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it's 4:00 in the east. big day of news today. on capitol hill today a brutal collision between reality and delusion, a republican effort to whitewash the ex-president's ties for russia culminating in a veteran prosecutor under oath seemingly unwilling to acknowledge basic facts in service of republican conspiracy theories. just a few weeks after releasing a 300-page report after an investigation that went on for four years, cost the taxpayers $6.5 million, a report "the washington post" described this way as, quote, landing with a thud resulting in no new charges and none of the wide...

challenges as he makes a third run for the white house. today, he made a virtual appearance at a hearing in the manhattan d. a.'s hush money case. it was his first court appearance since pleading not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records. this afternoon, the judge told him the trial would begin on march 25th 2024, the heart of the presidential campaign season. the judge also issued an order of restricting trump opposing about some evidence in the case, nbc legal analyst lisa reuben was in the courtroom. >> the judge did not obey the protective order to trump line for lin...

and the battle for, buck moves a city now in ruins after the lace battle of the war in ukraine. as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> greetings. i'm simone sanders towns, interesting role. the former president has learned when he'll go on trial in the hush money case and reporting says one of the special counsel's investigations maybe near the end. according to the wall street journal special counsel jack smith is wrapping up the criminal case involving trump's handling of classified documents. the journal says smith quote has all but finished obtaining...

probe into an ex-president's handling of classified material. new york times notes that it is incredibly rare for even a partial affidavit to be released at all. they add this, quote, the submission by the justice department is a significant legal mile post in an investigations that has swiftly emerged as a major threat to trump, whose lawyers have offered a confused and at times stumbling response, but it is also an inflexion point for attorney general merrick garland who is trying to balance protecting the prosecutorial process by keeping secret details of the investigation and pro...

Interference, and if there's anything that garland pushes back on, he has to notify congress, he has to say that he pushed back, and he has to explain why. >> is the justice department, this unofficial but official role about not doing anything that would influence an election -- it's a solid sources inside the justice department told you they are thinking about as we inch closer and closer to folks actually voting come 2024? >> so the rule of thumb has been loosely around labor day before an election. this case is so public. we've known donald trump is under investigation for so long, it is i...