Third world country way of campaigning. Our new york correspondent nada tawfik sent this report from outside the courthouse. Both sides have now rested their case the defence early tuesday, after calling two witnesses, and donald trump deciding not to take the stand. That had been the major question looming over this weeks long trial, because donald trump had said publicly that he would though legal analysts doubted throughout that he would actually take the risk, given he would be opening himself up to damaging questions by prosecutors, and ultimately it is his Fifth Amendment right not to be compelled to be a witness against himself, the burden of proof is on prosecutors here. And thejudge will Instruct Thejury not to hold it against donald trump. Now donald trump said he thought his Team Presented a great case. He wasjoined in court by a large entourage of republican politicians and his eldest son, donjr. Outside of court, donjr was asked why his father didnt testify he said that he wouldnt subject himself to it, that there was absolutely no reason and no justification for him to, slamming the case as a scam and a farce repeating very much his fathers Talking Points throughout this entire trial. Well, both sides will now have the long weekend to prepare for their Closing Arguments next tuesday after the long holiday weekend. They spent tuesday afternoon debating how the instructions to the jury would be formulated with the judge. So the judge, after Closing Arguments, will Instruct Thejury, and then, itll be down to those 12 new yorkers to look at the evidence and decide, is donald trump guilty or not guilty of falsifying Business Records . Also on tuesday, donald trump removed a video from his social media after accusations that it used language often associated with the nazi regime. On monday, trumps Truth Social Shared A Video Featuring Stylized Headlines if he were to win the 2024 election. One of which referred to a unified reich. The Trump Campaign said it was not an official Campaign Video and was not posted by the former president. Our us partner, cbs news, reported that the probable origin of the graphic is a video template website. The Stock Template has the unified reich text on it. The Biden Campaign painted the video as part of a pattern of trumps praise for dictators and echoing antisemitic tropes. Mr trump has repeatedly faced criticism for using inflammatory language. Meanwhile, nearly a dozen trump allies appeared inside an arizona courtroom pleading not guilty to charges of conspiracy and fraud, during a preliminary hearing. Former new york mayor and trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani pleaded not guilty to nine Felony Charges on his alleged efforts to help the former president overturn the states 2020 election result. Ten others are accused of posing as election officials, and attempting to falsely cast arizonas electoral votes to declare mr trump the winner of the 2020 election. Similar � fake elector� cases are being pursued in georgia, michigan, and nevada. Joining me live is our panel Stephanie Murphy, former democratic congresswoman for florida, and rodney davis, former republican congressman for illinois. A warm welcome to you both. Stephanie, would like to begin with you. The trump Hush Money Trial donald trump wont be testifying. Not something thats uncommon for criminal defendants. But, of course, all this while, he had been dangling that possibility. So, are you at all surprised that donald trump appeared to resist . , �. ,. ,. , resist . No, im not at all surprise resist . No, im not at all surprise. Hes resist . No, im not at all surprise. Hes always resist . No, im not at all| surprise. Hes always said resist . No, im not at all surprise. Hes always said that he is willing to testify, and i thinkjust in rare cases, his lawyers have allowed him to do so. I do think that he talks a lot about how this is a political effort. But really, it appears that hes the only one who is using this trial for politics. To interview his Vice President candidate, to identify loyal republicans who would show up and support him. To raise money for his campaign and to attack his political opponents. And none of that is too much of a surprise these days. I want to on your words of using this for politics. Rodney, what do you make of prominent republicans go to manhattan, standoutside the court house and call this trial a sham, Casting Doubt on the judicial system. A sham, Casting Doubt on the judicialsystem. Do a sham, Casting Doubt on the judicial system. Do you think that that is appropriate . Well, i find it interesting that that is appropriate . Well, i find it interesting that that that is appropriate . Well, i find it interesting that many l i find it interesting that Many Republican candidates, especially those who are pining to be especially those who are pining to be president trumps Vice President ial nominee, are going Vice President ial nominee, are going there. I think it sets is terrible going there. I think it sets is terrible precedent for politics for the terrible precedent for politics for the future of our country. But for the future of our country. But at for the future of our country. But at the for the future of our country. But at the same time, the trial itsetf but at the same time, the trial itself is but at the same time, the trial itself is a but at the same time, the trial itself is a trial that is being put forth at the state level for charges that should have been for charges that should have been federal charges through the federal election commission. That they and the doj decided against. Sol