d.a. fani willis saw to come on board as special prosecutor. you heard the exchange with the court at the end about the timing of that meeting, did it necessarily mean that d.a. fani willis went to barnes before she enlisted special prosecutor nathan wade and that is the reason why the court asked roy barnes, can you check your calendar to see when that meeting occurred with willis, vis-a-vis the hiring date or the appointment date of wade on november of 2021. it is important because if it is true that d.a. fani willis sought someone else before nathan wade, of course that flies in the face of the defense's theory that wade was only hired to be able to further that personal benefit of fani willis. last note i would share with you guys is the following, there were a couple of key nuggets from barnes' testimony. one, you heard barnes turned it down, not only because it is not financially lucrative, which, again, supports the idea that you're not going to make a lot of money off this case if you're a special prosecutor at $250 an hour, but number t

d.a. fani willis could be removed from the trump election interference trial. after fiery testimony from willis yesterday, her father took the stand in her defense today. blayne alexander was there. >> reporter: in the georgia election interference case against former president trump -- >> all rise. >> reporter: -- this fulton county hearing could determine the future of that case. for a second straight day, judge scott mcafee heard evidence on allegations that d.a. fani willis financially benefited from a personal relationship with special prosecutor nathan wade, who she hired on the case. now, trump and several co-defendants are trying to have her removed. >> it is a lie it is a lie. >> reporter: after more than two hours of surprise, fiery testimony yesterday, today, the state declined to call willis for cross-examination. >> i have one daughter, fani willis. >> reporter: on the stand, willis' father, john floyd, pressed on what he knew about her relationship with wade at issue, when that relationship began, before or after she hired him. wade and willis sai

d.a. fani willis. the reason why i say that is all of this testimony that we're hearing since yesterday and today has to be considered in the framework that this is an evidentiary hearing. again, this is the time for the defense and the state to put aside and to put to bed any of the innuendos, the salacious rumors and the gossip about what's going on and actually put up or shut up, present that evidence that would substantiate the relief that you're seeking from the court. in the absence of being able to are prove that legally, there is no reason for mcafee to disqualify fani willis and by default the entire office of fani willis from this prosecution. but you also have to consider that because it's just the judge in this case that's hearing the evidence, he's weighing the credibility of these witnesses and to hear from someone like a former governor in the state of georgia and to hear from somebody like the father of d.a. fani willis to consider their motivations as to why they have testified the way

d.a. fani willis returns to the witness stand this morning after her surprise and fiery testimony yesterday. at issue, whether a personal romance with a colleague presented a conflict of interest. cbs' naomi ruchim joins us here in new york with more on this story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the d.a.'s lawyers did not want willis to testify. in fact, they tried to drop the subpoena for her to appear. but willis was determined to defend her reputation and fight the allegations leading to drama in that georgia courtroom that is still simmering. >> it is a lie -- >> reporter: heated testimony as fulton county d.a. fani willis was grilled over her personal relationship with a lead prosecutor in the state's election interference case against former president donald trump. >> these people are on trial for trying to steal an election in 2020. i'm not on trial. >> reporter: co-defendant michael roman claims willis' previous relationship with prosecutor nathan wade is a financial conflict of interest and argues she should be removed from the case. willis and wade admitted to beginning

d.a. fani willis was very clear to that point that christie just made. a lot of these things are just lies. i want to play, i believe it is sound three, d.a. fani willis clearly cause at the court and saying it is a lie in a back and forth with one of the trump attorneys, merchant, and this merchant. >> mr. wade visited you at the place you laid your head? >> when? >> has he ever visited you at the place you later. had >> let's be clear, you lied. i wanna tell you which when you lie. data think you lied right here. now, this is the truth. this is a lie. this is a lie. >> there were a number of moments. i thought she came in hot first. you know? i know it is personal. but then when she got into it and laid out her tracks you saw this interesting transition from being a person who is a witness in her own case but also a dea trying to prosecute the prosecution. >> let's be clear here, right. she understood the assignment. in the meantime she had a can of what passed for everybody. you get a can, you get a cannon. >> let's open it all up at the same time! >>

