good evening. today in his new york civil fraud trial, the former president swung a wrecking ball at a pillar of his defense, namely that he left the question of his business empire worth to his accountants. or in the words of his codefendant son, eric, i pour concrete. i don t focus on appraisals. between attacks of the judge and letitia james, his words suggest the opposite, that he was involved. these are appraisals that the judge has already ruled were fraudulent. i would look at them, the former president said on the stand, i would see them, and i would maybe on occasion have some suggestions, which is what the state of new york is claiming, that the appraisals were inflated on his behalf and at his behest. he went beyond those already court determined appraisals saying, quote, the net worth of me was far greater than the financial statements. the former president also admitted involvement in lowering evaluations in the case of his trump tower at the time forbes magazine
deep divides over the u.s. role are growing. house republicans are in chaos. and the former president is preparing to take the stand. i m going to discuss all of that plus new polling on the presidential race with the chair of the congressional republic per mila jayapal. plus, his two adult sons testified in new york last week, and donald trump himself will be under oath to new york tomorrow. the in-house law firm neal katyal is standing by for a full preview. and later, stacey abrams hasn t spoken extensively about the indictments in fulton county until now. i asked her about the strength of the case, the stakes for her home state, and yes, her own political future. okay, i hope you re sitting down for what i m about to say. because you might find it a little disorienting. here it goes. we are exactly one year out from election day of 2024. one year, exactly. look, i know that for the better part of this decade, we ve heard a lot of talk about certain elections being the
test in a colorado courtroom this week. and taking action, senate democrats are set to participate in for winchell conservatives with close ties to supreme court justices. i m ayman wilkie dean, let s get started. it was a family affair for the trumps in new york this week. to have the disgraced ex presidents sons took to the stand to testify and attorney general that you should james s 22 million dollar civil fraud lawsuit against the trump family and their company. first up was donald trump jr., coach of his father s business empire. the ex presidents eldest son faced repeated questions about his role in the trump organization especially as it related to financial statements that the attorney general says we re purposely inflated to benefit the company. now trump jr. did his best to try, i, guess a distance himself from the statement saying he relied on outside accountants and the trump organization s former chief financial officer allen weisselberg to prepare them. while h
good evening to you, welcome to ayman tonight. trump on trial, what we have learned from the testimonies of don jr. and eric trump. and explosive drama including the judge on the case can he be disqualified for running for office? that argument was put to the test in a colorado courtroom this week. and taking action, senate democrats are set to participate in for winchell conservatives with close ties to supreme court justices. i m ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. it was a family affair for the trumps in new york this week. to have the disgraced ex presidents sons took to the stand to testify and attorney general that you should james s 22 million dollar civil fraud lawsuit against the trump family and their company. first up was donald trump jr., coach of his father s business empire. the ex presidents eldest son faced repeated questions about his role in the trump organization especially as it related to financial statements that the attorney general says we re purpose
tomorrow. the law firm of andrew weissmann is standing by for a full preview. and later, cc abrams has not spoken extensively about the indictments in fulton county, until now. i asked her about the strength of the case, and her own political future. okay, i hope you re sitting down for what i m about to say. because you might find it a little disorienting. here goes. we are exactly one year out from election day of 2024. one year, exactly. look, i know that for the better part of this decade we ve heard a lot of talk about certain elections being the most consequential of our lifetimes. but this one actually kind of feels like it is. a brand-new poll out today from the new york times shows donald trump leading president biden in five out of six swing states. it also shows biden leading trump by just one point, among young voters across the state. there s a while to go, but you still have to pay attention to these numbers, even at this point. so that s the state of the race