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as for those legal battles, former trump fixer michael cohen will be back on the stand tomorrow as the first criminal trial of a former president draws to a close, but despite it all the state of the race remains stagnant. biden continues to trail former president trump in several key battle ground states, down by double digits in nevada and george a states he won in 2020. in atlanta on saturday the president argued mr. trump presents an unhinged threat to the country$ well, mr. trump -- he doesn't have an opponent, but he lost 120,000 votes in pennsylvania. they didn't vote for him. they voted for a woman who is no longer in the race.■ç >> mean while on friday night at a republican dinner in minnesota, former president trump falsely claimed he won the state in 2016 and 2020. he lost both times. >> i thought we won it in 2016 -- i know we won it in 2020. we've got to be -- we've got to be careful. we've got to watch those votes. >> at the nra convention in dallas on saturday trump again falsely claimed to have won the 2020 election. >> fdr, 16■ç years. 16 years almost full term.
as for those legal battles, former trump fixer michael cohen will be back on the stand tomorrow as the first criminal trial of a former president draws to a close, but despite it all the state of the race remains stagnant. biden continues to trail former president trump in several key battle ground states, down by double digits in nevada and george a states he won in 2020. in atlanta on saturday the president argued mr. trump presents an unhinged threat to the country$ well, mr. trump -- he...
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virtually no one would believe michael cohen beyond a reasonable doubt. is there enough corroboration even accepting his men dasity? joining us is former prosecutor alex little. did cohen c, do you think cohen helped prove this alleged crime? you could feel the bias through his testimony. i don't know if i've ever seen a government witness with that much palpable baes? >> it is a difficult situation, you see prosecution has to put a witness on, they can't do it without michael cohen's testimony. his baggage is terrible and makes their case look miserable. they stuck to documents and plotted through those hoping it would be enough paper trail to believe what it true. true or false, he is a biassed witness and has a problem with in inconsistent statements. there is a great deal of documentation backs up what he's saying temperature is classic case of jury determining credibility of a witness and will determine how they view the way he performed. >> trey: even if the jury does believe that the former president and stormy daniels had an intimate relationship,
virtually no one would believe michael cohen beyond a reasonable doubt. is there enough corroboration even accepting his men dasity? joining us is former prosecutor alex little. did cohen c, do you think cohen helped prove this alleged crime? you could feel the bias through his testimony. i don't know if i've ever seen a government witness with that much palpable baes? >> it is a difficult situation, you see prosecution has to put a witness on, they can't do it without michael cohen's...
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michael cohen will be back on the witness stand to finish up his testimony. the defense is in the middle of its cross-examination. they are trying to undermine his credibility and trying to persuade the jurors not to believe what he told them about the hush money payments to the adult film actress stormy daniels. the defense at that point when they're done with cohen, the prosecutors will get another bite at the apple. there'll be able to post some questions to him as well. but after five weeks of testimony, they don't have any other witnesses to call. they are going to at that point rest their case and then it's on the defense. they can put on a case. they can put on so witnesses if they want but they don't have to the burden is of course, on the prosecutors to affirmatively prove their case to the jury. so they may have one or two witnesses on the defense sayyed donald trump's lawyers have not said definitively whether or not he is going to testify in his own own defense. it is possible, but seems rather unlikely looking later into the week, the judge has s
michael cohen will be back on the witness stand to finish up his testimony. the defense is in the middle of its cross-examination. they are trying to undermine his credibility and trying to persuade the jurors not to believe what he told them about the hush money payments to the adult film actress stormy daniels. the defense at that point when they're done with cohen, the prosecutors will get another bite at the apple. there'll be able to post some questions to him as well. but after five weeks...
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morning michael cohen will be back on the witness stand to finish up his testimony. the defense is in the middle of its cross-examination. they are trying to undermine his credibility and trying to persuade the jurors not to believe what he told about the hush money payments to the adult film actress stormy daniels. the defense at that point when they're done with cohen, the prosecutors will get another bite at the apple. there'll be able to pose some questions to him as well. but after five weeks of testimony, they don't have any other witnesses to call. they are going to at that point rest their case and then it's on the defense. they can put on a case. they can put on so witnesses if they want, but they don't have to the burden is of course, on the prosecutors, two affirmatively prove their case to the jury. so they may have one or two witnesses on the defense, sayyed donald trump's lawyers have not said definitively whether or not he is going to testify in his own defense. it is possible, but seems rather unlikely. looking later into for the week the judge has si
morning michael cohen will be back on the witness stand to finish up his testimony. the defense is in the middle of its cross-examination. they are trying to undermine his credibility and trying to persuade the jurors not to believe what he told about the hush money payments to the adult film actress stormy daniels. the defense at that point when they're done with cohen, the prosecutors will get another bite at the apple. there'll be able to pose some questions to him as well. but after five...
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how did michael cohen do in your view? >> a few weeks ago i said i thought it was more likely than not that trump would be conv convicted. a huge problem for a presidential candidate to be convicted right before an election, maybe it's a close election, and have that overturned on appeal, something we saw with ted stevens during his senate race, i am not sure that the prosecution has come close to meeting the burden. they had to prove business records were false, trump did it fraudulently and knew they were fau false and they have not shown much evidence that donald trump knew and that if he knew, he did it to conceal some other crime. i am not at all convinced that we're not headed towards an acq acquittal, hung jury. if that's the case, watch what happens to the polls then. >> martha: either way, does it affect the election at all? >> does it affect the election? i don't know what affects the election at this point. the challenge is that many voters still don't seem entirely convinced that this election will be a rematch
how did michael cohen do in your view? >> a few weeks ago i said i thought it was more likely than not that trump would be conv convicted. a huge problem for a presidential candidate to be convicted right before an election, maybe it's a close election, and have that overturned on appeal, something we saw with ted stevens during his senate race, i am not sure that the prosecution has come close to meeting the burden. they had to prove business records were false, trump did it fraudulently...
