allen weisselberg has pled guilty already.cial because under new york law they have to show that he did -- that these acts happened in behalf of the company. there has to be something greater than he was just a rogue employee and he did all this on his own, which is what the defense is trying to show. they're trying to paint him as an employee taking all this stuff but the company didn't really benefit and what he began to show yesterday, we only had two hours. what was a benefit to the company for this. he testified he knew about the gifts and that he used perks he got, that he took them and that if he had just asked for a raise to pay for them, that that would have come -- by doing that, there is say save a savings by company but there was tax owed on a lot of this that wasn't paid and other parts of the case showed the company by doing schemes alleged, they avoided s like medicare tax. >> and so, sue, what did you learn about the kind of perks that these people were enjoying? >> well, i have to say, i've been following the

allen weisselberg knew, trump knew.aybe this is another point to get allen to flip and cooperate against donald trump. what are the chances of that happening? it's a zombie investigation. >> every time it looks like it's dead it comes back to life. >> exactly. >> i think the only way we know alvin brag is actually looking at something is if alvin brag comes out and makes the statements himself. "the new york times" spoke i think it was to two sources. both fantastic journalists. i'm sure that they spoke to people and i'm sure that they're credible but the only way we know what alvin brag is going to do is for alvin brag to come out and say, yes, we are continuing with the investigation. allen weisselberg, not necessary or relevant. besides for the recording, there's documents that were there including the nda, including the checks, two of which were signed by donald himself. the others were signed by either don or eric and allen weisselberg who had to co-sign each check. he lied when he was on the airplane. ask michael,

in his testimony, at times fighting back tears, weisselberg did his best to deflect blame from trump and the trump family for the unpaid taxes on perks and payments. saying this, in part. he was my own personal greed that led to this. a reminder, he is still being paid by them. weisselberg faces questioning from prosecutors in the morning, the trump organization has denied any wrongdoing in donald trump has not been charged in the case. with, that let's get smarter with the help of our lead off panel tonight. jeff bennett, the brand-new co-anchor of pbs news weekend, thrilled about it. he will be taking over in january. he is also pbs chief washington correspondent, and an msnbc political contributor who was -- national politics for 15 years. my dear friend and civil rights attorney, charles corman is here. he is also a former new york prosecutor and msnbc legal analyst. and retired marine corps lieutenant. mary mima colonel. a new mcgrath is here, she also ran for senate in kentucky against minority leader mitch mcconnell. and i am thrilled she is here in new york, which never happe

and that's what you saw, when weisselberg was put on the stand, when weisselberg had been named, indictedo, ultimately, without any additional information, he's basically played a game of chicken with the prosecutor's office, and the prosecutor's office has said, well, we're gonna prosecute you, then. well, that's gonna happen, now that the trial has concluded, i expect the conviction to be coming down the pipe very shortly. >> so bradley, on weisselberg, he obviously admitted in court that he committed tax fraud crimes to achieve his personal gain. so now that we know that, it's it's out in the open, those are his words, what are the consequences that he may face, and also, what potential consequences can the trump organization face? >> sure, allen weisselberg already pled guilty. he'll face very likely jail time here. the question is how much. one, there's the issue of his age, lack of criminal background, and the fact that he did testify in support of the prosecution, sort of as their key witness here. that will play to his benefit when he gets the sentencing. but i think there was an

allen weisselberg, the chief financial officer. >> always mr.got convicted and has been sentenced to hard time and has to disgeorge his profits from a lot of these schemes, and now the company itself is on trial. in georgia, the governor brian kemp testified for three hours, confidentially to a grand jury. he was a trump target because he would not join the state level coup operation to try to overturn trump's loss. interesting to see how long the hangover is legally and otherwise for people who tried to do that. as we now look at republicans taking a different tack with this new loss in these midterms. senator lindsey graham also slated to testify next week, after losing his bid in the supreme court to also get out from cooperating. a lot of things going on there, so i want to tell you, you can always keep up with me, if you have questions about anything we discussed tonight from why this night was different, to all the other issues in congress. you can always visit me at arimelber.com. the best way to get in touch e or if you use social media,

