they played snippets of deposition testimony from eric trump, donald trump jr. and donald trump himself. all three expected to be witnesses in this case. here is what donald trump said as he sought to distance himself from the financial stnlts at the heart of this case. take a listen. >> to meet your obligation here? presenting the information in accordance with gap. was allen weisselberg responsible for that? >> back to the form. >> i would say yes. >> now they also showed a letter that trump himself had signed that was sent to deutsche bank, one of the banks that loaned them money. this is part of the eg's office attempt to link trump from the financial statements to the loans at issue in this case. part of the elements of this case they're looking to prove now. trump's attorneys have taken issue with the allegations in this case saying that no banks lost money. banks in fact made $100 million in money. there were no conspiracy. there were no victims. they say any differences in the valuations of some of these properties such as mar-a-lago or the family home k

the government showed a spreadsheet that showed, call with eric trump on this date. he said he discussed with him how to value that property. and what he said was they had come up with evaluation for this compound based in part on the development of seven mansions for the property. but in fact, those mansions had never been built. he said he had done that at the direction of eric trump, and a similar situation involving one of the golf courses in west chester county. it's the first time we've heard testimony about eric trump's involvement in the preparation of the financial statements and values. and tuesday allen weisselberg will be on the stand. >> and ivanka trump is not part of this, right? >> the appeals court had dismissed her from the case saying that the statute of limitations had run about her involvement in this case. she is expected to be called as a witness because she had involvement in the postoffice building, the big hotel they built in d.c., and her involvement with specific banks. that's going to get to the piece of the case about how the banks recei

>> there was some testimony about eric trump and his involvement.s one of the defendants in the case. >> we've seen him always in the background when the former president is speaking, as he has been much from the last several days from the courthouse. >> right. he's attended the first three days but he wasn't there today when his name came up. it was the controller of the trump organization on the stand. he's the guy that put the values on these properties. he was describing how involving the family's compound in new york, seven springs, that he had spoken to eric trump. the government showed a spreadsheet that said, call with eric trump on this date. he said he discussed with him how to value that property, and what he said was they had come up with the evaluation for this compound based in part on the development of seven mansions for the property, but, in fact, those mansions had never been built. he said he had done that at the direction of -- eric trump, and a similar situation involving one of the golf courses in westchester county. it's the f

he says eric trump told him to, quote, leave value as is. former lawyer for donald trump, michael cohen. he is the author of "revenge, how donald trump weaponized the u.s. department of justice." michael, i really appreciate your time. you know more about what they're talking about in this courtroom than anyone. this major development in trump's lawsuit against you happened today. i want to ask you about this. what he said about eric trump, how much trouble is eric trump in right now, do you think? >> it sounds like it could be a lot. you know, the fraud doesn't start and stop with donald trump. it also now of course goes to the children. it was allen weisselberg. it was also jeff mcconnie. i do think the statements that were made by jeff mcconny certainly injurious not just to the trump organization but to eric trump as well. >> you know mcconny and all of these individuals involved. you worked with all of them. >> yes. >> mcconny testified he and allen weisselberg agreed to calculate the value of apartments at trump park avenue without sayi

will testify on wednesday, eric trump on thursday, and ivana trump on friday. the former president himself is monday.d to be called next prorsay they expect donald trump to their final witness, november 6th, for that one. >>> on trump's truth social paid he caged the judge crazy and corrupt. he's already been fined for speaking against court stauf. but there's no protection against speaking against the judge and prosecutors. >>> now to the latest on the elections interference case brought by special counsel jack smith. the gag order on that one on former president trump has been reinstated after the u.s. district judge tanya chutkan lifted a temporary hold yesterday. itse after opposition from the trump legalte. the former president reacted to the news on his truth social page -- where else -- writing in part this, it illegally and unconstitutionally taking away my right of free speech in the mid of my campaign for president. trump has promised to appeal the

and eric trump, and si no it is not boding well that he does not believe that donald trump is credible. the final decision is in his hands. >> and great to see you, caroline polisi and this is going to be an interesting stretch of the trial. >>> and antony blinken is trying to get 100 aid trucks a day into gaza. >>> this morning, 13 aid trucks have moved into gaza from egypt at the rafah crossing to bring the much needed supplies into gaza as a humanitarian crisis deepens there. with the 13, that is a total of 157 aid trucks so far since hamas attacked israel. the egyptian officials say that another 81 are waiting at the border to be cleared and secretary blinken said this morning that the administration is trying to increase the aid trying to get in and he would like to see 100 trucks a day, and salma abdulaziz and what would that mean for 100 trucks a day? >> that is a fraction of what gaza was getting on a daily basis, because they would get 450 trucks a day, or more than that, and so 100 a day is a drop in the bucket when it is coming to the need on the ground. you have to remember

