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michael cohen, trump's former fixer admitted under oath to stealing money from the trump organization during an intense cross-examination. and then fireworks during testimony of a defense witness that led to the judge clearing the court room. and reprimanding the witness for rolling his eyes and making comments under his breath. well, there is still one big question tonight, will donald trump take the stand in his own defense? here is cbs's robert costa who was inside the courthouse. >> reporter: michael cohen has already had his credibility challenged. and then came today's admission that he stole tens of thousands of dollars from donald trump and his company. cohen testified in 2017 the trump organization owed a technology company $50,000, and that he paid them about $20,000 in cash in a brown paper bag, but kept the rest. you stole from the trump organization, right? as trump attorney todd blanche? yes, sir, cohen said. michael cohen has admitted to stealing from the trump organization, doesn't matter for the case? >> it may matter a lot to some jurors and it may matter not at all
michael cohen, trump's former fixer admitted under oath to stealing money from the trump organization during an intense cross-examination. and then fireworks during testimony of a defense witness that led to the judge clearing the court room. and reprimanding the witness for rolling his eyes and making comments under his breath. well, there is still one big question tonight, will donald trump take the stand in his own defense? here is cbs's robert costa who was inside the courthouse. >>...
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he also lied to the trump organization. so given that so much of his testimony is corroborated by other evidence really, what the jury chooses to believe michael cohen isn't really going to change are at the best way i've seen in this all explained up than someone on this network earlier today, is that prosecutors and essentially building a house of bricks and each brick is a piece of evidence. now you take some out, maybe the building will fall down, but maybe it will not. and this certainly cast out further on his credibility, but it does not devastate the case in a way that some may thinking it might. >> william, i don't know what more you could do the well, and i mean, perjury, lying lying to this uri stealing from his client in the world of attorney discipline. that's like first-degree murder. but the only thing he hasn't done is an animal sacrifice or a violent crime. but all i'm saying is at this point, though what i think we're in agreement on this at this point, the witness has virtually everything out of the texas
he also lied to the trump organization. so given that so much of his testimony is corroborated by other evidence really, what the jury chooses to believe michael cohen isn't really going to change are at the best way i've seen in this all explained up than someone on this network earlier today, is that prosecutors and essentially building a house of bricks and each brick is a piece of evidence. now you take some out, maybe the building will fall down, but maybe it will not. and this certainly...
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in the trump organization. so, you know, it's -- she's probably, ms. necheles, again, trying to find one or two jurors. that's not really going to play that this was personal even though it was done by my trump employee, in my trump organization, in my business. >> didn't he, peter, baker, refresh my memory. wasn't there a limited trust? he wasn't supposed to be involved in trump organizations, his son was supposed to be running the company, right, when he was president of the united states? >> it was always a murky thing. in fact, he was still in charge. he never fully put it into a blind trust or took any of the pressures that previous presidents took to separate themselves from the business coming into office. jimmy carter did with the farm, for instance. he never fully disengaged from the business. that was a unique moment in presidential history. he profited from a lot of things that happened during the presidency, people staying at hotels and deals made overseas. i think that sort of comes back around. if
in the trump organization. so, you know, it's -- she's probably, ms. necheles, again, trying to find one or two jurors. that's not really going to play that this was personal even though it was done by my trump employee, in my trump organization, in my business. >> didn't he, peter, baker, refresh my memory. wasn't there a limited trust? he wasn't supposed to be involved in trump organizations, his son was supposed to be running the company, right, when he was president of the united...
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of the trump organization. mine was more sort of campaign related, so i know for a fact he was not authorized. it's been any campaign money can i just push back because there are two different things going on here. one is you are talking about from the campaigns point of view. and there's been a lot of evidence and the defense is trying to push that michael cohen had nothing to do with the campaign because they don't want this to be a lecture related. so you've said talked about some instance this is where he did try to get involved with the campaign. so that may blurs, blur align. but to john's point what do we know about donald trump? common sense. he cares about money a lot he didn't pay back the national enquirer when they put up money for him there's no evidence that we've seen that michael cohen went rogue in paying this money. >> and if he had, i think donald trump would not have gone to all this trouble to pay him back. >> it's just common sense donald trump and money you're just saying that there was a
of the trump organization. mine was more sort of campaign related, so i know for a fact he was not authorized. it's been any campaign money can i just push back because there are two different things going on here. one is you are talking about from the campaigns point of view. and there's been a lot of evidence and the defense is trying to push that michael cohen had nothing to do with the campaign because they don't want this to be a lecture related. so you've said talked about some instance...
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trump organization? how could he overinflate his payout to michael cohen? why would he do something like that? this testimony from mcconney is connecting those dots, ana. >> judge cote, welcome to the conversation here. what is your initial reaction as to what the jurors are learning from this latest witness? >> well, i think it's moral what we're seeing in terms of the technical aspects of the trial, trying to be proven by the prosecution and the requirement that the testimony and evidence of the witnesses be consistent with that. we're seeing information that must be received in order to tie the dots or connect the dots, and the witness is doing that. >> carol, when we have this paper trail with these emails, with the notes that mcconney during during his conversations with weisselberg. how crucial is that paper trail in terms of evidence? >> to a former prosecutor, paper is a wonderful thing. it never changes. it's >> well, to a prosecutor, paper is a wonderful thing. it never changes. you can point t
trump organization? how could he overinflate his payout to michael cohen? why would he do something like that? this testimony from mcconney is connecting those dots, ana. >> judge cote, welcome to the conversation here. what is your initial reaction as to what the jurors are learning from this latest witness? >> well, i think it's moral what we're seeing in terms of the technical aspects of the trial, trying to be proven by the prosecution and the requirement that the testimony and...
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another trump organization employee, debra tarasoff, testifying about mr. trump's process of signing checks including to cohen, which were shown to the jury saying "if he didn't want to sign it he didn't sign it. it was signed in sharpie and it was black and that's what he uses." >> vaughn, the prosecution also giving an indication of the timing of this case. >> reporter: yeah, lester. prosecutors said they intend to call witnesses for about the next two weeks. at that point mr. trump's team will be
another trump organization employee, debra tarasoff, testifying about mr. trump's process of signing checks including to cohen, which were shown to the jury saying "if he didn't want to sign it he didn't sign it. it was signed in sharpie and it was black and that's what he uses." >> vaughn, the prosecution also giving an indication of the timing of this case. >> reporter: yeah, lester. prosecutors said they intend to call witnesses for about the next two weeks. at that...
