right now on andrea mitchell reports, former president trump back in court after storming out this morning, fuming in the middle of closing arguments in the e. jean carroll defamation and damages case with the jury watching it all. while nikki haley scheduled two south carolina rallies this weekend. donors pour millions into her campaign, defying trump s appeal to write her off. and the u.n. s highest court pressures israel to stem the loss of lives in gaza but does not come down hard on israel, as cia director bill burns crosses the atlantic, trying to pose a deal to free the hostages. and critical funding for border. israel and ukraine. it s all hanging in the balance as mr. trump tries to get senate republicans to scuttle a border compromise that was weeks in the making. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. donald trump back in a manhattan courtroom for closing arguments in the e. jean carroll defamation trial. earlier today, the former president le
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questions to answer so let s get started. swift evacuation 100 people are evacuating from the u.s. embassy and the fierce fighting in sudan the direct orders from president biden straight ahead plus, biden s bid. president reportedly days away from announcing another run fo the legal office what we know about his reelection campaign and ho younger voters can help push him across that finish line. trump on trial former president donald trump civil rape trial said to start tuesday in new york. as the election interference investigations close in on trump s inner circle we re breaking it down ahead later, doubting thomas ethics concerns continue t swirl around clarence thomas s undisclosed lavish trips on gop billionaire megadonor time and that shady real estate deal i want to know chief justice john roberts actually confront the controversy in an upcoming senate hearing all of that and more is coming up a good sunday morning to you all. i am katie phang we begin today share w
to start this hour, let s brea down all of the news and how i view the trump indictment. sources familiar with th matter tell nbc news that trum faces around 30 charges of documented fraud connected to hush mone payments that he allegedly mad to cover up fast affairs in th run up to the 2016 election. two sources tell the associate press that it includes at leas one felony offense, and th exact charges at this moment against the ex president are still unknown. because the indictment remains sealed nbc news has now joined coalition of news organization urging that the indictment t be unsealed, citin overwhelming public interest ahead of trump s scheduled arraignment next tuesday that group is also requestin that cameras be allowed inside the courtroom during tuesday s proceedings. according to the new york times, trump and his aides were caugh off guard by the timing of the grand jury indictment which wa made public thursday afternoon thinking that any action was perhaps still
tonight, we are going to giv you the context and th perspective you need t understand how these next fe weeks and months will unfold you are going to hear about th strength of alvin bragg s case against donald trump, an congressman ted lieu wil respond to republican attack on the da. and later, the other massive illegal news from the, week th fox defamation lawsuit lap and guess which programs are o the hit list i m ayman, let s get started to start this hour, let s brea down all of the news and how i view the trump indictment. sources familiar with th matter tell nbc news that trum faces around 30 charges of document fraud connected t hush money payments that h allegedly made it to cover u past affairs in the run up t the 2016 election. two sources tell the associate press that includes at least one felony offense, and th exact charges at this moment against the ex president are still unknown because th indictment remains sealed. nbc news has now joined coalition of a new or