Moments ago asked when she first heard the name Stormy Daniels and Karen Mcdougal, two women at the heart of this case. And for the last 90 minutes or so, hicks has been telling her story under oath just feet away from her old boss donald trump. Will her testimony Connect The Dots for the prosecution in his Hush Money Trial . Plus hope hicks is todays headliner, not every witness can be a household name. Why the less flashy witnesses testifying about Cell Phone Data and cspan tapes could be the glue that ultimately holds the prosecutions case together. And with trump constantly complaining that he cant be out on the Campaign Trail, should he be moving more quickly to find someone to help him out. What nbc news has learned about his search for a new running mate. Thats coming up. We start in the New York City courtroom where it would be hard to overstate the legal drama thats playing out. When court resumes after a lunch break, Donald Trumps longtime aide, hope hicks, someone he treated
Pacific. Right now former President Trump is in a courtroom in New York City as the Civil Fraud Trial against him begins. His Business Empire on the line. On capitol hill, a Government Shutdown has been averted for now. But theres a new crisis for House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy. Well talk to congressman Steven Horsford about that, and get his reaction. At the Supreme Court, Justice Clarence thomas has recused himself from a january 6th case for the very first time. Well explain why. And this weekend, large groups of migrants, mostly from venezuela made their way across the border navigating through razor wire to get to shore. Well speak about why they are fleeing their homes in my sitdown interview with the former interim president juan gaido, who is now living in exile in the United States. We begin in New York City where right now former President Trump is inside a courtroom where his massive Business Empire is on the line. Just moments ago nbc news got a look inside that very courtroo
he appeals. allen weisselberg, trump s longtime chief financial officer served roughly four months for tax fraud and was ordered to pay $2 million in back taxes, interest, and penalties. paul manafort. once trump s campaign manager, he served two years in prison for bank and tax fraud, illegal foreign lobbying, and more before trump pardoned him. also pardoned, former national security adviser michael flynn. the next president of the united states right here. reporter: he admitted lying to the fbi about his contact with russia before walking the admission back and suing the government for alleged malicious prosecution. he compromises almost everyone that works with him at some point or another. reporter: none of it surprises jack o donnell, who worked for the trump o organization. i mean the man is the least compassionate, empathetic person i ve ever met in my life. he doesn t care about anyone. reporter: and the list goes