Tonight’s NBC Nightly News saw an appearance from resident presidential historian, or histerian to put it more accurately, Michael Beschloss for “context” on the guilty verdict against former President Donald Trump in the New York business records trial.
Watch the full interview as aired on NBC Nightly News on Thursday, May 30th, 2024 (click “expand” to view full transcript):
LESTER HOLT: We’re back now. And as we noted, this is the first time a former president has been convicted of a crime. NBC News presidential historian Michael Beschloss joins us now. Michael, how do you begin to put this moment into context?
MICHAEL BESCHLOSS: Well, this is almost surreal, Lester. We’ll all remember where we were when we got this news today, and that’s because as you’ve been saying, first time anyone who has been president has been convicted of criminal…
