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according to michael cohen's testimony, donald trump told michael cohen "to take care of it." "did you ask him at that time whether he had had a sexual encounter with stormy daniels? did he enter you directly? answer, no ma'am. what did he say, did he say anything in response to that ? enter, no man. question, did he enter anything about what she looked like? he said she was a beautiful woman. donald trump repeatedly told michael cohen "just take care of it." we kept hearing that line today over and over again. according to michael cohen's testimony, donald trump said "this is a disaster, total disaster. women are going to eat me because this is really a disaster. women will hate me. guys may think it's cool but this will be a disaster for the campaign." that is what donald trump thought the stormy daniels story could be, a disaster for the campaign. michael cohen quoted donald trump saying "what i want you to do is just push it out as long as you can, just get past the election. if i win, it has no relevance. i would be president. if i lose, i don't even care. question, "did
according to michael cohen's testimony, donald trump told michael cohen "to take care of it." "did you ask him at that time whether he had had a sexual encounter with stormy daniels? did he enter you directly? answer, no ma'am. what did he say, did he say anything in response to that ? enter, no man. question, did he enter anything about what she looked like? he said she was a beautiful woman. donald trump repeatedly told michael cohen "just take care of it." we kept...
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michael cohen, yes sir. todd blanche, and when he says cash, he's not talking about benjamin's and green dollar bills, right? he is talking about paying for something with cash, not financing, correct? michael cohen, no sir. leading off our discussion to find out what cash is, andrew weissmann. he is a msnbc legal analyst and co-author of the best-selling book, the trump indictments. also with us is adam klasfeld who was in the courtroom today with us. and lisa rubin, also with us in the courtroom. msnbc legal correspondent. we were all there. every minute of it. this thing about cash turned out to be interesting. it was an angle i have not thought of. what todd blanche meant was there are rich people like donald trump in new york and they talk about buying apartments for $5 million and they say it will pay cash, i'm not going to finance. we know that they mean a check when they use cash in that way. the way we have all heard the word in the audio tape was this was payoff cash. but todd blanche says no, no b
michael cohen, yes sir. todd blanche, and when he says cash, he's not talking about benjamin's and green dollar bills, right? he is talking about paying for something with cash, not financing, correct? michael cohen, no sir. leading off our discussion to find out what cash is, andrew weissmann. he is a msnbc legal analyst and co-author of the best-selling book, the trump indictments. also with us is adam klasfeld who was in the courtroom today with us. and lisa rubin, also with us in the...
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cohen, michael cohen called himself a lawyer. michael cohen, a fixer, he only fixes things that he broke. we got all of this stuff, all of the ad hominem anything you could want about michael cohen we've already had. then they put it all in context. here's what he wants when he served donald trump, here's when he stopped serving donald trump, here is what he has done since, here are the since he has committed and the way he has atoned. it has all been out there in advance. for todd blanche to be out as donald trump's defense lawyer saying michael cohen, didn't you like to congress ? the jury must be sitting there yes, we heard the expiration for that already, we know what that is, why are you picking it up again? >> the thing that struck me today on that point, on the cross is i do think, i mean, there are plausible stories to tell here. for instance, right, and they are spending a lot of time on his podcast and the fact that there was a moment, all the different merchandise you sell on your website, your associated websites that
cohen, michael cohen called himself a lawyer. michael cohen, a fixer, he only fixes things that he broke. we got all of this stuff, all of the ad hominem anything you could want about michael cohen we've already had. then they put it all in context. here's what he wants when he served donald trump, here's when he stopped serving donald trump, here is what he has done since, here are the since he has committed and the way he has atoned. it has all been out there in advance. for todd blanche to...
