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cohen, to protect trump during the 2016 campaign. david pecker grinning widely as he pointed out trump in the courtroom, the former president smirking back. the two men had been friends for years. but pecker told the jury their relationship changed in 2015, after trump launched his run for president, pecker was summoned to trump tower that august, and in a 20-minute meeting, he said trump and cohen asked me, what can i do and what my magazines can do to help the campaign. pecker testified he pledged to run flattering stories about trump and hit jobs on his opponents, and he offered to be the campaign's eyes and ears to alert cohen if he caught wind of any potentially damaging stories. pecker said he told trump he'd try to kill those stories so they'd never see the light of day. as pecker described that trump tower meeting, jurors were rapt, taking constant notes. pecker laid out how he worked with trump and cohen to publish attacks on rival republican candidates. cohen would tell him who to go after, and the magazine would do it. pec
cohen, to protect trump during the 2016 campaign. david pecker grinning widely as he pointed out trump in the courtroom, the former president smirking back. the two men had been friends for years. but pecker told the jury their relationship changed in 2015, after trump launched his run for president, pecker was summoned to trump tower that august, and in a 20-minute meeting, he said trump and cohen asked me, what can i do and what my magazines can do to help the campaign. pecker testified he...
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cohen's including michael cohen himself. >> we're going to have stormy daniels testify and hope hicks testified. >> and i think trump is certainly going to both be engaged with what's happening, but also he's gonna have to help himself not to react. >> remember back earlier in this week, the judge reprimanded trump for turning toward a juror and muttering while the juror was speaking and trump trump is really going to have to watch himself as the judge's already put him on notice and we're going to have a hearing, of course, on tuesday about the violating the gag order. so the former president, he's certainly going to be engaged just here, but he's, he's also going to have to be careful with what he does when he is in that courtroom. among the moments today, i was saying that there were a few emotional moments. >> one of those there was a woman who went to his hand the microphone during the voir dire process is they're going through the questionnaire. she said and i'm quoting her here. i'm sorry, i thought i could do this. i wouldn't want someone who feels this way to judge my case ei
cohen's including michael cohen himself. >> we're going to have stormy daniels testify and hope hicks testified. >> and i think trump is certainly going to both be engaged with what's happening, but also he's gonna have to help himself not to react. >> remember back earlier in this week, the judge reprimanded trump for turning toward a juror and muttering while the juror was speaking and trump trump is really going to have to watch himself as the judge's already put him on...
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prosecutor's, is that those payments that were given back to michael cohen through the trump organization, that they were falsified records. they were claimed to be legal expenses when really it was a hush money payment types teddy 2016 election to keep that information away from the voters. >> you mentioned michael cohen. we don't have witness lists yet that has not yet been revealed, but we have a sense of who could be called& these are some big names that many people are familiar with. >> yeah, big cast of characters from back 2016 michael cohen, he's a big one. stormy daniels will tell her side of the story. there's also hope hicks, who was a campaign official and a trump confidant back at that time she can give some of the behind the scenes, retelling of how the campaign was reacting to negative you've stories about donald trump's relationships with women at the time. >> there's also david, who was involved with the national enquirer. >> it was that scheme, that agreement that alleged agreement between cohen and trump that prosecutors have put at the centerpiece of this case. they al
prosecutor's, is that those payments that were given back to michael cohen through the trump organization, that they were falsified records. they were claimed to be legal expenses when really it was a hush money payment types teddy 2016 election to keep that information away from the voters. >> you mentioned michael cohen. we don't have witness lists yet that has not yet been revealed, but we have a sense of who could be called& these are some big names that many people are familiar...
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cohen as our star witness one thing that probably bothers me the most about this case right now is the fact that they put a gag order on president trump former president current republican nominee for president of the nine states likely going to be the next president i certainly hope he is he is not allowed to talk about michael cohen is a convicted perjurer guy who came in front of congress in life six times in one congressional hearing he is allowed to say whatever he wants? but president trump has a gag order from this judge this obviously partisan judge whose daughter works for every democrat you can thank of this is what is so unfair it's all driven by politics the whole plan here is to keep biden in the basement because he can't talk anybody then keep biden in the basement and trump on trial that's what the democrats are trying to do that their whole plan because they know president trump will win if he's out there able to campaign and that's why they're trying to keep him tied up. >> sean: we have a biden donor is the judge with family members and accused family financial confli
cohen as our star witness one thing that probably bothers me the most about this case right now is the fact that they put a gag order on president trump former president current republican nominee for president of the nine states likely going to be the next president i certainly hope he is he is not allowed to talk about michael cohen is a convicted perjurer guy who came in front of congress in life six times in one congressional hearing he is allowed to say whatever he wants? but president...
