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michael gross: and then family ties went poom in a huge way. michael gross: that great thursday night lineup cosby, family ties, cheers, night court. jacqueline coley: nbc really created this idea of must see tv. you're talking about 20 and 30 and 40 million people tuning in. michael gross: people say you were one of america's most successful fathers. i said no, it was bill cosby. cosby was number one. jaleel white: with respect to what's happened of late. it's like, hugely disappointing to all...
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michael gross: laughter is a great way to deal with a very tricky world. george: daddy horny, michael elizabeth meriwether: sitcoms talk about sex... claire: my underwear. phil: my god. elizabeth meriwether: and about relationships. issa: i'm breaking up with him tonight. margaret cho: these shows changed the way that we think about sexuality. man: for god's sake ellen, tell them you're gay! adrienne barbeau: you're talking about gay rights. you're talking about women's rights. dan levy: gender diversity. isabella gomez: dismantling the patriarchy. barry livingston: you know, sexual revolution. samantha: so, i'm officially out of men to [bleep] i have to get married or move. adrienne barbeau: but if you can make them laugh, then maybe we'll watch it again. ♪ dre: anything and everything. let's get our sex talk on! andre jr: oh, mom covered it all pretty good. dre: maybe about the birds and the bees but i'm your daddy, son and i'm here to keep it 100. despite the fact that your mother thinks that i'm uptight. cray-cray right? isabella gomez: sitcoms are a
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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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cohen should be grossed up for taxes. there's a lot of direct evidence and circumstantial evidence. michael cohen is direct evidence. they have to try to discredit him to get rid of the direct evidence. >> let me ask you, chuck, about what's going to happen next. this is the jury instructions. lawyers will be with the judge to hash over what the judge will tell the jury about how to deliberate. bring us into that room. what's that like? >> i used to hate this part of the trial. after days or weeks or months, the defense rests and as a prosecutor, you think, i'm done. you are not. you haven't eaten well, you haven't slept well, you haven't gotten any exercise and you are not done. the instructions are important. you have to get that right. both sides have instructions they prefer. this is when the judge will tell the jury the law that governs their deliberations. you gotta be focused and smart and nuanced and accurate. to take you in the room, the jury is gone. the judge is there. both sides are there, prosecution and defe
cohen should be grossed up for taxes. there's a lot of direct evidence and circumstantial evidence. michael cohen is direct evidence. they have to try to discredit him to get rid of the direct evidence. >> let me ask you, chuck, about what's going to happen next. this is the jury instructions. lawyers will be with the judge to hash over what the judge will tell the jury about how to deliberate. bring us into that room. what's that like? >> i used to hate this part of the trial....
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up michael cohen, his attorney, right? why would he pay $420,000 give him double if he is so incredibly frugal. if you believe her, that's what the prosecution wants you to do, then you believe donald trump's words and you take them for what they mean, right? >> and you realize how damaging those details could have been had the voters had access to that information. of course donald trump was there listening to this as you point out, yasmin, just eight feet away. we're learning from the transcripts that trump at one point was reacting strongly to her testimony. swearing in court apparently. the judge calling a side bar, so jurors couldn't hear people who were in the courtroom couldn't hear what he was saying. but we're learning he told trump's attorney, quote, i understand that your client is upset at this point, but he is cursing audibly and he is shaking his head visually, and that's contemptuous. it has the potential into intimidate the witness and the jury can see that. lisa, were you able to hear any of the apparent c
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. $60,000 in bonuses, the rest of the money adding up to $420,000 was grossing up michael cohen to cover his taxes for this payment. was this invoice a false record? yes, ma'am. were any of the invoices you created for services rendered pursuant to a retainer agreement? cohen says, no, ma'am. they were for reimbursement. this is getting to the crux of this whole thing. falsifying business records. this is where they not only talk about the fallout in 2017, but then also we're going to get into michael cohen, lying under oath, and being a convicted felon. the prosecution is going to have to cover this, understanding that is what the defense is going to go for in cross. >> okay, keep us posted, yasmin vossoughian, thank you for bringing us the latest from the courtroom. i want to bring in our legal panel here for the next couple of hours, msnbc legal analyst and criminal defense attorney danny cevallos, former assistant new york attorney general adam pollock, and former federal prosecutor jessica roth. >> so, danny, what is your reaaction to what is going on so far and why the decision by
. $60,000 in bonuses, the rest of the money adding up to $420,000 was grossing up michael cohen to cover his taxes for this payment. was this invoice a false record? yes, ma'am. were any of the invoices you created for services rendered pursuant to a retainer agreement? cohen says, no, ma'am. they were for reimbursement. this is getting to the crux of this whole thing. falsifying business records. this is where they not only talk about the fallout in 2017, but then also we're going to get into...
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lydia hu tells us to address the payments to michael cohen saying they were grossed up. that's an additional amount of money added to a a payment to cover the income tax -- the payments. now what does that have to do with the price of rice, okay? apparently lydia tells us it is another theory of the predicate crime prosecutors are now pursuing that business records were falsified with the intent to violate tax law. that's the reason he is there. we'll see how far they go with the case. how is that? >> dana: pretty good. >> bill: all right, we're back in business. 30 minutes before the hour. [shouting] >> dana: what goes on many campus protests are entering the third week and critics are pouceing on colleges for capitulateing to rowdy students. are we pouncing? >> brown and northwestern and a few others agreed to divest. other schools have not. as the protests drag on do the demonstrators want conflict, not resolution? some demands so unrealistic the ask isn't meant to be answered but gain attention. students sharing secrets online, the dearrest primer teaches protestors
lydia hu tells us to address the payments to michael cohen saying they were grossed up. that's an additional amount of money added to a a payment to cover the income tax -- the payments. now what does that have to do with the price of rice, okay? apparently lydia tells us it is another theory of the predicate crime prosecutors are now pursuing that business records were falsified with the intent to violate tax law. that's the reason he is there. we'll see how far they go with the case. how is...
