It is good to be back with you for this second hour. At this hour, is a former Tabloid Publisher the star witness in the people versus donald trump . What david pecker revealed about his close friendship with the former president and the catch and kill scheme before the hush money scandal exploded. Plus from the courtroom to a meeting with japan. Trump prepares to host another International Leader as the campaign tries to show theyre just doing business as usual. And standing by for a judges ruling. Will trump be held in contempt for violating a gag order . Well tell you what happened during a heated hearing this morning. And code name, plazic echo. What a newly unsealed document reveals about the documents case and a witness who warned trump to just give everything back. Our nbc News Reporters are following the latest developments. We begin outside the courthouse in Lower Manhattan with vaughn hillyard. Vaughn, david pecker was the only witness again today. He was questioned about con
Id front next opening day of trumps trial in between trump and what will be a star witness . Michael cohen this is the first witness is starting to testify. The david helped trumps case, plus russias new it girl, stink television. Now fawning over Marjorie Taylor greene even though she tried but failed to sink american aid to ukraine. Here what they are saying tonight about quoteunquote moscow, marjorie, and Melania Trump now selling more jewelry. Is it to help her husband pay his legal fees . Lets go out front and good evening. Im Erin Burnett Outfront tonight. We begin with trumps trials spilling out of the courtroom on a day when the prosecution and defense laid out their cases for the first time to 12 jurors and the six alternates in the room. And its on this momentous day, the former President Trump and his former fixer, Michael Cohen, are now in a free for all know, it did actually start in the courtroom. It was during Opening Statements, trump was watching as his lawyers were te
Minute, people the state of new york versus donald j. Trump started The Main Event Opening Statement hey, miss, youre looking at my picture in downtown new york. The courthouse and you hadnt soon the judge will gavel in and cmt the jury for the first ever prosecution of a former United States president. Minutes ago, we watched trump walk into court after his motorcade arrived at 100 centre street. We expect him to stop for the cameras and talk before heading inside get up in the judge and the jury prosecutors will chart a roadmap of what they intend to prove, how they say the former president helm, the scheme to buried the details of a sexual encounter with adult film actress. In the final month, the 2016 campaign remainders cooper, new york, youre watching Cnn Special Live Coverage of donald trump Hush Money Trial. And im jake tapper in washington today, a Courtroom Collision Filled with history shattering precedent, and a Stock Possibility that one of the two major candidates for pre
host: the resignation of four department of justice career prosecutors in the roger stone case has called into question the role of the attorney general, william barr, and the influence of president trump and has called the attorney general to capitol hill for a march hearing. good morning. welcome to washington journal for this thursday, february 13, 2020. we ll spend the first hour or so talking about that, the role of the justice department in the roger stone case. republicans call 202-748-8001. democrats, 202-748-8000. and for independents and others, that s 202-748-8002. u can also send us a text at 202-748-8003, tell us your name, where you re texting from. we re also on twitter and facebook. let s start with the reporting of the los angeles times at latimes.com, and their headline reflective of a number of others, justice department royaled in the roger stone case roiled in the roger stone case. roger stone, a longtime confidant of president trump, receive a le
Sexual misconducts. Teacher of the year handcuffed from a School Board Meeting after questioning a big raise for her superintendent. We have the video and the angry reaction. But, we begin this morning on johns first day with a look at todays eye opener, the world in 90 seconds. This is real devastation. Cars washing down and power lines washing down and huge bolders coming down. Looks like a world war one battlefield. Dozens have been rescued. It is waves of mud as boulders rolled in the neighborhood. Just stunned, absolutely stunned. Federal judging california temporary blocking the Trump Administration effort to end daca. Donald trump meeting with lawmakers from the both parties. You are not far ay from comprehensive reform, i will take the heat, both the heat you want to give me. Steve bannon is out from breitbart. The man has lost his mind and good riddance. James franco denying Sexual Harassment allegations. Things reason twitter is not accurate. A teacher is arrested after quest