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davidson. he asks, you learn from mr. davidson, along the way, another news organization was interested in buying her story. cohen answers, after we failed to transfer $130,000 as per mr. davidson's cutoff date. blanche, the news organization was abc, correct? cohen says, correct, and i believe it was also the daily beast. cohen adds, it was abc. blanche, in essence, the same amount of money mr. davidson was trying to get from you, $130,000. who was the reporter, blanche asks? and waiting for michael cohen's answer. so it's interesting that, oh, it's john santucci, a reporter for abc news on the trump campaign. i spoke to mr. santucci about it, and he contacted me. when did you speak to him, and he also me whether or not i was responsible or knew whether they were responsible. they're talking about the karen mcdougal payment. they're talking about the $130,000. it's interesting that so much of this cross has not centered around this $130,000 payment. >> networks don't pay money, not in my 40 decades, whatever. networks do
davidson. he asks, you learn from mr. davidson, along the way, another news organization was interested in buying her story. cohen answers, after we failed to transfer $130,000 as per mr. davidson's cutoff date. blanche, the news organization was abc, correct? cohen says, correct, and i believe it was also the daily beast. cohen adds, it was abc. blanche, in essence, the same amount of money mr. davidson was trying to get from you, $130,000. who was the reporter, blanche asks? and waiting for...
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mr. trump denies. jurors saw the actual confidential settlement agreement between daniels and trump with mr. trump's signature sure the documents used pseudonyms, the ones that were more available. stormy daniel's was peggy peterson. donald trump was david dennison. and in this document, david dennis and was paying peggy peters and to keep her mouth shut former president dennis and i mean, former president trump paid close attention to cross-examination of keith davidson, the attorney, as the defense attorneys tried to poke holes in mr. davidson's credibility resulting in at least one particularly testy exchange. let's get you up to speed on what's happening in the trial right now with the help of our panel trump, right now in the courtroom. trump is on a phone call when the recording starts, it's a recording that michael cohen made. and when he hangs up, cohen can be heard saying great call by the way, big time, this is a prosecutor is playing the recording from a 2016 telephone call and
mr. trump denies. jurors saw the actual confidential settlement agreement between daniels and trump with mr. trump's signature sure the documents used pseudonyms, the ones that were more available. stormy daniel's was peggy peterson. donald trump was david dennison. and in this document, david dennis and was paying peggy peters and to keep her mouth shut former president dennis and i mean, former president trump paid close attention to cross-examination of keith davidson, the attorney, as the...
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it seems that the witnesses like mr. davidson and others, who -- mr. pecker, really make a dry topic extremely interesting. >> thank you very much. we will check in with you again throughout this hour. >>> up next, the politics of the trial unfolding in manhattan for both former president trump and president biden. >>> a live report from ucla after a chaotic scene overnight with police entering an encampment set up by pro-palestinian protesters. we are back in 60 seconds. you are watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. and more treats. more of everything they love, delivered right to your door. only with chewy. what if you could go from this to this. with just one step tresemmé silk serum. time for the ultimate humidity test. weightlessly smooth hair your turn. new tresemmé keratin smooth collection. ah, these bills are crazy. she has no idea she's sitting on a goldmine. well she doesn't know that if she owns a life insurance policy of $100,000 or more she can sell all or part of it to coventry for cash. even a term policy. even a term policy?
it seems that the witnesses like mr. davidson and others, who -- mr. pecker, really make a dry topic extremely interesting. >> thank you very much. we will check in with you again throughout this hour. >>> up next, the politics of the trial unfolding in manhattan for both former president trump and president biden. >>> a live report from ucla after a chaotic scene overnight with police entering an encampment set up by pro-palestinian protesters. we are back in 60...
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amendment number 3 by mr. davidson of ohio. the chair will reduce to two minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote after the first vote in this series. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on the amendment number 1 printed in part c of house report 118-516 by the gentleman from tennessee, mr. ogles, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 1 printed in part c of house report 118-516 offered by mr. ogles of tennessee. the spe the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proc
amendment number 3 by mr. davidson of ohio. the chair will reduce to two minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote after the first vote in this series. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on the amendment number 1 printed in part c of house report 118-516 by the gentleman from tennessee, mr. ogles, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 1...
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mr. davidson, in the jury's eyes, they're dirtying up this whole scheme. and i think to elliott's point, donald trump's lawyers want to paint him as sort of floating above and beyond all this. and there's this whole world underworld of opportunists and liars who are trying to threaten each other and profit off each other. and what that was, whatever they were all doing. this is trump's line of argument. donald trump was not part of that, you know, i'm sorry. >> go ahead. well, the whole point to me is they're trying to portray donald trump as the victim here. yeah. and that he was being shaken down essentially by davidson and his clients and that he had really nothing to do with it. but the reason they had to pay this money was because there was a shakedown. and he was just responding to that. and michael cohen was doing that on his behalf. but trump had nothing or floated above it, as you put, put it. >> and i think on that point, i've seen precious little evidence presented yet that trump wasn't floating above. i mean, i've seen very little evidence of t
mr. davidson, in the jury's eyes, they're dirtying up this whole scheme. and i think to elliott's point, donald trump's lawyers want to paint him as sort of floating above and beyond all this. and there's this whole world underworld of opportunists and liars who are trying to threaten each other and profit off each other. and what that was, whatever they were all doing. this is trump's line of argument. donald trump was not part of that, you know, i'm sorry. >> go ahead. well, the whole...
