you can be all of these things and not only can you be here you can lead just like me. setting a legacy she hope will be followed molly hunter, nbc news a nerd, a crier, and a hug. or jacinda ardern, reminding u all that we all have what it takes to lead. and on that beautiful note, wish you all a very good night and a happy passover to thos who celebrate. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late wit us i will see you at the end of tomorrow if you are a superstitiou person, as i am, then maybe yo are familiar with the notion that bad things happen i threes for, example you might get a flat tire and spill coffee all over yourself, and then sprain your ankle all in the same day or if you re donald trump, you might get arrested on stat level charges, and grapple wit a major setback in a federal investigation, and then be forced to face the specter o an ongoing fraud investigation all in the same week the bad things range but le
should be really proud of what you ve done, and i m very proud of you as your friend, it s awesome i m proud and happy to do it with you yes, that s the best part thank you to all of you at home for joining us this hour if you re a superstitious person as i am, maybe you re familiar with the notion bad things happen in threes for example, you might get a flat tire and spill coffee all over yourself or sprain your ankle on the same day. or if you re donald trump you may grapple with a major setback in a federal investigation and be faced to face the specter of a state investigation in the same week. we learned late this afternoon trump s vice president mike pence will in fact testify before the special counsel s grand jury investigating january 6th. trump and even pence himself they had tried and failed to block that testimony, but in a statement today an aide for pence said pence will comply with the subpoena. will comply with the subpoena. a federal judge in d.c. ruled p
that does it for us here on the beat with ari melber joy reid picks it up next. tonight on the reidout under new york state law, it is a felony to falsify business records with intent to defraud and intent to conceal another crime. my lawyers came to me and said there s nothing here. they re not saying what you did. the defendant repeatedly made false statements on new york business records he also caused others to make false statements trump is still lying as local prosecutors pursue criminal charges against him doing the work that the doj should have been doing all along. despite warnings to refrain from inciting violence, trump is still attacking d.a. bragg the judge juan merchan and their families big breakthrough in wisconsin. but the challenge to democracy remains very real with republicans pushing minority rule and we begin with defendant donald j. trump, back at his mar-a-lago home after facing his first taste of the criminal justice system and
this could happen in america. never thought it could happen. the only crime that i have committed is to fearlessly defend our nation against those who seek to destroy it. we are a nation in decline. and now these radical left luna particulars want to interfere with our elections by using law enforcement. we can t let that happen. the latest, good morning, brook. the indictment state states from trump orchestrated his catch and kill scheme through a eries of payments that we concealed through months of false business entries. the american media incorporated paid $30,000 to a former trump tower door man. those charges were related to hundreds of thousands of dollars in alleged hush money payments made in 2016 weeks before the presidential election. nouman hat tan da alvin bragg was pressed on the timing of those allegations. your predecessor decided not to charge it. federal prosecutors took a hard look at this case and decided not to charge it. what lead you to decide
charges against him impact the 2024 race. he said he will plead and he pled not guilty to charges and came only hours after she was indicted. take a listen. donald trump: the only crime i ve commit side to fearlessly deupon fended our nation. radical left lunatics want to interfere by using law enforcement. we can t let that happen. this is a persecution, not an investigation. the 34-count indictment released late yesterday accuses trump of falsifying document to hide hush money payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign. it is alleged from august 2016 to 2017, trump organized catch and kill through false business entries. one instance $30,000 was paid to a dar doorman. alvin bragg spoke with the media detailing his case and told reporters he is keved in what they have found as previous das and previous prosecutors declined to go after the charges. i m doing this for 24 years and i m no stranger to rigorous, complex investigations. i bring cases when they re re