the key part is the trump organization and weisselberg benefited where weisselberg did not have to payble? we know eric trump and don junior may testify. >> one, eric trump's involvement comes into play in 2017 after donald trump became president, because at that point he put his companies into a irrevocable trust, and eric was guiding the ship financially at that point for the organization, and that's the touch there on eric trump. and don junior's name came up in court because he was certainly involved with the organization. as far as the former president, his name was mentioned because the company was named after him, or his father, and the key part of this yesterday is whether or not -- this is the thing weisselberg has been steadfast in not cooperating on and said he will not cooperate on is implicate trump in any sort of illegality here, for instance, the former president said don't pay the taxes on that, and there's no indication from his testimony there. he will be back on the stand tomorrow and there's no trial today, and whether or not that comes up or whether prosecutors try

weisselberg is considered the star witness.e, and donald trump was not indicted, and he agreed to testify after he plead guilty to 15 charges back in august. and tom winters is outside the courthouse with the latest. good to talk to you. exactly when do we expect to see weisselberg here, and what could he reveal in the former president's actions? >> reporter: i think maybe we will address the last question first. probably not very much as it pertained to former president trump. as part of his guilty plea, he agreed only to testify against the trump organization and to testify at this particular trial, which is why we do expect him this afternoon, perhaps as soon as after lunchtime, so early afternoon here, and it's possible his testimony could be pushed to thursday. there's no court or trial, i should say, in session on wednesdays. when you think about what weisselberg could testify to, i think what the prosecution and defense attorneys for the trump association really gave us a preview of how they would approach this in the op

trump himself was paying weisselberg. is weisselberg just playing games?angerous witness in terms of trump getting in trouble here? he should be. >> weisselberg maybe playing games, but it feels to me that district attorney alvin bragg has played a game. this looks like a show trial. to the trump organization that is on trial, i'll unlikable illinois solberg has pleaded guilty to a 15-year long 15-year long criminal scheme to defraud in the first degree. he is still employed by the organization, he is testifying against a. 640,000 dollar salary while he testifies that we were all in this corrupt organization together. what is missing? donald trump is missing. do we really think that he was not directing, that he was not benefiting from this criminal scheme to defraud? a trial against the trump organization and the chief financial officer that does not include donald trump as a defendant is a show trial. it is like going to see the rolling stones concert and not seeing mick jagger. no one wants to see that. >> what you have against keith richards? >> he can

so i think for the juror, it is going to come down to weisselberg's credibility.say numerous times that he had no reason to not tell the truth on the stand, and prosecutors appeared to be happy with his testimony. we'll know soon enough if they go to the judge and suggest that he wasn't truthful in some way. then of course, the terms of the plea agreement could be violated, and we'll watch that. but donald bender as i mentioned before is expected to be the first key witness for the defense. their indications are, it could be one and done, with this witness, and they then might move on to closings, closing arguments, that is, as soon as a week from today, hallie. >> tom winter, thank you for staying on top of it, appreciate it. >>> coming up on the show, more and more concerns over what is happening in ukraine. with more shelling now at the biggest nuclear power plant in europe. >>> plus, how the iranian soccer team at the world cup is showing support for protesters back home. megan mit gerald is in qatar following all of the controversy. >> reporter: that's right,

the star witnesses, longtime chief financial officer allen weisselberg. he pleaded guilty to 15 felony charges back in august, weisselberg has agreed to pay nearly 2 million dollars in taxes, interest and penalties. in addition to testify about the trump organization, former president donald trump has not been charged and is calling the case a political witch hunt. coming up, this is a live look now from the south bay at some halloween festivities that are kicking off, can do if you're looking for some last-minute spooky fun. >> and want to bring a smile to trick or treaters. tonight, we'll we'll tell you the most popular halloween candy. >> alright, trick or treaters. we are. we're taking a live look right now at the willow glen neighborhood in san jose. there are a halloween festivities are underway and i'm going to tell you firsthand. i have been to your neighborhood people willow. glen is one of the best places to trick or treat. not want to tell our viewers hop in the car and go but look at those costumes, the enthusiasm and everybody kind of really

the company's former cfo allen weisselberg said to be close to tears as the defense attorney grilledactions. i want to bring in nbc's tom winter who is following this for us. what happened there, tom? >> reporter: right, so really, this testimony by allen weisselberg this morning in front of prosecutors at the manhattan district attorney's office and then the cross-examination, that you referenced, chris, underline why he is such a key witness in this case, because he spoke specifically to what the manhattan d.a.'s office says happened here. namely that weisselberg, and others in the trump organization, benefitted from a series of off the books type of arrangements they had where they would get pre-tax benefits for his grandkid's education, for cars, and for apartments, and he said, on the witness stand, that he did that in conjunction with the trump controller who testified earlier this week, and also with the trump organization, and the trump corporation. but then, on cross-examination, the defense attorneys for the trump organization really tried to key in on the fact that this re

