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shows to shut down. nfl games to be postponed. and have everybody worried about the holidays. we re going to answer your questions about what s going on. then there s new revelations about who s been testifying to the january 6th committee. we re going to have a live report on that. this, as the clock is ticking on a decision on the manhattan d.a. on whether to charge former president donald trump. plus, a tale of two very different trials. former police officer kim potter takes the stands in the killing of dwayne wright. while ghislaine maxwell decides he will not speak in her sex trafficking trial with jeffrey epstein. a white house official telling nbc news that the president spending the weekend in delaware will in fact deliver a speech next week to address the rising cases of the omicron variant
witness and they re not in the courtroom or available, the judge is very likely to say, well, that time has now passed. reporter: maxwell is accused of helping jeffrey epstein recruit, groom and abuse underage girls. her lawyers argue she was targeted by prosecutors because they could no longer bring epstein to justice. he was found dead in a manhattan prison two years ago while waiting his own trial for sex trafficking. look for the defense in closing to point to an empty chair where jeffrey epstein should be sitting and look for them to say they, the government, are trying to blame maxwell for epstein s sins. reporter: eva dubin said they started dating in 1983 and remained friends after splitting in the 90s. after marrying and having kid, she said epstein was fond of his
reporter: yeah, kate. it really has been a long time coming for many of these alleged victims, both of jeffrey epstein and of ghislaine maxwell. so today what s under way right now is jury selection. both sides, the prosecution and maxwell s attorney, have selected 12 jurors and 6 alternates. one of the jurors has an issue with an employer, so the judge is trying to work that out. once that is resolved, they will move forward, the jury will be sworn in and opening statements will get under way. prosecutors saying they need only 25 minutes to lay out their case. of course they have accused maxwell of helping jeffrey epstein recruit, groom, and sexually abuse girls, some as young as 14 years old. this conduct was alleged to have occurred between 1994 and 2004 in both new york, florida, new mexico, and maxwell s london home. maxwell s lawyers will have about an hour they said they will need to present their opening statements in the case. we haven t heard a lot from her side of what the
instance taken the side of trump and the presidency saying that it was okay that he was acting within his official duties when he defamed e. jean carroll accused president trump of rape. david, thank you for coming in. nice to see you in person. nice to see you. the former british colony about to ditch queen elizabeth as its head of state. the woman accused of helping jeffrey epstein recruit and abuse his victims, what to expect as ghislaine maxwell s sex trafficking trial starts just minutes from now.