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File an appeal to the new york state appellate division, which could occur at any moment, and if the appellate division stays this ruling pending their decision, then that could delay the whole process. if they choose not to appeal this, then it goes forward and at some point in the next three weeks donald trump is silting down answering questions. >> glen, i understand this happened after what was a pretty heated two-hour hearing and quickly the judge turns around an eight-page blistering rulin...

>> hi, there. im chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters here in new york city. it is friday, february 18th. we have got a lot to get to. were following the ruling that dealt a massive blow to former president trump. whats next after a judge ordered him and two of his adult children to be questioned under oath by the new york attorney general. plus, in just one hour, sentencing for former minneapolis police officer kim potter will begin after she was convicted of manslaughter in the fatal shoot...

Have an absolute right to refuse to answer questions that they claim may incriminate them. indeed, respondent eric trump invoked his right against self-incrimination in response to more than 500 questions during his one-day deposition. joining me now is nbc news investigative correspondent tom winter and former federal prosecutor glen kirshner, who is also an msnbc legal analyst. tom, what do we expect going forward from this ruling? >> a couple things are in play. first off, if there is no appe...

Blunt spoken, very quotable, as they say, blistering ruling. that was the first ruling against them. the appeals court ruling tonight is also that kind of ruling. "the washington post" tonight, for example, calls tonights ruling against trump a quote resounding rejection of trumps case. the post describing the ruling as having quote blunt and at times blistering language. theyre not wrong about that. let me share with you a little bit of what this ruling sounds like tonight. quote shortly before...

Right? it was just a really blunt, very blunt spoken, very quotable, as they say, blistering ruling. that was the first ruling against him. the appeals court ruling tonight is also that kind of ruling. "the washington post" tonight, for example, calls tonights th ruling against trump a quote resounding rejection of trumps case. "the post" describing the ruling as having quote blunt and at times blistering language. theyre not wrong about that. let me share with you a little bit of what this ruli...

Yes. this means that texas is draconian abortion ban is, as of right, now back into effect. this is a law that was passed by texas earlier this year, outlaws abortion essentially after six weeks. a point at which most women do not even know they are pregnant. the u.s. justice department had sued texas to block this after the supreme law allowed to go into effect. the justice of -- federal judge in texas to block the law while the justice department could be heard in court. that texas judge, this...

Most conservative circuit court in the country. the fifth circuit includes texas. the state of texas today appealed to that fifth u.s. circuit court of appeals asking them basically to reinstate texass abortion ban. the fifth circuit has now said yes. that means texass draconian abortion ban is as of right now back into effect. this is a law that was passed by texas earlier this year. it outlaws abortion after six weeks, a point which most women wouldnt know they were pregnant. the u.s. justice ...