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february 13, 2018, talking -- this is a quote from michael cohen. i am mr. trump's long-time special counsel, i proudly served in that role more than a decade. a private transaction in 2016, i used my own personal funds to facilitate a payment of $130,000 to miss stephanie clifford. northeaster trump organization or the trump campaign was a party to the transaction with miss clifford and neither reimbursed me for payment directly or indirectly. the payments to miss clifford were lawful, not a campaign contribution or campaign expenditure by anyone. he seems to contradict himself there. >> michael cohen is a walking contradiction. of course he contradicts himself. anything he says today, i can find you five different spots where he says something different. that's one of the best ones. this guy literally took out a loan, a loan to pay off this woman to resolve a case. by the way, cases get resolved over time. there's nothing improper about that, right? he took out a loan to do it because he wanted to be the president's protector. you know he was trying. you kn

i was glad that he was going to jail. >> michael minor didn't just kill our brother. ae end, prosecutor fraivillig while she didn't have enough evidence to charge daniels michaels accomplice. >> i cannot just charge someone based on my speculation's, the family's beliefs, and even the ugliness of text messages. it's not enough unless i can show there is a conspiracy. michael never gave me that information. >> what is your gut telling you? that danielle was indirectly involved? directly involved? or -- >> she wasn't -- >> had no part of this whatsoever -- >> she wasn't involved in the homicide. >> news in the decision not to prosecute danielle for sam's murder, made -- sister cindy furious. >> -- >> absolutely. are you know what they're? job is not to prosecute cases that are easy. their job is to prosecute criminals. >> but just one everyone thought danielle was free and clear, prosecutor fraivillig said not so fast. michael miners videotape break-in of diane mctague's apartment -- the prosecutor believe daniel helped not only planned a break in, but she also instructed

there isn't a -- they want to bolster michael cohen's credibility. onvicte of crimes by having time i prison, admitted lying t congress he in fact has been said to be denigrated by alvin bragg, the prosecutor himself a book written by one of alvin bragg's disenchanted forme lieutenants who said he did no believe mike cohen was a particularly great witness i think they need to build u his credibility for their story, the grand jury, to make sure that they can secure a indictment, if that's wher they are going to go >> charlie, over to you on this the case - michael cohen saying i'm going back your reaction to that, an of course reporting on costello. >> right under new york law, the person who might be soon indicted has the right to ask that a witnes to be presented from the grand jury that might make the grandeur change its mind befor it makes a final decision. so the trump camp has evidentl chosen robert costello as that person robert costello is a crucial - 2018 when the case against michael cohen was building leading up to the eventual indictment a

i want to bring in a prosecutor. michael cohen will be back in 60 seconds. >> a special coverage continues and you can see who we're back with. michael cohen still with us and former watergate special prosecutor nick akreman. thanks to both of you for being here. michael was talking about the newsworthy claims from the trump side. >> we may need an hour. >> exactly. >> we also brought in mr. akreman who has been in these kind of cases and the cases that touch on people who are in government and have political following are more complex and the back and forth. i wanted to bring you in and mr. cohen agreed to that to bring your legal lens on what has transpired today. your view of this back and forth with a witness that under new york rules as we understand you're being brought in as a legal right of donald trump, a courtesy to that side or until the grand jury hears that and what did you hear from mr. cohen? where i start with this is the mueller report because the mueller report laid out a witness tampering plot by donald trump, basically to keep michael in l

this is going to be a very difficult struggle. michaelen we talk about the maritime supply chain, supply chain and logistics are brought terms that mean a lot of different things depending on who you are talking to and what the issues are. the supply chain and logistics issues we are talking about are not about a specific type of commodity. microchip -- microchips or refined rocket. it is the transportation system that brings all of this stuff to us. our concern is, is that out of our control? mr. defazio: what little we are exporting back. during the crisis people were hit really hard. to get back to china, when they were going for mfm, they allowed in a big shipload of wheat. eastern oregon, a big wheat country. they came in, this is a huge new market for us. we have never been able to get in there before. but at the same time i received a translated radio broadcast internally in china by a trade minister saying, don't worry, we are not going to become dependent on the united states for our food supply. after that one ship when in and t

