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and emil bove try to put distance between michael cohen and the trump campaign. whether or not this was done to benefit the campaign is at least one of the crux of the matter here . again, this is from nbc reporters courtroom notes today. emil bove, "michael cohen was mr. trump's personal lawyer and that was his only job?" "correct." "between 2015 and 2016 michael cohen was clear he was the personal attorney." "tran33, yes." that is in addition to making it seem david pecker had his facts spoonfed to them by prosecutors, suggesting he might have lied under oath at one point to have behind prosecutors when he didn't mention multiple times that hope hicks, trumps staff hope hicks was present at at least one key meeting. this again is the defense on cross examination. the defense will get to resume the cross-examination of david pecker tomorrow morning when court reconvenes at 9:30 a.m. . the revelations from david pecker on direct examination feel so understandable and straightforward and sort of right to the point in terms of what that case is. i understand the de
and emil bove try to put distance between michael cohen and the trump campaign. whether or not this was done to benefit the campaign is at least one of the crux of the matter here . again, this is from nbc reporters courtroom notes today. emil bove, "michael cohen was mr. trump's personal lawyer and that was his only job?" "correct." "between 2015 and 2016 michael cohen was clear he was the personal attorney." "tran33, yes." that is in addition to making...
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bove continues of david pecker. the focus so far this morning has been on two specific parts, number one, the extent to which hope hicks was involved in that august of 2015 meeting, asked about whether hope hicks was an active participant or spoke during that meeting, david pecker conceded that, no, she did not actively participate or speak during that trump tower meeting that was engaged between michael cohen, donald trump, and david pecker, only going so far as to say that she was in and out of the room. the second part of donald trump's defense inquiry of david pecker was over the arrangement that they had with him coming out of that august 2015 meeting, specifically as it pertained to stories about the clintons, but also the likes of ben carson, marco rubio and ted cruz, those negative stories that were intended to hurt their campaigns, and the defense team asked david pecker whether they would have run those stories regardless of the relationship that they had struck with donald trump, and pecker, according to
bove continues of david pecker. the focus so far this morning has been on two specific parts, number one, the extent to which hope hicks was involved in that august of 2015 meeting, asked about whether hope hicks was an active participant or spoke during that meeting, david pecker conceded that, no, she did not actively participate or speak during that trump tower meeting that was engaged between michael cohen, donald trump, and david pecker, only going so far as to say that she was in and out...
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surprising to see emil bove get up and do some of the cross examination. i don't think it was surprising to see susan necheles get up either. the one thing i did take away from this week was how todd's presence and the mud that todd went before the judge and at the lectern was reduced as the week went on. i wonder if that is, well, so, if you think about the timing, it was after heated opening statements. there were objections sustained during his opening statement, that wasn't a great look in front of trump. when he was trying to defend the indefensible because trump quite clearly appears to have violated the gag order, when he got bench slapped by judge juan merchan in the contempt hearing. since then, todd blanche has taken a backseat. i wonder if part of that is because he wants to reduce the visibility that he has in front of the judge and continually losing things in front of the judge in front of trump because trump and todd have this close relationship. if you see them in the southern district of florida, in the documents case, they are always laug
surprising to see emil bove get up and do some of the cross examination. i don't think it was surprising to see susan necheles get up either. the one thing i did take away from this week was how todd's presence and the mud that todd went before the judge and at the lectern was reduced as the week went on. i wonder if that is, well, so, if you think about the timing, it was after heated opening statements. there were objections sustained during his opening statement, that wasn't a great look in...
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i would say today was less successful for emil bove who is the lawyer who is questioning david pecker from trump's side, and in particular, he was trying to exploit perceived inconsistencies in pecker's testimony. not only his testimony here but contrasting it with things that he has said over the years to state and federal prosecutors. chris, you might be asking yourself, how does trump's team know what david pecker said to state and federal prosecutors, and that's because it's discoverable. and in particular, the notes that the fbi took during david pecker's meeting with federal prosecutors were discoverable in this court, and usable for impeachment purposes. that doesn't always happen in federal court. i thought that was not as successful as bove wanted it to be because he was sort of fixated on small details. he was also trying to elicit from pecker inconsistencies between what pecker himself had said and things that his lawyers had represented to state and federal prosecutors. largely that was shut down. the one thing that i thought bove had some success at was planting in the ju
i would say today was less successful for emil bove who is the lawyer who is questioning david pecker from trump's side, and in particular, he was trying to exploit perceived inconsistencies in pecker's testimony. not only his testimony here but contrasting it with things that he has said over the years to state and federal prosecutors. chris, you might be asking yourself, how does trump's team know what david pecker said to state and federal prosecutors, and that's because it's discoverable....