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he allowed the trump organisms station to double it for tax purposes. and so he ultimately stole $60,000. cohen agreed with that. he gave his explanation saying that he was upset, that his bonus it was cut and he had done a lot of work for donald trump, including the stormy daniels payments. so that was the reason why he kept it, but he did acknowledge as the defense has been trying to do to show so that michael cohen has lied at times that he has stolen in this case from the trump organization and try to undercut his credibility is someone that the jury can believe you. >> it's interesting hello, yet the $60,000 that cohen has now admitted to stealing from the trump organization, that $60,000 was from the hush money repayments at the very heart of this case, how much of an impact du you see that admission having on the jury bleed or not? i don't think a ton wolf because of the fact that the jury has already gotten plenty of evidence about credibility issues with this witness, and it's just there's evidence been submitted that he lied to the irs and his
he allowed the trump organisms station to double it for tax purposes. and so he ultimately stole $60,000. cohen agreed with that. he gave his explanation saying that he was upset, that his bonus it was cut and he had done a lot of work for donald trump, including the stormy daniels payments. so that was the reason why he kept it, but he did acknowledge as the defense has been trying to do to show so that michael cohen has lied at times that he has stolen in this case from the trump organization...
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trump organization paid for the attorney, it was very much important trump was paying -- trump organization was paying for that attorney. how did you feel about the power of the president behind you? cohen, i needed it, i thought it was very important. hoffinger, did you lie? cohen, i did. again, this is preparing for what the defense is going to go after. >> they have to own it. this is something that prosecutors do every single day, because here's the reality, michael cohen has some problems. but he's not even close to the worst when in that giant spectrum of cooperating witnesses that prosecutors use. cooperating witnesses can really run the gamut. they can be awful people. i've had them brought in, in shackles and prison garb to testify. these are people that are drug dealers, sometimes they're killers, sometimes they're people who use guns, and prosecutors use them all the time. you know why? because they work. they work devastatingly well. and for that reason, i think juries are willing to see someone that this is somebody who has flaws, he's owning up to it, but he apparently was an
trump organization paid for the attorney, it was very much important trump was paying -- trump organization was paying for that attorney. how did you feel about the power of the president behind you? cohen, i needed it, i thought it was very important. hoffinger, did you lie? cohen, i did. again, this is preparing for what the defense is going to go after. >> they have to own it. this is something that prosecutors do every single day, because here's the reality, michael cohen has some...
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or the trump organization. that is what is currently on judge merchan's plate here now that the jury has left for the day. chris. >> all right, emil bove, i want to go into this discussion we're having right now, emil bove who's a former sdny prosecutor but he is now on the trump reel team, saying we're not able to elicit testimony that would repeat some of the hearsay that's been offered. this form of impeachment that he entered a settlement agreement, we don't think it's relevant talking about the settlement agreement with allen weisselberg. then they have more discussions about weisselberg. we're looking to explain from our perspective why he isn't here. there are three payments due to weisselberg in a calendar year. if you look at the agreement, the employee promises not to denigrate the company verbally or in writing or in any of its entities. conroy says he will not communicate with or cooperate with any entity, anyone with adverse claims are to take action to cause any person or entity to file a complain
or the trump organization. that is what is currently on judge merchan's plate here now that the jury has left for the day. chris. >> all right, emil bove, i want to go into this discussion we're having right now, emil bove who's a former sdny prosecutor but he is now on the trump reel team, saying we're not able to elicit testimony that would repeat some of the hearsay that's been offered. this form of impeachment that he entered a settlement agreement, we don't think it's relevant...
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controller or the trump organization, that's right. i'm a major accounting position and let's talk a little bit about what we just heard. eleia, how significant. is it the mccartney didn't have direct conversations with trump. >> i think it's something that we could have anticipated that the defense would have done. and i believe they tease this in their opening statement and this will be a thread through their tastes that michael cohen himself, leuser and fixer, in effect, went rhoad and carried out these actions by himself and that donald trump did not personally direct the actions. now, prosecutors are trying to establish that the troubling station was running like small business and he donald trump would have known what the reasons for certain payments were. but this is a pretty obvious argument that the defense was going to make. and i think they're going to keep going there. >> jim, trustee, your former trump attorney, let me read to you something that emerged today. in terms of the exhibits that were shown to the jury. and i'll
controller or the trump organization, that's right. i'm a major accounting position and let's talk a little bit about what we just heard. eleia, how significant. is it the mccartney didn't have direct conversations with trump. >> i think it's something that we could have anticipated that the defense would have done. and i believe they tease this in their opening statement and this will be a thread through their tastes that michael cohen himself, leuser and fixer, in effect, went rhoad and...
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nothing goes on within trump organization that trump doesn't know about and approve. they're saying to the jury, the prosecutors are when they get to closing arguments, use your common sense. would $400,000 -- which is about what cohen was repaid after the taxes and the roll-out so it's a complete wash for cohen's $130,000, would it make sense for trump, who is renegotiating -- wanting to renegotiate plumber bills and furniture costs, that he would not know about the michael cohen $400,000 repayment. i think what they're saying to the jury is this is who donald trump is. he is a cheapskate. he's a micromanager and it makes no sense he could say this is cohen on his own without his consent. then you'll get other witnesses how it was recorded on the books, how the books were transmitted, what the tax benefits were by doing it this way. >> alan weisselberg's name has come up as recently as today. there are no plans to call weisselberg, at least not by the prosecution. he's in jail. what do you make of the fact that he's being spoken about, but will not be as part of the
nothing goes on within trump organization that trump doesn't know about and approve. they're saying to the jury, the prosecutors are when they get to closing arguments, use your common sense. would $400,000 -- which is about what cohen was repaid after the taxes and the roll-out so it's a complete wash for cohen's $130,000, would it make sense for trump, who is renegotiating -- wanting to renegotiate plumber bills and furniture costs, that he would not know about the michael cohen $400,000...