d.a. pappny all lis from georgia's -- fani willis. e, terence bradley, he previously indicated that, yes, d.a. fani willis had a relationship and started it with trump prosecutor nathan wade in 2021, not 2022 like they testified. that's a conflict of interest. but now he claims amnesia today and no knowledge of this? >> yeah. it was must-watch tv today again from this hearing. you know, based on everything that i saw today, there's no doubt that this judge is going to determine that this witness was withholding information, knew more than he was willing to testify to. but this is one of the problems. often times the test is not what the truth is, it's what's admissible. and i think a lot of folks watching today were very frustrated with the line of questioning. but this is why we have to have cameras in the courtroom, you know, really for all these feedings, because you just can see how a witness is or isn't being honest when they're asked specific questions. elizabeth: yeah, that's right. cameras are transparency. you know, willis and

d.a. fani willis. and i think that is a very, very strong show of support from the atlanta community. ut what this means for fani willis as a prosecutor, as an elected official, as a public ooffician, it matters. you have the former governor roy barnes taking the stand and i believe we're going to listen in. >> that is the former governor, roy barnes, now being sworn in to get his testimony. let's go in. >> roy eugene barnes. r-o-y e-u-g-e-n-e b-a-r-n-e-s. >> good morning. can you tell the court about your background in service, in public service? >> i was first elected to the state senate in 1974 from cobb county. i went back to the house of representatives, i was elected to the house of representatives, served six years until i was elected governor in 1998 and i served in that position until january of 2003. >> and after serving in the position of governor, can you tell the court a little bit about what you transitioned into after your public service? >> i did exactly what i was doing before, i was elected, i went back to practicing law in marietta, georgia, with my daughter who is n

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d.a. fani willis has brought in fulton county.dn't illegal take precedence here, and not just these bad optics? how did we even get to the point where this is happening in court? >> certainly's lawyers we want the law and legal issues to be taking precedence. i've got, here i have to be honest, i think the d.a. mishandled this, her response. she should've come out much more quickly, much more pointedly, frankly the facts she described today at length could've been a condensed into a page or two, an affidavit, and submitted to the court. it what should've happened, but it didn't, and that's where we are today. in terms of the legal versus the optics, though, the near term problem for her is a legal problem and i agree with the view that most other people articulate today, which is that she probably will not be disqualified if the shape of the evidence remains as it was today. however, the optics are not entirely within her control, right? we call it the optics, but who is watching? potential jurors are watching, her constituents ar

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d.a. fani willis. before this break, wade was grilled on his travel with willis, their expenses, the nature of the time they spenting to spent together and specifically and very importantly when did their relationship began? >> when did your relationship with ms. willis begin? >> 2022. >> when in 2022? >> early 2022. >> so you were appointed in november of 2021? >> yes, ma'am. >> and your relationship started early, what's early? january? february? >> around march. >> around march. >> but you two met at an october 2019 judicial conference, correct? >> yes, ma'am. >> that testimony directly contradicts earlier testimony from one of willis's former good friends who said the relationship began well before wade testified it did and predated his hearing by the d.a. >> you have no doubt that their romantic relationship was in effect from 2019 until the last time you spoke with her? >> no doubt. >> did you observe them do things that are common among people having a romantic relationship? >> yes. >> such as,

d.a. fani willis making this display on the stand. >> i didn't give him money in a contract.that was cute you lied right here. >> your honor, i'm going to object. >> no, no, no; this is the truth. >> judge? >> it is a lie. >> brian: we will bring you the latest. and believe me there is a lot as she is due back in court in just hours. >> lawrence: plus, the department of justice doubled down on the special counsel report exposing president biden's serious memory problems. in new polling shows more americans are looking for a plan b. >> ainsley: nascar season kicks off this weekend with a auto daytona 500, we are putting the pedal to the metal with go-karts on fox square. >> brian: is that true? >> ainsley: get a helmet. >> brian: did you put your legs in that? >> ainsley: "fox & friends" starts right now. mornings are better with friends. >> brian: believe her. straight to a fox news alert. just three hours and i can't wait. embattled fulton county distinct attorney nanny willis will get back on the stand. >> ainsley: heated day in court defending her romantic relationship. >>