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about michael cohen, michael cohen has this refrain, sounds like i said something like that. i checked the transcript. he said it sounds like something i would say about five times. to the crying little line you said at the beginning. it sounds like something i would say, said cohen. courtroom misogynist, sounds like something i would say. and that is the last one, you anticipated. it sounds correct, he said that 15 times. so that was just how much material cohen supplied. and just one more point about this, that line that started this cross-examination, cohen said that friday. that was the tiktok that got the judge very angry about it. >> right, that is the nutty part about michael cohen, but the nutty part did not come in except from past statements. adam klasfeld, the master of the transcripts. the speed reader. he is in the courtroom and we are sitting next to each other every day except today. we will take a quick break and we will be right back. i'll be honest. by the end of the day, my floors...yeesh. but who has the time to clean? that's why i love my swiffer wetjet.
about michael cohen, michael cohen has this refrain, sounds like i said something like that. i checked the transcript. he said it sounds like something i would say about five times. to the crying little line you said at the beginning. it sounds like something i would say, said cohen. courtroom misogynist, sounds like something i would say. and that is the last one, you anticipated. it sounds correct, he said that 15 times. so that was just how much material cohen supplied. and just one more...
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michael cohen. if you make this more about michael cohen and you hit on michael cohen to the point you don't lose the jury, then you make it about michael cohen. if you can distract, that's a win. don't trust him. don't like him. he has an agenda. >> jeremy, let me follow up on that. as a former prosecutor, you have someone -- he is known as former fixer, michael cohen. that's not a great title. but that's the way he is known as former fixer, michael cohen. there might be sympathy for him, he was in isolation, a federal judge said he was put in solitary confinement when he was incarcerated. what do you do as a prosecutor to try to restore the credibility or sympathy fafacto? >> where blanche went too far. you said you didn't want a pardon but then they asked for a pardon. the response was, i was in a nightmare. what point did you win? you humanized michael cohen. i'm living a nightmare. i did something wrong. i've been caught. i have to deal with this. that seems -- >> what is the strategy? it's har
michael cohen. if you make this more about michael cohen and you hit on michael cohen to the point you don't lose the jury, then you make it about michael cohen. if you can distract, that's a win. don't trust him. don't like him. he has an agenda. >> jeremy, let me follow up on that. as a former prosecutor, you have someone -- he is known as former fixer, michael cohen. that's not a great title. but that's the way he is known as former fixer, michael cohen. there might be sympathy for...
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the way michael cohen admitted that today. that is the new michael cohen. who sees his ego now was one of problems that drove him in a criminal direction with the egomaniacal and unrepentant donald trump. michael cohen on the witness stand today, in the courtroom, was unlike any version of michael cohen you have ever seen. he was not fighting back at the questions and being belligerent the way he was when he appeared on tv in 2016 is a campaign surrogate for donald trump. he was not sounding like the gangster he wanted to sound like when he was calling up reporters then and threatening them during the first trump presidential campaign. he was not making fun of donald trump or taunting donald trump, as he has done so frequently and recently on social media. it was not the emboldened michael cohen who has turned against donald trump and publicly attacks him. it was michael cohen, the lawyer. knowing how we witness should sound on the witness stand, calm, deliberate, careful, clear . sometimes vivid. as the six hours of testimony were on, michael cohen became
the way michael cohen admitted that today. that is the new michael cohen. who sees his ego now was one of problems that drove him in a criminal direction with the egomaniacal and unrepentant donald trump. michael cohen on the witness stand today, in the courtroom, was unlike any version of michael cohen you have ever seen. he was not fighting back at the questions and being belligerent the way he was when he appeared on tv in 2016 is a campaign surrogate for donald trump. he was not sounding...
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that is what michael cohen wanted. donald trump's respect, admiration, his love, but then, he probably knew that donald trump is incapable of love and luckily for michael cohen, his family was capable of love, even after the horror they experience of an fbi raid in their family home. his wife and his daughter, in college, and his son, in high school, did an intervention. he testified that it was a conversation with his family that made him decide that it was time to escape the trump cult. " by that time in late august, what, of anything, had you decided about whether you would continue to live for president trump? >> i made the decision based on the conversation that i had with my family, i would not live for president trump any longer. >> if not for the campaign, would you have paid that money to stormy daniels? >> no, ma'am." michael cohen say the day he pleaded guilty was " the worst day of my life." donald trump issued a tweet that day, aimed at michael cohen . he told the jury that when he testified to congress ab
that is what michael cohen wanted. donald trump's respect, admiration, his love, but then, he probably knew that donald trump is incapable of love and luckily for michael cohen, his family was capable of love, even after the horror they experience of an fbi raid in their family home. his wife and his daughter, in college, and his son, in high school, did an intervention. he testified that it was a conversation with his family that made him decide that it was time to escape the trump cult....