and also we're told eric trump went over and shook the attorney general's general. but let's hear from what she said before she went into the courtroom earlier this morning. >> donald trump and the other defendants have committed persistent and repeated fraud. last week we proved that in our motion for summary judgment. today we will prove our other claims. my message is simple. no matter how powerful you are, no matter how much money you think you may have, no one is above the law. >> reporter: like i said, a lot of drama in the courtroom and kara scannell, tell us what it was like inside. >> as you mentioned the former president walked into the courtroom today and he didn't acknowledge the attorney general. he had to walk past her three times. only when he was leaving to devote out on the lunch break that he glanced over at her. eric trump actually shook her hand and this followed some heated back and forth, one of ump there's attorneys saying to the judge in her opening statement that this was a witch hunt, this that this was something that latistia james hd campa

eric trump is someone who has given some of the best quotes about donald and getting money from russia, and that he said whatever he did presumably trying to make lies to letitia james, i think it's just indicative that he is not his father. he is part of the family, but he's not the same person as his father. >> jennifer, we heard the former president talk about rogue judge, again, calling the attorney general racist. does that impact a trial like this? >> there is no jury here. it is just the judge. so, i think the judge is trying to stay even-keeled about all this. the last thing you would want to do is give them the ammunition to say he is biased by freaking out about trump statements. so, unless he goes really far and direct his supporters to attack them or something, i think you probably will just stay the course and let him stay what he wants outside the courtroom and proceed. there is no jury to be influenced. >> caitlin, you should be pointing out again, the former president is claiming that the federal department of justice is behind the state trial. i'm gonna replay that. >>

kicks it off followed by eric trump and ivanka trump next week. brynn gingras is with us, and where is this going to be going? >> well, it is pivotal to the civil trial, and the attorney general's team have been putting the witnesses on the stand, and eric trump and donald trump jr., and not ivanka trump, but their names have been mentioned by the witnesses by emails or phone calls and these guys could tie it together, and whether or not they answer the question from attorney general's lawyers, we'll see, but they can tie together the pieces of who exactly was in charge of evaluating the assets for the trump org and how they got to the civil trial in the first place and the argument that they were inflated. >> and ivanka trump is in a little different of a category? >> well, she is no longer a defendant, but the appeals court ruled in her favor to take her off as a defendant, because she left trump oregon when he went into office, and so she had no part of the discussions that were had about evaluating the properties, and so she is no longer a def

eric trump was sitting there, stonefaced, watching the proceedings.n lower manhattan so i appreciate the patience with the noise. he saw the trapp family, trump advises, long time trump business people, watching all of this with eyes wide open because they know the trump company, the trump organisation is on the line right now. there is on the line right now. there is a possibility if this goes through and the government makes its case, the business licences, the ability of the trump organisation to operate in new york at all be taken away are matters very seriously someone like donald trump. we have seen _ someone like donald trump. we have seen with the criminal indictments mr trump has, he has used them to strengthen his position to raise more funds. do you anticipate he will do it with this case? it do you anticipate he will do it with this case?— with this case? it is already happening _ with this case? it is already happening online. - with this case? it is already happening online. for- with this case? it is already i happening online. for trum

interestingly, eric trump, who is a defendant in this case, also walked past the attorney general a couple of times. then he stopped, shook her hands, and they exchanged words. before he left for the day, he stopped by her again and exchanged some words. we don't know what they were. but there was some engagement at that level. but the former president didn't make eye contact. they didn't have any kind of interaction at all, anderson. >> and as we mentioned, this civil case, not criminal prosecution. what's at stake for him in terms of penalties potentially? >> reporter: well the attorney general's office is seeking at least $250 million in penalties. they say that's the money he got by having rates that he would never have gotten on loans and insurance had he been truthful about the voofl his properties. they are also seeking to ban him and his adult children from acting as an officer in new york, from engaging in any real estate transactions here for five years, and some other matters. so, they're looking at not just money but also practical implications. as you said, the judge already f