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else will and then michael cohen would handle by them or trying to make sure that they don't ever get published unquote. so even if the term catch and kill wasn't used you wrote a book called catch and kill. is that not catching gill that is the definition of this colloquial term that has emerged around this catch and kill, which was a term that i and other journalists around this first started during from ami employees it was something of what's called a neologism. >> it entered into the discourse partly through this, and it was a practice the enquirer had engaged in for a long time, this sort of stick and karatay we'll buy up the unflattering stories. maybe we won't run them. also. will run flattering stories about you. they had done that if hollywood celebrities in the past, and here they were clearly applying it in a political context and it was apparent to all of us digging through the trail of money on this, that even if the underlying rumors about a fares are supposed, love children, didn't matter at all and we didn't care what did matter was the potential flexion line implicat
else will and then michael cohen would handle by them or trying to make sure that they don't ever get published unquote. so even if the term catch and kill wasn't used you wrote a book called catch and kill. is that not catching gill that is the definition of this colloquial term that has emerged around this catch and kill, which was a term that i and other journalists around this first started during from ami employees it was something of what's called a neologism. >> it entered into the...
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if anyone should buy it, pecker said, it should be donald trump and michael cohen. trump's former fixer. pecker says when he told cohen, quote, he was upset and responded that the boss, referring to trump, would be furious with me. pecker said he believed mr. trump or his company had paid daniels until cohen told him in december of 2016 that he was the one who paid her. prosecutors are seeking to prove mr. trump doctored internal business records to cover up that payment. pecker also testified trump was aghast when he saw stormy daniels on "60 minutes." >> was it hush money to stay silent? >> yes. >> reporter: pecker said trump called him. he said, we have an agreement with stormy daniels that she cannot mention my name. trump later denied knowledge of the arrangement. on cross-examination, mr. trump's lawyers challenging pecker's credibility and business practices. at a campaign event earlier in the day, mr. trump addressed the testimony of his long-time friend. >> david has been very nice, a nice guy. >> did you know about the payment to stormy daniels before the
if anyone should buy it, pecker said, it should be donald trump and michael cohen. trump's former fixer. pecker says when he told cohen, quote, he was upset and responded that the boss, referring to trump, would be furious with me. pecker said he believed mr. trump or his company had paid daniels until cohen told him in december of 2016 that he was the one who paid her. prosecutors are seeking to prove mr. trump doctored internal business records to cover up that payment. pecker also testified...
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and he told the jury, michael cohen, a key prosecution witness, has "an obsession with getting trump, he cannot be trusted." but prosecutors insist the alleged criminal conspiracy to protect trump involved others including their first witness, david pecker, the former "national enquirer" publisher who once called trump a personal friend. as pecker took the stand, trump leaned forward, arms crossed, an angry look on his face. pecker has acknowledged buying negative stories about the candidate only to bury them, a practice known as catch-and-kill. on the stand, pecker was blunt, "we used checkbook journalism. we paid for stories." he is testifying under a subpoena, having cut a deal with prosecutors to avoid charges himself. he was only on the stand for a few minutes today, but he'll be back tomorrow. leaving court, trump, who denies the affair with daniels, tried to downplay the case against him. >> it's a case as to bookkeeping, which is a very minor thing in terms of the law. >> reporter: so, david, pecker is back tomorrow, david, but there will be arguments whether trump violated th
and he told the jury, michael cohen, a key prosecution witness, has "an obsession with getting trump, he cannot be trusted." but prosecutors insist the alleged criminal conspiracy to protect trump involved others including their first witness, david pecker, the former "national enquirer" publisher who once called trump a personal friend. as pecker took the stand, trump leaned forward, arms crossed, an angry look on his face. pecker has acknowledged buying negative stories...
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the third witness was gary farro, a former manager at the bank michael cohen used to obtain a $130,000 home equity loan which cohen funneled to stormy daniels through a shell company. on friday, he authenticated bank records from that shell company, which prosecutors showed to jurors. testimony will continue when the trial resumes tuesday morning. prosecutors are using his testimony to authenticate documents related to the transaction. gary farro's testimony will continue when the trial resumes tuesday morning. judge merchan also noticed that a gag order hearing will take place on thursday to hear evidence about the new violations donald trump has committed this week. leading up our discussion, he was in the courtroom today and will be every day. former supervisor of the special prosecutions and civil rights unit of the eastern district of new york. good evening to both of you. unlike a lot of donald trump supporters and family, you have been there, watching what is going on. tell us what happened. we had three interesting pieces of testimony. >> we did and first and foremost we had th
the third witness was gary farro, a former manager at the bank michael cohen used to obtain a $130,000 home equity loan which cohen funneled to stormy daniels through a shell company. on friday, he authenticated bank records from that shell company, which prosecutors showed to jurors. testimony will continue when the trial resumes tuesday morning. prosecutors are using his testimony to authenticate documents related to the transaction. gary farro's testimony will continue when the trial resumes...
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in the final weeks of the campaign, pecker said he told trump's fixer michael cohen daniels was shopping her story. he says cohen told him to buy it, but pecker refused, telling cohen, "i am not going to get involved with a porn star.
in the final weeks of the campaign, pecker said he told trump's fixer michael cohen daniels was shopping her story. he says cohen told him to buy it, but pecker refused, telling cohen, "i am not going to get involved with a porn star.
