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>> i think they're going into granular detail about michael cohen is not doing this for michael cohen. michael cohen is doing this for donald trump. so they're going through the granular detail of the signatures, of pseudonyms, of michael cohen signing on behalf of david dennison. and so this didn't happen because michael cohen was trying to do this for himself. he took out $130,000 loan on his house, transferred it on october 26th, the week or around a week before the election. this was all happening, according to the prosecution, to squash this information, which played into the whole videotape of trump talking about grabbing, you know, women by their private parts. so, this was explosive and donald trump and michael cohen and the whole white house apparatus is trying to squash this story. >> so, jeffrey, what is it that -- how does the prosecutor team deal with a witness, who they haven't brought up yet, but has already been mentioned over and over again, that has, well, credibility issues, how does the prosecution prepare for that? >> well, that's what they're doing. they are layi
>> i think they're going into granular detail about michael cohen is not doing this for michael cohen. michael cohen is doing this for donald trump. so they're going through the granular detail of the signatures, of pseudonyms, of michael cohen signing on behalf of david dennison. and so this didn't happen because michael cohen was trying to do this for himself. he took out $130,000 loan on his house, transferred it on october 26th, the week or around a week before the election. this was...
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corroborating michael cohen. you can believe michael cohen when he says that he took $130,000 line of credit and he created this llc and then he wired it to mr. davidson. why? because mr. pharaoh explained how and mr. davidson explained how. miss daniels explained how. it's very important to put all of these people to corroborate michael cohen. outline the conspiracy to promote donald trump's election by unlawful means which is what the prosecution theory is for that additional crime that would elevate the falsifying business records to a felony. he is very important. he negotiated with michael cohen. >> vaughn, going from what catherine mentioned, has there been any sightings of stormy daniels today outside of the courthouse? >> reporter: no, not at this point in time. we have received no word about stormy daniels being seen. she's been public about her documentary that was released on peacock just about a month ago here ahead of this trial. outside of that, she has had social media posts, but we have not seen h
corroborating michael cohen. you can believe michael cohen when he says that he took $130,000 line of credit and he created this llc and then he wired it to mr. davidson. why? because mr. pharaoh explained how and mr. davidson explained how. miss daniels explained how. it's very important to put all of these people to corroborate michael cohen. outline the conspiracy to promote donald trump's election by unlawful means which is what the prosecution theory is for that additional crime that would...
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be to paint michael cohen like a liar, which michael cohen is a known liar. so the issue is easy lying about this. and can they actually try to prove that point or not? and that seems to be some think the jury is going to ultimately have to decide at the end of the day but when they're talking about these two or three weeks, that's actually moving a lot slower than what trump lawyers had told me that they thought they thought this case might be wrapped up by the end of next week, just because all of these, we look at what we saw today. they asked one or two questions of mcconney, then of terrorists off afterwards, they aren't planning a long cross-examination of anyone except for michael cohen, and that includes stormy daniels. they don't want to get into the nitty-gritty with or they might ask a couple of pointed questions to kind of point out what kind of a witness she is. but other than that, i'm told it's not going to be david packer or or the length of my the end of next this week is two weeks, essentially, right? >> i mean, but that would be for the who
be to paint michael cohen like a liar, which michael cohen is a known liar. so the issue is easy lying about this. and can they actually try to prove that point or not? and that seems to be some think the jury is going to ultimately have to decide at the end of the day but when they're talking about these two or three weeks, that's actually moving a lot slower than what trump lawyers had told me that they thought they thought this case might be wrapped up by the end of next week, just because...
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she kinda also talked about michael cohen and how michael cohen made that payment and she knew that and she doesn't believe he would have done that out of the kindness of his own heart. does how she said it on the stand saying, i didn't know michael to be an especially charitable person or selfless person. >> and then when it was time for a cross-examination, as you stay he did sarah sheet got a bit emotional before the questioning even got started. >> she had take a break from the witness box before they could resume. and in that questioning, she acknowledged for the defense that trump was the family man. she said that he never really wanted to embarrass his family with this campaign that he valued melania trump's opinion kinda painting a picture of this former president who may took action that not because of an election, but rather for the sake of his family. and she also took some jabs at michael cohen, who again will be one of the prosecution's star witnesses. so we will see how this core is going to play out today and into this week, this is really the first time in a little while
she kinda also talked about michael cohen and how michael cohen made that payment and she knew that and she doesn't believe he would have done that out of the kindness of his own heart. does how she said it on the stand saying, i didn't know michael to be an especially charitable person or selfless person. >> and then when it was time for a cross-examination, as you stay he did sarah sheet got a bit emotional before the questioning even got started. >> she had take a break from the...
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paid to michael cohen every year. the break down, $105,000 total from the revokable trust and $315,000 total from donald trump's personal account. each payment going through donald trump himself. important to lay that out, jose, the documentation and, again, going back to the importance of these documents for the jury to understand completely why it is they paid out a total of $420,000 to michael cohen over a period of a year to reimburse him and once again breaking it down to $130,000 that was going to stormy daniels. a $60,000 pay out for a bonus. then the rest of it all for taxes, totaling $420,000, jose. >> interesting because as this breakdown was being, you know, focussed upon, there was an objection. it was just as they were talking about the donald trump revokable trust. there was an objection. a bench hearing and now they're going back to an exhibit, which is exactly the document of the revokable trust account. dave, what is the prosecution doing with this specific aspect? here's the breakdown. here's where t
paid to michael cohen every year. the break down, $105,000 total from the revokable trust and $315,000 total from donald trump's personal account. each payment going through donald trump himself. important to lay that out, jose, the documentation and, again, going back to the importance of these documents for the jury to understand completely why it is they paid out a total of $420,000 to michael cohen over a period of a year to reimburse him and once again breaking it down to $130,000 that was...
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not only that, it's not like michael cohen had $130,000 just lying around. he had to take out a home equity line of credit to be able to get that money. and again, you would also have to believe that according to david pecker and donald trump was really concerned in conversations about the karen mcdougal payment, making sure that happened. so then you would have to believe after the "access hollywood" tape when we hear that the campaign is in crisis, then when stormy daniels wants to get paid on this, the all of a sudden donald trump is hands-off. he's not interested anymore, and michael cohen is just going rogue and doing this on his own. it defies common sense. >> that has always been my challenge with this. you would have to believe that lawyers get paid by their clients to do work. they don't put out money for their clients. they don't go out on their own and just pay for things they think might hurt their clients. there's not a lawyer that's ever lived that's ever -- i have never heard of that, so it feels like the defense has a huge burden here to prov
not only that, it's not like michael cohen had $130,000 just lying around. he had to take out a home equity line of credit to be able to get that money. and again, you would also have to believe that according to david pecker and donald trump was really concerned in conversations about the karen mcdougal payment, making sure that happened. so then you would have to believe after the "access hollywood" tape when we hear that the campaign is in crisis, then when stormy daniels wants to...