eric trump invoked it more than 500. ings us back to the trial this week and what to expect. so far 17 witnesses have been heard across 19 days. trump and his former lawyer and fixer michael cohen came face to face for the first time in five years. the ex-president was fined $15,000 for violating not one time but two times the gag order placed on him. at one point he totally freaked out, melted down and angrily stomped out of the courtroom. so what's going to happen next? members of his own family take the stand. we'll be watching. that's where we start the hour with some of our most favorite reporters and friends. "new york times" investigative reporter sue craig is back with us. also joining us is assistant u.s. attorney and msnbc legal analyst glenn kirschner with us. at the table for the hour our friend donny deutsch, host of the podcast "on brand." donny, you were sitting there, the table was back there, the year might have been i don't know, 2018 or '19, and you said this was it, that it would be some sort of either

eric trump actually went over to latitia james and shook her hand twice throughout the duration of the day. but outside the courtroom trump took the time to lash out at latitia james and about the judge who will be deciding really the balls and strikes of this entire case. so it will be interesting to see if he shows up later on tuesday for court. but as of now, it is unclear if he will show up, although he is eager to testify again in a trial that is expected to last three months. i'm brynn gingras, cnn, new york. >>> u.s. capitol police say they are working to track down the suspects who car jacked a u.s. congressman. democrat henry coaller from texas was parking his car when three armed men approached him. >> they stole his car which was later recovered along with his phone and ipad. the congressman was not hurt and chief of staff thanked police for their swift response. >>> a 9-year-old girl who vanished in upstate new york has been found. the governor says that authorities located charlotte sena after her alleged kidnapper hand delivered a ransom note to the girl's home. >> drove

. >> eric trump. >> dana, we're watching as the trumps come into court. >> jason miller coming in.'re seeing some of the attorneys also flowing in. we have not yet seen donald trump but we have just seen one of his children. donald trump we know is there, we just watched him go into the back of the courthouse. so we are waiting to see when he will be inside the court. >> just to put a finer point on what dana was just saying there, this is no longer a bug of the trump campaign. this is a feature now. the court cases are a feature of the campaign and initially it was the four criminal cases against him. i think this civil case kind of rose its head unexpectedly in the trump campaign has seized on it and is now using it as kate and everyone else has been saying to campaign around and run around. again, we are watching live pictures, we just saw part of trump's entourage into the courtroom. i guess we're waiting to see if he walks by. >> as we continue to watch the hallway here heading into the courthouse, we saw eric trump. he's one of the children that is named in this lawsuit. a ha

if you're eric trump or donald trump jr. and a judge in florida he's never been to is overvalued you better be prepared to spend a small fortune tens of hundreds of millions of dollars in legal fees to defend yourself have all control of your property taken from you canceled from you, you are canceled as a family from ever doing business in new york again and then just for good measure a $250 million fine based on a prosecutor who ran on a platform to destroy one man one family one organization. and by the way values of properties worth hundreds of millions of dollars, $18 million. merrick garland does this seem like equal justice under the law? to any honest person in this country this looks like what it is, political targeting abusing our justice system and doing it to be impact the presidential election. this is the thing that happens in banana republics and sadly we know that merrick garland is not an honest individual and his bob's joe biden is one of the worst liars in the history of the country. with reaction from the

in fact, one of the moments eric trump did go over to the new york attorney general and shook her hand with both hands. it wasn't until the lunch break that donald trump gave a little bit of an acknowledgment to the new york attorney general. you can imagine the mood in that courtroom with all these people in play. as you guys just mentioned, the new york attorney general's office has put forward its opening statements for everyone to look at on their website. it does include some of the video depositions that were taken earlier this year in this case, little snippets of them to show basically the run-around, the denial that donald trump and his sons would have about who was preparing these financial statements. they asked the question in these opening statements were they lying then or are they lying now? this was a big moment to see all those video depositions, the snippets of them through out those opening statements. this is something that the new york attorney general wanted to do, put the opening statement, let everyone see exactly what their arguments are for this case. those ar

