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to cohen's account because quote, cohen was known to be challenging mr. fair. apparently it was good with difficult clients but he insisted cohen is not difficult, but we haven't gotten to really why he is on the stand. we don't know if this is gonna be about payments to stormy daniels or cohen's home equity line. it's unclear, but stay tuned because we continue to get these lives updates from inside the court bit of a mystery late on a friday afternoon, paula reid. thank you so much i've or sanchez in new york and i'm wolf blitzer here in washington. much more of our specialty what coverage of the trial is coming up and i'll be back in two hours in the situation room 6:00 p.m. eastern. but the lead with jake tapper starts right now cnn's breaking news welcome to the lead on jake tapper, right now, right this minute. i knew witness in donald trump's hush money cover up trial. the prosecution just called it's third witness. his name is gary pharaoh. gary pharaoh is a banker who worked with michael cohen at the time that the payments were made to former pla
to cohen's account because quote, cohen was known to be challenging mr. fair. apparently it was good with difficult clients but he insisted cohen is not difficult, but we haven't gotten to really why he is on the stand. we don't know if this is gonna be about payments to stormy daniels or cohen's home equity line. it's unclear, but stay tuned because we continue to get these lives updates from inside the court bit of a mystery late on a friday afternoon, paula reid. thank you so much i've or...
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the michaelas cohen case was a federal case.ca when michael cohen pled guilty, the -- the u.s. attorney for the southern district of f new york the federal prosecutor running the office that was investigating cohen, that was prostating cohen, that was a u.s. attorney named jeffrey burr man. here is a lifelong republican. he was appointed by president trump. he worked on the trump campaign and the trump transition. but after jeff burman was fired from the trump administration, after he was fired at the u.s. attorney in sdny, he wrote a book about what happened to him in that job. and one of the things he described in detail was about the michael cohen case. according to jeffrey burman, who was running that u.s. attorneys office, after michael cohen pled guilty and was sentenced to three w years in prison for thi crime, president trump's appointees at the u.s. t department of justice in washington, the main justice, they started repeatedly reaching down into burman's office, into sdny to try to make the whole case m basically go away. this is from jeff burman's book. it's called
the michaelas cohen case was a federal case.ca when michael cohen pled guilty, the -- the u.s. attorney for the southern district of f new york the federal prosecutor running the office that was investigating cohen, that was prostating cohen, that was a u.s. attorney named jeffrey burr man. here is a lifelong republican. he was appointed by president trump. he worked on the trump campaign and the trump transition. but after jeff burman was fired from the trump administration, after he was fired...
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michael cohen case was a federal case. when michael cohen pled guilty, the u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york, the federal prosecutor running the office investigating and prosecuting cohen, that was a u.s. attorney named jeffrey berman. jeffrey berman is a lifelong republican, he was appointed to his post at fdny by president trump, he worked on the trump campaign and the trump transition, but after jeff berman was fired from the trump administration, after he was fired by the u.s. attorney in fdny, he wrote a book about what happened to him in that job, and one of the things he described in detail, was about the michael cohen case. according to jeffrey berman, running that u.s. attorney's office, after michael cohen pled guilty and was sentenced to three years in prison for this crime, president trump's appointees of the u.s. the part of justice in washington, maine justice, they started repeatedly reaching down into berman's office, into fdny, to try to make the whole case basically go away. this is from jeff berman's book called holding the li
michael cohen case was a federal case. when michael cohen pled guilty, the u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york, the federal prosecutor running the office investigating and prosecuting cohen, that was a u.s. attorney named jeffrey berman. jeffrey berman is a lifelong republican, he was appointed to his post at fdny by president trump, he worked on the trump campaign and the trump transition, but after jeff berman was fired from the trump administration, after he was fired by the...
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so at some point cohen is being given. here's where you wire the money. michael cohen. and at this point, they're trying to rush her cohen to pay or at least team trump to pay because david pecker doesn't want to get stuck with the bill again, is that right yes. >> that is correct. one of the reasons that we know the david pecker, it did not find this deal or to a caching and kill it because he was not reimbursed when he paid for the story of karen mcdougal. now, you also see in the next few and the next few days, because we've heard other witnesses talk about just how chaotic this was, how much pressure cohen was under. we have another update. it says this is the fourth or fifth time i set my wiring instructions to michael cohen. davidson said the october 2016 email. now, we know spoiler alert from cohen's banker who testified earlier today that that wire payment is made over the next few days. so this does go through this does happen. but cohen, of course, taking alone out against his home, but almost as soon as that money hits the shell company set setup, it then goe
so at some point cohen is being given. here's where you wire the money. michael cohen. and at this point, they're trying to rush her cohen to pay or at least team trump to pay because david pecker doesn't want to get stuck with the bill again, is that right yes. >> that is correct. one of the reasons that we know the david pecker, it did not find this deal or to a caching and kill it because he was not reimbursed when he paid for the story of karen mcdougal. now, you also see in the next...
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michael cohen had receipts to back this up. he brought copies of the checks given to him to reimburse him for making the illegal payment. checks signed in some cases by donald j. trump. many of them signed while trump was in the white house. it was all an amazing spectacle. right? many presidents maybe got involved in a campaign finance scandal. but illegal money paid to two mistresses with one of them signed in the white house? a, gross, b, not your typical presidential scandal. like we are already in unprecedented territory here. but that's not the most important point. the federal case, michael cohen coming clean, saying what happened. that left in its wake not just like a slimy trail of yuck don't let the kids read the news anymore. it left in its wake one legitimately baffling question. which was, wait now, who is getting in trouble for this now? who is the one person getting in trouble for this crime? just michael cohen? really? he is going to federal prison for years and he is the only one? why is he the only one? you kn
michael cohen had receipts to back this up. he brought copies of the checks given to him to reimburse him for making the illegal payment. checks signed in some cases by donald j. trump. many of them signed while trump was in the white house. it was all an amazing spectacle. right? many presidents maybe got involved in a campaign finance scandal. but illegal money paid to two mistresses with one of them signed in the white house? a, gross, b, not your typical presidential scandal. like we are...