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michael cohen with another stick action figure. should these things, i think they may have been taken down, but should they impose a gag order on michael cohen even though he said he put one on himself at this point quick. >> i don't think there should be any gag orders frankly but if you're going to have them, i think what you're seeing from judge marchand is virtually every important thing he gets it wrong. so the answer here is not that michael cohen is not on trial and trump is, the judge's job is to protect the defendant, the other people, you know, but if merchant is saying i need these gag orders in order to protect the jury from prejudicial outside publicity then what difference doesn't make of it is donald trump talking about the case or cohen or any other participant in it? and obviously the prosecutors have a lot of influence over michael cohen you think they could stop them from doing these posts in a heartbeat but obviously they decided not to do that. >> i think you make such a good point i hope people pay close atten
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as michael cohen would be. so it's very important, boring, but very important testimony. >> so, vaughn, this is really important testimony, but it has to come back to donald trump. they have to bring him in. and presumably that would be through michael cohen. michael cohen is the link that can identify him as the person who, you know, organized this. wrote the checks. >> right. catherine and andrew are absolutely right. this is part of what we're listening to from the testimony of mcconney and perhaps the prosecution just hasn't gotten here to this point. but we're looking at to what extent was his understanding that this was in fact a reimbursement to cohen. he here has outwardly acknowledged inside of the courtroom that this was, in his mind, apparently not a normal legal retainer. yet alone for michael cohen, somebody he described who had been somebody he had engaged with in conversation at the coffee counter inside of trump tower. but now instead, you're looking at michael cohen's testimony becoming of para
as michael cohen would be. so it's very important, boring, but very important testimony. >> so, vaughn, this is really important testimony, but it has to come back to donald trump. they have to bring him in. and presumably that would be through michael cohen. michael cohen is the link that can identify him as the person who, you know, organized this. wrote the checks. >> right. catherine and andrew are absolutely right. this is part of what we're listening to from the testimony of...
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michael cohen is not going to be a bad witness. it's such a ridiculous argument. >> he'll be able to communicate in ways the jury will find relatable and be able to absorb, but he has a fleet of louis vuitton baggage. >> that all relates to donald trump. >> again, it opens the door for impeaching his credibility. my point is, donald trump is orchestrating this defense. you see him communicating with todd blanche, he's the guy in charge here. i think that's got to be difficult. he wants a certain narrative to be advanced. i think they are trying to advance this narrative. it may not be the best narrative. >> we'll have another come back on the other side because we have so much more. all sticking around for much more on the first criminal trial of a former president and all the tabloid fun that took place today. "the reidout" continues after this. we're here with chris counahan of our local leaffilter. so chris, tell us how leaffilter is different from every other gutter protection on the market. with leaffilters, patented filter te
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he was now new darling of the left. >> michael cohen is the prosecution's star witness. >> michael cohen will be the star witness for the prosecution. >> the star witnesses that we're told are so important. big names that even if you don't follow politics, most people have heard of like michael cohen and stormy daniels. >> laura: i'll stick with goon, maybe goof ball. before michael cohen takes the stand as bragg's star witness, which makes me scream with laughter, the jury is already been hearing from him in these recordings played by the prosecution. but how trustworthy is an admitted liar? this morning the defense questioned a forensic analyst in the da's office about whether or not one of the cohen recordings played in court was doctored. its suddenly cut off after trump was heard on it. what a coincidence. the prosecution said because cohen was getting another call. the same analyst said there was no record of any incoming call on the phone's meta data. this may seem like it's really in the weeds on a friday night but gives you what the star will bring to the table. joining us, mike
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she is a loyalist and here she is, taking the stand to cooperate michael cohen? that would be must-see tv if only they had cameras in the courtroom. >> you put that vision in my mind. i do not want to picture that. last words, perry. who are you most interested in seeing and why? >> michael cohen, just because -- he is at the center of this, but we also know what will be interesting is this is -- you will see fireworks from president donald 's team as they cross-examine michael cohen and try to really take away his credibility in the eyes of the jury. from both sides on that one, it will be an interesting one and important one to watch >> a great chat. i would love to see you here again soon. thank you. >>> their lives changed in an instant. the damage left behind for more than 100 tornadoes that touched down this weekend. we are back in 60 seconds. seco. >>> more breaking news. college student standing call is that -- solidarity vowing to give up their protest on campus is across the country. this as jewish leaders and some lawmakers demand president joe biden t
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this is not specific to michael cohen. i say that because of what i spoke about earlier and jumping off of what andrew was talking about in. the retainer agreement, which i mentioned earlier. poking holes in the fact that there was no retainer agreement between stormy daniels and davidson when she retained him. when it comes to the pseudonyms. we talked about dennison. peggy peterson. the argument made by the prosecution, why would you use pseudonyms if you have nothing to cover up? if there was nothing nefarious, this hush money payment, if there was nothing nefarious, why would you use a pseudonym? a question asked, peggy peterson, that was your idea? davidson says, that was not my idea. it's widely used in these types of deals. this is the back and forth. asking these questions, trying to poke holes in the prosecution's argument and saying, these contracts, these pseudonyms, these names that are used are par the course for these types of agreements. >> jeffrey, you were talking about granular and andrew is talking about
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that's what they are trying to establish with michael cohen and donald trump, even though michael cohen made the payment to stormy daniels that it was directed by donald trump. again, trump's lawyers will try to discredit michael cohen to say he is someone with a vendetta against donald trump, the prosecution is building up to that moment where michael cohen will be on the stand and he is really the key witness and he has already pleaded guilty to campaignfinance he has already pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations that to 2018. , ., ., 2018. proceedings are due to get under way but — 2018. proceedings are due to get under way but we _ 2018. proceedings are due to get under way but we heard - 2018. proceedings are due to get under way but we heard donald l 2018. proceedings are due to get - under way but we heard donald trump once again talking about the opinion polls and his various, it is hard to know quite the truth in what he was saying around what he says is his lead in the swing states but has there been some polling around what effect this actual trial may or may not be
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to stormy daniel come next or it is michael cohen? many thought the prosecutors would follow david pecker potentially with karen mcdougall. how will this play out? >> it has been all smoke and no fire as of yet for the prosecution. they have told essentially a little back story how some of the stories came to be that ultimately had nondisclosure agreements entered into with donald trump. what we have coming up this following week unfortunately do not know who the witnesses are. the defense really has a right to have some advance notice as to who is coming in order for the trail to continue in a fair and orderly manner should have that idea but we do not know where the prosecution is going for there is expected testimony from stormy daniels perhaps karen mcdougall the biggest that will happen in this whole trial is michael cohen. i expect will be the only potential link between the hush money payments and some crime the prosecution unannounced into its specifics at this point will potentially make. the cross-examination of michael cohe
to stormy daniel come next or it is michael cohen? many thought the prosecutors would follow david pecker potentially with karen mcdougall. how will this play out? >> it has been all smoke and no fire as of yet for the prosecution. they have told essentially a little back story how some of the stories came to be that ultimately had nondisclosure agreements entered into with donald trump. what we have coming up this following week unfortunately do not know who the witnesses are. the...