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davidson said, this is michael cohen doing his job as opposed to using mr. davis my son would say that tracks that is one that's ever interacted with michael cohen who hasn't been threatened words out of my mouth. >> very pleasant. >> now. but when he was in, donald trump attack dog mode, that was classic. i mean, you could cut and paste that and put it on the phone of michael cohen and hit send and it would look exactly the same to so many reports. is that so many lives that not his job? that's that's my that's my point. is that he was doing that on behalf of we're going to call from rahm emanuel when he was obama's white house, j. i did. >> i did. and you can hold the phone out of here without the speaker phone. >> can i just say though it is clear what the prosecution has done here, i think all three of you will agree. they're trying to inoculate the way yes. they're bringing all of this up ahead of time in front of the jury. and then i assume we will get to some point where they will say the equivalent of the point is what isn't whether or not you like m
davidson said, this is michael cohen doing his job as opposed to using mr. davis my son would say that tracks that is one that's ever interacted with michael cohen who hasn't been threatened words out of my mouth. >> very pleasant. >> now. but when he was in, donald trump attack dog mode, that was classic. i mean, you could cut and paste that and put it on the phone of michael cohen and hit send and it would look exactly the same to so many reports. is that so many lives that not...
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davidson of ohio, for your co-leadership on this bill. i'll tell you what is an insult, mr. speaker. an insult is to the american people, the citizens that live here, whose voice, whose vote is being degraded because of the horrendous immigration problem that we have at our southern border, through ill lyle aliens coming across the border, and not being addressed here in washington, d.c. one of the lesser acknowledged issues, but equally alarming as a result of the population coming across the border illegally, is the effects of this administration's failure to secure the southern border is the illegal immigration population's influence in america's electoral process. our democracy depends on accurate representation and electoral integrity. voting is a coveted privilege held by american citizens. and elected representatives are responsible for serving the interests of the voters in their district. but even if not a single illegal alien cast a vote, the mere presence of illegal immigrants in the united states is having a profound impact on the outcomes of elections. skewing t
davidson of ohio, for your co-leadership on this bill. i'll tell you what is an insult, mr. speaker. an insult is to the american people, the citizens that live here, whose voice, whose vote is being degraded because of the horrendous immigration problem that we have at our southern border, through ill lyle aliens coming across the border, and not being addressed here in washington, d.c. one of the lesser acknowledged issues, but equally alarming as a result of the population coming across the...
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davidson, pausing, right. bove, much of what you testified about mr. trump came from mr. cohen? davidson, i've had no personal interactions with donald trump and either it came from my clients, michael cohen, and some other source but certainly not from him. the implication here appears to be michael cohen was not coordinating this with donald trump at enall, that michael con took out a line of credit on his own home and made these hush money payments just to help donald trump in critical moments for donald trump's campaign and reasons of cohen's own. at least that is what the defense strategy seems to be. is a jury going to buy it? joininguy me now is anna bower, legal fellow and courts correspondent for law fair, and duncan lowen, former district attorney for the east district ofct new york. the idea keith dave ason is a celebrity extortionist and donald trump is a victim here,b how did it play in court? >> well, there were some fireworks today after a few days of having documentsw and witnesses come in.es i think maybe the jury was getting a little bit bored, and so there was
davidson, pausing, right. bove, much of what you testified about mr. trump came from mr. cohen? davidson, i've had no personal interactions with donald trump and either it came from my clients, michael cohen, and some other source but certainly not from him. the implication here appears to be michael cohen was not coordinating this with donald trump at enall, that michael con took out a line of credit on his own home and made these hush money payments just to help donald trump in critical...
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and the why in keith davidson's answer was mr. trump's candidacy. the prosecutor asked davidson to read more texts. from dylan, did he cheat on milani? question who did you understand he to be referring to? donald trump. okay, next text. from who? from dylan. do you know if the affair was during his marriage to melania? answer yes. and how did you respond to this text? answer, i really cannot say yet . sorry. question, is that because he didn't know, or because you weren't prepared to discuss the details at that point? answer, it was because it was the latter, because i was not prepared to discuss the details at that point. keith davidson then entered negotiations with the national enquirer to sell karen mcdougal's story to the national enquirer. keith davidson arranged a meeting in california in keith davidson's office. question, can you tell us the substance of what ms. mcdougal said about the nature of her interactions with mr. trump during this meeting? answer i can summarize it. that's fine. ms. mcdougal alleges that she had had a romantic affa
and the why in keith davidson's answer was mr. trump's candidacy. the prosecutor asked davidson to read more texts. from dylan, did he cheat on milani? question who did you understand he to be referring to? donald trump. okay, next text. from who? from dylan. do you know if the affair was during his marriage to melania? answer yes. and how did you respond to this text? answer, i really cannot say yet . sorry. question, is that because he didn't know, or because you weren't prepared to discuss...
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mr. davidson: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from north carolina reserves. the gentlelady from california is recognized. ms. waters: mr. speaker, the sponsor of this bill, mr. flood, has asked what the alternative to this c.r. a. resolution would be, and that answer's very simple. draft a bill that narrowly addresses the current question about how this guidance applies to banks. the use of a cra is dangerous and reckless. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves. the gentleman from north carolina is recognized. mr. mchenry: my friend says dangerous and reckless, well, her party used the congressional review act process just like republicans have used the congressional review act process. it's not reckless or dangerous. it's law. and we are trying to be a check and balance on overreach of the administration. with that i'd like to yield two minutes to the esteemed member of the financial services committee and judiciary committee, mr. fitzgerald for two minutes. the speaker p
mr. davidson: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from north carolina reserves. the gentlelady from california is recognized. ms. waters: mr. speaker, the sponsor of this bill, mr. flood, has asked what the alternative to this c.r. a. resolution would be, and that answer's very simple. draft a bill that narrowly addresses the current question about how this guidance applies to banks. the use of a cra is dangerous and reckless. i reserve the...