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michael cohen the longtime fixer for donald trump, who is now one of trump's biggest enemies. he's a lead witness for the prosecution. >> no love lost their start. yeah. they they hate each other. this point it's stormy daniels, of course, also expected to take the stand. she's the one who alleges the affair, which donald trump denies. >> there's also hope hicks, she was a campaign official in 2016. >> part of that behind the scenes scramble. remember the access hollywood tape, right? when that came out, the campaign was terrified that more stuff would come out. that's what triggered the payment to stormy daniels? >> that was right before the election, right before i think it was the last week of october close. >> yeah. just a few days before there's also a man named david. he ran national enquirer. the prosecutors alleged in there and diamond that he and donald trump met in 2015 dean, and agreed that would catch and kill any negative stories like store media annuals, like another woman who alleged affair karen mcdougal purchased the rights of the story bury it, makes sure tha
michael cohen the longtime fixer for donald trump, who is now one of trump's biggest enemies. he's a lead witness for the prosecution. >> no love lost their start. yeah. they they hate each other. this point it's stormy daniels, of course, also expected to take the stand. she's the one who alleges the affair, which donald trump denies. >> there's also hope hicks, she was a campaign official in 2016. >> part of that behind the scenes scramble. remember the access hollywood...
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he does have reason to say that when it comes to michael cohen. cohen is on the news every night attacking the president not just legally but politically. he will continue to do that after he testifies. and, yet, this order saying you can't really respond to him. i think a lot of people view that as being too broad a scope. and the judge doesn't seem to have any sort of inclination to narrow it. >> bret: i have heard you talk about the legal side of this and how it's cobbled together, the charges and how we hear another kind of avenue that the prosecution is going down. >> right. well, there is the second misdemeanor, nothing one coming out of the new york code that said you illegally conspired to promote your own campaign. and as you sort of work your mind around that, they are saying that because you misidentified these funds and treated them as legal expenses, you were illegally trying to win that campaign. once again, most of us looking at this or at least many of us are saying wait, first of all, can you prove all these facts because they are
he does have reason to say that when it comes to michael cohen. cohen is on the news every night attacking the president not just legally but politically. he will continue to do that after he testifies. and, yet, this order saying you can't really respond to him. i think a lot of people view that as being too broad a scope. and the judge doesn't seem to have any sort of inclination to narrow it. >> bret: i have heard you talk about the legal side of this and how it's cobbled together, the...
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whatever michael cohen may have done and whatevermpichael >> who's in there now? david pecker may have done. to they're trying to attribute david's packers knowledgeinance of campaign finance violations to donald trump. there shouldn' vdonaldt been a e instruction right then and there by the court there tht cannot assume that because david pecker knew something that donal that d trump knew its but this is this is the kind of case that an inexperienced political operative is trying ae in manhattan. and let me just say one more thing. thisin m gag order. the gag order was to make sureti that the president did not make or direct others to make o a public statement. when donald trump repeats untruths. i so so what other people have said he is not makinnot makig oe directing them to make public statements. and that's why he is not h holding him in contempt yet because it is so written. these people are so incensed, so full of hatl of hate that tho anything to keep this man down. and ye anyt he goes outside, he talks to construction workers, he goes to a bodega, they ch
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reading -- michael cohen even said and their oath -- all kind of people called me on that one but yet it is this witness -- and meanwhile, of course, i think the phishing alvin bragg is not prosecuting about guys in that city who are doing so much harm to residents are there in manhattan not prosecuting the real criminals. instead be political going after president trump but, sean, this started years ago. despite on his campaign. there was -- then it was robert mueller carolyn it was impeachment then they read his home, than it is special council, counts -- and dc than it's money was in atlanta that is alvin bragg calendar tried the 14th amendment another trying is trial a gag order telling her wandering was -- but he's going to win because the people see through it. >> ♪ ♪ be do i have to tell you, like everything else, watching this backfire and will interface. that will be my prediction. thank you, jim jordan. appreciated. renting talked for this smack where you come back, new england, which is only the one and only also about -- -- robert kraft is next. >> ♪ ♪ >> ♪ ♪ -
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i think that you'll see other witnesses like hope hicks, like michael cohen just put on additional layers in filling out this picture of exactly how the scheme played out. >> now, pivoting right here to washington, as you heard me discuss with congressman thompson, the supreme court's conservative justices, many of whom were nominated by trump, appeared to at least considered his claim of total presidential immunity this week, some suggesting that such immunity was necessary for our democracy to function. the court's ruling is expected some time between now and july. what happens after that? >> well, it depends on what the court rules. rev, i was actually really surprised after this argument and during the argument. i thought that the supreme court would, perhaps, take its sweet time in issuing any ruling which would push off the possibility of a trial beyond the election, but i was really struck by the comments by some of the conservative justices who, as you said, really entertained this notion that a president would have immunity. not only that he would have it but that it would be nec
i think that you'll see other witnesses like hope hicks, like michael cohen just put on additional layers in filling out this picture of exactly how the scheme played out. >> now, pivoting right here to washington, as you heard me discuss with congressman thompson, the supreme court's conservative justices, many of whom were nominated by trump, appeared to at least considered his claim of total presidential immunity this week, some suggesting that such immunity was necessary for our...
