Washington, d. C. I am jen psaki. Chris hayes has the night off and will be back tomorrow night. Donald trump is back in court this morning for day 10, if you are counting, of his criminal trial. Todays proceedings began with another hearing on the ex president s repeated and i mean repeated violations of his gag order. We will talk about that later in the show for sure, but things really got interested once davidson returned to the stand today. He is the former lawyer for both of the women trump is accused of paying off. Karen mcdougal and Stormy Daniels. From the witness stand, davidson pulled back the curtain on a statement he wrote on behalf of daniels, seeming to deny her affair with trump. He admitted with trump sitting in front of him in the courtroom that the Stormy Daniels statement was designed to look like a denial. Basically a nondenial denial, you could say. The statement wrote i have recently became aware that certain news outlets are alleging i have a sexual or romantic
Attorney general new yorks Attorney General made those remarks, donald trump is in court on trial to determine what price he should pay for the massive fraud hes committed for years. Plus, trumps increasing threat to democracy. Hes attacking judges and threatening to lock up americas district attorneys. The authors of how democracies die join me. Also tonight, one of the most hated members of congress, matt gaetz, just might have the power to take down Kevin Mccarthy unless democrats come to kevins rescue, but will they . But we begin tonight with donald trump and new York Attorney general Letitia James. Together for the first time in a New York City courtroom. Today was the first day of the Civil Fraud Trial Over charges that trump along with his two adult sons and his business grossly inflated the value of his assets for years. Attorney general james who has not was not arguing the case today, did have a front row seat. Presiding is judge arthur angoran, who delivered the Bombshell R
reporter: back now to the death of former secretary of state henry kissinger at the age of 100. msnbc nightly news anchor lester holt reports on the life and legacy of the controversial figure who played a major role in american diplomacy for decades. thank you. nice to see you all. reporter: he was brilliant, ambitious, controversial, and one of the most influential secretaries of state in american history. i think we made for the progress. reporter: henry kissinger served richard nixon, gerald ford, and was consulted by presidents of both parties on international issues throughout his life. henry kissinger has been a friend of mine. reporter: nixon made him a national figure, and together, they reimagined u.s. foreign policy. détente with the soviet union, relations with china, shuttle diplomacy in the middle east. kissinger helped to shape nixon s policy in vietnam and negotiated in the end to the war. famously declaring success prematurely just days before
morning, including the lest on the temporary truce in gaza. israel and hamas agreed to extend it one more day, but there are signs those talks are becoming more contentious. we ll get a live report from jerusalem in just a moment. also ahead, president joe biden was on the road yesterday pushing his message on the economy, jobs, and the contrast between his administration and former president trump. but he s dropped a key phrase from his speeches. we ll tell you what it is and why he may not be using it anymore. it comes as donald trump continues to rail against a policy that is popular with many americans. plus, we ll take a look at the life and legacy of former secretary of state henry kissinger, who passed away yesterday at the age of 100. along with joe, willie, and me, we have columnist and associate editor for the washington post, david ignatius. white house editor for politico, sam stein. and nbc news chief foreign affairs correspondent and host of andrea mi
Country have we had a president with these kinds of extensive business entanglements. Or a president who refused to adequately distance himself from their holdings. President trumps businesses and his dealings violates the constitutions anticorruption provisions. Known as the emoluments clauses. The lawsuit filed in Maryland District Court contends that the president s ownership harms the state and districts. The defendant has used his position as president to boost the patronage of his enterprises. Foreign diplomats and other officials have made clear that the Defendant Position as president increases the likelihood they will frequent has properties and businesses. The Press Secretary dismissed the suit. It is not hard to conclude partisan politics may be one of the motivations. The suit was filed by two
dont nourish a harmful story. If somebody calls you, accuses you of a crime, you have to respond. What you dont have to do is get into continuing exchanges with the accusers about wha