donald trump. thank you both very much for being here. i appreciate it. we also have this going on today. former president trump is expected to voluntarily show up in a court in new york today. he had hoped to speak during the closing arguments of his now $370 million new york fraud trial, but the judge says he can't do that. trump and his adult sons are accused of inflating their value of properties by millions of dollars to secure better loans. let's bring in joey jackson. good morning. it's wonderful to have you. can we talk about the judge putting a limit on what trump can say here. obviously, we know his team is going to argue he's being silented. can you help us understand whether that's the case or pushback on that argument if it's not true? >> sure. good morning to you. the reality is that he is and has been afforded the opportunity to give a closing argument in the case.