d.a. fani willis's election interference case in georgia which willis asked to start on august 5th, and that was before the defendants demanded she step down from the case. on friday willis filed a 176-page response to the challenge. willis's critics allege she is in a romantic relationship with the lead special prosecutor she appointed, nathan wade, who they say was under qualified and billed the state for more than $650,000 in fees since 2021 and wade took willis on vacations using the money he was paid. the other two special prosecutors hired by willis were paid approximately $73,000 and $91,000. they were not in the lead position and as such would not work as many billable hours. the judge scheduled a february 15 hearing on the matter. willis, wade and some of their colleagues could be forced to testify, but in the court filing on friday, willis, while admitting to a personal relationship she says started after wade had been hired, she called the claims against her meritless and salacious, in per suit of media attention, and argues that the hearing isn't necessary and ought to be cancell

d.a. fani willis has no plans to recuse herself in the case against donald trump. >>> a cnn exclusive. sources tell cnn fulton county d.a. fani willis will not recuse herself from the election submersion case against donald trump despite scrutiny and subpoenas regarding her alleged affair with the lead prosecutor that she appointed. sources say willis is worried if she steps down, that could end or severely delay the case. cnn legal analyst, jennifer rogers, is here. is he right, if she stepped down, would it end or delay the case? >> i think so. she was recused off a case last year, and no one has picked it up. so if there's no other prosecutor to do it, then it will kill it altogether at a minimum, it would delay it significantly. >> so there will be a hearing in two weeks then that she will have to participate in at some level from judge mcafee who is overseeing the case. what questions do you expect he will want answered? >> she has a written response due tomorrow, so that will kind of lay the groundwork for what he wants to know. it will depend on what she says tomorrow. he's looki

d.a. fani willis's love life will be front and center in georgia.s a chance this could derail her case against donald trump. >> ainsley: lucas tomlinson isser here. >> lucas: lawrence looks cold. >> ainsley: we need a coat, not a vest. >> lucas: superior court judge scott mccaffey expected to decide if it is a conflict of interest. the state admitted a relationship existed, is there financial benefit if there was one? lawyers are set to argue this question later today during a hearing in atlanta. if willis is removed it would make it less likely a trial for donald trump would be held before the november election. willis has argued she has no financial or personal conflict that justifies her removal from the case. bank record from willis's special prosecutor nathan wade show money spent at napa valley and on a cruise and tickets to aruba, atlanta hotels and 1-800-flowers.com. i need to find lawrence and deliver hot coffee or tea. >> brian: only a few mile away. do you have sleeves? >> steve: actually a block from lucas right now. >> brian: do you hav

d.a. fani willis thrown off this case by accusing her of having an inappropriate romantic relationship withcial prosecutor on her staff named nathan wade. they accuse d.a. willis of hiring mr. wade in order to enrich herself with lavish vacations and other gifts mr. wade bought for ms. willis. in a legal filing two weeks ago d.a. willis admitted to having a relationship with mr. wade, saying it began only after she hired mr. wade to work on this case in 2022. now, today's hearing began with an explosive allegation from a former friend of d.a. willis who claimed willis has lied about when the relationship began. >> you have no doubt that their romantic relationship was in effect from 2019 to the last time you spoke with her? >> no doubt. >> did you observe them do things that are common among people having a romantic relationship? >> yes. >> such as? can you give us an example? >> hugging, kissing, just affection. >> that was a balk shell of the morning. fani willis and nathan wade potentially lied to the court in their filings about when their relationship began. the rest of the hearing mos

