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special coverage of this escalating trump probe in new york and tonight right now youre watching a special live edition of "the beat." were following the pressure donald trump which actually exploded from the arrest talk this weekend to todays blockbuster testimony before the grand jury? some out of court-statements that broke within the last hour. moments ago this trump-aligned witness speaking out. >> my only mission there today was to tell the truth about what michael cohen was sayi...

welcome to "the beat." im ari melber. report on the new york grand jury probe of trump and the losses piling up in several criminal investigations. mike pence losing his bid to duck testifying in a new ruling while a new admission is upsending the stolen documents case. well bet to that later while the heat continues in new york. the d.a. brought in a -- >> a pro trump tabloid for months before the election. its headlines hyping a win. >> another trump ally cooperating with investigato...

and simon schuster, and nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel is with me on set. talk to me where we are in this moment and why the speech could be critical. youve been on the front lines for months. >> ukraine is trying to do everything it can to stay relevant, to keep the attention on ukraine. ukrainian money, and weapons and wants sanctions to be maintained on russia. i think many are watching. some nations seem to be wavering, maybe its time to strike a deal. maybe its...

its now over a week after fbi agents descended on former president trumps florida home. new details are now emerging about the criminal investigation that prompted the search. cnn justice correspondent jessica schneider is following all of these developments, including the high level witnesses who have now been questioned. >> reporter: tonight, new revelations that former president trumps two top white house lawyers interviewed with the fbi about classified documents at mar-a-lago. whi...

The latest Political Developments of the day and interviews with top newsmakers are featured. Order is, territory now. And i wonder if theyve had a chance to explain to the president what you reported last week, that under this beefed up postenron witness tampering law, he may have more exposure than he understands. They seem to be leaning on a First Amendment defense, which is not going to hold up if your reporting holds up hes being scrutinized for the way these fit together. What Rudy Giulian...

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Cohen to testify or in the alternative, face jail. >> as a former u.s. attorney, what does it mean for prosecutors to identify the republicans in this electors plot? >> a target is a term of art. and the witness has a right be notified if they are a target. that puts them on notice if they are called to testify they might want to assert their fifth amendment rights. prosecutors categorize people into three categories. a target, a potential defendant. a witness, who is somebody who knows somethin...

That his actions were deliberate, then the fire he allegedly started will be seen as a direct attack on the state. nomsa maseko, bbc news, cape town. lets get more on our top story. virginia giuffre agreed not to sue anyone connected to the sex offender jeffrey epstein who could be described as a "potential defendant", according to a damages settlement in 2009. the document, disclosed by a new york court, reveals the financier paid her $500,000 to end her claim. ms giuffre is suing the duke of y...

Quite sceptical of the interpretation of, as you say, this legal document. this all turns on this phrase potential defendant. the question here is whether prince andrew falls under this category of potential defendant. prince andrews lawyers were arguing that that phrase is very broad and that the parties intended to protect anyone and everyone from any suit brought by virginia giuffre. now, that is a very broad interpretation and would be quite an alarming outcome if you could essentially contr...

An attorney for Prince Andrew argued at a hearing Tuesday that a lawsuit filed against his client by Virginia Giuffre, who alleges the prince sexually abused her, should be dismissed