last time the lib dems got into bed with the conservatives , a first taste of government. is it isita is it a nightmare scenario or a dream ticket? meanwhile, the snp seek to make sir keir starmer a puppet on a string. does it pact put you off a few get in touch. here is the news. a jury in a civil case has found donald trump sexually abused a magazine writer in a new york department store in the 905. the jury also found the former president liable for defamation for calling ejean carrolls accusations a hoax and a lie . but mr trump has been found not liable for rape. the first baby with the dna of three people has been born in the uk. the child has dna from the mum and dad as well as 0.1% from an egg donor. the pioneering technique is trying to prevent children inheriting genetic disorders which can be fatal. lawyers for prince harry and three other alleged victims of illegal activities byjournalists at mirror group newspapers will begin a seven week trial in the civil co
standard, and i used to be deputy chief of the criminal division in the southern district of new york, i wouldn t have touched a guy like michael cohen, especially if he s a convicted perjurer. that s robert costello after testifying in manhattan yesterday, and he could be the last witness the grand jury hears from before voting on an indictment for the former president. we ll break down what s next in the case in just a moment. meanwhile, more members of the oath keepers are held accountable for the violence on january 6th. and also ahead, what we re learning about the first face-to-face meeting between chinese president xi jinping and russia s vladimir putin since the invasion began. began good morning, and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, march 21st. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ve got a lot to get to. we ll begin this morning in new york city, and the manhattan district attorney s office ahead of a possible criminal indict
early on this tuesday morning. morning joe starts right now. i don t know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair, i can t speak to that. right. ouch. left hook. yeah. you know, also, i can t answer any questions about playboy stars. i can t answer those questions. oh, and i know nothing about having businesses that go bankrupt after you inherit $400 million from your father. i can t speak to blowing that money that quickly. can t speak to being creepy. come on now. come on. boy, that was quite the defense, wasn t it, willie? it was. it actually was the first time really with any strength we ve seen governor desantis speak out. i guess that was indirect. and amid some other things. it quickly spun to an attack on the investigation, an attack on the manhattan district attorney, as a soros-backed leftist, everything you expect, but he dipped his toe in the trump criticism. i saw it. let s hear
cnn this morning continues right now. deep uncertainty on capitol hill over kevin mccarthy s plan to lock down the votes to get this passed. when you maxed out your credit cards, it s a pretty good time to evaluate your spending habits. no one in this country can afford the risk of default which is why republicans should take it off the table. e. jean carroll expected to take the stand today. they say donald trump raped carroll in a dressing room. trump s lawyers say she schemed. and two other women will testify who allege that trump forced himself on them can also take the stand. mastermind of the 2021 suicide bombing at kabul airport has been killed by the taliban. the white house hasn t said when he was killed or how. the chairman of the house foreign relations committee said, quote, any time a terrorist is taken off of the board is a good day. but this does not diminish the biden administration s call pablt. culpability. incompetence, that s how
them economic vandals who created a self inflicted financial crisis. not for the prime minister and his non domsing, not for the super wealthy they gave tax cuts to, but for mortgage holders all across the country. so does the prime minister know how many more people will be joining them on higher mortgage rates by the end of this year? well, mr speaker, thanks to the actions we re taking, in fact, the bank of england is showing that public expectations of inflation have now eased to a 15 month low, mr speaker. consumer confidence is at the highest level that it s been at since russia invaded ukraine. and because of our stewardship of the public finances, we can see a clear way to reduce debt and bring interest rates down. but, mr speaker, he keeps in this habit of quoting the former labour shadow chancellor. we know that our plans will deliver lower inflation and lower interest rates. but we know we know that his plans just mean more debt, mr speaker, and i quote. and i quot