but donald trump is on the witness list, donald trump junior, eric trump, and ivanka trump are on theitness list on behalf of james. we'll see how it goes. the case centers on financial statements that occurred over a 10-year period from 2011 to 2021. so the caravan is now underway on what is a pretty nice day in new york for a change with the sun out. we'll see when he gets to court. more coming up on that. california, other end of the country. gavin new some picking up laphonza butler to fill the seat of the late senator dianne feinstein. his choice raising eyebrows after it emerges she has not lived in the golden state for years. wil william la jeunesse is the report. >> a bombshell for other reasons as well. la -he suggested he would get a caretaker. that's not the case. the governor's office said butler is free to run for a full six year senate term beginning next year. races well underway pinning adam shift against progressive congresswoman katie porter of orange county and the long-time san francisco representative barbara lee. who is laphonza butler? she is from mississippi an

big but still small courtroom where everybody is feet from them other, trump from letitia james, eric trump is there. and trump, when he walks in, has to walk right by james when he walks out, that's when the glare was just as he was about to get to the door, he turned around and gave her once of his very intense stares. i happened to be sitting right behind so i could see. but also this very tight new york story. it was almost like, wow, this new york business story has become a national drama. and just to hear about the fraud and i would say one of the more ear-catchin ear-catching anecdotes, when trump was caught lying about the value of his triplex. >> trump tower. >> "forbes" called him out. they realized they had to stop claiming that once forbes published the story, but they didn't want the net worth to go down. so according to the documents that the attorney general showed sort of a preview of today, what happened is that trump and his family and his employees scrambled to find other assets that they could boost the values up, seven springs golf course and 40 wall street say they we

other things and he's not the only one being sued, his sons are being sued, donald trump jr. and eric trump0 square foot house, but then i say, well really it's a 500 square. house, that way i could get bigger bank loans, because obviously a 500 square foot house would be worth more than a 200 square foot house, and that's a raff for latest here on press tv, everyone, thanks for tuning in and goodbye for now. and not only here to participate in the millennial anniversary, but also to present and describe many different places to you, it's a very nice place here, this city is really interesting. well, i am suheil assad, and we are here to celebrate the millennial birthday of imam riza, we are from different parts of the world, around 60 countries. there are 20 million people who visit the tomb of imam riza, the holy shrine during the year. the holy shrin of imam razzalam is considered one of the largest places in the islamic world. pamene warns against any attempts by regional countries to normalize ties with israel, likeikening it to betting a losing horse. he had israel resembles cancerous

is expected to testify wednesday and eric trump thursday. ivanka a week from today. ivanka still has a chance to appeal before then if she chooses. >> there are many developments in the middle east. the bombing has knocked out internet and phone services. cutting off the people in gaza from the outside world. aid organizations saying they've lost contact with staff on the ground inside gaza. this is happening as israel says its ground forces are, quote, expanding their activity. the country has amassed hundreds of thousands of troops along the gaza border but it's still unclear when israel might launch that ground fensive. we continue to update online. you can find our full coverage at nbcbayarea.com. >>> another issue developing in the middle east, the u.s. military has launched air strikes in syria. this comes after a series of drone attacks on u.s. military bases last week. those happened across syria and iraq. in response u.s. fighter jets struck twice in syria today. it says both targets were linked with iran and were used to store weapons and ammunition. lloyd

and eric trump the other night was out tweeting about that valuation saying the same thing.ted back and forth and vocal back and forth between the two of them at the end of her remarks. and her audience was an audience of one. it was donald trump. >> what's interesting and i want to ask is it feels abnormal, right? to have the two lawyers on such different -- you're used to seeing lawyers take different pieces of the case or different witnesses or one does this and the other does that. but you're basically talking about messages for totally different populations and none of them reside here on earth one. right? one is preparing a transcript for appeal. the other is preparing trump for whatever -- you know, wherever he's talking to tucker carlson tonight. it sounds so bad faith. and i wonder if you think there's a cumulative impact of this for the judge. >> well, he think there is an audience of one in the courtroom and it's the judge. she at one point said why isn't there a jury here? and he said because you didn't check the box -- you didn't ask for a jury trial. it became

other things, and he's not the only one being sued, his sons are being suwed, donald trump jr. and eric trump bank loans because obviously a 500 square foot house would be worth more than a 200 square foot house. as the year 2023 is winding down the ukraine war is almost two years old, what have both sides achieved, that depends on how you look at it, russia believes that its special military operation is justified due to nato and us aggression, but as it turns out with many... if not all wars, the stated goals of the western participants of this war, in particular the us is to make money. it's just the kind of thing arms manufacturers want to hear. ukrainian president zelenski saying we are creating such defense. Ми зацікавлені у локалізації виробництва. необхідні нашому захису та кожної із тих передових оборонних систем, які використовуються нашими воїнами і дають сьогодні Україні найкращі результати на фронті. this tweet, glorifying the military manufacturers, and that ukraine is determining that. finally, the truth is out in the open, normalizing war profittairing, style. and many would a

