Welcome to the rest of you to the beat. I'm Katie Fang in for Ari Melber. We start tonight with brand new footage of

Trump's hours-long deposition in his civil fraud case in New York.

Trump questioned by the attorney General's office for seven hours.

Transcripts of the deposition were released last year, but this is the first time we're

able to watch the exchanges play out on video. Headline making moments like this

when Trump has asked about his role within the company.

I really have anything to do with anything having to do with anything having to do with the company.

I wasn't, I really wasn't interested, believe it or not. I was interested in solving the problem

with North Korea, which was ready to blow up. I considered this the most important job

in the world, saving millions of lives. I think you would have had nuclear

holocaust if I didn't deal with North Korea. I think you would have had a nuclear

war if I weren't elected.

Hmm. Attorney General Latisha James claiming Trump and his namesake organization inflated assets

by billions of dollars, seeking over $350 million in

disgorged damages.

A verdict is expected in the coming weeks.

This case could effectively end Trump's empire on his home turf.

When asked about the financial statements Trump argued about his quote

brand. If I wanted to show you a good statement I would have added maybe $10 billion or something for the brand. I didn't put the brand in there.

I think my brand value is probably my greatest asset, even though it gets tarnished by people like this suing me.

I mean, I became president

because of the brand. Okay I became president. I think it's the hottest brand in the

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