and mr trump had this relationship for a long time before michael cohen showed up. is there a crime there necessarily mean you have the right as a journalist to obtain exclusive rights and then use your discretion about how you want to publish it. or, if at all, it's something more nefarious. it's a different story here. but when i was watching michael cohen, i was looking at it as a prosecutor thinking to myself. i've got to overcome the very obvious point. this man's got an ax to grind. you obviously cannot stand. donald trump look at the camera and told him to, you know, almost equivalent buckle up pallets coming for you wanting him to enjoy whatever comes on tuesday, but you know what? i actually never met mother teresa . i never had her as a witness in any of my cases and the people who did see anything's guess who. my witnesses were seedy character. so the idea of someone yet not being you know, top shelf on the up and up was not fatally undermining the cases. and frankly, what can actually rehabilitate someone who does not have a whole lot of credibility is co

michael cohen. and he said that he had told a number of people, apparently, about this difference. his view of michael cohen's testimony a while ago. and the very last night he mentioned all these names. the very last name one of the very last names he mentioned was dan goldman. he met with dan goldman monday and goldman was on the staff of a house committee, met with him about michael cohen and stormy daniels and that whole thing and so tonight is the night. >> tonight is the night. >> we get to ask dan goldman, what was that all about? >> i want to know. >> what did that guy mean? >> i want to know what other lawyers think. i would very much like to know what dan goldman has to tell you. >> that's what we're gonna find out in this hour. thank you alex. well don trump has made it through another day of his life without being indicted. it could be the last indictment free day of donald trump's life. and trump supporters have made it through another day of their lives without protesting for donald trump as he requested and demanding that donald trump not be indicted. donald trump has

in the statement, michael cohen's former attorney came out with a grand jury saying that michael cohen was lying rated we do not know what actually took place until we can get a hold of the transcripts. i hate the fact there always seems to be selective leaks but in the public domain, there are documents where michael coping cited a letter saying -- where michael cohan cited a letter saying that donald trump did not pay hush money, signed by stormy daniels. what i hate is that donald trump has probably been the most investigated in the united states history and here we go again. i cannot member your second question. host: it was about the reporting of the biden family ties to a chinese energy company and the payments. you heard about this from the energy and commerce committee investigation. guest: the oversight committee. yes, i've set on the house oversight committee. a lot of the information is coming from suspicious activity reports and there are more than 150 of those. by the way, for any one individual or any one company in the u.s., it would be unusual for you to even get one fr

and mr trump had this relationship for a long time before michael cohen showed up. s there a crime there necessarily mean you have the right as a journalist to obtain exclusive rights and then use your discretion about how you want to publish it. or if at all, it's something more nefarious. it's a different story here. but when i was watching michael cohen, i was looking at it as a prosecutor thinking to myself. i've got to overcome the very obvious point. this man's got an ax to grind. you obviously cannot stand. donald trump look at the camera and told him to, you know, almost the equivalent buckle up pallets coming for you wanting him to enjoy whatever comes on tuesday, but you know what? i actually never met mother teresa . i never had her as a witness in any of my cases and the people who did see things. guess who. my witnesses were seedy characters. so the idea of someone might not being you know , top shelf on the up and up was not fatally undermining the cases and frankly, what can actually rehabilitate hate someone who does not have a whole lot of credibilit

this is going to be a very difficult struggle. michael: when we talk about the maritime supply chain, supply chain and logistics are brought terms that mean a lot of different things depending on who you are talking to and what the issues are. the supply chain and logistics issues we are talking about are not about a specific type of commodity. microchip -- microchips or refined rocket. it is the transportation system that brings all of this stuff to us. our concern is, is that out of our control? mr. defazio: what little we are exporting back. during the crisis people were hit really hard. to get back to china, when they were going for mfm, they allowed in a big shipload of wheat. eastern oregon, a big wheat country. they came in, this is a huge new market for us. we have never been able to get in there before. but at the same time i received a translated radio broadcast internally in china by a trade minister saying, don't worry, we are not going to become dependent on the united states for our food supply. after that one ship when in a

