election for her alleged sexual encounter with donald trump. nbc news reports a dozen members of the public have lined up and are continuing to do so even in the rain to get a seat for the historic moment. closing arguments will be both the prosecution and the defense final chance to weave the evidence into the narrative of their case. in new york, the defense goes first. arguing that the prosecution has failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that john donald trump committed a crime with the intent to influence the 2016 election then the prosecution will recap its case. tying together testimony from is 20 witnesses and the evidence, including documents with handwritten notes accounting for just how the hush money payment was to be reimbursed to michael cohen, who testified that he did it at the direction of and for the benefit of donald trump. closing arguments are expected to take up most, if not the entire day tomorrow. which will be followed by the judge giving the ju
with former secretary of state hillary clinton who joined us to talk about the 2024 election and the threat that her 2016 opponent, donald trump, poses to the future of american democracy. how do people manage, especially people who really love this democracy, who take it seriously, who take the words you just said on our show very seriously, that you can t just sit back and let democracy come to you, that this is, every day, something we all must work on together, what do you say when people ask you about the former president, these trials, these delays, and the fear that they feel about the upcoming election? well, mika, i m happy to go to therapy with you any time let s do it. clearly, the pressure and the stress on our system, our country, our constitution, our future is so intense. for those of us who understand what s at stake and i don t mean that in a, you know, derogatory way to others no. but if you ve been in this world as you and i have, you ve s
can follow logic, but i was listening to the soundbite from donald trump about the shark and electrocution. i tried to follow it and i could not make sense. you cannot follow it because it makes no sense, none of it makes any sense, but that is the point, isn t it? the more you speak in senseless nonsense the more people expect senseless nonsense from you and that lowers the bar to the ground. and everyone ignores it and moves on and i think that is the scary thing that this guy could one day be president again, making no sense, but as you said, here we are. alex, great to see you, my friend. enjoy the rest of your evening off. have a great evening, my friend. thank you so much. today s decision will have deadly consequences. that is what justice sotomayor said about the ruling from her conservative colleagues rejecting a trump european on bump stocks. the conservative justices have single-handedly overturned one of the few measures to help stem gun violence in this
down the legal ladder, keeping it on the market for the foreseeable future. also, the president of the united states huddling with world leaders at the g7 summit in italy ahead of a highly anticipated news conference with ukraine s president zelenskyy. the former president returns to the capitol right near the scene of the most controversial moment of his time in office on january 6th, shoring up support among republican lawmakers and business leaders with hopes of returning to the white house. a very good day to all of you. i m alex witt in for andrea mitchell. a major ruling from the supreme court today. it s unanimous. the widely used abortion pill mifepristone can stay on the market. the supreme court rejected a challenge to the drug brought by anti-abortion doctors who question the food and drug administration s authority to ease access to the pill saying the groups had no legal standing. writing for the court, justice kavanaugh said, while plaintiffs have since
that is tonight s last word. the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts now. tonight, a high-stakes trip. president biden arrives for the g7 at a key point in wars abroad. plus, republicans hold attorney general merrick garland in contempt. as the gop turns up its attacks on the biden it in a station. and back in d.c., trumps message for republicans on capitol hill as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. a good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle. we are now 146 days away from the election. get your calendar out, mark it with a sharpie. one more day down. after a brief stop in wilmington following his son, hunters, criminal conviction, president biden landed in italy for the g7 summit. biden is off the campaign trail. the 2024 election is front and center with allies worried about what a second trump term could mean. gabe gutierrez has more. reporter: tonight president biden landing in italy for a high-stakes summit with a focus on the war in ukrai