Episode Details

August 12th, 2026  3PM: Today's episode examines just how close Iran was to striking down President Trump, as the coverage continues of the decoy plane he took from Turkey. On "The Moment with Katy Tur," David Rohde, MS NOW Senior National Security Reporter; Peter Baker, New York Times Chief Washington Correspondent and MS NOW Contributor; Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, Former Commanding General of U.S. Army Europe and MS NOW Military Analyst; and Marc Short, Former Director of Legislative Affairs for President Trump during his first administration, discuss how this threat was handled, including deflection to other Trump administration members. Plus, the DOJ has assembled a special grand jury to potentially support Trump's agenda in federal prosecutions.

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