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that michael cohen was true? truly acting on donald trump's behalf, you can't assume you're right maybe michael cohen was just a free agent and michael collins not super reliable, but the chain here is david pecker makes contact with donald trump, who essentially hands him off to michael conferences. cohen is going to handle this youtube, go and do your thing. i'll have michael cohen call you back in a few days one of the things though that david pecker said today and correct me if i'm wrong in the stand, was that according to him trump was very detailed oriented and actually paid attention to a lot of the mundane details of this transaction. he's not saying that he was aware that the line item was a legal fee, but he's indicating trump was very much involved in this. and what you just read, john also backs that up that according to cohen and we're oh, and will probably testifies that donald trump is breathing down his neck. very closely following the karen mcdougal. >> he talked about how he would sit with trump
that michael cohen was true? truly acting on donald trump's behalf, you can't assume you're right maybe michael cohen was just a free agent and michael collins not super reliable, but the chain here is david pecker makes contact with donald trump, who essentially hands him off to michael conferences. cohen is going to handle this youtube, go and do your thing. i'll have michael cohen call you back in a few days one of the things though that david pecker said today and correct me if i'm wrong in...
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corroborating michael cohen. you can believe michael cohen when he says that he took $130,000 line of credit and he created this llc and then he wired it to mr. davidson. why? because mr. pharaoh explained how and mr. davidson explained how. miss daniels explained how. it's very important to put all of these people to corroborate michael cohen. outline the conspiracy to promote donald trump's election by unlawful means which is what the prosecution theory is for that additional crime that would elevate the falsifying business records to a felony. he is very important. he negotiated with michael cohen. >> vaughn, going from what catherine mentioned, has there been any sightings of stormy daniels today outside of the courthouse? >> reporter: no, not at this point in time. we have received no word about stormy daniels being seen. she's been public about her documentary that was released on peacock just about a month ago here ahead of this trial. outside of that, she has had social media posts, but we have not seen h
corroborating michael cohen. you can believe michael cohen when he says that he took $130,000 line of credit and he created this llc and then he wired it to mr. davidson. why? because mr. pharaoh explained how and mr. davidson explained how. miss daniels explained how. it's very important to put all of these people to corroborate michael cohen. outline the conspiracy to promote donald trump's election by unlawful means which is what the prosecution theory is for that additional crime that would...
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most of its with michael cohen. and the weakness that arthur just pointed out is, well, how do you know that michael cohen was truly acting n't assume you're right. you maybe michael cohewas just a free agent michael cohen, it's not super reliable, but the chaihere is david pecker makes contact with donald trump, who eentiallyands hioff to micel cohensays, cohen's going to handle th yoube, go and do your thing. i'll have michael cohen ca you back in a few ys. one of e things though david pecker said today and correct me if i'm wrong the stand, was that according to him trump was very detailed oriented and acally paid attention to a this transaction. he's not saying that he was aware that the line item was a legal fee, but he's indicating trump was very much involved in this. and what you just read, john also backs that up,hat accordg to cohen and we're cen will probably testifies that dold trump isreathing down his neck very closely following the ren mcdougal he talked aut how he would sit with ump in trumtower on t
most of its with michael cohen. and the weakness that arthur just pointed out is, well, how do you know that michael cohen was truly acting n't assume you're right. you maybe michael cohewas just a free agent michael cohen, it's not super reliable, but the chaihere is david pecker makes contact with donald trump, who eentiallyands hioff to micel cohensays, cohen's going to handle th yoube, go and do your thing. i'll have michael cohen ca you back in a few ys. one of e things though david pecker...
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he then shifted to trump's former lawyer, cohen, who he says this quote obsessed with trump& that cohen's financial livelihood depends on trump's destruction. david was the first witness to be called shortly before he took the stand. prosecutors referred to him as a coconspirator for helping trump tried to cover up his alleged affair tomorrow before the jury returns to the courtroom, there'll be a hearing about the gag order in this case. prosecutors alleged trump has violated this gag order over a half a dozen times. and this gag order prevents trump from attacking people involved in this case, like witnesses and the jury he is also barred from attacking family members of the prosecutors and the judge, though we can freely attack the judge or the district attorney, alvin bragg the app through that hearing will come back in the courtroom and david we back on stand. >> erin. all right. paula, thank you very much there in lower manhattan and our experts they're all here on set together right now. so joey jackson, let me start with you. opening statements are crucial. in some senses for many
he then shifted to trump's former lawyer, cohen, who he says this quote obsessed with trump& that cohen's financial livelihood depends on trump's destruction. david was the first witness to be called shortly before he took the stand. prosecutors referred to him as a coconspirator for helping trump tried to cover up his alleged affair tomorrow before the jury returns to the courtroom, there'll be a hearing about the gag order in this case. prosecutors alleged trump has violated this gag...
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corroborating michael cohen before it has to be solely on michael cohen shoulder. and that's why again, peckers doing a terrific job for the prosecution and messy. >> there's also this moment where they're talking about the story that the doorman was alleging, which apparently was false. but he had a story and pecker said he was just going to hold it. and then if it turned out to be true, he would run it after the election. why is that significant? >> this is one of the most significant point it's, it's all about tying this back. this, these actions back specifically to the election because the prosecution has to show the furtherance of another crime, presumably violation of election laws, campaign finance laws. they have to eliminate that defense of i would kill the story for any other reason just because i'm a high-profile they'll person when it's directly tied to the election planting of stories against political opponents is different than killing a story about your personal life. clearly that shows motivation related to the election and jake, that's why this s
corroborating michael cohen before it has to be solely on michael cohen shoulder. and that's why again, peckers doing a terrific job for the prosecution and messy. >> there's also this moment where they're talking about the story that the doorman was alleging, which apparently was false. but he had a story and pecker said he was just going to hold it. and then if it turned out to be true, he would run it after the election. why is that significant? >> this is one of the most...