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they talked about it a little bit, broken down on a sheet of paper, the gross up and michael cohen took that to donald trump for approval. what is hard to believe, why was it on a piece of paper that actually involved the wire transfer to stormy daniels? like, it is up on a big screen and you're thinking that's maybe not the best exhibit to have up there for a long period of time. i get what they're saying. they want to make it look like the money was paid for legal fees, but it is actually on a wire transfer to stormy daniels. and we weren't in that meeting, that next meeting where likal cohen goes to talk to donald trump and donald trump approves the hush money payment apparently. but that was one i thought misstep they made this morning. >> i thought it interesting you brought that up, the idea that michael cohen was working for free, he didn't have a retainer agreement in writing or not in writing, it didn't make sense because why would this guy ever work for free. i thought that was a compelling argument when i listened to it. i'm curious, lisa, one argument i found that was not co
they talked about it a little bit, broken down on a sheet of paper, the gross up and michael cohen took that to donald trump for approval. what is hard to believe, why was it on a piece of paper that actually involved the wire transfer to stormy daniels? like, it is up on a big screen and you're thinking that's maybe not the best exhibit to have up there for a long period of time. i get what they're saying. they want to make it look like the money was paid for legal fees, but it is actually on...
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cohen, if they're going to gross him up to $435,000, here's the lynch pin, the guy that can corroborate the testimony from michael cohen but he will not be appearing on the stand. >> so would you put him on the stand, i wonder, danny? because there are questions that are raised about allen weisselberg, and if he would lie, i'm not saying that he would, but if he did lie, the fact that he's already serving time does not indemnify him from perjury in this case, right? or does it? >> i could see another prosecutor taking that chance. if you're playing conservatively as the prosecution, the risks may outweigh the benefits and they have clearly made that decision. i was in court when the judge asked, did anyone make an effort to subpoena him. it was a genuine nope from the prosecution. they haven't looked into it. it was something they didn't even consider apparently. well, they considered it, but they didn't seek to subpoena him. so they have made the decision that they can put their case in without him, and they must realize that there is going to be a very loud silence from a witness like
cohen, if they're going to gross him up to $435,000, here's the lynch pin, the guy that can corroborate the testimony from michael cohen but he will not be appearing on the stand. >> so would you put him on the stand, i wonder, danny? because there are questions that are raised about allen weisselberg, and if he would lie, i'm not saying that he would, but if he did lie, the fact that he's already serving time does not indemnify him from perjury in this case, right? or does it? >> i...
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cohen's handwritten notes of the grossed up amount gross up, and the meeting with donald trump to confirm it. i don't think anybody in that courtroom believed that michael cohen would have done all that on his own, did they provide though the evidence to go along with it that was not just what michael cohen said i think they have it. so there's a lot of evidence here in the record and including call logs that are almost impossible to explain. another way. so some of the most important call logs are october 7, the access hollywood tape breaks, october 8 the national enquirer is trying to do a hush money deal with stormy daniels lawyer. and then what do you have in the evening? but david pecker having a two-minute conversation with michael cohen within three minutes of that michael cohen calls donald trump for eight minutes. what's going on at the time that that michael cohen opens the bank account and then he makes the transfer the next day that early morning. who is he on the phone with? donald trump. so all of this is starting to be very corroborative of michael cohen's testimony. so as
cohen's handwritten notes of the grossed up amount gross up, and the meeting with donald trump to confirm it. i don't think anybody in that courtroom believed that michael cohen would have done all that on his own, did they provide though the evidence to go along with it that was not just what michael cohen said i think they have it. so there's a lot of evidence here in the record and including call logs that are almost impossible to explain. another way. so some of the most important call logs...
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up the stormy daniels hush money payment to michael cohen this is what goes right to the heart of the entire criminal case, which is the alleged fraud business documents remember, not illegal to pay the hush money payment. it is how and when the payment happened. that matters trump's basically going to say he was way too cheap to gross up that hundred $30,000 payment now, this would be a very clear shift from what we saw on tuesday blanche and cohen went back and forth talking about cohen's profanity laden posts about trump, how much money cohen made from his books and podcasts and anti-trump coffee mugs and t-shirts and the cross tuesday was confusing for any of us who were in the room. harry litman, a former deputy assistant attorney general, said, and i quote harry, my basic assessment, cross is not crisp, clean, or quick enough. the managing editor of lawfare said, most of it boring and seemingly aimless. and even this piece from fox use cross-examination throws michael cohen off balance, but belabor is point that he hates trump the labors and buoying, boring, not glowing reviews
up the stormy daniels hush money payment to michael cohen this is what goes right to the heart of the entire criminal case, which is the alleged fraud business documents remember, not illegal to pay the hush money payment. it is how and when the payment happened. that matters trump's basically going to say he was way too cheap to gross up that hundred $30,000 payment now, this would be a very clear shift from what we saw on tuesday blanche and cohen went back and forth talking about cohen's...
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the way in which michael cohen was paid and why his taxes were grossed up on top. explain all of that. it's bookkeeping details. >> reporter: exactly. jeffrey mcconney may not be a household name like hope hicks or stormy daniels, but he's a 35-year employee of the trump organization and he's hitting at the prosecution to prove the case to this jury that falsification of the business records in the checks that were provided to donald trump, provided to michael cohen by donald trump were done with the intent to conceal the hush money payment to stormy daniels before the 2016 election. mcconney is important. he was working at the comptroller at the trump organization overseeing the accounting and the ledger and was the one who he testified today at the direction of the cfo, allen weisselberg, ultimately sent over the approval for the invoices for cohen to be reimbursed. this is at the charges being charged against donald trump. because what was alleged here, and mcconney testified today, was that cohen was not only just being reimbursed for the daniels payment, but t
the way in which michael cohen was paid and why his taxes were grossed up on top. explain all of that. it's bookkeeping details. >> reporter: exactly. jeffrey mcconney may not be a household name like hope hicks or stormy daniels, but he's a 35-year employee of the trump organization and he's hitting at the prosecution to prove the case to this jury that falsification of the business records in the checks that were provided to donald trump, provided to michael cohen by donald trump were...