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stole money from the trump organization. testimony showed that trump paid cohen back for spending money to rig an online poll that favored trump. so cohen was reimbursed for $50,000. but guess what? it turns out he only paid the polling company $20,000 and pocketed the rest keeping $30,000 for himself. when blanche asked him if he lied about that, cohen said yes. meanwhile, president trump's lawyers want to call as their first witness bradley smith. he is an election law expert and former chairman of the federal election commission. smith said the payments to stormy daniels do not count as campaign contributions as prosecutors claim. but personal expenses. that could undercut a key part of alvin bragg's case against the former president. smith has compared trump's case to the 2012 prosecution of john edwards. he faced similar charges of spending money on a mistress but his trial ended in an acquittal and mistrial and edwards got off. we don't know if the former president will testify at this trial but for the first time toda
stole money from the trump organization. testimony showed that trump paid cohen back for spending money to rig an online poll that favored trump. so cohen was reimbursed for $50,000. but guess what? it turns out he only paid the polling company $20,000 and pocketed the rest keeping $30,000 for himself. when blanche asked him if he lied about that, cohen said yes. meanwhile, president trump's lawyers want to call as their first witness bradley smith. he is an election law expert and former...
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this is a trek from the trump organization. this is a check from the trump organization with donald trump signature honore. can we stipulate to their down pairing fonts? sure. it just feels, but then that next question, what was the purpose of this? let's check. well, that could be a fact. you could also stipulate to. and i think the defense's strategy here was to go all the way far and not stipulate to any admission of anything and put what the prosecution do it now, you're absolutely right. >> flood the zone if you're a juror sitting there, do you start to feel like a wash of a just a ton of information and it's hard to know what's important. absolutely. because they spent 90 minutes or so last week introducing the $35,000 checks and at a certain point, some reporting from inside the courtroom suggested that jurors were glazing over a little bit because they're being made to watch prosecutors, not defense attorneys. going check by check. is this an accurate check? >> but i think is briana said earlier, it kind of strains cred
this is a trek from the trump organization. this is a check from the trump organization with donald trump signature honore. can we stipulate to their down pairing fonts? sure. it just feels, but then that next question, what was the purpose of this? let's check. well, that could be a fact. you could also stipulate to. and i think the defense's strategy here was to go all the way far and not stipulate to any admission of anything and put what the prosecution do it now, you're absolutely right....
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she still works for the trump organization. the way i'm seeing this, ana, is completing the circle with the whole process. we're talking about a lot of the paperwork being submitted for evidence, and how they came to make the payoff. we heard from another witness talking about the moneys, the $420,000, which i'm going to break down in a moment. deborah tarasoff was responsible for cutting the checks, the subsequent checks paid out to michael cohen over one year's time in january of 2017. she was the one that was responsible for getting that money, making sure the checks were then transferred to donald trump for signing. either they went up to rhona graff, or they were fedex'd to the white house, in which madeline would pick them up and have donald trump sign them. only the accounts that were specifically for donald trump, ie, his personal accounts while he was in the white house were the checks that were sent to him to be subsequently signed off on. what is really interesting so far about the testimony is she talks about limit
she still works for the trump organization. the way i'm seeing this, ana, is completing the circle with the whole process. we're talking about a lot of the paperwork being submitted for evidence, and how they came to make the payoff. we heard from another witness talking about the moneys, the $420,000, which i'm going to break down in a moment. deborah tarasoff was responsible for cutting the checks, the subsequent checks paid out to michael cohen over one year's time in january of 2017. she...
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worked for many years directly in the trump organization for trump himself? and it was pretty powerful, pretty dramatic when we heard from jeffrey mcglone, the controller today, the accountant was a lot less dramatic but it was important why? >> well, for a number of reasons. >> and again, to make the point that foreign prosecutors can't make enough, not all testimonies going to be dramatic and it's often the nondramatic testimony is where these quote unquote, document cases are built. now, it's important to establish how payments were made and how they were recorded, and to pick up on a point that david made where you don't have testimony directly linking the former president. well, but what you do have and this is david's point. it's a small business where they're stapling checks to do invoices and so on. and at a certain point it becomes hard to square that the head at the top of the organization is not aware of what these checks are and what they mean now, a bunch of testimony came out, but number one, he signs it reject that his signatures on it, and tha
worked for many years directly in the trump organization for trump himself? and it was pretty powerful, pretty dramatic when we heard from jeffrey mcglone, the controller today, the accountant was a lot less dramatic but it was important why? >> well, for a number of reasons. >> and again, to make the point that foreign prosecutors can't make enough, not all testimonies going to be dramatic and it's often the nondramatic testimony is where these quote unquote, document cases are...
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jeffrey mcconney was the x controller at the trump organization. he was on the 26 floor which is where trump has his office a michael cohen once had his office. the kids are on the 25th floor. to give an idea of how one side he is and the whole operation, it's a small family business. it's run by a small family business. it's important to understand that. he was involved in facilitating the repayments to michael cohen. he ran through two big things. one was explaining the handwriting of allen weisselberg on the bank statement from michael cohen's shell company he used to pay stormy daniels' lawyer. that was interesting. if you only have michael cohen describing the handwriting, you might say you don't know that allen weisselberg's handwriting. >> they are backing it up. >> when mcconney says it, there is a degree of credibility that any on the witness could bring in this case. it kind of shows there is this -- two times for tax. this is fascinating because he is basically saying that these legal expenses were treated as legal expenses. the prosecut
jeffrey mcconney was the x controller at the trump organization. he was on the 26 floor which is where trump has his office a michael cohen once had his office. the kids are on the 25th floor. to give an idea of how one side he is and the whole operation, it's a small family business. it's run by a small family business. it's important to understand that. he was involved in facilitating the repayments to michael cohen. he ran through two big things. one was explaining the handwriting of allen...
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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 has worked with for so long, right, since 2007, who was seen more of a father figure, that he would subsequently steal from him because he felt he wasn't getting the appropriate bonus that he was due, that he was expecting. certainly a big exchange there, momentous exchange between michael cohen and todd blanche where michael cohen says i, in fact, stole from the trump organization. >> yasmin, liam read even more. now they're talking about specifically reimbursements. you did steal from the trump organization based on the expected reimbursement. yes, sir. blanche, you're told by allen weisselberg to sernd an invoice and we'll get you paid. cohen, that's correct, yes, sir. you never had a retainer agreement, would not have one going forward.