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it's him, mr. davidson, and mr. cohen, really him saying i thought that he met trump is not that it was trump. >> i'm still struck by the need of the prosecution to get somebody who witnessed or heard it directly from donald trump or witnessed them signing the documents and knew that it was an invoice for more than legal services. who is that person going to be? they had rhona graff on a little bit earlier. she was only on for a few minutes. >> all she could say is these two women were in my contacts and i might have seen ms. daniels in the waiting room. the charges, if you're going to go back to it is falsifying business records. it's not illegal in new york to put false entries in your business records, it becomes illegal if there's an intent to commit fraud or conceal another crime. the prosecution has to prove that beyond a reasonable doubt, and so far we haven't gotten there yet. >> we're going to dive back into the courtroom in a few minutes. catherine and adam, stick around. >>> coming up next, i want to talk
it's him, mr. davidson, and mr. cohen, really him saying i thought that he met trump is not that it was trump. >> i'm still struck by the need of the prosecution to get somebody who witnessed or heard it directly from donald trump or witnessed them signing the documents and knew that it was an invoice for more than legal services. who is that person going to be? they had rhona graff on a little bit earlier. she was only on for a few minutes. >> all she could say is these two women...
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davidson, pausing, "no." emil bove, "much of what he testified to today with respect to mr. trump came from mr. coleman, right?" davidson, "i have had no personal interactions with donald trump and either it came from my clients, michael cohen, and from some other source but certainly not from him." the implication appears to be michael cohen was not coordinating this with donald trump at all, that michael cohen took out a line of credit on his own home and meet these hush money payments just to help donald trump in a critical moment for donald trump's campaign and for reasons of michael cohen's only, at least that is what the defense strategy seems to be. is a jury going to buy it? joining me are anna bauer, legal fellow" correspondent and duncan levin, former assistant u.s. attorney for the eastern district of new york. thank you both for being here. anna, let me start with you. the idea that keith davidson is a celebrity extortion is, that donald trump is a victim here, how did that play in court? >> there were some fireworks today after a few days of having these documen
davidson, pausing, "no." emil bove, "much of what he testified to today with respect to mr. trump came from mr. coleman, right?" davidson, "i have had no personal interactions with donald trump and either it came from my clients, michael cohen, and from some other source but certainly not from him." the implication appears to be michael cohen was not coordinating this with donald trump at all, that michael cohen took out a line of credit on his own home and meet...
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did you retain mr. davidson to do that? was he your lawyer? what, if anything, do you understand with respect to those negotiations, what were you looking for? did there come a time? he received the payment? what was specifically that payment that you receive what was that all about? right. what what did you understand that so i thank john and answer to your question, prosecutor because it'll tell their story through stormy daniels. it's already been told. but to have her there confirm it, confirming corroborating and supporting what we already no. is huge with respect to the affair, with respect to the payment and with respect to the impetus to get the payment done based upon the election such as such that the voters would not here, presumably, what the story would be. they're going to hear a lot today listen, there are no cameras in the courtroom, i think which is a shame. >> with the new york state law here in this case that is preventing us from all seeing it. but this is one of the moments jeh, that i think from a political standpoint, th
did you retain mr. davidson to do that? was he your lawyer? what, if anything, do you understand with respect to those negotiations, what were you looking for? did there come a time? he received the payment? what was specifically that payment that you receive what was that all about? right. what what did you understand that so i thank john and answer to your question, prosecutor because it'll tell their story through stormy daniels. it's already been told. but to have her there confirm it,...
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davidson says, what have we done steinglass, the prosecutor says, what did you mean by that, mr. davidson? davidson says, well, that was sort of a gallows humor for and it was on election night as a result for coming in and there was a sort of surprise amongst the broadcaster and others at donald trump was leading in the polls and there was a growing sense that folks were about to be ready to call the election. the prosecutor says, and you referred to it as gallows humor. can you explain that a little more? what did you mean? why did you say what have we done davidson, he says, i think there was an understanding this is a text between dylan howard and i, and there was an understanding that our efforts may have in some way, i should strike that. that our activities may have in some way assisted the presidential campaign of donald trump an important, well, i mean part of the charges in this case is that all of these transactions, all of this money was ultimately to benefit donald trump's campaign. >> and what they are saying is my god, it worked. and that's part of the case. some b
davidson says, what have we done steinglass, the prosecutor says, what did you mean by that, mr. davidson? davidson says, well, that was sort of a gallows humor for and it was on election night as a result for coming in and there was a sort of surprise amongst the broadcaster and others at donald trump was leading in the polls and there was a growing sense that folks were about to be ready to call the election. the prosecutor says, and you referred to it as gallows humor. can you explain that a...
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people of testified so far including mr. davidson, didn't have nice things to say about cohen. they thought he was aggressive and put pressure on people and was nasty, and things like that. they want to get the jury comfortable with this so that's not a new thing by the time he takes the stand, so they can focus on what he's testifying to and how it's been corroborated by the evidence. >> the psychology is a nonlawyer is interesting. this may not have been the most important part of today, but i thought keith davidson parsing his words when discussing the denial he wrote for stormy daniels, i don't know, it felt odd. but i'm sure there was strategy to it. >> first of all, when i was thinking of keith davidson on the stand explaining how he thought those statements were factually accurate, even though anyone could see on the face how misleading they were. this is why normal people hate lawyers. we do things like this. >> yes. >> it's why people make lawyer jokes. keith davidson had a reasonable explanation. he had a client who was chomping at the bit to exploit some of the notor
people of testified so far including mr. davidson, didn't have nice things to say about cohen. they thought he was aggressive and put pressure on people and was nasty, and things like that. they want to get the jury comfortable with this so that's not a new thing by the time he takes the stand, so they can focus on what he's testifying to and how it's been corroborated by the evidence. >> the psychology is a nonlawyer is interesting. this may not have been the most important part of...
