Tonight’s show begins with Laura reflecting on an unbelievably disturbing moment after seeing a man lit himself on fire in front of the New York City courthouse where Donald Trump’s hush money coverup trial is underway. Pus, we explore the question: how does the prosecution prove Trump paid hush money to win the election? Also, Speaker Mike Johnson risks the wrath of GOP members with a foreign aid bill. 
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Man lites himself on fire outside New York courthouse

Laura Coates sparks unique conversations and covers the most interesting stories of the day through a news, legal and pop culture lens.

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Donald Trump’s attorneys on Thursday sought to paint one of the witnesses at the heart of the hush money deal with Stormy Daniels as someone with a long history of extracting money from celebrities while going “up to the line without committing extortion.” Plus, at Tuesday’s pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University and The City College of New York, 282 people were arrested, according to the New York Police Department.
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Trump on Day 10: “Very Happy” With The Way Trial Is Going

Police are at UCLA and have declared the pro-Palestinian protest on campus an unlawful assembly, a source told CNN. About 300 protesters were arrested at Columbia University and City College of New York on Tuesday night, and at least a dozen people were arrested at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Wednesday. While the demands among protesters vary at each university, the majority of demonstrations have called for the divestment from companies that support Israel and the war in Gaza.
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Now: Big Police Presence at UCLA; 400+ Arrests Nationwide

Over 100 protesters were arrested at Columbia University and City College of New York — most at Columbia — according to a law enforcement official. Columbia University property, including Hamilton Hall, was cleared two hours after officers entered the campus to remove people protesting Israel's war in Gaza. The university has asked NYPD to maintain its presence on campus until May 17. Columbia has been the epicenter, but protests have been roiling universities across the country, with administrations taking different approaches to the encampments that have sprouted up in support of the Palestinian cause.
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NYPD: Columbia University Property Has Been Cleared; Dozens Arrested

Four officers were killed in a shooting while attempting to serve a warrant at a home in Charlotte, North Carolina, including one deputy US marshal and two local task force officers, authorities say. A total of eight law enforcement officers were shot during the incident, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings said. 
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4 Officers Killed in North Carolina

David Pecker finally stepped down from the witness stand after more than 10 hours of testimony across four days, where the former American Media Inc. chief described in detail how he helped Donald Trump suppress negative stories and pummel Trump’s rivals in the National Enquirer during the 2016 campaign. The back-and-forth over Pecker’s story set the stage for the further brawls ahead when witnesses such as adult film star Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer and fixer, take the stand. 
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Man lites himself on fire outside New York courthouse

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