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"you stole from the trump organization, right?" asked trump attorney todd blanche. "yes, sir," cohen said. >> michael cohen has admitted to stealing from the trump organization. does it matter for this case? >> it may matter a lot to some juror, and it may matter not at all to others. michael cohen is such a proven liar that why would it surprise us that he's also a thief? >> reporter: cohen defended his actions, saying he was angry his bonus had been cut and felt he was owed the money. "i just felt like it was almost self-help," he said. cohen is the sole witness to directly link trump to the hush money payments made to adult film star stormy daniels, which are at the heart of the case. trump has been charged with falsifying business records to conceal the transactions. >> they paid a legal expense, and they marked it "legal expense." >> reporter: blanche cast cohen as someone who used trump's name to enrich himself, earning about $4 million from books and podcasts and even discussing a tv show about himself called "the fixer." >> i have fixed things, but i am no l
"you stole from the trump organization, right?" asked trump attorney todd blanche. "yes, sir," cohen said. >> michael cohen has admitted to stealing from the trump organization. does it matter for this case? >> it may matter a lot to some juror, and it may matter not at all to others. michael cohen is such a proven liar that why would it surprise us that he's also a thief? >> reporter: cohen defended his actions, saying he was angry his bonus had been cut...
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trump attorney todd blanche saying, "you stole from the trump organization, right?" cohen answering, "yes, sir." later when questioned by the prosecutor cohen saying he stole the money because he had not received a large enough bonus. "i just felt it was almost like self-help," cohen said. the defense also suggesting cohen has profited in other ways off his association with the former president. pointing to the fact that he raked in over $4 million in consulting agreements while also serving as mr. trump's personal attorney. and the defense says cohen is now cashing in as a top trump critic too, making over $3 million on two books. while cohen testified he's considering a potential tv show and a third book. the defense calling it a motivation to lie. blanche asking, "do you have a financial interest in the outcome of this case?" cohen saying, "yes, sir." though cohen insisted he'd make more money if mr. trump were acquitted because cohen says "it gives me more to talk about in the future." cohen's credibility critical to the d.a.'s case as he's the only witness who h
trump attorney todd blanche saying, "you stole from the trump organization, right?" cohen answering, "yes, sir." later when questioned by the prosecutor cohen saying he stole the money because he had not received a large enough bonus. "i just felt it was almost like self-help," cohen said. the defense also suggesting cohen has profited in other ways off his association with the former president. pointing to the fact that he raked in over $4 million in consulting...
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organization, and particularly happy to work for donald trump. and i wonder how that part of the testimony might play for jurors, do you think? >> right. so the prosecution is front loading these witnesses who still have warm feelings for donald trump. there have been brief exchanges, nonverbal ones between trump and his long time aide rhona graff in the courtroom. these witnesses in essence are vouching for the michael cohen testimony that is still to come. obviously michael cohen and donald trump don't have a good relationship, and trump's lawyers will argue that cohen has a grudge match, that he's made much of this up to try to get back at the former president for not taking him to washington with him. by putting on witness after witness who has testified they like donald trump even know, and by eliciting testimony from them that will back up cohen's story. the prosecutors are skillfully building a narrative that the jurors will be able to believe even with all of the problems that michael cohen will take him to the witness stand. >> tristan,
organization, and particularly happy to work for donald trump. and i wonder how that part of the testimony might play for jurors, do you think? >> right. so the prosecution is front loading these witnesses who still have warm feelings for donald trump. there have been brief exchanges, nonverbal ones between trump and his long time aide rhona graff in the courtroom. these witnesses in essence are vouching for the michael cohen testimony that is still to come. obviously michael cohen and...
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trump's team is trying to show in cross that business in the trump organization drastically changed after he won the presidency and everyone was still adjusting in 2017. what did he miss in the last couple of minutes? >> reporter: right. and also acknowledging that michael cohen had formally left the trump organization and was working in an outside capacity as donald trump's personal attorney. or at least that's what he testified his understanding of cohen's role in 2017 to be, but also the defense team for donald trump right now under cross-examination with jeffrey mcconney is hitting at the heart of what he did not say under questioning from the prosecution. in one of those changes were explicitly quote, president trump did not ask you to do any of the things you just described. mcconney responded, quote, he did not. so this is where the, you know, for the prosecution, they're using the handwriting in the ledger, the invoices, and the understanding of mcconney saying that he made and approved these payments to cohen at the behest of weisselberg, the cfo's orders, did not go as far as to
trump's team is trying to show in cross that business in the trump organization drastically changed after he won the presidency and everyone was still adjusting in 2017. what did he miss in the last couple of minutes? >> reporter: right. and also acknowledging that michael cohen had formally left the trump organization and was working in an outside capacity as donald trump's personal attorney. or at least that's what he testified his understanding of cohen's role in 2017 to be, but also...
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knew nothing about it, the trump organization was not involved. he did not get any repayment form it and now he's honest and telling a totally different story and stews and often jurors doing her best to try to resurrect a witness who as you pointed out acknowledged this morning stole $60,000 from the client. lying to him and lying to everyone else. >> as i said, i'm gob smacked. i can't imagine that she can get up there with a straight face and try to resuscitate this particular witness and now he testified he wants to run for congress because he has great name recognition. this will come down to it might be professor truly but somebody wrote earlier today i saw that a manhattan jury probably has severe disdain for this particular defendant but they may have more disdain about being conned and treated like chumps. it really will come down to that because this guy is obviously not worthy of belief and they have pinned their entire case on him for a misdemeanor records keeping case if all of the bubblegum and zip ties hold together, maybe a felony.
knew nothing about it, the trump organization was not involved. he did not get any repayment form it and now he's honest and telling a totally different story and stews and often jurors doing her best to try to resurrect a witness who as you pointed out acknowledged this morning stole $60,000 from the client. lying to him and lying to everyone else. >> as i said, i'm gob smacked. i can't imagine that she can get up there with a straight face and try to resuscitate this particular witness...
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lawyer asked "you stole from the trump organization, right?" cohen responded "yes, sir." you don't have to be a legal scholar, now do you. but i am pretty sure that means cohen admitted to stealing from the trump organization. but don't expect charges from brag. he is only interested in getting trump as he made a promise on the campaign trail. but unfortunately for brag, his star witness is a complete unmitigated disaster. cohen said he had a final interest in the case. can't make that up either. he says he is trying to get a reality tv show picked up and might use this trial as a way to run for congress, according to testimony. he has made millions on the antitrump hatred through book deals, podcasts and whatever gifts he is getting on social media. and in order to salvage this train wreck, the prosecution at this late hour, they will need a lot of help. but lucky for them, they have their judge, a compromised biden donor who is blatantly, abusively against all things donald trump. as trump's defence presents their case, well the judge appeare
lawyer asked "you stole from the trump organization, right?" cohen responded "yes, sir." you don't have to be a legal scholar, now do you. but i am pretty sure that means cohen admitted to stealing from the trump organization. but don't expect charges from brag. he is only interested in getting trump as he made a promise on the campaign trail. but unfortunately for brag, his star witness is a complete unmitigated disaster. cohen said he had a final interest in the case....
