also with me former trump white house lawyer ty cobb and omarosa manigault newman, who served in the trump white house and spent a lot of time over the years with ivanka trump. i want to begin, though, with paula reid because she has been covering this case from the very beginning. so, paula, obviously, this was important testimony because, obviously, you've got the trump family testifying. but in this case ivanka trump was not technically a defendant because of the statute of limitations. but she was a witness. did she move the needle at all in the case today? >> well, good evening, erin. ivanka tried many times many different ways to avoid having to make this appearance today. but once she was on the witness stand, she was far less combative than her father and her brothers have been when questioned. but given her evasiveness, it's not clear if she was helpful for the state's case. ivanka trump breezed past cameras inside a new york courthouse wednesday, not saying a word. ahead of her testimony in the state's $250 million civil fraud trial against her father and his company, new y

"outfront" now, omarosa manigault newman, she was a contestant on "the apprentice," went on to serve in the trump white house and work on his 2016 campaign. you have known him there for, in many stages, of his career and his shift from business person to president. so, trump clashed with the judge repeatedly today. you heard eric who was in the room describing it. obviously, you know trump well. do you think that that -- as eric described it, started off, you know, fine short answers and then very quickly turned into something very confrontational, very long answers. do you think this was deliberate, it was a strategy on trump's part? or do you think possibly just lose his sort of control and temper? >> erin, thanks for having me. i have known donald for almost 20 years and i can tell you that that was not strategy. it's simply this. donald trump can't help himself. even facing this huge, huge fine, possibly $250 million, he cannot help himself. and, so, the folks who are saying that this was strategic, it's not strategy. donald trump is frustrated and he's ticked off, and he's lashi