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cohen from fake news cnn let's not forget that the judge is a devout democrat who donated to joe biden the da meanwhile raised money and campaigned on getting donald trump and the charges that he filed which are totally completely bogus misdemeanours well past statute of limitations this entire trial eight years later is nothing but a sham it is all designed not only to smear donald trump but do take him off the campaign trail in the middle of an election and give an open field it to every swing state to one guy only and that is joe biden and donald trump has been told that he must be in court every day or he will be sent to jail in a city that doesn't even send violent people to jail and while everyone else in this case is free to say whatever they want about the case donald trump has a gag order silencing him and this week as president trump was sitting in court biden spent most of his time in the all-important battleground state of pennsylvania although there's a big problem for joe the more that he campaigns the better doll trump looks because after three days of hitting the trail
cohen from fake news cnn let's not forget that the judge is a devout democrat who donated to joe biden the da meanwhile raised money and campaigned on getting donald trump and the charges that he filed which are totally completely bogus misdemeanours well past statute of limitations this entire trial eight years later is nothing but a sham it is all designed not only to smear donald trump but do take him off the campaign trail in the middle of an election and give an open field it to every...
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cohen, for the $130,000 passed to stormy daniels, and that could be used against him. >> i was paying a lawyer and mark if it down as a legal expense, some accountant i didn't know marked it down as a legal expense. that's exactly what it was. and you get indicted over that? howard: after one day-long session, trump campaigned at a harlem bodega, the scene of a terrible crime. >> alvin bragg does nothing. he goes after guys like trump who 40 did nothing wrong. howard: some shows actually debated whether that should be covered. but the media were hungry for something more scintillating, and maggie haberman, of "the new york times," provided it. >> he appeared to be asleep. repeatedly, his head would fall down. howard: and that reverberated through the media echo chamber. i'm howard kurtz and this is "mediabuzz." ♪ howard: in the battle over jury selection, there's a deep ideological divide among the pundits. >> show me a juror who says they can be unbiased towards trump, and i'll show you a liar. that's why we don't have political trials in america. fairness is impossible. >> make no
cohen, for the $130,000 passed to stormy daniels, and that could be used against him. >> i was paying a lawyer and mark if it down as a legal expense, some accountant i didn't know marked it down as a legal expense. that's exactly what it was. and you get indicted over that? howard: after one day-long session, trump campaigned at a harlem bodega, the scene of a terrible crime. >> alvin bragg does nothing. he goes after guys like trump who 40 did nothing wrong. howard: some shows...
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and i can promise you that i'dwl be a of a lot better witness than michael cohen could eve mur to be. >> all right. and coming up, a secret service officer assigned to kamala harris' detail. coa s. breaking new reportedly had an altercation with other agents. we have that live reportraight straight ahead. >> a once ignored educational epidemic has become a nationwide issue for public schools and become cockpits. a culture war. we've seen just how many ways kids have been held hostage to an agenda right under their parents noses. that hosts the miseducation of america. season two. plus, don't miss this summit, answering real questions and, advice about how you can get involved in what's happening in today's classrooms. throug the coonly on fox n. to tell you abouto bt life the r insurance through the colonial pen program. >> if you're aged 50 to 85 and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budgethree p't, remer the three p's? >> what are the three p's? the three ps of life insurance on a fixed budgeford, t are pric price and price. price and price. and a pra price you can afford. a
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the jury heard the granular details about the shell company, michael cohen used to pay stormy daniels her hush money. remember, prosecutors have to prove that when trump paid cohen back, he falsified business records so voters would never know. >> aaron, thank you. >>> now to the campus protest officials the war in at columbia where students are facing a deadline, late word on the status of the talks. stephanie ramos at columbia tonight. >> reporter: -- to washington -- -- to texas tonight, campus protests against the war in gaza spreading, with no end in sight. >> free, free palestine! >> reporter: at ohio state overnight, police clashing with pro-palestinian protestors, 36 arrested. >> let us in, let us in. >> they're being labelled as anti-semitics which is really, really a false statement in so far as so many of the student organizers, myself included, are jewish. >> bring them home! >> outside columbia university, pro israel protesters calling for the release of hostages. >> the release of hostages must come first and foremost to end the suffering on both sides. >> today, jewish
the jury heard the granular details about the shell company, michael cohen used to pay stormy daniels her hush money. remember, prosecutors have to prove that when trump paid cohen back, he falsified business records so voters would never know. >> aaron, thank you. >>> now to the campus protest officials the war in at columbia where students are facing a deadline, late word on the status of the talks. stephanie ramos at columbia tonight. >> reporter: -- to washington -- --...
