were released from gaza, including one american. then, setting the record straight on the former presidents campaign claims, while the current president hits the road and draws a direct contrast with maga republicans, as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. we have got a lot to get to. on donald trump s civil fraud trial and efforts to extend the temporary israel-hamas truce. but first, this evening s broadcast begins with breaking news. former secretary of state national security adviser henry kissinger has died at the age of 100. kissinger shaped decades of america s foreign policy, advising a dozen presidents while defining this nation s role on the global stage. but kissinger was also a controversial and deeply divisive figure. and we seize lester holt takes a look back at his life and his legacy. thank you. nice to see you. while he was brilliant, ambitious, controversial, and one of the most influential s
rockefeller christmas tree have been on for just over an hour, which means the christmas season is now officially underway. 11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts now. our with stephanie ruhle starts now tonight, donald trump s banker takes the stand. what she said about deutsche bank long relationship with the trump organization in the civil fraud trial. and what is next for the israel-hamas war? after a new group of hostages were released from gaza, including one american. then setting the record straight on the former presidents campaign claims, while the current president hits the road and draws a direct contrast with maga republicans, as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. we have got a lot to get to. on donald trump s civil fraud trial and efforts to extend the temporary israel-hamas truce. but first, this evening s broadcast begins with breaking news. former secretary of state national security adviser
bergdahl has been controversy frshl the start. some demanding to know how a swap with five gan taun mow bay detainees was possible. the administration and others quick to defend that trade. we saw an opportunity and took it. i make no apologyies for it. one of our analogies is we bring everybody home off the battlefield as best we can. it doesn t matter how they ended up in a prisoner of war situation. as a prisoner of war, bowe bergdahl deserved and we had the obligation and the commander in chief had the obligation to do what was necessary to bring him home. let s bring back in congressman ed royce, republican chairman of the committee the house foreign affairs committee. thanks for being with me again, sir. let s talk about this. if we do see a guilty verdict in the case of deer issings and misbehavior before the enemy for sergeant bowe bergdahl, what do you think a punishment should be? well i m going to let the army decide. it s their responsibility to
competing interests. and values. and one value is we bring everybody home off the battlefield the best we can. it doesn t matter how they ended up in a prisoner of war situation. it doesn t matter? it doesn t matter. we bring our people home. just talking about like she did in benghazi. what difference does it make? does it matter to you as a mother who lost a son? it definitely matters to every young man that served with honor and distinction and every parent, every son, every daughter. you have just lowered the standard for their parents. or their son, or themselves. now, matt they re going to have a tough decision to make here he faces life in prison possibly as a result. what do you, and fellow platoon
named. if you look at what the factors were going into the decision of course there are competing interests and values. one of our values is we bring everybody home off the battlefield the best we can. it doesn t matter how they ended up in a prisoner of war situation. it doesn t matter? it does not matter. we bring our people home. joining us now with reaction executive director of the accountability project and from washington, democratic strategist denise fuentes. start with you. the poll shows that even though there is a big email scandal the people s opinion hasn t changed of her. it doesn t mean it s any better or any worse it just hasn t changed. right. i think, you know, when you have somebody who has been in the limelight for 30 years and there is tons of his industry and countless controversies, this is sort of, you know people know who hillary is and they have their beliefs about her already. now, the problem here is, if she does run, and if she is