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to michael cohen at the. heart of this. i also think the other thing that todd blanche got into and i'm sure who get more into it. speaking of how much he made off of his books and after the post-presidency are not being in the white house, it's not clear how the jury will take that. it's not like trump as a normal defendant while we've talked about trump's wealth and how it's overstated. he is still a really wealthy person and it's not not clear that this jury of regular people is seeing michael cohen and stormy daniel's making money as this great sin against counting against them, given donald trump's wealth, john, one more did cohen say on the stand about trump's involvement with the payments? he said it was pretty direct and this was in the direct examination in the morning where susan hoffinger continue you'd what you did yesterday. >> we haven't exchange here about the payments to stormy daniels, which was ground they covered yesterday, hafez, your says why in fact, did you pay that money to stormy dani
to michael cohen at the. heart of this. i also think the other thing that todd blanche got into and i'm sure who get more into it. speaking of how much he made off of his books and after the post-presidency are not being in the white house, it's not clear how the jury will take that. it's not like trump as a normal defendant while we've talked about trump's wealth and how it's overstated. he is still a really wealthy person and it's not not clear that this jury of regular people is seeing...
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why michael cohen was there. what really surprised me is when the cross started this afternoon, donald trump had this demeanor of where he was closing his eyes again for sustained periods of time. he wasn't always watching the witness stand, i believe only once or twice because he's seen kinda looking over because he has to lean over to actually see the witness and that's not the way anyone expected him to be engaged. i think, especially as it was his attorneys time to grill michael cohen when stormy daniels was getting crossed examined, he was paying quite close attention. it was not the same way today, which stood out to me given of course, his hatred for michael cohen is much higher even than stormy daniels, elie, how do you think todd blanche did? i mean, he is actually not an experienced trial attorney. well, he's experienced trial attorney on the prosecution, sayyed, but defending is very different. and by the way, prosecutors are not very experienced at cross plus examination. i'm just going to say candidl
why michael cohen was there. what really surprised me is when the cross started this afternoon, donald trump had this demeanor of where he was closing his eyes again for sustained periods of time. he wasn't always watching the witness stand, i believe only once or twice because he's seen kinda looking over because he has to lean over to actually see the witness and that's not the way anyone expected him to be engaged. i think, especially as it was his attorneys time to grill michael cohen when...
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michael cohen, back on the stand. >> susan hoffinger went through the different times that michael cohen has lied, his legal troubles, the fact he has been disbarred. >> and under cross-examination from the defense. >> he is obsessed with revenge against donald trump, that's what they're saying. >> as donald trump roles and with a full entourage including the speaker of the house. >> president trump is a friend and i wanted to be here to support him. >> tonight, chris hayes and alex wagner break down what happened inside and outside the courtroom with rachel maddow, katie phang and msnbc political experts, when special coverage of trump on trial begins right now. >> good evening from new york, i am chris hayes, along with alex wagner. thank you for joining us for our special coverage of day 17 of donald trump's criminal trial. we will be joined by rachel maddow and lawrence o'donnell in a minute to break down what we heard from the most pivotal witness in the case, michael cohen, today. in my case the experience was first-hand as i watched cohen testify live in the courthouse and the big
michael cohen, back on the stand. >> susan hoffinger went through the different times that michael cohen has lied, his legal troubles, the fact he has been disbarred. >> and under cross-examination from the defense. >> he is obsessed with revenge against donald trump, that's what they're saying. >> as donald trump roles and with a full entourage including the speaker of the house. >> president trump is a friend and i wanted to be here to support him. >>...
