have a good show. we are going to start with breaking news. a jury in texas, right now, coming in with an award for the sandy hook family, and an amount of $45.2 million in punitive damages. a monster punishment for lying about the tragic sandy hook massacre, and the defamation of the parents who lost their children during that incident. in total, with the compensatory damages that were awarded to the plaintiff yesterday, alex jones, must pay over $49 million for the process that he put these grieving families through. more from sandy hook parents, saying this for the closing arguments today. worth almost $270 million
weekend when michael sussman is back in court. former clinton campaign attorne michael sussman is charged with lying to the fbi, specifically then fbi general counsel james baker when he came to baker in september of 2016 and said he had some information linking th trump organization to a russian bank called alpha bank with kremlin ties via a computer server drawn terms as the light is when he told baker he was delivering information on his own, not on behalf of any clien durham argues that sussman went on behalf of the clinton campaign and peddled the story to the media and closing arguments today, jurors saw billing evidence showing that sussman build the clinton campaign on the same day he met with the fbi. e-mails between sussman and reporters also shown to jurors. sussman s team told jurors via poster board, despite with the government said this was not a giant political conspiracy theory. the defense accused the
at least tuesday after the holiday weekend when c michael sussman is back in court. former clinton campaign attorney michael sussman is charged with lying to the fbihe specifically then the fbi general counsel james bakerke when he came to bakerto in september 2016 and said he had some information linking the trumpor organization to a russian bank called alpharu bank with kremlin ties via a computer server back channel special counsel john durham says the lie is when stutsman told baker he was delivering information on his own not on behalf of any clients . durhamth argues that sussman wee on behalf of the clinton campaignnt and peddled the stort to the media. in closing arguments today, jurors saw billing evidence showing that sussman billed the clinton campaign on the same day he met with the- fbi. emails betweenween sussman and reporters also shown to jurors sussman s team told jurors via a poster board. despite what the government said, this was notai a giant political conspiracy t
maxwell. we get more from dasha burns. reporter: tonight ghislaine maxwell s fate in the hands of a jury maxwell, a long-time confidant of jeffrey epstein facing six criminal counts and charges she conspired underage girls for epstein. in closing arguments today, the prosecution calling the two partners in crime who exploited young girls together their case centering on the claims of four women who say they were sexually abused by epstein, alleging maxwell helped recruit and groom them sometimes even taking part in the sex acts herself. all four say they were teenagers at the time. the prosecution calling maxwell a, quote, sophisticated predator, trading young girls for money and status, showing that maxwell received a total of $30.7 million from epstein, telling the jury, quote, when maxwell took the money, she knew what it was for and now you do, too. the defense arguing their client is a proxy for epstein who
members of the jury, this case is in your hands. reporter: the defense and prosecution presenting their closing arguments today. potter faces first and second-degree manslaughter charges for shooting and killing 20-year-old wright during a traffic stop in april. taser, taser, taser. reporter: in body camera video, potter is heard yelling taser repeatedly before she shoots wright, as the officer she was training attempts to arrest him for a misdemeanor warrant. i shot him! oh, my god! reporter: defense attorneys say potter confused her firearm for her taser. this lady here made a mistake and my gosh, a mistake is not a crime. reporter: and that potter was justified in using deadly force, because she feared wright would injure another officer as he drove away. daunte wright caused his own death, unfortunately. reporter: the prosecution telling the jury today the case is simple and that it s about