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not only the trump organization but also the trump campaign. she was specifically asked if her role as press secretary for the trump campaign in those early days who else was involved in press operations. she said, she and donald trump. then she was asked about donald trump's involvement in the campaign. who did she report to as press secretary? she responded, i reported to mr. trump. how involved was he in the media, in the press aspects of the campaign? quote, he was very involved. this is hitting at the heart, from the prosecution, with hope hicks being the one to testify to this in front of the jury, that donald trump was intimately aware and wanted to know the very specific detailed aspects of the messaging that went out in how his campaign was functioning, at least in the early stages of 2015 when his campaign launched in the summer of 2015. >> danny, this is so very specific that hope hicks is giving information on about how involved trump was in media, in press aspects of the campaign and that -- here is a line. we were all just followi
not only the trump organization but also the trump campaign. she was specifically asked if her role as press secretary for the trump campaign in those early days who else was involved in press operations. she said, she and donald trump. then she was asked about donald trump's involvement in the campaign. who did she report to as press secretary? she responded, i reported to mr. trump. how involved was he in the media, in the press aspects of the campaign? quote, he was very involved. this is...
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"you stole from the trump organization, right" asked trump attorney todd blanche. "yes, sir," michael cohen said. michael cohen has admitted to stealing from the trump organization, does it matter for this case? >> it may matter a lot to some juror, and then not to to others. michael cohen is such a proven liar, why would it surprise us that he is also a thief. >> reporter: cohen defended his actions, saying he was angry that his bonus had been cut and felt that he was owed the money. "i just felt like it was almost self help," he said. cohen is this witness to direct trump paid to the witness of stormy daniels which are at the heart of the case. trump has been charged with falsifying business records to conceal the transactions. >> i paid a legal expense, and they marked it legal expense. >> reporter: blanche cast cohen as someone using trump's name to promote himself. even discussing a tv show about himself called "the fixer." >> i fixed things, but i am no longer your fixer, mr. trump. >> reporter: with the defense repeatedly calling cohen's credibility into que
"you stole from the trump organization, right" asked trump attorney todd blanche. "yes, sir," michael cohen said. michael cohen has admitted to stealing from the trump organization, does it matter for this case? >> it may matter a lot to some juror, and then not to to others. michael cohen is such a proven liar, why would it surprise us that he is also a thief. >> reporter: cohen defended his actions, saying he was angry that his bonus had been cut and felt that...
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and the trump organization. so that's where this is likely leading to but it's taken blanche a minute to get there. they're also clearly challenging cohen's ability to remember everything that's going on an october by talking about october 26 16, by talking about everything else he had going on. >> he was busy and had a lot. >> i do think specifically on this matter, you're looking at right now with tiffany trump, they're also going to suggest that michael cohen spoke to david about this, maybe to introduce the idea, look, you were talking to david pecker about a lot of things too. so a lot of his phone records we may see between you and pecker at this time were about that all this is key because on october 26, that's what we were so i was just referencing when he had does two phone calls and we couldn't see the what the content of the cold war, but there were the signal calls between he and david pecker that they showed on the screen to the jury and it was a flurry of calls on and around october 25th and octobe
and the trump organization. so that's where this is likely leading to but it's taken blanche a minute to get there. they're also clearly challenging cohen's ability to remember everything that's going on an october by talking about october 26 16, by talking about everything else he had going on. >> he was busy and had a lot. >> i do think specifically on this matter, you're looking at right now with tiffany trump, they're also going to suggest that michael cohen spoke to david about...
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organization, and way he explained he did it by leading trump organization to believing he was owed more money, tens of thousands more in reimbursements than what he was entitled to, he admitted to roughly 60 thousand. a pretty big revelation from the disbarred attorney who at the time was representing the trump organization and was to be acting with his client's foremost interest. now we're moving forward with defense's case in chief we have bob costello, judge said today, that moving forward to the end of the week we can expect closing arguments to be next week, we can expect the case to last over the holiday weekend, into next week, but it seems like we're nearing the finish line. larry: great reporting thank you lydia hu, we appreciate it. we'll have more w with former prosecutor andy mcarte -- joe biden trying to buy the election by pumping green money that no one wants in to the swing states. that is a subject of tonight's riff. 3 biden bills for total of 15.4 billion dollars in government spending, mostly for green energy, being injected in states like arizona, pennsylvania,
organization, and way he explained he did it by leading trump organization to believing he was owed more money, tens of thousands more in reimbursements than what he was entitled to, he admitted to roughly 60 thousand. a pretty big revelation from the disbarred attorney who at the time was representing the trump organization and was to be acting with his client's foremost interest. now we're moving forward with defense's case in chief we have bob costello, judge said today, that moving forward...
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two then president trump, the former charge of security, the trump organization, along relationship with trump, what do you make of this? so this is a crucial phone call, a crucial moment in this trial. >> michael cohen testified on direct examination being questioned by prosecutors that on october 24, 2016 at 8:02 pm, he was shown phone records. i had this crucial call. i called keith schiller cell phone. he was donald trump's right-hand man. and then schiller put me on with trump or put me on speaker clinton. remember and i basically said to trump, okay, stormy daniels situation is resolved on cross-examination. now, donald trump's lawyers got up and they confront to michael kohler with a series of texts. and if we look at the timeline, we can see that basically lead up to that 8:02 call all and then after the 8:02 called, and what they reveal does that you, michael cohen were texting with keith schiller leading up to that 8:02 pm call about something totally different about this 14 year-old who was harassing you a text and then you had the call at 8:02 and then right after the call, c
two then president trump, the former charge of security, the trump organization, along relationship with trump, what do you make of this? so this is a crucial phone call, a crucial moment in this trial. >> michael cohen testified on direct examination being questioned by prosecutors that on october 24, 2016 at 8:02 pm, he was shown phone records. i had this crucial call. i called keith schiller cell phone. he was donald trump's right-hand man. and then schiller put me on with trump or put...