fani willis. steve. >> this could be heading towards a dramatic conclusion with a hearing scheduled for the 15th of february. right now as it stands already five defendants have said the d.a. fani willis should be disqualified. as you mentioned last week, she admitted to being in a personal relationship with the prosecutor that she hired, nathan wade. a key point here she says that relationship only began after wade was hired. now defense attorneys claim they can produce witnesses who say that actually the relationship began before and that the two were even living together. as it stands now there are increased calls for the d.a. to step aside from this case. >> fani willis is the one who put herself in this position and now in a situation where she has to look in the mirror and ask herself hard questions whether it's appropriate for her to continue in this role regardless of what the judge does. whether the judge disqualifies her or not. >> willis is calling for the hearing the 15th to be canceled and calling it a circus. we'll wait and see what the judge decides. harris, back to you. >> harris: thank you very much. we'll stay on that story. climate czar john kerry spent

fani willis did as well. >> judge jeanine: you know, sol, you and i, when i was elected d.a.r judge, had i even said that line once, they would have removed me but, tim, what i would like to ask you, i want you to take a listen to this sound where the judge had signaled he was going to impose corporate death. do we have that? all right. women apparently the judge was going to impose a corporate death penalty. weighs going to revoke the business certificates. he didn't do that the person was depressed. >> yeah. it's interesting to read the decision where he is reinstating -- revoking that portion of the order, based on the fact that he is imposing all of these other so-called controls and giving other people essentially government appointed jobs to oversee the trump organization. by doing that and by, you know, really, you know, giving significant amount of money to a few people that is something that saves the business lic licenses. >> judge jeanine: sol, what do you think the chances are on appeal with this case? >> i don't know enough about new york civil law but it strikes

yesterday fulton county d.a., fani willis, announced a personal relationship with the investigation special donald trump is trying to disqualify the prosecutor and frankly the entire district attorney's office from the case. a lawsuit -- one of trump's codefendants accuses willis of misusing taxpayer money on vacations that she took with a special prosecutor. d.a. fani willis responding saying that she has not received any director indirect financial benefits from the relationship. so charles coleman is back. charles, two questions, does this change the facts of the case? two, talk about where the statement landed vis-@-vis no receiving any financial acceptance. >> absolutely not. it is supported we don't lose sight of. those two things can be true at the same time. fani willis may have made a decision that has ethical implications or that is problematic in terms of the public narrative, but that does not inhibit her ability to successfully prosecute donald trump and 18 other coconspirators under the r.i.c.o. statute in georgia, period, point blank. it does not change the fact that brought

d.a. fani willis. what his testimony did and didn't do. >>> then she knows big tech and the men behind it better than anyone. joining us live with her burn book as "the 11th hour" gets under way on this tuesday night. >>> good evening once again. i'm stephanie ruhle. we are now 252 days away from the f election. my goodness, 252 days and that is when we are going to be talking a lot about the state of michigan. tonight we saw michigan's first votes of the 2024 race in its democratic and republicanra primaries. and nbc news is projecting donald trump has won the gop race, but around one third of republicanar voters cast their ballot for someone else. and nbc news projects an easy win for president biden in his race with the other story of the night, more than 40 votes for uncommitted after efforts to rebuke president biden over his policies for israel and gaza. still, as we consider these protest votes, it is important to note the votes for nikki haley on the republican side are much, much larger than t

d.a. fani willis. remember, she mixed pleasure with business.e prosecution against trump. he and other co-defendants, through their lawyers, are trying to get her tossed from the case. now that the whole world knows about her affair with a guy she hired as her lead trump prosecutor because i think the could result. evidence establish record encore allegations. >> laura: joining me now is mike davis, founder and president of the article iii project and a former clerk for justice gorsuch, mike, explain why her relationship her affair with the investigator throws a taint on entire investigation. people will say it's a personal thing not a big deal you guys are just using that what's the truth about this. >> fani willis is the fulton county d.a. and she hired her not so secret boyfriend we now learned and she hired him -- she said that this relationship her personal relationship with him developed after she hired him. that doesn't really make a difference because she had this relationship before they brought this unprecedented ricco indictment again

