good evening once again. i am stephanie ruhle. donald j trump, the current front runner for the 2024 republican nomination as now been found liable for sexually abusing writer e. jean carroll. the jury of six men and three women announced the verdict late this afternoon after a civil trial that lasted two weeks. nbc s laura jarrett has the details. can we have a statement please? a resoundingly win for e. jean carroll. finding former resident trump sexually abused her and then defamed her by calling her story a lie, awarding her $5 million. the jury swiftly returning their unanimous verdict after fewer than three hours of deliberations. in a statement tonight, carroll saying, this vector is not just for me but for every woman who has ever because she was not believed. over the course of two weeks, they heard flip carroll tearful dressing room at bergdorf goodman. two friends she told at need time, along with two other women who accused mr. trump of making unwanted adv
word in this program tonight. the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts nowtephanie ruhle starts now tonight, the $5 million of the verdict. former president donald trump find liable for sex abuse and defamation. we will break down the legal and political fallout. then, congressman george santos now facing federal charges. what we know as calls for his resignation continue for both sides of the aisle. and, with the clock ticking on the debt ceiling, president biden met with congressional leaders. what went down and is congress any closer to a deal? as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. good evening once again i m stephanie ruhle. donald j trump, the current front runner for the 2024 republican nomination as now been found liable for sexually abusing writer e. jean carroll. the jury of six men and three women announced the verdict late this afternoon after a civil trial that lasted two weeks. and the s laura jarrett has the details. can we have statement? ple
familiar with putin celebrations on a big day like this, how must understand how significant it is to have such a scaled back celebration on such an important day. well, psychologically, as richard said, it was the biggest day on the russian political calendar. it s when putin tries to hit all the keynote on the russian psyche, connecting his rule to the struggle against nazism in world war ii. it is attempt to cast himself as one of the great russian leaders. every year there s usually a massive show of force, with tanks and planes flying over. what we clearly saw today s russia can t spare takes on planes for their parade. they are short on equipment, just as we have heard ukraine has been short on some things. clearly that demonstrates that they don t have anything to spare here. we also saw this is not the victory parade that he had in mind 15 months ago. i think he would ve thought this would ve been a triumphant
traditional family values that make a man a all for the purpose of continuing to dictate and impose their own will, he said. but celebrations moscow were scaled back from previous years, coming just days after an alleged drone attack on the kremlin that kyiv denies carrying out. and, as russian troops on the front line in ukraine are pulling back to defensive positions and evacuating some civilians ahead of an upcoming ukrainian offensive. back with us tonight, ben rhodes, former deputy national security adviser for president obama. ben, for those of us who aren t familiar with putin celebrations on a big day like this, how must understand how significant it is to have such a scaled back celebration on such an important day. well, psychologically, as richard said, this was the biggest day on the russian political calendar. it s when putin tries to hit all the key notes in the