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>> yeah, no, i mean, michael cohen came in front of thetime house committee a few years ago and lied six different times. we did criminal referrals. michael cohen even said under oath in front of the committee that he didn't try to get a job in the white house. everyone knew that was false. i meankind o all kinds of peoplt him out on that one. but yeah, this is their star witnest iss. meanw this is how they're doing their case. and meanwhilcoursethine, coursek it's pretty obvious to everyone while they're doin g to president trump. alvin bragg's not prosecuting the babragd guys in that citym o who are doing so much harm to residents there in manhattarn not prosecuting the real criminals, instead being politica l going after president trump. >> but, sean, this started eight years ago. they spied on his campaign. then it was robert mueller, then it was impeachment thens he they raid his home. then it's the special counsel, co, who indicted him in florida and d.c. thenc as fani willis said, atlanta,s then it's alvin bragg. then they tried the 14th amendment. non bragcalendar triedw they
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what exactly are prosecutors looking to show as they call witnesses like michael cohen's former banker to the stand. and as they tried to walk this jury, there are a lot of documents well, with the banker, they're setting the stage of the finances that were arranged to pay off stormy daniels during the later phases of the story, which we know about broadly, but we don't have the details yet. >> so what they have also apparently are a lot of documents. what we don't know if they have or do not have is information or witnesses are documents that directly link donald trump to the falsification of the documents or whether that's going to be something that has to be inferred heard by a really overwhelming evidence that there's no other way it could have happened other than from his allowing it to happen that's a thinner case. if they have a direct witness or they have direct evidence, that's going to be a powerful case. so this is what keeping me on the edge of my seat as i watch what unfolds. >> right. because we don't know exactly who they're going to be calling at this point. they have n
what exactly are prosecutors looking to show as they call witnesses like michael cohen's former banker to the stand. and as they tried to walk this jury, there are a lot of documents well, with the banker, they're setting the stage of the finances that were arranged to pay off stormy daniels during the later phases of the story, which we know about broadly, but we don't have the details yet. >> so what they have also apparently are a lot of documents. what we don't know if they have or do...
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in the final weeks of the campaign, pecker said he told trump's fixer michael cohen daniels was shopping her story. he says cohen told him to buy it, but pecker refused, telling cohen, "i am not going to get involved with a porn star. i am not a bank." ultimately, cohen himself paid daniels $130,000 to keep quiet. prosecutors say trump paid cohen back, falsely labeling it as legal expenses. trump has denied both affairs. his lawyers claim any effort to bury salacious stories was to protect trump's family. but pecker testifying that's not what he thought. "i thought it was for the campaign," he told the jury. "his family was never mentioned," only "the impact it would have upon the election." david, pecker showed trump no hostility, in fact, even though it has been five years since pecker said he last saw trump, he still considers him to be a friend. cross examination is just getting started, whit, so, david becker returns here to the witness stand tomorrow. whit? >> whit: aaron, thank you. >>> next tonight, the stunning reversal in the sexual assault convict of harvey weinstein, the case
in the final weeks of the campaign, pecker said he told trump's fixer michael cohen daniels was shopping her story. he says cohen told him to buy it, but pecker refused, telling cohen, "i am not going to get involved with a porn star. i am not a bank." ultimately, cohen himself paid daniels $130,000 to keep quiet. prosecutors say trump paid cohen back, falsely labeling it as legal expenses. trump has denied both affairs. his lawyers claim any effort to bury salacious stories was to...
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i see michael cohen for all the missteps and a man who is telling the truth. i think you are going to see trump really, really struggle during this period and it is not the only time he will be on trial. right in the middle of this campaign, he is going to spend a month or more in court and then there are three more cases behind that. i really don't think at this moment, i don't believe he's going to win the election. this is the first time that i have felt that and i feel he has crossed it. and we know he's guilty in that case, but you know he's guilty and that it is absolutely overwhelming. and i think he's sitting there now, terrified that this is not only going to be bad for his running for president, but that it might actually land him in prison. >> yeah. >> in the meantime he'll spend the next four weeks in the prison by legal authorities. >> yeah. >> by what legal authorities will be deemed as they were across the line in terms of the crime. well, we'll see. we never imagined, and we have not seen the american history or the american former president or
i see michael cohen for all the missteps and a man who is telling the truth. i think you are going to see trump really, really struggle during this period and it is not the only time he will be on trial. right in the middle of this campaign, he is going to spend a month or more in court and then there are three more cases behind that. i really don't think at this moment, i don't believe he's going to win the election. this is the first time that i have felt that and i feel he has crossed it....
