Eastern, 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im Jose Diazbalart. We begin with Breaking News in former president Donald Trumps legal troubles. Just in last hour, the new York Court of appeals rejected trumps efforts to overturn the Gag Order in his hushmoney criminal case. Joining us now, msnbc legal correspondent lisa ruben. Good morning. What more do we know about the Courts Decision . Reporter you know, sometimes when a court acts we see an entire opinion. Other times when they reject an application we can see as little ads one word, the word rejected or denied. This is more in that latter category. All we know that the court has said is that former President Trumps application for them to hear an appeal on the Gag Order before his sentencing was rejected because in the courts view there was no substantial constitutional question directly involved. And i want to pause there on the word directly. That may be the Court Signaling that they understand that, for example, the entire case does present a v