As an Australian I apologise for the damage done by the monsters that are the Murdoch clan.

Rupert Murdoch should of been put in jail a long time ago...

Hold him in contempt, sentence him to 2 days of jail starting Friday afternoon after court. Make him sit in there the whole weekend missing two days to campaign. Make him come to court straight from jail.

Donnie looks like a decomposing Liberace tribute act.

None of them are arguing that Trump didn't break the law (88 times), they are trying to argue that he shouldn't have answer for it, that it just doesn't matter.

I can only wish that tRump would be treated like he and FOX say he is mistreated.

A better question. When will existing defendants and Americans in general start using the obvious treatment of Donald Trump as an argument in their own cases? IRS wants to audit you? Site how they handle Trump. You get a gag order? Site how they handle Trump. I wonder what it would be like if everyone decided they wanted the same treatment as Trump?

How Jesse Watters described the jurors was despicable and totally irresponsible. He should be slapped with a gag order as well. And Fox News should be held accountable for allowing him to put potential jurors at risk.

The problem is that showing a stick, but being afraid to use it, proves to Trump how weak the law is. Trump needs to be shown the stick, then hit with it to find out that it is NOT a stick, it's a sledgehammer. 30 days in Rikers per violation with time to be served consecutively. That is the ONLY way that Trump will be FORCED to learn the lesson.

One word traitor

The best scenario is trump sits in court every single day and listens to all the sordid details of his life. That’s punishment for him and justice for everyone else.

Trump needs to sit in jail for days

As a girl I was a babysitter, including infants. I've changed hundreds of diapers. As a model at T Management (Trump Models), I met Trump many times: he frequently had the smell of poopy pants. That was 11 years ago. Imagine now.

Trumps worped sense of himself and his power over his MAGAs has a lot to do with how his rallies are presented to him ….

Typical narcissist.

"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, Trumpers will eventually come to believe it. " ------Donald Trump

"Warped understanding"? That's a Drumpf problem - I'm here for the popcorn 🍿.

My expectation for 2024 is that markets starts to broaden out more, with the rates cut i have a couple of questions....can I safely invest $220k in the markets? What should I do differently?

There is a difference between a Supreme Court and a Supreme Power, but maybe not in America. How a once mighty country is losing it. Totally selfinflicted.

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If the judge doesn't hold Trump in contempt, this would speak volumes to the jury, in my opinion, that he, Judge Merchan doesn't really care about their safety.

9 hours? Rescind his bail like anyone else that violates terms and Trump can sit in jail for his entire trial. Sick and tired of all the pampered treatment.

the idea trump is just misinformed is effing stupid. he chooses his information.

If people can't see that the Republican Party doesn't care about the American people and only wants power, we need to use our common sense and vote Democrat. That way, our kids and grandkids can enjoy democracy and experience what it's like. We shouldn't take away their chance at democracy for a dictatorship. Be smart, people!

Isn't it a fact that Trump decades ago contributed to the Hillary Clinton Senatorial campaign when she ran in New York state. Oh, well. Trump must be soooooooooo transactional.

Great panel and discussion Alex! Thank you 😁

*So good to see Brian Stelter again* 👍😎🍺

It's a cult, full stop.

"we all nead somebody who tells us the truth..." - what a great phrase, sir!

I wonder how Dump would act if he never got any media attention 😂

Great post! Keep up the excellent reports! Thank you.😊

As an Australian, I apologise for the gift we gave you: Rupert Murdoch family

When you only want and are only told, what you want to hear, reality comes as a bit of a shock, when you realise the truth of the situation

I like it! 😊 The shock and surprise he will feel when the verdict and sentencing comes down on him, will be ever so much more hard hitting.