d.a. fani willis admits personal relationship with prosecutor but denies completive interest, going on to in a court filing friday, willis told the superior court, while the allegations are salacious, they have no merit. so i hired my boyfriend to prosecute a rico case he wasn't really qualified for, for an exorbitant amount of money, but so what? what's the big deal, alex? >> right, and in her filings she actually details that the pay is negotiated between the d.a. and the appointee. so there's reports out there that he is actually being paid i think double what others in her office are. and both of them have a financial incentive to see this prosecution move forward. therefore, there is a conflict of interest. as well as the important thing when you are a prosecutor, to make sure that there is no signs of impropriety. you want a conviction to stick, and here there's all sorts of sketchiness happening. on appeal, it gives donald trump and his allies and fellow defendants even more reason to be overturned. >> trace: i want to move back to our breaking story at the top, the migrants who be

d.a. fani willis did not take the stand despite prosecutors indicating yesterday she would have a second daytestimony. attorneys grilled willis on her relationship with the prosecutor she hired to lead the interference case against former president trump. bring in jonathan turley. thanks for being here. surprising to you at all we did not see fani willis today after the fireworks yesterday? >> well, i think it was the smart move. if you are in a hole, you should stop digging and she was in a pretty deep hole yesterday. she started out very, very angry. she did i think gain some composure over time. what was very surprising was the fact that the judge allowed her to go on so many tangents and for so long. she did end up controlling, i think, questions and the tenor of the proceedings. >> jacqui: i want to read the audience a line you wrote for foxnews.com how her behavior was received in the media and says outside the court, many on the left celebrated her confrontational combative style, where trump was unhinged -- trump's rage was threatening, willis's rage was righteous. what do you think

d.a. fani willis could "result in disqualification."ubpoenaed to testify thursday about their elected relationship. in court, the judge declared a hearing on the matter, saying it must occur. trump was in florida today for a closed hearing on his classified documents case, days after trump called on jack smith to immediately drop all charges against him. today, president trump asking the supreme court to delay his criminal trial. this is the washington case -- so they can weigh in on the issue of immunity and the claims he has been making, and his case involving january 6th. with reaction to all of it, former senior advisor to president trump, stephen miller, with harvard law professor alan dershowitz. i think they have to get to the bottom of the misconduct issues, professor. i think it should result in disqualification based on what we know, even, and i don't know what that would do to the face at that point. probably have to start from scratch. >> stephen: it's of the human on this record. the judge said -- >> alan: it does require d

d.a. fani willis as we learn that the special attorney she hired to help prosecute trump donated big buckscampaign for the a.g.'s office. fox news legal analyst gregg jarrett will join us in just a few minutes to discuss trump's ongoing legal battles. >> pete: yeah, in new york you failed to explain the legal justification for the delay. have you looked at the political -- have you realized this guy is the frontrunner for the republicans in the presidential race you? would think there would be a reason really for any other person. but because it's trump and they have already made that decision, that's what this is all about. election interference. >> ainsley: take a little bit to gather this kind of liquid money. that's a lot of money. >> pete: absolutely. >> ainsley: money he has been slapped with. >> steve: lletitia james said a couple days ago. she has got a building that she could liquidate in mind i think it's 40 wall street in mind or something like that. i read in one of the papers where essentially if he doesn't pay, she would through the power of the court seize it and sell it. bu

d.a. fani willis' alleged affair with special prosecutor nathan wade. judge will decide whether the d.a. should be disqualified from the case saying, quote: the state has admitted a relationship existed. so, what remains to be proven the existence and extent of any financial benefit, again, even there even is one. >> ainsley: wade saying in a statement his relationship with willis did not start until after he was hired. today's hearing expected to begin three hours and could last up to two days. >> steve: so the big question is what exactly would happen if there is a conflict of interest that is proven? and she has admitted that they have a relationship of sorts. although her office says that it's all gossip. everything else. will ultimately another judge decide that the case is done or whether or not somebody else will prosecute? most probably that -- another prosecutor would take over the case. >> brian: nathan wade by the way on his resume no experience on any of these cases. he does car accidents and divorces. i don't think he handled his own. but th