weisselberg said i didn't do that. that this was all about his personal taxes. testimony is so important. because the district attorney's office has painted it, that he was working with the trump organization as its cfo, to give the trump organization a benefit by them not having to pay additional payroll tax and medicaid tax, on the other side of things, trump's attorney saying look, this is all about you and an effort to line your own pockets. and so it is up to a jury, to see where this goes, but obviously a key moment in this trial, and an emotional testimony for the still current cfo, still on the trump organization payroll. >> tom winter outside court for us there in manhattan. tom, thank you. >>> taking you back now to the building just behind me here, we're not too far from it, the capitol of course, a busy and historic day on the hill with the senate set to take the next step for the respect for marriage act and we think later today, later tonight before senators pack up fof the thanksgiving recess. a procedural vote would provide federal protections fo

weisselberg is the star witness in the criminal tax fraud case against the trump administration.s not been charged with any wrongdoing. lawyers for the trump administration argued that weisselberg acted alone that neither trump nor the company should be blamed. >>> and after four scrubbed launches, nasa's artemis 1 rocket is finally on its way towards the moon. the rocket successfully launched from kennedy space center in cape canaveral in florida. it's carrying an empty crew capsule to a wide orbit around the moon. the capsule will return to earth next month, we hope, projected to splash down in the pacific ocean. the space agency plans to send four astronauts on the next flight in 2024, with the goal of once again stepping foot on the moon as early as 2025. look at those images. the power of the rocket. >>> and for the first time in 15 years, mitch mcconnell is facing a challenge as senate leader of the gop. we'll tell you which senator is eyeing his spot, coming up on "way too early." unlike some others, neuriva plus is a multitasker supporting 6 key indicators of brain health

trump authorized the payments for weisselberg, which was part of his financial crime spree.rmed that. the trump organization benefiting from the entire scheme. so how does this all work when you have prosecutors saying they're not affected by any status or calendar? let's turn to a prosecutor, former u.s. attorney for the famed southern district of new york, and my former boss. welcome back. >> nice to be here. >> you want to start in new york or georgia? >> name it. >> all right, georgia. interesting there. under their rules, they warn certain people in fairness they might be a target. doesn't mean you're automatically convicted, because that's a legal step. when you see the d.a. there, telling people including those around trump they're targeted, and the number of people testifying, including senator graham tomorrow, can you glean anything about that case? >> they certainly use the target more importantly than it's used in the federal system. so it's really hard to guess how they're going to do this. it does sound like it's a very robust investigation. it does sound like t

the defense is saying that it was allen weisselberg, did this for his benefit, and he was a lone wolfburden on the prosecution is gonna say, we then it went up to the higher ranks of the company, they're not trying to show that is donald trump, donald trump is not on trial. but they're gonna have to show that the company knew and the company indoors, it but just to see today, just how allen weisselberg was framed, was fascinating, and the defense we know the way it even, say the trump organization, they still get alone along with him, they still paying him, he's done this horrible thing to the trump organization, so it's no longer cfo, but he still part of the family. we >> hear that in court today was quite powerful we. >> and when we finally seems to take the stand it's gonna be absolutely fascinating, new york times investigative reporter susan i'm craig, thanks for helping us understand it tonight. >> we'll be right back, stay with us. for adults who are undetectable, cabenuva is the only complete, long-acting hiv treatment you can get every other month. cabenuva helps keep me und

like, it was -- the defense is saying that it was allen weisselberg did this for his benefit. company didn't know. the burden on the prosecution is going to be to show that it went up to the higher ranks of the company. they're not trying to show that it's donald trump. donald trump is not on trial. but they're going to have to show that the company knew and the company endorsed it. but just to see today just how allen weisselberg was framed was fascinating, and the defense went out of their way to say the trump organization, they still get along with him, they're still paying him. he's done this horrible thing to the trump organization, so he's no longer cfo, but he's still part of the family. to hear that in the court was quite powerful. >> yeah, and when we finally see him take the stand, it's going to be absolutely fascinating. "new york times" investigative reporter susanne craig, thank you for going to the trial and helping us understand it tonight. >> great to see you. >> we'll be right back. stay with us. my husband and i have never been more active. shingles doesn't c