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trump fixer turned foe michael cohen is expected to return to the stand tomorrow as trump's hush money trial enters its final stretch. fox news correspondent cb cotton is in new york city tonight. hi, griff. well, as the trial winds down, the question now is whether former president donald trump's team will put up a defense. trump's lawyers certainly don't have to. the burden is on the prosecution to prove to a jury that trump is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. so jurors will have to decide whether they believe the prosecution's key witness and former president trump's ex-lawyer michael cohen, who testified that it was trump who approved plans to suppress negative stories in an effort to protect trump's 2016 presidential campaign. cohen testified, quote, everything required mr. trump's sign off, end quote. the defense, though, has argued trump was trying to protect his family and not his campaign. during cross cross-examination, transferring tartlets, has worked, doing it right cohen's credibility and blanche highlighted license cohen is told under open the past any also trying to ac
trump fixer turned foe michael cohen is expected to return to the stand tomorrow as trump's hush money trial enters its final stretch. fox news correspondent cb cotton is in new york city tonight. hi, griff. well, as the trial winds down, the question now is whether former president donald trump's team will put up a defense. trump's lawyers certainly don't have to. the burden is on the prosecution to prove to a jury that trump is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. so jurors will have to decide...
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monday is expected to wrap up testimony by trump's attorney, michael cohen, one of the final witnesses called by the prosecution as trump's defense team completes cross examination. >> the prosecution's case is so weak that it's very hard to imagine that anyone can look at this and think that president trump is truly guilty of a crime, because he is not. >> once cohen is done testifying , prosecutors appear poised to rest their case. still, trump's lead lawyer, todd blanch, left open the possibility that trump could take the witness stand himself, telling the judge last week he planned to discuss the possibility with the former president over the weekend. throughout the case, trump has been barred from publicly commenting on witnesses and jurors due to an ongoing gag order. but thursday, nearly a dozen house republicans flocked to the manhattan courthouse, lending their support to trump and speaking out on his behalf. >> they want to be in his cabinet. they want to curry favor with him. they want to audition for being his running mate. it's just sad, trump maintains he is innocent of a
monday is expected to wrap up testimony by trump's attorney, michael cohen, one of the final witnesses called by the prosecution as trump's defense team completes cross examination. >> the prosecution's case is so weak that it's very hard to imagine that anyone can look at this and think that president trump is truly guilty of a crime, because he is not. >> once cohen is done testifying , prosecutors appear poised to rest their case. still, trump's lead lawyer, todd blanch, left...
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michael cohen is a lawyer but he had a lawyer. listen to his former lawyer and i'll ask you a question. spend over and over again 10 to 20 times i swear to god i don't have anything on donald trump and when we got into a discussion stormy daniels nba he said specifically and i cross-examine him on this, this was my idea. >> not sure i want my lawyer doing a whole lot of interviews if you are defense council who if anyone would you walk to call? are you confident enough right now that there is a reasonable doubt or would you put up a defense case and if so who and how? >> i would absolutely put on defense case but i think cohen's to the extent he can testify about the statements would be one of them. adults may a lot of times defense lawyers or prosecutors are confident in our case but we believe everybody thinks the same way we do. if you do enough to rouse you learn to experience, the jury has a different view so yes you may thank you slaughtered them on the cross exam but to drive that home with additional witnesses which i thin
michael cohen is a lawyer but he had a lawyer. listen to his former lawyer and i'll ask you a question. spend over and over again 10 to 20 times i swear to god i don't have anything on donald trump and when we got into a discussion stormy daniels nba he said specifically and i cross-examine him on this, this was my idea. >> not sure i want my lawyer doing a whole lot of interviews if you are defense council who if anyone would you walk to call? are you confident enough right now that...
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funniest day in court. >> this is where todd blanche is getting to michael cohen. >> michael cohen's testimony this week monday and tuesday has been nothing short of a complete disaster for for donald trump. >> we are living through this together and the good news is that people are taking in the facts and discussing it. we will see what the jury decides, when they decide it. keep it locked, right here, on msnbc. >>> on this new hour, breaking news overseas, where the...
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funniest day in court. >> this is where todd blanche is getting to michael cohen. >> michael cohen's testimony this week monday and tuesday has been nothing short of a complete disaster for for donald trump. >> we are living through this together and the good news is that people are taking in the facts and discussing it. we will see what the jury decides, when they decide it. keep it locked, right here, on msnbc. >>> on this new hour, breaking newsse
funniest day in court. >> this is where todd blanche is getting to michael cohen. >> michael cohen's testimony this week monday and tuesday has been nothing short of a complete disaster for for donald trump. >> we are living through this together and the good news is that people are taking in the facts and discussing it. we will see what the jury decides, when they decide it. keep it locked, right here, on msnbc. >>> on this new hour, breaking newsse
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. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ >> welcome back to the big weekend showing trump turns out michael cohen is expected to return to the san tomorrow is from such money trial enters its final stretch "fox news" course money, c.b. cotton is in new york city's nice map a high as a child runs down the question i was with the former president donald trump team, put up a defense trump's lawyers certainly do not have to the burden is on the prosecution and improve to a drink of the trump is guilty, beyond a reasonable doubt and so jurors will have to decide whether they believe the prosecution key witness in former president trump's x lawyer, michael cohen, who testified that it was trump, who approved plans to suppress negative stories in an effort to tribes 2016 presidential campaign echoing testified, everything required mr. trump sign off. that was in force and the defense is hard to try to protect his family and on his campaign pretty during cross-examination, transferring tartlets, has worked, doing it right cohen's credibility and blanche highlighted license cohen is told under open the past any also trying to
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trump's former attorney, michael cohen, testified that the former president was directly involved in a scheme to pay stormy daniels hush money over an alleged affair. mr. trump is facing conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. he has pleaded not guilty. >> music mogul sean diddy combs today released a video apologizing for beating his former girlfriend. this disturbing video surfaced late last week showing combs kicking, hitting and dragging his then girlfriend cassie ventura at a los angeles hotel back in 2016. ventura sued combs last year, and the two came to a settlement the day after the suit was filed . combs has consistently denied ventura's allegations of abuse until today. >> i take full responsibility for my actions in that video. disgusted i was disgusted then when i did it, i'm disgusted now . >> his apology comes after the l.a. district attorney's office said combs cannot be prosecuted for the 2016 assault because of the statute of limitations. since november, five other women have filed lawsuits accusing combs of rape, sexual misconduct and other c
trump's former attorney, michael cohen, testified that the former president was directly involved in a scheme to pay stormy daniels hush money over an alleged affair. mr. trump is facing conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. he has pleaded not guilty. >> music mogul sean diddy combs today released a video apologizing for beating his former girlfriend. this disturbing video surfaced late last week showing combs kicking, hitting and dragging his then girlfriend...