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cohen in the stormy daniels payoff case. he is a coconspirator. what is the difference between georgia and arizona? only we don't have a tape recorded telephone call with the secretary of state of arizona. >> yeah. that obviously is a huge piece of evidence that georgia has. it is not clear yet why we have alter egos charged in arizona. but not the ego. the main principle person for whom this is done. the fake electors didn't do this on their own. people like rudy giuliani, the lawyers, they are all staffed to somebody who is the president. but it is unclear what the lack of proof is. for sure it is because they don't have enough direct evidence yet against him. but it is important to note that i stress the word yet. these are state charges regardless of who wins the presidential election. whether it is biden or trump, it doesn't matter because you cannot have a federal pardon of these cases. so these people are going to be going to trial in arizona. what tim is saying so people understand this is no joke. these charges prov
cohen in the stormy daniels payoff case. he is a coconspirator. what is the difference between georgia and arizona? only we don't have a tape recorded telephone call with the secretary of state of arizona. >> yeah. that obviously is a huge piece of evidence that georgia has. it is not clear yet why we have alter egos charged in arizona. but not the ego. the main principle person for whom this is done. the fake electors didn't do this on their own. people like rudy giuliani, the lawyers,...
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cohen and stormy daniels herself. then after they file that motion for contempt, which trump posted seven more posts,ometimes attacking esther cohen, calling him a serial perjurer, but also troublesome to the court, attacking jurors, he did this by reposting a different post talking about liberal individuals lying, and then he added to that to get onto this trial. that caused the government to file another motion for contempt. i will note that in today's hearing, prosecutors said we are going to be filing another motion for contempt. it just keeps going. william: his lawyers argue this is an unconstitutional infringement on his free-speech rights, that he has every right to say that. what are a defendants rights in this regard? mary: defendants to have constitutional rights, like all people in the united states. but when you are a defendant in a criminal trial, those rights are not limitless. they can be restricted things that you are saying, when your speech has an impact negatively on the administration of justice.
cohen and stormy daniels herself. then after they file that motion for contempt, which trump posted seven more posts,ometimes attacking esther cohen, calling him a serial perjurer, but also troublesome to the court, attacking jurors, he did this by reposting a different post talking about liberal individuals lying, and then he added to that to get onto this trial. that caused the government to file another motion for contempt. i will note that in today's hearing, prosecutors said we are going...
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pecker clarified those concerns came from himself and trump's former lawyer, michael cohen. not trump, who says this trial is politically motivated. >> today was breath-taking in this room. you saw what went on. it was breath-taking. and amazing testimony. this is a trial that should have never happened. this is a case that should have never been filed. >> pecker eventually backed out of a reimbursement deal with cohen for the rights to macdougall's story over legal concerns. then, after pecker refused to pay adult film actress stormy daniels for her story cohen paid daniels $130,000. when pecker later asked trump about paying cohen back at cohen's request he said the former president had no idea what pecker was talking about. during today's morning session, the manhattan's d.a. was office submitted four more examples where prosecutors argued trump broke the judge's gag order. membermerchan will vote whethert to hold him in contempt of court. >> i am glad i was here it was a very interesting day in a certain way. >> there will be a hearing about the gag order on wednesday of
pecker clarified those concerns came from himself and trump's former lawyer, michael cohen. not trump, who says this trial is politically motivated. >> today was breath-taking in this room. you saw what went on. it was breath-taking. and amazing testimony. this is a trial that should have never happened. this is a case that should have never been filed. >> pecker eventually backed out of a reimbursement deal with cohen for the rights to macdougall's story over legal concerns. then,...
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so when people like michael cohen, like hope hicks get on the stand, i find it hard that he's simply going to sit there. he's going to starts mumbleing, he's going to start gestureing. and that's going to get him in trouble too. everything he does because he's don donald trump is not going to go his way in the courtroom. his base is his base. they only get one vote. and those people will probably not be swayed by anything that happens in the courtroom. and anything that he says on the courtroom steps. but he's got to get a majority. as you pointed out, at his peak he got 46%. and he is not making friends. he is not impressing people outside. and meanwhile, joe biden is not only campaigning, but he's getting a little feisty. he is getting in his digs. he's noteing these things like he's sleeping. he's noteing that trump is otherwise occupied as he put it on one occasion this week. so, i think the biden campaign realizes, they've got this guy trapped. he's cornered. and they're going to keep sticking it to him and giving him little jabs. and that too is going to weigh on trump because
so when people like michael cohen, like hope hicks get on the stand, i find it hard that he's simply going to sit there. he's going to starts mumbleing, he's going to start gestureing. and that's going to get him in trouble too. everything he does because he's don donald trump is not going to go his way in the courtroom. his base is his base. they only get one vote. and those people will probably not be swayed by anything that happens in the courtroom. and anything that he says on the courtroom...
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when people like michael cohen, like hope hicks get on the stand and start testifying against him i find it hard to believe he is going to sit there. i suspect he will start muttering. he will start gesturing that will get him in trouble too. everything that he does because he is donald trump is not likely to work to his benefit in the courtroom. let's remember his base is his base. they only get one vote and they probably won't be swayed by anything that happens in the courtroom and anything that he says on the courtroom steps. he has to get a majority and as you pointed out at his peak he got 46% and he is not making friends. is he not impressing people outside and meanwhile joe biden is not only campaigning but he is getting a little feisty. is he getting in his digs. is he noting these things like he is sleeping. is he noting that trump is otherwise occupied as he put it on one occasion this week. i think the biden campaign realizes they have this guy trapped. he is cornered and they are going to keep sticking it to him and giving him little ja bs and that too will weigh on trump bec
when people like michael cohen, like hope hicks get on the stand and start testifying against him i find it hard to believe he is going to sit there. i suspect he will start muttering. he will start gesturing that will get him in trouble too. everything that he does because he is donald trump is not likely to work to his benefit in the courtroom. let's remember his base is his base. they only get one vote and they probably won't be swayed by anything that happens in the courtroom and anything...
