Expert witness. Nobodys ever heard of it before. Thats donald trump yet again making false claims, this time doing so yesterday after testimony wrapped up in his hush money trial. The judge cleared the jury out of the courtroom because of the lawyer trump just referenced. Well have expert legal analysis on that very contentious moment straight ahead. Meanwhile, Rudy Giuliani and other trump allies accused of Election Interference in arizona are due in court today. Well explain that case and how prosecutors tracked down the former mayor of New York City. Also ahead an update on Campaign Cash of President Biden and donald trump as the rnc ramps up funding to overcome the former president s legal bills. Good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, may 21st. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And we have a lot to get to this morning, and well begin with Donald Trumps criminal hush money trial, which will resume later this morning after the prosecution r
successful? john avlon with the reality check. in our polarized hyper partisan times the extremes seem to disproportionately dominate our debates. this isn t your imagination. less than 10% of house seats are competitive due to the redistricting. most of our state legislativers overwhelmingly a red or blue hue. despite the fact most americans say they are moderate rather than liberal or conservative. most modify more as independent not republican or democrat. which suggests there is a market failure in our politics. every once in a while, a few brave souls declare their independence from the two-party system. we saw it this week with andrew yang, who is forming a new party called forward. and evan mcmullen challenged mike lee as an independent. smart strategy for an aept trump republican. partisans see these moves as
here are the stories we re following right now for you. a manhunt underway right now for the man who brutally stabbed a 23-year-old nursing student to death. authorities say tiffany ferguson died tuesday after the attacker snuck into her apartment, stabbed her, and then he fled. ferguson s funeral was earlier today. boston, washington d.c., and denver. in most cases the pro-trump crowds were meant by aept trump protesters as well. this hour we re fact checking president trump s tweets that he made early this morning that accused president obama of ordering trump tower to be bugged in october.