About these elections would russians go to the polls knowing there was almost no doubt president Vladimir Putin would be reelected well, history is set to repeat itself as russians are voting right now. And putin is running against no real opposition. Thank you so much for watching news night. Laura coates live starts right now. Hush. Money, classified documents in a ruling that could change everything. And Donald Trumps criminal cases tonight, and Laura Coates Live well ill, if you add march 25th on your bingo card, looks like you are out of luck. My friends, because thats when Donald Trumps first criminal trial was supposed to start. Now i say supposed to start because its so often happens in the universe of trump legal cases, its delay, delay, delay in this case, delayed all over again. He should actually put on some tshirts just a thought there, like he did when he was with his Fulton County mug shot. See, you thought i was kidding for a second. That was a real thing. Now, manhatta
I wanted to keep him on for the whole hour so im glad he is in yours. I know the feeling. I know that feeling very well. Have a good show. Thanks alex. Thank you. Well, breaking news tonight, Federal Judge Aileen Mercedes cannon was appointed by donald trump denied a motion to dismiss the Criminal Case. Alleging donald trump violated the Espionage Act by allegedly possessing classified documents after he left the presidency. Jack smith and donald trump were both in the front row of the courtroom today while judge cannon heard arguments from both sides on the trump motion to dismiss. Donald trump did not have to be there. But he was there in the front row. Dangling a Supreme Court nomination in front of his trial judge. Judge cannon knows that her future as a Trump Appointee depends on how she handles this case and what voters do on election day. So far, she is handling this case in any way she possibly could to please donald trump. If donald trump wins the presidency again, he would su
reminder. we ll continue to follow those stories. the lead with jake tapper starts right now. more reports of noises from the ocean. in that desperate search for the missing sub. the lead starts right now. sounds of hope in what is still being described as very much a search and rescue mission. sensors picking up noises from the ocean, could those be from the passengers? trapped on that titanic submersible that vanished during a deep sea expedition. and another u.s. supreme court justice defending another undisclosed luxury trip paid for by another billionaire. this time it is justice samuel alito who many met with someone before the court. alito tried to get ahead of the claims. and diplomacy undone. was all that work by antony blinken in beijing ruined when president biden called xi jinping a dictator in an off the cuff remark. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper. we start with the world lead. we need to have hope. that is the message from the u.s. coast gu
five news. that is right, you heard that correctly. one of the candidates did not even vote, so remember, we ve got to believe in yourself, if you want others to follow suit. it s confidence, not narcissism. because every single voter counts, and here is the thing, it might just come back to yours. and on that note, i wish you a very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thank you for staying up late with me. i ll see you at the end of tomorrow. ow i want to start off tonight with cynthia playboy magazine, just an article, so did not worry, this is still a family program. in 1990, donald trump did a sit-down interview with playboy. he teased a future in american politics. there is something he said back then that we all probably should have taken a bit more seriously. it was just a year after the chinese government used a massive amount of military force to violently crackdown on pro democracy student protesters who had been occupying tia
not worry, this is still a family program. in 1998, donald trump in a sit-down interview with playboy. he teased a future in american politics. there is something he said back then that we all probably should have taken a bit more seriously. it was just a year after the chinese government used a massive amount of military force to violently crackdown on pro democracy student protesters who had been occupying tiananmen square in beijing. the chinese government declared martial law, and massacred hundreds of civilians. here was donald trump s take on that incident, one year later, and the pages of playboy. when the students poured into tiananmen square, the chinese government almost blew it. then they were vicious, they were horrible, but they put it down with strength. that shows you the power of strength. our country is, right now, perceived as weak. okay, at this point, people can be forgiven for not believing a lot of things donald trump says. they don t think he actually m