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mr. president, are you worried that trump says he won't accept the election results? >> listen to what he says. >> listen to what he says? what do you -- >> just listen to what he says. >> joining us now is politics editor for bloomberg, laura davidson. laura, thank you so much. let me ask you this. one, how concerned is the white house about the prospects of political violence happening again after this election if it doesn't go kruchl's way? and two, sort of a meta question here, how concerned is the white house that the american apublic has forgotten about the aftermath of the 2020 election when donald trump also did not accept the results then and of course it led to what happened on january 6th? >> the answer to both questions is very concerning. one, donald trump twice this week has been asked the question will you accept the election results. and he said yes i'll accept them, but always equivocating, if there's no fraud -- and that's why you see the response from the biden white ho
mr. president, are you worried that trump says he won't accept the election results? >> listen to what he says. >> listen to what he says? what do you -- >> just listen to what he says. >> joining us now is politics editor for bloomberg, laura davidson. laura, thank you so much. let me ask you this. one, how concerned is the white house about the prospects of political violence happening again after this election if it doesn't go kruchl's way? and two, sort of a meta...
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this was the continuation of mr. davidson's testimony about how he negotiated these payments. what else did we learn in court today? >> prosecutors teased out more information about this negotiation he had to get his client, stormy daniels, to be paid $130,000 so she would not go public with the story of an alleged relationship she had with trump before the 2016 election. and at one point during his testimony, davidson acknowledged that he knew that this payment to daniels and the other one to karen mcdougal were intended to somehow help donald trump's campaign. this is central because prosecutors here want the jury to see these payments as election interference. davidson later in his testimony told a story about how, after the election, he got this hour-long phone call from michael cohen, who he described as being despairing and despondent because he had not been given a job in the fledgling trump administration. he said he worried cohen might try to kill himself. cohen also mentioned that he was upset because trump has still not repaid him the $130,000 that cohen used of his
this was the continuation of mr. davidson's testimony about how he negotiated these payments. what else did we learn in court today? >> prosecutors teased out more information about this negotiation he had to get his client, stormy daniels, to be paid $130,000 so she would not go public with the story of an alleged relationship she had with trump before the 2016 election. and at one point during his testimony, davidson acknowledged that he knew that this payment to daniels and the other...
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i went through some of what we learned with mr. davidson. do you think the da moved the ball today? >> i think he did. i think you are seeing different witnesses confirm each other and overlap in this presentation of evidence. all pointing toward trying to influence the election. and what is allegedly a conspiracy to do that. by catch and clear. clear references to the idea that cohen was going to provide the money but on behalf of former president trump. that is the most important set of fact that's the prosecution needs to prove in order to make this stick. >> being in that room which you have been in this times. i will read from the text. everyone looked at the defendant. this is when they were discussing the story. quote, put this up. did he cheat on melania. davidson says says i can't say yet, sorry. the allegation would of course continue onto include that time period that it was that allegation. and some of the sketches we have, grab that. there it is as i mentioned. what does that do in a case like this? will the jury remember that exchange? >> oh there is no doubt that this
i went through some of what we learned with mr. davidson. do you think the da moved the ball today? >> i think he did. i think you are seeing different witnesses confirm each other and overlap in this presentation of evidence. all pointing toward trying to influence the election. and what is allegedly a conspiracy to do that. by catch and clear. clear references to the idea that cohen was going to provide the money but on behalf of former president trump. that is the most important set of...
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davidson. at the trial, in terms of evidence, i was thinking about what she said was devastating, and there's no question that her crying would underscore to the jury my view that she was not there because she wanted to help the government, that she had all loyalty for the trump organization. so it was going to make it impossible for the defense to actually say that she was lying to help the government and to hurt donald trump. that's not why you cry. i just thought it in some ways was an exclamation point to what had just happened in court, which was, i think, just very much a very, very difficult witness for the defense to be able to overcome. >> we are just getting started. we're going to fit in a quick break right here and be right back with more. right here and b back with more you can't leave without cuddles. but, you also can't leave covered in hair. with bounce pet, you can cuddle and brush that hair off. bounce, it's the sheet. ♪♪ missing out on the things you love because of asthm
davidson. at the trial, in terms of evidence, i was thinking about what she said was devastating, and there's no question that her crying would underscore to the jury my view that she was not there because she wanted to help the government, that she had all loyalty for the trump organization. so it was going to make it impossible for the defense to actually say that she was lying to help the government and to hurt donald trump. that's not why you cry. i just thought it in some ways was an...
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and michael cohen said with respect to the payments, he said to mr. davidson, maybe i need to have my own. and respect donald trump will not pay in advance. so there was a lot of concern certainly, it is like how are they going to link donald trump to the actual hush money payments with respect to stormy daniels? david pecker has already given a link with respect to karen mcdougal and the case is really about the stormy daniels payments and hope hicks, a reluctant witness who tearfully said donald trump told her that he was aware that michael cohen had made these hush money payments. he said i only learned after the fact. doesn't matter as long as he learned it and knew it before he was making all of these reimbursement payments, that's good enough. but hope hicks said not only did he knew it. >> if you reimburse someone for buying you crack, you are still on the hook. >> yeah. and so, she gave that. she also suggested she didn't believe donald trump's story that this was something michael cohen did out of the goodness of his heart. she said that is n
and michael cohen said with respect to the payments, he said to mr. davidson, maybe i need to have my own. and respect donald trump will not pay in advance. so there was a lot of concern certainly, it is like how are they going to link donald trump to the actual hush money payments with respect to stormy daniels? david pecker has already given a link with respect to karen mcdougal and the case is really about the stormy daniels payments and hope hicks, a reluctant witness who tearfully said...
