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Trump can pay E. Jean Carroll — but might have to sell to fund fraud fine: reporter

Donald Trump may have to sell off assets if his fines in the New York fraud trial are over $200 million.

Speaking to MSNBC on Sunday, New York Times reporter Susanne Craig explained that they were working to sift through what kind of "cash on hand" Trump has to give in fines for crimes.

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As if the jury tacked on another million with each Trump outburst: NYT reporter

Veteran investigative journalist Susanne Craig has spent the past decades following Donald Trump's finances, and she thinks that the New York jury finally managed to shut him up when they handed down the damages amount in the E. Jean Carroll defamation trial.

“They found the price of silence for Donald Trump," Craig told Alex Witt on MSNBC Sunday.

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Trump is being placed in 'bubble wrap' to keep him from 'babbling': Morning Joe

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough urged Nikki Haley to open up a new line of attack against "snowflake" Donald Trump ahead of the South Carolina primary.

The former president easily won both contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, but Haley performed better than expected in the latter primary and clearly infuriated Trump by remaining in the race, and the "Morning Joe" host said the former South Carolina governor has exposed a major weakness.

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'Shamelessly cynical' Trump sets up standoff with McConnell: Morning Joe panelist

Panelists on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" bashed Republican lawmakers for bowing to Donald Trump's "cynical" effort to sink a border security bill to help his chances for re-election.

The former president has long made border security a top political priority, but Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) privately cast doubt on a bipartisan compromise to tighten immigration laws because Trump opposed the measure.

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Trump ducked a question Alina Habba asked him on the stand — legal expert explains why

Donald Trump was asked, among other things, by his lawyer Alina Habba, "Did you ever instruct anyone to hurt Ms. Carroll."

Trump didn't answer the question — something at least one legal analyst finds telling.

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Carroll case judge lays out what Trump can't say on stand — and orders him to stick to it

Before Donald Trump took the stand Thursday, Judge Lewis Kaplan outlined some ground rules.

MSNBC and Matthew Russell Lee from Inner City Press captured some of the orders from Kaplan.

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'Most silent the room has been': Trump comment in video testimony leaves courtroom stunned

Donald Trump has not yet taken the stand in the defamation case involving E. Jean Carroll, but a video recording of his prior testimony stunned the courtroom into silence.

The former president has already been found liable for sexually abusing the author and then defaming her by denying her allegations and smearing her reputation after leaving the White House. A jury on Thursday listened to his deposition to determine what damages he should pay for separate defamatory statements he made as president.

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'I am baffled by how stupid Republicans are': Morning Joe

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough marveled at the "stupid" positions Republicans had staked out on the two biggest political issues in this year's election, which he said would hurt both the nation and their own party.

Voters are concerned about the economy and immigration, but the "Morning Joe" host said Republicans are actively working against measures that would boost the economy and improve border security in an effort to deprive President Joe Biden of political wins to help Trump's chances at re-election.

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Revealed: Voter analysis explains the 'real winner' of the New Hampshire primary

The Washington Post's opinion editor responded to new polling data from New Hampshire Republican voters, revealing the actual winner of the primary in the state was "the big lie" that Donald Trump won in 2020.

Speaking on MSNBC Wednesday, host Alicia Menendez explained that 64 percent of Iowa voters and 50 percent of New Hampshire voters didn't care whether Trump was convicted of a crime. The numbers aren't a shock in Iowa, after national polls showed closer to 66 percent of Republicans agreed with the statement. But it spells disaster for Trump in New Hampshire.

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Arizona Trump fan charged with threats to kill Biden and carry out mass shooting

The Justice Department has charged an Arizona man named David Hanson with making death threats aimed at President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Hanson is also accused of threatening a mass shooting at the University of New Mexico, revealed screen captures posted by Seamus Hughes from the National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology and Education Center.

Among the threats, which appeared on the social media site X, was a demand that Biden and Harris resign or be "brutally murdered." Another called for bombing the White House, while a separate post called for the White House bombing with a gif of the film "Independence Day" in which aliens blow up the building, the DOJ's filing claims.

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Angry Trump shocks The View by acting like he lost in New Hampshire speech

The co-hosts of "The View" were floored after watching Donald Trump's angry acceptance speech following his victory in the New Hampshire primary.

After the women trashed Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) for what they said was an obvious run for vice president, they noted that he endorsed Trump one day — and the following day announced he'd got engaged.

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'Bad night for Trump' as New Hampshire revealed 'cracks in the armor': MSNBC's McCaskill

Donald Trump may have won New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation Republican primary, but MSNBC's Claire McCaskill said his tighter-than-expected margin of victory over Nikki Haley revealed some "cracks in the armor."

The former president easily defeated Haley, who vowed to remain the race after doing a bit better than expected, and the "Morning Joe" contributor said Trump appears weaker in numerous ways.

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Trump 'freaking out' and 'untethered from reality' after New Hampshire win: Morning Joe

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough applauded Nikki Haley for staying in the Republican presidential primary race in the face of Donald Trump's "meltdown."

Trump easily defeated Haley in New Hampshire, although not by quite as big of a margin as polling suggested, and he lashed out at his remaining GOP challenger after she declared she would face off against him in her home state of South Carolina and possibly beyond.

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