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michael cohen is a public figure. stormy daniels is a public figure, but these jurors are not public figures and private information is already leaking out about these people. and i think the judge quite properly is going to be very concerned about making sure these people can stay to the end. and not just throw their hands up and say, i'm not i'm not going to be part of this. sorry, everyone. >> thanks. karen mentioned, judge them or sean, we want to bring in johnny jones, the form the third, the former chief judge for the us middle district of pennsylvania, joe jones. appreciate you being back with us. what was your biggest takeaway from opening statements? >> well, it's interesting i think the opening statements we're not unexpected there's a lot that the prosecution didn't say and i'm curious about that i think they're kind of playing hide the ball, not inappropriately with some witnesses. i agree with your panelists and hope hicks this is going to be a very interesting and, maybe a pivotal witness to tie the form
michael cohen is a public figure. stormy daniels is a public figure, but these jurors are not public figures and private information is already leaking out about these people. and i think the judge quite properly is going to be very concerned about making sure these people can stay to the end. and not just throw their hands up and say, i'm not i'm not going to be part of this. sorry, everyone. >> thanks. karen mentioned, judge them or sean, we want to bring in johnny jones, the form the...
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michael cohen this is the first witness is starting to testify. the david helped trump's case, plus russia's new it girl, stink television. now fawning over marjorie taylor greene even though she tried but failed to sink american aid to ukraine. here what they are saying tonight about quote-unquote moscow, marjorie, and melania trump now selling more jewelry. is it to help her husband pay his legal fees? >> let's go out front and good evening. >> i'm erin burnett outfront tonight. we begin with trump's trials spilling out of the courtroom on a day when the prosecution and defense laid out their cases for the first time to 12 jurors and the six alternates in the room. and it's on this momentous day, the former president trump and his former fixer, michael cohen, are now in a free for all know, it did actually start in the courtroom. >> it was during opening statements, trump was watching as his lawyers were tearing into the key wetness. >> they said, quote, his entire financial livelihood depends on president trump's destruction referring to cohen
michael cohen this is the first witness is starting to testify. the david helped trump's case, plus russia's new it girl, stink television. now fawning over marjorie taylor greene even though she tried but failed to sink american aid to ukraine. here what they are saying tonight about quote-unquote moscow, marjorie, and melania trump now selling more jewelry. is it to help her husband pay his legal fees? >> let's go out front and good evening. >> i'm erin burnett outfront tonight....
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yeah, michael cohen has baggage. they told him to keep them keep an open mind and to look at some of the documents and other evidence that would corroborate cohen's testimony. no trump's team also took some hits at stormy daniels. she is also expected to testify in this case they said that hur testimony i'll salacious. it doesn't matter because she has nothing to do with how these records were allegedly falsified in treated on the books of the trump organization and donald trump's personal in a ledger. so trying to knock down what will be some of the key witness testimony in this case as they tried to defend president trump and get the jury to return a verdict of not guilty. jake tara, we also learn more today about how donald trump's defense attorneys are going to try to distance trump from this alleged crime. tell us more about that so trump's attorneys are saying that the former president was not involved with how these records were allegedly falsified. >> remember this is both the invoices we will cohen submitted
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how when i spoke to michael cohen, that's how we would are fertile. donald trump as the box. >> this is important about this being a campaign meeting. this is being about the campaign and protecting campaign because that is the argument we have heard. heard from a lot of the former president's supporters who say, look, he was concerned about his wife finding out the embarrassment of that didn't want to upset her this was not there was no mention of that in this meeting was all about the case and pecker and just once that pecker talks about that pecker talks about for a campaign why this issue of women could be important. steinglass asked, can you explain to the jury how the topic of women in particular came up? pecker says, well, in a presidential campaign, i was the person that thought there would be a number, a lot of women come out to try to sell their stories because mr. trump was well-known and the most eligible bachelor and data most beautiful women. and it was clear based on my past experience that when someone is running for public office like
how when i spoke to michael cohen, that's how we would are fertile. donald trump as the box. >> this is important about this being a campaign meeting. this is being about the campaign and protecting campaign because that is the argument we have heard. heard from a lot of the former president's supporters who say, look, he was concerned about his wife finding out the embarrassment of that didn't want to upset her this was not there was no mention of that in this meeting was all about the...
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that would be michael cohen. so think of this, again, if the analogy works as a brick wall that the prosecutors are constructing. and each of the witnesses add some number of bricks to the wall. hopefully at the end of the trial, you have a big sturdy wall and the jury understands the theory of the case and accepts your evidence. and so are you trying to build up mr. cohen's credibility? you know, i think of it in a different way. you're trying to corroborate him so that even though he can be attacked and he will be on cross-examination as a convicted felon who really has a passing acquaintance with the truth, other witnesses and other documents will show the jury they can trust the overall story. >> chuck rosenberg, andrew weissmann, vaughn hillyard, thanks so much. we'll be checking back with you later in the program. >>> and as donald trump is in that new york city courtroom with david pecker, of course, on the stand, a central figure in the hush money case, president biden is traveling to florida this hour to
that would be michael cohen. so think of this, again, if the analogy works as a brick wall that the prosecutors are constructing. and each of the witnesses add some number of bricks to the wall. hopefully at the end of the trial, you have a big sturdy wall and the jury understands the theory of the case and accepts your evidence. and so are you trying to build up mr. cohen's credibility? you know, i think of it in a different way. you're trying to corroborate him so that even though he can be...
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that is michael cohen is a l liar, so what? my response to that is so what in that what do we need to believe michael cohen for ? in order to get to a verdict here, what is the credibility issue i as a juror needed to have with michael cohen? here are the checks, here is the allen weisselberg notes, here's stormy daniels lawyer testifying that michael cohen and i put it all together. there's michael cohen's $130,000.00 going to that lawyer. there's stormy daniels setting i got $130,000.00. er i don't know what it matters. i don't get why michael cohen, why his credibility would matter since all of the facts of the money movement he is involved with our established before he opens his mouth. >> so, that is exactly what the state is going to argue in summation. you are going to hear the defense say if that is true, why did they call him? he has a ton of baggage. they are saying they really need him. he can provide evidence about he says donald trump knew that the scheme was to have these false business records. remember everythin
that is michael cohen is a l liar, so what? my response to that is so what in that what do we need to believe michael cohen for ? in order to get to a verdict here, what is the credibility issue i as a juror needed to have with michael cohen? here are the checks, here is the allen weisselberg notes, here's stormy daniels lawyer testifying that michael cohen and i put it all together. there's michael cohen's $130,000.00 going to that lawyer. there's stormy daniels setting i got $130,000.00. er i...
