guess, that's been largely true. not always, but largely true. unfortunately or fortunately. >> his deposition could be said to be a disaster in this case. the worse witness against donald trump was donald trump. >> reporter: trump's lawyers say they plan to appeal. the former president is facing a host of other legal challenges, including criminal probes in new york, washington, and atlanta. the former president has denied any wrongdoing. norah? >> norah: elaine quijano, thank you very much. for more, let's bring chief washington correspondent major garrett. good evening. >> reporter: he is the current republican front-runner, not just a former president. this was, in all terms, norah, a character sketch of donald trump then and now. senate republicans are not rallying t his defense. let's talk about the case for a second. the defense for former president