don't get between michael cohen and a camera. but having said that, when it came to describing the the circumstances that we were investigating, look michael was cooperative he's he's a peculiar cooperative witness because he didn't have a sort over his head. he had been prosecuted, convicted, served his time. he was cooperating. i'm not going to speak for his motives. that requires a degree that i don't have. but he was cooperating without the customary expectation of leniency that most cooperators have. as a long time observer of michael cohen, as a reporter, i would venture, based on my reporting if you have seen michael cohen, donald trump interact up close, you're not surprised about the cooperation. i'll leave it at that. final question. we get to the q&a, if you'd like to ask a question, please up and make sure you ask it in the microphone which is over here. but before we get to the q&a, you can start line it up if you would like. you will say something very interesting. the book, quote nevertheless, the feds have not gone

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a-lago. so we know michael cohen played a central role in the hush money episode. he is deeply involved in the investigation. he met with the manhattan district attorney more than 20 times, and he spoke to my cnn colleague alison camerata and me just last night. listen in. i am a convicted felon. i am a disbarred lawyer, but i also brought the documents. there's plenty of testimony corroborating testimony to go around. and at the end of the day we have an indictment today . so clearly, that means that the information provided was more than enough for the grand jury to come back with the determination for an indictment , by the way for donald, since we're talking about convicted felons see on tuesday, pal. it was a wide ranging interview about 20 minutes or so, last night here on cnn, his first on camera interview after the indictment was handed down there. you see lanny davis, michael cohen's lawyer. he joins me now, lenny. good morning to you. thank you so much for joining us. good morning, guys to respond now to trump's attorney, joe tacopina, speaking out this m

cohen when michael cohen was first shopping for ae attorney to represent him in the stormy daniels case. and michael cohen told him that he paid off stormy daniels on his own without involving donald trump. here is attorney robert costello after he testified to the manhattan grand jury monday, claiming he contradicted michael cohen's testimony to that grandeur. >> and i listen to michael cohen standard from the courthouse and say things that are directly contrary to what he said to us. my obligation is to bring the truth to both the district attorney and to trump's lawyers. that's exactly what i did. i sent of all of this material that i talked about before. i have 330 emails in chronological order. i have a memo of a contemporaneous memo of the first meeting at the regency hotel. i have a memo of the two hour meeting i had to assistant united states attorneys and two fbi agents in april of 2019. but i have a memo of a meeting that i had in may of 2019, with the house intelligence committee. through their staffers, one of whom was na

it hasn't happened in seven years, though. >> and a little more on what michael cohen might say. a few years ago there was a released audio of a conversation michael cohen had with donald trump where michael cohen said they're talking about hush money payments, the conversation, the recording, is a little unclear, though do we know what other evidence that might be included today in the grand jury what do you know about the details of what michael cohen might lay out, or what he could potentially lay out? >> i think prosecutors bringing him in today, they're in the home stretch of this they're looking at him as a summation witness to pull together everything so far the grand jury has heard there's been a lot of talk about michael cohen's credibility. we can debate it he's known to be a liar, spent time in jail there's questions about his credibility. i think what the grand jury has been hearing over the last couple weeks is information and things that would bolster what he's going to be telling them. that's going to look like things like phone calls around the time of the hush mon

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trump's former attorney an fixer michael cohen for many years has, of course been, a key witness in thisepeatedly with prosecutors and testifie before the grand jury earlie this month with me now is lonnie davis, attorney for michael cohen we have been watching this fro the sidelines for the past seven years. you have been intricatel involved in all of this as michael cohen's attorney what is your reaction? >> the most important reaction is let the process work an talking heads and, pungently graduates of the sovereign district of new york who are former prosecutors doing gig on cable television, instead o re-judging a jury trial, and talking about michael cohen' credibility and whether he should be doing television o not, stay with a facts and the process. donald trump has now bee accused and is presume innocent until a jury decides. listen to what - says as an experienced prosecutor and he is quoting from the southern district o new york prosecutors under donald trump if your audience will firs judge, is a serious crime? the southern distric prosecutors caught michael cohen doing this