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they overpaid michael cohen so he could pay his taxes. but i think the primary theory here is that the other crime is a federal campaign finance violations and the theory is they falsified these records. it was a $130,000 payment. it campaign donation it campaign expenditure way over the limits. they falsified the records rather than calling them pay hush money payments, whatever white be an accurate accounting of it. >> they called it attorney fees, retainer, and so there's the falsification and then by falsifying those records and enabled them to essentially violate federal campaign finance laws. >> there's a lot of gray area. i agree that but try the case where there was any gray area in your whole career, you never tried to case when you will prosecuting another human being, where it was up in the air or it wasn't in the indictment, what exactly you are charging them with evidence every every case i tried had gray are the other ones pled out i mean, that's why you have a trial. no, no, no, no. but the charge number, the elements of th
they overpaid michael cohen so he could pay his taxes. but i think the primary theory here is that the other crime is a federal campaign finance violations and the theory is they falsified these records. it was a $130,000 payment. it campaign donation it campaign expenditure way over the limits. they falsified the records rather than calling them pay hush money payments, whatever white be an accurate accounting of it. >> they called it attorney fees, retainer, and so there's the...
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trump was asking michael cohen did we hear anything yet? also testified that trump called him directly about the mcdougall story but then the candidate saying i spoke to michael and, quote, he told me about karen and trump said to me, what do you think? p ecker he said trump to push the mcdougall story pick former edison are will resume his testimony we have the day off tomorrow for the trial but we already know how the story ends, the inquirer paid mcdougall 150 grand for the rights to her story and her silence but, here's the asterisk, which is great, trump was supposed to repay p ecker, he wasn't just doing this as charity. he was the pass-through, if you will. but trump did what he always does, he stiffed him on the bill $150,000, which is why michael cohen was the one forced to pay stormy daniels out of his own pocket. that, of course, is why trump was ultimately in court today. msnbc legal correspondent wasn't watching from inside the courtroom, andrew rice also in the courtroom today, he is a writer near magazine where he just profil
trump was asking michael cohen did we hear anything yet? also testified that trump called him directly about the mcdougall story but then the candidate saying i spoke to michael and, quote, he told me about karen and trump said to me, what do you think? p ecker he said trump to push the mcdougall story pick former edison are will resume his testimony we have the day off tomorrow for the trial but we already know how the story ends, the inquirer paid mcdougall 150 grand for the rights to her...
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he he didn't flip in the way that michael cohen has flipped. he's giving testimony that is not helpful to trump, and that is helpful to the prosecution, but he hasn't said something that is really in its incriminating donald trump, but it's not incriminating the way that michael cohen's. >> i just wonder if if donald trump would tell it attorney to temper the cross-examination because of who they're dealing with and what david pecker might know, but it depends what they want to get out. what i think they may do is not cross-examine him in a hostile way and say, you were just a businessman you were doing what you thought was good for the enquirer and maybe helping your friend, you didn't think you were committing a crime, did you? and i think that is often more effective than beating someone up and saying you're a liar, you're in that i think is probably the most, most effective way to deal with them. and the thing about pecker though, is this whole deal has been a nightmare for him. >> i mean he was a lot more successful businessman in 2016 tha
he he didn't flip in the way that michael cohen has flipped. he's giving testimony that is not helpful to trump, and that is helpful to the prosecution, but he hasn't said something that is really in its incriminating donald trump, but it's not incriminating the way that michael cohen's. >> i just wonder if if donald trump would tell it attorney to temper the cross-examination because of who they're dealing with and what david pecker might know, but it depends what they want to get out....
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dealt with it's gonna be all the times that it was he and michael cohen again and putting michael cohen's credibility as the issue because he wants to make it so that michael cohen is the one who is the one talking about donald trump. >> thank you, everyone. now, a closer look at catch and kill, which david pecker has been testifying about. and as we've been discussing, is likely to be cross-examined about when the trial resumes not catch and kill relating to the stormy daniels or karen mcdougal deals. but the one that actually paved the way for them in this deal, they had before the election, the first story that the national enquirer allegedly intercepted for trump in regards to the election. here's randi kaye about a year before the 2016 election, former trump tower doorman, dino sajudin, suddenly got $30,000 richer. >> the national enquirer, but exclusive rights to a fake story. he was peddling about a so-called loved child fathered out of wedlock by donald trump with his housekeeper. there was a pattern that first $30,000 was paid to a trump tower doorman to squash a rumor that trump
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that's baked into the calculation with michael cohen. he is a difficult witness. the government can't hug him too hard. he was donald trump's pick not prosecutor's pick. we are seeing this process that defense lawyer goes through in cross-examination. as vaughn said, they can't argue the evidence when they are cross-examining the witness. they are collecting coins that they hope will turn out to be valuable in closing argument when they can go back and argue to the jury. you can't really believe these people, they are not credible. >> the other thing, catherine, is this gag order hearing. judge merchan set it for next thursday. that's another week before dealing with the gag order. why do you think he is taking so long? was he trying to collect more evidence? >> it's inexplicable. one could say he is being passive aggressive. the reason why i say it's inexplicable, you are then allowing -- we're going into a weekend. donald trump to intimidate witnesses, intimidate jurors. he has -- the gag order is supposed to stop him. if the judge had sanctioned him in some way
that's baked into the calculation with michael cohen. he is a difficult witness. the government can't hug him too hard. he was donald trump's pick not prosecutor's pick. we are seeing this process that defense lawyer goes through in cross-examination. as vaughn said, they can't argue the evidence when they are cross-examining the witness. they are collecting coins that they hope will turn out to be valuable in closing argument when they can go back and argue to the jury. you can't really...