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cohen, and then grossing up, right, doubling up the $180,000 to cover michael cohen's taxes. that is the picture, right, the story they are trying to tell. the witnesses showing the evidence of these checks, of these invoices, submitted by michael cohen. >> can you remind our viewers who haven't been with us all day long, going through the testimonies and the key pieces why the first check wasn't from donald trump's personal account like the rest of them. it was from the trust, and then it pivoted out of donald trump's personal account? >> reporter: the first check was from the irrevocable trust and pivoted to donald trump's personal account as well. they walked through where it was, some of the moneys were being disbursed from, and our understanding is obviously that the former presidential signed off on all checks that were higher than $10,000, either him, his son, eric trump, and/or don jr. eric trump who's sitting in court today, and even while he was president of the united states, all of those checks that were coming out of his own personal account in 2017 were being si
cohen, and then grossing up, right, doubling up the $180,000 to cover michael cohen's taxes. that is the picture, right, the story they are trying to tell. the witnesses showing the evidence of these checks, of these invoices, submitted by michael cohen. >> can you remind our viewers who haven't been with us all day long, going through the testimonies and the key pieces why the first check wasn't from donald trump's personal account like the rest of them. it was from the trust, and then...
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why donald trump and michael cohen would want to try to silence stormy daniels. try to buy her story, bury it. because at the moment in the campaign, late 2016, a month before the election, the access hollywood tape comes out and it looks like he is going to, donald trump hemorrhage suburban women and lose the election. they want to try to stem the bleeding. i'll read you more about what's going on inside the courtroom. davidson says that the access hollywood tape gave her story new life and new value. he says the hot mike recorded statements by both men, meaning donald trump and billy bush, were troublesome according to davidson. that tape then had tremendous influence on the marketability of stormy's story. there had been very little interest in the agent that was representing daniels selling stormy's story. it was not until that access hollywood tape reached a crescendo, his words. davidson is explaining that even though there was another outlet that we published a 2011 stormy story, we understood it would get worse if she amplified the story by talking about
why donald trump and michael cohen would want to try to silence stormy daniels. try to buy her story, bury it. because at the moment in the campaign, late 2016, a month before the election, the access hollywood tape comes out and it looks like he is going to, donald trump hemorrhage suburban women and lose the election. they want to try to stem the bleeding. i'll read you more about what's going on inside the courtroom. davidson says that the access hollywood tape gave her story new life and...
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he handled the reimbursements to michael cohen for paying off stormy daniels. there are a pile of documents we're seeing for the first time, including these checks. if you're familiar with donald trump's signatures, those are checks that were signed by donald trump himself after an explanation about the difference between a trust, which was an account for the company, and a, essentially, private account for donald trump. well, mcconney detailed how he kept notes and bank statements related to cohen stored in a locked door and how the hush money checks had to be sent to the white house for donald trump to sign. i want to bring in nbc's vaughn hillyard outside the courthouse. joyce vance is a university of alabama law professor. tristan snell is with me, author of "taking down trump 12 rules for prosecuting donald trump by someone who did it successfully." charles coleman is here, civil rights attorney, former brooklyn prosecutor, msnbc legal analyst, and republican strategist and msnbc political analyst, susan del percio. in just a minute, charles, i'm going to
he handled the reimbursements to michael cohen for paying off stormy daniels. there are a pile of documents we're seeing for the first time, including these checks. if you're familiar with donald trump's signatures, those are checks that were signed by donald trump himself after an explanation about the difference between a trust, which was an account for the company, and a, essentially, private account for donald trump. well, mcconney detailed how he kept notes and bank statements related to...
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michael cohen will testify to that, i'm sure. and by signing those checks and calling them legal expenses, that's fraud. and -- which is a misdemeanor, but that fraud for the purpose of effecting the election makes it a felony. and they're establishing in hope hicks' testimony and testimony establishes very well as i'm sure collin will say the same thing that it was for the purpose of efkting the election. cohen is a difficult witness because he has lied on other things and they will try to impeach his testimony, but the testimony by hicks and by peck er and davidson all corroborates what cohen will say. >> and the actual check signed by donald trump to him was if his legal expenses, no one ever explained, well, what legal work did he do for that exact amount of money. >> that's right. >> this is going to be very interesting. thank you for being with us, as always, congressman jerry nadler. let's bring in our political panel, ameisha cross, democratic strategist and a contributor for the daily beast. and susan, republican strateg
michael cohen will testify to that, i'm sure. and by signing those checks and calling them legal expenses, that's fraud. and -- which is a misdemeanor, but that fraud for the purpose of effecting the election makes it a felony. and they're establishing in hope hicks' testimony and testimony establishes very well as i'm sure collin will say the same thing that it was for the purpose of efkting the election. cohen is a difficult witness because he has lied on other things and they will try to...
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it was written to michael cohen. and very clearly that it was not illegal retainer what fifth terrace off is making clear is donald trump had his hands and everything testifying just short while ago as two 11 15. any invoice over $10,000 had to be approved by donald trump when she approved and cut the chat or got the approved invoice and cupp check, she would hand it to run a graph. obviously, the longtime very close it's assistance at all jump who would take it into trump's office and trump would sign it. lets all of the checks that were coming out from his account, there's a stamps, so just them my hand, you want to know how she knew that he was signed? thank them by hand because they were done in a black sharpie, which anybody who covered the white house or who's dealt with foul trouble, or who's gotten a note from donald trump on an article they've written or anything of the kind of the course, the less over years knows he uses black sharpie. in fact, even trump's lawyers laughed at the idea, are at the testimony
it was written to michael cohen. and very clearly that it was not illegal retainer what fifth terrace off is making clear is donald trump had his hands and everything testifying just short while ago as two 11 15. any invoice over $10,000 had to be approved by donald trump when she approved and cut the chat or got the approved invoice and cupp check, she would hand it to run a graph. obviously, the longtime very close it's assistance at all jump who would take it into trump's office and trump...