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his one-time attorney and self-described fixer, michael cohen. we'll be back on the stand for more cross-examinatio n by the defense team. the prosecution has indicated cohen is likely they're final witness. the question now is who, if anyone, will, the defense called the stand. let's talk about at all, but david, oscar, marcus, and norm eisen, david is a criminal defense attorney and norm is a cnn legal analysts. he also investigated trump as counsel to the house judiciary committee in the first beach meant trial of donald trump and litigate cases involving him previously, he's also the editor of the book trying trump, a guide to his first election interference, criminal trial. gentlemen, great to have you both here with us, david. we're here on sunday night. the jury has had all weekend to process cohen's 92nd call that the defense unraveled how problematic is that for the prosecution? how do they start to clean that up tomorrow morning it's hugely problematic for the prosecution. >> remember, these perry mason moments rarely happen in court, u
his one-time attorney and self-described fixer, michael cohen. we'll be back on the stand for more cross-examinatio n by the defense team. the prosecution has indicated cohen is likely they're final witness. the question now is who, if anyone, will, the defense called the stand. let's talk about at all, but david, oscar, marcus, and norm eisen, david is a criminal defense attorney and norm is a cnn legal analysts. he also investigated trump as counsel to the house judiciary committee in the...
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cohen said is false, that he wasn't aware of payments or wasn't involved, and that michael cohen did all of this on his own. i think that would be belied by the fact that i think it would be dangerous in light of the documents, in light of the testimony. there is serious risk of donald trump testifies that way. >> the walk us through the risk of trump testifying, from the cross examination. >> vacancy a lengthier sentence, if they are convicted. that's the biggest consequence, i suppose. just by testifying, donald trump opens himself up to impeachment of his credibility, which is true for any witness. lots of things that were otherwise not going to be admissible are now fair game. things like the case against eugene carol for defamation becomes fair game and lawyers are going to be able to ask about that. the attorney general's case in which there was a finding of fraud in the trump organization for well over $500 million, the trump organization tax conviction last year, he could be asked about that. those are things currently not known to the jury that would be on their radar, so th
cohen said is false, that he wasn't aware of payments or wasn't involved, and that michael cohen did all of this on his own. i think that would be belied by the fact that i think it would be dangerous in light of the documents, in light of the testimony. there is serious risk of donald trump testifies that way. >> the walk us through the risk of trump testifying, from the cross examination. >> vacancy a lengthier sentence, if they are convicted. that's the biggest consequence, i...
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there is no reason for donald trump to have been reimbursing michael cohen of michael cohen had not mean the hush money payments to stormy daniels as donald trump approved of and directed in order to bury deeply damaging information so donald trump had a better shot at winning the election which is what makes this a campaign finance series of crimes. i think the evidence is fairly strong. >> do you think the defense will call any witnesses or even present their own case? >> i don't. you know, ordinarily defense attorneys will say will call 50 witnesses and when push comes to shove the call one or two or perhaps none. i do think it is instructive that the prosecutors have decided to end on michael cohen. what i can tell you, jonathan, when i was prosecuting we wanted to start strong but more importantly we wanted to finish strong in the prosecutors obviously think michael cohen helped carry the day and that is why they are stopping on his testimony. i don't think we will see much by way of a defense from donald trump and then they will go into closing arguments and the jury could have thi
there is no reason for donald trump to have been reimbursing michael cohen of michael cohen had not mean the hush money payments to stormy daniels as donald trump approved of and directed in order to bury deeply damaging information so donald trump had a better shot at winning the election which is what makes this a campaign finance series of crimes. i think the evidence is fairly strong. >> do you think the defense will call any witnesses or even present their own case? >> i don't....
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former preside president donaldx lawyer michael cohen faces more intense questions when he returns to the stand tomorrow. so far trumps defense team has tried to paint: as someone who is a habitual liar and wants to see his former boss behind bars. trumps lawyers have tried to highlight lies cohen has told under oath in the past. todd and blanche the defense attorney has also attacked testimony company it gave earlier in the trial when cohen claims he spoke on the phone with then candidate trump about the stormy daniels payment. blanchet pointed to text argument: instead talk to trumps a bodyguard about harassing phone calls cohen had been receiving for it to that point cohen maintained he spoke to both the bodyguard and trump in the same call. trumps defense team is also tried to paint a picture cohen wants revenge after not getting a job in the white house. during cross-examination on thursday cohen insisted he never once at one and said he only wanted to be considered for a role. earlier in the trial daniels former lawyer keith davidson told the court cohen appeared suicidal after
former preside president donaldx lawyer michael cohen faces more intense questions when he returns to the stand tomorrow. so far trumps defense team has tried to paint: as someone who is a habitual liar and wants to see his former boss behind bars. trumps lawyers have tried to highlight lies cohen has told under oath in the past. todd and blanche the defense attorney has also attacked testimony company it gave earlier in the trial when cohen claims he spoke on the phone with then candidate...
