i am hoping to speak and to help my lawyers reveal all of the defects of this case. this is a case that should have never been brought, and it was brought. it s very unfair. could this be the start of a new day for the 2024 gop race? chris christie dropping out. the field could solidify behind one trump challenger as soon as next week. we don t need a politician who tells you what she thinks you want to hear just to try to get your vote. every time he lies, drake university don t turn this into a drinking game, because you will be overserved by the end of the night. 25 hours after hunter biden surprised congress, he is in california preparing to face a federal judge this afternoon. good to be with you. court is in a break and donald trump is speaking. we will show live pictures in a moment. andrea mitchell is on assignment. donald trump s defense team should be finishing their closing arguments relatively soon this afternoon. right now they are on a morning break. t
will not be the final witness in the civil fraud trial against his business organization. we ll go through the last-minute reversal from the former president. also ahead, we ll bring you the latest from the middle east. israel continues to strike what it calls hamas strongholds in southern gaza. it comes as we are learning more about some of the hostages still held by the terrorist group. plus, a controversial ruling in the state of texas. that state supreme court is blocking an abortion for a woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, december 11th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day and week with us. we ll begin here. former president trump will not, after all, testify in his own defense at his$250 million fraud trial. he was scheduled to take the stand today, but in a last-minute reversal, it was announced late yesterday he would not testify i his defense at all. he was previously called to t
good morning. it is 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific. i m jose diaz-balart. breaking overnight, big democratic wins in several key states on this off year election cycle. abortion rights proving to be the main driver of their success. what this means for 2024 and how that could affect the republican candidate s strategy tonight during the third gop debate. we ll have a preview. inivanka is now on the stand in her father s $250 million fraud case. overseas, israel says its troops are in the heart of gaza city as its military steps up its ground offensive against hamas. the white house warning israel about its plans to take over security in gaza. we ll talk to senator mark warner of virginia, chairman of the intelligence committee, about that and more. and we begin this hour with big victories for democrats and abortion rights. yesterday s elections. in ohio, voters added the right to an abortion to the state constitution. seven states voted to protect abortion rights
interference and political warfare. the former president and two of his sons are accused of fraudulently inflating the value of assets owned by the trump 0rganisation by billions of dollars. this is what he said going in. this comes at a time when the former president is by far the favourite to become the republican nominee for the presidential election. this is what he said going in. and it s a very sad situation - for our country, we shouldn t have this is for third world countries. and it s very unfair, it s very unfair. - but in the meantime, - the people of the country understand it, they see it, and they don t like it, - they don t like it, because it s political warfare, as you would call it, or political lawfare, another name i got a lot of names for it, but usually it takes placel in third world countries and banana republics. i nobody s ever seen that to this . extent, we ve never seen it here. but we will go along - and we will hopefully do very well in eve
guys, we re going to win this thing. i promise you we re going to win it because we haven t done anything wrong. oh, eric. you re not paying attention. you have already lost, remember? in september, when the judge ruled that you and your brother and your daddy lied for years on your company s financial statements. this trial, it s really just about penalties. also tonight, president biden visits grieving families in lewiston, maine, as we learn more about missed warning signs before the gunman killed 18 people. i m jason johnson in for joy reid. we begin tonight with another volatile day in the $250 million civil fraud trial against the trump crime family and their company. today, a new york judge ruled that a limited gag order on donald trump should also apply to his attorneys after he said they made inappropriate remarks about his principal law clerk. judge arthur engoron s order said the lawyers for the former president and his adult sons are, quote, prohibited from