d.a. fani willis' alleged affair with special prosecutor nathan wade.e saying in a sworn statement that his relationship with willis did not start until he was hired. today's hearing is expected to begin in about two hours. house judiciary chairman jim jordan will join us later this hour to talk about this and much more. emergency crews coming to the rescue of an atv rider who fell through thin ice in the bay that opens into lake michigan. deputies say the individual got trapped but was able to call for help. rescuers used drones to scope out the situation before using an air boat to reach the victim. wow, look at that that rescue taking place on thin ice. new york city mayor eric adams announcing a lawsuit against five social media platforms. it claims the sites are fueling a mental health crisis among our nation's youth. the suit includes -- argues tiktok, citizen gram, facebook snapchat and youtube responsible for uptick mental health issues in young people including depression and suicidal ideation. mayor adams also releasing a social media action p

d.a. fani willis could be facing disqualification romantic relationship with the prosecutor she hired andelection interference case. the hearing picks back up today at the afternoon. today, todd piro has the latest on that. hey, todd. >> todd: the courtroom drama continues 2:00 p.m. as d.a. fani willis faces disqualification from the election interference case against former president donald trump. now, a judge ordering special prosecutor nathan wade's divorce lawyer and former law partner terrence bradley, that gentleman right there to take the stand. he had a hearing behind closed doors yesterday after the judge previously said bradley may have been misusing the attorney-client privilege. now, trump's lawyers claim that bradley has direct knowledge that wade and willis' relationship started before he was hired in the election interference case against trump. later this week, that same judge also planning to address wade's cell records which show thousands of interactions with willis in 2021. that includes a 35 times wade's phone pings near willis' home. 2,000 voice calls. 10,000 texts.

d.a. fani willis continued. today, her father took the stand. nbc's blaine alexander has more. >> reporter: after more than two hours of surprise fiery testimony yesterday, today, the state declined to call willis for cross-examination. >> i have one daughter, fani willis. >> reporter: on the stand, willis's father, jon floyd, pressed on what he knew about her relationship with wade. at issue, when that relationship began. before or after she hired him. wait and willis said it was after. >> did you ever meet mr. weighed in the year 2019? >> absolutely not. >> how about the year 2020? >> absolutely not. >> with that let's bring in our lead off panel, -- pulitzer prize-winning investigative reporter for the new york times. he's covered the trump family and its business interests. catherine christian, former assistant district attorney at the manhattan district attorney's office, she's now an msnbc legal analyst. and anthony coley, former justice department spokesperson under attorney general, merrick garland. thank you all for being here. david, h

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d.a. fani willis lashes out." "willis takes the stand as she fights to stay on the case."her headlines. salon called it a literal soap opera today. "trump case in big trouble" because of the friend contradicting willis's relationship claim. "rolling stone" calling this a messy scandal. that may not be the legal bar, but that's part of what people are hearing out in the country, and on it goes. how should we make sense of that when any trial of a former president is going to raise larger questions of how the public understands what's happening? >> you want a clean trial and have confidence in the trial and all the parties involved. i understand what trump does. i'm not here to defend it. i'm not maga. i'm the exact opposite, frankly. but when the d.a. sounds like donald trump has been calling people liars and names and yelling and screaming in court, it's very problematic to me and we lose focus on where it is. i thought the lawyers asked direct yes/no type questions but would go on champagne or vodka. the fact that i have $15,000 in cash and it's just for my hard sweat and

d.a. fani willis from the case. >> what is humiliating to think the sitting d.a. is sitting on the stand having to talk about her personal life. all those details. the way that trump's attorneys went at her. what was striking, to have the d.a. sitting there and say at one point, look, i'm not on trial, they're on trial, trying to overturn the election. that's what's important here. regardless, none of it mattered. delay, delay, delay. it's been the tactic of team trump the entire time. that is what they were trying to do in this georgia hearing. >> byron: there are cases involving the president in new york, in d.c. which do you think poses the greatest threat? >> i think at the moment the d.c. election case. that gets at the heart of democracy. trying to overturn the election. those images of smashing the capitol are not good for donald trump. if there's a trial, that one would go on for months. and donald trump would have to be in that courtroom every day. it's not like the civil ones where you pop in and out. >> byron: we know for trump's base, none of this matt