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they may have another attorney who could try to undercut some of michael cohen's testimony. and by the way, they have not said yes or no, whether donald trump himself will take the witness stand. it's still theoretically possible, but seems really unlikely. so looking later into the week, the judge has signaled that closing arguments could happen as soon as tuesday, which of course would pave the way to the jury deliberations that we've all been waiting for. jessica. it's another three-day workweek. so the exact timing is not correct crystal clear, but things are starting to wrap up here in manhattan. >> all right. marshall cohen, the latest forests as the hush money trial continues. thanks so much for that reporting. a growing an urgent rescue operation in iran is underway right now. after a helicopter carrying the country's president crashed. but extreme cold, thick fog and the dark of night, all complicated those efforts. we're gonna more on this breaking sorry ahead this is a secret, war. >> secrets and spies premier sunday, june 2, attempt bonds make your first move wit
they may have another attorney who could try to undercut some of michael cohen's testimony. and by the way, they have not said yes or no, whether donald trump himself will take the witness stand. it's still theoretically possible, but seems really unlikely. so looking later into the week, the judge has signaled that closing arguments could happen as soon as tuesday, which of course would pave the way to the jury deliberations that we've all been waiting for. jessica. it's another three-day...
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jimmy: the big takeaways michael cohen took the stand we learned that he's been trying to pitch a reality show about his life and fourthly for calling we already all, the biggest loser. >> any person should be held accountable and cannibals the sky, let me, donald calcium c1 will not a lot of legal scholars say this case because because he has discredited his testimony before on tiktok and repeatedly calling for trump to be in jail is also the small fact the cohen was prosecutions are witness by the fact that he himself is a convicted liar is barred from practicing law known position to talk about trumps integrity. but either way you slice it, trump has not the only world leader come to get framed this week and check it out. >> king charles, and build his first official portrait of buckingham palace on tuesday, according to critics it was painted by visit man no and we can't here's a video of the actual artists. ♪ ♪ >> in truth john was commissioned to view this portrait and he includes this little black as possible, and a loss to strategy and meghan markel. [applause] [applause] jimm
jimmy: the big takeaways michael cohen took the stand we learned that he's been trying to pitch a reality show about his life and fourthly for calling we already all, the biggest loser. >> any person should be held accountable and cannibals the sky, let me, donald calcium c1 will not a lot of legal scholars say this case because because he has discredited his testimony before on tiktok and repeatedly calling for trump to be in jail is also the small fact the cohen was prosecutions are...
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former trump lawyer and now witness michael cohen will face further cross-examination tomorrow, before trump's lawyers present his defense. followed by closing arguments. republican lawmakers loyal to trump have been making pilgrimages to manhattan to show support for the former president. i wonder about the roughly 20% of republican primary voters who were still voting for nikki haley in racist months after she has dropped out. do you think a conviction in this case makes them more likely to go for biden? >> i do. i think it is still yet to be determined whether or not haley voters will go for biden in the general or almac third-party candidate. they are surely not going to go for donald trump and surely not going to go for donald trump is convicted. polling shows that if he's to get one conviction out of any of these trials biden sleeve drastically grows. i think right now, donald trump republican supporters who are coming out are just vying for a vice president spot or cabinet pick. at best they are going to get almac significant amount of media attention, but that is all this is. i
former trump lawyer and now witness michael cohen will face further cross-examination tomorrow, before trump's lawyers present his defense. followed by closing arguments. republican lawmakers loyal to trump have been making pilgrimages to manhattan to show support for the former president. i wonder about the roughly 20% of republican primary voters who were still voting for nikki haley in racist months after she has dropped out. do you think a conviction in this case makes them more likely to...
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and then you turn to michael cohen. i actually, do think that there are, there is no way they brought this case thinking, oh, you have to leave michael cohen or else you can't convict and i think they are going to say that and they're going to say that he has cooperated about the things that really matter and even if you just use your common sense, yes, of course that was a given in the beginning, middle, and end of the case and they are still going to say that. it doesn't mean this is very much like the civil case, you can be convicted of perjury, you can be a liar and it doesn't mean you are always lying. >> i mean, every mock trial features unseemly characters that were part of the mob. the witness couldn't be, there would be very few people in our jails. >> i will tell you a story about the number of times i put san diego bono on the stand. he was the underboss of the gambino family who was still cooperating and one of the baggage he had, in addition to participating in 19 murders, he was, he had been captured on ta
and then you turn to michael cohen. i actually, do think that there are, there is no way they brought this case thinking, oh, you have to leave michael cohen or else you can't convict and i think they are going to say that and they're going to say that he has cooperated about the things that really matter and even if you just use your common sense, yes, of course that was a given in the beginning, middle, and end of the case and they are still going to say that. it doesn't mean this is very...
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without michael cohen do you have anything there? >> you do not have any direct evidence even with: all you have is a meeting with: ana weisselberg and then weisselberg with the accounts payable clerk to report as legal expenses. there is no evidence donald trump ever suggested the record entry be legal expenses. he just signed the checks because they were sent to him to sign. there is nothing to suggest, no evidence whatsoever that donald trump made, because, directed or entered any of these legal entries. let me let me make one more point about michael cohen the phone call that was made between: ann schiller that was the hot on direct examination eddie haskell testifying you always call the boss as soon as the work is done and let him know. it turns out and i'm sure he testified similarly to the grand jury as well it was that were told trump it turns out that's not true. this a puny little guy it was too sick this secret service on a 14-year-old and that is what the conversation was about because of the text a message to contextual
without michael cohen do you have anything there? >> you do not have any direct evidence even with: all you have is a meeting with: ana weisselberg and then weisselberg with the accounts payable clerk to report as legal expenses. there is no evidence donald trump ever suggested the record entry be legal expenses. he just signed the checks because they were sent to him to sign. there is nothing to suggest, no evidence whatsoever that donald trump made, because, directed or entered any of...