meanwhile in new york city, former trump organization cfo allen weisselberg testified tuesday againstis former boss. weisselberg said he didn't pay taxes on $1.76 million of personal expenses and received many perks including access to a luxury apartment. trump's businesses are accused of over a dozen counts of fraud and tax evasion by the manhattan district attorney's office. in washington, d.c. house minority leader kevin mccarthy won the republican nomination for speaker with 188 votes. he will need though to secure a majority, at least 218 votes, in january to become speaker. republicans lack just one seat to take control of the house with gop candidates leading in four of the nine races yet to be called. in other midterm news, senator raphael warnock has sued his home state georgia for forbidding early voting on the saturday before his december 6 runoff with republican challenger herschel walker. in immigration news, a federal judge on tuesday blocked the biden administration from continuing to enforce the trump-era title 42 policy to expel migrants at the u.s.-mexico border with

, who will be testifying at this trial. >> so, as part of his plea agreement, former cfo allen weisselbergoes he know, do we think? and will he cooperate with prosecutors? they've teased that he will offer up the inside story. >> that's right. so, he has pled guilty. he has told a judge under oath that he is guilty of the crimes with which he's been charged. and, so prosecutors should expect can expect that he will testify consistent with that. he pled guilty to being the beneficiary of off the books money, and failing to pay taxes on it, and that money came from the trump organization. it benefited him, but it also benefited the organization. so, when he pled guilty, rather than go to trial, which was his right, when he pled guilty, mehdi, he agreed to testify against the company as this trial. and so, you should expect that his testimony will be consistent with his guilty plea, and he'll tell the jury exactly what it is that he did, and what he did. >> so, it's hard to keep track. but on another legal front, the former president is asking the supreme court to block the release of his tax

and the real question is, what is going on in the weisselberg case that is also being prosecuted by the manhattan da? there may be some connection between what is happening with what is happening with the trump organization chief financial guy -- that might provide a chenal information that would make a charge based on the storm all daniels -- >> do you believe he is feeling any pressure? this guy is still getting paid by the trump organization. on the stand, teary eyed last week, one hunted percent blamed himself, not one member of the trump family. he has not shown one iota that he is going to point the finger at anybody else. he is fully willing to take the ball here. >> to be, sure stephanie. he has fallen on about 1500 sorts at this point, but he is also 75 years old. he's likely to do five months in prison. that is not easy time by any measure. even if it is only five months. perhaps there's something else there. there's some discussion of insurance related charges that might be brought to bear against him. maybe that will point him in the direction of perhaps revealing more about

organization, alleging a series of illegal tax dodges with former chief financial officer allen weisselberg testifying. trump has consistently denied all of the claims in these cases. then there is mar-a-lago and the papers seized by the fbi amid suspicions trump may have illegally taken sensitive documents from the white house to his florida home. just this week, trump's team said in a new filing that all the material was personal because allegedly trump said so while president. the justice department says nonsense. allowing a president that kind of power would nullify the whole purpose of the law protecting presidential records for the public. then there is the big bear, january 6th. the congressional select committee says the deadline passed. trump failed to comply with their subpoena for documents and testimony about his actions around the january 6th insurrection. his legal team has alreadied the committee has no right to such things, but that claim could face a much stiffer test if the department of justice probe into january 6th produces, as some think it might, charges against trump

stopped several illegal tax practices just about the time donald trump became president but allen weisselberg told a new york court the trump family was not involved. wiseleburg said it was his own, quote, personal greed that led to this. trump's company faces nine counts of tax fraud, grand larceny and other charges. trump himself is not a defendant. >>> new twitter boss elon musk gave his workforce a now famous ultimatum. go hard core or go home. we're learning a lot of workers have made their choice now. cnn's claire duffy fools us. musk gave them a 5 p.m. thursday deadline. told them essentially they were going to have to work harder and work hard core and then maybe they would get a passing grade if they were really excellent. what's happening at the company right now? >> reporter: right, a lot of employees are making their choice. it looks like many, many employees have opted to leave the company. you know, it could have a significant impact on the platform. you know, employees who took care of the infrastructure like made sure the platform was actually showing up online have opted to l

