Us on this tuesday morning. Morning joe starts right now. Then we got to the Porn Starriness. Trumps defense, i never slept to Stormy Daniels and didnt pay her to be quiet. Michael cohen paid her to be quiet. Hes such a great guy who i hope is torn apart by wild dogs. And i only paid him what i thought were legal fees. If i did anything at all, i did everything, which i didnt do, to protect my wife from finding out about the things i never did. Stephen colbert. Well go through the consequential day in court in Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial with his former fixer and Attorney Michael Cohen on the stand. It will continue today. Well have expert legal analysis on the testimony and what we should expect in a few hours. Also ahead, well go through major developments in gaza. Israels military battling regrouped Hamas Terrorists in the north while weighing a fullscale assault on rafah in the south. Plus, the latest from ukraine and the surprise visit today by u. S. Secretary of state Antony B
Be scarier with his clothes on. Do you want to see him jailed . I dont think that his crimes against me are worthy of incarceration. I feel like the other things that he has done, if he is found guilty, absolutely. Stormy daniels, the woman at the center of trumps hush money scandal, takes the stand. Revealing in vivid detail the alleged sexual encounter that she says left her shaking. And the 130,000 payment that bought her silence. Plus, more of my exclusive interview with wnba star Brittney Griner including how she survives a Russian Gulag. The letter she wrote to putin, how trump turned on her, and her joyful homecoming. But we begin on the day that probably most trump trial watchers have been anticipating. And one donald trump has likely been dreading. Today was the day that stephanie clifford, aka Stormy Daniels, took the witness stand in trumps hush money election interference trial. Trump was dreading this day so much that even before daniels entered the courtroom, he tweeted a
hi, i m stacey, and i ve lost 60 pounds on golo. (guitar music) this belt i used to wear, way down at the first and second notch, it s the only thing i ve kept from before losing weight and i m keeping this because i m never going back. and i pray for peace on earth steve: that was cool. santa just flew up 48th street, took a left on to sixth avenue as we kick off this thursday telecast live from new york city where it is currently 31 degrees. and we are 10 days away from christmas. ainsley is off. her daughter has a holiday show today. a christmas show. and rachel campos-duffy joins us live. rachel: so great to be here. that looks like the scene out of elf at the end of the movie and everyone sings so the sleigh goes up. lawrence: graphics are getting better and better. rachel: that s not real? brian: no, no. santa is real but the snow wasn t. and, remember, with elf, ed as member, a little heavy for santa. goes down in central park because people lost th
kayleigh: president biden is facing impeachment inquiry after the house approved last night. now the president is lashing out as republicans after he became the sixth president in united states history to face an impeachment inquiry. hello, everyone, i m kayleigh mcenany here with my co-host emily compagno, shannon bream, host of the kennedy saves the world, kennedy and fox and friends first co-host and king of bump shots, he knows, todd piro. republicans say formal inquiry greatly expands their ability to conduct interviews and documents of the president arguing evidence they have uncovered cannot be ignored. president biden disagrees slamming the gop over proceedings. they are choosing to waste time on this baseless political stunt that even republicans say is not supported by facts. media is rushing to his defense. reuters claiming house republicans authorize impeachment inquiry despite lack of evidence. new york times describing the whole thing as a hunt for offense
kayleigh: hunter biden defies congressional subpoena in a brazen move, skipping his deposion and in a shocking turn of events, he took to the mike pence in front of the capitol to defend himself and his father. this is outnumbered, i m kayleigh mcenany, with emily compagno and molly line, fox news contributor leslie marshall and american enterprise institute marc thiessen. hunter biden blamed maga republicans for targeting him and his family and he said his father was not financially involved in his business dealings. i m here today to answer at a public hearing any legitimate questions chairman comer and house oversight committee may have for me. i m here to make sure the house committee illegitimate investigation do not proceed on lies. for six years i ve been the target of unrelenting trump attack machine shouting where s hunter. here is my answer, i am here. let me state as clearly as i can, my father was not financially involved in my business, not as a practicing