanleyKewbeb]

Vaughan Hilyard at 8:54, describing Cohen as a person relating to the jury, is great.

[sharonthomas]

Thank u mr.cohen for " looking jury in the eye" i lied, I messed up, i left my wife, my daughter too go too prison " thank u for doing that owning your behavior! And your wife/ daughter believes in u too they never left u that said a lot all these years the insanity u have been thru they stood with u❤

[kkendell]

Nicolle, this is the best show on MSNBC….NBC…..congrats

[jandunn]

Donald Trump at the time was name Unindicted Co-conspirator in Michael Cohenʼs case.

[sassy]

President Pull-My-Finger is not closing his eyes as an act of defiance - it's contempt.