other things, and he's not the only one being sued, his sons are being sued, donald trump jr. and eric trumpthat way i could get bigger bank loans because obviously a 500 square foot house would be worth more than two. square foot house. a member of the u.s. house of representatives has been carjacked outside his residence in washington. henry couler was robed by three armed attackers on monday night. the assailts also stole the democrat congressman's phone and ipad at gunpoint. the incident happened in a neighborhood less than mile from capital hill. this amit the surgeon carjackings in the capital. a recent report has revealed that the number of armed carjackings in the... us capital has more than dobled in 2023 with some 750 offenses reported this year alone. many residents of washington avoid going to gas stations at night as they are worried about car jackings. the european union has pledged more military aid for ukraine and called on us law-makers to reconsider the decision to drop financial support for the country. now news review program will took a closer look at the... western supp

there was also another attorney representing the trump family, eric trump and don jr. trump family attorney used his time to attack a key witness for the prosecution, michael cohen. saying, quote, when you talk about credibility you will have a guy who lied to everyone, a convicted felon. and despite the wild fluctuations in trump's valuation, sometimes as much as ten times the appraised value, leena habba said, quote, was there no intent to defraud. period. the end. but of course, the judge has already decided that trump and the other defendants committed fraught and that's now settled as a matter of law. so this trial is about how much money will trump pay in damages, potentially upwards of a quarter of a billion dollars and whether he and the family members that are a part of this case will effectively be banned from doing business in his home state of new york. back with me is neal katyal and maya wiley. i want to start with you. donald trump's defense saying this is a, quote, victimless crime and that the lenders profited from these financial transactions and how d

as well as eric trump.n expected next monday will be a testimony from the former president himself. this case is a lot of money, obviously on the line here. but the judge has already found that there was some liability here on the trump organization's behalf in terms of over inflating assets and lying to get all of these benefits to have better terms for these loans that he was taking out. inflating to a tremendous extent according to the lawsuit put forward. >> paul, elaborating on what brian's reporting. attorney general letitia james said that ivanka trump remains under the control of the trump organization. including for her substantial's business ties with the organization. it is only when she is tasked with answering for that involvement that she claims any connection. disclaims any connection. trump's attorney said the a.g. wants another free-for-all on president trump's children. does it seem justified that she has to appear in court? how significant could her testimony be? >> i think it's justified

adult children are scheduled to testify in the civil fraud lawsuit where he is found fraud, and the eric trumpdonald trump jr. and ivanka trump, and how is that playing out, and the significance there. >> obviously, he is going to have things to say about it publicly, and the question is how do his statements get handled by the court. he has made a number of statements over truth social, and they have gotten him sanctioned by the court. so i wonder what is going to happen there. and part two, and she is in a different court than the brothers, because the claims are too old. so maybe she is going to appeal the decision to come testify. so we have not heard the latest of this one, because there is going to be more litigation of this one, and expect fireworks if the president and/or his sons take the stand to testify. >> and in the federal case, the judge has reinstated the gag order, and temporary pause on appeal, but now she says back on. any feelings on, that elliott? >> well, typically, rulings are held or paused if the party is so hurt so, often if it involves a building being bulldozed, you

other things, and he's not the only one being suwed, his sons are being suwed, donald trump jr. and eric trumpgger. bank loans, because obviously a 500 square foot house would be worth more than a 200 square foot house, the european union's a pledged more military aid for ukraine and called on us lawkers to reconsider their decision and dropping finance support for kiev. we discussed this with our guests earlier in our news review program. here's. paolo rafone is the secretary general of the cpe foundation joining us from brussels and we also have john stepling, author and commentator who joins us from inderoy norway. welcome to you both. let me first start with you. so interesting situation it seems like has evolved here where you have uh the eu pledging uh military aid to ukraine, but based on the most recent stop gag bill as they call it to aver shutdown. the ukraine bill was not part of that in the us that is. uh, do you think? that that is the beginning of the us's decision or i should say the republicans decision not to provide more aid. to ukraine on the from the us side? well, first of