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i thought the calling card, every single thing that you heard from mr. davidson was in email or text or a document and he was so closely tied and lashed to a document that confirmed what he was saying that the idea that there was nothing to sort of cross on other than he's not a particularly likable guy in terms of what he's done with his life, but it doesn't matter. he can be likable or not, the facts of the facts. i know why they tried to say he is an extortion artist, so the jury doesn't like him. i thought having just heard david pecker, they didn't do that? if there is anyone here who is sleazy, it is someone who just took the stand and said, i had an agreement with the defendant where i engaged in defamation and election fraud. that guy ran the national enquirer. to me, if there is anyone who is going to get that kind of lashing from the defense, it should have been david pecker. it will be interesting to see what the jury does, but i thought it was, in general, a lot of theater, not a lot of substance. >> you have to set the alarm early tomorrow b
i thought the calling card, every single thing that you heard from mr. davidson was in email or text or a document and he was so closely tied and lashed to a document that confirmed what he was saying that the idea that there was nothing to sort of cross on other than he's not a particularly likable guy in terms of what he's done with his life, but it doesn't matter. he can be likable or not, the facts of the facts. i know why they tried to say he is an extortion artist, so the jury doesn't...
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mr. davidson: thank you. rise in strong support of this legislation that builds on the framework my colleagues and i worked on for at least six years beginning with the token tax onmy act in 2018. its core is a brightline test to determine which diggal assets are securities and which are commodities urn the jurisdiction they have cftc. innovators and investors will no longer risk their freedoms and fortunes by launching a company and raising capital. additionally and perhaps most notably this bill also provides first ever federal level protection for self-custody of digital assets. this protection which is very intentional, mirror miskeep your coins act and it's a giant step toward restoring the right to privacy and private property, protecting permissionless transactions using digital assets. in an account-based financial system where americans must rely on intermediaries, self-quds diprovides the only protection against third parties controlling the individuals' transactions. further, self-custody provides
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mr. davidson for extortion? yes, i was not charged, but investigated at boy every time the defense just says that word extortion over and over, it's ringing a bell. i believe you've with the jury, and i think it's gonna be a problem if you remember us to your point, do you remember todd blanche opened on it and is opening statement, any called i believe either called storming and are referred to extortion objection. sustained. strike that. from the record. >> so in his opening, when todd blanche said the evidence is going to show stormy daniels was extorting you. >> the judge wouldn't let him use that word, but it turns out that's the direction they're and let me ask you, but i can just read one little bit of that in this case, the defense attorney says, in 2016, you were pretty well-versed in getting right up to the line without committing extortion, right. >> and then davidson says, i don't understand your question. >> getting the word in say yeah. >> but i mean, jeff if even if it is extortion or was an attem
mr. davidson for extortion? yes, i was not charged, but investigated at boy every time the defense just says that word extortion over and over, it's ringing a bell. i believe you've with the jury, and i think it's gonna be a problem if you remember us to your point, do you remember todd blanche opened on it and is opening statement, any called i believe either called storming and are referred to extortion objection. sustained. strike that. from the record. >> so in his opening, when todd...
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i think most of the cross, and i agree with duncan on this as well, of mr. davidson was, you know, somewhere between ineffective and beside the point. is he in a commendable business? absolutely not. not something i would ever want to do with my life professionally. but this is how he makes his living. the jurors get that. the government elicited it. the defense is sort of hammering home, but it doesn't distract from the central themes of the case that there was a plot, a conspiracy, a scheme, if you will, chris, to falsify books and records of the trump organization to conceal or commit election fraud. as long as the government stays on that track, and i imagine they will, i think they're going to be okay. >> i want to talk about a couple of people who we believe will be witnesses. we're pretty sure that michael cohen will be a witness, but who have not been on the stand yet. danny, michael cohen, by our count he's been mentioned over a thousand times so far in this trial. it's a familiar and popular story from the bible to today, the repentance are center.
i think most of the cross, and i agree with duncan on this as well, of mr. davidson was, you know, somewhere between ineffective and beside the point. is he in a commendable business? absolutely not. not something i would ever want to do with my life professionally. but this is how he makes his living. the jurors get that. the government elicited it. the defense is sort of hammering home, but it doesn't distract from the central themes of the case that there was a plot, a conspiracy, a scheme,...
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davidson. at the trial, in terms of evidence, i was thinking about what she said was devastating and there's no question that her crying would underscore to the jury, my view, that she was not there because she wanted to help the government, that she had all loyalty for the trump organization and so it was going to make it impossible for the defense to actually say that she was lying to help the government and to hurt donald trump. that is not why you cry. i just thought it was an exclamation to what had just happened in court, which was i think just very much a very difficult witness for the defense to be able to overcome. >> we are just getting started. we will fit in a quick break right here and be right back with more. with more. with the freestyle libre 3 system know your glucose and where it's heading no fingersticks needed. now the world's smallest and thinnest sensor sends your glucose levels directly to your smartphone. manage your diabetes with more confidence and lower your a1c. the
davidson. at the trial, in terms of evidence, i was thinking about what she said was devastating and there's no question that her crying would underscore to the jury, my view, that she was not there because she wanted to help the government, that she had all loyalty for the trump organization and so it was going to make it impossible for the defense to actually say that she was lying to help the government and to hurt donald trump. that is not why you cry. i just thought it was an exclamation...