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cohen. have to hear from hope hicks, stormy daniels. but overall, at least a triple close to rounding that base, but the point being is that david pecker really set that foundation and he's doing what he needs to do to corroborate what is coming, meaning daniels and cohen. >> paul, weigh in on that. >> i think the prosecution here as done a very good job. they had a opening statement and i'm sure jeremy will agree, it was less than one hour and in age of tiktok and instagram, you can't have long-winded opening statements. even with a case that's complicated and filled with facts. to keep the facts narrow, to give that some 45, 47 minutes, critical. then to follow with the rule of privacy. >> you're saying the jury can't follow that long. we've all been looking at our phones so much that none of us can handle anything that's too long any longer. >> i think that's right. and it shows a great deal of confidence in your facts when you say this is what we're going to prove and you put on one of y
cohen. have to hear from hope hicks, stormy daniels. but overall, at least a triple close to rounding that base, but the point being is that david pecker really set that foundation and he's doing what he needs to do to corroborate what is coming, meaning daniels and cohen. >> paul, weigh in on that. >> i think the prosecution here as done a very good job. they had a opening statement and i'm sure jeremy will agree, it was less than one hour and in age of tiktok and instagram, you...
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he has not gone after him the way michael cohen obviously making cohen has been beating him and has a wrote a whole book called revenge, which david pecker has not done but i'm wondering if donald trump is scared about what else david pecker knows. >> i mean, that's the question i've been wondering too, because their relationship goes back a long time and david pecker was explaining this. and as you noted, he there is some kind of reverence in the way that there is that they referring to him and the standard calling him mr. trump, but they go back a long time and he also testified that he was doing caching, killed deals with around donald from talking to michael cohen, finding stories whether he was actually executing the catch and kill, the different story. but he said if he's doing this since 2007, but everything changed in 2015. and i think his testimony, he also isn't a spot. he didn't flip in the way that michael cohen has flipped. he's giving testimony that is not helpful to trump and that is helpful to the prosecution, but he hasn't said something that is really in its incrimin
he has not gone after him the way michael cohen obviously making cohen has been beating him and has a wrote a whole book called revenge, which david pecker has not done but i'm wondering if donald trump is scared about what else david pecker knows. >> i mean, that's the question i've been wondering too, because their relationship goes back a long time and david pecker was explaining this. and as you noted, he there is some kind of reverence in the way that there is that they referring to...
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you can't do this just on the shoulders of michael cohen and thighs on the shoulders of michael cohen, right? to everything else around him to lift him up. otherwise, there is no correct? right. you can't you can't have it i know he has long felt that they were going to do that and that he would be he would say it but then they would prove it separately from one of the side. he's he's critical, but everything around him and stew. one thing that is david pecker is our walked off the stand, men had been friends. >> again, we put that in quotes, but friends such that they were friends over decades, they have not spoken since the beginning of 2019, according to pecker's testimony. so do you think they'll ever speak again? i mean, trump has said nice things about him this way. if you look at how once pecker told his tail that he was required to he also had to make friends with trump again more like from the godfather, it's personal business and this is kind of that relationship. >> anyways, those are pretty up description yeah. >> all right. well, thank you all very much and next to trump
you can't do this just on the shoulders of michael cohen and thighs on the shoulders of michael cohen, right? to everything else around him to lift him up. otherwise, there is no correct? right. you can't you can't have it i know he has long felt that they were going to do that and that he would be he would say it but then they would prove it separately from one of the side. he's he's critical, but everything around him and stew. one thing that is david pecker is our walked off the stand, men...
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cohen or he was asked about mr. cohen either way, micah cohen was discussed. here it is. >> michael cohen is a convicted liar and he's got no credibility whatsoever. he was a lawyer and you rely on your lawyers it's a channel six action news exclusive. it says there it's also i'm the lawyer, but it's pretty cut and dry gaze of a violation of the gag order. i don't think that's going to stop at all. i think, you know, michael cohen is going to be front and center in donald trump's mind. he had a date today where it came out, tried to talk about the campaign, seemed a little unclear comfortable at that, wanted to press away, but didn't i think you're going to see time and time again and cohen's gonna do everything he can to try to draw them out early and often so that donald trump is going out and making comments like this about michael cohen. he is enemy number one for donald trump, and he's not gonna be able to help himself there. >> so now there's going to be an additional hearing next wednesday afternoon in all likelihood, with these new instances, do you th
cohen or he was asked about mr. cohen either way, micah cohen was discussed. here it is. >> michael cohen is a convicted liar and he's got no credibility whatsoever. he was a lawyer and you rely on your lawyers it's a channel six action news exclusive. it says there it's also i'm the lawyer, but it's pretty cut and dry gaze of a violation of the gag order. i don't think that's going to stop at all. i think, you know, michael cohen is going to be front and center in donald trump's mind. he...
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cohen literally went to prison for perjury. so how will the prosecution that is relying on his testimony? how will they get past that? >> will jake they have to take it straight on. they can't try to soften up hu michael cohen is or what he's done. it is very common for federal prosecutors to build cases on testimony from people who've been convicted of crimes. i certainly did it plenty of times. and what you have to do is present that person to the jury as a flawed person, but an open book and i think what we'll hear from prosecutors here is yes, michael cohen committed these various crimes, but he did them with and for donald trump. and since he turned on donald trump, they will argue he has been reliable. he has been trustworthy for now. trump's team is going to have no shortage of material to work with on cross-examination. they're going to say to the jury, how can you convict a person of a crime based on the word of a convicted perjurer and a person who committed tax fraud and bank fraud and lied to congress. they're also
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of course, michael cohen. so there's a lot to get to you when court resumes tomorrow, in addition to that, we're still of course, waiting to hear how the judge is going to rule on that gag order. we still don't know with that if they're willing is going to come tomorrow or where but certainly a lot of details there tara, that we're waiting for air. all right. >> brand absolutely and of course that ruling could come at any time and our experts are all here with me, keith kelly, so no reporter covered david pecker longer than you have have covered him, former new york post media columnist. >> so you know, this and you know him. he is set to take the stand again tomorrow and he's been granted immunity in exchange for this test. some one, right? it wasn't that he wanted to be here necessarily, but he's gotten immunity. >> and you think that he won't hold back. >> all right. i think he will he will not hold back at all. he has nothing to lose now his immunity deal is basically he has to testify and tell the truth i
of course, michael cohen. so there's a lot to get to you when court resumes tomorrow, in addition to that, we're still of course, waiting to hear how the judge is going to rule on that gag order. we still don't know with that if they're willing is going to come tomorrow or where but certainly a lot of details there tara, that we're waiting for air. all right. >> brand absolutely and of course that ruling could come at any time and our experts are all here with me, keith kelly, so no...