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so as you mentioned michael cohen, he'll be back on the witness stand tomorrow morning. the defenses in the middle of its cross-examination , trying to undermine his credibility, trying to convince the jury not to believe a word he said after the defense has done questioning, cohen the prosecutors, they'll get another bite at the apple. they can pose some friendly or questions to him and then after that, we think that the prosecution is going to rest. they've said that they don't have any other witnesses to call. it's been five weeks. they put but on a lot of testimony and they are ready to wrap things up after that, fred, the defense, they can put on a case, but remember, they don't have to the burden is on the government to prove its case. the defense does not have to put any witnesses on the stand. and by the way, they have not yet definitively ruled out whether or not trump is going to testify though. it's kind of hard to see that actually happening. and the judge has signaled that once that's all done, closing arguments might be happening as soon as tuesday what thi
so as you mentioned michael cohen, he'll be back on the witness stand tomorrow morning. the defenses in the middle of its cross-examination , trying to undermine his credibility, trying to convince the jury not to believe a word he said after the defense has done questioning, cohen the prosecutors, they'll get another bite at the apple. they can pose some friendly or questions to him and then after that, we think that the prosecution is going to rest. they've said that they don't have any other...
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michael cohen will return to the stand tomorrow. opening statements could begin as soon as tuesday the defense decides not to call any witnesses. the case and the former president's fate will be in the hands of the jury. joining us now, adam, who has been in the courtroom throughout the trial and a former federal prosecutor for politico, i know you have sat through the testimony of michael cohen monday. donald trump's attorneys will have their last chance to question him and potentially cross and redirect. tell me how you expect this to go. what are the big salient lines of the focus? >> reporter: i think the next big event to happen will be redirect because there was the moment on friday that got a lot of attention where trump's attorney, todd blanche, landed a blow on michael cohen when he confronted cohen with the evidence of the text messages of an october 24th, 2016 phone call with trump's bodyguard, keith taylor. on direct examination. michael cohen had a memory of it that he was calling them to talk about the stormy daniels p
michael cohen will return to the stand tomorrow. opening statements could begin as soon as tuesday the defense decides not to call any witnesses. the case and the former president's fate will be in the hands of the jury. joining us now, adam, who has been in the courtroom throughout the trial and a former federal prosecutor for politico, i know you have sat through the testimony of michael cohen monday. donald trump's attorneys will have their last chance to question him and potentially cross...
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michael cohen to say what he said and expected the cross-examination to be as it was the only surprise. so far has been the good behavior of donald trump during the testimony of the witnesses and that surprise that may happen. and it would be a big surprise if he chooses to testify he won't but he has an absolute right not to testify because it's going to be his call. >> so everything here's i don't think anyone is surprised at all that how things are going the key, one of the keys is indeed, as you mentioned, the testimony of michael cohen, but there's much more to that. there's the documentary evidence and it's about following the money and following the papal paper trail and hooking all of them that up with the testimony of the witnesses. that's what this case is really all about and what the jurors are going to have to consider. >> all right. and now we'll have you as a retired california superior court judge. i've got to ask you about the us supreme court justice samuel alito in a response to that upside down, american flag flying outside his home possible nod to january 6. and su
michael cohen to say what he said and expected the cross-examination to be as it was the only surprise. so far has been the good behavior of donald trump during the testimony of the witnesses and that surprise that may happen. and it would be a big surprise if he chooses to testify he won't but he has an absolute right not to testify because it's going to be his call. >> so everything here's i don't think anyone is surprised at all that how things are going the key, one of the keys is...
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maria: that was michael cohen's former legal adviser robert costello testifying before the house weaponization committee wednesday about his interactions with rump's former lawyer -- president trump's former lawyer. cohen is expected to be back on the witness stand in trump's new york trial tomorrow to resume that testimony which has largely been panned by legal analysts. joining me now is national press secretary for the trump campaign karoline leavitt. thanks very much for being here. want to get your reaction the all that we've talked about this morning, but first, are you expecting the trump defense team to call robert costello to testify in the actual trial? >> well, it is possible that our defense team calls mr. costello to testify this week with. that is up to the judge to approve that. however, what i will say is i'm not even allowed to comment on what mr. costello just said in that clip that that you played because of the unconstitutional gag order that the judge has imposed on not only president trump in this case, but also our entire campaign team. we've been sitting in that courtro
maria: that was michael cohen's former legal adviser robert costello testifying before the house weaponization committee wednesday about his interactions with rump's former lawyer -- president trump's former lawyer. cohen is expected to be back on the witness stand in trump's new york trial tomorrow to resume that testimony which has largely been panned by legal analysts. joining me now is national press secretary for the trump campaign karoline leavitt. thanks very much for being here. want to...
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so you get a real view of what michael cohen was like in those days at that moment in time. and then ask yourself this question, why are they trying to keep these documents from me? c7 he sounds very willing to take the stand in conversations about prepping him and calling him possibly. >> based on his public statements and also his testimony before congress he would absolutely undercut any remaining credibility of michael cohen and therefore key parts of the prosecution's case. that having been said, michael cohen i believe is completely collapsed on the stand under withering cross-examination by president trump's trial team. so at this moment i don't think there's any further need to call into question michael cohen's credibility because he has none. shannon: is back on the stamper cross-examination for it will be dialed is i'm sure you will be to attorney will scharf thank you for your time be returned shortly cabal george washington university law professor jonathan turley former principal deputy assistant attorney general tom dupree. gentlemen, welcome back. tom will st
so you get a real view of what michael cohen was like in those days at that moment in time. and then ask yourself this question, why are they trying to keep these documents from me? c7 he sounds very willing to take the stand in conversations about prepping him and calling him possibly. >> based on his public statements and also his testimony before congress he would absolutely undercut any remaining credibility of michael cohen and therefore key parts of the prosecution's case. that...
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even though michael cohen took blows, there is no corroboration for his testimony. >> and we learned about how the trump this loyalist disrupted the courtroom. some were making videos in a holding room and the judge said not to let that happen again and the judge said he had less than zero control. how can you tell us about how the judge in trump's own lawyer reacted. >> one of the most unbelievable things i have seen and i have covered courts for years. when michael cohen gets to the explanation to the jury at the end of his examination, it was a reckoning where he is decidedly guilty. he is describing a heartfelt conversation with his daughter saying trump is not his your daughter. do right by your family. >> in the middle of this heartfelt description, it is the republican delegation coming in and disrupt dean. they were handing phones out to each other and basically taking selfies in another courtroom where donald trump has a holding office where he sits with his lawyers. it was quite unbelievable to see this kind of behavior in a courtroom where everyone else has to be quiet and
even though michael cohen took blows, there is no corroboration for his testimony. >> and we learned about how the trump this loyalist disrupted the courtroom. some were making videos in a holding room and the judge said not to let that happen again and the judge said he had less than zero control. how can you tell us about how the judge in trump's own lawyer reacted. >> one of the most unbelievable things i have seen and i have covered courts for years. when michael cohen gets to...