In an effort to expose myself to various and varied perspectives, I do force myself to watch Fox (i.a.) a couple times a week. It is SO disappointing. Occasionally I will post on their KZfaq a heartfelt suggestion to recognize we are all getting *completely different presentations of reality* At some point, each of us has been guilty of limiting ourselves to the news that *validates our opinions / makes us feel 'smart'* - that's Human Nature 101 (prob Social Media 101 too). *Al Jazeera* appears to be a decent source ..... I personally enjoy MSNBC a lot but, because I do expose myself to multiple other sources, I can see how even 'they' choose not to cover any number of angles. Funny that, with all the technological 'progress' we've accomplished, we seem quite far off from finding something as simple as The Truth (the whole truth, and nothing but). Also funny(?) that, with the democratization of information - literally everyone has access to all knowledge with their literal *fingertips* - so many people are choosing to be anti-intelligence. It's beyond bizarre. At this point in time, I guess it's just incumbent on each of us to explore different - and especially *conflicting* - 'news reports'. With all the perspectives, one can then suss out the *Facts* and, ultimately, form their *own Opinion* Not super optimistic about the number of Americans who care enough to do so though ... Will someone *please change my mind?* 😶

CAPITALISM DEFINED: It doesn't matter if something is right or wrong. The ONLY THING that matters is PROFITABILITY......

Secret Service prepares for if Trump is jailed for contempt in hush money caseThere have not been discussions yet about what to do if Trump is convicted and sentenced to prison.

The Emporer has no clothes.

"All the legal scholars" means all the FOX toadies

Happy to see you talk about systemic feedback loops. Note that they exist also on the progressive side. There is just too much information/content for us to process, and our filters, composed of our cognitive biases and the commercial mechanisms (YT associative filters) reinforce us sticking to bubbles. Add to that the political side of things where both sides try to discredit or even dehumanize the other side, and we get to a complete disconnect where neither side trusts the other to say _anything_ of value. A society isn’t healthy when some of its communities, living amongst each other physically, live in completely different realities mentally.

STOP GIVING TRUMP FREE AIRTIME! REPORTERS HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO PUSH BACK ON TRUMP'S LIES!

THERE IS NO HONOR AMONG LIARS LIARS BEGAT LIARS

Donnie is being misinformed about the trial that he's physically at??????

What else to expect from the right-wing media - lets remember that the FOX people "hate him passionately" and the "crazies" in fact also

Trumpty Dumpty should just give Mar-a-Largo to E. Jeab Carol, because she's going to end up with it anyway.

She is doing a good job filling in for Dr. Rachel Maddow.The whole team is awesome.

The public has no need nor right to know that a juror is male, blonde, six-feet two, blue eyes and has a scar on his right cheek. Reporting today is so focused on filling up every second of air time, they 'report' irrelevancies like following a motorcade or photographing someone walking into or out of a building. That's NOT news. In my misspent youth I was a reporter for a local paper in the SF Bay Area. There were times when I used discretion regarding irrelevant details so as to not publicly damage a person who was, in essence, a by-stander to a story. Today we seem to have absolutely no professional standards on what and how to report important events. Trivia simply distracts the public from the important elements of a news story.

You talk ad nauseum about every aspect of the trial. The indictments in Arizona should be on focus.

At the <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="71">1:11</a> mark, Alex says “Terra Incognito” and I have heard her say this phrase several times over the last 4 or 5 months. I am hoping someone from her staff will tell her that the phrase she is looking for is “Terra Incognita” (Land Unknown) “Terra Incognito” (which is what she has repeatedly said) literally means “Land- Concealed” She is a very smart, accomplished Woman and her reputation takes a hit every time she makes these types of mistakes. I dig her show and so I want it to be as good as it can be! 😊

Donnie needs to have his phone removed. That will really torture him

Alex, you have just really exploded onto the scene and you do a really excellent job!

I'm voting all blue 🔵! How about you!🇺🇲 Biden/ Harris 2024😁

BIDEN: "How many times does [Trump] have to prove we can't be trusted!?"

Lisa Rubin is a national treasure.

I’ll have to say this again. I’m losing faith in National Enquirer.

Trans Women for Biden2024!! 🎉🌊🌈🇺🇦🇵🇸

He knows that if he goes to jail, it's a huge payday for him along with validating his delusions of ""persecution". He is probably willing to sit in the can for a few days to make it happen! He's deliberately goading the judge to take action.