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yeah, but some pieces of it might just be michael cohen so when do they do michael cohen knowing everyone on the team? yeah what they're doing is they're going to make up michael cohen's sandwich. >> if you would. and what they're going to do is they're going to, as they have, there's gonna be a crescendo of witnesses that are going to ultimately corroborate him then they're going to call him and then they're going to end the case by again sandwiching him with witnesses that cause the lettuce exactly the right and terry, what's your what's your expectation for what's next here? well, it's not gonna be michael cohen next, but i do think we might have to see a couple more custodial witnesses just because the defense is not agreeing to stipulate to get some of these main mundane documents into the evidence, and they could very well do that we might see some of that. i mean, i think we could also see gina rodriguez. i mean, she's been brought up a couple of times. i the talent manager, yes. exactly. i think she might come up to corroborate some of the things they've been trying to say. and st
yeah, but some pieces of it might just be michael cohen so when do they do michael cohen knowing everyone on the team? yeah what they're doing is they're going to make up michael cohen's sandwich. >> if you would. and what they're going to do is they're going to, as they have, there's gonna be a crescendo of witnesses that are going to ultimately corroborate him then they're going to call him and then they're going to end the case by again sandwiching him with witnesses that cause the...
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michael cohen himself really went rogue and broke from trump world. to hear michael cohen say in his voice, nobody is worried about me, but i can't tell you how many times he and i talked about the fact he hated wheat to the settlement, and yet everyone around him consistently told him it was the right thing to do. that demonstrates the people within the cone of knowledge might not have just been cohen and david pecker and davidson and trump. potentially others as well. at least by the fall of 2017, even if they didn't know so when realtime. that was the call to me they had the most impact. i am interested to see, as this goes on, whether we will hear further recordings that cohen made on his own and/or that of the participants may have made. the prosecution has said all along, you think this case is about michael cohen, but really, you are going to see a whole lot of evidence that you did not expect. we will show you paper, email, text messages, and recordings. sure enough, that's what they have done. >> yeah, that recording, hate the fact we did hav
michael cohen himself really went rogue and broke from trump world. to hear michael cohen say in his voice, nobody is worried about me, but i can't tell you how many times he and i talked about the fact he hated wheat to the settlement, and yet everyone around him consistently told him it was the right thing to do. that demonstrates the people within the cone of knowledge might not have just been cohen and david pecker and davidson and trump. potentially others as well. at least by the fall of...
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michael cohen goes on night every night. he will go to an envelope opening if it will take down trump. how do you prepare your client for that? >> it goes to the idea whether or not donald trump is going to testify. obviously donald trump clearly has a very thick skin. his relationship with hope hicks is quite good and friendly with the family even though they haven't spoken in a number of years. where the rubber hits the road is if he were to take the stand. this judge has been very broad in how much he is letting in. so that is a real crap shoot. if donald trump takes the stand, it will be some fireworks. all bets are off about what he can be asked. there will be hearings before that to set the parameters. >> harris: is it a good idea? >> i'm leaning no at this point. donald trump will talk if he wants to talk. this case seems to be collapsing under its own weight. i haven't seen a compelling prosecution witness yet. >> it is ultimately donald trump's choice whether he testifies. there is a lot of information he can be cro
michael cohen goes on night every night. he will go to an envelope opening if it will take down trump. how do you prepare your client for that? >> it goes to the idea whether or not donald trump is going to testify. obviously donald trump clearly has a very thick skin. his relationship with hope hicks is quite good and friendly with the family even though they haven't spoken in a number of years. where the rubber hits the road is if he were to take the stand. this judge has been very...
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they know they have a witness in michael cohen who is weak. they're trying to put around him a bunch of evidence so they can argue to the jury this is not just about michael cohen. we have a whole bunch of evidence this conspiracy did in fact occur. also what i read and saw that may be another reason why it former president trump was concerned about the stormy daniels case. and that is in regards to if there is a separate intent rather to impact the election that would hurt the prosecution case big time. arthel: she mentioned the president was concerned about mrs. trump it would not want a story like that whatever dalliance he had with a pouring star. she was with child brittany waite michael cohen is a big boy and he can stand up for himself. so, if he does take the stand this week what questions can we expect from prosecution? >> i think the prosecution will seek to elicit the facts surrounding the arrangement they key in crucial the prosecution is going to have to establish their michael cohen is that the former president knew it. that the
they know they have a witness in michael cohen who is weak. they're trying to put around him a bunch of evidence so they can argue to the jury this is not just about michael cohen. we have a whole bunch of evidence this conspiracy did in fact occur. also what i read and saw that may be another reason why it former president trump was concerned about the stormy daniels case. and that is in regards to if there is a separate intent rather to impact the election that would hurt the prosecution case...
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michael cohen says not donald trump. so does that cut against the idea that trump was involved in the bookkeeping aspect of it that's certainly going to be the defense's presentation, especially when michael cohen eventually takes the stand, presumably sometime next week, the idea that this was actually michael cohen going rogue, the donald trump was not aware of these details that he certainly didn't authorize falsification of the records. he hadn't no knowledgeable. cohen was doing, but we should expect that not only will hear the details from cohen, but when it gets the jury instructions, we saw a preview of this in some of the pretrial motions, the government's going to push through what's called accomplice liability to try to tie donald trump to this. no matter how much specific personal knowledge she had at of how cohen was doing the nitty-gritty details. first of all, i should note that we're seeing donald trump leave trump tower right now. he just walked out of the building, gotten the suv. who will be on the mov
michael cohen says not donald trump. so does that cut against the idea that trump was involved in the bookkeeping aspect of it that's certainly going to be the defense's presentation, especially when michael cohen eventually takes the stand, presumably sometime next week, the idea that this was actually michael cohen going rogue, the donald trump was not aware of these details that he certainly didn't authorize falsification of the records. he hadn't no knowledgeable. cohen was doing, but we...
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in those checks to michael cohen were marked for legal expenses. the defense says the former president did think just that. that he was paying michael cohen for being his lawyer but prosecutors have of course said that is not true. the day started with the former president learning he has to write another check, this time for violating the gag order again. the judge find a trump $1,000 for an attack he made on the jury. he told him if he does not stop, he could go behind bars. "the last thing i want to consider is jail" said the judge. "you are a former president and possibly the next president. the magnitude of that decision is not lost on me. your continued willful violation of the court's order constitutes a direct attack on the rule of law and you will not be allowed to continue." >> they have no case. they have no case. it's a political hoax, it's election interference. anything they can do and even the witnesses they want to bring up. they have nothing to do with the case. this is a ridiculous situation. not fair. not fair but we will fight i
in those checks to michael cohen were marked for legal expenses. the defense says the former president did think just that. that he was paying michael cohen for being his lawyer but prosecutors have of course said that is not true. the day started with the former president learning he has to write another check, this time for violating the gag order again. the judge find a trump $1,000 for an attack he made on the jury. he told him if he does not stop, he could go behind bars. "the last...