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michael cohen, he only fixes things he broke. we get everything you could want about michael cohen we have. and they put it all in context. here is what he was when he served donald trump. here is when he stopped serving donald trump. here are the sins he has committed. for todd blanche to be up there as donald trump's defense lawyer, oh, but michael cohen, didn't you lie to congress? yeah, we heard the explanation for that already and know why it is. why are you bringing it up again? >> the thing that struck me today on the cross is again, i do think there are plausible stories to tell here. for instance, when they are spending a lot of time on his podcast. the different merchandise you sell on your website. at that point, at least was legible to me. there were large parts of the cross today that i could not follow. and i think i'm pretty good. it was a small color thing. in the direct, all of the evidence is being put up for all of us to see. which is extremely helpful. here is the pay stub. during the cross, when they would pr
michael cohen, he only fixes things he broke. we get everything you could want about michael cohen we have. and they put it all in context. here is what he was when he served donald trump. here is when he stopped serving donald trump. here are the sins he has committed. for todd blanche to be up there as donald trump's defense lawyer, oh, but michael cohen, didn't you lie to congress? yeah, we heard the explanation for that already and know why it is. why are you bringing it up again? >>...
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different michael cohen. i am trying to figure out what changed, who got to him, he has the same lawyer, his own personal lawyer now that he had then when he was a very messy witness. >> i think a couple of things. the amount of time the district attorney's office has invested in michael cohen has been significant and although i can't say for sure, and i don't have insight into what the new york attorney general's office did with him, my sense is that the d.a.s office has done a better job of putting their arms around michael cohen, owning him as their witness and ensuring he was well prepped for today's testimony. that might have been less true with the new york attorney general's office, particularly since in that case it was a far less important witness and that is even with the caveat that i know andrew has said several times and i agree with this to an extent, that michael cohen is not as critical here as most people think he is but is certainly in the ag's case, he was certainly a minimal figure in the
different michael cohen. i am trying to figure out what changed, who got to him, he has the same lawyer, his own personal lawyer now that he had then when he was a very messy witness. >> i think a couple of things. the amount of time the district attorney's office has invested in michael cohen has been significant and although i can't say for sure, and i don't have insight into what the new york attorney general's office did with him, my sense is that the d.a.s office has done a better...
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but that's not the michael cohen that showed up for court is the michael cohen who did have a change of heart and decided as much as it put him in harm's way and his family that he was going to wear the white hat and do what he thinks is the right thing. danya perry. thank you so much. really good to have you appreciate it everyone else stay with us just hey, we're going to dive deep from the stormy daniels payment catch-and-kill scheme at the heart of this case was someone who knows the details very well. ronan farrow his investigative reporting. this has been extraordinary over the years, will be here if you spit blood when you brush, it could be the start of a domino effect new periodontics act of gumbert pair breath freshener, clinically proven to help reverse the four signs of early gum disease a new toothpaste from periodontics, the dom experts were trying to save the planet with nuggets because we need the planet and we also need nuggets impossible. we're setting the meat problem with more meat nexium 24 hour prevents heartburn, acid for twice as long as pepsin get all day and
but that's not the michael cohen that showed up for court is the michael cohen who did have a change of heart and decided as much as it put him in harm's way and his family that he was going to wear the white hat and do what he thinks is the right thing. danya perry. thank you so much. really good to have you appreciate it everyone else stay with us just hey, we're going to dive deep from the stormy daniels payment catch-and-kill scheme at the heart of this case was someone who knows the...
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as katy read, once michael cohen turned, he was saying bad things about michael cohen. he is tweeting bad things about michael cohen. half an hour ago when he was trying to keep him in the fold, what they heard was trump's tweets saying, they are going out of their way to try to destroy michael cohen and his relationship with me in the hope he will flip. they said it's a drugged up loser who hates michael, a fine person with a wonderful family. those are the two sides of donald trump that they got to hear in his own words in just the period of literally minutes. >> absolutely. we are at this fascinating point where even though this is still the prosecution's witness, which means they are asking the questions to draw out what they think is the worst about this defendant, donald trump, as our panelists referenced, it's true they are trying to preview some of the other issues, get ahead of them. people understand that dynamic. if you have seen any episode of "law & order." we are starting to bleed into the mixed portrait of both of the men and their strained relationship.
as katy read, once michael cohen turned, he was saying bad things about michael cohen. he is tweeting bad things about michael cohen. half an hour ago when he was trying to keep him in the fold, what they heard was trump's tweets saying, they are going out of their way to try to destroy michael cohen and his relationship with me in the hope he will flip. they said it's a drugged up loser who hates michael, a fine person with a wonderful family. those are the two sides of donald trump that they...
