We've been listening to New York Attorney General Leticia James there giving a brief and sweeping remarks about the nature of her victory.

This massive $400 million plus fine against Donald Trump, the biggest civil fine he's ever had to pay on

record this is a major major day of news in a week that's had a lot of news on this

front I am already Melbourne the beat with Ari Melber begins now. We are

tracking both what we just heard and I have guest standing by to go into it as

well as remarks from the defendant here, Donald Trump, who is expected to speak on this and whatever you think of the way he speaks

or what he said some of what he said and conveyed got him into this fraudulent

trouble in the first place it is a reminder that for all of the protestations we sometimes hear from

Donald Trump and some of his allies about what matters or how Teflon he is.

He feels the need tonight to respond. He feels the need to address this. He has gotten a string of legal

setbacks here, especially in the civil courts, the defamation case, this case, and

a lot of other pressure building on him in the other cases and so tonight one thing

that the attorney general and defendant Donald Trump appear to agree on is that this is a big deal,

a big ruling and they both want to speak on it. So we will bring you some of what

Donald Trump says when he says it just as we brought you what the

Attorney General just said. I have a breakdown of this ruling that we've been

preparing all day as we've been going through it.

But given the new remarks from the attorney general, I want to begin first with our guest,

Christie Greenberg, the chief of the criminal division for the Southern District of New York,

Bill Crystal, added at large for the Bullworkwark and director of defending democracy together.

We heard references to the rule of law which interests both of you, but Christy I'll start with you,

what was the attorney general trying to get across in broad strokes?

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