Tonight, donald trump gets ready to head back to court for his Criminal Trial and another Gag Order Hearing. After spending the day on the Campaign Trail in wisconsin and michigan then College Campuses on the edge, of an escalating protest over the isrealhamas war. And the far rights push to get rid of House Speaker johnson, why democrats are coming to his rescue as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. Good evening once again, im stephanie ruhle, we are now 188 days away from the election, are you ready for that . Today it was Donald Trumps day off from court and he used it to remind voters that hes actually still running for president , that even on the Campaign Trail, is new york Criminal Trial was on the top of his mind. In wisconsin, he railed against what he called the totally conflicted judge. Yesterday, the judge held trump in contempt for repeatedly violating the gag order which dance him from speaking about jurors and witnesses. The judge find him 9000 bucks bu
Good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle. We are now 188 days away from the election. Today was Donald Trumps day off from court, and he used it to remind voters in key Battleground States that he is actually still running for president , but even on the campaign trail, his New York Criminal Trial was still on the top of his mind. In wisconsin, he railed against what he called the totally conflicted judge. Yesterday, the judge held trump in contempt for repeatedly violating the gag order which bans him from speaking about jurors and witnesses. The judge find him just 9000 bucks, but threatened him with jail time. Tomorrow, court will resume with another hearing about more alleged gag order Violations Including the statements. Are they going to look at all the lies [ inaudible ] they were caught lying in the last trial. That jury was picked so fast, 95 democrats. The area is mostly all democrat. Michael coyne is a convicted liar and he has got no credibility whatsoever. His been ve
Tonights lead on politics nation, democracy on trial. Tonight im in washington, d. C. , ahead of the annual white house Correspondents Dinner where there will be no doubt plenty of cocktail hour conversation about the whirlwind week of Legal Proceedings for former President Trump. The first witness in trumps Manhattan Hush Money Trial took the stand this week, and the former publisher of the National Enquirer detailed how farrakhan candidate trump went to like his alleged affair with porn star Stormy Daniels. Meanwhile, here in washington on thursday heard trumps argument that the presidency itself is Above The Law as his lawyers claim he has total immunity for his efforts to subvert the 2020 election. Some of the courts most conservative justices, many of which were nominated by trump himself, seemed open, if not sympathetic, to the idea. All of that on politics nation, plus well hear from the president of emilys list as the biden takes on another State Abortion Ban and voters prepare
Hi, everyone. Its 4 00 in new york and it is all happening today. We are picking up our special coverage of the tangled legal web now being faced by the four times indicted expresident donald trump today. A collision of two of his criminal cases with massive consequences, not just for the man, the party he leads, but also for the presidency. Our countrys democracy. The Supreme Court heard arguments this morning on trumps claim of president ial immunity leaving the fate and timing of the federal Election Interference trial, a big blank Open Question for now, but what is happening at this hour and what is certain is that the trial that could end up being the only criminal trial that expresident faces before americans go to the polls again in 2024 is the one brought by alvin bragg over falsifying Business Records to cover up hush money to a porn star and keep that silent ahead of a national election. Former National Enquirer ceo david pecker is still on the stand and hes being cross exami
Crossexamining the prosecutions first witness, former Tabloid Executive if david pecker, this is peckers third day on the stand and today for the very first time, he described the deal that he helped broker with Adult Film Star and director Stormy Daniels, a deal that is at the center of this case, the fusion has used packer to set the scene for the jury, introducing them to keep players in the case. How they all fit together in the story right now, the Defense Tactic in its early questioning is part of a strategy two, strategy to argue the David Pecker Is Work Helping Trump during the 2016 election was nothing new who . Nothing unusual. Also notably today, judge juan merchan so far still has declined to issue a ruling from tuesdays Hearing On Whether Trump has violated his gag order, despite the prosecution arguing that this morning that trump continues to violate this order against disparaging members of the jury and the witton this is of course this is four times over the last three