reporting from nbc news on former president trump. according to three sources familiar with the thinking of trump s inner circle, his legal and political teams are preparing for the possibility that the federal grand jury will vote on charges against the former president as early as tomorrow. that grand jury has been investigating trump over efforts to overturn the 2020 election. we should note, none of the sources know any of direct notification from the doj, and the charges are coming tomorrow. but given trump s target letter, i am reporting that if he grand jury is scheduled to meet tomorrow. they are taking steps to prepare. we are also following the latest on president biden s son, hunter. he entered into federal court this morning for what was supposed to be a fairly routine hearing to put his legal troubles behind him. he was set to plead guilty to tax crimes as part of a deal with a government that would allow him to avoid prison. but that deal absolutely unraveled wh
today. one of the witnesses from that hearing joins us live on what he told lawmakers. as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again. i am stephanie ruhle. we begin this evening with new reporting from nbc news on former president trump. according to three sources familiar with the thinking of trump s inner circle, his legal and political teams are preparing for the possibility that the federal grand jury will vote on charges against the former president as early as tomorrow. that grand jury has been investigating trump over efforts to overturn the 2020 election. we should note, none of the sources know any of direct notification from the doj, and the charges are coming tomorrow. but given trump s target letter, i am reporting that if he grand jury is scheduled to meet tomorrow. they are taking steps to prepare. we are also following the latest on president biden s son, hunter. he entered into federal court this morning for what was s
Think is gonna make economic decisions based on you and your families lives? and i think that s where joe biden can particulate weigh in against trump. but if the overall macro economic environment is more favorable and people talk to or three months ago, and that continues through next fall, obviously, that s a very strong hand for the president. all right, michael, new topic. i want to get your opinion on this new tactic from anti trump republicans in iowa. they are running ads that are questioning his electability by showcasing conservatives who ve turned on him. how effective is not gonna be? you know, it s effective i love the ad. i think it s a great narrative to start. it s about seven years too late. [laughter] i guess i gotta take it because it s in the moment, and, you know, it s important. but i don t know how it s gonna land. with that trump base. and the question becomes, who
that is tonight s last word. the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts now. ruhle starts now tonight, with a stunning new twist in hunter biden s legal drama, after his plea deal unraveled. what happened in court today, and what happens next? and inflation numbers slowing and low unemployment. how bidenomics will play in 2024. would republicans be able to keep up their current attacks? then, testimony before congress
Folks who may have well been part of the conspiracy that the special counsel is seeking to charge. so, it is likely that we are looking at a little bit longer of a timeline than tomorrow. all right, tom tom, let s talk about what happened in court today with hunter biden, right? this thing was supposed to be wrapped up, gun, move on. what in the world happened? i ve never covered a guilty plea proceeding where i ran out of ink, stephanie ruhle. that s what happened here today. why? these things usually take an hour or two, and it depends upon the totality of the charges. so sometimes, you read into the record, take, these are all the things that this person did and is about to plead guilty to. and in a case like this, when we had such information about the conduct, apparently according to the stated fact, we still don t have that paperwork, which they did read into the record. we re not talking about ten, 20, 30, 40 pages of things that he did that they put in to court document