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you know michael cohen. are you surprised that he would go on google barred and come up with citations and send them to his lawyer and assume he or she would check them? >> no. that doesn't surprise me at all. having dealt with him and followed the story. cohen had lied to me personally when we were breaking the story of the stormy daniels hush money deal. one of the things that came up today and the other day is how he charged the trump organization $50,000 for a tech company to break calls. we learned a while ago he said he had paid that company 50,000 but what he actually did was give the owner of it like $13,000 in cash in a walmart bag. michael cohen is a character. there's really nothing you know, that would surprise me. >> that was the basis for the cross-examination for him being asked that means you stole from the trump organization. that was the whole basis. >> right. >> i mean, but, nonetheless, it doesn't mean, i mean first, one question is the jury exhausted by all of these, you know, these tons
you know michael cohen. are you surprised that he would go on google barred and come up with citations and send them to his lawyer and assume he or she would check them? >> no. that doesn't surprise me at all. having dealt with him and followed the story. cohen had lied to me personally when we were breaking the story of the stormy daniels hush money deal. one of the things that came up today and the other day is how he charged the trump organization $50,000 for a tech company to break...
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it's not relevant what michael cohen thinks of the lawyer. it's very relevant with michael cohen. thanks. of the defendant, which he got to later. but if you're talking lunch, you don't want to make it about michael cohen versus the defense, or you want it to be michael cohen versus the truth. so i'm not impressed by what i've seen from the cross so far. he has a date to figure it out. he said he's going to take all day thursday, but i think he needs to change in course here. >> what do you guys well, i'm glad to be with you. i do think some of what he did was pure tactics. i mean, i think this moving around and not having this timeline cross-examination is a good thing because you know that code like any other prosecution witness who has been prepped at nauseum folt to tell their stories. so you want to get them if you're cross-examine and you want to make them tell the story on your terms and not to follow the script that they've been in. so i can see that i really took away that the jury's probably see it and thinking right now that covid has a griffith are in a wafa he clearly
it's not relevant what michael cohen thinks of the lawyer. it's very relevant with michael cohen. thanks. of the defendant, which he got to later. but if you're talking lunch, you don't want to make it about michael cohen versus the defense, or you want it to be michael cohen versus the truth. so i'm not impressed by what i've seen from the cross so far. he has a date to figure it out. he said he's going to take all day thursday, but i think he needs to change in course here. >> what do...
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michael cohen -- i did. prosecutor -- what did you hear at that time in 2011 about what she did for work? cohen -- that she was an adult film star. prosecutor -- and this came up again, i think you mentioned, because it was an article on the dirty.com at the time? cohen -- correct. question -- and you worked with keith davidson to get that article taken down? answer, yes ma'am. question, in 2011 when you were engaged in getting the article taken down, did you have a conversation with mr. trump about stormy daniels? answer, yes. question, can you tell us the gist of that conversation? answer, after i received the information from dylan howard, i immediately went to mr. trump's office, knocked on the door, and said, boss, i got to speak to you. and i told him about the conversation, the sum and substance of the conversation that i just had with dylan howard. and i asked him, meaning i asked trump, if he knew who she was. he told me that he did. and i stated about the story that existed on the dirty.com, that t
michael cohen -- i did. prosecutor -- what did you hear at that time in 2011 about what she did for work? cohen -- that she was an adult film star. prosecutor -- and this came up again, i think you mentioned, because it was an article on the dirty.com at the time? cohen -- correct. question -- and you worked with keith davidson to get that article taken down? answer, yes ma'am. question, in 2011 when you were engaged in getting the article taken down, did you have a conversation with mr. trump...
