president biden kicks off a key endorsement. then, the former president also looking for a showdown in court, where he could testify as early as tomorrow. and what business leaders are thinking as they brace for a potential trump nomination, as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening, once again i m stephanie ruhle, live from msnbc headquarters here in new york city. today, donald trump and joe biden are making a serious pivot towards a general election. nikki haley says she is still in the race after trump s double digit win in new hampshire last night. haley is already looking ahead to south carolina s primary, that is one month away. it s haley s home turf, she was born and raised there and served as governor for six years. tonight in charleston, she went after donald trump and challenged him to a good old fashioned debate. bring it donald, show me what you got. the political elites in the state and around the country have said that
good evening once again. i am stephanie ruhle. donald j trump, the current front runner for the 2024 republican nomination as now been found liable for sexually abusing writer e. jean carroll. the jury of six men and three women announced the verdict late this afternoon after a civil trial that lasted two weeks. nbc s laura jarrett has the details. can we have a statement please? a resoundingly win for e. jean carroll. finding former resident trump sexually abused her and then defamed her by calling her story a lie, awarding her $5 million. the jury swiftly returning their unanimous verdict after fewer than three hours of deliberations. in a statement tonight, carroll saying, this vector is not just for me but for every woman who has ever because she was not believed. over the course of two weeks, they heard flip carroll tearful dressing room at bergdorf goodman. two friends she told at need time, along with two other women who accused mr. trump of making unwanted adv
staff are going to meet at the big four congressional leaders are set to meet with biden again on friday, so let s discuss it now. sam stein joins us, veteran journalist and editor for politico, and former wall street banker turned journalist william cohan, a founding partner at putt puck news. do you look at this as progress? yeah, i actually do. maybe i m too optimistic about these things, but the fact that they are going to meet again, that the staffs are in the discussion about a framework. that is movement in a positive direction, considering the weeks that have gone by without any discussion at all. look, the fundamental issue still remains, it is hard to see, which is do you have a debt ceiling bill to which you attach concessions, or do you put the concessions to the side