d.a. fani willis, in this alleged affair with the special prosecutor nathan wade. a lot to go through this with steve harrigan outside the courthouse there fulton county, georgia in the city of atlanta. good morning. >> good morning. we're expecting a real fight with high stakes. jobs could be at risk and the entire case against former president trump could be at risk as well. both the district attorney and prosecutor she hired have been accused of misconduct. defense attorney says the two of them are lying about their admitted affair both when it began and how it was funded. the judge could have his hands full today with some potentially salacious questions. >> my guess is that the judge will probably want to keep a tight rein on this proceeding. i don't expect a parade of witnesses in the days ahead. >> it is not clear the d.a., fani willis, will be forced to testify. that depends on what kind of information the earlier witnesses give. but the judge has already issued a stern warning. even if there is an appearance of the conflict of interest, it could be enough

d.a. fani willis admitted to a quote personal relationship, what does her private life mean for the rico case against donald trump and his codefendants, joining us with the answers is justice and intelligence correspondent, ken dilanian, "new york times" investigative reporter, suzanne craig, her 2016 reporting focused on donald trump's taxes and earned her a pulitzer prize. also with us, nbc news investigations correspondent, tom winter, and msnbc legal analyst, lisa rubin. everybody welcome. ken, what happened to the trial? why is it not on the schedule any longer in d.c.? >> it's bowing to the reality that this case has been on hold while we wait for the d.c. appeals court to rule on whether mr. trump is subject to any level of presidential immunity against the charges in this case. since it's widely assumed the appeals court will rule against the former president on the score, the next stop would be the supreme court and that's a process that could take several months. the march 4th date is no longer possible and they're now acknowledging that. the first of trump's four criminal trials ma

d.a. fani willis had some other choice things to say, let's listen. >> i'm very much -- so i am not -- .y much wants to be here. but let's be clear, because you lied, and i want to tell you which one you lied about here. i think you lied right here. no no no, this is the truth judge. and it is a lie, it is a lie! i don't need anything from a man, a man is not a plan, a man is a companion. i don't need anybody to foot my bill's. the only man who's ever foot my bill's completely is my daddy. >> now, we played that mash-up, because to me, what we were watching was a legal moment, but also a cultural moment. what did you think of not just the mash-up that you just showed, but of her testimony overall? >> well i mean, so much of i think one, she is saying i am not afraid to be here. that was part of what she was saying is, i am not afraid here, and don't get it twisted. well [laughter] and i think we also saw a woman who wanted to stand up, and obviously stand up for herself. and i think the reason it is such a big cultural and important conversation in this moment is because black women have

d.a. fani willis addressed allegations that have threatened to derail the georgia election case against mr. trump. here's blayne alexander. >> reporter: tonight, a defiant district attorney, fani willis, is breaking her silence. in a 176-page filing, she acknowledges a personal relationship with nathan wade, the special prosecutor she appointed to lead the georgia election case against former president donald trump, but willis denies any financial benefit or conflict of interest writing, while the allegations are salacious and garnered the media attention they were designed to obtain, they do not provide any basis for her to be removed from the case that's what trump co-defendant, michael roman, has asked for accusing willis of financially benefitting from a romantic relationship saying, wade used money he earned from the d.a.'s office to pay for vacations together, but in her response, willis today provided her own receipts saying travel was evenly split between the two and arguing wade made more money than the other special prosecutors only because he did much more work the filing includ

