i m in for nicolle wallace. the final day of e. jean carroll versus donald trump with closing arguments focused on a high-stakes question. what is the price to pay for using one of the world s most powerful megaphones to defame someone. first up her attorney addressed the factor looming over the trial, that is, trump s continued attacks on e. jean carroll. she pointed out trump spent the entire trial continuing to engage in defamation, trump dramatically stormed out of the courtroom. the judge noted the incident and kaplan continued. cnn repts that she said, quote, the case is also about punishing donald trump for what he has done and what he continues to do. shd trump tries to, quote, normalize conduct that could hardly be more abnormal. she went on to say, quote, typically when someone is found liable for defamaon, they stop making those statemeven if they don t like t jury s verdict, even if you d t like the jury s decision you follow it. those are the this trial is also
perino along with judge jeanine pirro jesse watters geraldo riveraed jr. and greg gutfeld. it s 5:00 in new york city and this is the five the hunter biden legal drama coming to los angeles today. the first son just leaving the courthouse after pleading not guilty to nine criminal tax charges for dodging $1.4 million in taxes and his trial is set to begin on june 20th. it is two months before hunter s dad is expected to take the stage at the dnc. if hunter is found guilty he could be a convicted tax felon while the dnc is taking place. instead of paying his fair share hunter withdrew $1.6 million from atms, he spent nearly 700,000 on payments to various women. nearly 400,000 on clothing and accessories and close to $200,000 on adult entertainment. i m not even sure what that means greg. so it comes after a media circus when he crashed his own contempt house hearing in an obvious political stunt despite all the attention on hunter, democrats will not say whether he s a l
york civil fraud that could up end his business empire. the former president under oath for hours, sparring with the judge who pressed trump s lawyers to control her client. despite trump s vast legal troubles, a new poll shows he s leading president biden in most of the six key battleground states that could potentially decide the 2024 race for the white house. we re breaking down the eye popping numbers and the exp explosions rocked gaza one month after the horrific terror attacks. this as the u.n. secretary general warns that gaza is becoming, i m quoting now, a graveyard for children. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. first up this hour, the breaking news we re following. donald trump on the witness stand. and on the attack with the future of his family business at stake. the judge suggesting the defiant former president treated his civil fraud trial like a p
vowing just hours ago to intensify its activity inside gaza s borders. moments ago hamas released new videos of three of the hostages. also ahead, an emotional night in maine, hundreds gathering to remember those lost in a shooting spree as we learn more about the gunman behind the attack. a big legal week ahead for former president donald trump, a week that could see three members of the trump family testifying in a new york court. brand new nbc news polling on the 2024 republican presidential race with iowa voters weighing in on trump s lead and a new name surging into second place. thanks for joining us. it s 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera. israel vowing to continue and intenify ground operations in gaza. this video put out just hours ago of what shows idf troop movement within the gaza strip, this as israeli jets and drones are continuing to strike gaza by air hitting hundreds of targets on the ground over the weekend they say. inside gaza the death toll is climbing a
And just moments ago james claimed it s not about politics. this case has never been about politics or personal vendetta or about name-calling. this case is about the facts ann the law, and mr. donald trump violatedld the law.ri this trialal has shown, and we have produced evidence about the scope, the scale, the depth, the breadth of the i will ill legality of mres. trump and hise family. greg: when do we expect a decision in this case judge? patiently the thought is that we will ge t it by the end of e month but what s amazing about this is this judge, this engeron who basically found donald trump guilty, former president trump guilty before thpre trial even started and then they just uppen