we allen weisselberg will be testifying at this trial. . >> it so, as part of his plea agreement withe know do we think? will he cooperate with prosecutors? >> it'll offer up the inside story. >> he has pled guilty, is told a judge under oath that he is guilty with a client that has been charged. so, prosecutors should expect, can expect he and he will testify consistent with that. he pled guilty for being the beneficiary of off books. that money came from the trump organization. it benefited him but it also benefited the organization. we'd rather go to trial we then they agreed to testify against the country at this trial. so you should expect that his testimony will be consistent. he will tell the jury exactly what it is that he did and why he did it. >> so, it's hard to keep track. on another legal front we -- it's a tax return for the house committee. why does this matter? >> it is a bit difficult to keep track. we their criminal cases are in all these different venues. it state and federal. and this particular case, a statue authorizes the house in the committee. it's a tax writi

more than that, trump gave the grand jury a document that they had whited out, that took out the weisselberg>> it all happens in full view. >> in full view, and he's talking out loud. i mean this stuff is not hidden, which is why i think it is absolutely right. the question is are we now in a country that we are going to have certain people, because they were president or have a certain kind of threat that we feel that some imaginary -- >> can i say what's the threat? that someone will try to shoot up an fbi office? storm the u.s. capitol? it's already happened. >> and donald trump has got everybody feeling there be this mass rise-up of the people. it's not going to happen, donald. they didn't rise up and vote the other day. it's over. they orchestrated january 6th. they will not be able to do that if he's prosecuted. how is he going to orchestrate it? let's not act like this was some rise-up of the proletariat on january 6th. this was organized and financed, and it was something that was planned. there was no rising of the masses on january 6th. >> as he sat there watching the televisions,

long-time executive allen weisselberg taking the stand this week as the prosecution's star witness, whilet hits close to home, as does a $250 million civil lawsuit from the new york attorney general alleging financial fraud by trump, his company, and some of his children. in washington, trump faces two parallel investigations into his role on the attack in the capitol. the house committee investigating january 6th subpoenaed him in october for documents and testimony. >> we are obligated to seek answers directly from the man who set this all in motion. >> reporter: trump is not expected to appear before lawmakers. he sued to block that subpoena and the committee's work wraps up at the end of the year. but the justice department is also investigating his role in the attack. a grand jury in d.c. has heard from witnesses, including trump's former white house counsel and the former president's legal exposure expanded in august when the fbi searched his mar-a-lago residence and recovered documents, including some marked classified that were taken from the white house. >> they should give me im

with any crimes he called the investigation a witch hunt the star witness in the case is allen weisselberg, the trump organization's long-time chief financial officer. he is on paid leave from the company. back in august, he pled guilty to 15 charges. >>> starting tomorrow in new york city, all job listings must include a salary range the salary listings must have a maximum and minimum and will be based on the good faith of the employer in other words, what the employer honestly believes they would pay for someone hired for that position. critics of the new law say it makes it harder for companies to offer competitive salaries or diversify. but others say it's a win and that there's nothing wrong with a little pay transparency. >> do you like it? >> i love it >> reporter: hanna williams runs salary transparent street. she asks random strangers a very personal question. >> how much do you take? >> about $85 year. >> i'm a hydraulic engineer. >> how much do you make? >> yearly, about $130,000. >> the content she shares has drawn more than 1.5 million followers across tiktok, instagram, youtu

the trump organization's former chief financial officer, allen weisselberg. has also been charged. he pleaded guilty last summer to 15 felonies for his role in exchange for his testimony as the prosecution's star witness. he's expected to be sentenced to 5 months in jail and could end up serving as little as 100 days. the defense has indicated it will likely rest its case today after calling to witnesses if convicted, the trump organization could be fined up to 1.6 million dollars. donald trump was not charged in this case. we'll take a break at 9.23. coming up on the kron. 4 morning news. a railroad strike could be looming this holiday season. >> if unions and contractors don't reach a deal soon, we'll tell you what a strike could cost the economy. where can you get holiday ready... and host-the-entire-family ready? lowe's, actually. black friday is here! get our best deals on everything for the season while you can. time in a split vote on a new rail contract has put the u.s. a 24% pay hike. plus, back pay and bonuses. but many union members say that wasn't enough and it didn't a