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you will see him nodding after todd blanche or emile bovee whispered something to him and he would ask them a question. you can see that once in a while. the interesting thing with his interaction with the jury, which is a little bit different from when he was rebuked by the judge during jury selection for making a comment about a juror and the judge got really irritated with him the first week of the trial and basically told his lawyer, tell your client he cannot do that anymore. now, he does not have that kind of interaction with the jury and does not say anything to them. when they come in and out in the morning and after lunch and sometimes the third or fourth time, they pass within three feet of him as they exit the courtroom and he has -- he is required to stand when the jury comes in and leaves. now, this is a very interesting small democratic moment, where a former president of the united states, who says he wants to be a dictator for a day, he has to stand in honor of 18 jurors, 18 citizens. and they file past him as if they are soldiers, silent soldiers on their way to do the
you will see him nodding after todd blanche or emile bovee whispered something to him and he would ask them a question. you can see that once in a while. the interesting thing with his interaction with the jury, which is a little bit different from when he was rebuked by the judge during jury selection for making a comment about a juror and the judge got really irritated with him the first week of the trial and basically told his lawyer, tell your client he cannot do that anymore. now, he does...
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defense attorney emil bove. and you were very clear on cross-examination that ms. mcdougal did not want to publish that story, right? that is correct. bove, she wanted to promote her name and brand, correct? yes. she, karen mcdougal was illegitimate celebrity at that time, right? pecker, let me say this. did she meet the celebrity category at that time? no. there were reportedly audible chuckles in the courtroom after that happened. it was not what you would call a highlight moment for the defense. in fact, to be honest from my perspective almost none of it so far has seen all that great for donald trump. maybe you don't need a compelling narrative when the job is to get jurors to believe in reasonable doubt or maybe this is what is happening when you work with an impossible client and do a better job. what does a competent defense strategy look like in this trial? is it turns out, joining me now is andrew wiseman, and anna bello, a pleasure to have you both onset. first of all, i am totally honest about all of this. i will just say, andrew, from what i have seen,
defense attorney emil bove. and you were very clear on cross-examination that ms. mcdougal did not want to publish that story, right? that is correct. bove, she wanted to promote her name and brand, correct? yes. she, karen mcdougal was illegitimate celebrity at that time, right? pecker, let me say this. did she meet the celebrity category at that time? no. there were reportedly audible chuckles in the courtroom after that happened. it was not what you would call a highlight moment for the...
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. >> i should note one of the things that emil bove, one of trumps lawyers, try to do with david pecker was pushing on his memory, which is a standard form of cross. i have to say, i remember having this thought when i was watching the gwyneth paltrow civil case about the ski incident like does anyone really remember at this point who knocked and who? the memory thing seems fine and at some point etc. you are really good about conversations you had, it's hard to remember what that almost 10 years ago. david pecker, "yes." there are some instances where your and fills in gaps, right? "to the best of my knowledge." in this case you have notes because he did fbi intake and there's corroborating documents, which seems to have the prosecution. >> i think you still, nevertheless, as the defense, if that is what we are talking about, them operating this week, you have to attack all angles. if there are any areas with which you can attack his credibility, his opportunity to observe or remember, you have to take those angles. >> let me ask you this judge. we have the motion to show cause on the
. >> i should note one of the things that emil bove, one of trumps lawyers, try to do with david pecker was pushing on his memory, which is a standard form of cross. i have to say, i remember having this thought when i was watching the gwyneth paltrow civil case about the ski incident like does anyone really remember at this point who knocked and who? the memory thing seems fine and at some point etc. you are really good about conversations you had, it's hard to remember what that almost...
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he is on cross right now with emil bove, and it looks like bove is trying to get him to say what he was doing was good for the "national enquirer's" business, to try to say that this was not necessarily about helping donald trump but helping out the "national enquirer." >> i think it can be two things at one time, right, there can be a motive for the campaign, for the electoral motive. it might have also helped the "national enquirer," but those two things can both be true, but and. >> how do you read today's testimony? do you think it's devastating for donald trump or do you think there are openings for the defense. >> i think it's not going well for donald trump. i think it's going quickly. this trial is moving along at a brisk pace, more quickly than anybody expected and this is a key part, the key part is why did you make these payments. one of really two or three key parts, and that's it. >> one of the things that we're just, again, getting from him is they asked about sales, and sales on news stands accounted for 70% of their profits. 70% of the money that came into the "national
he is on cross right now with emil bove, and it looks like bove is trying to get him to say what he was doing was good for the "national enquirer's" business, to try to say that this was not necessarily about helping donald trump but helping out the "national enquirer." >> i think it can be two things at one time, right, there can be a motive for the campaign, for the electoral motive. it might have also helped the "national enquirer," but those two things...