good evening. today in his new york civil fraud trial, the former president swung a wrecking ball at a pillar of his defense, namely that he left the question of his business empire worth to his accountants. or in the words of his codefendant son, eric, i pour concrete. i don t focus on appraisals. between attacks of the judge and letitia james, his words suggest the opposite, that he was involved. these are appraisals that the judge has already ruled were fraudulent. i would look at them, the former president said on the stand, i would see them, and i would maybe on occasion have some suggestions, which is what the state of new york is claiming, that the appraisals were inflated on his behalf and at his behest. he went beyond those already court determined appraisals saying, quote, the net worth of me was far greater than the financial statements. the former president also admitted involvement in lowering evaluations in the case of his trump tower at the time forbes magazine
outfront next, trump lashes out, taking the witness stand in his own fraud trial. outfront legal analyst ryan goodman is here. plus, strikes on gaza lighting up the sky tonight, while thousands of miles away, vladimir putin is embracing hamas despite his own citizens killed and kidnapped by the militant group. so what role is putin playing? and james carville is outfront even though his party wants to shut him up. how come? let s go outfront. and good evening, i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, showdown in court. trump versus the judge, the former president taking the stand for nearly four hours in his new york civil fraud trial today. going after the judge, losing his tim per. at one point the judge saying to trump s attorneys, quote, can you control your witness while judge said to the judge, it s a terrible thing you ve done, you believe this political hack back there, and that s unfortunate. trump left the court tonight, though, projecting confidence. i