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cohen, the lawyer, had to be grossed up and that the cfo allen weisselberg ordered it. these are, you know, all of trump's confidant, and they're turning on him. hope hick, all of these things. it's very sordid. it's a bad feud. to put it in ari melber terms, i think you could say it's like drake and kendrick lamar and metro boomin coming at each other. and that's kind of the feeling right now in the courtroom is that they're all just attacking -- >> a one on 20 as drake said. >> nice, exactly. exactly. >> yeah, well, you're right, these are people, who as you say, are the upper echelon. i mentioned the other money guy's in rikers. jeff was there today. we have this funny thing that, again, if this were the oj trial and cameras in the courtroom, it might feel differently for the country, but here's the sketch that we have of jeff. we want to be as accurate as possible. we had our folks in there today. i wasn't physically in there today, but it's an apparent fist pump. so this is elizabeth williams' sketch. this is a moment here. we'll show it far minute and then we'll k
cohen, the lawyer, had to be grossed up and that the cfo allen weisselberg ordered it. these are, you know, all of trump's confidant, and they're turning on him. hope hick, all of these things. it's very sordid. it's a bad feud. to put it in ari melber terms, i think you could say it's like drake and kendrick lamar and metro boomin coming at each other. and that's kind of the feeling right now in the courtroom is that they're all just attacking -- >> a one on 20 as drake said. >>...
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what is really relates to is this grossing up of payment to michael cohen and whether or not should have documented that as straight income or whether it should have been disclosed as a retainer but regardless, there was no testimony about whether or not that related to taxes or underpayment of taxes. david: right. >> that is really troubling actually for the defense at this point because the judge instructed the jury, there is no burden on the prosecution to demonstrate that there was an underpayment ever taxes, only that false information with respect to income was reported and that would be on michael cohen. david: right. andy, the bottom line here, none of the underlying charges, those big three underlying charges that raises this expired misdemeanor into a felony, none of them were proved in court before the jury took it into their room in whichth deciding guilt or innocence. is it impossible, i brief it's impossible to claim there is anything here in those big three charges that have been proven beyond a reasonable doubt, do you agree? >> i think the case is shoddier than that, dav
what is really relates to is this grossing up of payment to michael cohen and whether or not should have documented that as straight income or whether it should have been disclosed as a retainer but regardless, there was no testimony about whether or not that related to taxes or underpayment of taxes. david: right. >> that is really troubling actually for the defense at this point because the judge instructed the jury, there is no burden on the prosecution to demonstrate that there was an...
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the rest would be grossing up for taxes. they're talking specifically here the pay out to red finch. let me read the exchange. you only gave him $20,000 and you took $30,000. blanche, you stole from the trump organization, right? cohen says yes, sir. blanche goes on later on, you did steal from the trump organization based on the expected reimbursement, correct? and he says yes, sir. that is breaking it out. essentially they walked through what it is that michael cohen actually paid red finches. that goes back to what jose was talking about, the brown paper bag, all cash. the representative from red finch collected the payment, $20,000 which michael cohen paid to the individual. the rest he kept for himself. todd blanche is saying you stole from the trump organization, correct? michael cohen says, yes, correct. i believe what they're trying to get at, even during this time in which michael cohen contends he was very loyal to the trump organization, protecting the former president, protecting his boss at the time, a man he ha
the rest would be grossing up for taxes. they're talking specifically here the pay out to red finch. let me read the exchange. you only gave him $20,000 and you took $30,000. blanche, you stole from the trump organization, right? cohen says yes, sir. blanche goes on later on, you did steal from the trump organization based on the expected reimbursement, correct? and he says yes, sir. that is breaking it out. essentially they walked through what it is that michael cohen actually paid red...
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claiming that trump and former trump organizations grossed out those payments to conceal them and hide the payments making it look like michael cohen's income rather than a reimbursement. trump can talk about michael cole and publicly because of the cords gag order but you did say the. >> mr. trump: we have a corrupt judge. >> so instead of campaigning, trump testified that he directly participated in paying off daniels "everything required mr. on top of that i wanted the money back. my google when used a home equity line of credit in order to wire daniels the money, he said he did that to conceal the payment from his own wife. trump on the other hand denies this affair ever happened, he maintains all payments to michael golden were legitimate legal expenses, trump's lawyers will begin their cross-examination and they are going to question his credibility. >>> my google when is a convicted felon, he admitted to lying under oath several times, inkling last year when you testified in trump's civil fraud at trial just down the street. once again he will be on of the standard talking but h
claiming that trump and former trump organizations grossed out those payments to conceal them and hide the payments making it look like michael cohen's income rather than a reimbursement. trump can talk about michael cole and publicly because of the cords gag order but you did say the. >> mr. trump: we have a corrupt judge. >> so instead of campaigning, trump testified that he directly participated in paying off daniels "everything required mr. on top of that i wanted the money...
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that includes tax -- violation of tax laws by grossing up on how much michael cohen paid. but also then feca, the federal election campaign act, the federal campaign violations. so this is where they are building the underlying case. and then the other definition that we should expect them to really hone in on is on the word cause. when we're talking about the falsification of the business records here, there is a very specific use of the word cause. i'm going to read it to you. cause is a false entry in the business records of an enterprise. they're going to be -- there's going to be a distinction over what the prosecution want cause to mean. on the one hand they will make the case that cause means somebody like donald trump had an idea with david pecker and michael cohen early on in the idea to initiate an alleged scheme, a catch and kill scheme. right? that was causing what ultimately amounted to falsification of business records years later. on the other hand, you're going to have the defense for donald trump that is going to articulate that cause should mean explicitl
that includes tax -- violation of tax laws by grossing up on how much michael cohen paid. but also then feca, the federal election campaign act, the federal campaign violations. so this is where they are building the underlying case. and then the other definition that we should expect them to really hone in on is on the word cause. when we're talking about the falsification of the business records here, there is a very specific use of the word cause. i'm going to read it to you. cause is a...
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they said this quote blanche said michael cohen stole $60,000 because it was grossed up. so that means that defendant is trying to have it both ways. right? donald trump is trying to have it both ways are saying they're denying the 400 to 420,000 was a reimbursement at all claiming payment for legal services rendered in 2016. but if that's true then there was no theft. he's getting paid for legal services in 2017. they can call him a thief and claim this wasn't really reimbursement, but not both. so first of all, this you really need to know a lot about this case that you have any idea what the hell they're talking about. the jurors do but there's this one moment where michael cohen basically admitted that 60,000 of the 420,000 he he was supposed to pay to somebody else and he didn't he just pocketed it. does it make sense for the prosecution to get in the weeds? is this a cleanup they need to do it's it's kind of a complicated point and i think that todd blanche, in a way invited it by making some of the arguments that he did. >> i mean, the idea that no no part of this
they said this quote blanche said michael cohen stole $60,000 because it was grossed up. so that means that defendant is trying to have it both ways. right? donald trump is trying to have it both ways are saying they're denying the 400 to 420,000 was a reimbursement at all claiming payment for legal services rendered in 2016. but if that's true then there was no theft. he's getting paid for legal services in 2017. they can call him a thief and claim this wasn't really reimbursement, but not...
