lawsuit that was filed by a former wwe employee. mcmahon denied the allegations and said he is prepared to defend himself in court. in a statement tonight he said he was resigning, quote, out of respect for the wwe universe. thank you very much for joining us tonight on this very busy news week. you will get great legal perspective coming up. . $5 million did not stop donald trump, will $88.3 million? . the jury says that donald trump must pay 83.3 million to e. jean carroll for statements he made against her. vastly more than anyone expected and a huge victory for e. jean carroll. before the verdict was read the judge asked the jury foreperson what does the m mean? the answer, million. that comes on top of $5 million awarded back in may by the jury that found trump sexually abused carroll and defamed her in 2022 by disparaging her and denying the allegations. the former president is livid. obviously. he has gone on social media, also, obviously, to try to blame, wait
joining us tonight on this very busy news week. you re going to get some great perspective coming up. laura coates live starts right now. $5 million didn t stop donald trump. will $83.3 million? tonight on a bonus hour of laura coates live. the jury says that donald trump must pay $83.3 million to e. jean carroll for defamatory statements that he made against her in 2019. vastly more than i think anyone even expected, and a huge victory for e. jean carroll. after that verdict sheet was given to the judge before it was actually read, the judge asked the jury foreperson what does the m mean? the answer, million. and that comes on top of $5 million already awarded back in may by the jury that found trump sexually abused carroll and then defamed her in 2022 by disparaging her and denying the allegations. sources telling cnn the former president is livid. obviously. and he s gone on social media also obviously to try to blame, wait for it, president joe biden. and to falsely c
still hate the bill but we re sure going to take the money. let s hold them up to the standards of hypocrisy and unperformance that they should be held to and do a better job drawing those contrasts. you know, i wonder, is there a pattern here in terms of democratic presidents and the backlash? so i look at president clinton, he comes into office, passes the assault weapons ban, tries to pass your health care reform package, big backlash. house goes to republicans. with obama, obamacare, big backlash, house goes to the republicans. what lesson do you take from that? just you might as well do the big thing you re trying to do? i m imagining president biden wondering about this right now, just better to push for the big thing, get these bills passed, get the next one passed and just deal with the backlash? or is there a way to not trigger
they re claiming credit. i was smiling at one of the republican governors saying we still hate the bill but we re still going to take the money. let s hold them up to the standards of hypocrisy and unperformance that they should be held to and do a better job drawing those contrasts. you know, i wonder, is there a pattern here in terms of democratic presidents and the backlash? so i look at president clinton, he comes into office, passes the assault weapons ban, tries to pass your health care reform package, big backlash. votes to republicans. with obama, obamacare, big backlash, house goes to the republicans. what lesson do you take from that? just you might as well do the big thing you re trying to do? i m imagining president biden wondering about this right now, just better to push for the big thing, get these bills passed, get the next one passed and just
big backlash after president obama commutes the sentence of chelsea manning, how did this move affect interaction among those who leaked classified material. the president-elect making preparations for his presidential inauguration friday as more democrats decide to boycott. and a critical day on capitol hill. the man charged with overhauling obamacare faces the senate after the education nominee runs into pushback. good morning, everyone, welcome to early start. i m christine romans. i m john berman. 92-year-old former president george h.w. bush has been hospitalized in houston, that s according to local media. his office chief of staff gene becker tells the houston chronicle that president bush is doing just fine. although the reason for his hospitalization not immediately