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if you go back a few s yearsof, go and look at the clips of michael cohen on tv. onald trump was the greatesthan thined g that ever happenedse he is to this country. you know, now, of course, he's singing a different tune because he's trying to sell a book and he's on a revenge tour. i think that's the name thison book.o is you know, the guy is a pathological liar, someone who's been convicted of lying f in many forms. according to this letter, according to this letter, hemit now has another form. he lied through the fec, the federal election committee e . so he is in the least credible i human being in the world. so to build the case over himlit and i'm a former prosecutor, you would never take someone like that and build the case.brg as a matter of fact,nvisio alan briggs said a few months go . i can't envision a world wherea i would bring a casen th on the word of michael cohen against donald trump. something happened in those con two months where somebody yoalu did something to this guy to make him consider doing something is politically suicidal. is this this

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in 2018 a lawyer representing michael cohen issued this letter: mr. cohen used his own personal funds to facilitate the payment to stephanie clifford. near the trump organization nor the trump campaign was a party to this transaction. now bragg is trying to prove the opposite despite this clear evidence. why is bragg dedicating all of these resources. million dollars in taxes to this legal case? i can't answer that. in america justice is supposed to be blind. in america prosecutors are supposed to investigate crimes and not people. show me the man, i will show you the crime. that was the unofficial motto of the former soviet union and stalin. that's news to alvin bragg and it's no longer certain that trump will even are charged. the winds are changing rapidly. sources told fox news there remains a real chance that bragg does not indict the former president. joining us to president trump's attorney in this case. >> [cheers and applause]. >> sean: and also form er chairman brad smith. when was the last time you heard from the d.a.? >> a week ago or so. t

davies, i think that it is a fact that michael cohen has done a lot of television. we've invited him here on this program, we hope to see him very soon. for a lot of folks, his appearances have generated concern. that he could jeopardize the case. first, do you agree with that assertion? secondly, how are you navigating that? >> so, i don't agree even slightly, this case is about facts. i start by saying, don't worry about michael cohen a. he's proven that since july 2nd, 2018. when he broke with mr. trump, in what he said, were ten years of doing his lies and dirty deeds, that's the way he lived for ten years. on july 2nd, 2018, he came out publicly and spoke truth to power. since then, he's been truthful. let me also remind you, donald trump's prosecutors, in the southern district of new york, on december 7th, 2018, published a memo to report, which they said, michael cohen admitted, meaning they have the evidence and he agreed, that donald trump, president of the united states, then, so they couldn't item, but before he was president, instructed michael cohen to

can he make a case without michael cohen? u think that if this goes to jury that he'll put him on the stand? >> i do not think the d.a. can make a case here without michael cohen. i think it's clear he needs michael cohen and he's going to rely on michael cohen. and as i said, john, that's a risky proposition. regardless of whether one may think michael cohen has turned himself around and i believe he has we heard earlier a clip of his lawyer saying this was entirely a personal payment and had nothing to do with contribution. you know who else who said that, michael cohen to the ftc. he'll have to explain why hut he said back then was a lie and why he should be believed. difficult jury to put in front of a witness of 12 average citizens. >> how likely is an indictment here? >> it seems very likely given the stage ware at, given michael cohen seems tuesday be one of the final witnesses and the d.a. has given donald trump now essentially his last chance to go into the grand jury. so i do think it's quite likely bordering uncerta

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he's a critical witness because he can cooperate, backup michael cohen and he's a critical witness because he sets up the district attorney is a looking for a falsifying business record charge. he steps up to the second crime that is yet to falsify a business record within attempt to commit another crime. and in this case that could be a violation of the -- and isn't any question that the car, according that to what has already been written and what the prosecutors in the federal case charge, there is no question that it is a critical figure in setting up protecting then-candidate trump from bad stories, initially and then specifically with respect to stormy daniels. so it is very possible and also as you alluded to in your lead in, that perhaps there is some additional documents they want to ask him questions about but in my mind there isn't any question that he is there to amplify, to hook to new york state election laws and backing up michael cohen. >> neil katyal, donald trump was just on fox in the previous hour with sean hannity. and he did kind of announce the defense on tv and what