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cohen would tell him who to go after, and the magazine would do it. pecker admitted the enquirer fabricated a story falsely linking cruz's father with the kennedy assassination. pecker testifying they took a picture of cruz and a picture of lee harvey oswald and matched the two together, adding, that's how the story was prepared, created, i would say. trump running with the fake story about cruz's father. >> what was he doing with lee harvey oswald shortly before the death, before the ooting? it's horrible. >> reporter: pecker told the jury he was convinced women could come forward with stories to sell because trump was the most eligible bachelor and dated the most beautiful women. trump perking up at that description. and then visibly purr tuperturb as pecker started to detail one example. the story of karen mcdougall, who claims to have had a year-long affair with trump, which he denies. when he learned mcdougall was trying to sell her story in june 2016, pecker said he immediately called cohen. he said he and cohen were already talking a couple tim
cohen would tell him who to go after, and the magazine would do it. pecker admitted the enquirer fabricated a story falsely linking cruz's father with the kennedy assassination. pecker testifying they took a picture of cruz and a picture of lee harvey oswald and matched the two together, adding, that's how the story was prepared, created, i would say. trump running with the fake story about cruz's father. >> what was he doing with lee harvey oswald shortly before the death, before the...
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is and what a loose cannon michael cohen can be and i have had plenty of contact with michael cohen over the years. i think that i understand and empathize with all the reasons he is in a difficult, stressful position right now to his credit, he did at a certain point this week after a lot of tense conversations between prosecutors and his legal team. finally announced, i'm going to stop going on tv and talking about this. i'm going to stop going on my podcast and talking about their because he was just sort of spouting vulgarities all the time about trump he had started a fundraising campaign. these were all things that made prosecutors nervous about positioning him as a meaningful witness in this case. >> so as we obviously weight that testimony, there was a ruling today that i know you think could matter for trump, and this was the new york state top court overruling the harvey weinstein convictions. state of new york. i mean, it was a bombshell. just went hit this morning. people saying, wow. all right. now you want to pull it serve for your work you exposed so many of these all
is and what a loose cannon michael cohen can be and i have had plenty of contact with michael cohen over the years. i think that i understand and empathize with all the reasons he is in a difficult, stressful position right now to his credit, he did at a certain point this week after a lot of tense conversations between prosecutors and his legal team. finally announced, i'm going to stop going on tv and talking about this. i'm going to stop going on my podcast and talking about their because he...
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pecker said he assumed trump was asking cohen, did we hear anything yet? finally, pecker testified he and trump got on the phone. he said he told trump to buy the rights to mcdougal's story. trump's response, "i don't buy stories. anytime you do anything like this, it always gets out." ultimately, pecker's company paid karen mcdougal $150,000 for the rights to her story, but never published it, all to protect trump. pecker's testimony resumes thursday. trump today complaining he's stuck in court, while president biden is out on the campaign trail. >> they're keeping me in a courtroom that's freezing, by the way. he's out campaigning, and i'm here in a courtroom, sitting here, giving -- sitting up as straight as i can all day long, because, you know what? it's a very unfair situation. >> reporter: before today's testimony, prosecutors accused trump of repeatedly violating the judge's gag order, attacking witnesses, even potential jurors. and they said it's posing a very real threat to the trial. the defense insisted trump is complying but the judge interjec
pecker said he assumed trump was asking cohen, did we hear anything yet? finally, pecker testified he and trump got on the phone. he said he told trump to buy the rights to mcdougal's story. trump's response, "i don't buy stories. anytime you do anything like this, it always gets out." ultimately, pecker's company paid karen mcdougal $150,000 for the rights to her story, but never published it, all to protect trump. pecker's testimony resumes thursday. trump today complaining he's...
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then that prosecutor asked cohen's banker if michael cohen had indicated the funds would be used to pay an adult film star as opposed to real real estate consulting would. this all happened? the corporation have been open so quickly, the money transferred and wired out. the answer was unequivocal. >> that is, an industry we do not work with. >> so how does this far does this go to proving the falsification of documents that are so central to the case. but certainly proves that the scheme was being used. they were using shell companies that we're using all sorts of false cities with the banks and otherwise. so that was from the get-go. now the problem is that right now, that's just michael cohen, right? and the big, big question for this trial is whether or not the prosecutors can prove that donald trump himself knew that business records were being falsified to cover up the entire scheme, but those are the business records inside the trump organization. but this is a very good lead into that particular part of it. >> so we don't know what they have joe, but certainly today presented a g
then that prosecutor asked cohen's banker if michael cohen had indicated the funds would be used to pay an adult film star as opposed to real real estate consulting would. this all happened? the corporation have been open so quickly, the money transferred and wired out. the answer was unequivocal. >> that is, an industry we do not work with. >> so how does this far does this go to proving the falsification of documents that are so central to the case. but certainly proves that the...