. >> love tish james, but that was a fine weisselberg dead to rights, two months in jail, fine.t go through it, all of his minions, it doesn't seem like a slap on the wist is what they're getting. we should see. i'm going to try to be less skeptical. thank you both very much. >> up next, the politics of cruelty. imagine religion but without any empathy, kindness, or generosity of spirit. you don't have to imagine it because it already has a vice-like grip on today's republican party. we'll be right back. nicorette knows, quitting smoking is freaking hard. you get advice like: just stop. go for a run. go for 10 runs! run a marathon. instead, start small. with nicorette. which can lead to something big. start stopping with nicorette. [holiday music] ♪ for people who love their vehicles, there is only one name on their holiday list... weathertech... laser measured floorliners that fit perfectly in the front and rear... seat protector to guard against spills and messes... cargoliner, bumpstep, and no drill mudflaps to protect the exterior... and cupfone keeps phones secure and handy

the star witnesses, longtime chief financial officer allen weisselberg, who agreed to testify after pleading guilty to 15 felony charges himself. he agreed to pay as well. nearly 2 million dollars in taxes, interest and penalties and that he would testify about the trump organization. former president trump has not been charged in this and he is calling the case a political witch hunt. meantime, chief justice john roberts has temporarily blocked house democrats from obtaining trump's tax records, his income tax returns. this after a federal appeals court declined to reconsider a ruling that says that trump has to get his tax returns to the house ways and means committee roberts order gives the supreme court time to weigh the legal issues in trump's emergency appeal to the supreme court was just filed yesterday before this morning's order. the high court had rejected similar request by trump. so we'll keep you posted on what happens next. 8.42. we'll be right back. james, why you come to work today? when the has good news is nobody won so we can all keep dreaming, right? first, we should be c

>> hard to say, i think a lot will depend on allen weisselberg. already been sentence in summer seconds of the charges brought against them by ali bragg and manhattan district attorney's office. it really comes down to whether or not he is willing to do more time on this. and again the charges that may be brought against him would involve insurance claims, that he made during his time as cfo for the trump organization. whether not you want to take that time, to that time, for his former employer is really down to him. he is a sub -- so again although he is a sentence of likely do some jail time, how likely it is whether you want to be more jail time and of course whether the manhattan district attorney's office can actually prove these insurance charges against him, making it clear that they will be aggressive with him. perhaps getting him to flip on his former employer. s gettbecause of the new york ag investigation, the trump organization is now under independent monitor. i want you to talk us through what that means probably but what it can mea

the star witnesses, longtime chief financial officer allen weisselberg, who agreed to testify in exchangeading guilty to 15 felony charges. he agreed also to pay 2 million dollars in taxes, interest and penalties. and so they're getting things from his testimony. former president trump is not charged in this and he is calling the case a political witch hunt. meantime, trump is asking the u.s. supreme court now to block house democrats for me being able to look at his tax records. this after a federal appeals court declined to reconsider a ruling that said that he has to turn over his tax records to the house ways and means committee. the high court has recently rejected similar request by trump. if the supreme court does not intervene then trump's taxes, his tax returns will have to be disclosed. ending a years long battle for the records. >> we'll take a break at 7.25. coming up in the next hour of the kron. 4 morning news. big changes at twitter. talk about the hurdles and billionaire elon musk faces as he begins his first week as owner of the social media platform. and we're also track

the star witnesses, longtime chief financial officer allen weisselberg.e pleaded guilty to 15 felony charges. already was a burger agreed to pay nearly 2 million dollars in taxes, interest and penalties. in addition to testifying about the trump organization. former president trump has not been charged in this and he's calling the case a political witch hunt. meantime, trump is asking the u.s. supreme court to block house democrats from obtaining his tax records. this after a federal appeals court declined to reconsider a ruling that will give his tax returns to the house and ways means committee. the high court has recently rejected similar request by trump. if the supreme court does not intervene, then will indeed be disclosed. ending a years long battle for the records. >> we'll take a break at 5.26. coming up next on the kron 4 morning news. big changes at twitter. the hurdles that billionaire elon musk faces as he begt wek as owner of the social media platform. and we're tracking the rainy forecast for the bay area. as you can see on storm tracker 4,

the star witnesses, longtime chief financial officer allen weisselberg. to 15 felony charges in august. he has agreed to pay nearly 2 million dollars in taxes, interest and penalties. in addition to testifying about the trump organization, former president trump has not been charged. she is calling the case a political witch hunt. tonight, trump is asking the u.s. supreme court to block house democrats from obtaining his tax records. this after a federal appeals court declined to reconsider a ruling that will give his tax returns to the house ways and means committee. the high court has recently rejected similar requests made by the former president. if the supreme court does not intervene. the former president's taxes will be disclosed ending a years long battle for those records. >> in indiana, a man has been arrested in connection with the unsolved murders of 2 young girls in delphi, 50 year-old richard him. allen is being charged with 2 counts of murder. back in 2017, 14 year-old liberty, german and 13 year-old abigail williams disappeared while they

