it s always good to see you. happy new year, by the way, it s not too light to say happy new year. it is not, the whole month of january, as far as i am concerned. the whole 2024 will be, you can see it, but my fingers are crossed. from your mouth to my ears, have a good show. and tonight, donald trump s criminal defense team is renewing its requests for judge tanya chutkan to hold special counsel jack smith in contempt of court. with the election interference case currently on hold while trump s immunity claims get worked out in a federal appeals court, trump s lawyers lot of activity in the case halted, even the routine filing of documents which jack smith s team has said is permissible because it does not require the trump team to do anything. the motion to punish a jack smith for something that he is not prohibitive from even doing is yet another example of how donald trump has always referred to live in the world of alternative facts. with that strategy, it s on
and tonight, donald trump s criminal defense team is renewing its requests for judge tanya chutkan to hold special counsel jack smith in contempt of court. with the election interference case currently on hold while trump s immunity claims get worked out in a federal appeals court, trump s lawyers lot of activity in the case halted, even the routine filing of documents which jacks mitt s team has said is permissible because it does not require the trump team to do anything. the motion to punish a jack smith for something that he is not prohibitive from even doing is yet another example of how donald trump has always referred to live in the world of alternative facts. with that strategy, it s on a collision course with the courtroom reality. that s what we saw this week as the disgraced former presidents that up for just a few minutes, in his own defense and the new york attorney generals civil fraud trial, when trump rambled, dissembled and presented himself as usual, as a
attend his mother-in-law s funeral in florida. and in order just released, when dina last hour, the judge told donald trump, quote, the trial shall begin at 9:30 a.m. on january 16th, 2024, as scheduled. mr. trump is free to attend the trial, the funeral or all or parts of both, as he wishes. carol has already won $5 million from donald trump for a previous defamation suit. this time, she is seeking $10 million in compensatory damages. with trump promising, yesterday to attend the trial, carolers asking the judge to set limits on what he ll be able to say if you were to take thwitness stand. attorney roberta kaplan writes in a letter to the judge, quote, mr. trump cannot testified that he did not sexually assault mascara. he cannot claim that he did not rape or. or did not know her or had never seen it before. he cannot question or attack her motives or the link that he had assaulted her. he cannot say that he was defending himself from a false
trial delayed so that he can attend his mother-in-law s funeral in florida. and in an order just released, when dina last hour, the judge told donald trump, quote, the trial shall begin at 9:30 a. m. on january 16th, 2024, as scheduled. mr. trump is free to attend the trial, the funeral or all or parts of both, as he wishes. carol has already won $5 million from donald trump for a previous defamation suit. this time, she is seeking $10 million in compensatory damages. with trump promising, yesterday to attend the trial, her lawyer is asking the judge to set limits on what he ll be able to say if you were to take the witness stand. attorney roberta kaplan writes in a letter to the judge, quote, mr. trump cannot testified that he did not sexually assault miss carroll. he cannot claim that he did not