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we are expected to hear from stormy daniels and michael cohen . we might also hear from hope hicks who was a camping ate at the time and who apparently had some conversations about these payments. the biggest unanswered question as far as who gets on the witness stand is gonna himself. he has said he wants to testify but he has said this in previous cases and then when given the choice choose not to. whether he does or not is to a big open question. there isn't a single legal analyst i've spoken to who says they think it is a good idea. i think it would be incredibly slow for top himself to take the witness stand. >> thank you as always, wilam. we appreciate it. >> i am the nest of her knees -- i am vanessa. here are the latest headlines. there have been more pro-palestinian protest at some of the nation's most prominent universities. at yale university, police arrested at least 45 demonstrate us today. they were calling on the school to divest from companies involved in israel's war in gaza. a pro-palestinian cayman has gone up outside new york u
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michael cohen was not part of the campaign. when he said we, i thought he was talking about himself and mr. trump. it sounds like he thought he was acting at the direction of donald trump. he published stories like this about texas senator ted cruz who challenged trump in the primary. extramarital affairs with multiple women. or this story, remember this one? this one got a little bit of attention. admitted making up linking ted cruz to the john f. kennedy assassination. remember that one? the substance of this is what the inquirer did not practice -- did not publish as part of a practice known as catch and kill. culminating in a 2015 meeting -- >> reporter: tonight a person with the matter tells nbc news that candidate trump was in the room when the national enquirer publisher discussed ways that ami could help quash negative stories about mr. trump's relationships with women. >> that was from 2018 when the meeting was first reported. in that meeting in august he told trump through michael cohen that anything i hear in the mar
michael cohen was not part of the campaign. when he said we, i thought he was talking about himself and mr. trump. it sounds like he thought he was acting at the direction of donald trump. he published stories like this about texas senator ted cruz who challenged trump in the primary. extramarital affairs with multiple women. or this story, remember this one? this one got a little bit of attention. admitted making up linking ted cruz to the john f. kennedy assassination. remember that one? the...
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is in his testimony, he turned rat on then michael cohen and that's why michael cohen went to jail so it could have been just as easily them sweating pecker and he could have gone to jail. >> so so everything everything will come out. >> i think everything he has nothing to hold back. he's probably relieved that he can actually honestly tell the truth so jeremy, you've been inside the courtroom, right? so you've seen trump as pecker started the start testimony, we've seen a bit up. you've seen trump watching pecker, pecker watching trump, each of them watching the other one watch. i mean, you're really getting the dynamics and the body language here. so what is your sense about how they feel about each other guys have known each other for decades, were friends? yeah. >> as much of a sense of the word is probably either one of them have friends. >> now far from it the one there was really only one light moment in court on tuesday and that was when the prosecutor just steinglass, he asked david pecker two it's basically identified donald trump, who is donald trump in the courtroom? >> c
is in his testimony, he turned rat on then michael cohen and that's why michael cohen went to jail so it could have been just as easily them sweating pecker and he could have gone to jail. >> so so everything everything will come out. >> i think everything he has nothing to hold back. he's probably relieved that he can actually honestly tell the truth so jeremy, you've been inside the courtroom, right? so you've seen trump as pecker started the start testimony, we've seen a bit up....
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so he's going to try to attack michael cohen, but cohen will have corroboration. that is key for prosecutors. corroboration in the form of stormy daniels herself and perhaps hope hicks, a loyalist to donald trump. including david pecker, the head of the former "national inquirer." also, i think trump will try to use the john edwards defense, which is, these payments were not for campaign reasons, they were to protect his family. but that can be easily debunked. he'll try to say, i was trying to protect melania from finding out. cohen and stormy daniels' lawyer first spoke about this affair in 2011. this was known for years within team trump, yet no money changed hands until two week before the election. that is really damaging. plus, as far as falsification of business records, why do that if you're trying to protect the information from melania. she was not likely to pour over the books of the trump organization, which is a private company, so why falsify the internal records to keep it secret, unless you knew it was a campaign election crime? also, trump alleged
so he's going to try to attack michael cohen, but cohen will have corroboration. that is key for prosecutors. corroboration in the form of stormy daniels herself and perhaps hope hicks, a loyalist to donald trump. including david pecker, the head of the former "national inquirer." also, i think trump will try to use the john edwards defense, which is, these payments were not for campaign reasons, they were to protect his family. but that can be easily debunked. he'll try to say, i was...
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davidson found himself negotiating directly with michael cohen. the two men struck a deal. daniels would get $130,000 for her story. davidson testified, "it was my understanding that mr. trump was the beneficiary of this contract." but the payment kept getting delayed. davidson saying cohen told him, “what do you expect me to do? my guy is in five states a day. i'm doing everything i can.” but davidson was convinced they were “trying to kick the can down the road until after the election." ultimately cohen told him "god damnit, i'll just do it myself”" and paid the porn star out of his own pocket. prosecutors say when trump later reimbursed cohen, he illegally falsified dox yooments to make it all look like a legal expense. trump almost egging on the judge today, calling him rigged, crooked, and conflicted, but the judge made clear if these violations of the gag order
davidson found himself negotiating directly with michael cohen. the two men struck a deal. daniels would get $130,000 for her story. davidson testified, "it was my understanding that mr. trump was the beneficiary of this contract." but the payment kept getting delayed. davidson saying cohen told him, “what do you expect me to do? my guy is in five states a day. i'm doing everything i can.” but davidson was convinced they were “trying to kick the can down the road until after the...
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often michael cohen, aaron. >> all right, paula, thank you very much. and i want to go now to soucie a who worked closely with david pecker at the national enquirer's parent company. elizabeth williams is also win it does the sketch artist who was in the courtroom with donald trump today. and of course has been throughout this trial. now you all know her and our legal experts, karen friedman, agnifilo, and stacy schneider. so all right. so great to have all of you. let me just start straight off with you. so you were pecker's communications chief at ami, right? so you worked with them, you saw him, you know how all of this worked in intimate detail? so pass her testified today, he told trump he'd be as eyes and ears during the campaign. so as you're seeing the transcript of exactly what he said today, what stood out to you as you heard pecker describe the way catch and kill worked, which was pretty amazing. >> so until now, it's only been speculated how it really worked. >> but clear really outlined it under oath today, how it will play it out and the b
often michael cohen, aaron. >> all right, paula, thank you very much. and i want to go now to soucie a who worked closely with david pecker at the national enquirer's parent company. elizabeth williams is also win it does the sketch artist who was in the courtroom with donald trump today. and of course has been throughout this trial. now you all know her and our legal experts, karen friedman, agnifilo, and stacy schneider. so all right. so great to have all of you. let me just start...