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cohen and how they were essentially the same amount as the payment to stormy daniels grossed up and broken out over 12 months to corroborate exactly the narrative that michael cohen gave. >> so paul butler, let me talk to you about another area where they seemed particularly intent and particularly engaged. now, look, we can't extrapolate negative for sure, right? all i can tell you is that there were periods of time when it got maybe a little less compelling when they were taking no notes at all, and then at other times, again, as i said, the pens were literally flying across the paper. at one point after the jury had left, and they only had the alternates in, the judge had said how one particular juror, he noted had gone through three sets of notebooks. when you come in -- when they came in to sit, their notebooks are waiting for them, and they carried them into the deliberation room. but the other thing that really struck them is when juan merchan said you can find he committed a crime personally or in concert with another or both. and i wonder what you make of the fact that they
cohen and how they were essentially the same amount as the payment to stormy daniels grossed up and broken out over 12 months to corroborate exactly the narrative that michael cohen gave. >> so paul butler, let me talk to you about another area where they seemed particularly intent and particularly engaged. now, look, we can't extrapolate negative for sure, right? all i can tell you is that there were periods of time when it got maybe a little less compelling when they were taking no...
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up and double the amount to michael cohen. do those two these two things fit? >> absolutely. they completely fit because that is actually mcconney as the control of trump organization and weisselberg as the cfo in their handwriting writing down the true scheme, the true underlying scheme, which is as terry just said, it's a embarrassment and then they're grossing him up times two. and then mcconney actually writes for taxes. and what is the predicate crime here that can make this a felony that they were doing it for taxes that was committing tax fraud because on their tax papers, they were not saying that this was a hush-money payment. they were saying legal services. that's why he earned twice the amount. >> so now it's all all there. it's just getting donald trump to know that he knew that that piece of paper happen, but that grows up happened. that's right. >> and that's what we're going to see if they are able to prove with this crucial michael cohen who we anticipate coming at any moment out to the court. all right. thank
up and double the amount to michael cohen. do those two these two things fit? >> absolutely. they completely fit because that is actually mcconney as the control of trump organization and weisselberg as the cfo in their handwriting writing down the true scheme, the true underlying scheme, which is as terry just said, it's a embarrassment and then they're grossing him up times two. and then mcconney actually writes for taxes. and what is the predicate crime here that can make this a felony...
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know about beall of this larceny by cohen e if they didn't come but theysm should be sanctioned for gross negligence. unfortunately there is no mechanism for sanctioning penance forar tv anchors fornk k stupidity. >> michael cohen was asked about that on redirect by prosecutioni it didn't sound like stealing $30,000.ing it sounded a lot like michael cohen doing the little that he could within that calculation to rebalance thee bo diplomacy he thought he deserved. >> laura: he was rebalancing the bonus, that is not theft. meltdown mode at mbc when they decided to dig talking about the actual case, the statute, the elements of the crime and tstart talking about who was wh trump and feta courtroom today. >> x hells angel for drug abuse, bernie kerik who also did prison time. it was doutralg central, the attorney bill barr gae, matt gaz who's been on the ethics investigation. it is like hise is trying to pot out that this is going to be fed nation without laws. outlaws areryte above the law. everything about them is no, we are above it, we are the outlaws here. >> laura: is there are someve a
know about beall of this larceny by cohen e if they didn't come but theysm should be sanctioned for gross negligence. unfortunately there is no mechanism for sanctioning penance forar tv anchors fornk k stupidity. >> michael cohen was asked about that on redirect by prosecutioni it didn't sound like stealing $30,000.ing it sounded a lot like michael cohen doing the little that he could within that calculation to rebalance thee bo diplomacy he thought he deserved. >> laura: he was...
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that was grossed up by trump to avoid tax and the like and how could that be michael cohen's idea with no involvement ? i think that is really what the jury is going to focus on. i think that we saw today, with the testimony, another possible defense which is look, yes, trump's knew something about these payments and he was worried about protecting his wife, worried about the story coming out. that will have two big problems , one that trump doesn't appear to have worried about her very much throughout his lifetime, and second, that he really appears, according to testimony, to just want the cash and cooperation to take the route. he was not as worried about her or anyone else finding about it once he was president, he wanted to keep it from the american people and that is where hicks was devastating. she testified that when the access hollywood tape came out, everything changed and everyone was terrified and so the catch and kill operation was part of trying to protect the candidate from the public. >> so much we didn't know in the moment. this is very consistent with what hope said.
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. >> where you got the -- where add automatic weisselberg grosses it up and michael cohen takes it to him and he signs off on it. and they're saying it is legal services and it is done on the page that is the wire transfer for the stormy daniels payment. like, come on. and i wouldn't have put it up in the first sentence but i wouldn't have let it linger there. if the jury had forgotten it was on the paper that was the wire transfer, they remembered it this morning and it was another reminder and it did defy common sense. like it is not for legal services, it is on that paper. >> i thought it was remarkable that todd blanche did the access hollywood role play himself. catch and kill, everybody does it. >> and everybody doesn't do it and i could tell you that from a advantage point -- a unique advantage point. >> as can i. >> haves worked in -- prior to my tenure at ami and post my tenure, this type of behavior does not go on. and what went on here was a tabloid news organization got twisted and turned into becoming a criminal enterprise and that is where i left off in terms of this aft
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loan for michael cohen without donald trump knowing about it. he did nothing without donald trump knowing about it. there's common sense that comes into play. >> circumstantially, that's true. the paper trail is pretty clear. what makes michael cohen an important witness is that he is the one who testifies that donald trump directed this, knew about it, understood the purpose, and wanted to accomplish that. whether the jury credits mr. cohen, we shall see. >> chuck, thank you so much. >>> up next, tragedy for three israeli families today. the news that the bodies of their loved ones, hostages, have been recovered in gaza. you are watching "andrea mitchell reports" on msnbc. since my fatigue and light-headedness would come and go, i figured it wasn't a big deal. then i saw my doctor and found out i have afib, and that means there's about a 5 times greater risk of stroke. symptoms like irregular heartbeat, heart racing, chest pain, shortness of breath, fatigue, or light- headedness can come and go. but if you have afib, the risk of stroke is alway
loan for michael cohen without donald trump knowing about it. he did nothing without donald trump knowing about it. there's common sense that comes into play. >> circumstantially, that's true. the paper trail is pretty clear. what makes michael cohen an important witness is that he is the one who testifies that donald trump directed this, knew about it, understood the purpose, and wanted to accomplish that. whether the jury credits mr. cohen, we shall see. >> chuck, thank you so...