Now imagine him president again.

Reinstitute the Fairness doctrine and make it illegal for talking heads to lie on tv.

It’s a closed system; until it’s blown wide open.

Has the prosecution gotten around to actually stating what the crime they made up is?

Well put. Let them keep lying to him. It's just what is needed. ❤

How much of a criminal do you have to be, if the jurors of your criminal trial need that level of protection?

"Poking the bear, quite literally." No. There is no bear. And there is no poking.

They will end up sequestering that jury.

Nice to see Brian Stelter!

Regardless of why judges tiptoe around Trump, they are setting a terrible example for America and the meaning of money.

There has to be consequences or he will never learn. This is why he's the monster he is he never had to face consequences for his actions. I'm voting blue all the way down the ballot💙💙💙💙

How is it even legal for there to be any discussion of the jury? In UK, Australia and here in New Zealand the jury is off the record before, during and after the trial. Violations by jurors or media would be heavily punished.

Narcs don't want 'the truth'.

The U.S. Supreme CT justices should have staggered terms not life terms!

We have allowed judges to rule based on their own bias. If their understanding of the law is based on misinformation their rulings are tainted - and theres nothing we can do about it

Watters' job is to entertain. He laughs on camera at his viewers' ignorance as he's feeding them BS, because he knows they're too far gone to get it, and he loves that.

“Common sense” is what people use who are NOT being rational. Common sense is seeing the dots, logic is connecting the dots.

Hey which way to I go to get off the stage. Let me read my notes. Left, Right, Left, Right, Repeat. Don't fall. Don't shake hands with air.

This doesn't get talked about enough: how the media reality was, and continues to be, bent to his narcissistic fragility.

One is a criminal trial and the other was a civil trial and its a huge difference!

I heard an anti-trump ad aired during a Fox Lies show (It played during morning joe/msnbc too)

The first and fifth amendments are binary! It's always one or the other! "The press has an obligation to tell the truth " - Andrew Hamilton " truth is a defense to an accusation of libel. " - Andrew Hamilton Cosby vs. Zenger 1735 Landmark freedom of press case.

Trum has 1000 Grima Wormtongues whispering in his ear 24/7.

Let the punishment be equal to the crime. So far that has not been the case and why stinky still does what he pleases.

I'll be brutally honest, I would listen to Alex Wagner read the phone book. I find her voice both relaxing and invigorating at the same time. On the other hand, I'd sooner listen to nails on a chalkboard than a Trump rant (they are not speeches).

I think/hope that the punishment for breaking the gag order will be wrapped up in the sentencing when reality finally hits him

Distorted?!!!🤬 Disturbed and disgusting!!! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 💙💙💙💙 2024 BIDEN/HARRIS 2024

Criminal contempt. Deny pretrial release in DC, GA or FL.

I'm pulling out my thesaurus while watching Alex-it's been a minute 😂

The UK banned FOX, the U.S. needs to do the same. And bring back the Fairness Doctrine, it's dissolution is what has allowed the likes of Fox, Newsmax, et al.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all meuff flem shlemen lienable Rights! What a leader of the free world.

I don't believe Judge Merchan will hold trump accountable. No one has yet. Sad!

Thanks so much for sharing💙💙💙

Trump is treated so-o-o much better than any other defendant would be, and he is still throwing tantrums and whining like a baby!

FOX is the National enquirer of television <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="32">0:32</a>

Re.d.j.t. , 30 days , each count ...then , ACCOUNTABILITY on other orders ! .

First they have to buy tickets and actually get a hotel in NYC. Maybe we will accommodate them at his hotel in the city.

Luv this guy, says it like it is.😎

When you’re spending your whole show complaining that they can’t shut Trump up…. You’ve lost your case

Good job MSNBC, you read the script just like they told you too.

Third party contact is a violation of the gag order, or should be.

Good when he gets locked up his expression will be priceless.

Media aside, surrounding yourself with yes men does the same.