A working mother. Jen psaki, the last word. The 11th hour with Stephanie Ruhle starts right now. Tonight, defendant trump is held in contempt again. s latest penalty and the new threat of jail time from the judge. With no agreement on a ceasefire, israel resumes strikes in southern gaza. Is a deal still possible . Atop Georgia Republican says his vote for joe biden. What that could mean in a crucial swing state. Good evening once again. I am Stephanie Ruhle. We are 183 days away from the election, and in a New York City courtroom, judge merchan got tough with donald trump about the gag order in his election interference trial. The judge find him another 1000 bucks and threatened him that he would throw him in joyal if there were more violations. The day continued with testimony from former trump employees about how the money flowed from donald trump to his former fixer Michael Cohen. Here is my colleague Vaughn Hillyard with more. Reporter tonight, former President Trump facing a new t
Hi there. Its 4 00 in new york. Buckle up. Witness number nine in the people of the state of new york versus donald trump was unlike any moment of this trial weve seen so far, unlike any witness in this trial weve seen. This is a trial thats seen twists and turns and drama. On the stand today, hope hicks, the Silent Trump Insider who was by Donald Trumps side for years from before he ascending down the Escalaors At Trump Tower and during the president s time in white house. A visibly and nervous hope hicks who began to cry as crossexamination began. Hope hicks described the Meltdown Inside Trump world over the release of the access Hollywood Tape. She was the first person in the campaign to know about it when she got an email from a reporter with the Washington Post. He was seeking comment from her. Hicks sent the email to other staffers including Kellyanne Conway and steve bannon. One, need to hear the tape to be sure. Two, deny, deny, deny. Hope hicks said there was consensus the tap
Was, i think, shortly after it was publishing a piece about ben carson. I overheard a Conversation Congratulating him on the great reporting. It was about medical malpractice. There is the direct link between what hope hicks heard, not what she thinks she heard, but what she heard and pecker and trump. Thank you so very much. That wraps up the hour for me. Thank you for the privilege of your time. Andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. Good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in new york. The trump trial is underway. Right now, the former president s close aide, trusted advisor and former White House Communications director, hope hicks is on the stand. She no longer has an official role in trump world. Has testified to the january 6th house select committee. But hicks was by trumps side throughout his 2016 campaign and for a time when he was serving as president. She potentially has a firsthand account of the alleged crimes her former boss is now charged with. We begin with P
And i was becoming increasingly concerned that we were damaging we were damaging his legacy. What did the president say in response to what you just described . He said something along the lines of, you know, nobody will care about my legacy if i lose. So that wont matter. Hope hicks revealing that conversation to the january 6th committee. Now she has a chance to add to trumps corrupt legacy. Testifying today in his criminal trial in new york. Also tonight, the political fallout from the Campus Protests and why its time to start focusing again on whats actually happening in gaza. And kristi noem would prefer to let sleeping dogs lie. But sadly, she killed the dog, and now a bunch of lies are being exposed in nomes new book. We begin tonight with a blast from Donald Trumps past. Hope hicks. The former greenwich, connecticut, model turned white house adviser. Hicks, who has not seen trump in nearly two years since she testified about the insurrection her former boss incited, acknowledge