commission. That they and the doj decided against. So i do think doj decided against. So i do think that the is questionable in and think that the is questionable in and of think that the is questionable in and of itself. But at the same in and of itself. But at the same time, i also find it very disturbing same time, i also find it very disturbing that many, Many Republicans are actually using the Trial Republicans are actually using the trial as the opportunity to show the trial as the opportunity to show support. The trial as the opportunity to show summ the trial as the opportunity to show support. Stephanie your thou~hts show support. Stephanie your thoughts on show support. Stephanie your thoughts on that . Show support. Stephanie your thoughts on that . Well, show support. Stephanie your thoughts on that . Well, i show support. Stephanie your thoughts on that . Well, i do i thoughts on that . Well, i do find it regretful thoughts on that . Well, i do find it regretful that thoughts on that . Well, i do find it regretful that so thoughts on that . Well, i do| find it regretful that so many elected officials are using the judicial system in this trial to campaign. And also, to attack our institutions. I think the American People deserve better than that from their elected. I deserve better than that from their elected. Their elected. I mean, talking about trust their elected. I mean, talking about trust in their elected. I mean, talking about trust in institutions about trust in institutions right now if we take a look at whats been happening in arizona, also in georgia, michigan, nevada, for example, these fake elector cases which are now piling up. Stephanie do you think that that is registering with voters . I registering with voters . I think voters are dealing with the day to day issues that they have to try to manage getting their kids to practise and to school and putting food on the table. So theyre not really watching all of the different cases. But at the end of the day, they should see that around the former president , there is a lot of people who play Fast And Loose with the rules whether it was to create fake business documents, to cover up hush money payments, or whether it was to put forward a slate of fake electors after the Secretary Of State of arizona as well as the other states had certified the electors for that state. They were trying to create confusion in the last election. I were trying to create confusion in the last election. In the last election. I mean, rodney. In the last election. I mean, rodney. Your in the last election. I mean, rodney, your take . In the last election. I mean, rodney, your take . Do in the last election. I mean, rodney, your take . Do you | in the last election. I mean, rodney, your take . Do you think voters care . Voters care . No, they dont. That shows voters care . No, they dont. That shows because voters care . No, they dont. That shows because the voters care . No, they dont. L that shows because the more indictments that come towards donald indictments that come towards donald trump, the more controversy the higher his boiling controversy the higher his Polling Numbers seem to go. Right Polling Numbers seem to go. Right now, if you look at if the right now, if you look at if the election were held today, donald the election were held today, donald trump would win in a landslide. And he recognises this landslide. And he recognises this his landslide. And he recognises this. His team recognises this. But i this. His team recognises this. But i dont this. His team recognises this. But i dont think that the biden but i dont think that the Biden Campaign or the Biden Administration recognises that they are administration recognises that they are part of the problem. They they are part of the problem. They are they are part of the problem. They are not addressing the major they are not addressing the major issues that most voters care major issues that most voters care about. Theyre not addressing our surge, theyre not addressing inflation. And stephanie is correct most americans do not live, eat and breathe americans do not live, eat and breathe politics like we do. And breathe politics like we do. And theyre just not paying attention right now. And what they attention right now. And what they are attention right now. And what they are paying attention to is driving they are paying attention to is driving them towards donald trump driving them towards donald trump ih driving them towards donald trump in the next election, rather trump in the next election, rather than away. Trump in the next election, rather than away. Rodney, on that point rather than away. Rodney, on that point rather than away. Rodney, on that point you rather than away. Rodney, on that point you mention that point you mention inflation there. Theres been some encouraging data recently when it does come to the economy, though. Ijust wonder whether you think that that actually could boost biden as we head into november when, of course, thats something that donald trump had been speaking about often . About often . Well, its going to depend about often . Well, its going to depend on about often . Well, its going to depend on how about often . Well, its going to depend on how low about often . Well, its going to depend on how low the i to depend on how low the Inflation Rate goes. Remember, its spiked. And then having a slight its spiked. And then having a slight regression is not the help slight regression is not the help that most americans are looking help that most americans are looking for. And as long as interest looking for. And as