Lawrence O’Donnell analyzed day 20 of Donald Trump’s hush money trial from the Manhattan courthouse as the former president’s defense team rested their case.
During his Tuesday live shot for MSNBC, the pundit detailed the abnormally large presence of court officers, witness Robert Costello’s seemingly combative exchange with New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan and much more.
“Well, this morning began in a really unusual way. Yesterday, of course, had that explosive situation where the judge ordered the courtroom cleared,” O’Donnell began. “‘Clear the courtroom,’ are words most people working in the courthouse have never heard in their lives.