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michael cohen is a flawed witness. if you come up with a pre- bottle, you got david , you have keith davidson and now you have karen mcdougal and stormy daniels. by the time that michael cohen takes a stand the jurors will already have seen the facts and they are going to be more willing to believe him. i do not believe that michael cohen will be the final witness. he is a flawed witness. they go into the deliberation room, they are working really hard to point out these in advance to give the evidence in advance to protect michael cohen to create the firewall and i think that's working. >> this is the week that the prosecution will likely start focusing on that. what documents will the jury see? >> they're going to see the signed checks. reimbursing michael cohen for his hush money payments to stormy daniels. we have already seen a ton of email exchanges and we know that donald trump didn't send emails, but all of his under links did. the combination of his text messages to david parker and dylan howard, the national
michael cohen is a flawed witness. if you come up with a pre- bottle, you got david , you have keith davidson and now you have karen mcdougal and stormy daniels. by the time that michael cohen takes a stand the jurors will already have seen the facts and they are going to be more willing to believe him. i do not believe that michael cohen will be the final witness. he is a flawed witness. they go into the deliberation room, they are working really hard to point out these in advance to give the...
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first of all, that trump had direct knowledge that michael cohen was paying hush money. it wasn't for legal expenses or legal retainers. second fall, she cast doubt on the theory of the case that trump has been pushing, which was that this was michael cohen freelancing, he was going rogue, acting out of supposed selflessness because she said michael cohen is not that kind of guy. he doesn't act selflessly, he likes to take credit. >> the beginning of the testimony, if we go back to that with you, katie, this was about the campaign scramble, when they were hearing about the access hollywood tape. the new it would be released. let's take a listen to that part of the testimony or give you a brief refreshing because we can't hear the testimony but here it is. >> it's like a magnet. when you're a star, they let you do it. you can do anything. >> okay. that can't be entered into evidence but the jury was allowed to hear it. talk about how that played into hope hicks testimony, about the campaign reaction to this and what she laid out. >> it is fascinating because the reason wh
first of all, that trump had direct knowledge that michael cohen was paying hush money. it wasn't for legal expenses or legal retainers. second fall, she cast doubt on the theory of the case that trump has been pushing, which was that this was michael cohen freelancing, he was going rogue, acting out of supposed selflessness because she said michael cohen is not that kind of guy. he doesn't act selflessly, he likes to take credit. >> the beginning of the testimony, if we go back to that...
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>> no. >> why did michael cohen make this? >> you'll have to ask michael cohen. michael is my attorney and you'll have to ask michael. >> that was donald trump infamously throwing michael cohen under the bus on air force one. he is also lying. we have the evidence in trump's own voice that he knew about that payment and made it and reimbursed it. so, that was a lie. it's a reminder of how difficult it is even for the most loyal lawyers to go further than other lawyers are supposed to, they find themselves betrayed by donald trump. his defense lawyers are the only thing standing between him and a conviction. they were the only people attending on his behalf up to this week. he had a family member attending tuesday. his family members are back at it. they had a judge rebuking them. with regard to new gag order violations, nobody forced your client, trump, to talk. and trump's new defense lawyer says judge, i agree with that. the kind of concession that makes you sound reasonable but could have set this notoriously difficult client. the judge tangled with the same d
>> no. >> why did michael cohen make this? >> you'll have to ask michael cohen. michael is my attorney and you'll have to ask michael. >> that was donald trump infamously throwing michael cohen under the bus on air force one. he is also lying. we have the evidence in trump's own voice that he knew about that payment and made it and reimbursed it. so, that was a lie. it's a reminder of how difficult it is even for the most loyal lawyers to go further than other lawyers...
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. >> of course, they're going to rely on michael cohen and a key question from michael cohen is not going to be just did donald trump? no, you weren't negotiated with stormy daniel's. i think that's clearly got to be a yes, but how much of the details did he know? because the details is where the crime sits, the structuring and the financing behind the payment. that's the actual crime here, which is falsifications of business records, which leads me to the second way prosecutors are going to want to prove this. they don't want to just have michael cohen's word. they want to back him up. and so if they have ledgers, invoices, notes, emails, memos, texts, we've started to see a few of them in the trial thus far, that backup michael cohen. that's gold for prosecutors. they're going to want to say, folks, you don't need to just rely on michael cohen's word. you can rely on michael cohen's word as backed up by the documents to what extent are you expecting some kind of you're right. i did order the code red moment here. i'm obviously dealt. donald trump won't be on the stand, but will there be
. >> of course, they're going to rely on michael cohen and a key question from michael cohen is not going to be just did donald trump? no, you weren't negotiated with stormy daniel's. i think that's clearly got to be a yes, but how much of the details did he know? because the details is where the crime sits, the structuring and the financing behind the payment. that's the actual crime here, which is falsifications of business records, which leads me to the second way prosecutors are going...
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there is no love lost between her and michael cohen. all the witnesses seem not to like michael cohen. maybe he didn't want to be liked. he wanted to be feared. perhaps that's what it is going to be. how does that work with the jury? >> it will play in very well. when the defense gets up there and begins to cross-examine him, before he even opens his mouth he is not liked. you add to that he is a convicted perjureer. when he says trump was in on this whole thing. he is not being framed. he was my partner in crime. the jurors will go, yeah, no, we'll need something more solid than that. something like an audio tape or something written by donald trump where he makes it super clear that his sole purpose was to commit fraud because he wanted to interfere with the election. i don't see anything like that existing. >> bill: in a word, is this trial cruising by? we're coming near the end? >> it is cruising. it's moving along. i think the prosecutors will save, i think, their best evidence for after cohen. they will be hurt very badly with the
there is no love lost between her and michael cohen. all the witnesses seem not to like michael cohen. maybe he didn't want to be liked. he wanted to be feared. perhaps that's what it is going to be. how does that work with the jury? >> it will play in very well. when the defense gets up there and begins to cross-examine him, before he even opens his mouth he is not liked. you add to that he is a convicted perjureer. when he says trump was in on this whole thing. he is not being framed....