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cohen tried opening a bank account under the name resolution consultants llc. that's the same account that former american media ceo and president david pecker testified cohen nearly used to reimburse him. for purchasing the lifetime rights to former playboy model karen macdougall's story about an alleged affair with trump who said again tonight this trial is politically motivated. >> we sit here day after day after day, which is their plan because they think they might be able to eke out an election. >> today pecker wrapped up his testimony, telling the court, quote: i have been truthful to the best of my recollection. former president trump's lawyers exposed inconsistencies with pecker's testimony about whether or not trump thanked him for suppressing stories. pecker says he now believes he violated federal election law while suppressing macdougall's story. trump's long-time executive ronna graph also took the stand today describing the former president as a formal and respectable boss for 34 years. maintained contacts including those of mcdo you go and adult
cohen tried opening a bank account under the name resolution consultants llc. that's the same account that former american media ceo and president david pecker testified cohen nearly used to reimburse him. for purchasing the lifetime rights to former playboy model karen macdougall's story about an alleged affair with trump who said again tonight this trial is politically motivated. >> we sit here day after day after day, which is their plan because they think they might be able to eke out...
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and we heard an earful about the campaign, mostly through michael cohen constantly worrying about what the bosses thinking. when the transcript came, there are more than a dozen mentions of the boss. typically the boss will be very angry if you let karen mcdougal speak. the boss will be very angry if you release her from the nondisclosure deal. or this will please the boss. as to the general tenor of the things. and if trump's defense is that essentially he didn't know what was going on, he had more important things to worry about, having the jury hear the boss again and again and again, a dozen times, doesn't help his case. there was a fascinating moment when the jury saw after trump was elected, trump in the white house with david pecker , at trump's invitation. his dinner, trump put it. and this was the conversation that they had. >> this photograph was entered into evidence today. >> yes. the jury was looking at this photograph when david pecker was narrating, and i have the transept in front of me. did the subject of karen mcdougal, but all? at the time of the dinner, mr. trump as
and we heard an earful about the campaign, mostly through michael cohen constantly worrying about what the bosses thinking. when the transcript came, there are more than a dozen mentions of the boss. typically the boss will be very angry if you let karen mcdougal speak. the boss will be very angry if you release her from the nondisclosure deal. or this will please the boss. as to the general tenor of the things. and if trump's defense is that essentially he didn't know what was going on, he had...
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and yesterday he was again on the attack about michael cohen. i suspect we'll see another mix from the d.a.'s office as well. >> and so depending on what they do on his claim of total immunity, they could delay further the january 6 trial by sending it back to the district court, the appeals court here. and stretch that out. and then they could do any number of things, but if they, you know, end up deciding in june before the end of the term that he has total immunity, all these cases go away. >> and i can't see them deciding that based on the law. so checks and balances which everyone learns about in civics means that the president is not able to do whatever he wants, that he has to be accountable including to prosecutors. trump has famously said that he could shoot someone on fifth avenue. he made it as a political statement, but now also trying to make that legal doctrine that he could do anything, not only avoid political consequences but avoid prosecution. and i think that even the most conservative justices are unlikely to share that view.
and yesterday he was again on the attack about michael cohen. i suspect we'll see another mix from the d.a.'s office as well. >> and so depending on what they do on his claim of total immunity, they could delay further the january 6 trial by sending it back to the district court, the appeals court here. and stretch that out. and then they could do any number of things, but if they, you know, end up deciding in june before the end of the term that he has total immunity, all these cases go...
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cohen who is a witness. they are catching undercover liberal activists to get on the trump jury. jesse waters. what happened on tuesday? >> there are two orders to show cause is essentially like saying to your child prove to me why you shouldn't be grounded. on tuesday, trump's lawyers will have the opportunity to argue why their client shouldn't be held in criminal contempt and sanctioned with a thousand per fine or something worse because the d.a.'s office said we are contemplating what the sanction is. you better believe that they are watching what he is going to do over the ensuing few days. >> they have a brief due tomorrow by 5:00 p.m. the gag order prohibits making or directing others to make statement it is doesn't prohibit republication. which is what he did with the serial perjurer post that you mentioned. he reposted that article not once, not twice, five different times in different places as well. but their other argument is that the gag order is ambiguous somehow and i'm not sure how that works
cohen who is a witness. they are catching undercover liberal activists to get on the trump jury. jesse waters. what happened on tuesday? >> there are two orders to show cause is essentially like saying to your child prove to me why you shouldn't be grounded. on tuesday, trump's lawyers will have the opportunity to argue why their client shouldn't be held in criminal contempt and sanctioned with a thousand per fine or something worse because the d.a.'s office said we are contemplating what...
