welcome to ayman. tonight, the former trump official who just quit the gop to help save it from ruin. is it too little too late? plus, republicans want to regulate you. i mean, everything about you. what you read, when you watch. what you do with your own body. so much for small government values. then, new details on ginni thomas s or efforts to overturn the 2020 election as her husband ruled on cases about that very election. , i am ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. the country is in danger of imploding. democracy is in danger of disintegrating. those are not my words. that is the ominous warning from house majority james clyburn who told the washington post quote, i don t know why people feel that this country is insulated from the historical trends. maybe autocracy is the future of the country. before you at home say congressman clyburn s language is hyperbolic, just take a look at what is happening in pennsylvania and michigan. just this week, a self proclaimed 202
The tornado outbreak. 17 across multiple states, and where the threat is headed tonight. Nearly eight weeks after it destroyed that bridge in baltimore, that massive ship finally moved out. The crew still on board. Sean diddy combs apologizing after video showed him violently attacking his exgirlfriend. The growing fallout. And the powerful new memorial at the site of one of americas darkest chapters. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening and welcome. The prosecution in the Donald Trump Criminal Trial has rested its case against the former president after doing its best to rehabilitate the credibility of its star witness, former trump fixer michael cohen. Day 4 of cohen on the stand featured more crossexamination by the defense. Trump lawyer todd blanche resumed his mission to paint cohen as a serial liar bent on revenge. Even getting cohen to admit he had stolen Tens Of Thousands of dollars from the trump organization. And then late today the defense starti
Warning not to give him, quote, side eye. It came after Michael Cohens final day on the stand and what he admitted to stealing from the trump organization. Our team at the courthouse. Also tonight, irans president confirmed dead in a Helicopter Crash along with eight others. What caused it and how will it impact middle east tensions . Plus his defiant words to me in his last u. S. Network interview inside iran before his death. The International Criminal court seeking Arrest Warrants for israeli Prime Minister netanyahu and hamas leaders, accusing them of war crimes. How netanyahu and the u. S. Are firing back. The tornado outbreak. 17 across multiple states, and where the threat is headed tonight. Nearly eight weeks after it destroyed that bridge in baltimore, that massive ship finally moved out. The crew still on board. Sean diddy combs apologizing after video showed him violently attacking his exgirlfriend. The growing fallout. And the powerful new memorial at the site of one of ame
Antiisrael protests continued at colleges across the country this week as the growing Campus Unrest threatens to complicate joe bidens reelection bid. The president is scrambling to shore up support among his progressive base with a focus on abortion rights, Student Loan Forgiveness and climate change, but his handling of the israelhamas if war is being closely watched by Younger Voters and arabamericans in key swing states. Both President Biden and former President Donald Trump weighed in on the protests this week. I condemn the antisemitic protests, thats why ive set up a program dealing with that the. I also condemn voters who dont understand whats going on with the palestinians. Whats gown on at the College Level at these colleges, column ya, nyu and others is a disclass, and its a its really on biden. He has the wrong signal, hes got the wrong tone, hes got the wrong words. He doesnt know who hes backing, and its a mess. Paul lets bring in Wall Street Journal columnists and Fox Ne
Book, the Democrat Party hates america. Sounds provocative. But once you hear what i have to say, and you read the book, you will realize im not provoketive, they are. We have a lot of problems in this country. And for the most part, they can rest at the feet of the Democrat Party. Why do i say that . What is the Democrat Party . Is it a Political Party . It is more. The Republican Party is a Political Party. It is in many ways. When people go to vote, they vote republican most of the time they dont know why they are voting republican, the Republican Party doesnt tell them why they should vote for them, i call these people who run Republican Party, republican establishment or rinos or what have you, they reject familiar rally constitutional fundamental c constitutional principles, Democrat Party seeks to put donald trump in prison for the rest of his life. And republicans are debating whether they should have an Impeachment Inquiry into one of the most corrupt president s in american h