d.a. fani willis and the outside prosecutor she hired for the election case, nathan wade, have previously acknowledged they dated. but today, the timing of that relationship was thrown into question by the testimony of a former employee of the d.a.'s office during testimony today, willis at times exhibiting flashes of irritation at one point, telling an opposing lawyer, "you think i'm on trial. these people are on trial for trying to steal an election. defendants in the case calling the pair's relationship a conflict of interest, and asking the court to disqualify willis and wade from the case our blayne alexander is covering it all for us tonight from atlanta. >> reporter: she the high profile face of the prosecution against former president trump in the georgia election interference case. >> fani, f-a-n-i, last name is willis. >> reporter: but late today, fulton county district attorney fani willis herself took the witness stand. >> and i've been very anxious to have this conversation with you today. i ran to the courtroom. >> reporter: in an often contentious back and forth -- >> it is

d.a. fani willis, arguing she should be disqual disqualified and trump's interference case should be dismissed. they say she made comments last month when she insisted that comments against her were racially motivated trump's lawyers are trying to get the charges dismissed in the mar-a-lago classified documents case they plan to file multiple motions to try to get those charges tossed out frances? >>> brie, thank you. now to a nbc news exclusive. the biden administration is considering new executive pactin to deter illegal migration across the border. republicans officially killed the national security package wednesday. the senate is now trying to pass a stripped-down version of the bill that takes out the border parts and leaves the aid for ukraine, israel and taiwan senator schumer says there will be a vote today. a procedural vote did pass last night, 58-41 but for final passage the bill would need 60 votes. >>> five u.s. marines are missing after their helicopter crashed in california. the marines say the crew departed from creech air force base near las vegas tuesday night, heading to ma

hearing in the election interference case on allegations of misconduct against fulton county d.a., fani willis. willis is accused of having an improper relationship with special prosecutor nathan wade. we'll have both hearings covered for you tomorrow morning right here on "morning joe." a lot going on. that does it for us this morning, we'll see you tomorrow at 6:00 a.m. ana cabrera picks up the coverage right now. >>> right now on "ana cabrera reports," victory for democrats, tom swasey winning new york's special election. cutting the gop's already razor thin majority in the house and had maybe giving democrats a new road map for november. >>> plus for the first time in 150 years, house republicans impeach a cabinet secretary. what's next as the bid to oust alejandro mayorkas now moves to the senate. >>> and three of donald trump's legal cases set to reach a crescendo in the next 48 hours. from new york to georgia, we'll break down what to expect. >>> it is 10:00 eastern, i'm ann reporting from new york. we kbin with the big win for democrats overnight, tom suozzi claiming victory in new yor

d.a. fani willis should be disqualified because of a personal relationship with the special prosecutor trump is accusing willis of misconduct willis has admitted to the relationship but says there was no conflict of interest that should disqualify her, frances >> and donald trump isn't going to have time to be at that hearing in person, because he's going to be here in new york instead. >> reporter: yeah, so there is another hearing happen today in new york for a hush money case and according to one of his attorneys, mr. trump will be there. the former president faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to hush money payments made to adult film star stormy daniels back in 2016 he has pleaded not guilty to those charges and has filed motions to get the case dismissed. the judge today will address those motions. and this hearing is also expected to determine the timetable for the trial. so there are those two hearing today in new york and georgia. then tomorrow, we could see the verdict in trump's civil fraud trial in new york. trump has denied any wrongdoing, but the judge

d.a. fani willis and lead prosecutor nathan wade. >> i do not have knowledge of it starting or when it started. >> reporter: on the stand for the second time this month, terrance bradley deemed a potential star witness for donald trump and his co-defendants as wade's former divorce attorney. bradley confronted with text messages today he sent suggesting the relationship began before willis hired wade to lead the trump case. but on the stand today -- >> i was speculating. >> reporter: he tried to walk that back. >> when did you first get knowledge of their relationship? >> i've said over again that i was not -- i didn't have any personal information where i could personally say when it started. >> reporter: at issue for the judge to resolve whether willis benefitted financially from hiring wade as defense attorneys have highlighted the pair's vacations together. >> it is a lie. it is a lie. >> reporter: willis and wade testified expenses were split, and that their relationship only began after wade was hired, but willis' former friend cast doubt on, they you >> you have no doubt that their roma