Challenged former President Donald Trump to join him for two president ial debates with new terms. Take a listen. Donald trump lost two debates to me in 2020. Since then he hasnt shown up for a debate. Acting like he wano debate me again. Well, make my day, pal, ill do it twice. Pick the date. I hear youre free on wednesdays. Joining us, monica alba and Vaughn Hillyard and amna nawaz, an msnbc contributor. So, monica, the president just accepted an offer. What is he now proposing . Reporter we understand that former President Trump has also committed to this date as well. Were learning june 27th will likely be when this debate takes place between former President Trump and President Biden in atlanta. It will be hosted by cnn, which Just Announced the terms have been agreed to in terms of, again, date and location by both campaigns. There is still a lot of open questions about some of the other components to a debate like this, which is taking place far earlier than other General Electi
Deadline white house starts right now. Hi, everyone, welcome to wednesday, a critical chapter in the trial of the expresident is coming to a close. Questions now swirl about what happens next n trump election interference trial. Todd blanche failed to land any significant blows to Michael Cohens credibility, something theyre desperate to do after he was put in the center of the scheme to catch and kill negative stories that could have hurt Donald Trumps campaign. He told the jury that the president himself signed off on the plan to hide the expenses. Todd blanche started this way, these are literally the first words out of the his mouth. You and i have never spoken or met, have we . To which cohen replied, we have not. Todd blanche, but you know who i am . Cohen answers, i do blanche asking, on april 23rd, so after the trial started in this case, you went on tiktok and called me a, quote, Crying Little cohen supplies that might be something i would say. Blanche went on to defend mr. Co
Contentious Cross Examination, how the former fixer turned star witness is upending Donald Trumps hush money trial, and when this whole thing may drew draw to a close. And then the other big trial in New York City, senator bob menendez is arriving this morning for another day of Jury Selection. Well have the latest on his criminal trial. Good morning, it is 10 00 eastern. Im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york, and lots of news this morning. Lets begin with the Breaking News in the race for the white house. President biden announcing a short time ago he will not participate in the three traditional debates organized by the nonpartisan debate commission, instead challenging donald trump to two nontraditional matchups with this video. Donald trump lost two debates to me in 2020. Since then he hasnt shown up for a debate. Now hes acting like he wants to debate me again. Make my day, pal. Ill even do it twice. So lets pick the dates, donald. I hear youre free on wednesdays. And just moment
Good to be with you, im katy tur. Buckle up, because at 8 00 a. M. Or so around this morning, President Biden dared former President Trump to two debates and by 11 40, both were officially on the schedule beyond the quick acceptance, though, what makes the june and September Debates so remarkable is how different they are going to be. Controlled by a news network. Held in a tv studio without an audience and with microphones that shut off when a candidate automatically goes over time. And if you need a reminder for why these rules are needed right here is a refresher. Vote now. Make sure you, in fact, let people know youre senators. He wont answer the question. Im not going to answer the question. Radical left will you shut up, man. Who is on your list, man . This is gentlemen this is so unpresident ial. That off button on the microphone is going to come in handy. A lot has happened since then. Biden won, trump would not concede, as you know, and he got indicted for it. Roe was overturn
Starts now. Welcome, everyone. Its a special twohour edition of the beat. Im ari melber. This is the second day of convicted former trump lawyer Michael Cohen testifying. Inside the courtroom where cohen was speaking against his former boss and by the afternoon the defense started their crossexamination. Weve been reporting on that. Heres how its been going. Another pivotal day in Donald Trumps criminal trial in new york. The prosecutions star witness Michael Cohen back on the stand. Trumps former fixer Michael Cohen taking the stand for a second day of testimony. Its a whole new game this afternoon. This is the moment weve been waiting for, the crossexamination. The burning question, will cohen keep his cool when trumps lawyers begin an intense crossexamination. Its been an explosive last hour of testimony. Its getting testy. Michael cohen is 45 minutes now into todd blanches cross. Donald trumps attorneys attempted to shred the thats some of what down today. Prosecutors have confirme