votes, which is one more than we have. and despite all the revelations so far, the former the president revived his attack against mike pence on friday insisting the rioters were patriots and dangling pardons for them if he runs again and is reelected. trump s lies about the election are reinvestigator rating in texas where they adopted a platform calling president biden s win illegitimate. and there are growing fears about a recession next year as americans are paying higher prices while cutting back on travel and leisure and paying more for loans. the biden administration still arking it s not certain after being wrong on inflation. the president said that today himself. we ll talk about whether that interest rate hike will have an impact. also this hour, the raging bat until ukraine where russia has a firm grip on the eastern part of the country and the families of three americans allege captured in combat are desperately trying to get them home. but first, to the atta
It is good to be back with you for this second hour of Chris Jansing reports. Todays testimony in Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial turned to some of the most Critical Evidence yet, the invoices, vouchers and checks at the heart of the criminal case against the former president. While it may not have had the same shock value as, for example, Stormy Daniels testimony, it is setting up the jury for whats expected on monday, testimony from the most highly anticipated witness in this case. Donald trumps former fixer, Michael Cohen, the man who says he paid off the adult film star at trumps direction. The prosecution revealing today that they expect to call one other witness besides cohen. Its entirely possible that they rest by the end of next week. I want to bring in nbcs Yasmin Vossoughian whos reporting from outside the courthouse in lower manhattan, also with us, former u. S. Attorney and msnbc legal analyst, Chuck Rosenberg. In studio, jessica roth, a former federal prosecutor for the so