long as Interest Rates for homeownership and other borrowing continue to stay at high borrowing continue to stay at high rates compared to the last administration, that gives donald administration, that gives donald trump the ability to campaign on he can do better when campaign on he can do better when it campaign on he can do better when it comes to the economy. And polling right now clearly shows and polling right now clearly shows that the republicans have a super shows that the republicans have a super majority when it comes to those a super majority when it comes to those who feel that they can do better to those who feel that they can do better on the economy. If do better on the economy. We. Do better on the economy. If we. Stephanie, yourthoughts we. Stephanie, your thoughts on that . ~. ,. , on that . Well, i think that inflation on that . Well, i think that Inflation Numbers on that . Well, i think that Inflation Numbers are on that . Well, i think that Inflation Numbers are a i Inflation Numbers are a macroeconomic number and they mean things to economists and maybe elected officials in washington, but they dont mean much to the Average American who goes into a Grocery Store. I got to listen to a focus group recently, and they could tell me how much a head of cabbage costjust a few tell me how much a head of cabbage cost just a few years ago and how much it costs today. How much a gallon of gasoline costs. And when it comes to how much people are paying the at the Grocery Store and the gas station, its not going to have the positive effect that it needs to have. And unfortunately, when youre president you own the economy. President you own the economy president you own the econom. ,. , ,. , economy. Stephanie, briefly to ou and economy. Stephanie, briefly to you and then economy. Stephanie, briefly to you and then hopefully economy. Stephanie, briefly to you and then hopefully over i economy. Stephanie, briefly to you and then hopefully over to| you and then hopefully over to rodney. With regards to that post that we saw using the language, unifieded reich. How much of a nightmare would that be for a campaign, or should it be . That be for a campaign, or should it be . The interesting thin. Should it be . The interesting thin is should it be . The interesting thing is that should it be . The interesting thing is that the should it be . The interesting thing is that the trump thing is that the Trump Campaign has always been able to have their dog whistle, but do it in a way with plausible deniability. As you know, theyve denied and said it was an accident. I do think that if it was an accident, it is are reflection that too many conservative sites carry too much anti semitic language that you could sweep it up and accidentally post it. I accidentally post it. Rodney . I thinkthat accidentally post it. Rodney . I think that the accidentally post it. Rodney . I think that the trump accidentally post it. Rodney . I| think that the Trump Campaign needs think that the Trump Campaign needs to think that the Trump Campaign needs to be more disciplined in what needs to be more disciplined in what they needs to be more disciplined in what they post. It is indicative in the political spectrum, both republicans and democrats running for office are too democrats running for office are too quick to hit the post button are too quick to hit the post button rather than taking a look button rather than taking a look closely at what theyre retweeting or reposting. This is another example of that, and i personally see how ill disciplined the trump effort ill disciplined the trump effort is, even when he was president , when it came to that president , when it came to that i president , when it came to that. I was in marine one with him that. I was in marine one with him when that. I was in marine one with him when he made a great post about him when he made a great post about the him when he made a great post about the hero dog who chased down about the hero dog who chased Down Al Baghdadi and the kids during Down Al Baghdadi and the kids during that fight. Down albaghdadi and the kids during that fight. During that fight. Rodney daviless and during that fight. Rodney daviless and stephanie i during that fight. Rodney daviless and Stephanie Murphy daviless and Stephanie Murphy many thanks to you both. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. Lets look at another story making the headlines. The conservative mp, craig mackinlay, will return to parliament on wednesday, after losing his hands and feet to sepsis. He was given just a 5 chance of survival when he was rushed to hospital last september, and put into an induced coma as his organs began to fail. Now back home and using prosthetic limbs, hes been speaking to our Political Correspondent helen catt. Within about half an hour, i went this very, very strange blue. You went blue . Yes, my whole body, top to bottom, ears, everything, blue. And that is i cant remember the full name of it, but its called a septic shock dic, is when youre having a very severe septic event. They knew what it was and they pretty much immediately put me into an induced coma. Whats the first thing you remember . There was discussions happening about these arms and legs. Because by then, they had turned black. Craigs hands and feet were amputated in december. He plans to campaign for faster access to his types of prosthetics and raise awareness about sepsis. Youre live with bbc news. Speaker of the house mike johnson is reportedly considering legislation to sanction the International Criminal court, a day after the court requested <