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the trump organization owes him is going to be included. that is on the bottom right side of this piece of paper. on the bottom left side of this piece of paper you see different handwriting. this is handwriting from the trump organization cfo. it is him doing the math. this is how much michael cohen is owed since we are going to lie and say this is income for him instead of the reimbursement that it actually is. that means he will have to pay taxes on it. here's how much we will add to what we are paying him to account for the taxes he will have to pay. here is the added additional bonus line because he said he was owed money on his annual bonus and he's never getting another because he leaving the organization. here is the over 12 part that means we will pay over 12 months so what is $420,000 over 12 months, $35,000 a month that is allen weisselberg doing the math. people's exhibit 35. what prosecutors have laid out is that is the smoking gun document that shows the crime. it shows what the payment was really for and how it was disguised
the trump organization owes him is going to be included. that is on the bottom right side of this piece of paper. on the bottom left side of this piece of paper you see different handwriting. this is handwriting from the trump organization cfo. it is him doing the math. this is how much michael cohen is owed since we are going to lie and say this is income for him instead of the reimbursement that it actually is. that means he will have to pay taxes on it. here's how much we will add to what we...
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falsifying invoice for the trump organization. using yom kippur to delay payments to stormy daniels and other things. he admitted to two lies when i was in court last week on an application for an llc. i was wondering where does this end, right? how deep does the bucket run? you say that the defense has made dents to cohen's credibility but not destroyed it. explain, john. >> i think if you are trump's attorneys, you want -- it's like a symphony. you want the little parts to build to a crescendo. that has to be today at the end of the cross examination. you want to leave with cohen's credibility totally destroyed. so i think so far they've been making hits but cohen has kept his composure, it seems. you were in the courtroom. i haven't been in it and we don't see a video feed but it sounds like he still maintained his composure, still sounds like cohen is providing the only link between president trump and this alleged federal election campaign violation. i think trump's attorneys have to really close the door on cohen now. they r
falsifying invoice for the trump organization. using yom kippur to delay payments to stormy daniels and other things. he admitted to two lies when i was in court last week on an application for an llc. i was wondering where does this end, right? how deep does the bucket run? you say that the defense has made dents to cohen's credibility but not destroyed it. explain, john. >> i think if you are trump's attorneys, you want -- it's like a symphony. you want the little parts to build to a...
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at the trump organization? cohen says my service was no longer necessary as i was special counsel to mr. trump, and he was president-elect. actually right up stairs in his building where he had his office, michael cohen did, as special counsel to the president. hoffinger asks after he was president-elect, was there a discussion about a job, assistant general counsel, did you want that? michael cohen says no. hoffinger, did mr. trump ever offer you chief of staff, michael cohen says no. hoffinger, was that disappointing. cohen says i didn't want the role. i didn't believe the role was right for me or that i was competent to be chief of staff, i just wanted my name to have been included. it was more about my ego than anything. i would have liked to have been considered solely for me ego. hoffinger, did you pitch to mr. trump another role for you. personal attorney to the president. there were outstanding matters that we were dealing with and every president has a personal attorney, and i could deal with other mat
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he stole from the organization and he agrees that he stole from the trump organization. he said he left them believing he had paid back the $50,000 to red finch when trump organization looked at his compensation, he pocketed that as well. he admitted to stealing $60,000 from the trump organization. so he liked his client, secretly rded his client, and this morning he admitted that he stole from his client. what was it like being there watching it unfold? >> that wasn't even the most surprising part of the morning. yes, it is rare to have a witness admit i stole money from one of my clients. the most amazing part to me is that michael cohen spent three hours asking a jury please believe me when i'm telling you about all of my lies. that is not a good strategy for a witness who wants to be believed to say yes, i lied about this and i have a financial motive in line and i want to run for congress. don't forget about that. he admitted this morning he wants to run for congress. he wants someone to do a documentary on him. but all of those lies you should disregard because thi
he stole from the organization and he agrees that he stole from the trump organization. he said he left them believing he had paid back the $50,000 to red finch when trump organization looked at his compensation, he pocketed that as well. he admitted to stealing $60,000 from the trump organization. so he liked his client, secretly rded his client, and this morning he admitted that he stole from his client. what was it like being there watching it unfold? >> that wasn't even the most...
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trump's role in the trump organization icon? he says, well, i'm not sure he was he ran the organization. he was the brains behind it. he i don't know how to answer that question. glandular. when you work worked there, did you consider mr. trump your boss or mcconney says, yeah, it's almost like even conceive of anything other than donald trump being paramount in this organization? >> this is someone who i know. he's been on the witness stand before he testified in the trump civil fraud trial. he actually got emotional and broke down on the stand during that because he was talking about why he left the trump organization, why he chose to retire anyway basically saying it was because there were so many subpoenas and investigations and how overwhelming this whole process was so this is someone who got on the witness stand who doesn't have an ill view of donald trump and was really disabled to speak to trump's level of involvement here, the defense in the cross-examinatio n today, i was trying to paint a picture of just this sort of
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he was former cfo of the trump organization. someone who the former controller said was behind the whole arrangement of how to structure the repayments to michael cohen throughout 2017 for buying stormy daniels story rights. without alan weisselberg did testify, there's no one that's been able to say donald trump a new or directed the way in which michael cohen would get paid for acquiring story daniel story rights. and so far we have also not heard michael cohen testify to that effect either and that leaves open the effect that donald trump's intent which is crucial to all of this. it seems to me that even with michael cohen and all of his credibility issues, the prosecution seems that they are still coming up short without weisselberg's testimony so i'm waiting to see if that will be a development. note sign that we hear from weisselberg at all this week. >> sandra: think should be back underway in the courtroom 28 minutes from now. lydia who outside of the courthouse. thank you. >> john: let's bring former federal prosecutor
he was former cfo of the trump organization. someone who the former controller said was behind the whole arrangement of how to structure the repayments to michael cohen throughout 2017 for buying stormy daniels story rights. without alan weisselberg did testify, there's no one that's been able to say donald trump a new or directed the way in which michael cohen would get paid for acquiring story daniel story rights. and so far we have also not heard michael cohen testify to that effect either...
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there's -- it seems like a group of potentially trump employees, trump organization employees who are down here who are, we believe, here to support donald trump. one of the big questions i have, vaughn, is do any family members show up with donald trump today? eric was the only family member, the only one in the courtroom yesterday. don junior was there, ivanka wasn't there. we have never seen melania at this courthouse. does his family show up with him today? >> it's our understanding don junior is out of the country. eric trump was with him yesterday, including at a fund-raising dinner last night. ivanka has not been here. it lasted six weeks. there was every opportunity to be here. melania not said a word. ivanka said, i love you, dad. this is a moment for a man who was on trial for six weeks inside a lower manhattan courthouse to not be seen with his family. eric trump the only one. this would be a moment if they were to appear with him you would think they would be here. >> inside the courthouse as the verdict was read, eric shook hit head. when donald trump got up -- he was mos
there's -- it seems like a group of potentially trump employees, trump organization employees who are down here who are, we believe, here to support donald trump. one of the big questions i have, vaughn, is do any family members show up with donald trump today? eric was the only family member, the only one in the courtroom yesterday. don junior was there, ivanka wasn't there. we have never seen melania at this courthouse. does his family show up with him today? >> it's our understanding...
