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and the defense team has been challenging pecker's credibility and memory. as that testimony was happening, the supreme court heard arguments about the former president's immunity deechs. wimmunitydef defense. >> reporter: the supreme court deciding whether the former president will go to court for plotting to overturn the 2020 election. mr. trump hoping to persuade the justices to find him immune. >> without presidential immunity from criminal prosecution, there can be no presidency as we know it. >> reporter: the special counsel's office indicted mr. trump on conspiracy and obstruction charges last year for his efforts to cling to power, accusing the likely gop nominee of pressuring state officials to reverse the election results. actions doj argues were for purely personal gain and cannot be shielded from prosecution. >> there is no immunity that is in the constitution, unless this court creates it today. >> reporter: the conservatives expressing concern if future presidents have no immunity for actions taken while in the white house. that could open the
and the defense team has been challenging pecker's credibility and memory. as that testimony was happening, the supreme court heard arguments about the former president's immunity deechs. wimmunitydef defense. >> reporter: the supreme court deciding whether the former president will go to court for plotting to overturn the 2020 election. mr. trump hoping to persuade the justices to find him immune. >> without presidential immunity from criminal prosecution, there can be no...
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now cross examination will continue today, and the defense team, they have been challenging pecker's credibility and his memory. richard? >> brie, thank you so much for that. >>> new this morning, more arrests on college campuses to tell you about. overnight, protesters were taken into custody at ohio state university. according to the columbus dispatch, hundreds gathered for a peaceful demonstration against the civilian death toll in gaza. they report that more than one dozen people were arrested. a university spokesperson confirming to nbc news that people who refused to leave after multiple warnings were charged with trespassing. this is just one example of a growing movement at colleges across the country. pro-palestinian protests are being held at more than 40 campuses in the u.s. and canada. the university of southern california now canceling this year's main commencement ceremony, which is usually attended by about 65,000 people. the university says it would take too long to process thousands of guests with a new security measure put in place because of the protests. >>> a sho
now cross examination will continue today, and the defense team, they have been challenging pecker's credibility and his memory. richard? >> brie, thank you so much for that. >>> new this morning, more arrests on college campuses to tell you about. overnight, protesters were taken into custody at ohio state university. according to the columbus dispatch, hundreds gathered for a peaceful demonstration against the civilian death toll in gaza. they report that more than one dozen...
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we are expecting to hear more testimony from david pecker, the former publisher of the national inquirer. > anti-war protests continue to rock college campuses across the country. 93 protesters were arrested in southern california after they refused police commands to disperse. several faculty members at u.t. austin say they will not teach today because of the school's quote, militarized response to a school event. a letter to university leadership condemned police violence against student protesters. a u.t. spokesperson declined to comment. and house speaker mike johnson was booed by students when he visited columbia university. >> i'm here today, joining my colleagues, and calling on president shafik to resign if she cannot immediately bring order to this chaos. >> johnson made the remarks after meeting with jewish students who say the protests are making them feel unsafe on campus. >>> hamas in gaza has released ha via video of an american-israeli hostage, hersh goldberg was abducted on october 7 and seriously injured. his parents are urging a cease-fire deal with hamas. what have we
we are expecting to hear more testimony from david pecker, the former publisher of the national inquirer. > anti-war protests continue to rock college campuses across the country. 93 protesters were arrested in southern california after they refused police commands to disperse. several faculty members at u.t. austin say they will not teach today because of the school's quote, militarized response to a school event. a letter to university leadership condemned police violence against student...
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we expect to hear more from david pecker. >>> anti-war protests continue to rock college campuses across the country. 93 people were arrested at the university of southern california after they refused police commands to disperse. the pro-palestinian demonstrations were marred by vandalism. and at ut austin several faculty have said they will not teach today due to the militarized response to a school event. a ut spokesperson refused to comment. >>> and house speaker mike johnson was booed by students when he visited columbia university. >> i'm here today joining my colleagues in calling on president shafik to resign if she cannot immediately bring order to this chaos. >> johnson made the remarks after meeting with jewish students who say the protests are making them feel unsafe on campus. >>> hamas in gaza has released a video of an american israeli hostage speaking directly to the camera. hersh goldberg-polin was abducted and seriously injured on october 7th. his parents are now urging the netanyahu government to reach a cease-fire and prisoner exchange deal with hamas. for more on thi
we expect to hear more from david pecker. >>> anti-war protests continue to rock college campuses across the country. 93 people were arrested at the university of southern california after they refused police commands to disperse. the pro-palestinian demonstrations were marred by vandalism. and at ut austin several faculty have said they will not teach today due to the militarized response to a school event. a ut spokesperson refused to comment. >>> and house speaker mike...
