And defended the words he used to explain that decision in the report he sent to merrick garland, the attorney general. I said President Biden was old and he had a poor memory because thats what i saw when i interviewed him, hur keeps on saying. Anticipating that testimony, the white house released a transcript of that interview between President Biden and Special Counsel hur hoping to refute those findings. So lets get into it. Find out exactly what that transcript says. Also what democrats and republicans got out of todays testimony. Joining us now, nbc News White House correspondent, mike memoli and lisa rubin. First off to you, mike. You read the whole transcript. I tried to get you on the show yesterday, you couldnt come on. You said you were doing Something Special in secret. Now we know what it was. You were reading the transcript. Does it line up with the way hur described the interview . Certainly in the mind of democrats, no. Thats part of what the reaction was and what we sa
Reached the number of delegates to secure the nomination. It happened on the very same night that President Joe Biden clinched the democratic nomination which means the stakes are set us before. As donald trump will be on the ballot, the 2024 election will not be defined by Big Policy Debates or disagreements between the two candidates and parties of which there are many, but rather by a very basic question whether or not we want our democracy to continue as we know it. Because donald trump has made it clear in public speeches and announcements he will take a Wrecking Ball to the rule of law, he will pardon the january 6th insurrectionists. And he will serve in his own words, this is a quote, a dictator on day one. Voters who go to the polls in a few months have to answer the question whether the 248year democratic experiment sees its birthday . That choice has been laid out in stark detail, voices not just on the left or center, but also the far right. Remember this, from liz cheney.
U. S. Officials saying Military Cargo u. Planes dropped 38,000 meals in pallets over gaza. The u. S. Military airdrop coming in response to the killing of more than 150 palestinians this week. During a chaotic encounter when israeli troops opened fire on people in gaza during a crush to secure food aid. United states eruption to gaza in court nation with our international partners. We double our efforts to open up humanitarian maritime corridors to humanitarian assistance by sea and an Egyptian Government telling nbc news to highlevel delegations are expected in cairo tomorrow for discussions on a possible truce tween israel and hamas. The source saying as part of these discussions, israel may begin to allow the entry of humanitarian aid and fuel to gaza. Right now, activists are staging a series of rallies across the United States. In support of palestinians. And several more marches are scheduled to kick off in the next three hours. We have reporters someplace around the globe, cover
take a listen. what do you make of the fact that yesterday, this jury said he has to pay $83 million to e. jean carroll? yes, i m disappointed. she waited 30 something years to say that she was sexually assaulted, what do you hope to hear from him today about that? i hope to hear from him that he s going to have it repealed. you want him to appeal? yeah,. appeal . and you know, the things these folks here really tell us, they want to hear him talk about today are the economy, the border wall, the immigration, they say that these trials, this decision yesterday is going to have no impact on the election, and it s just going to fire up his supporters,. alex interesting, let s pivot to democrats, liz, who are focusing on las vegas as well. what we know about vice president kamala harris s trip there to sin city? yeah, so she will be here as well today after a campaign swing the last three days in california. today is the first day of early voting in the f
rubin will join the program. we will begin with e. jean carroll s testimony so far. today she told the jury one of the most powerful men on the planet assaulted her, lied about it and ruined her reputation. to have the president of the united states, one of the most powerful persons on earth call me a liar for if three days, 26 times, i counted them, ended the world i was living in. hateful messages popped up on facebook, hundreds a day and some using the very same words trump used to defame her, carroll said. all of it hd because trump lied about her. quote, he said i made up an accusation to sell a book. is a lie. she said i made up the accusation for publicity s sake. that is a lie. he said my accusation damaged the real victims of sexual sault, that is a lie. he said pple like me who make false accusations are very dangerous and on very dangerous territory, that i shouldn t have done it for the sake of publicity. that is also a lie. her attorney asked her, have you paid d