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and the way he explained he did that was by leeding the trump organization into believing he was owed more money, tens of thousands of dollars more in reimbursements than what he was actually entitled to. if my math is correct, he stole he admitted to roughly $60,000 from the trump organization, a pretty big revelation coming from the disbarred attorney at the time representing the trump organization was supposed to be acting for his clients at foremost interest in the forefront of decision making. we're moving forward, with, excuse me with the defense's case in chief. as i said we have bob costello. the judge said moments ago, earlier today, move forward through the end of this week we can expect closing arguments to be next week. larry, that tells us we can expect this case to last over the holiday weekend into next week. but it seems like we're nearing the finish line, larry. larry: wow, great reporting lydia. thank you ever so much we appreciate it. folks we'll have much more on this with former prosecutor andy mccarthy later in the show but first another topic, joe biden is tryin
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or the trump organization itself. there are a number of other things they wanted to get from him and they did because he was tired toward the end of the day. one of the others is a statement that he made in february, 2018 was correct from top to bottom. that statement not only contains things that are technically true, although misleading, like the trump organization nor the trump campaign repaid me, but also says at the bottom something that could be damaging, which is just because something isn't true doesn't mean it can't be very damaging. i will always protect donald trump and they asked him, is this statement still true today? he said yes. watch for that to come back in the closing. >> adam, that is one of those items that had already come up by the prosecution, so to me i was wondering, what is the impact of it when we see it again. we've already's unit and we know why he said it. he points out that it is true that the trump organization and trump campaign did not reimburse me, donald trump did. so we've seen it
or the trump organization itself. there are a number of other things they wanted to get from him and they did because he was tired toward the end of the day. one of the others is a statement that he made in february, 2018 was correct from top to bottom. that statement not only contains things that are technically true, although misleading, like the trump organization nor the trump campaign repaid me, but also says at the bottom something that could be damaging, which is just because something...
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he helped himself to the trump organization piggy bank and admitted clearly he stole from the trump organization. how that will play with the jury and whether it's even relevant to them is not clear. i think it illustrates the mixed bag that is michael cohen as a witness. on one hand he's intimately familiar with the misdeeds of donald trump and the defense exposed themselves to michael cohen's explanation of it. on the other hand, it also forced michael cohen to admit that in addition to the various misdeeds of which we've heard him confess over the last few days, he also happened to steal $30,000 from the trump organization. >> one of the things i got from sitting next to you, lisa, and this is my first time at the courthouse, is what we've talked about. it's very hard to judge even with great explanations what the back and forth is. it's so different when you're in the room, you can hear the intone nation of the voice, that's one of the times that todd blanche did press it by saying you stole from the trump organization, right? michael cohen, yes, sir. not even belying any emotion or thought
he helped himself to the trump organization piggy bank and admitted clearly he stole from the trump organization. how that will play with the jury and whether it's even relevant to them is not clear. i think it illustrates the mixed bag that is michael cohen as a witness. on one hand he's intimately familiar with the misdeeds of donald trump and the defense exposed themselves to michael cohen's explanation of it. on the other hand, it also forced michael cohen to admit that in addition to the...
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organization overall, thematically i'm building a case where the trump organization is sword and shield for me. why do i say that? ultimately weisselberg is another example of someone who i'm going to say why didn't we hear from him. where is he? why didn't they call him? knowing full well that allen weisselberg is someone who actually would probably be friendly to me anyway. even if i did making that argument in front of the jurors, that's not something -- im using him in a manipulative fashion. even though he's on rikers and i know he would still likely be a friendly witness, the fact that now you're hearing his name invoekd as someone who all the money is coming through, and you don't hear from him on the stand is something the jury's going to think about. i'm going to use that if i'm the defense attorney in this case and play that for the jury, and say we didn't hear from the weisselberg guy, why not? >> does the prosecution need to get out in front of that? do they need to address the elephant in the room, the weisselberg absence? >> they're going to have to. and i think to charles
organization overall, thematically i'm building a case where the trump organization is sword and shield for me. why do i say that? ultimately weisselberg is another example of someone who i'm going to say why didn't we hear from him. where is he? why didn't they call him? knowing full well that allen weisselberg is someone who actually would probably be friendly to me anyway. even if i did making that argument in front of the jurors, that's not something -- im using him in a manipulative...
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it's from the trump organization cfo allen weisselberg. it is him doing the math. this is how much michael cohen is owed since we will lie and say it's income for him instead of the reimbursement that it actually is. that means he will have to pay taxes on it. here is how much we will add to what we are paying to account for the taxes he is going to have to pay. add additional bonus line because he said he was owed money on the annual bonus and he will never get another one because he is leaving. here is the part at the bottom, we will pay it over 12 months. $420,000 over 12 months, that's $35,000 a month. that's allen weisselberg doing the math. people's exhibit 35 what prosecutors have laid out is that is the smoking gun document that shows the crime. it shows what the payment was really for and how it was disguised as something else in the business records of the trump organization. it was disguised to conceal its true nature because the true nature as it was a campaign expenditure. that is the prosecution's case. that document shows the crime. we have seen this
it's from the trump organization cfo allen weisselberg. it is him doing the math. this is how much michael cohen is owed since we will lie and say it's income for him instead of the reimbursement that it actually is. that means he will have to pay taxes on it. here is how much we will add to what we are paying to account for the taxes he is going to have to pay. add additional bonus line because he said he was owed money on the annual bonus and he will never get another one because he is...
