In 2024, bottom line . At the end of the day, the 47th president of the United States will be Donald Trumping and im excited to get back to low inflation, low unemployment, and more enthusiasm. Senator, yes or no, will you accept the Election Results of 2024 no matter who wins . That is my statement. Senator tim scott of south carolina, who is considered to be a strong contender to be Donald Trumps running mate, dodges a question about accepting the results of about the november election. Well have more on that important exchange in just a moment. Well also goat you caught up on Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial, which resumes later this morning in new york. It comes after some emotional testimony on friday from the former president s longtime aide hope hicks. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this monday, may 6th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day and week with us, and well begin this morning with some new developments from the middle east. Nbc news and the Asso
Captioning. Brought to you by meso book. Com if you or a loved one have mesothelial, will send you a free book to answer questions you may have call now and well come to you 800 3214000 good evening. Welcome to our continuing special coverage of the trump, new york Hush Money Trial. I was privileged to watch some of day 11 hi, the courtroom today was both fascinating was fascinating to see up close. Hope hicks, once a top advisor to former president , testifying for the prosecution, recounting first the access Hollywood Tape coming out then the Stormy Daniels and Karen Mcdougal revelations finishing her direct testimony with a potentially damaging account of what the former president s said in retrospect when the daniel story finally broken 2018, then moments later, hope hicks started crying. Hicks in that final answer saying, quote, it was mr. Trumps opinion that it was better to be dealing with it now and that it would have been bad to have that story come out. Before the election wh
Starts now good evening. Welcome to our continuing special coverage of the trump new york Hush Money Trial. I was privileged which to watch some of day 11 inside the courtroom. Today was both fascinating was fascinating to see up close. Hope hicks, once a top advisor to former president , testifying for the prosecution recounting first the access Hollywood Tape coming out, then the Stormy Daniels and Karen Mcdougal revelations finishing her direct testimony with a potentially damaging account of what the former president s said in retrospect when the daniel story finally broken 2018, then moments later, hope hicks started crying. Hicks in that final answer saying, quote, it was mr. Trumps opinion that it was better to be dealing with it now and that it would have been bad to have that story come out before the flexion, which could bolster the prosecution case that the former president was motivated by campaign and not necessarily Family Concerns and suppressing both that and the Karen
Sides. Frankly, painting him as someone who had some time times in her words, go rogue, but also casting doubt on the Defense Theory that cohen paid off Stormy Daniels on his own initiative in general, the picture she painted was a handson donald trump deeply involved in the details of his business and his campaign, motivated largely by political considerations. And that he was fully aware of what the payment to Stormy Daniels had ball what him in 2016, weve just gotten the full Trial Transcript from today, including the context of hope hicks is final answer to the Prosecution Question about what then President Trump said in 2018 when news of the Daniels Payout finally broke and im quoting now from that transcript he wanted to know how it was playing and just my thoughts and impinge opinion about this story versus having the story a different kind of story before the campaign, had michael not made that payment joining us once again tonight, new york defense attorney arthur aidala, cnns
Good morning, 11 00 a. M. Eastern, 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im jose diazbalart. Right now testimony has resumed in former president Donald Trumps new york hush money trial. Former National Enquirer publisher david pecker is back on the Witness Stand Being questioned by trump attorney boefy. Prosecutors wrapped up their questioning yesterday by asking about the tabloid purchasing the story of Karen Mcdougal, another woman who claims to have an affair with trump. Trump denies having an affair with mcdougal. Pecker testified about how trump sought to block stories that could hurt his campaign. With us now to talk more about this, nbc news correspondent Vaughn Hillyard outside the courthouse in lower manhattan, Glen Kirschner, former federal prosecutor and host of the Justice Matters podcast, Kimberly Atkins store, boston globe columnist and cohost of the sisters inlaw podcast, and danny cevallos, criminal Defense Attorney. Glen, kimberly and danny are msnbc contributors. Vaughn, what has been