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michael cohen. >> rachel: legal expert and political analyst. tell me about the fact this was clearly a strategy coordinated on the part of the democrats to keep trump tied up in court and and according to the president he thinks this is election interference. he has used this court time to do what he did yesterday. which was, for example, take pizza over to the firefighters who are saying to him publicly please save us. please save this country it looks good and has good interaction. do you think the democrats are going to reject this strategy that they have him tied up here yeah he would like to be on the campaign trail but he is turning new york city into a place that a lot of people thought was not trump country. >> yeah. i think has always had great political in60s, long before he was run as a real estate tycoon around new york. he knows whereby the pockets of support are. he is very smart about that. and if he is going to be stuck here, he is going to try to maximize each time there is a break and before and after. court will usually hear
michael cohen. >> rachel: legal expert and political analyst. tell me about the fact this was clearly a strategy coordinated on the part of the democrats to keep trump tied up in court and and according to the president he thinks this is election interference. he has used this court time to do what he did yesterday. which was, for example, take pizza over to the firefighters who are saying to him publicly please save us. please save this country it looks good and has good interaction. do...
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first of all, talking about the payment that he was aware of it and michael cohen paid it. he said all along it was legal fees. as we get to the back end of the case we will be talking about the falsification of documents. his claim all along was that it was for legal fees and not a payment for stormy daniels. i think that was pretty critical. another piece of the conversation with the interaction between hope hicks and donald trump in 2018 and he said better it comes out now than during the election. i just think in the end it is not going to look good. >> at any time would hurt the family. >> he had a recognition that it was good that it did not come out during the election. >> the point there on cross- examination defense attorneys asked her if cohen ever went broke. she said yes. she said he used to say he likes to call himself mr. fix- it and it was only because he first broke it. charles, do you think this will be how the defense frames the case to the jury that michael cohen went rogue and paying off stormy daniels? >> absolutely. you have seen the defense do that wh
first of all, talking about the payment that he was aware of it and michael cohen paid it. he said all along it was legal fees. as we get to the back end of the case we will be talking about the falsification of documents. his claim all along was that it was for legal fees and not a payment for stormy daniels. i think that was pretty critical. another piece of the conversation with the interaction between hope hicks and donald trump in 2018 and he said better it comes out now than during the...
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but at the end of the de, they want the jury to be able to hear michael cohen and separate what he's saying under oath from what maybe defense attorneys have brought up in the time since he was announced to be a key witness. all right. we shall see because they are not releasing who they're calling because they're afraid of what the former president will do to those say about those people? >> zachary cohen, we know you'll be watching and thanks so much and joining me now, former deputy assistant attorney general, tom dupree and seen in legal analyst and former white house ethics czar norm eisen. >> norm investigated trump as counsel for the house judiciary committee in the first impeachment trial of donald trump and litigated caveat cases involving him previously, he's also the editor of the book, trying trump, a guide to his first election interference, criminal trial. great to have you both norm, let's start first with you. you have been in the courtroom for this trial, which has been probably quite interesting. you described it as they're being electricity surging through the cour
but at the end of the de, they want the jury to be able to hear michael cohen and separate what he's saying under oath from what maybe defense attorneys have brought up in the time since he was announced to be a key witness. all right. we shall see because they are not releasing who they're calling because they're afraid of what the former president will do to those say about those people? >> zachary cohen, we know you'll be watching and thanks so much and joining me now, former deputy...
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stuart: michael cohen is making money from the case on tiktok. doesn't that violate some kind of rule? >> no. no gag orders for michael cohen, apparently, only donald trump as he a awaits his turn on the witness stand. michael cohen's been attacking trump on social media and talking about the system that has -- the testimony that has occurred so far. his nightly live streams on tiktok appear to be earning him financial benefit through viewer donations. while this doesn't seem to violate any existing court order, legal experts say it hurts his horrifically-bad credibility as a witness and in turn hurts the prosecution case because be you don't want your key witness talking about the case outside of court. they say the trump team is pouring over these live streams in an effort to weaponize them against the prosecution. when you think about what a gag order is for, it is done to protect individuals like michael cohen, but michael cohen goes out there and does everything to undo the protection. this case boppingers. stuart: you are a reformed lawyer.
stuart: michael cohen is making money from the case on tiktok. doesn't that violate some kind of rule? >> no. no gag orders for michael cohen, apparently, only donald trump as he a awaits his turn on the witness stand. michael cohen's been attacking trump on social media and talking about the system that has -- the testimony that has occurred so far. his nightly live streams on tiktok appear to be earning him financial benefit through viewer donations. while this doesn't seem to violate...
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and can i make one point regarding michael cohen. of the thousands of questions that the defense will ask him, when he raises his hand and says you promised to tell the truth and the whole truth and nothing but the truth? trump's team is going to see how may times have you done that in light? there is no case. it's going to be over as soon asthma cook one gets on the witness stand but this witness is going to be a zero gain for the prosecution. >> gillian: leo, jonah, mark, thank you for taking the time. >> john: as a trump trial resumes, we are keeping an eye on the white house briefing with john kirby and karine jean-pierre. it is set to begin at some point this afternoon. today. maybe this week. we expect news on the cease-fire talks in gaza following the president's phone call with benjamin netanyahu. kayleigh mcenany has a few thoughts about that spirit sher joins is coming up next. out of control. get a newday 100 va cash out loan at lower mortgage rates to pay off those high rate car loans. hi guys! bill, you look great! now t
and can i make one point regarding michael cohen. of the thousands of questions that the defense will ask him, when he raises his hand and says you promised to tell the truth and the whole truth and nothing but the truth? trump's team is going to see how may times have you done that in light? there is no case. it's going to be over as soon asthma cook one gets on the witness stand but this witness is going to be a zero gain for the prosecution. >> gillian: leo, jonah, mark, thank you for...
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gary farro who is michael cohen's former banker who was directly involved in the transaction of cohen and stormy daniels. so we bring in our legal correspondents. and so you have been inside of the courthouse every day since this began, lisa. and so this third witness to take the stand, gary farro,and why is he important? >> he is the michael cohen banker, and he had been a long time customer with several accounts, but in the fall of 2016 in connection to paying first karen mcdougal and then stormy daniels, michael cohen had to open up new accounts to make those payments, and so in mid-october he went to gary farro who was his then banker saying he needed to open up a llc account, a limited liability account, and he opened up a llc account to make that payment to keith danielson who is stormy daniel's lawyer, and michael cohen will take us through that, and it will contain some of the misrepresentations of the consulting entity and explain how quickly this deal came to fruition, and gary farro confirmed to michael cohen that the money has been wired. >> there was testimony from the sa
gary farro who is michael cohen's former banker who was directly involved in the transaction of cohen and stormy daniels. so we bring in our legal correspondents. and so you have been inside of the courthouse every day since this began, lisa. and so this third witness to take the stand, gary farro,and why is he important? >> he is the michael cohen banker, and he had been a long time customer with several accounts, but in the fall of 2016 in connection to paying first karen mcdougal and...