other things, and he's not the only one being sued, his sons are being suit, donald trump jr. and eric trump bank loans because obviously a 500 square foot house would be worth more than a 200 square foot house or if you were to look at it as meters, if i was to live in a 300 square meter house, instead i say it's a 600 square meter house, then i would get more uh better loans, because my 600 square meter house would be worth more. well, what the new york attorney general is saying is that trump has done this for number of years for number of his residences and businesses, over inflating the value of these businesses so he could get bigger loans, also inflating his own. worth, he says he's worth billions, however when you look at his assets, he may not actually be worth as much as he says he is, and that's what the evidence is lodged against the former president, this of course is huge, why? because this could change profoundly the way that the former president does business in the state of new york, where again he built his name and his empire, the state is looking for $250 million dollars

but if you're eric trump, if your name is donald trump junior and a judge inrumpo new york with no real estate experience thinks your property in floridadonald that he's nevn to is overvalued. een towell, you better buckle u. prepare to spend a small fortune. tens t and hundreds of millions of dollars in legal fees to defend yourself have taken all control of your properties taken from you. cancel ou from you. you are canceled as a family from ever doing business in new m businesyork again. and then just for good measure,n a $250 million fine based on a u prosecutor who ran a platform to destroy one man, one family ,one organization. and by the way, values of property worth hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars at, oh, million. merrick garland, does this seem meke to you? does this seem like equal application of our laws to you equal justice under the law? because to any honest in this country, this looks like what it is political targeting, abusing our justice systemsidena and doing it to impact a presidential election. el.s the thing that happensblic in banana republics. and sa

not only that but its effect as adults, sons, as well, perfect, particularly eric trump, who is essentially the ceo of the trump organization. so there is a lot at stake here for donald trump has a real estate type code as a businessman. and this trump organization that he clearly has spent decades building is clearly he's clearly at risk of losing it. now it's important point out that the attorney general says if this is not a witch hunt is donald trump says she says they've investigated this for years. and it any business person that was to inflate the value of their assets to get better loans would be facing the same that donald trump is facing right now. all right, thanks so much. gabriel. i was on the and now us house republican mat gate says hilde, find to house house be could kevin my coffee this week. gates says he'll be finding a motion to vacate the chair. often my coffee simple to the last minute spending deal. a government shut down was of the 2 don't sack today and also then jordan is live for us in capitol hill in washington dc. so rather than how much of a threat is there rea

and eric trump, are now expected to testify next week before former president trump is called as the state's last witness. today, trump's lawyers paid $15,000 in fines the judge imposed after ruling trump violated a gag order prohibiting public statements against the judge's staff. ivanka trump has shied away from public appearances with her father, david, since he left the white house. she did not attend the kickoff to his current campaign. but the judge's decision here today briefly will return her to center stage in the legal dramas engulfing former president trump. david? >> david: our senior investigative reporter aaron katersky tonight, aaron, thank you. >>> long island congressman george santos was in federal court today pleading not guilty to ten new fraud charges. the new york republican now faces 23 counts in total. now blaming much of the financial irregularities he's accused of on his former campaign treasurer. santos remains free on bail. his trial tentatively set for september of next year. >>> it is difficult believe, but tonight marks five years since the mass shootin

attorney general's office giving opening statements, and bringing up old video statements from eric trump, donald trump, and a former cfo, alan weissleman and answering question at the heart of this who is lying now and then. and so the question before the jury is who is going to determine the damages if there is repercussions can against the charges against trump and the adult sons. a big decision was made by the judge last week regardlessing some of the elements in the trial. in that, the judge stripped but we could see more of that, and a number of damages to be paid out from trump and the family, and we know that, and she would never like to see trump and his son work in new york alone. this is something that we would like to last entering the statement as trump made that statement entering courtroom, but because we have letitia james making that statement before she went in, sitting front row, then trump walked in. after he made the comments about james and also about the judge, he didn't address letitia james at all, and give her a handshake or anything, and he didn't even look at h

on wednesday, followed by eric trump on thursday, with trump himself set to take the stand a week fromoriginally scheduled to testify this friday will now take the stand two days after her father. trump, john junior, eric, are all defendants in the case, ivanka is no longer a defendant but will be testifying as a witness -- letitia james. a lawyer in james's office has said that the prosecution will rest its case after trump testifies. and remember, the justice already found with trump's sons liable for fraud, it's decided, all that's left for him to decide how much they need to pay. the other trump cases may land him in jail but this one might be even more threatening. joining me now is conservative attorney, george conway. so, i want to start with this big question, he is ranting and raving and losing it, losing his mind outside the courtroom. >> whatever he had left. >> his adult children are gonna testify over the next nine days. you followed him a long time, you've watched a, i think this is impacting him psychologically? >> you could see it, you could see in the clips he's making

