What to expect days away from Donald Trump's first criminal trial

The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle

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🗓️ 12 April 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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We are just days away from Donald Trump's first criminal trial on the hush money case and our panel breaks down what to know. Then, the Tennessee Senate approves a bill allowing public school teachers and staff to carry concealed guns on school grounds. And a veteran strategist explains why Democrats should stop worrying about November. Peter Baker, Michael Steele, Joyce Vance, Justin Jones, Rachel Wegner, Simon Rosenberg, and Hanif Abdurraquib join.

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0:00.0	Tonight Donald Trump's first criminal trial is almost here.
0:05.0	We'll get new reporting on the witness list.
0:07.0	Plus, Tennessee Republicans have their solution for school shootings.
0:12.0	They just passed a bill to armed teachers.
0:15.6	And don't worry, be happy.
0:17.4	A campaign veteran explains why Democrats should feel pretty good about Biden versus
0:22.4	Trump, as the 11th hour gets underway on
0:24.9	this Thursday night.
0:28.6	Good evening once again I'm Stephanie Rule and we are now
0:35.0	two hundred and eight days away from the election and just four days away from
0:40.3	Donald Trump's first criminal trial.
0:42.8	Can you believe it?
0:43.8	Trump is accused of hiding hush money payments
0:46.4	to cover up his affair with Torn Star Stormy Daniels.
0:50.0	Trump has pleaded not guilty,
0:51.8	and today, NBC News obtained a list of potential
0:54.9	prosecution witnesses. It includes Stormy Daniels, also former Trump fixer
0:59.7	Michael Cohen, who prosecutors say helped funnel funnel the money, and Hope Hicks, former Trump's
1:05.0	spokesperson who prosecutors say was on phone calls with Trump and Cohen, right
1:10.3	around the time of those payments.
1:12.3	The witness list has other Trump,
1:14.0	excuse me, has other former Trump organization employees.
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