Good morning. 11 00 a. M. Eastern, 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im Jose Diazbalart. We begin with Breaking News in the legal drama surrounding former President Donald Trump. Just a short time ago a federal Appeals Court heard arguments on trumps efforts to overturn a 2023 judgment against him in the first case filed by writer e. Jean carroll. She was awarded 5 Million after a jury found trump liable for sexually abusing her in 1996. Carroll won a separate judgment against trump for more than 83 Million for defaming her. Trump denies all the allegations against him. Next hour were expecting to hear from trump when he makes remarks at Trump Tower. With us now msnbc legal correspondent Lisa Ruben outside the courthouse in lower Manhattan And Nbc correspondent Dasha Burns who was at Trump Tower. Also David Marcus, a criminal Defense Attorney and glenn kirshner. Lisa, you were inside the courtroom. What did you see . Reporter jose, i saw a very what i would call a pleasant argument in some ways and
morning joe starts right now. all of a sudden, i aced the cognitive test doesn t knee what s going on. do you plan to use pac money to pay some of the penalties in the new york defamation and fraud cases? i don t understand. what? are you thinking of potentially trying to use campaign money to pay some of those penalties that you might incur what penalties? in the new york fraud case, the defamation case. i didn t do anything wrong. i mean, that s been proven as far as i m concerned. yeah, but as far as the court is concerned, you did do something wrong and it ll cost you around $83 million. i see what he s doing, though. i know exactly what he is up to. he s like the mob boss who pretended to be crazy by wandering around the town in a bathrobe. he is vinny the chin, is who he is. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is i m sorry. are we not coming in? q s is the best music guy anywhere, right? by far. i know where you re going. what s toda
i m martha maccallum. this is the story today. it s a big one. a border showdown is brewing in eagle pass, texas right now. a huge hub for illegal border crossings. there s a standoff that is underway between the federal government, which wants the razor wire that texas put in place there to protect its own state, they say it has to go. republican texas governor greg abbott says he will not. the biden administration has given him a deadline of tomorrow to allow border patrol access to the area. it s called shelby park. essentially setting up a confrontation potentially between federal agents and the texas national guard. when asked to the governor, will you comply with this order, here s what the governor said. watch. texas has a right as a state to stop criminals from coming in to our state. to make arrests of those criminals. we have national guard as well as texas department of public safety officers that are there to make those arrests and to deny illegal entry. mar
brand has dozens of companies to its name, from virgin atlantic to galactic. but, after five decades in atlantic to galactic. but, afterfive decades in business, reinventing whole industries, sir richard branson has been tested as never before, both financially and emotionally. the pandemic left the 72 year old fighting to save his empire and his reputation. he faced questions over how he has used women to promote his brand, and sceptics have asked why someone who campaigns on climate change is sending rockets into space. the original rebel entrepreneur continues to grab the headlines and confound his critics. i ve come to miami to hear the whole story. sir richard branson, thank you so much for speaking to me and to the bbc. how are you? l’m to the bbc. how are you? i m aood. i to the bbc. how are you? i m good- i always to the bbc. how are you? ii fl good. i always think sitting down to do interviews like this is a bit like i ve never been a psychiatrist s chair, but
but, after five decades in business reinventing whole industries, sir richard branson has been tested as never before, both financially and emotionally. the pandemic left the 72 year old fighting to save his empire and his reputation. he faced questions over how he has used women to promote his brand, and sceptics have asked why someone who campaigns on climate change is sending rockets into space. the original rebel entrepreneur continues to grab the headlines and confound his critics. i ve come to miami to hear the whole story. sir richard branson, thank you so much for speaking to me and to the bbc. how are you? i m good. i always think sitting down to do interviews like this is a bit like i ve never been a psychiatrist s chair, but it s a bit like being in a psychiatrist s chair. of course i m nervous. we ll see how you are in an hour. just to be clear, you have not seen or approved of the questions in advance. nothing is off the table, right? i m afraid that s the case