since the periods of time when we saw the attacks on u.s. forces, in iraq and syria, you either stop or slow down when the u.s. and iran were engaged in either directly or through some other country. that is how we keep a personal abroad. it is not by escalating these words. it is by talking to our enemies. that is what diplomacy is. thank you very much. that is all in on this thursday night. alex wagner tonight starts right now. good evening, alex. we will start this hour with breaking news. the new york times is reporting that trump former finance chief, allen weisselberg, is in negotiations to plead guilty to perjury for allegedly lying on the stand during trump s civil fraud trial. and while we don t know for certain wished alleged line he might be owning up to, the testimony of the new york times points to the thing that they heavily suggest maybe the lie in this case. it s maybe the most trumpy thing ever. just a few months ago, back in october, allen weisselberg
forman for a very special broadcast. the last man in america, the road to 2024. you do not want to miss it. and, on that note, i wish you all a very good night. i appreciate you being here. for all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late with me. i ll see you again tomorrow. . i ll see you again tomorrow. the new york times is reporting that trump former finance chief, allen weisselberg, is in negotiations to plead guilty to perjury for allegedly lying on the stand during trump s civil fraud trial. and while we don t know for certain wished alleged line he might be owning up to, the testimony of the new york times points to the thing that they heavily suggest maybe the lie in this case. it s maybe the most trumpy thing ever. just a few months ago, back in october, allen weisselberg took the stand to defend the trump organization and new york attorney general, letitia james, had a civil fraud lawsuit. that is the case for trump and its com
negotiations to plead guilty to perjury for allegedly lying on the stand during trump s civil fraud trial. and while we don t know for certain which lie mr. weisselberg may be owning up to, the testimony the new york times points to, the thing they heavily suggest may be the lie in this case is maybe the most trumpy thing ever. just a few mounts ago back in october allen weisselberg took the stand to defend in new york attorney general letitia james $240 million lawsuit. that s where trump and other defendants are being accused of inflating assets. one of the things mr. weisselberg was asked about under oath was the size of donald trump s penthouse apartment in trump tower, the one that looks like louie xivth on acid. the a.g. believes this asset in particular is a glaering example of donald trump s fraudulent overevaluation. yes, there are monster chandeliers and marble walls, but for years this three-story penthouse was listed on annual financial statements as being 30,00
to prime time weekend, i nicolle wallace. let s get right to the week s top stories. we said something to the effect of i don t want people to know we lost, this is embarrassing. figure out, we need to figure it out. i don t know that people know that we lost. trump knew all along, right? that he lost. even though he has raged now form four years that the 2020 presidential election was somehow stolen from him. in private, even donald trump has admitted the truth, even donald trump knows the truth. it is the truth he is so embarrassed about that president joe biden, he refers to him as this guy that beat him . beat him in the 2020 presidential election. today, in a brand-new tape never heard before, we re hearing that private admission in the ex-president s own words, on tape. a remarkable slip of the mask, right? trump s facade, made during one of his half-dozen interviews with writer remine to today, author a brand-new book, chronicling trump s time as the host of the ap
foreign partners. i ll be looking to have you back for a much longer conversation, my friend. that will do it for me, we will be back next saturday and sunday 1:00 eastern. the weekend is next. welcome to primetime weekend. let s get right to the week s top stories. he said something to the effect of, i don t want people to know we lost mark, this is embarrassing, we need to figure it out. i don t want people to know that we lost. trump knew all along, right, that he lost even though he has raged for four years that the 2020 presidential election was somehow stolen from him, in private, even donald trump has admitted the truth, even donald trump knows the truth. it s a truth that he is so embarrassed about that president joe biden, he refers to him, as this guy, that he beat him in the 2020 presidential election. today, in a new tape, never heard before, we are hearing that private admission in his own words. on tape. a remarkable slip of the mask, trump s fagade, m