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that's why mr. davidson is such an important witness because he's probably the closest link to trump. he represented the women. and he was dealing specifically with mr. trump's lawyers. so, those are the circumstances that the prosecution hopes are going to tie trump sufficiently to the hush money payments. >> so legally, how does -- where is the threshold on, you know, like, sue was saying that davidson said he felt that trump knew about it. legally where is the threshold on how someone says they feel versus evidence? >> well, again, that's going to be up to the jury. the trier of the facts. the jury will have to evaluate all this evidence and find whether beyond a reasonable doubt they believe that it ties trump to the knowledge, to the actual deals. and that's why it is, i think, important to look at this, like any other criminal case that is based on circumstantial evidence. at one point it was believed that the circumstantial evidence to be sufficient to convict had to do away with every other
that's why mr. davidson is such an important witness because he's probably the closest link to trump. he represented the women. and he was dealing specifically with mr. trump's lawyers. so, those are the circumstances that the prosecution hopes are going to tie trump sufficiently to the hush money payments. >> so legally, how does -- where is the threshold on, you know, like, sue was saying that davidson said he felt that trump knew about it. legally where is the threshold on how someone...
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in october of 2016, that mr. trump in substance express to you that he understood third, he could no longer delay this transaction yes. and describe the conversation you had with them he stated to me that he had spoken to some friends, some individuals, very smart people, and that it's 130,000 you're like a billionaire. >> just pay it. there's no reason to keep this thing out there. so do it. >> and he expressed to me just do it. >> go meet with go meet up with allen weisselberg and figure this whole thing out following that conversation with mr. trump, did you in fact, of some discussions with allen weisselberg about trying yet to figure out about how the payment would be made? yes. >> and what and substance did you discuss with weisselberg and the different options well that i had the opening of the company all set up. >> now it just needed to be funded to which weisselberg turned and said, can we get ami to pay it? i said no they've already expressed to me they're not paying it. they said we need to come up wi
in october of 2016, that mr. trump in substance express to you that he understood third, he could no longer delay this transaction yes. and describe the conversation you had with them he stated to me that he had spoken to some friends, some individuals, very smart people, and that it's 130,000 you're like a billionaire. >> just pay it. there's no reason to keep this thing out there. so do it. >> and he expressed to me just do it. >> go meet with go meet up with allen...
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. >> unlike david pecker and mr. davidson yesterday, there's no sleaze factor with hope hicks. it's just the facts. i'm here. i'm telling the truth. she's coming -- i'm not seeing her, but from reading it, she's coming across very credible. >> unlike some of the other former trump players. she said at the beginning, right out front with the prosecution when she was first on the stand, she's paying for her own attorney. >> own attorney. she's objective. she's in anyone's pocket. she's on subpoena. she's cooperating, but she's not in the pocket of the prosecution. i'm answering your questions to the best of my ability. this is the truth. >> there's also a clip that they have played of donald trump at that rally in greensboro, north carolina. i'm sure, peter alexander, you were there, of him saying these are all lies. if 5% or 10% is true, we don't win. the prosecutor says, mr. trump was concerned that these reports could hurt his standing with voters. she says, yes. did mr. trump have a twitter account in 2016? yes, hope hicks said. he posted every day. he considered it an import
. >> unlike david pecker and mr. davidson yesterday, there's no sleaze factor with hope hicks. it's just the facts. i'm here. i'm telling the truth. she's coming -- i'm not seeing her, but from reading it, she's coming across very credible. >> unlike some of the other former trump players. she said at the beginning, right out front with the prosecution when she was first on the stand, she's paying for her own attorney. >> own attorney. she's objective. she's in anyone's...
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davidson, how would you characterize the truthfulness of this statement davidson? >> i think it's technically true question from steinglass, how do you explain that? can you explain that? can you explain how it's true that it says an alleged sexual relationship which basically denies them having a sexual relationship. is that right? answer. yes. it's question, how is that? how is that technically true answer or from davidson because i don't think that anyone had ever alleged that there was a relationship between stormy daniel's, and donald trump? i believe their relationship is an ongoing interaction. >> let me get on krister react to that. what do you think? >> i don't find that to be a terribly compelling defense of the statement that said she's repudiated that statement. right. and the jury is gonna get to hear from her and they're gonna be able to assess for themselves how seriously they should they should take that inconsistent statement it's not great for her, but i think it's something that the prosecutors can manage and potentially rehabilitate. >> you'd ar
davidson, how would you characterize the truthfulness of this statement davidson? >> i think it's technically true question from steinglass, how do you explain that? can you explain that? can you explain how it's true that it says an alleged sexual relationship which basically denies them having a sexual relationship. is that right? answer. yes. it's question, how is that? how is that technically true answer or from davidson because i don't think that anyone had ever alleged that there...
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hoffinger said did you wire $130,000 to keith davidson that next day. i did said cohen and was mr. davidson listed as beneficiary, actually his attorney client trust account is. hoffinger was this a retainer, no. what was this for, in order to pay stormy daniels to execute the nondisclosure agreement and to obtain her story, her life rights. they introduce another exhibit, the e-mail to michael cohen from keith davidson. i confirm that i will work in good faith and no funds shall be -- it's only after you received the fedex will i disburse, fair. e-mail to cohen from keith davidson, i wanted to make sure i received the agreement. did you receive the final nda. cohen, i did. hoffinger, did you let mr. trump know when you received it. the task was finished, accomplished and done. and also taking credit for myself so he knew i had done it. that was important. >> michael cohen was always looking for a pat on the back, pat on the head, if you will, from donald trump. he wanted to make him happy. he was very much like a puppy dog. look what i have done for you. i've done a good job. see
hoffinger said did you wire $130,000 to keith davidson that next day. i did said cohen and was mr. davidson listed as beneficiary, actually his attorney client trust account is. hoffinger was this a retainer, no. what was this for, in order to pay stormy daniels to execute the nondisclosure agreement and to obtain her story, her life rights. they introduce another exhibit, the e-mail to michael cohen from keith davidson. i confirm that i will work in good faith and no funds shall be -- it's...