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you have become the michael cohen of the fdic you need to go. if you have the decency, please step down and if not i would urge the president of the united states to replace you asap and with that i will yield back. >> the gentleman yields back end of the gentleman from illinois from the financial institution subcommittee is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. charan. last friday they issued a report on non-bank mortgage servicing and the statement following the vote to approve the report you said the report identifies the important financial stability concerns that need to be addressed by congress. the press release notes that in 1922 non-bank mortgage companies originated approximately two thirds of mortgages in the united states and going to servicing rates on 54%. i came in and march of 2008 and so i spent a lot of the first years cleaning up the mess of the under regulated mortgage industry and looking at the damage that did to families in america. this report notes the benefits such as supporting lending to historically underser
you have become the michael cohen of the fdic you need to go. if you have the decency, please step down and if not i would urge the president of the united states to replace you asap and with that i will yield back. >> the gentleman yields back end of the gentleman from illinois from the financial institution subcommittee is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. charan. last friday they issued a report on non-bank mortgage servicing and the statement following the vote to...
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the contribution by michael cohen exceeds the $2000 limit. and -- >> has the manhattan da met this burden? >> it's a loaded question. keep in mind what i said about reasonable doubt. first it's a question of you presented any evidence to substantiate the prosecution. the answer is yes. the question about whether you been persuasive is different. as a lawyer i cannot get past some of the parts of michael cohen's testimony and things i know about allen weisselberg. it's impossible to guess what the jury is feeling. but can we anticipate the verdict? and that is harder. the defense has made such a mess out of this case. if they asked me from the beginning i would say you have to admit you had with stormy daniels. there's no doubt that you had with her and there's no doubt that cohen was paid hundred and $30,000. the question is is when the books were cooked we in on it. and you could've made the argument that these things went down without my knowledge. that that's not the way they presented this case and that's why it's a tossup trying to antic
the contribution by michael cohen exceeds the $2000 limit. and -- >> has the manhattan da met this burden? >> it's a loaded question. keep in mind what i said about reasonable doubt. first it's a question of you presented any evidence to substantiate the prosecution. the answer is yes. the question about whether you been persuasive is different. as a lawyer i cannot get past some of the parts of michael cohen's testimony and things i know about allen weisselberg. it's impossible to...
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michael cohen looks the same in his sight -- segment. it's very clear that he lied about a key phone call. not any phone call but the key one that he was speaking to when he talked to trump saying that this matter is now over. the question is how this is impacting the jury. i've studied new yorkers my whole life and they are a curious pizza folding people. [ laughter ] the one thing i have noticed is new yorkers don't like to get played. they don't like being chomped. and the question is at what point does this reach this jury this is the biggest legal con in history and we are the marks because you know, when cohen fell apart on the stand at some point the jury's going to have to look at what's being asked of them. they are trying just to get this to a jury. if they understand michael cohen is not good but they are try to argue to the judge that's a question for the jury and then he's hoping the jury will not look at the evidence that they will not look beyond who is the defendant? they might be wrong be wrong. that cynicism might cost
michael cohen looks the same in his sight -- segment. it's very clear that he lied about a key phone call. not any phone call but the key one that he was speaking to when he talked to trump saying that this matter is now over. the question is how this is impacting the jury. i've studied new yorkers my whole life and they are a curious pizza folding people. [ laughter ] the one thing i have noticed is new yorkers don't like to get played. they don't like being chomped. and the question is at...
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rich: the defenses chipped away at michael cohen's credibility here. does the former president have the case? does heat make the case he's had a pretty good day? >> it is interesting he says that about the other news organizations is kind of across the spectrum across the political spectrum and the news inspection people are basically saying: is not doing a great job it is not a good witness. certainly not a critical witness it's like a land mine when you talk to him. there are so many places you could step in it with him. a lot of times in your intro you have a hunch a witness might not like one of the parties. but here it is indisputable he is been on podcast talking about a priest going on tiktok talking about it. he is called donald trump many names the past and wants to take him down. he is not done himself any favors in terms of his testimony. the word vomit he has spewed is very, very obvious he is a biased witness. i cannot imagine displaying both the jury but it is interesting is not only not playing well with people with common sense but acro
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cohen, and they have not shown the conversations between donald trump and michael cohen took place where donald trump approved the repayment scheme that michael cohen mapped out on a copy of a bank statement for the llc for michael cohen he set up to make the payment so much other evidence that surrounds michael cohen and bolsters him, if i am the prosecution, yes, worried about that got you moment, but so much else about their being no other explanation other than the central narrative that michael cohen has taken them through the documents otherwise support. >> this is such an interesting thing to watch an interesting development. the defense could call witnesses , there is a rumor hanging out, which is a game, that donald trump could testify. andrew, i assume you don't think that will happen and it is a game, talk to us about what the strategy is of a defense on whether or not he will testify? >> it is not going to happen. i would be shocked at the judge would be beyond shocked when here on friday or thursday saying we may call a witness. he said, okay, summation is tuesday. [ laughte
cohen, and they have not shown the conversations between donald trump and michael cohen took place where donald trump approved the repayment scheme that michael cohen mapped out on a copy of a bank statement for the llc for michael cohen he set up to make the payment so much other evidence that surrounds michael cohen and bolsters him, if i am the prosecution, yes, worried about that got you moment, but so much else about their being no other explanation other than the central narrative that...
