former president. his video deposition taken under oath is now public. e. jean carroll s lawyers presented it for the jury and it included a portion where the access hollywood tape is played and donald trump is asked about it. in this video i just start kissing them. it s like a magnet. just kiss. i don t even wait. when you re a star they let you do it. you can do anything. grab them by the [ bleep ] you can do anything. historically that s true are stars. it s true with stars that you can grab women by the. [ bleep ] if you look over the last million years, that s been largely true, not always, but largely true. unfortunately. or fortunately. and you consider yourself to be a star? i think you can say that, yeah. both legal teams have rested their cases, and the judge has given donald trump the weekend to reconsider whether he wants to appear in his defense. joining me now is nbc news correspondent ron allen who has been following the trial with us. also with
for you, a jury in new york finding donald trump, the republican presidential front runner, by far liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer, e. jean carroll. the jury also awarding the former magazine columnist nearly $5 million in damages to be paid by mr. trump. carol walked out of the manhattan courthouse just moments ago with her lawyer who said that they re quote, very happy with the jury s decision. carol s lawsuit stemmed from an encounter between her and trump in a new york department store dressing room in 1996. she claims donald trump sexually assaulted her. donald trump reacted on his social media platform, writing in all caps, quote, i have absolutely no idea who this woman is, this verdict is a disgrace, continuation of the greatest witch hunt of all-time, unquote. this all comes as trump is facing another very serious case in new york city, just last month the former president pleaded not guilty to 34 felony charges related to hush money payments to ad
more than 11,000 members of the writers guild walking off the job. late night talk shows already canceled. the key issue at the heart of this dispute. the element of element today overseas in the u.k., four days before the coronation of king charles. buckingham palace, placed on lockdown for a time. what was behind the scare. at home tonight, and reporting on the massive manhunt for a suspect wanted for allegedly killing five neighbors, including a mother and her 9-year-old son. the family asked him to stop firing his ar-15-style weapon. the meeting planned at the white house, and if there is no agreement, is there backup plan? and, what would that entail? hi. former president trump, a testimony at e jean carol s trial. her phone call, what she received after minutes after the attack. and the president s lawyers on whether he plans to testify. aaron katersky in the courtroom. a united airlines passenger facing charges for allegedly punching a flight attendant. what the video
he defamed her by denying it happened. this is moments away. we will bring it to you live here and stay with it throughout this hour. national correspondent bryan llenas is standing by at the courthouse while we wait for the news that the jurors are about to present this verdict. hi, brian. yes, i m here in new york. we have our producers at the courthouse. we re waiting now what the verdict is. it said that they would be announcing it at 3:00. we re looking to see as soon as we get the verdict what it is. in this case we need to step back here, this is a civil federal case, which means that all nine jurors must come to a unanimous decision on whether or not they believe former president trump committed assault, a battery and whether or not he defamed e. jean carroll. the burden of proof here is lower than a criminal case. you must proved beyond a reasonable doubt in this case. the only thing they have to do is convince the jury that e. jean carroll said the events more tha
tonight on the reidout when you said in that video that ms. leads would not be your first choice, you were referring to her physical looks, correct? just the overall, i look at her. i see her. i hear what she says. whatever. you wouldn t be a choice of mine either, to be honest with you. i hope you re not insulted. i would not any circumstances have any interest in you. his defense lawyers must be shaking their heads. trump just casually launching a misogynistic attack on the plaintiff s lawyer in the deposition in his civil rape trial. plus, clarence and ginni thomas wealthy friends always seem to be there in their time of need. whether it was a much needed yacht trip, pricey private school tuition, a steady job for ginni, and none of it, none of it, was disclosed. in fact, it was hidden. what were those donors buying? and tucker s next act. he won t have to wait for long for his next paycheck from the radical right. but we begin tonight with donald trump s