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Welfare problem not a migrant problem. the migrants are told this is a sanctuary. youre going to have a place to stay and have food. why wouldnt they come? we cant be surprised they come. you cant be surprised when youre called on it. were not like the mean jerks who wont welcome you. to have a completely different attitude when people show up and call you out on what you were saying, then you are being political also. i think unfortunately, its up to congress to solve this issue. i say unfortun...

>> yeah, simply because he didnt have to, rachel. i mean, his side could have tried to meet their burden of proof and it was their burden of proof today by putting in affidavits or calling other witnesses. but remember, he is a defendant in a criminal case and so anything he says can be used against him in that case. that is pretty treacherous. its one thing for him to answer questions from his own attorneys. that could be scripted. that could be prepped. that could be tested. its another thing ...

Does he actually get to move his case from state court to federal court? my guess is no. but even if he did, and its possible he will, even if he did, he may win the battle and lose the war. he still has a criminal case pending against him. itll simply be tried in federal court rather than state court. your second question, i was a bit surprised to see him take the stand. it didnt make a ton of sense to me. there are other ways for mr. meadows and his team to meet their burden of proof at the he...

Reasonable relationship to federal law and the real linchpin yesterday was when he was asked on cross examination what is the federal purpose in that call and meadows said somewhat hard to swallow, i was just trying to ensure there were free and fair elections. thats going to be the point that judge jones will really zero in on, what was he doing in that january 2nd call. >> but to open him up to cross examination, does it suggest there arent other witnesses who would be willing to testify that ...

Donald trump on trial in the federal election case. also at ten, am judge tanya chutkan who is overseeing the dojs election interference case against trump is set to hold a hearing. which she is largely expected to decide a trial date. it follows teams trumps request to postpone the trial until at least april 2026. that is nearly a year and a half after the 2024 election. over concerns that they would need years to wade through the governments 11 million pages of evidence. now, federal prosecuto...

Publicly. joyce and christine at no far better than i. it is clear. i believe having served with mark meadows, its clear hes cooperating with jack smith. what statements he provided jack smith, we dont know. its clear he has likely cooperated with honesty and with jack smith. it puts them in a real tough spot in georgia. it may be that he would have to speak publicly in georgia about what hes actually testifying to jack smith. , otherwise his words would contradict each other. so, i think the re...

Sets the scene for a dramatic day in court, which politicos kyle cheney has dubbed a, quote many trial. the second key answer that we should have as soon as tomorrow when we could expect to see donald trump on trial in the federal election case. also at ten, am judge tanya chutkan who is overseeing the dojs election interference case against trump is set to hold a hearing. which she is largely expected to decide a trial date. it follows teams trumps request to postpone the trial until at least a...

Plus, the date is set. trumps federal trial on election interference charges now on the calendar for march 4th, 2024. 189 days from now. our nbc reporters are following all of these latest developments and we have insights from one lawyer inside that d.c. courthouse as the judge heard from trumps lawyers. so lets start in fulton county with nbc senior legal correspondent laura jarrett where the court is just getting back from recess. mark meadows took the stand today, he was asked about that now...

Having served with mark meadows, its clear hes cooperating with jack smith. what statements he provided jack smith, we dont know. its clear he has likely cooperated with honesty and with jack smith. it puts them in a real tough spot in georgia. it may be that he would have to speak publicly in georgia about what hes actually testifying to jack smith., otherwise his words would contradict each other. so, i think the removal to federal court all along from mark meadows is obviously -- if you can g...

That shes the best parts of me. >> the prosecution had the burden of proving the charges, first degree murder and nonconsensual termination of a pregnancy. what did you think your strongest fact was going forward, strongest part of your story for a jury? >> probably the most important single piece of evidence was the shotgun. >> ballistics showed this mossberg 12-gauge was the murder weapon, a firearm that seth kept inside his house, and only he had access to it that morning, prosecutors argued....