hello and a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states address around the world. i m bianca nobilo live from london. max foster has the day off. just ahead for you on cnn newsroom live from london, this is cnn newsroom with mox foster and bianca nobilo. and it is friday, december 8, 9:00 a.m. in london. first round of caucus voting in iowa is just a few week away. and there are legal headwinds as the election season heats up. president biden s son hunter is now facing multiple federal tax charges, a fact likely to dog the president. and former president trump has numerous federal and state court cases that will stretch well into next year and will almost certainly interfere with his campaign schedule. the justice department says hunter biden could face up to 17 years in prison if convicted of the tax charges. the investigation into the president s son was on the verge of being resolved in july when a plea deal fell apart. evan perez has the detail
to noon eastern and catch me as a legal analyst right here on msnbc all week as we join all things from trial. for now, stay tuned because inside with jen psaki begins right now. right now. strategist tim miller are standing by to tell us why she did it. and where the party goes from here. we are reaching the beginning of the end for trump s criminal trial in york. the law firm for here into a deep dive into the closing c arguments. judge juan merchan s instructions will be crucial for the 12 men and women who deliver the verdict. retired judge is going to tell us what to watch for and later, nbc s favorite son lou russert on the loss of his dad. he traveled around the world and why john baynard told him to get the heck out of washington. of washington. so stop me if you ve heard it before, republican speaks the truth about donald trump, donald trump smears, tags and belittles them, republican falls in line rather than face excommunication from the party. really, ho
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