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violation of tax laws, which, again, in closing arguments yesterday, josh steinglass articulated that by grossing up and designating it as income, the money that went from donald trump to michael cohen, that it was a violation of tax law because if it had just been a reimbursement, there would not have had to have been any taxes paid. this is the complicated part of this, but what judge merchan is telling them is all of the facets here that the laws that they are being asked to find whether donald trump was guilty of, and the way in which each of them are tethered together by the top tier that is the falsification of the business record and the causing of that. >> and, vaughn, thanks. charles, wondering, the fact that the judge is repeating in its totality the instructions, pertaining to what vaughn was talking about, and some jurors apparently taking notes, others are not. i'm thinking, we're already two minutes past the one hour mark of the judge's instructions. it seems as it may be going on for a little bit more. but, when you're a jury member, taking notes because of this is very kind of log
violation of tax laws, which, again, in closing arguments yesterday, josh steinglass articulated that by grossing up and designating it as income, the money that went from donald trump to michael cohen, that it was a violation of tax law because if it had just been a reimbursement, there would not have had to have been any taxes paid. this is the complicated part of this, but what judge merchan is telling them is all of the facets here that the laws that they are being asked to find whether...
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it was $50,000 to red finch, it was 60,000 in bonus. $130,000 to pay back stormy daniels and grossing up for taxes. during the prosecution's closing they said you can't have it both ways. you can't say michael cohen was a thief while also saying you were paying him that money for his retainer. a lot to go on in this next hour as we listen to those very important jury instructions. >> okay, and the jury is now hearing the beginning of those jury instructions there in the courtroom, and court is in session. catherine, coming back to that post this morning from trump and the line, quote, the bum that got caught stealing from me. that seems to be talking about michael cohen. there's a gag order in the case. is this a violation? >> i think it is, but i think what judge merchan and the prosecutors are -- let's just get through this trial, let the jury deliberate, let's get our verdict. it's clear, what other bum could he be talking about? >> still stealing from me. and he thinks because he didn't name him, meaning michael cohen, that it probably is not a violation, but in my view it is, but
it was $50,000 to red finch, it was 60,000 in bonus. $130,000 to pay back stormy daniels and grossing up for taxes. during the prosecution's closing they said you can't have it both ways. you can't say michael cohen was a thief while also saying you were paying him that money for his retainer. a lot to go on in this next hour as we listen to those very important jury instructions. >> okay, and the jury is now hearing the beginning of those jury instructions there in the courtroom, and...
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that number was grossed up. it was doubled, plus there was a bonus thrown in for michael cohen. if you make it monthly payments was $35,000. someone who famously didn't pay his lawyers. michael cohen testified earlier today that he gave donald trump when he first started $100,000 bill to pay, and donald trump said i'm not paying this, you want to get fired before you eventual get started. >> and he never paid it. >> and he never paid it. >> since we're on the subject, before we go to break, if you show exhibit 36, you're going to see everything, the $50,000 bonus, 180 grand times two for taxes. what does that equal, 410, what's 1/25 of 410, $35,000. the math is written for me. i hope it's right. $35,000 for 12 months. right now, the jurors are probably finishing up their lunches. anybody talk about lunch while we're sitting here, and they're going to be coming back in five minutes. court is expected to pick back up with more of michael cohen's testimony. much more of our coverage of the donald trump hush money trial right after this. >> peanut m&ms. who can i talk to? can this b
that number was grossed up. it was doubled, plus there was a bonus thrown in for michael cohen. if you make it monthly payments was $35,000. someone who famously didn't pay his lawyers. michael cohen testified earlier today that he gave donald trump when he first started $100,000 bill to pay, and donald trump said i'm not paying this, you want to get fired before you eventual get started. >> and he never paid it. >> and he never paid it. >> since we're on the subject, before...
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up, a practice in which the trump organization overpaid michael cohen to cover his tax liabilities. another $60,000.00 was added on top as a bonus, apparently for a job well done. that brings us to $420,000.00, which was repaid to michael cohen in installments of $35,000.00 over the course of a year, reimbursements that, on paper, claim to be a legal retainer. good job buying a negative story that may have hurt me in the election. good job, we are paying a retainer for that. for good measure, we also have this separate committee, this time apparently written by jeffrey mcconney in which he does the same math on the official trump letterhead. on the trump letterhead. seems oftentimes these days, you simply can't make this stuff up. we also have a number of email chains showing that most of those reimbursement checks for michael cohen were sent directly to the white house so that trump could sign them personally. all of this we learned before election day, just before lunch today. after the break, we heard from a woman who worked in the accounting department under jeffrey mcconney and
up, a practice in which the trump organization overpaid michael cohen to cover his tax liabilities. another $60,000.00 was added on top as a bonus, apparently for a job well done. that brings us to $420,000.00, which was repaid to michael cohen in installments of $35,000.00 over the course of a year, reimbursements that, on paper, claim to be a legal retainer. good job buying a negative story that may have hurt me in the election. good job, we are paying a retainer for that. for good measure,...
