its closing arguments in donald trump s civil fraud trial after a dramatic scene in which the former president himself addressed the court. the judge had only allowed trump to speak on the condition that he focus on the facts but the president quickly veered into other territory claiming he is an innocent man being persecuted d the judge telling defense counsel please control your client. th former president has already been found liable for inflating properties to get loan deals. the judge will attempt to issue his ruling by the end of the month. yasmin vossoughian is reporting for us outside the courtroom in new york. vaughn hillyard is urbandale, iowa, also with us, renato, former federal prosecutor. somebody might argue at least in terms of drama donald trump s a tough act to follow. reporter: yeah, i think that person would likely win that argument. nonetheless, i think lee tee james has a lot in store. she is not likely to offer closing arguments to other attorneys.
republicans are branding his surprise appearance as a p.r. stunt. peter doocy asked the white house about this moments ago. the last time he was on the hill he said the president was certainly familiar with what his son was going to say. i did say that, and what i m saying today. president biden does not help him with his business deals but does help him skirt congressional subpoenas. that is not even true. that is a jump tha incredibly john: this hour has seven days, and that s an old canadian television show, and that s the way it feels this afternoon. sandra: sandra smith in new york, america reports hour two. any moment now the house oversight hearing, wow, did it have some fireworks. it is expected to resume as the committee considers a resolution on whether to move forward with contempt proceedings for hunter, adding another headache for the president s son as he is expected to appear in a los angeles courtroom on tax charges tomorrow. john: let s go
it s hoped by many supporters that it might mean the end of the controlling interest of the glazer family. our sports editor dan roan reports. when sirjim ratcliffe toured old trafford earlier this year, the british billionaire was hoping to buy manchester united. instead he will become a minority shareholder of the club he says he has always supported. the founder of petrochemicals giant ineos, ratcliffe has already invested in sailing and cycling teams and owns a third of mercedes in formula 1. the owner of two football clubs, including nice in france, manchester born ratcliffe last year failed in a bid to buy chelsea, at the time hinting to me united was his real goal. some would argue you should be trying to buy the club that you grew up supporting. yes, i mean, i can understand that but manchester united is not for sale. with its rich history. they were the soccer champions of europe. ..legendary players. cantona! ..and dominance under the managerial great sir alex fergu
there was a clash of champions at the etihad stadium as english premier league winners manchester city took on german champions bayern munich while benfica hosted inter milan in the first leg of their quarterfinal. now to bring us up to date with a busy night of action, our reporterjoe linskey has joined us and is with us now. joe, really good to see you. let s start by talking about that game in england, then manchester city. they looked very impressive, didn t they, against bayern munich? paul, this has been one of the great european nights really for manchester city in the champions league, 3 0 winners against the german champions bayern munich at the etihad stadium. city s manager pep guardiola recognising this as a real statement scoreline from his team, but also saying they ll need to be wary of defending that lead properly when they meet again in that second leg next wednesday in bavaria. the spanish midfielder, rodri, he opened the scoring for city with a brilliant cu
lots to get through. we will start with football and what was a big night in the champions league. there was a clash of champions at the etihad stadium as english premier league winners manchester city took on german champions bayern munich while benfica hosted inter milan in the first leg of their quarterfinal. now to bring us up to date with a busy night of action, our reporterjoe linskey has joined us and is with us now. joe, really good to see you. let s start by talking about that game in england, then manchester city. they looked very impressive, didn t they, against bayern munich? paul, this has been one of the great european nights really for manchester city in the champions league, 3 0 winners against the german champions bayern munich at the etihad stadium. city s manager pep guardiola recognising this as a real statement scoreline from his team, but also saying they ll need to be wary of defending that lead properly when they meet again in that second leg next wedn