courthouse. and it is friday night, so you know what that means? our friday night cap is here. breaking down all of the biggest stories of the week. then, it has been nearly 15 years since the miracle on the hudson. i sat down with captain sully sullenberger as the 11th hour gets underway on this jam-packed friday night. good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle, our nightcap is just ahead and we are going to talk about all of the big events from this week but first we will stick with today. because the former president is now in the deepest legal danger potentially of his life, and he may be planning to question whether those classified documents that he took to mar-a-lago actually damage national security. that is according to the new york times, which says that question could be a central to trump s defense. he s also waiting to hear whether his claim of presidential immunity from prosecution will actually fly with a panel of appeals court judges, and we could get that
is just ahead and we are going to talk about all of the big events from this week but first we will stick with today. because the former president is now in the deepest legal danger potentially of his life, and he may be planning to question whether those classified documents that he took to mar-a-lago actually damage national security. that is according to the new york times, which says that question could be a central to trump s defense. he s also waiting to hear whether his claim of presidential immunity from prosecution will actually fly with a panel of appeals court judges, and we could get that decision at any time. but politico today is pointing out, trump seems to be trying a new legal strategy to help supporters immunity claim. he is now saying that when he pressured mike pence, and other state officials to overturn the 2020 results, the election was quote, long over. of course i was entitled as president of the united states and commander in chief to the community
would not done it an absolute miracle. we are honored to have with us tonight, captain cbp sully sullenberger, most recently, he served as the u.s. ambassador to the international civil engagement organization. he specialized agency of the united nations. it s so good to see you. i am so honored to have you here. i have to know, what was it like for you to reconnect to meet with those first responders 15 years later? it was like the best family reunion you could possibly have. i have not met those gentlemen before. i ve seen them a close the stance, as they briefly jumped out of the helicopters into the frigid aston river. that was it, you never saw them again? i never saw them again. you also did a panel recently with some passengers, what was it like for you to hear them tell their stories about their experience? it was very rewarding, also wonderful to fill in the gaps and i what i had written personally, by hearing each
reporter: 15 years, the captain, long eager to reunite with the dive team who played such an important role in the rescue. oh, my goodness, hello, gentlemen, how are you? good to see you. can you believe it s been 15 years? not at all. thank you for everything you did for us that they. if we had the opportunity to do it all over the again, we would not done it an absolute miracle. we are honored to have with us tonight, captain cbp sully sullenberger, most recently, he served as the u.s. ambassador to the international civil engagement organization. he specialized agency of the united nations. it s so good to see you. i am so honored to have you here. i have to know, what was it like for you to reconnect to meet with those first responders 15 years later? it was like the best family reunion you could possibly have. i have not met those gentlemen