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and it was pretty gross. and that's all i can say. wait to see the video conference. michael thomas is in the newsroom with a lot. michael. yeah, good morning, everyone. not the prettiest site and this hazmat situation happened yesterday 11, 30 in the morning at that time contra costa county fire says they went their discovery. and right now there's more than 4 dozen senior residents have been displaced because of this hazardous water. take a look. this is video of what the scene looked like at the senior care facility on carolina. in oakley, the hazardous water was leaking from a bath tub that was over filling on the second floor. and we'll show you video of that right now. you can see the liquid. it's still undetermined of what it is. but it appeared to be a mixture of different things. officials say and it's still being investigated. however, it did make its way down the hallway into the building's main electrical room causing chaos for residents. we spoke with one who had this to say. >> they don't maintain well. i know they don't maintain these buildings like the
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have this -- the documents and what they're showing about paying legal services don't match up to this grossing up of income, to the statements that jeff mcconney is saying. you're seeing the falsity of those records being laid bare. >> and the other issue is that, so michael cohen is submitting invoices to the trump organization, but he's not saying for what. normally, if you're submitting invoices for reimbursement, you would say it was for this, for this, for that. some didn't have anything, right? >> mainly, they said per our legal retainer, which there is none. jeff mcconney said he didn't see one. on cross-examination, trump's lawyers raised the possibility that it could have been a verbal agreement, and everybody in the court was like, what? that just didn't add up. so he actually was saying, when michael cohen was submitting them, that a lot of them were for legal services. that's going to be, i think the trump case is going to be these were legitimate payments for legal services. but it didn't add up. there's not even a written agreement down for a retainer for michael cohen. none of i
have this -- the documents and what they're showing about paying legal services don't match up to this grossing up of income, to the statements that jeff mcconney is saying. you're seeing the falsity of those records being laid bare. >> and the other issue is that, so michael cohen is submitting invoices to the trump organization, but he's not saying for what. normally, if you're submitting invoices for reimbursement, you would say it was for this, for this, for that. some didn't have...
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sure, they have talked about the fact that michael cohen loves to go on tiktok. we know that. he wears a t-shirt with donald trump behind bars. we know that. he loves the media. he admitted today he loves going on television. we all know that. how are they going to poke holes in the documents and poke holes in the timeline? they haven't shown us how because they haven't gotten into it. maybe it's because they don't have a plan for that. >> i thought it was an effective legal strategy to put up all 12 of the fraud invoices and then to say after each one, was this fake, yes. >> i was just going to try to jump in. because a moment the jury was engaged. when i looked at them and they were gripped to their screens was this series of phoney invoices that went up. and michael cohen was asked was this paid to retainer. no, ma'am. do you recognize the signature. and they did over and over and over again. and you would think people would get bored with it because they know the obvious answer. the jury was glued to this. it was so effective. >> and what i thought was interesting is that
sure, they have talked about the fact that michael cohen loves to go on tiktok. we know that. he wears a t-shirt with donald trump behind bars. we know that. he loves the media. he admitted today he loves going on television. we all know that. how are they going to poke holes in the documents and poke holes in the timeline? they haven't shown us how because they haven't gotten into it. maybe it's because they don't have a plan for that. >> i thought it was an effective legal strategy to...
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acting 101 where alan would come in and say we are going to pay michael. that's a great idea. as if he didn't already know what was going on. the concept of grossing it up, which i did and i paid my taxes on 50%, city, state, and federal tax. that is how they wanted me to do it, so i said okay. >> lawrence o'donnell is standing by and wants to ask you a question. let me throw it to you. >> michael, thank you. >> lawrence are you going to go through my entire life history, too? because i am a new yorker as well. >> exactly. michael, i have to say on that point, after your first day of testimony one of the things i said on that show was that the michael cohen i saw in the courtroom that day, every new yorker knows that guy. there is a guy like that to lives in all of our buildings. we all know that guy. i want to emphasize this for the audience. i have a question about what people think was the most dramatic part of the cross- examination and i guess danya perry deserves credit on this for the no quibbling strategy and you took to heart that there was no point in quibbling, beca
acting 101 where alan would come in and say we are going to pay michael. that's a great idea. as if he didn't already know what was going on. the concept of grossing it up, which i did and i paid my taxes on 50%, city, state, and federal tax. that is how they wanted me to do it, so i said okay. >> lawrence o'donnell is standing by and wants to ask you a question. let me throw it to you. >> michael, thank you. >> lawrence are you going to go through my entire life history, too?...
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you stole $30000 and when you grossing up it was 60000, how stunning. >> i lot of folks on the left are defending the prosecution by saying michael cohen is being honest about the times that he lied and stolen. that says it all it's politically motivated for anybody paying attention but only 16% of americans are truly tuned in according to the uganda poll. i think it's going to be on the trump campaign to make the case it's going to be on the campaign into make the case as politically motivated i'm not sure i'll make that a big part. maria: the president said his election interference. >> jonathan makes the point and i agree with him that mr. trump did not commit a crime and there was a crime committed and it's by the democrats politicizing the judicial system which is so wrong because that strikes at the integrity of this country. one of the things that distinguishes the united states from every other country is integrity of our judicial system and accounting system that gives entrepreneurs and business people independent operators a confidence to take a great idea and making something
you stole $30000 and when you grossing up it was 60000, how stunning. >> i lot of folks on the left are defending the prosecution by saying michael cohen is being honest about the times that he lied and stolen. that says it all it's politically motivated for anybody paying attention but only 16% of americans are truly tuned in according to the uganda poll. i think it's going to be on the trump campaign to make the case it's going to be on the campaign into make the case as politically...
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and you didn't just steal the 30,000, right, it was actually grossed up and it was $60,000. it was news to a lot of people and the jury heard it. now you wake up today and how does it sit with them today, the jury? >> it's got to be very bad, dana. the kind of thing. it shouldn't have been surprising. not only not have been surprising to the prosecutors, they should have elicited it to draw the sting. it is always very bad when you get -- you have some piece of bad behavior that hasn't been revealed and it comes out on cross if you are the government's witness. and i think that was probably striking to the jury. although i have to say we're at a disadvantage, particularly in the overflow courtroom. they go the extra mile so you can't see the jury. i always want to know how the jury seems to be reacting. and i'm -- i don't want to project my bias onto them but i would love to get an eye at how they react to stuff like that. >> bill: just being there one afternoon last week and it was boring compared to somewhat folks are watching now. i thought they were mostly almost entirel
and you didn't just steal the 30,000, right, it was actually grossed up and it was $60,000. it was news to a lot of people and the jury heard it. now you wake up today and how does it sit with them today, the jury? >> it's got to be very bad, dana. the kind of thing. it shouldn't have been surprising. not only not have been surprising to the prosecutors, they should have elicited it to draw the sting. it is always very bad when you get -- you have some piece of bad behavior that hasn't...