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they expect to hear more cross-examination of former attorney and fixer michael cohen. trump's lawyers work to highlight cohen's past, lying under oath he has admitted it they will also wait to see if the president himself will testify in his own defense as he has a promise. cb can't live in york city and what we can expect tomorrow. >> hi eric. as you just said former president donald trump defense team has worked overtime to try and damage of michael cohen's credibility. cohen's cross-examination is expected to wrap sometime tomorrow and so far trump's attorney todd blanche has worked to highlight lies cohen has told while under oath in the past and during cross-examination blanche also tried to accuse cohen of lying again during his witness testimony for this trial. cohen stood firm on his retelling of the stormy daniels deal trump's defense team is trying to paint a picture cohen is bent on revenge after not getting a job in the white house. during cross-examination on thursday cohen insisted he never wanted one said he only wanted to be considered for a role. but g
they expect to hear more cross-examination of former attorney and fixer michael cohen. trump's lawyers work to highlight cohen's past, lying under oath he has admitted it they will also wait to see if the president himself will testify in his own defense as he has a promise. cb can't live in york city and what we can expect tomorrow. >> hi eric. as you just said former president donald trump defense team has worked overtime to try and damage of michael cohen's credibility. cohen's...
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cohen does whatever benefits michael cohen. >> i talked to michael cohen and he called me when he wasn't happy about something i've written and let me is have it. >> which is something he does. i'm sitting there thinking i know a bunch of the press and re-sip yens of irate angry phone calls and his attack dog. and so i'm sure he remembers that as watching it. >> if you were advising him now, would you let him testimony? >> because it'll open the doors to all kinds of questioning and who knows all the different paths that could take. a fairly effective job at showing michael cohen and not a credible person and it matters at the end of the day and comes down to cohen's words versus what trump and the jury will have to make a decision, are we willing to imprison the former president of the united states and possible future ones over the testimony of a man who had a history of lying, blame shifting and making millions of dollars off of den grading him, and was probably upset that he felt like trump abandoned him. >> to be continued. >> to be continued. >> still to come, what a scoop on the n
cohen does whatever benefits michael cohen. >> i talked to michael cohen and he called me when he wasn't happy about something i've written and let me is have it. >> which is something he does. i'm sitting there thinking i know a bunch of the press and re-sip yens of irate angry phone calls and his attack dog. and so i'm sure he remembers that as watching it. >> if you were advising him now, would you let him testimony? >> because it'll open the doors to all kinds of...
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michael cohen is the final witness for the prosecution. and prosecutors are expected to rest their case. it is an almost surreal moment in history. the final stretch of something that none of us have ever seen before. judge juan merchan has told both sides to prepare to give closing arguments as soon as tuesday. that leaves room for the possibility that a perfect is days away. joining me now is the cohost of a podcast and msnbc contributor and also joining us is suzanne craig. joyce, we are going to start off taking off the glasses and talking to a lawyer. what are you looking for going in to this week, particularly as we seem to be barreling toward the conclusion of this trial and what will be the summations at the end of the week?>> a couple of key turning points. first we will see whether anything else develops in the remainder of michael cohen's cross-examination that strikes a hit against his credibility. he has done very well despite this moment in cross where he was caught in a lie about phone call. there's plenty of good evidence t
michael cohen is the final witness for the prosecution. and prosecutors are expected to rest their case. it is an almost surreal moment in history. the final stretch of something that none of us have ever seen before. judge juan merchan has told both sides to prepare to give closing arguments as soon as tuesday. that leaves room for the possibility that a perfect is days away. joining me now is the cohost of a podcast and msnbc contributor and also joining us is suzanne craig. joyce, we are...
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he pointed michael cohen and you say the prosecution build their case around this convicted liar. somebody who only wants revenge against trump. and we caught him in a lie right in front of you. and the new focus on what i call the empty chair defense. guess who has been notably absent. allen weisselberg. they never called him. what were they afraid of? his hand riding literally and figuratively all over the exhibits. you literally saw his handwriting in the exhibits in the most compelling exhibits with the most powerful evidence of falsification of business records. where is he? and what is the prosecution hiding? that, remember, many of you out there might be thinking, i don't know. i thought the prosecution explained that. maybe they did. that is not the burden of the defense. they need to create reasonable doubt and one or more more jurors. and maybe get one as an advocate in the jury room. >> the allen weisselberg pieces something i have been talking about is well as far as a defense being able to use it as a short sword and shield in terms of defense. poking the hole or rais
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i remember how he opened his cross with michael cohen asking about things michael cohen said about him as the lawyer and making it about himself right out of the gate. and i don't know where the strategy is. what is your take on this particular defense team that donald trump has assembled and what will happen next week? >> i worked as a prosecutor alongside todd blanche. they have had trial experience. todd blanche was a supervisor of the violent crimes unit. that is the unit that had the most trials. he has not only prosecuted a number of trials but supervisor number of trials as well. with that said, a number of the things he has done strategically have been really surprising to me. attacking the prosecutors and saying that they engaged in discovery violations where he knew he could have gotten the documents himself. leading the judge to scold him and say, you are not only accusing them of misconduct but your accusing the court. and you don't have the case site to do that. they requested to remove the judge twice and are suing the judge. which is sort of this extreme delay tactic. he
i remember how he opened his cross with michael cohen asking about things michael cohen said about him as the lawyer and making it about himself right out of the gate. and i don't know where the strategy is. what is your take on this particular defense team that donald trump has assembled and what will happen next week? >> i worked as a prosecutor alongside todd blanche. they have had trial experience. todd blanche was a supervisor of the violent crimes unit. that is the unit that had the...