thank you coming up, late breaking new as donald trump's former fixer testifies before a grand jury. what michaelnder oath has been extended into another day this week, an what it means for a potentia indictment of the former president. that's next. your projects done right . with angi, you can connect with and see ratings and reviews. and when you book and pay throug you're covered by our happiness check out angi.com today. angi... and done. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> as we await a decisio regarding the possible indictment of donald trump thi week, nbc news has learned tha the ex president will no testify before the new yor jury that is investigating him a wide ranging investigation i looking into an illegal hush money payment made to adul film actress stormy daniels. daniels says the money was t cover up an affair she had wit donald trump before he was president, something he denies but the probe is moving alon just fine, without the e president's cooperation. today, trump's former fixe michael cohen testified before that grand jury for about thre hours. and he is returning on wednesday for even mor testimony. i

is still talking about a piece process and a 2 state solution. i mean, michael, a lot of people, including 2 panelists, you might argue that there is a very empty terms. i would agree completely. i would just add to what number thing you know before last week that quote, that type of statement. there's no such thing as a palestinian people. and i, you know, they really, politician speaking was most closely associated with gold to my hair. this is not a new thought to be coming from israeli leaders and, you know, the oppertunity again here is that this government is saying the quiet part out loud. so i don't think that, you know, we're going to see any, any consequences here. i do think that, you know, as we were saying before, the world is going to have to start seeing the government and for what it is and this government as reflective of israel. and it's not all of israel. you know, we're seeing massive protests against this government, but you have to remember also that again, this is part of a package that is in the eyes of yours live in the justice minister

a criminal. but beyond michael cohen, this case will be a document case. and it's true there are checks made out to michael cohen, but they are made out to michael cohen, which may bolster trump's argument that in fact it was just doing what his lawyer told him to do and paid his lawyer directly. and joe tacopina is right and that michael cohen did go in and plead guilty, and did testify to the state that the payments were made to save trump and his family harm. and he is right, under federal election law, as long as that one reason is there, he may not even matter that there are additional reasons -- helping the campaign. so, if you had family embarrassment, that trump's, sorry for the pun, the campaign reason for the payments. so, all in all, look, this is a case that you can see a path of conviction, but you can also see a path to acquittal. and if reasonable minds can disagree, that might mean reasonable doubt. >> now, does it matter that we do not know what stormy daniels may testify when she is called, say what she was told that this was -- whether it

michael cohen said this in an interview with -- >> she wasn't filing a lawsuit. she was going to go public with the information. michael cohen has publicly produced tracks that donald trump used to repay him the $130,000 that he paid and in the -- sentencing -- crimes committed in the stormy daniels payoff it says that cohen acted with the intent to influence the 2016 presidential election. cohen coordinate's actions with one or more members of the campaign, including three meetings and phone calls, about the fact, nature and timing of the payments. in particular, and as cohen himself has now admitted with respect to both payments, he acted in coordination with, and at the direction of, individual -- donald trump. that sentencing memo also said, cohen's crimes are particularly serious because they were committed on the eve of a presidential election, and they were intended to affect that election. leading off our discussion is -- former chief of the criminal division and the -- district of new york, he's a professor of practice at nyu law school and msnbc legal an

but now cohen is telling a much different story. so do you trust michael cohen then? do you trust him? now? do you believe him now? do you believe him? then he admitted that he lied in a court of law and he pled guilty. so that's because that's that is what the jury is going to have to answer. now, it's pretty baffling right now, especially when you consider that alvin is famous for handing out plea deals like candy, including reduce charges, get this for, robbers, other violent felons and offenders, in fact, bragged previously reduced 52% of every felony case to a misdemeanor, including many that were caught on tape on camera. in other words, a slam dunk conviction. in contrast, if trump is charged, it would be the first and the only case that frank has ramped up from misdemeanor to a felony that we know. this seems pretty risky for mr. bragg, given that he only gets a conviction and about half the felony cases that he actually tries now. 49% of the time, if he charges somebody has a trial, he loses 49% of the time. it is one of the lowest conviction rates in the enti