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we expect them to go at michael cohen. we expect them to make this about michael cohen. we state this enough. if the defense can move this away from falsifying business records and make it about a lying, thieving jerk who wants to see nothing more than the former president crushed, that's a win for them. when you throw in there a blackmailing sex worker, that's a double win. they have to be careful. if you do that too much, you are avoiding the real question is. this jury isn't stupid nor naive. these people know that a lot can happen in 90 seconds. >> this is a documents case. both sides acknowledged that. >> in a way, there's a smoking gun here, which is exhibit 35 and 36, which people have talked about. this is a document that's the letterhead and it's the note of weisselberg grossing up the figures. that proves on its face the business records -- the falsity of the business records. the part they are honing in on is whether donald trump caused those to be actually falsified. that is the weakest part of the prosecution's case. they are right to hone in on that as a ma
we expect them to go at michael cohen. we expect them to make this about michael cohen. we state this enough. if the defense can move this away from falsifying business records and make it about a lying, thieving jerk who wants to see nothing more than the former president crushed, that's a win for them. when you throw in there a blackmailing sex worker, that's a double win. they have to be careful. if you do that too much, you are avoiding the real question is. this jury isn't stupid nor...
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we've all at some point or another talk to michael cohen, the version of michael cohen that most people are used to. he's pretty bombastic. he can be very loud. he was not that person on the witness stand when he first got there in the morning, he had his hands to his side most as if he was sitting on them. he had his body language was so close to the vest and he starts talking about this relationship with trump, trying to build up this credibility that he was not always this bitter person, even to the point of talking at not on numerous occasions about how many times he did things for donald trump, knowing that he would not get paid for it. he was not paid for a lot of work that he did before he came into the trump organization. >> there was $100,000 thousand dollars that that served in two key ways. and at this point perhaps speaks to how well well, he was prepared one, it showed that trump if he didn't want to pay a bill, he wouldn't pay it. but two, that michael cohen was willing to do whatever for the simple praise of being in trump's orbit. and then again, when after the election,
we've all at some point or another talk to michael cohen, the version of michael cohen that most people are used to. he's pretty bombastic. he can be very loud. he was not that person on the witness stand when he first got there in the morning, he had his hands to his side most as if he was sitting on them. he had his body language was so close to the vest and he starts talking about this relationship with trump, trying to build up this credibility that he was not always this bitter person,...
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howard and michael cohen and david pecker and michael cohen and others who are in that trump world who we have heard from or heard talked about during the course of this trial. looking ahead to michael cohen's testimony on monday, catherine, are there any pitfalls that the prosecution needs to avoid, or how will they navigate the challenges of putting somebody like him on the stand? >> they have to hope that a jury will take the word of someone who has been convicted for lying, who has just -- the civil fraud judge found him credible, but three weeks later the federal judge refused to terminate his supervised release because he was in-credible. he found him not to be credible when he testified under only in federal court and he wasn't guilty. they have a lot of that baggage. they can overcome that with all of this corroboration, of all of the other witnesses who said, yes, michael cohen did what he said he did. what he has to say is that donald trump directed him. michael cohen is the only witness that the prosecution has who is going to say that donald trump knew about the payoff, kne
howard and michael cohen and david pecker and michael cohen and others who are in that trump world who we have heard from or heard talked about during the course of this trial. looking ahead to michael cohen's testimony on monday, catherine, are there any pitfalls that the prosecution needs to avoid, or how will they navigate the challenges of putting somebody like him on the stand? >> they have to hope that a jury will take the word of someone who has been convicted for lying, who has...
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it's michael cohen. the person they don't want you to believe when he says something bad about himself, that you take to the bank. as soon as he says something negative about donald trump, even if it is cooperated up one side and down the other, no, that you cannot believe. so you use it to show how inconsistent the defenses, in terms of what they are taking from his testimony. >> the thing that stopped me about all the time they spent on the $50,000 not one word of cross-examination about the $130,000 on that sheet, which is what the case is about. when he said he was done with michael cohen and he never mentioned the $130,000, i couldn't believe my ears. we will talk during the break and we will be right back. righ. u with a because there are people out there who aren't you. a lot of them. and you don't drive like... whoa. i don't want my child being raised by a robot! other drivers are not you. yes, thank you so much to all 50 of my subscribers. nope, definitely not you. save with drivewise and get a
it's michael cohen. the person they don't want you to believe when he says something bad about himself, that you take to the bank. as soon as he says something negative about donald trump, even if it is cooperated up one side and down the other, no, that you cannot believe. so you use it to show how inconsistent the defenses, in terms of what they are taking from his testimony. >> the thing that stopped me about all the time they spent on the $50,000 not one word of cross-examination...