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trump, president trump facing testimony from michael cohen and a lot hot of supporters of his have been there as speaker johnson vice presidential hopefuls like senator jd vance are governor doug burgum are you planning at all and going to see the case and express support for him there. >> i have a very hectic schedule, which is a planned foreign advance per the book, you mean for other things, all kinds of things. >> yeah president knows that. >> i'm supportive of his nothing that needs to be proven let me ask you about the black vote. >> if i can, because president biden this weekend is crisscrossing the country touting his record for black americans during his presidency. you've been very vocal about praising how good donald trump was for black americans and in particular, you noted that black unemployment hit a record low in september 2019, 5.3%. now since then, black unemployment hit a new record low under biden 4.8% in april 2023, though right now, it's up again to 5.6%. do you think the biden-harris ticket deserves any credit for that for the record, low under them i really have
trump, president trump facing testimony from michael cohen and a lot hot of supporters of his have been there as speaker johnson vice presidential hopefuls like senator jd vance are governor doug burgum are you planning at all and going to see the case and express support for him there. >> i have a very hectic schedule, which is a planned foreign advance per the book, you mean for other things, all kinds of things. >> yeah president knows that. >> i'm supportive of his nothing...
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we spent a week with michael cohen in the treel against donald trump. trump also addressed that in dallas. let's take a listen to that first. >> they want to take my rights better than anybody more worse than al capone. he was indicted twice -- i got indicted four times. i go years and years i go through all sorts of stuff in new york. i built buildings with the unions, with all of the people that are involved that's a rough business. i never had a question about me. all of a sudden within a period of like stood a little bit i got indicted four times and on civil basis four or five times with -- with all being run from the white house and the doj. but i'm able to talk about things although i do have a gag order. i can't talk about the things i want to talk about. because what i talk about is just on the surface because if i go in they want to put me in jail. can you imagine -- you've won the republican nomination for president of the united states and you have a local judge appointed by democrat politicians appointed he didn't win the election he's appo
we spent a week with michael cohen in the treel against donald trump. trump also addressed that in dallas. let's take a listen to that first. >> they want to take my rights better than anybody more worse than al capone. he was indicted twice -- i got indicted four times. i go years and years i go through all sorts of stuff in new york. i built buildings with the unions, with all of the people that are involved that's a rough business. i never had a question about me. all of a sudden...
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yes, testimony resumes tomorrow in the criminal hush money trial with michael cohen. the judge has signaled, could be ready for closing arguments as soon as tuesday, perhaps even a verdict this week. there's the legal side of it and then there's the fascinating political side of it, as you know, that parade of republicans, including house speaker mike johnson, showing up at the courthouse last week to show support for the former president. what is the sense of how all this may play into the campaign ahead? >> willie, good morning. it has been fascinating. so far this legal battle, the hush money trial, unfolding in new york hasn't really shaken up the state of the race. the race has been very stagnant. we have former president trump leading in several key battleground states, some within the margin of error. he has a narrow lead nationally, but our february nbc news poll found that actually if trump were to be convicted that swaps and then biden has a very narrow lead. zooming out the takeaway this is a close race, and that takes mean to the fact these two candidates
yes, testimony resumes tomorrow in the criminal hush money trial with michael cohen. the judge has signaled, could be ready for closing arguments as soon as tuesday, perhaps even a verdict this week. there's the legal side of it and then there's the fascinating political side of it, as you know, that parade of republicans, including house speaker mike johnson, showing up at the courthouse last week to show support for the former president. what is the sense of how all this may play into the...
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. >>> so, tomorrow, michael cohen returns to the stand in cross- examination , if the defense does not call witnesses, closing arguments could start as soon as tuesday. the criminal trial is proving to be a litmus test for the so- called party of law and order. one by one, republican leaders are spilled into court, showing their loyalty to trump and since americans can't see the testimony for themselves or even hear it, they can spill whatever they claimed to have witnessed, attacking the justice system in the process.>> there was something that the former president said in his nra speech last night related to this trial and that was his talk about the gag order, again it is early in the morning, we are not going to make our viewers listen to that, but he did say i'm able to talk about things although i do have a gag order, i can talk about the things i want to talk about because what i talk about is just on the surface because if i go in, they want to put me in jail if i talk. can you believe they want to put me in jail if i say the truth, which is not how a gag order works, this is h
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. >> so let's start with michael cohen because he'll be back on the stand at the start of this week. there was this big moment talking about that october 24, 2016 phone call, the text messages. he testified that the phone call was width from about the stormy daniels matter. todd blanche, the defense attorney, showed text messages to go in and of course, to the jury showed that they were talking about around that time harassing phone calls that he received, and he was asking for help. todd blanche made it big moment, said you lied. how much damage to the cause? yeah. i'm glad to be it was a big beaumont. i mean, i just can't get around that and it was it was a devastating moment against the government's case against the state's case here. the issue is that this call is has been played episode of the key call where trump approves everything he gives his stamp of acknowledgment and i know what's going on and the states so to play that up, what they didn't do was prepped a witness for this second reasoning for the call, and it's now got them into a position of having to debate what happe
. >> so let's start with michael cohen because he'll be back on the stand at the start of this week. there was this big moment talking about that october 24, 2016 phone call, the text messages. he testified that the phone call was width from about the stormy daniels matter. todd blanche, the defense attorney, showed text messages to go in and of course, to the jury showed that they were talking about around that time harassing phone calls that he received, and he was asking for help. todd...
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May 19, 2024
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they very good reason michael cohen was not telling the truth. i told them the southern district of new york had obviously concluded michael cohen was not telling the truth. i suggested to them if all the southern district lead and drop the case they had no interest in hearing my opinion of what they had to say. i told them and us in the zoom conference on the friday before my grand jury testimony et cetera you people aware michael cohen is coming out with a second book? i know you're probably aware of his first book. i got blank looks from everybody. i will save the effort of toes coming out they book quite coincidentally it's coming out next week which is the week that you intend to indict donald trump. do you think that's a coincidence? don't you see he is using you people to monetize the situation? he is using you to make money. you are going along with that. you havyou've not been your due diligence paid they had no interest in hearing that. >> think it's important for the american people to understand is that a prosecutor is not free to put
they very good reason michael cohen was not telling the truth. i told them the southern district of new york had obviously concluded michael cohen was not telling the truth. i suggested to them if all the southern district lead and drop the case they had no interest in hearing my opinion of what they had to say. i told them and us in the zoom conference on the friday before my grand jury testimony et cetera you people aware michael cohen is coming out with a second book? i know you're probably...