a trial jury might hear. let's think about this. if we put ourselves in michaela moment, and we paid $130,000 out of our own pocket to benefit our boss, not to benefit michael cohen, and michael cohen is the only one who has been convicted, in prison and had to suffer what were pretty horrific conditions of confinement. nobody wants to be confined. you know what? he stood up, he took responsibility for his crime and i think, if you -- if you put yourself in his shoes, he was probably pretty darn upset that the person who really benefited from the crime that he committed at trump's direction has never been held accountable. is he supposed to feel good about that? >> one more point from our exclusive reporting again from jonathan dienst, our partner at wnbc is this: cohen felt it was important to keep the matter secret from melania trump to protect her and trump's marriage. cohen wanted to keep it from his own wife because cohen was taking out a loan to front the money. would any of that be relevant to the charges we believe they're looking at here? >> i predict al

entrevistar a un nuevo testigo e incluso todavÍa se estÁ hablando de la posibilidad de volver a llamar a michaelente trump. mientras el jurado no estuvo reunido hoy especÍficamente para hablar sobre el caso de trump, hubo temas paralelos que son sumamente importantes, entre ellos el rechazo de una carta por parte del fiscal de este caso, una solicitud que le hicieron tres legisladores republicanos donde le pedÍa que diera a conocer algunos documentos que son parte de esta investigaciÓn, y Él les contesto, incitÓ, que no lo harÁ, que es una indagaciÓn sin precedentes, y que ademÁs de una incursiÓn ilegal en la soberanÍa de nueva york, y que por eso no le darÁ a conocer estos documentos que ellos estÁn pidiendo, obviamente en solidaridad con trump, porque son legisladoras republicanos, obviamente que ellos contestaron a lo que dijo el fiscal y seÑalaron que ellos considera que esta investigaciÓn en contra de trump es un abuso sin precedentes de la autoridad fiscal y que por eso habrÍan pedido la revisiÓn de estos documentos, subes el expresidente trump tambiÉn saliÓ nuevamente en sus redes sociale

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we all already know that michael cohen is a liar. you don't know what he said before the grand jury, you have heard michael cohen testify before congress, he's got a podcast, he comes on air all the time. everybody's got michael cohen fever but the reality is it's the same as it was back in 2016 and 2017 and 2018, he told his story then. he's told it now. we all know it, so robert costello getting into the grand jury room and maybe calling michael cohen a liar doesn't surprise anyone. it probably doesn't surprise those grand jurors, probably didn't sway them at all because they know as much as the rest of the world knows about michael cohen. it probably won't affect whether they return a true bill or not. the michael cohen, robert costello, whatever you call it, testimony, was brief, but probably ultimately inconsequential in terms of the grand jury reaching whatever decision they're going to reach. >> walk us through the timing, there's so much speculation when this could happen. the grand jury meets on wednesday. walk us through th

a witness. but once you're at this point in the proceedings, michael, if you're the d a. you can obtain an indictment. really? almost as soon as you want from this point on all you have to do once you're done with witnesses show them. the draft indictment explained the law. have them vote. i've seen that process take place in under an hour. so i think alvin braga's is still the leader in the clubhouse. i think funny. willis is like likely in second and jack smith while you're right that the pace has picked up quite a bit. he's still got to go through merrick arland, who has shown us that he is not a fast decision maker. he does not act quickly. and yet, i think that it's jack smith, who has the most straightforward facts, ellie, you know, i like to respond to social media. stay right there. i'll read it aloud. let's put it up on the screen and see what what has just come in. prosecutorial discretion goes both ways, says bob. what is the damage to the country of not pursuing charges if the special counsel has recommended them, ellie, you would say what to bob starner? that

michael was in a manic state.uicide, that he had been up on the roof of the regency hotel the weekend before, seriously considering jumping off because he couldn't face the enormity of the legal problems he knew were coming his way. his office had been searched. his home had been searched by the fbi pursuant to a search warrant. and he was imagining the worst for himself. although at that moment in time he still hadn't been charged with any crimes. so michael cohen in that state of high anxiety, when he said to us numerous times i'm looking for a way out, i need an escape hatch, how do i do this, i need to know what my options are, and his options were as he mentioned, he said do i have a chance for a pardon? do i have a chance for commutation? i'm not sure he understood what that term actually meant. do i have a chance for a cooperation agreement? he said i don't understand why they did this to me because i was already cooperating with the house and with the fbi. of course he forgot to mention that he lied to the