The 11th Hour with Ali Velshi

The Manhattan D.A. investigation into the Stormy Daniels hush money case appears to be entering its final stages as Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen wraps up another day of testimony. Meantime, Credit Suisse shares plummet after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, fueling more fears in the banking sector. Luke Broadwater, Peter Spiegel, Barbara McQuade, Tali Farhadian Weinstein, Juanita Tolliver, Matthew Dowd, Rep. Ro Khanna, and Emil Michael join.

The Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission have both opened investigations into the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. Meantime, ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen will be back in front of a Manhattan grand jury to continue testimony in the hush money case. Peter Baker, David Enrich, Renato Mariotti, Michael McFaul, Michael Steele, Amy McGrath, and Dr. Frank Franklin join.

Signature Bank shuts down days after the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, and the FDIC announced it would rescue depositors insured and uninsured at both banks. Despite the government’s backstopping Silicon Valley Bank, customers at other banks, especially at smaller and regional banks, are scared. Shannon Pettypiece, Bill Cohan, Jake Ward, Charles Coleman, Stuart Stevens, Kara Swisher, Justin Wolfers, Mark McKinnon, and David Plouffe join.

Dominion’s lawsuit against Fox News revealed the stark difference between what viewers heard on TV and what executives and hosts really thought in private. Plus, what’s up with Republican’s obsession with the word “woke?” And American service members testified before Congress about the catastrophic impact of the Afghanistan withdrawal. Jon Allen, Tali Farhadian Weinstein, Ali Velshi, David Gura, Alex Witt, Rev. Al Sharpton, and Paul Rieckhoff join.

The Manhattan D.A.’s office has invited Trump to testify before a grand jury as part of a probe into hush money paid to Stormy Daniels. It comes as new reporting finds that prosecutors have signaled criminal charges against the former President are likely in the case. Peter Baker, Carol Lee, Glenn Kirschner, Basil Smikle, Michael Steele, Captain C.B. "Sully" Sullenberger, and Tim Ryan join.

House Republicans are launching an investigation into how the January 6th committee conducted its probe. Plus, the White House calls out Tucker Carlson’s portrayal of the Capitol riot. And new reporting reveals Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and James Comer are planning to visit jailed January 6th rioters. Sen. Claire McCaskill, Katie Benner, Joyce Vance, Rep. Katie Porter, Leigh Ann Caldwell, Christine Todd Whitman, and Michelle Yeoh join.

A new trove of documents in Dominion’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News shed light on what was going on inside the network after the 2020 election. One of the key findings reveals Rupert Murdoch was worried hosts Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham “went too far” in pushing debunked fraud claims. Geoff Bennett, Renato Mariotti, Maeve Reston, Jeremy Peters, Christopher Shays, Juanita Tolliver, and Gen. Barry McCaffrey join.

While former President Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis get ready to head to Iowa in the coming days, this weekend served up a preview of what a potential presidential face off would look like. Plus, new reporting of panic at Fox News after the network called Arizona for President Biden in the 2020 election. Tara Palmeri, Luke Broadwater, Tim Miller, Barbara McQuade, Maria Teresa Kumar, Sabrina Siddiqui, and Jeremy Bash join.

New reporting shows special counsel Jack Smith is focusing on Trump’s lawyers as 2024 nears. Meantime, the former president gets ready to hit the CPAC stage this weekend while his potential GOP rivals skip the big conference. Plus, Alex Murdaugh is sentenced to life in prison for the murders of his wife and younger son. And our Friday nightcap breaks down all the headlines from this week. Jon Allen, Charles Coleman, David Jolly, Steve Liesman, Melissa Murray, John Della Volpe and Paula Poundstone join.

The Justice Dept. says Trump can face civil suits over January 6th. The DOJ rejected the former president’s claim of absolute immunity from lawsuits filed by police officers and members of Congress. Plus, after only three hours of deliberation the jury came back with a guilty verdict on all counts for Alex Murdaugh. Jeremy Peters, Glenn Kirschner, Steven Sund, Avery Wilks, Chris Adams, Max Rose, Michael Steele, and Jonathan Greenblatt join.