thank you. by the time donald trump took the witness stand today in the case of e. jean carroll versus donald trump, the questions his lawyer would be allowed to ask and we re already working out in detail and discussions with the judge and lawyers on both sides of the case while the jury was out of the courtroom. judge lewis kaplan instructed donald trump s defense lawyers once again that donald trump would not be allowed in his testimony to contest the fact that he raped e. jean carroll in a department store in manhattan. judge kaplan told the lawyers the jury in the previous age internal lawsuit and the same courtroom found that donald trump did in fact sexually assault e. jean carroll. and that was not an issue before this jury. whose duty is solely to decide how much and money damages donald trump should pay e. jean carroll. judge kaplan told the trump lawyers the jury should be instructed that regardless of what he says in court here today, he did it, as far as they are
i m sorry, albert let s get right into the headlines. a jury just hit donald trump with this record breaking penalty for lying about a sexual assault accuser. defendant trump, ordered to pay $83 million to the writer e. jean carroll. she is the victorious plaintiffs in this case, and right here you can see as she first walked out of court with her lawyers today. now we can tell you the jury deliberated from just under three hours, that is fast, and they dubbed trump a huge loss, which set its records, and shows a very costly miscalculation that he, an ongoing defendant made by, according to the court system, lying and defaming her again after a previous court victory. here are the numbers tonight, if you ve been watching the news, you may have seen some of this. i want to break it down for me. $18 million to compensate carroll, okay, that is what the jury found she should get for what she went through. and then that larger number, a massive $65 million to punish this defian
dozens injured in a drone strike. who ordered it? how will america respond? also tonight, 2016 déjà vu. it is time we all talk about how we will talk about trump and his current primary for the route white house. we couldn t sign out this weekend with her diving into the drama surrounding barbie. the stars, the snubs, and the serious conversations it is all. sparking. i m ayman mohyeldin. let s get started. we begin this hour, though, with that breaking news out of the middle east. specifically the reaction tonight here at home. the u.s. military has confirmed that three american troops have been killed and more than 30 injured in a drone strike at a base in northeast jordan near the syrian border known as tower 22. u.s. officials tell msnbc that the drone was filled with explosive and impacted near shelter where troops were sleeping. president biden blamed radical around-backed militant groups for the attack and the u.s. is still, quote, gathering the facts. first time a
the scene of the church collapse in connecticut. roof and steeple coming down. two congregations coming to this church. a miracle only one person was inside and survived. the school shooter s mother in court. on trial in michigan. tonight her messages about the day they bought the gun from their son and her post when the son went to the range. what prosecutors say they never told the school. their son opened fires hours later. tonight, the border. democrats and republicans in the senateworking to come up with a bipartisan solution. the president has signaled he s willing to compromise. tonight has donald trump told them to stop working on any solution signaling the race for president should come first? here in new york city, meanwhile, trump taking the stand in the civil defamation trial against him. already found liable by a jury. what trump declared today in that courtroom. we re there. tonight former trump white house aid peter navarro sentenced to four months in priso
the roof and steeple coming down. two congregations using this church. a miracle only one person was inside and survived. the school shooter s mother in court. ethan crumbley s mother on trial in michigan. tonight her messages about the day they bought the gun for their son and her post when her son went to the range. later called to the school amid concerns over their son. what prosecutors say they never told the school. their son opened fire hours later. tonight democrats and republicans working to address a crisis the president has signals he can working to tonight has donald trump told them to stop working on any solution signaling the race for president should come first. here in new york city, meanwhile, trump taking the stand in the civil defamation trial against him. already found liable by a jury. what trump declared today in that courtroom. erin is there. peter navorro sentenced to four months in prison. in philadelphia, the urgent hunt and police pleading for hel