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you could see if a tennis match back-and-forth between bobby and mr. davidson i also think it's worth noting that trump was paying very close attention to this part of the testimony when davidson finished in the morning with the direct trump, did his zoning out where he had his eyes closed? you know, whether you're, sleeping or not with who's to say there he turned in his chair. he was watching this closely throughout the hour before lunch. >> so in the cross, if paul the defense, did try to discredit davidson, so they let they talked about other celebrity cases where he would go to them and say, oh, if you don't give me money, charlie sheen, whole cogen t let tequila. they used the word extortion are these the kinds of things that could discredit a witness? >> it's done of the jury with what's at stake here. these are the things i can discredit a witness. the fact that he pauses at times the time that he was deliberate in his in his answers, the fact that his demeanor during direct examination is different than cross. all those things are important, b
you could see if a tennis match back-and-forth between bobby and mr. davidson i also think it's worth noting that trump was paying very close attention to this part of the testimony when davidson finished in the morning with the direct trump, did his zoning out where he had his eyes closed? you know, whether you're, sleeping or not with who's to say there he turned in his chair. he was watching this closely throughout the hour before lunch. >> so in the cross, if paul the defense, did try...
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davidson saying he never extorted anyone, testifying at lengths about his negotiations with mr. cohen, mr. trump's former attorney. but today saying he never met nor spoke to the former president. instead, he dealt exclusively with cohen, who he painted as desperate and despondent, that then president-elect trump would not make him attorney general or white house chief of staff. describing a phone call where cohen lamented -- "i can't believe i'm not going to washington." cohen saying he saved trump so many times, you don't even know. davidson testifying about cohen, i thought he was going to kill himself. a helpful point for the defense as it tries to cast cohen as having an ax to grind against mr. trump. the former president is accused of illegally doctoring his internal records to disguise his repayments to cohen, making cohen's testimony critical for prosecutors, who are now seeking additional fines against mr. trump, saying he violated a gag order again by calling his former fixer a liar. while the defense argues the former president should be allowed to defend himself agai
davidson saying he never extorted anyone, testifying at lengths about his negotiations with mr. cohen, mr. trump's former attorney. but today saying he never met nor spoke to the former president. instead, he dealt exclusively with cohen, who he painted as desperate and despondent, that then president-elect trump would not make him attorney general or white house chief of staff. describing a phone call where cohen lamented -- "i can't believe i'm not going to washington." cohen saying...
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davidson who you just read the excerpt from it in the middle of it, all, you have michael cohen, but what they need, the prosecutors need to do is drive home that donald trump knew about all this stuff hello, trump knew about these details. and so it's fine for keith davidson in the excerpt you just read to say, my understanding was this was all going back to donald trump. it's another thing to actually prove it. and the way they're going to have to prove that primarily is through michael cohen. >> it look, we have one more exchange and i think illustrates the same point you're making. this is steinglass, the prosecutor saying, did you no, when you were dealing with michael cohen, that you were dealing with donald trump, heat davidson says, yes, i never thought otherwise. so you have as you point out, keith davidson saying this was his understanding how will the prosecution prove more than that? will it just be michael cohen who says it? and how much does he have to say so i think the prosecution is hoping to do this in two ways. >> of course, they're going to rely on michael cohen a
davidson who you just read the excerpt from it in the middle of it, all, you have michael cohen, but what they need, the prosecutors need to do is drive home that donald trump knew about all this stuff hello, trump knew about these details. and so it's fine for keith davidson in the excerpt you just read to say, my understanding was this was all going back to donald trump. it's another thing to actually prove it. and the way they're going to have to prove that primarily is through michael...
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first of all, based on mr. davidson and other witnesses that we've heard about this being a settlement, not hush money. and even from cohen himself, that part of the money paid was a bonus i'm not sure that they can make out the case that this was improperly book and certainly not criminally booked reflected in the records. criminally beyond that, candidates are entitled to prevent bad facts about themselves from coming out. so again, best-case scenario for the government or for the state, if cohen is believed a lawyer who keeps his eye on the ball and gets the write jury instructions, still wins the case, but of course, this case is going to turn in large part on the cross-examination and mr. cohen that would be a dream for a halfway competent lawyer. that's coming up very soon when the defense team starts cross-examining michael cohen, how much do they have to try to appease trump? >> how will that impact potentially their own strategy? >> i think there'll be a consistent agenda between a trump and their own
first of all, based on mr. davidson and other witnesses that we've heard about this being a settlement, not hush money. and even from cohen himself, that part of the money paid was a bonus i'm not sure that they can make out the case that this was improperly book and certainly not criminally booked reflected in the records. criminally beyond that, candidates are entitled to prevent bad facts about themselves from coming out. so again, best-case scenario for the government or for the state, if...
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davidson of ohio, for your co-leadership on this bill. i'll tell you what is an insult, mr. speaker. an insult is to the american people, the citizens that live here, whose voice, whose vote is being degraded because of the horrendous immigration problem that we have at our southern border, through ill lyle aliens coming across the border, and not being addressed here in washington, d.c. one of the lesser acknowledged issues, but equally alarming as a result of the population coming across the border illegally, is the effects of this administration's failure to secure the southern border is the illegal immigration population's influence in america's electoral process. our democracy depends on accurate representation and electoral integrity. voting is a coveted privilege held by american citizens. and elected representatives are responsible for serving the interests of the voters in their district. but even if not a single illegal alien cast a vote, the mere presence of illegal immigrants in the united states is having a profound impact on the outcomes of elections. skewing t
davidson of ohio, for your co-leadership on this bill. i'll tell you what is an insult, mr. speaker. an insult is to the american people, the citizens that live here, whose voice, whose vote is being degraded because of the horrendous immigration problem that we have at our southern border, through ill lyle aliens coming across the border, and not being addressed here in washington, d.c. one of the lesser acknowledged issues, but equally alarming as a result of the population coming across the...