she said she may call as witnesses, donald trump, don jr., eric trump, ivanka trump, michael cohen anden weisselberg. importantly, those are two insiders in the trump organization, each of whom pleaded guilty to various crimes. allen weisselberg, for example, pleaded guilty to a 15-year long criminal tax fraud scheme while he was with the trump organization, and he testified against the trump organization in alvin bragg's criminal prosecution of trump org. i am looking forward to what happens when these adverse witnesses are called to testify by letitia james. >> how does it normally work -- how does this work? is this like a daily situation going forward? you talk about some of these witnesses, et cetera, that clearly they're not going to be pro-prosecution, but how is this going to work? is this going to be a daily thing, glenn? >> so jose, i will say having tried cases for 30 years, when we project how long a trial will last, we are almost always wrong, and that goes for the judges as well. you know, we try to give the parties and if it's a jury trial, which this isn't, the jurors a

and he testified that he did that after speaking on the phone with eric trump. he also was talking about some valuations for two other golf courses, and he said that he came up with these valuations, which the state says are inflated, after being on the phone with trump. he is on the stand. and on tuesday, allen weiss, will begin his testimony. >> appreciate it. that is just one development in a cascade of news about trump's various legal troubles. remember, he is facing 91 criminal charges across four separate criminal investigations. now trump's lawyers are testing new tactics to try to get him out of some of his most egregious charges. the first one is a hail mary. trump will have to win the 2024 presidential election, assume office, and pardon himself, assuming that would be constitutional. and assuming it is, poof, absolved of federal charged. though, trump said it's, quote, very unlikely he would do that, if you take him at his word. second scenario, trump would have to not win the election. yesterday lawyers asked the judge to dismiss all of the criminal c

don junior is scheduled to testify tomorrow followed by eric trump and ivanka trump next week and thenself. the lawyers going out to them alleged fraud. they are hoping don junior will be as loud on the stand as he has been in some of the right- wing interviews. >> they want to throw trump in jail for 1000 years and with the death penalty. >> is like the start of the revolution. we don't like you so were gonna confiscate property. >> it is owned in an llc. that is a corporation. because i am a part of it somehow, that has to be disbanded. >> trump junior sounds horrified that the corporate ownership structure which they picked and they designed for their self- interest to house the basic legal architecture of the ownership is no longer serving his interest. this was their choice. a lot of people that own cabins don't house them in shelter. this fraud civil trial is a big threat to his business empire while he also faces three separate criminal trials. two likely caring prison time for anyone convicted on charges that he is legally presumed innocent. the washington, dc case will come fi

one of them singled out trump's son, eric, who was in the courtroom today.ntant cameron harris said eric was part of the executive leadership team who, quote, set the tone at the top. meanwhile, eric sat in the courtroom shaking his head, no, no, no, during that very testimony. with that, let's get smarter with the help of our lead off panel tonight. and guess what, it's a big news tonight, which means it is ladies night. carol leonnig is here. pulitzer prize-winning investigative reporter for the washington post. susan glasser is back, staff writer for the new yorker. and a former u.s. attorney joyce vance, who spent 25 years as a federal prosecutor. susan, of course, none of these comments are going to surprise trump's base. but what about the rest of the country? are we just getting used to him pushing these lies over and over? it's nonsense! >> we'll, if there was a role against nonsense coming from donald trump, look. the bottom line is, it is about politics, not the law. there's no lawyer, i a madrid, it would advise anyone, never mind the former presi

will testify this wednesday, followed by eric trump on thursday, and ivanka trump on friday. the former president himself is expected to be called next monday. prosecutors say they expect trum will be their final witness. meanwhile, trump has not let up on his attacks against the judge in the case on his truth social page. trump c judge n crazy and corrupt. trump has been already fined twice for breaking a gag order staff.eaking against the court there is no protection against speaking against the judge or prosecutors. george, couple of -- i mean, there are so many questions here. procedurally, first of all, can they not show up for some reason, the family members? if they do, can they plead the fifth and not answer questions? or do they have to show up, and do they have to answer questions? >> they have to show up, but they can take the fifth amendment. they are under subpoena. they're called as what, in trial terminology, are called hostile witnesses, witnesses not cooperating with the plaintiff, being the state of new york. they have to show up because they'll be under cou