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question, what does grossed up mean ? answer, i don't know exact what it meant but he probably meant for so tax purposes, if michael recorded $360,000 a month income, he would not, assuming a 50% tax rate, $180,000.00. to the $360,000.00, allen weisselberg added in his handwriting, and annual bonus of $60,000.00, bringing the total to be paid to michael cohen to $420,000.00, which allen weisselberg's handwriting says would be paid at $35,000.00 per month and then donald trump signed checks to michael cohen for $35,000.00 per month were presented to the jury. on cross-examination, one of donald trump's criminal defense lawyers asked jeffrey mcconney if he ever spoke to donald trump about the schema. question, you did not talk to him about those events in 2016, correct? answer, i did not. you did not talk to them about the events in 2017, did you? answer, i did not. and, you did not ask him about the events in 2018, either? answer, i did not. before any testimony was heard this morning, judge juan merchan once again held do
question, what does grossed up mean ? answer, i don't know exact what it meant but he probably meant for so tax purposes, if michael recorded $360,000 a month income, he would not, assuming a 50% tax rate, $180,000.00. to the $360,000.00, allen weisselberg added in his handwriting, and annual bonus of $60,000.00, bringing the total to be paid to michael cohen to $420,000.00, which allen weisselberg's handwriting says would be paid at $35,000.00 per month and then donald trump signed checks to...
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what does grossed up in maine? answer i don't know exactly what it meant but he probably meant so for tax purposes if michael recorded $350,000 income he would net $180,000 assuming a 50% tax rate. allen weisselberg then added in his writing an annual bonus of $60,000 bringing the total to be paid to michael cohen to be $30,000 per month and then donald trump's signed checks to michael cohen for $35,000 per month were presented to the jury. my cross-examination of one of crops criminal -- trumps criminal defense lawyers asked if he ever spoke to donald trump. question, you did not talk to him about those events in 2017? >> answer, i did not. >> and you did not talk to him about those events in 2018 either? answer, i did not. before any testimony was heard tonight, judge merchan once again held trump in contempt of court for violating the gag order that forbids trump saying anything about the jury in this case. the judge handed out a five- page written opinion and order in which he responded to the prosecution's req
what does grossed up in maine? answer i don't know exactly what it meant but he probably meant so for tax purposes if michael recorded $350,000 income he would net $180,000 assuming a 50% tax rate. allen weisselberg then added in his writing an annual bonus of $60,000 bringing the total to be paid to michael cohen to be $30,000 per month and then donald trump's signed checks to michael cohen for $35,000 per month were presented to the jury. my cross-examination of one of crops criminal --...
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so it boils down to this i think that argument showed earlier which is the gross-up for taxes. so it's a very convoluted theory, and i felt like the state was just trying to throw spaghetti on the wall and hope something sticks in hopes they connect with all 12 jurors. stuart: matthew, the secret service reportedly met with local jail officials in new york to prepare in case trump's actually locked up. matt, i'm sorry,s i just can't see this. i can't see a former president going to prison. can you? >> yeah, i think there's a very low likelihood but, you know, they don't deal in low likelihoods, they deal with any if possibility. so i think they'd rather be prepared. again, this is unprecedented. all a of these acts against president trump by the biden administration, by the fulton county d. a. and by alvin bragg in manhattan are all unprecedented. they're based on novel legal theories, but i think the secret service has to take all of these potential risks seriously, and so that's probably why they did it. stuart: got it. matthew whitaker, thanks for joining us. very important
so it boils down to this i think that argument showed earlier which is the gross-up for taxes. so it's a very convoluted theory, and i felt like the state was just trying to throw spaghetti on the wall and hope something sticks in hopes they connect with all 12 jurors. stuart: matthew, the secret service reportedly met with local jail officials in new york to prepare in case trump's actually locked up. matt, i'm sorry,s i just can't see this. i can't see a former president going to prison. can...
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and the prosecution looked at the records and memos and said his compensation was grossed up because if you give a person back $130,000 of salary, they will lose a good portion of that. maybe 50% depending on what tax bracket you are in to the irs. they grossed up the payments so it would cover the taxes and then there was a bonus on top of that. and that added up to more than $400,000. did they adequately explain the discrepancy and the amount of money he was given back versus what he spent? >> we will hear more about that but let's say for the sake of argument, let's say there's a discrepancy. let's say it looks a little shady potentially. it doesn't matter if it can't be proved that donald trump knew about these payments. how they were being paid, how much they were being paid. the minutia of the discussion. that is what matters here. donald trump is the one on trial. we are hearing about other people talking to each other. lawyers negotiating things between themselves and that's all well and fine and that's how these things normally go but the prosecution is responsible for provi
and the prosecution looked at the records and memos and said his compensation was grossed up because if you give a person back $130,000 of salary, they will lose a good portion of that. maybe 50% depending on what tax bracket you are in to the irs. they grossed up the payments so it would cover the taxes and then there was a bonus on top of that. and that added up to more than $400,000. did they adequately explain the discrepancy and the amount of money he was given back versus what he spent?...
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. >> and you didn't just steel 30,000 dollars right it was grossed up it was 50,000 dollars. >> answer:yes, sir. >> did he have called witness costello offered legal advice after offices raided about statements to stom stom costello testified this quote michael cohen said numerous times that president trump, knew nothing about payments he did this on his own. meaning michael cohen did this on his own that is what costello, to cohen said, sparks flew judge juan merchan frustration robert costello boiled over a veteran criminal lawyer became agitated by judge merchan rigorously when testifying, prompted merchan to clear courtroom admonish costello telling if you don't like my ruling you don't give me side-eye you don't roll your eyes costello may very well be defense's final witness judge advised everyone he expected closing arguments next week planch asked court to dismiss charges telling court there is no that evidence business records had been falsified clearly what this case is all about the central issue no evidence todd blanche wants this dismissed judge put that reserve ruling on
. >> and you didn't just steel 30,000 dollars right it was grossed up it was 50,000 dollars. >> answer:yes, sir. >> did he have called witness costello offered legal advice after offices raided about statements to stom stom costello testified this quote michael cohen said numerous times that president trump, knew nothing about payments he did this on his own. meaning michael cohen did this on his own that is what costello, to cohen said, sparks flew judge juan merchan...