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they are working up to michael cohen. i don't know if he will be next, but he will be soon, but these this testimony, it's not the most thrilling stuff in the world to see the czechs and the financial transactions put in into evidence. but this is is going to corroborate michael cohen. it's going to be very important testimony that the prosecution is going to say, look, michael cohen didn't invent these transactions here are the money that pet changed hands. here is how it was done here it was when it was done so it's very important that this testimony come before michael cohen because it will corroborate him, at least in part, when he does take this and that's important if you're given his credibility problems. >> yeah, i'm look, the goal of prosecutors, the task that prosecutors have to deal with is they have to support michael cohen every possible way they can checks financial documents, ledgers, other witnesses because they understand michael cohen is a rickety witness. he's got he has major credibility problems and w
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and that's going to be what michael cohen says. yes, i lied, but i did so because donald trump told me too, because i worked with him. but now, now the truth is setting me free. that will be easy. you think for the defense to poke holes in? >> yeah. ihink that's kind of the ll mu wants fo me twice commt, like, which time are we supposed to belve mike wa again? he's got a longer track record of saying tngs contradicting himself over time wh it comes to the president trump. so look he's heasn't a great lawyer to pick. you can always go back and saywell, you'rehe one that picked them, esident trump, i get that. but he's going to collapse of his n weightnd a lot of way i mean, he's li to ngress. he is a fail cooperator southern district of neyork which has not shy to take cases walk aw not only from this case, bufromim directly sayi we're not going to give many credit for cooperation. he's too slippery to dishonest. so you have to make ion as a trial lawyer for psident trump ist's all about this ke it the bank. and n' blaming ing thvic
and that's going to be what michael cohen says. yes, i lied, but i did so because donald trump told me too, because i worked with him. but now, now the truth is setting me free. that will be easy. you think for the defense to poke holes in? >> yeah. ihink that's kind of the ll mu wants fo me twice commt, like, which time are we supposed to belve mike wa again? he's got a longer track record of saying tngs contradicting himself over time wh it comes to the president trump. so look he's...
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cohen would ask for a negative piece on an opponent, and the inquirer would embellish it. look at this, a totally bogus story. and this ludicrous piece tying cruz's father to lee harvey oswald and the jfk assassination tone by photo manipulation. most of the media a praised pecker's performance while others trashed t. a. alvin bragg's -- d.a. alvin bragg's case. >> trump's relationship with the "national enquirer" was even sleazier than it looked in 2016. >> david pecker was not a significant witness for the prosecution. and i'll tell you why. because there is no crime. >> david pecker is very composed, a credible witness. he was being specific in his testimony. >> so it was the star witnesses of the case that wanted to catch and kill to protect trump, not trump. got it? howard: now to the catch and kill the inquirer paid a trump doorman $30,000 for a tale about the former president fathering an out of wedlock child which turned out to be totally false. the inquireerer paid $150,000 to cairn mcdougal to stay quiet about an alleged 10-month affair which trump denies. trump
cohen would ask for a negative piece on an opponent, and the inquirer would embellish it. look at this, a totally bogus story. and this ludicrous piece tying cruz's father to lee harvey oswald and the jfk assassination tone by photo manipulation. most of the media a praised pecker's performance while others trashed t. a. alvin bragg's -- d.a. alvin bragg's case. >> trump's relationship with the "national enquirer" was even sleazier than it looked in 2016. >> david pecker...
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emphasized the non-disclosure agreements or not illegal and interestingly, they took aim at michael cohen. that's very much expected. they went after his credibility. they suggested that this is someone who has quote obsessed with getting trump it was surprising jake, but they also went after stormy daniels now it's not a guarantee that you will testify in this case because her testimony is not essential to proving the charges that prosecutors have filed here, but it's clear the defense team expects her on the stand, which is part of why they decided to target her. and he's opening statements and then the jury heard briefly from the first witness, david it was pretty pretty light-hearted testimony questions about his age, his occupation, even got a few laughs that will continue tomorrow. it's unlikely though either side will be laughing for long. >> so last week in court, there was what's called a sandoval hearing, which basically addressing how much trump can be asked about some of his past criminal cases. if he ultimately decides to testify as he promised, he would. so today, the judge
emphasized the non-disclosure agreements or not illegal and interestingly, they took aim at michael cohen. that's very much expected. they went after his credibility. they suggested that this is someone who has quote obsessed with getting trump it was surprising jake, but they also went after stormy daniels now it's not a guarantee that you will testify in this case because her testimony is not essential to proving the charges that prosecutors have filed here, but it's clear the defense team...
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one, through the testimony of michael cohen. but i was looking yesterday to hear how else are they going to prove that? they say they have a photograph of the two gentlemen at that meeting. they also have invoices days afterwards. a couple days after that, the first payment to michael cohen. but i was hoping to hear that they have a lot more than that. somebody who was also at the meeting, who overheard the meeting, who placed some of these documents in front of donald trump, heard his comments about that. i didn't hear that yesterday. i'm hoping that we hear prosecutors have a lot more about the back end of the deal as much as they do about the front end of it. >> chuck, what stood out to you? >> i'd agree with lisa but add one thing. circumstances also matter. we often talk about there being direct evidence, maybe conversations or photographs or emails of a transaction, but circumstances matter, too, willie. if you walk out of your house and there's snow on the front lawn, what do you think happened last night? it snowed. you
one, through the testimony of michael cohen. but i was looking yesterday to hear how else are they going to prove that? they say they have a photograph of the two gentlemen at that meeting. they also have invoices days afterwards. a couple days after that, the first payment to michael cohen. but i was hoping to hear that they have a lot more than that. somebody who was also at the meeting, who overheard the meeting, who placed some of these documents in front of donald trump, heard his comments...