the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts now. and i know stephanie loves a good argument i ve seen that with them. tonight, president biden is having a busy week in washington. focusing on his domestic agenda while the white house gears up for showdowns with house republicans. then, the testimony from rupert murdoch himself in that 1.6 billion dollar defamation suit against fox news. what he is saying about some hosts and their endorsement of trump s election lies. and special counsel, jack smith investigation into the former president is heating up. well a possible new challenger to trump emerge from the shadows? as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. coming to you live from our nation s capital. dominion voting systems has dropped elaine this bombshell and it s 1.6 billion dollar defamation suit against fox news. the minions new court filing includes testimony, under oath, from the fox chairman himself, rupert
how much does it cost to lie t the american people? well, this week, fox settled the dominion voting system defamation lawsuit, agreeing t pay a staggering seven point 8 excuse me, 787 point $5 millio in settlements it is one of the largest settlements in defamatio history in this country, and i shows that fox was at leas somewhat afraid that the jur might sign against them. that, it s, clear was th financial cost of lying to the american people. but the other cost, th reputational costs, that is little bit harder to explain after the settlement was announced, fox released this statement, which read, in part we acknowledge the court rulings finding certain claims about dominion to be false this settlement reflects foxes continued commitment to th highest journalistic standards we are hopeful that ou decision to settle this disput with dominion amicably, instea of the acrimony of a divisiv trial, allows the country to move forward from these issues now, did you notice a word
case is about. laura: well a blatantly false a blatantly false statement. here s the onl y thingin ifn lawyers need to know about this case.ft if after the twenterytion twenty election, donald trump had announced that he was retiring from politics,indict alvin would not have indicted him.ed or let s say if after 2020, trump had gradually evolved ind his views and maybe became more like romney or one of the bushes in that case,ve ind alvin bragg would not haveic indicted him. the real reason that donald trump was bookedngerprin and fingerprinted today comes down to one simple fact. wrong he has the wrongs political views. now to the entire class of politicians and media figures who cheered the proceedings today. donaldding trump represents an existential threat, a threat to the regim thee that s run our country into the ground fort decades, a threat to the credibilit tibility y the mediae calls out relentlessly. but most significant of all,um another trump term is a threata
the latest example of of america s weaponizes system of justice. you know, it would be beyond ald unusual for a state prosecutor to use an alleged violation of a federal law rather thanfinancs a state campaign finance lawe as grounds to elevate a falsea e paperwork case from a misdemeanor to a felony. wow. tha they get really creativeuld be u because they hate trump that much. that would be trump derangement syndrome. we ll explain. but first, anothersyndrome. anor massive crisis for reckless, the reckless, incompetent joe biden and hisstem and administration. america s banking systemour . your money is now in peril. this is a very real crisis. there are real fears tonight that this could very well be just the beginning of a massive biden banking crisisat with biden, billionaire bailouts and world wide collapuences to banks now have officiallysed. collapsed. nearly two dozen others. they were forced to halt trading today amid widespread panic. first, republic bank stock plu
A stunning announcement from north korea tonight when it comes to nuclear and missile tests. It comes weeks before the facetoface meeting before kim jongun and President Trump. Martha raddatz standing by. Also breaking tonight the faa ordering immediate emergency inspections of hundreds of boeing 737s after the deadly midair explosions. Tonight what theyre looking for. The Deadly Police ambush. Two Sheriff Deputies gunned down. The gunman walking into a restaurant and opening fire. On this day of National Walk outs. The school shooting. The gunman walked into the school just as students were preparing for their demonstration. James comeys memos now made public. What we never knew and tonight which side does it help . The video of prince in his
final hours revealed looking frail as he entered his Doctors Office. The major question now being asked tonight. The fugitive grandma on the run accused of two murders. The audio, youll hear her asking how to get to the next state. Is that the wa