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haven't even come close to proving that any crime happened saying there's no crime, there's no fraud, michael cohen testified today towards the end of his testimony, he was detailing how he was reimbursed for paying adult film actress stormy daniels $130 and comey said it was grossed up to account for taxes and disguised as income and telling them everything was the signoff on top of that and i want my money back. cohen lied to the bank while making a payment to protect protect tram and equity line of credit to conceal the payment from his own wife. trump denies an affair with daniels ever happened and maintains all payments to cohen were legitimate league expenses and trump's lawyers have yet to begin their examination and question his credibility and cohen is a convicted felon and admitted to lying under oath several times and court resumes at 9:30, cohen back on the witness standstill under direct examination. trump's lawyers haven't had their turn yet, but you can bet they'll push back on a lot of claims he's made on the witness stand so far. liz: nate foy, thank you so much. good to see
haven't even come close to proving that any crime happened saying there's no crime, there's no fraud, michael cohen testified today towards the end of his testimony, he was detailing how he was reimbursed for paying adult film actress stormy daniels $130 and comey said it was grossed up to account for taxes and disguised as income and telling them everything was the signoff on top of that and i want my money back. cohen lied to the bank while making a payment to protect protect tram and equity...
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it was acting 101 where allen would come in and say, donald, we're going to pay michael in 12. oh, yeah, yeah, that's a great idea. as if he didn't already know what was going on. the concept of grossing it up was in order for me to take it as income, which i did, and i paid my taxes on my 50%, right, city, state, and federal tax. that's what -- that's how they wanted me to do it, so i said, okay. that's what i did. >> lawrence o'donnell is standing by and wants to ask you a question. lawrence, let me throw it to you. >> michael, thank you. >> lawrence, are you going to go through my entire life history too? because i'm a new yorker as well. >> exactly. well, you know, michael, i have to say, on that point after your first day of testimony, one of the things that i said on the show that night was that the michael cohen that i saw in the courtroom that day every new yorker knows that guy. every new yorker knows a version of that guy. there's a guy like that who lives in all of our buildings. we all know that guy. i want to emphasize this point for the audience. i have a question
it was acting 101 where allen would come in and say, donald, we're going to pay michael in 12. oh, yeah, yeah, that's a great idea. as if he didn't already know what was going on. the concept of grossing it up was in order for me to take it as income, which i did, and i paid my taxes on my 50%, right, city, state, and federal tax. that's what -- that's how they wanted me to do it, so i said, okay. that's what i did. >> lawrence o'donnell is standing by and wants to ask you a question....
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they've shown that these numbers were grossed up that they were not real, they've shown the intent to defraud the voters. they've shown the conspiracy between pecker of "the national enquirer," michael cohen, donald trump to violate the federal campaign finance laws, they've shown all that. you say, why did they need stormy daniels in the first place? i think not only to illustrate the bombshell horrible news but also to show donald trump's own just terrible sordid, ugly actions and let that come in front of the jury. a way of poisoning them so her credibility matters a lot. >> they are going to go after her credibility, for example, she initially denied the affair with trump in multiple statement, in fact, that went to the media and then there was this report about, you know, she had signed this statement and she goes on "jimmy kimmel" and he asks her about it so let's play a little clip of that. >> did you sign this letter that was released today? >> i don't know. did i? >> wait a minute. that you can say, right? >> it doesn't look like my signature, does it? >> it doesn't look like
they've shown that these numbers were grossed up that they were not real, they've shown the intent to defraud the voters. they've shown the conspiracy between pecker of "the national enquirer," michael cohen, donald trump to violate the federal campaign finance laws, they've shown all that. you say, why did they need stormy daniels in the first place? i think not only to illustrate the bombshell horrible news but also to show donald trump's own just terrible sordid, ugly actions and...
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on how it was presidential about donald trump telling stormie that he reminded her of his daughter, gross. instead of staying away from it and focusing on the fact that stormy daniels did not have personal knowledge about the falsification and not personal knowledge about communications from donald trump to michael cohen , they leaned in, the defense leaned in thereby highlighting it and that is what the purpose of my article was, to say that you did not object if you were the defense, they ruled against the defense for a mistrial and the failure to object is a problem for the defense coming out of the stormy daniels testimony. >> does the jury need to believe stormy daniels had sex with donald trump for him to be found guilty? >> no, they just need to believe that the idea of him having sex with stormy daniels and a getting out motivated the trump campaign to pay off stormy daniels through michael cohen. that provides the bridge. >> this is like the doorman story. which was false. but they paid to make sure it did not get out. >> yes, a great example. the doorman, the even said it was no
on how it was presidential about donald trump telling stormie that he reminded her of his daughter, gross. instead of staying away from it and focusing on the fact that stormy daniels did not have personal knowledge about the falsification and not personal knowledge about communications from donald trump to michael cohen , they leaned in, the defense leaned in thereby highlighting it and that is what the purpose of my article was, to say that you did not object if you were the defense, they...
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michael that conflicted with one up. >> there were also pointing out that michael cohen wants credit for things and certainly wants detention for the things he has done. so the idea that he would have done this without donald trump's knowledge just is not that he's going to want to get the credit from donald trump for having done this. >> also suggesting when they talked about the credit issue that michael cohen was trying to carefully tailor his testimony to speak to things that other witnesses have testified about like hope hicks, he had he carefully tailored his testimony. they the defense argued to try to make donald trump look worse they were trying to argue that michael cohen was being strategic about trying to create an evidence pool that looked bad for donald trump i thought that was important for them to say, i'm not sure that it really did the whole job, but it was important for them to point out that the inconsistencies add up to something when it comes to cohen, which is that he has an interest in seeing donald trump in jail, and that he's willing to say anything and he a
michael that conflicted with one up. >> there were also pointing out that michael cohen wants credit for things and certainly wants detention for the things he has done. so the idea that he would have done this without donald trump's knowledge just is not that he's going to want to get the credit from donald trump for having done this. >> also suggesting when they talked about the credit issue that michael cohen was trying to carefully tailor his testimony to speak to things that...