negotiations to plead guilty to perjury for allegedly lying on the stand during trump s civil fraud trial. and while we don t know for certain which lie mr. weisselberg may be owning up to, the testimony the new york times points to, the thing they heavily suggest may be the lie in this case is maybe the most trumpy thing ever. just a few mounts ago back in october allen weisselberg took the stand to defend in new york attorney general letitia james $240 million lawsuit. that s where trump and other defendants are being accused of inflating assets. one of the things mr. weisselberg was asked about under oath was the size of donald trump s penthouse apartment in trump tower, the one that looks like louie xivth on acid. the a.g. believes this asset in particular is a glaering example of donald trump s fraudulent overevaluation. yes, there are monster chandeliers and marble walls, but for years this three-story penthouse was listed on annual financial statements as being 30,00
drama in the courtroom. donald trump walking out as closing arguments wrap up in e. jean carroll s defamation trial, a decision could come as soon as today. we ll bring you updates live from outside the courtroom. plus the international court of justice weighing in on south africa s allegation that israel has committed genocide. the judge is calling on israel to take all measures to prevent genocide in gaza. and disturbing new allegations against wwe founder, vince mcmahon. now accused of sexual assault, trafficking and physical abuse. we are following these major development can stories and many more, coming in right here to cnn news central. hello, i m brianna keilar. alongside boris sanchez here in washington. closing arguments have just wrapped up in the civil defamation trial against donald trump. not without more fireworks. including trump walking out and interrupting the proceedings. now jury deliberations are set to begin and we could get a verdict as soon as
front-runner. donald trump not hitting the ground running in new hampshire this morning, after iowa, but instead in a new york city courtroom. is it a foreshadow of the 2024 race to come? we ll break down his sweeping victory in the iowa caucus including the coalition of voters that gave him a record-breaking win. also ahead, the race for second place. ron desantis edging out nikki haley in iowa, but now they head to new hampshire. why the map ahead looks tough for florida s governor. hello, great to have you with us. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york with my colleague jose diaz-balart with coverage of the 2024 race. today the winner of the iowa caucuses is not back on the trial. instead he s on trial. donald trump arrived at a courthouse in manhattan for the start of a second defamation trial in the case brought by author e. jean carroll. this just hours after that iowa win, with the former president taking over 50% of the vote. and in th