it, with a republican primary dominated by an ex-president who has centered his candidacy around his legal woes, look no further. this morning donald trump, fresh off a decisive win in the iowa caucuses, was at a federal courthouse in manhattan as the defendant in a second defamation trial brought by the writer e. jean carroll. this time there s no question of whether trump defamed her. judge kaplan has ruled trump is liable for remarks he made in 2019 mocking carroll s claim that he sexually assaulted her in a chance encounter at a department store dressing room in the 1990s. and trump is not allowed to dispute carroll s account. the question now is how much a jury should award e. jean carroll in damage for those comments. opening statements are currently under way. we ll have a live report from the courthouse when the trial wraps from the day. so far, donald trump was in the courtroom. alongside his lawyer, alina habba, as well as e. jean carroll and her attorneys. the firs
new reporting shows jack smith is relying on the facts, and not the fury. also this hour, departed trump or not, a new litmus test in the republican class for the nomination. we ve heard the president before, but doing so again presents a further danger to democracy. we re gonna ask the story of michael beschloss. and i sit down with actress, eva longoria, making her flaming diva debut. this is american voices. we begin this hour with donald trump and his allies, trying to deflect attention away from his decision to keep government secrets after his presidency. we have heard these excuses before, trump is relying on the same old script, distract with baseless claims of a witch hunt to stop the movement. it was today, again, on his knockoff version of twitter. following special counsel jack smith quote, the range, saying the indictment is fake. make no mistake trump s sex is social media grants are a sideshow. on the other hand, this he is relying on the evidence. with a 37 co
menendez. as we begin this hour, action in the face of distraction. the bluster and bombast of donald trump s new reporting shows jack smith is relying on the facts, not the fury. also this hour, departed to pardon trump or not. a new witness tests in the republican quest for the nomination. we ve pardoned a president before, but doing so again presents a further danger to democracy. we are going to ask historian, michael beschloss. and my sit down with actress eva longoria, making her flamin hot directorial debut. this is american voices. we begin this hour with donald trump and his allies, trying to deflect attention away from his decision to keep government secrets after his presidency. we ve heard these excuses before. trump is relying on the same old script, distract with baseless claims of a witch hunt, to stopped stop his political witch hunt. on his knockoff version of twitter, calling special counsel jack smith, quote deranged, saying the indictment is fake.
or not. a new witness tests in the republican quest for the nomination. we ve pardoned a president before, but doing so again presents a further danger to democracy. we are going to ask historian, michael beschloss. and i sit down with actress eva longoria, making her flamin hot directorial debut. this is american voices. oices. to keep government secrets after his presidency. you ve heard these excuses before, trump is relying on the same old script, distract, with baseless claims of a witch hunt. to stop his political movement. he was at it again today on his knockoff version of twitter, calling special counsel, jack smith, quote, deranged. stating that the indictment is fake. make no mistake, trump s social media ramps, there is sideshow. on the other hand, smith is relying on the evidence. letting the 37 count federal indictments tell the story of how trump refused to head over classified information, and even went to great lengths to hide the documents from the governm
good afternoon to you. i m yasmin vossoughian, we have breaking news on the debt ceiling negotiations. word a short time ago of a white house meeting tomorrow between president joe biden house speaker kim mccarthy. a sign of hope after the two men spent today selling very different versions of the senator talks. i ve done my part. we put forth a proposal to cut spending by more than a trillion dollars. at the top of the nearly three trillion dollars of reduction, i am pleased to propose the spending cuts and new revenue. now it s time for the other side to move, they have very extreme positions. the president has really shifted right after the more progressive socialist wing of the party stood up and said they want to spend more money. he s now bringing something to the table that everyone said was off the table. so members of congress are holding their breath as we are just a couple days away from default, with the finger-pointing coming fast and furiously. i am putt