the big witnesses, longtime chief financial officer allen weisselberg, who agreed to testify.eaded guilty to 15 felony charges agreed to pay 2 million dollars in taxes, interest penalties and testify about what he knew about the trump organization. former president trump has not been charged in this and he is calling the case a political witch hunt. meantime, trump is asking the u.s. supreme court to block house democrats from getting a hold of his tax records. a federal appeals court declined to reconsider a ruling that says that he has to give the tax records his returns to the house ways means committee. the high court has recently rejected similar request by trump. we'll see what they do this time. if the supreme court does not intervene, then trump's taxes will have to be disclosed ending a years long legal battle. well, with the suspect behind bars in connection with that stockton serial killings, a woman behind a popular facebook page says the community is still trying to heal from the violence that city saw. and now she is hoping to form a place where family members >>

company when this trial takes place, because there are charges against his company and an allen weisselberg cfo who pleaded guilty a couple of months ago is going to testify. but trump himself wasn't criminally charged. and that really has become how he looks at all of these things. i mean, as unhappy as he was with the tish james suit, the new york attorney general. it's still a civil suit. right. and that's the thing that they bear in mind how fannie willis and georgia, you know, that that one makes them nervous. yeah. i mean, you know, he's he he he is facing a lot legal problems. he is legal problems are threats. he is acutely aware of threats. and so that why he gets up. so a lot of democrats, well, he'll always skate. he'll always maybe he will figure out how to get away with it. well, he was president i mean, it was different when he was president. the sitting was going to get indicted and, you know, the the expectations around became a little too great not not by mueller think mueller was very you know, sort of narrowly focused on his work. but i think there were there were folks wh

just hours before he announced his campaign, trump's longtime chief financial officer allen weisselbergng how the company schemed to avoid paying taxes. like many other republicans, new hampshire governor chris sununu greeted trump's announcement with a shrug. >> whatever announcements may or may not be happening tonight, frankly nobody's going to care. >> reporter: but not long after trump started speaking, president biden posted a video portraying him as a threat to america. >> we will treat those people from january 6th fairly, and if it requires pardons, we will give them pardons. >> reporter: there were some notable absences at trump's announcement at mar-a-lago. there were no members of congress there except for madison cawthorn who lost re-election. there were no governors and donald trump jr. wasn't there. he was out west hunting and said he had a hard time getting a flight back due to weather, and ivanka trump, the president's daughter was not there. she put out a statement after the announcement saying, while i will always love and support my father, going forward i will do so

allen weisselberg, a former business associate of trump, appeared in a tax fraud case targeting the familypany. the blizzard of legal developments in the hours before trump announced his candidacy on tuesday underscore the perils he faces as he initiates a third presidential campaign. even as the aftermath of his second campaign lingers. trump's candidacy and his place in american politics has always had serious implications for our democracy, for the rule of law in this country and for our own national security. that has been the case for years. ever since he threw his hat in the ring in 2015. the federal investigation into the trump 2016 campaign ties to russia loomed over donald trump and sparked a campaign by trump against the government he led for four years. he is underappreciated how those efforts by the russian government ultimately contributed to the war in ukraine and what has become the most significant american foreign policy crisis in decades. putin's assault on ukraine and his attack on american democracy have until now been treated largely as two story lines. across the inte

others, in regard to how thi $130,000 was treated for tax purposes by the trump organization, allen weisselberg. >> michael, i remember when -- i remember where i was when rudy giuliani told sean hannity that, you know, yeah, trump asked you to make the payment and we have the pictures of the checks that trump wrote and we know he he wrote them from the oval office. what facts are missing? i mean, what evidence needs to be developed by mr. bragg? >> yeah, i'm not really sure that there's anything. i mean, it's almost like what's going on with the new special counsel, mr. smith. it's the same thing now. one of the things that i'm hoping that he does is he bifurcates the two issues, the january 6th hearings vs. the other matter, which is the mar-a-lago seizure of the stolen nara documents. that to me is the easy case. that's the low-hanging fruit. so i do hope he he bifurcates the two and he he just automatically goes straight for the easier one, again, the stolen documents. so let's think about it. for more than a year, possibly closer to a year and a half, nara and the government were asking fo