we are grate. . the beat with ari melber starts right now. see you tuesday. i m ari melber, we begin with the breaking news. we start the new week with the federal defendant, donald trump, back in florida. this is the eve of his federal arraignment tomorrow, and he made the trip from new jersey preparing to voluntarily surrender into federal custody for the first time as a defendant. that is the consequence of the indictment unsealed and briefly explained by jack smith on friday. the former president indicted for breaking several laws including the espionage act and laws relating to obstruction of justice. trump is current still seeking what he needs legally, the required local counsel, amidst reports that many are balking at him as a quote nightmare client. now, sooner or later, you can find a lawyer there that s not going to be a hangup forever, but it is a striking piece of legal reality for donald trump here on the eve of that arraignment. he spent the weekend out o
accused donald trump of partying adolf hitler. what s your reaction and how you and other republicans feel? 76% of the american people, not donald trump, believe the border is broke snoon what about that language? the poisoning the blood? i m worried about an outcome. you have endorsed president trump. are you comfortable with him using words like that? you know, we re talking about language. i could care less what language people use as long as we get it right. that s republican senator lindsey graham refusing to condemn donald trump s use of hitler rhetoric during his campaign rallies. we ll have more of the president s disturbing comments just ahead. plus an update from capitol hill on foreign aid packages. the funding is being held up by gop demands for stricter immigration policies. plus, we ll go through the biden administration s latest push to urge israel to scale back its war on gaza. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, dece
finds former president donald j. trump sexually abused writer e. jean carroll. the witness who testified in the case is outfront tonight. plus, breaking news. embattled congressman george santos lied about his resume and he is now facing criminal charges from the doj and we learned he can be arrested in just hours. putin mocked after one single tank was on display for russia s big victory day parade, what happened? a russia insider who predicted this is my guest. let s go outfront. good evening, i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, sexual abuse. a new york jury today finding former president donald trump sexually abused writer e. jean carroll inside a department store dressing room in the 1990s. jurors needed to believe that trump subjected carroll to sexual contact by physical force without her consent. the jury did that and they also found trump liable of defaming carroll. it awarded her a massive sum of $5 million in damages. and in the statement carroll writes,
you do it. you can do anything, grab them by the [ bleep ], you can do anything. that s what you said? historically, that s true with stars. true with stars that they can grab women by the [ bleep ]? if you look over the last million years, i guess that s been largely true, not always, but largely true. unfortunately or fortunately. unfortunately for donald trump, a jury of his peers determines he is indeed a sexual predator. the nine jurors deliberating for just three hours before they historic decision in favor of e. jean carroll on most counts, including sexual abuse and defamation. plus, breaking news, the law is finally catching up to the most dishonest member of congress. nbc news has learned republican congressman george santos is now facing criminal charges from the justice department. but we begin the reidout tonight with another historic first for donald trump. not only was trump the first twice impeached president, not only is he the first former pres
our viewers in the united states and all around the world. i m bianca nobilo. and i m max foster. just ahead how do you feel? feels like a verdict not only for e. jean but thousands of other women. the verdict is a disgrace and continuation of the greatest witch hunt of all-time. george santos does face criminal charges being brought by federal prosecutors. he built his whole persona on a pack of lies. rule of law is being violated. he was not arrested. he was abducted. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is wednesday, may 10th, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. in new york where a federal jury has found u.s. republican presidential donald trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation and he is vowing to appeal. the jury awardeded $5 millio to carroll. trump lashed out on his social media site calling the trial very unfair. what else can you expect from a trump hating clinton appointed judge who went out of his