judge s gag order still in place, so he can t speak about certain things. he has to be so careful. that is so unconstitutional, in my opinion. we have first amendment rights. we have rights as attorneys. sixth amendment rights. those are all being violated, and he still wants to take the stand even though my advice is, at this point, you should never take the stand with a gag order. but he is so firmly against what is happening in this court. trump lawyer alina habba previewing the former president s testimony in the civil fraud trial against his business organization. now, it appears trump will be a no-show. we ll show you what his legal team is saying about the last-minute reversal, and who will take the stand. plus, the latest from the middle east. israel continues to strike what it calls hamas strongholds in southern gaza. an area where the u.n. has warned about dire humanitarian conditions. it comes amid new reporting that israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu no
chutkan, has denied two truck drop motions to have the government s case against him thrown out. fair warning, if you have to be watching for mar-a-lago tonight, the catch-up might be flying. judge chutkan begins with a robust takedown of the trump claim that is a former president he is immune from criminal prosecution. here s what it says, quote, whatever immunities a sitting president may enjoy, the united states has only one chief executive at a time, and that position does not confer a life long get out of jail free pass. former presidents enjoy no special conditions on their federal criminal liability. they may be federal to federal mastication, indictment, prosecution, and punishment for any criminal acts undertaken while in office, and quote. judge chutkan goes on to explain why in america we have equal justice, quote, the public has an undisputed interest in promoting respect for the law, deterring crime, protecting itself, and rehabilitating offenders. all of thos
bombings and rocket fire in gaza tonight, casualties mounting as questions grow over whether israel s prime minister new that hamas had an attack plan a year ago, i ll ask his senior adviser. plus, to hell with this place. the parting quote of george santos, his office already locked already changed and his name above the office gone. so now what happens to his seat? and an exclusive new reporting this hour, house speaker mike johnson promoting a book full of baseless conspiracy theories and homophobic insults some directed at pete buttigieg and he s out front to respond. let s go outfront. and good evening, i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, hamas once again firing rocks now deep into israel. our team in sderot hearing the rocket fire from northern gaza. this is the aftermath that you are looking at now of israeli strikes in the town. both sides blaming the other. the reality is this. more people are dying and the onslaught of war is continuing and 136 people are
what a nice surprise to see you. i knew you and i were gonna be talking later this weekend, because we have important matters to discuss, but nice to see you in real life. have a great show. thanks for having me. thanks. we ll talk to you on sunday. major breaking news of the federal criminal trial of donald trump, for his efforts to try to overturn the election results, before and on january 6th. tonight the judge, tanya chutkan, has denied two trump motions to have the government s case against him thrown out. fair warning, if you happen to be watching from mar-a-lago tonight, the ketchup might be flying. judge chutkan begins with a robust takedown of the trump claim that as a former president he is immune from criminal prosecution. here s what it says, quote, whatever immunities a sitting president may enjoy, the united states has only one chief executive at a time, and that position does not confer a life long get out of jail free pass. former presidents enjoy no sp
least, dasha burns, as always, thank you. that does it for us this hour. our coverage continues right now with katy tur reports. good to be with you. i m katy tur. they were warned. more than a year before october 7th israeli officials were repeatedly told that hamas was planning something big, and those officials repeatedly brushed it off, according to documents reviewed by the new york times. the approximately 40-page document, which the israeli authorities code named jericho wall outlined point by point exactly the kind of devastating invasion that led to the deaths of about 1,200 people. again, according to the times. a blueprint of an invasion, which hamas ultimately followed with, quote, shocking precision. nbc news has not seen the document, but we do have one of the new york times reporters who did joining us in just a moment. the idf has responded to the report saying, quote, questions of this kind will be looked into at a later stage. we also have reporting