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cohen or a public figure, but to go after juror like this, does it matter that trump is quoting someone else? i mean, in in terms of a potential effect on the gag order? >> no. no, he's not supposed to repost things either that do what he's prohibited from doing, which includes intimidating, talking about the jurors. so he has violated this partial gag order multiple times with comments about witnesses. and with this comment about jurors, and next week, next tuesday, the judge is holding a hearing to figure out what he's gonna do about it. and that's really the big question. sorry for interrupting. i'm sorry. >> the judge is waiting till tuesday to do this. do you think you should do it sooner? absolutely. i mean, because he's trump is violating this gag order every day. >> and the thing about the jury is so dangerous because those people are the ones most worried about publicity and most worried that someone's going to come after them. the fact that he's letting this link and let trump continue on social media on this issue for another four days is dangerous to the process. she'll do y
cohen or a public figure, but to go after juror like this, does it matter that trump is quoting someone else? i mean, in in terms of a potential effect on the gag order? >> no. no, he's not supposed to repost things either that do what he's prohibited from doing, which includes intimidating, talking about the jurors. so he has violated this partial gag order multiple times with comments about witnesses. and with this comment about jurors, and next week, next tuesday, the judge is holding...
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cohen's former better gary farro there was also a hearing on whether it was violating the gag order imposed by judge juan merchan. trump continued his pattern of speaking out about the case outside of the courtroom, the trial resumes again on tuesday, joining me now is criminal defendant it's attorney arthur aidala. arthur on that key issue of the purpose of the payments, the prosecution was able to get in through david pecker that this was about the campaign, not protecting trump's family how can trump get into evidence? his side of that unless he testifies good morning. and then say it's a privilege to be ali, sir, i'm a fan from a lot day that on television so you want to know the easy way, the easy way is at the end of people's case, donald trump takes the stand and he looks at the jury with the first question was of course, i didn't want bonnie to know about this. of course i didn't want my kids to know about this yeah. was there a part of it that i was running for president? >> yeah. >> but i didn't think i need these problems at home. it's enough of a headache to run for pres
cohen's former better gary farro there was also a hearing on whether it was violating the gag order imposed by judge juan merchan. trump continued his pattern of speaking out about the case outside of the courtroom, the trial resumes again on tuesday, joining me now is criminal defendant it's attorney arthur aidala. arthur on that key issue of the purpose of the payments, the prosecution was able to get in through david pecker that this was about the campaign, not protecting trump's family how...
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and donald trump was somewhere other than where michael cohen is. that's the theory. >> liability. so later he dropped the hypothetical. this was an incredible moment. he said, the point i am trying to get at is, no one is going to get up on the witness stand and testify that mr. trump directly said, hey. let's falsify her business records. hey, let's commit election fraud. let's pull the wool over the eyes of the american voter so i can get elected. no one is going to say that. and in a rare moment here, trumps lawyer said, judge, we object. the judge overruled. and part of what made that such an incredible moment, of course, the prosecutors are sharing the theory of the case. this was election-influenced. and the other very interesting part of it was that usually during this you don't hear too many objections. they are trying to weed out a jury bias. and this was a moment that was just punctuated by that objection, by that overruled objection. in the prosecution, tipping their hand into what we might be hearing -- >> i was going to say, that sounds like a line from opening statem
and donald trump was somewhere other than where michael cohen is. that's the theory. >> liability. so later he dropped the hypothetical. this was an incredible moment. he said, the point i am trying to get at is, no one is going to get up on the witness stand and testify that mr. trump directly said, hey. let's falsify her business records. hey, let's commit election fraud. let's pull the wool over the eyes of the american voter so i can get elected. no one is going to say that. and in a...
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we are back with michael douglas talking about his new series, franklin on apple tv plus let's talk about age. >> your about president biden's age. you're doing fantastically. you look like 1 million bucks why don't you run for precedence i did the movie once, you know, but i knew he could ever attpt to who i kn. i had the ending difference. two, the happy ending. >> n they asked me to run for govern a coue of times in california earlier time. >> and i remember say, well, whe do you want me said, well, weeed a man who can financhis own campaign. so yeahwho has a credibility, notoriety, who is well-known around the rounds, everything and i rember say, you sure you're not looking for a kamikaze pilots. >> i sent i don't think so. so you and biden are about the same age would do do you think are you one of those people who wished he had about out let the let the field choose somebody else. how do you how do you think abt that >> wl i think i think that i walk a little simpler to him anthe people that i've talked to, everybody that i have say he sharpest attack. he's fired we all have a
we are back with michael douglas talking about his new series, franklin on apple tv plus let's talk about age. >> your about president biden's age. you're doing fantastically. you look like 1 million bucks why don't you run for precedence i did the movie once, you know, but i knew he could ever attpt to who i kn. i had the ending difference. two, the happy ending. >> n they asked me to run for govern a coue of times in california earlier time. >> and i remember say, well, whe...