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he also said he stole from the trump organization. i know you are a prosecutor, i i do know that even you could do this job. their job isn't proving the case first, their job is to prove the star witness is worth saving. as i said last hour, they've got to fix the fixer. >> patrick: and he was a fixer for 12 years. i am not a fan of 1.0 or 2.0. it's going to be 3.0 if he runs for congress. he's a bad person and he's been a bad person his whole life. he ran for office in new york before as a councilman. >> harris: you think alvin bragg wouldn't go after him for the cell and he just admitted to? maybe they had a really sweet immunity deal. >> patrick: he got convicted before and he had a 3-year sentence. >> harris: he said he sold on the organization. >> patrick: and i think that's a different crime. >> harris: apparently don't think they'll go after him, because you just said he could run for congress. >> patrick: no, i'm saying he said he wanted to run for congress. but in the constitution is called double jeopardy. it wouldn't apply
he also said he stole from the trump organization. i know you are a prosecutor, i i do know that even you could do this job. their job isn't proving the case first, their job is to prove the star witness is worth saving. as i said last hour, they've got to fix the fixer. >> patrick: and he was a fixer for 12 years. i am not a fan of 1.0 or 2.0. it's going to be 3.0 if he runs for congress. he's a bad person and he's been a bad person his whole life. he ran for office in new york before as...
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the trump organization and the white house. and really this meeting that's what makes this so significant because it is one of the few examples where you have someone like allen weisselberg who works at the trump organization and trump and cohen altogether talking about this alleged conspiracy. >> and again, you are getting more detail tails now, more supporting evidence that michael cohen was there and one of the emails from jeff mcconney dated february 14, 2017, cohen asked mcconney to remind him the monthly amount he is opposed to invoice. >> and jake, what you're getting here, not just michael cohen's presence at the white house book contemporaneous correspondence from cohen to others about the payment scheme tig that's run economy responds to remind cohen its $35,000 per month. >> this is part of according to the prosecution, the way that they hid the repayment to michael cohen for the stormy daniels payment with a monthly fee as if that was what he was just being paid as donald trump's attorney, i actually didn't remember
the trump organization and the white house. and really this meeting that's what makes this so significant because it is one of the few examples where you have someone like allen weisselberg who works at the trump organization and trump and cohen altogether talking about this alleged conspiracy. >> and again, you are getting more detail tails now, more supporting evidence that michael cohen was there and one of the emails from jeff mcconney dated february 14, 2017, cohen asked mcconney to...
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there is no evidence, not the trump organization, not the personal expenses of mr. trump, nor mr. cohen. he now shows a picture of michael cohen posing in the white house briefing room, blanche, this meeting was early february, he talked about it. it was a big day. he told you he's going into the oval office for the first time in his life, meeting his long time boss. but they have a conversation about the checks and the money. that's what they want you to believe. just six days later, mr. cohen sends an email back to mcconney asking, how much is the monthly retainer again? what am i supposed to do. >> joining us now is new york law school professor anna kaminski. how often do closing arguments really make or break the case? in other words, sealing the deal, changing minds? >> well, as an attorney, i would like to think they do quite often. you know, i think generally speaking, especially given a case like this, that has gone on for several weeks. we have over 20 witnesses, lots and lots of documents, they are critical. because this is the time for both sides to mark what we call m
there is no evidence, not the trump organization, not the personal expenses of mr. trump, nor mr. cohen. he now shows a picture of michael cohen posing in the white house briefing room, blanche, this meeting was early february, he talked about it. it was a big day. he told you he's going into the oval office for the first time in his life, meeting his long time boss. but they have a conversation about the checks and the money. that's what they want you to believe. just six days later, mr. cohen...
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the trump organization, not the campaign, paid out money in legal expenses. where is the crime? there is no crime. the only crime that is happening here is this democrat judge in the democrat party prosecuting their political rival right in the middle of a presidential election. the crime here is that the issues facing our nation are not being addressed by the democrats , but they want to go after donald trump. and there is nothing wrong, there is nothing wrong here. nothing that has been done poorly by president trump. the only thing that is being done wrong is biden's judge. his daughter is raising money for democrats. and all the fundraising emails come all the fundraising things are about this trial that his daughter is using. he won't recuse himself. this is a travesty of justice. this is immense use of the justices in -- justice system. new york has plenty of issues. you have nypd's finest down here because of this travesty going on. meanwhile the citizens of new york are less safe candid district attorney in new york is not prosecuting real crime. he is going after his ch
the trump organization, not the campaign, paid out money in legal expenses. where is the crime? there is no crime. the only crime that is happening here is this democrat judge in the democrat party prosecuting their political rival right in the middle of a presidential election. the crime here is that the issues facing our nation are not being addressed by the democrats , but they want to go after donald trump. and there is nothing wrong, there is nothing wrong here. nothing that has been done...
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in the business records of the trump organization. it was disguised as something else in order to conceal its true nature because its true nature was that it was a campaign expenditure. that's the prosecution's case. that document shows the crime. and we have seen this document before in this trial. but today michael cohen testified for the first time that trump was there for it. that he, michael cohen, and eisenburg talked it over, during which time they made the notes on that piece of paper. that's why there's two sets of writings after the two of them marked up that piece of paper the way i just described they then took that piece of paper and marched it down to donald trump's office on the 26th floor of trump tower and with that paper in hand. the three of them had a discussion about what exactly they were doing and why they were doing it and he said, do it. prosecutor, following the meeting with mr. eisenburg and both of you adding that handwriting. where did you go answer, we went to mr. trump's office in order to speak to him a
in the business records of the trump organization. it was disguised as something else in order to conceal its true nature because its true nature was that it was a campaign expenditure. that's the prosecution's case. that document shows the crime. and we have seen this document before in this trial. but today michael cohen testified for the first time that trump was there for it. that he, michael cohen, and eisenburg talked it over, during which time they made the notes on that piece of paper....
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you stole from the trump organization, correct? yes, sir. michael cohen paid $20,000 to a tech company and requested reimbursement for $50,000 and pocketed the difference. marco rubio slamming cohen's credibility. >> america use to put sanctions on countries that did this kind of thing. then you have michael cohen, all the people used to work with at the trump organization are at the white house and he's been left out and desperate to see what he can do to impress donald trump and get himself back in. not to mention he is a convicted serial liar and thief who stole from the trump organization. >> brooke: moved to dismiss the case arguing there is no evidence connecting trump to false business record. judge merchan will decide on that at a later date. defense will rest today and closing arguments are expected to begin next week. >> todd: you would think he would lie about the fact he stole 30,000. nope, i did it. >> carley: only time he told the truth. >> todd: a town being taken over by highway for the homeless, after a church allowed them t
you stole from the trump organization, correct? yes, sir. michael cohen paid $20,000 to a tech company and requested reimbursement for $50,000 and pocketed the difference. marco rubio slamming cohen's credibility. >> america use to put sanctions on countries that did this kind of thing. then you have michael cohen, all the people used to work with at the trump organization are at the white house and he's been left out and desperate to see what he can do to impress donald trump and get...