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davidson on those phone calls about karen mcdougal. michael cohen, that she was also under control, that nobody's going rogue here. prosecutor, in addition to that, did you express any anger at keith davidson for that article? michael cohen, yes. prosecutor, why? this cohen, because she was his client, and i expected he would have this under control. again, it was days before, and i wanted to ensure mr. trump was safe. prosecutor, were you angry with him? cohen, very. prosecutor, did you think someone on his side had leaked something like this to "the wall street journal"? cohen, yes. prosecutor, did you indicate to him that somebody might be very upset with him? cohen, i did. prosecutor, who did you indicate might be very upset with him? trump defense counsel, objection, leading. the judge, sustained. prosecutor, what, if anything, did you tell him about mr. trump during those calls? cohen, that he was really angry, and i truly hoped that we don't come back to find out that this is something that you guys did where -- where this is a
davidson on those phone calls about karen mcdougal. michael cohen, that she was also under control, that nobody's going rogue here. prosecutor, in addition to that, did you express any anger at keith davidson for that article? michael cohen, yes. prosecutor, why? this cohen, because she was his client, and i expected he would have this under control. again, it was days before, and i wanted to ensure mr. trump was safe. prosecutor, were you angry with him? cohen, very. prosecutor, did you think...
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davidson on the phone calls about karen mcdougal? michael cohen that she was also under control that nobody is going here. >> did you express any anger for the article? she was his client and i expected she would have this under control. it was days before and i wanted to ensure mr. trump was safe. prosecutor, were you angry with him?:, very. did you think someone on his side had like something like this to the wall street journal? cohen, yes. did you indicate to him that somebody might be very upset with him? cohen, i did. prosecutor, who did you indicate might be very upset with him, objection leading. judge, some stained. -- since sustained. prosecutor what did you tell him about these calls? >> that he was truly angry and we hope that we don't come back to find out this is something you guys did for this is a major problem. michael cohen giving us a window into the type of work he did for donald trump. you were talking about what michael cohen was doing for donald trump, what type of relationship this was. >> it was, and again, i
davidson on the phone calls about karen mcdougal? michael cohen that she was also under control that nobody is going here. >> did you express any anger for the article? she was his client and i expected she would have this under control. it was days before and i wanted to ensure mr. trump was safe. prosecutor, were you angry with him?:, very. did you think someone on his side had like something like this to the wall street journal? cohen, yes. did you indicate to him that somebody might...
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to be fair, mr. davidson said i know this is a technical definition, it did strike me as a clinton-ish definition, but that, in many ways, was doing on direct examination what cross was doing, which is, yes, this is not -- this is not exactly david kendall, the president's council at the top of the bar. we're dealing with people engaged in this kind of work. >> the reason we're dealing with this is because donald trump slept with people he hired. >> they were going -- stormy wanted to somehow tell her story. she wanted to go on jimmy kimmel, but she wanted to not break the agreement that she had brokered with donald trump because she was facing penalties if she did. so we saw her, and she's just being cute, but she gets on jimmy kimmel. "the wall street journal" and one of the reporters that broke that story is now working at the new york tooims. he said at the time they were aware it was a nondenial denial. these things happen all the time with reporters. you really have to read through it like dona
to be fair, mr. davidson said i know this is a technical definition, it did strike me as a clinton-ish definition, but that, in many ways, was doing on direct examination what cross was doing, which is, yes, this is not -- this is not exactly david kendall, the president's council at the top of the bar. we're dealing with people engaged in this kind of work. >> the reason we're dealing with this is because donald trump slept with people he hired. >> they were going -- stormy wanted...
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. >> a gentleman from ohio mr. davidson is wrecking us for five minutes because i think the chairman i like to ask unanimous consent judgment you have sent a the letter from african-american ftse employees alerted the ranking member also received in 2018 into the record pickwick set without objection. >> yes or no are you aware of september 2018 letter chairman received from a group of anonymous african-american employees describing discrimination and a toxic workplace they had experience at the fcic? >> yes pickwick this letter described african-american employees as being afraid to speak about issues they face up infear of repercussions the fdis culture claim discrimination persisted since 2001. how long into your chairmanship did you become aware of this? >> it letter you reference was not shared with me until 2022. >> what actions have you taken to try to address that culture? culture has been bad there. presumably that was part of what you were considered the right person for the job. errors in judgment aside,
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. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> gentleman yields. chair recognizes mr. davidson. >> thank you, chairman. i thank you for your presence here today and hopefully it will provide us guidance in how to take as many lessons learned as we can from this horrible and largely presentable disaster in afghanistan. and they have presided over the evacuation of 11 embassies. that is a record. and general, you highlighted that the state department makes the decision on when we need that operation. so there is a civil military interaction there that the state department will make the call and it is their decision. but where does that become the military's? >> and ultimately the ambassador in country is the ultimate representative of the government of the united states for the execution. and that is policy and that is actually what we follow. now we support them, so it is our responsibility to get the aircraft together and to do all the fun things that happen. but the decision on when we come out to some degree is a department of state responsibility. >> and so a long t
. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> gentleman yields. chair recognizes mr. davidson. >> thank you, chairman. i thank you for your presence here today and hopefully it will provide us guidance in how to take as many lessons learned as we can from this horrible and largely presentable disaster in afghanistan. and they have presided over the evacuation of 11 embassies. that is a record. and general, you highlighted that the state department makes the decision on when we need that...