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the ex-national inquirer publisher, d publisher david pecker testified he worked with michael cohen to bury stories that could have damaged the 2016 trump campaign and to embellish negative stories about mr. trump's political rivals. pecker testified the arrangements stem from a 2015 trump tower meeting with cohen and the former president. the case centers on allegations that mr. trump colluded to illegally influence the 2016 election and falsify business records to cover up an alleged affair, all accusations he denies. >> what's going on is a disgrace. >> reporter: the day started with a contentious hearing over whether mr. trump violated the judge's gag order, barring him from publicly attacking witnesses and jurors, something prosecutors say he's done repeatedly, citing his comments about cohen right outside the courtroom. >> he got caught lying. pure lying. >> reporter: the trump legal team arguing the former president is defending himself as a presidential candidate, not a criminal defend ant. a prosecutor rejected that, saying throwing maga into a post doesn't make it political,
the ex-national inquirer publisher, d publisher david pecker testified he worked with michael cohen to bury stories that could have damaged the 2016 trump campaign and to embellish negative stories about mr. trump's political rivals. pecker testified the arrangements stem from a 2015 trump tower meeting with cohen and the former president. the case centers on allegations that mr. trump colluded to illegally influence the 2016 election and falsify business records to cover up an alleged affair,...
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david pecker, the former publisher of the national inquirer, who the state says was central to an effort to kill negative stories about mr. trump. nbc's laura jarret is following the trial. >> reporter: prosecutors painting a stark portrait of former president in their opening statements during his hush money trial. a case mr. trump has argued is designed to derail his campaign. >> this is done as election interference. everybody knows it. >> reporter: prosecutors said it is mr. trump who is guilty of election interference by paying off an adult film star to silence her before the 2016 election, telling the jury, this case is about a criminal conspiracy to bury a story that could have cost him the presidency. and then lying in his business records over and over again to cover it all up. the alleged scheme stretches back to 2015. a meeting at trump tower between mr. trump, his former fixer michael cohen and david pecker, the long-time publisher of the national inquirer. this is where prosecutors say they hatched a plot to buy and bury any damnindamning stories.. the lead prosecutor read m
david pecker, the former publisher of the national inquirer, who the state says was central to an effort to kill negative stories about mr. trump. nbc's laura jarret is following the trial. >> reporter: prosecutors painting a stark portrait of former president in their opening statements during his hush money trial. a case mr. trump has argued is designed to derail his campaign. >> this is done as election interference. everybody knows it. >> reporter: prosecutors said it is...
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the prosecution did call their first witness, david pecker. the former publisher of the national inquirer. the state believes that he was central to an effort to kill negative stories about mr. trump. pecker had not gotten to his relationship with trump before the day wrapped up yesterday. so he will be back on the stand today. but, before the jury comes in, there will be a hearing to possibly hold mr. trump in contempt of court. prosecutors accuse the former president of violating a gag order ten times. now, if mr. trump is found in contempt, the judge must decide on a punishment. and that could range from a warning to a fine to a short stay in jail. frances? >> brie jackson, thank you. >>> the senate could finally send a foreign aid package to president biden's desk today. over the weekend, the house passed a series of bills that include $60 billion for ukraine, as well as $26 billion that would go to israel's military and humanitarian aid for gaza. senate majority leader chuck schumer has said that the first senate vote would happen today.
the prosecution did call their first witness, david pecker. the former publisher of the national inquirer. the state believes that he was central to an effort to kill negative stories about mr. trump. pecker had not gotten to his relationship with trump before the day wrapped up yesterday. so he will be back on the stand today. but, before the jury comes in, there will be a hearing to possibly hold mr. trump in contempt of court. prosecutors accuse the former president of violating a gag order...
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other witnesses we could see called are david pecker who is the former publisher of the "national enquirer," stormy daniels, michael cohen, who was mr. trump's attorney at the time, former playboy model karen mcdougal and hope hicks who was a close aide to mr. trump. mr. trump is required to be in court every day except for wednesdays when court is not in session or he risks having a warrant issued for his arrest. now, this does limit his ability to campaign. the trump campaign was forced to cancel a rally in north carolina saturday due to weather and mr. trump's legal calendar it is very busy this week. today he also has a hearing in the new york civil fraud case, tomorrow there is a hearing related to a gag order and on thursday the supreme court is set to begin hearing arguments over his presidential immunity defense. the criminal hush money trial, it is expected to last four to six weeks. frances? >> brie jackson, thank you. >>> and now to that massive foreign war aid package that passed in the house over the weekend. the chief beneficiaries are ukraine and israel, kyiv gets more than
other witnesses we could see called are david pecker who is the former publisher of the "national enquirer," stormy daniels, michael cohen, who was mr. trump's attorney at the time, former playboy model karen mcdougal and hope hicks who was a close aide to mr. trump. mr. trump is required to be in court every day except for wednesdays when court is not in session or he risks having a warrant issued for his arrest. now, this does limit his ability to campaign. the trump campaign was...