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she talked a lot about michael cohen. what you see happening this week? >> i see the prosecution alan bragg's office and the manhattan district attorney's office i feel like this was a blow to their case in this instance. hope hicks testified she was part of the white house team in the communications during the campaign she testified the payment was not about election interference but about public embarrassment. that certainly deals a blow to the prosecution because the prosecution is saying the ex- presidents made these payments in order to help his campaign she sank know, this is personal reasons. this is the same thing we have seen previous presidential candidate use, jon edwards used when he was accused of making payments to a woman who was the prosecution claims as election interference of the jury finds it for personal reasons' we were here's what she set on both sides of the coin what ms. hicks testified to was quote he was concerned how it would be viewed by his wife. and he wanted me too make sure the newspapers were not delivered to their reside
she talked a lot about michael cohen. what you see happening this week? >> i see the prosecution alan bragg's office and the manhattan district attorney's office i feel like this was a blow to their case in this instance. hope hicks testified she was part of the white house team in the communications during the campaign she testified the payment was not about election interference but about public embarrassment. that certainly deals a blow to the prosecution because the prosecution is...
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end of the day, this will come down to michael cohen's word. he is the star. >> lawrence: second thing is this tweet from michael a avonatti. he said -- is lying, daniel admitted she and davidson had extorted trump and it was a shakedown. this is one of many reasons i fired her in 2016. >> this speaks to interesting line of question ing defense wa pursuing. they were question ing davidson they were going back to his past, where he would squeeze people in vulnerable situations for money and they talked about hulk hogan, lindsay lohan, charlie sheen. he would get people for all they were worth. implication being he did same thing with stormy daniels and donald trump. election about to happen, this was go be to be bad for him. no formal charges of extortion have ever been brought. avanatti tweeted this is what davidson and stormy daniels were doing to trump. this matters, it plays into the defense theme it was not trump trying to contribute to himself to win the election, he was extorted for money and that is why he did what he did. >> lawrence: t
end of the day, this will come down to michael cohen's word. he is the star. >> lawrence: second thing is this tweet from michael a avonatti. he said -- is lying, daniel admitted she and davidson had extorted trump and it was a shakedown. this is one of many reasons i fired her in 2016. >> this speaks to interesting line of question ing defense wa pursuing. they were question ing davidson they were going back to his past, where he would squeeze people in vulnerable situations for...
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cohen. 0therwise witnesses in this trial, michael cohen. otherwise he sided with prosecutors that donald trump had wilfully violated a gag water nine out of ten times. under new york law, he is only able to find donald trump $1000 per violation. he did that but also said given donald trump is wealthy he might not be discouraged from violating the gag water but he said that was not off the table. he has till close of business friday to pay the fine, it is a drop in the bucket compared to the hundreds of thousands he is facing in his other civilfraud trial. but he also has to take down those offending posts by this afternoon. those offending posts by this afternoon-— those offending posts by this afternoon. �* , , ., afternoon. briefly in terms of the latest from _ afternoon. briefly in terms of the latest from the _ afternoon. briefly in terms of the latest from the witness _ afternoon. briefly in terms of the latest from the witness box, - afternoon. briefly in terms of the latest from the witness box, tell| afternoon. briefly in terms of the l latest from the witness box, tell us th
cohen. 0therwise witnesses in this trial, michael cohen. otherwise he sided with prosecutors that donald trump had wilfully violated a gag water nine out of ten times. under new york law, he is only able to find donald trump $1000 per violation. he did that but also said given donald trump is wealthy he might not be discouraged from violating the gag water but he said that was not off the table. he has till close of business friday to pay the fine, it is a drop in the bucket compared to the...
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we have michael cohen, stormy daniels, karen mcdougal and hope hicks. also, unwavering support from a staunch political ally for tron. >> if he is convicted you will still support him and vote for him? >> absolutely. i think what is going on with donald trump's weaponization of the law. he's being prosecuted in manhattan, one of the deepest blue cities in the country. >> we have reported as an analyst in place covering all these new developments. jake, where will things pick up when the trial starts again on tuesday? >> tuesday is going to kick off the third week of this criminal hussman trial for former president donald trump. this is the first time we are going to see this tight rope walk. the first time he's going to have a rally since he started this trial. it is going to be an otter week ink terms of -- in terms of corn in session. on wednesday he will head to michigan and also wisconsin. these are states trump won in 2016 and then lost about it in 2020. they will be pivotal states for both trump and biden to get electoral victory come this novembe
we have michael cohen, stormy daniels, karen mcdougal and hope hicks. also, unwavering support from a staunch political ally for tron. >> if he is convicted you will still support him and vote for him? >> absolutely. i think what is going on with donald trump's weaponization of the law. he's being prosecuted in manhattan, one of the deepest blue cities in the country. >> we have reported as an analyst in place covering all these new developments. jake, where will things pick...
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the prosecution has been trying to hide michael cohen. this witness -- davidson something very magical to the ears of the defense. he had no direct communication with donald trump. where is the relevance of his testimony? three weeks of trial, harris, and no evidence implicating donald trump committing a crime. >> harris: thank you very much, all of my guests. anarchy campuses are dealing with across the nation, ucla encamp. cleared away. so much to get to. louisiana senator john kennedy is in "focus" next. g, ned's plaque psoriasis. he thinks his flaky red patches are all people see. otezla is the #1 prescribed pill to treat plaque psoriasis. otezla can help you get clearer skin. don't use otezla if you're allergic to it. serious allergic reactions can happen. otezla may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. some people taking otezla had depression, suicidal thoughts, or weight loss. upper respiratory tract infection and headache may occur. live in the moment. ask your doctor about otezla. isolated...depressed... and embarrassed. t
the prosecution has been trying to hide michael cohen. this witness -- davidson something very magical to the ears of the defense. he had no direct communication with donald trump. where is the relevance of his testimony? three weeks of trial, harris, and no evidence implicating donald trump committing a crime. >> harris: thank you very much, all of my guests. anarchy campuses are dealing with across the nation, ucla encamp. cleared away. so much to get to. louisiana senator john kennedy...
