Also hearing testimony on that case before a Second Grand Jury in d. C. And this hour in ohio, voters are voting on a state constitutional amendment that could make it harder to pass ballot issues including the right to an abortion. A big test in a critical election state. And its too darn hot for millions of americans continuing to feel the impact of blazing summer heat causing severe summer storms, storm damage. Flight cancellations across the midwest and again on the east coast. And good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington where u. S. District judge Tanya Chutkan has ordered a hearing no later than this friday on what is usually a standard order in the d. C. Circuit against the exposure of Grand Jury Testimony once they receive it from prosecutors. In a filing monday afternoon, attorneys for mr. Trump objecting to what as i say is usually a standard usually agreed upon agreement in the circuit. Writing the government requests the court assume the role of censor and impos
word with ali velshi, who is in for lawrence o donnell. velshi, who i in many ongoing legal challenges, including news that, on monday, defending donald trump may become witnessed all. trump a source close to donald trump tells nbc news that he is, quote, planning on testifying, end quote, in his own defense, when trial resumes next week in e. jean carroll s civil defamation suit against the disgraced former president. the decision to testify would come with a great deal of risk for trump because, in court, he is not allowed to lie about her, or about what a jury found that he did to her. that s already been settled. today, newly-released video from an under oath deposition in another trump case the penalties for trump civil fraud are currently being decided by a new york state judge. that deposition shows what we might expect from witness trump. i was very busy. i conceded this. the most important job in the world. so, millions of lives. i think you ve got to nuc
trump maybe come witness donald trump. a source close to donald trump tells nbc news that he is planning on testifying, and quote, in his own defense, when trial resumes next week in e. jean carroll s civil defamation suit against the disgraced former president. the decision to testify would cover a great deal of risk for trump, because in court, he s not allowed to lie about her or about what a jury found that he did to her that s already been settled. today, newly-released video from an under oath deposition in another trump case the penalties for trump civil fraud are currently being decided by a new york state judge. that deposition shows what we might expect from witness trump. i was very busy. i considered this the most important job in the world. so, millions of lives. i think you ve got to nuclear holocaust. if i did not deal with nor north korea, i think it would have had it nuclear war if i weren t elected. i think he would have a nuclear war wealthy peopl
really saying the quiet part out loud, republicans and democrats alike, andrea. it s really worth underscoring, you and i know, august special election, this is dog days of summer. people have better things to do with their time as their kids are out of school and summer numbers are waning. and this has topped sort of last minute with timing how long to plan out going to voting places and said up infrastructure. the fact that we re seeing greater turnout now than we saw, for example in last year s competitive republican primaries, it does say there s enthusiasm for something. well see which side had the enthusiasm, though, come tonight and tomorrow morning. yeah. they were standing on the line, i heard, over the weekend, on the last day of in-person voting. that s pretty unusual in this heat. anyway, ali vitali, we ll, of course, be talking to you tomorrow about all of the results. thank you so much.
announced yesterday that they plan to spend $40 million in television ads alone in iowa, new hampshire and south carolina, the three early-voting states to promote his candidacy. with people viewing him favorably woulgi him a boost. this poll is fascinating. 37% support donald trump and better than anyone else. six in ten republicans want to choose someone else. this is not the strength that donald trump has nationally, necessarily. so there aren t many state by state polls like this. this is one reason we know the republican party is, indeed, divided. but 37% is not a good sign for the incumbent which is essentially what donald trump is in this republican primary. again, one more reason we say it all of the time, but we have to be patient and watch as this plays out. we do not know if the summer numbers will hold, but 37% is want the position of strength that donald trump would like to be at least in the early voting