donald trump jr., a codefendant and the case, is expected to testify wednesday, november 1st. this brother eric also a codefendant,ll testify the very next day. ivanka trump will testify on friday november 3rd, and the family patriarch himself will testify the following monday, november 6th. new york attorney general alleges that the -- financial statements that were given to banks, insurers, and others to help secure loans and deals. trump denies any wrongdoing and is called the trial a politically motivated sham. but, the case could strip trump of some of his corporate holdings and key properties like trump tower. this week's schedule -- blockbuster stretching the child, because the attorney generals office knows that, the prosecution plans to rest its case asked after trump testifies. speaking of, aside from his three minute appearance on the stand this week to answer questions about violating a gag order, donald trump hasn't testified in open court in a decade. and his children are the most significant witnesses yet. not just because of their family ties to donald trump, but also because of

eric trump and don trump jr., these are defendants. multiple defendants.accused in this case and they have been dependent on their father for years. take a quick listen to them as well. >> we have also learned, i have been here 16 years now. we understand how the business works. >> everything we have done with our father, we have done together and we're there by his side because we love the man. >> michael, making fraud a family affair is in the trump dna, but do you foresee a scenario where they figure out they're going down with a gigantic sinking ship? >> well, donald already threw eric under the bus in a statement that he had given not too long ago. the question, of course, becomes which one of the two favorite sons will end up being the one to, you know, potentially take the bullet for donald. i would suggest that it would be don before eric, but then again, that's just from prior experience. donald doesn't care if both of his sons end up incarcerated so long as it protects him. because remember, in his mind, he is the king. and all hail the king, and

and eric trump are co-defendants in their father's civil fraud case. that is our time. thank you so much for being with us this morning. >> "state of the union" is next. have a good day.

is after he made comments about her and the judge again outside of the courtroom, and his son, eric trump, is in the courtroom today. and do they plan to stay today? they stayed all day yesterday, and that is how long they will stay for the testimony. and how many times he will be back at the courtroom, because he is eager to testimony in his own defense, and we fully expect to see that happen. again, kristen holmes has been giving great details of what is at stake here. his brand, and he is eager to defend it. and the state has said in the opening statements closing it out that they are asking the judge to make sure that the trumps never do business in new york again. so this is one that we will closely watch. >> for the past two days, donald trump has made his own opening statements so to speak to the cameras outside. >> if you will. >> if you will. and really sort of putting it out to public as you would in a political campaign and not a trial. we will get all of the details there from brynn gingras. >> and in delaware, hunter biden has left after pleading not guilty to three gun charg

they're having discussions about financials related to eric trump who is still inside the courtroom. we'll continue to watch that for you. as of now, the former president no longer inside the courtroom of day three of this civil trial. >> alina, as brynn pointed out, trump is on his way back to mar-a-lago now. before leaving court he told a miss truth, one of several we should point out, but he claimed he was stuck at this trial. he's actually there on a purely voluntary basis. so the question is why did he wind up going? was this purely for publicity? >> reporter: there are a couple of reasons, boris. one of them is definitely for publicity. he knew this was a great political opportunity for his campaign. i've spoken with his advisers over the past several days and weeks. they've actually lamented his rallies aren't getting as much coverage as they wished, definitely not compared to 2016 when he was running. they welcomed the media attention. we saw them get to court earlier this week and throughout the past three days that he's been there, they knew where the camera ang lgs were, w

eric trump, ivanka trump.anizations cfo allen weisselberg and trump's former fixer michael cohen. msnbc legal analyst barbara mcquade joins me now. we -- are also back with us. i will start with, you barbara. between the ruling against his attempts to delay in the manhattan judge ruling that he did indeed commit fraud. do trump and his codefendants even have a chance of escaping accountability at this point? is the writing on the wall? >> i think the writing is on the wall, eamonn. i think the question really is, what does that writing? say what are the dollar value? so how much is at stake here what the judge found was that donald trump had overvalued his assets to the tune of 2.2 billion dollars. it was the largest margin. the devil is in the details. some of the things that they're going to do this week's figure out exactly how many these assets are worth. i imagine we will see expert witnesses and people who are experts and financial valuation as well as some of the people you just names who will figure ou