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michael cohen. it's the kind of thing the defense absolutely loves. >> right. let's talk about the gag order violations that we opened this segment with. we don't know precisely what day the judge will make a decision, but give us your thoughts about the initial violations, why they came about. have they succeeded in restraining trump? what might we see from the judge in his next decision? >> in a sense, the judge maxed out the monetary fine against donald trump because he gave the statutory maximum of $1,000 per violation and complained at the time that it wasn't enough for someone as well-heeled as donald trump. in a way, he's sort of giving a signal he'd be willing to accelerate the process. all contempt violations, all kinds of punishments related to this kind of gag order violation must be incremental. you start out with fines. even the people in the beginning weren't looking for incarceration. but the judge suggested at the end of this continuum could be incarceration. i don't think he's there
michael cohen. it's the kind of thing the defense absolutely loves. >> right. let's talk about the gag order violations that we opened this segment with. we don't know precisely what day the judge will make a decision, but give us your thoughts about the initial violations, why they came about. have they succeeded in restraining trump? what might we see from the judge in his next decision? >> in a sense, the judge maxed out the monetary fine against donald trump because he gave the...
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michael cohen, we have to remind everyone, michael cohen was trump's lawyer. trump's lawyer. if someone broke the law over the legal advice given to you, wouldn't that be on the lawyer who gave you the advice? you have to enter the legal payment this way, because there is no other way to do it, how in the right mind can the lawyer testify against me as the chief witness. this is lawfare on boots, and it is another example, you look at christina -- what is her name, christina bottom, a lawyer for speed, she could face a total of life in prison over this other stuff, they are hunting everybody on trump so he is isolated in the media has always warned us that trump is an authoritarian and his supporters are like this big mob in red hats. if you want to lose power and get hunted, support trump. in today's culture, if you want a target on your back, you want your power taken away, if you want your job threatens, if you want to be threatened with jail, you support trump. however, if you want to reject trump, say he is evil, you rise, you rise in your career and everything. if you w
michael cohen, we have to remind everyone, michael cohen was trump's lawyer. trump's lawyer. if someone broke the law over the legal advice given to you, wouldn't that be on the lawyer who gave you the advice? you have to enter the legal payment this way, because there is no other way to do it, how in the right mind can the lawyer testify against me as the chief witness. this is lawfare on boots, and it is another example, you look at christina -- what is her name, christina bottom, a lawyer...
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>> well, the defense is salivating from michael cohen. that's going to be the big one of course. and the prosecution is going to be nervous. this is an admitted perjure admitted liar, and someone who's had a lot of trouble. i mean, even in this case, he promised everybody he'd stopped going on social media and we wanted that last a couple of hours. so the defense needs a width in at some point in one of these battles, cinco de mile, the french lost that battle to the mexican army. the fence needs, needs to win. this week because it's looking pretty bleak right now. >> yeah, and our reporters inside the courtroom have been saying that trump has been closing his eyes, leaning back in his chair for a lot of the testimony, he then posted on truth social that he's not sleeping, he's actually listening intently regardless, what kind of impact do you think that behavior is having, if any, on the jury well the jury is watching every single thing that both trump and his lawyers do from the minute they walk into the courtroom to the minute they leave. >> and so they see him falling asleep.
>> well, the defense is salivating from michael cohen. that's going to be the big one of course. and the prosecution is going to be nervous. this is an admitted perjure admitted liar, and someone who's had a lot of trouble. i mean, even in this case, he promised everybody he'd stopped going on social media and we wanted that last a couple of hours. so the defense needs a width in at some point in one of these battles, cinco de mile, the french lost that battle to the mexican army. the...
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but this is going to corroborate michael cohen. it's going to be very important testimony that the prosecution is going to say, look, michael cohen didn't invent these transactions it's here are the money that pet changed hands. here is how it was done here it was when it was done so it's very important that this testimony come before michael cohen because it will corroborate him, at least in part, when he does take this and that's important, ally, you've given his credibility problems. >> yeah. look the goal of prosecutors, the task that prosecutors have to to deal with is they have to support michael cohen every possible way they can. checks financial documents, ledgers, other witnesses, because they understand michael cohen is a rickety witness. he's got he has major credibility problems and what they want to be able to do is stand in front of the jury, however many weeks we're now and say, you don't have to take michael cohen's word at face value on any of with this because every important thing he said to you is backed up by s
but this is going to corroborate michael cohen. it's going to be very important testimony that the prosecution is going to say, look, michael cohen didn't invent these transactions it's here are the money that pet changed hands. here is how it was done here it was when it was done so it's very important that this testimony come before michael cohen because it will corroborate him, at least in part, when he does take this and that's important, ally, you've given his credibility problems....
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cohen's from the essential consultants care of michael cohen on october 27th, shows the fire transfer to who stormy daniels lawyer. so he's actually doing the handwritten notes on the hush money payments. >> hush money payments extraordinary. >> and then the second document is mcconney, handwritten notes. as the controller of the company and his handwritten notes say as well that this is a gross up of two for times the amount for taxes you don't do that for legal fees. and he also says that the munguia will come from monthly payments from d jt, and then the other witness we hear from today is asked the question, who had the signing authority for this dj t account in 2016 and 17? and her answer is only mr. trump, right? >> right. now, of course, as we know, these crucial, but we don't yet know trump it's involvement himself. this is why sobeh again and mcconney themselves. what about the other development today on the gag order? is interesting. one merchan, i was in the room when he had ruled on the $9,000 fine. right. and then today coming in really again, i do not want to send you to
cohen's from the essential consultants care of michael cohen on october 27th, shows the fire transfer to who stormy daniels lawyer. so he's actually doing the handwritten notes on the hush money payments. >> hush money payments extraordinary. >> and then the second document is mcconney, handwritten notes. as the controller of the company and his handwritten notes say as well that this is a gross up of two for times the amount for taxes you don't do that for legal fees. and he also...
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michael cohen is the star witness. when you have that juvenile rhetoric, it might be the nail in the coffin for the prosecution's case. >> bill: is he more important than storm' daniels or karen mcdougal? >> stormy daniels not important at all. i don't know why mcdougal's name was brought up. this is about the $130,000 regarding stormy daniels. why anybody else was brought in makes no sense. >> on tuesday davidson testified mcdougal sold her story because she didn't want it published and if stormy daniels had the same logic, they were looking for money, right? and they didn't want the public to know about any affair between the two. so we've been told about a catch and kill project, right? but it just seems like they were -- that's what the intent was. >> dana: they were selling no story. >> that's b.s. davidson is nothing but a smut broker. this is his niche. some of us represent people hurt. some handle divorces, he targets celebrities with deep pockets to prevent the scandalous stories from coming up. that's how he
michael cohen is the star witness. when you have that juvenile rhetoric, it might be the nail in the coffin for the prosecution's case. >> bill: is he more important than storm' daniels or karen mcdougal? >> stormy daniels not important at all. i don't know why mcdougal's name was brought up. this is about the $130,000 regarding stormy daniels. why anybody else was brought in makes no sense. >> on tuesday davidson testified mcdougal sold her story because she didn't want it...