its closing arguments in donald trump s civil fraud trial after a dramatic scene in which the former president himself addressed the court. the judge had only allowed trump to speak on the condition that he focus on the facts but the president quickly veered into other territory claiming he is an innocent man being persecuted d the judge telling defense counsel please control your client. th former president has already been found liable for inflating properties to get loan deals. the judge will attempt to issue his ruling by the end of the month. yasmin vossoughian is reporting for us outside the courtroom in new york. vaughn hillyard is urbandale, iowa, also with us, renato, former federal prosecutor. somebody might argue at least in terms of drama donald trump s a tough act to follow. reporter: yeah, i think that person would likely win that argument. nonetheless, i think lee tee james has a lot in store. she is not likely to offer closing arguments to other attorneys.
documents, a federal judge set the date for the start of his trial. judge aileen cannon s order sets august 14th since day one for the trial. that is just eight weeks away. it is likely to be pushed back, because of pretrial motions. and complicated rules about using classified documents at a trial. kenyan also ruled the trial and all hearings will take place at her home courthouse in fort pierce, florida. that is north of trump s palm beach home. meanwhile, there is a major development in the federal investigation involving the current president s son. prosecutors have reached a plea agreement with hunter biden, who is expected to plead guilty to two federal misdemeanor counts of failing to pay his taxes. he also faces a separate firearms charge, that would probably be dismissed if certain conditions are met. two sources tell nbc news, u. s. attorney, david weiss, who was nominated by former president donald trump, is likely to recommend probation for the tax violations. the
three years since the capitol hill attack, trump s big lie lives on. and voters appear to have growing sympathy for those who stormed the capitol. where we heading? also, new reporting on trump s companies banking millions when he was at the white house. congresswoman jasmine crockett tonight, with the receipts showing who tossed at that cash and the possible influence that came with it. and, when you can t legislate, sparked a sideshow. that s the message house republicans are really sending to voters hell-bent on impeaching the dhs secretary for his actions at the southern border. welcome to ayman, let s get started. on january 6th, 2021, a mob of thousands stormed the u.s. capitol. the heart and hope of american democracy, with a specific goal of using violence to prevent the certification of the 2020 election. and they did this specifically because they believed donald trump s big lie. just last night, nbc news obtained new dramatic video showing a confrontation between
Former President Donald Trump, courtesy of florida 24 news. Youre watching cspan three. It is a day history will remember as the 45th president of the United States faces a 37 count federal indictment on i am dewalt her. Saying this is special coverage of the arraignment of Donald John Trump. That arraignment now about an hour away especially will have a producer inside the courthouse bringing you history as that history is made. President trump arriving at that federal courthouse just moments ago. We have Team Coverage taking us through this important day. National Political Correspondent alex miller is outside the federal courthouse. Deputy political director joe st. Georges just above it. Our political director, Andrew Rafferty, with us in atlanta. National security correspondent Sasha Ingraham is in d. C. White house correspondent haley bullies in bedminster new jersey were from President Trump will appear tonight. Got a full house here, ready to talk about. Days lets begin with ou
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