on tape and under oath. newly released video shows the former president making wild a claims about his business, his brand, and himself. the new details from the deposition in trump s civil fraud case and what it could mean for the judge s verdict still to come. plus, nikki haley amping up the political attacks as she tries to do what no republican has done in nearly eight years, beat donald trump. as she aims for an upset in the new hampshire primary, does haley have what it takes to shock the country and save her campaign? and transportation secretary pete buttigieg will join me later this hour to talk about multiple terrifying incidents in the sky, a source familiar with the investigation into this incident tells nbc news they found a softball-sized hole in the engine. we ve got the latest on that coming up. but we start with six hours of never before seen video showing donald trump testifying under oath in his civil fraud case, and it is something to see. the former
Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper what were going to start today with our Law And Justice lead a stern warning for donald trump today from the bench. Keep violating your gag order and your Hush Money Cover of case, and you may well end up in jail. Judge juan merchan, Finding Today The Trump via lord, violated that gag order for the 10th time. He find a trump 1,000 which is the maximum penalty. But judge, where shine went on to tell the former president , quote, at the end of the de, i have a job to do and part of that job is to protect the dignity of the judicial system and compel respect as much as i do not want to impose a jail sanctioned and ive done everything i can to avoid doing so i want you to understand that i will if necessary, and appropriate, unquote. Today weve also heard testimony from two witnesses who went through check by check, the payments made by donald trump to his former attorney and fixer, Michael Cohen. Those payments are at the very heart of this case because
to its lawful mandate. and in order to prove criminal contempt, the prosecution must establish beyond a reasonable doubt the existence of a lawful order, expressing an unequivocal mandate, a violation of the order and that it was made with knowledge and is willful. according to the prosecution, trump s repeated complaints about the gag order is evidence that he is aware of that order and what it prohibits him from doing. in fact, in trump s civil fraud case, trump violated the gag order there on two different occasions. the justice held him in civil contempt and find trump in both instances. the d.a.s office says those violations are also proof that trump knows when a gag order restricts them from saying and doing certain things, that they are also proof that trump knows what happens when his public statements violate a gag order. judge merchan even made it crystal clear to trump earlier this week that the court would not tolerate his gestures and statements to jurors and the courtroom