Tonight on the readout.

the readout.

Mr Trump has repeatedly and consistently misrepresented and inflated the value of his assets.

And before he takes the stand,

I am certain that he will engage in name calling and taunts and race-bating and call this a

witch hunt. But at the end of the day, the only thing that matters are the facts and the numbers.

And numbers, my friends, don't lie.

And attorney general Tish James was right about Trump. Now that's at heart at this point.

On the witness stand today in his civil fraud trial,

Trump was belligerent, showing his usual lack of respect

for the rule of law and the people who administer it.

Also tonight how Trump will be using this trial and his future trials as a

campaign platform.

Plus, new reporting on what Trump might do on day one

if he returns to the White House,

including possibly invoking the Insurection Act.

And the panic amongst some Democrats about President Biden sagging poll

numbers now that were just one year away from election day.

I'm Jason Johnson and for Joy Reed we begin tonight with Donald Trump taking the stand in court as a defendant

The first former US president to do so in more than a hundred years and I need to put this in context for you. The last

time a president had to stand in court, Trump's father, Fred, had just

started their family crime business, Trump and Sons. The former president

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