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biden michael cohen. i asked her about a during an interview i did with her for 60 minutes so you signed and released a statement. it said, i'm not denying this a fair because i was paid in hush money. i'm denying it because it never happened that's a lie yes if it was untruthful why did you sign it because they made it sound like i had no choice. yeah. no one was putting a gun to your head, not physical violence. now you thought that there would be some sort of legal repercussions if you didn't sign as a matter of fact, the exact sentence used was they can make your life hell in many different ways. they being i'm not exactly sure who they were. >> i believe it to be michael cohen join his now an exclusive interview, stormy daniels, attorney clark brewster. >> i want to get your impressions of michael cohen's testimony today and specifically, how it statements track with things you're your client has said, do you think that they have corroborated each other? >> you know, it's interesting. i've been storm
biden michael cohen. i asked her about a during an interview i did with her for 60 minutes so you signed and released a statement. it said, i'm not denying this a fair because i was paid in hush money. i'm denying it because it never happened that's a lie yes if it was untruthful why did you sign it because they made it sound like i had no choice. yeah. no one was putting a gun to your head, not physical violence. now you thought that there would be some sort of legal repercussions if you...
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jeff citroen, that's michael cohen's previous attorney made an arrangement with michael cohen and he asked me to come along because cithaeron was primarily a real estate lawyer. this is why but you call high-profile high-profile case for you, hoffinger asks probably yes, castula says half and you're pushes castello to say that cohen would be a big get for him and his firm at the time. remember, costello used to be head of the criminal division and the southern district of new york, us attorney's office. he's new to the defense attorney game as it were. i still after a pauses would say no, i didn't want them as a client. hoffinger is trying to get castello to acknowledge taking on michael cohen as a client would put them into the same orbit as donald trump and rudy giuliani castellows resisting hopkin's, you're challenging costello. he would have been happy to announce going as this client email records on april 20th, castellows sent this message to his son i will be on the team. it will be an honor to have you part of my team. i will be eternally grateful for the help and guidance yo
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michael cohen said yes. it referenced back to 2011 in reference to having her removed from dirty.com. what did you think about the potential impact it might have on the campaign? remember, this is one day after the access hollywood tape. cohen says catastrophic. this is horrible for the campaign. hoffinger said had you learned from miss daniels did for a living? that she was an adult film star. hoffinger. in 2011, did you have a conversation with donald trump about daniels? cohen says yes, after i received the inquiry from howard, i went to donald trump's office and knocked on the door and asked if he knew who she was. he told me he did and i stated what the story was that existed on dirty.com. that they had a relationship in 2006 and i told him one of the things we need to do is take care of it and he said absolutely. do it. take care of it. hoffinger asks did mr. trump met her after a golf tournament? he says yes. he met daniels and others there. she liked mr. trump, that women preferred trump -- hoffinger
michael cohen said yes. it referenced back to 2011 in reference to having her removed from dirty.com. what did you think about the potential impact it might have on the campaign? remember, this is one day after the access hollywood tape. cohen says catastrophic. this is horrible for the campaign. hoffinger said had you learned from miss daniels did for a living? that she was an adult film star. hoffinger. in 2011, did you have a conversation with donald trump about daniels? cohen says yes,...
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this guy, michael collins about michael cohen. he said earlier, i think in today's testimony from what we saw on the screen, he was hoping to monetize his role as the president's attorney i mean, i think blanche will have him on the stand for days and collins got an allergy to veracity. so it's going to be an interesting cross. >> one of the things that they're trying to establish here is that the money was actually he was paid in excess of $130,000 because it gets getting into the weeds a little bit but if they they did it as an untaxed expense reimbursement, then he would it would be less money than if he took it as income because reimbursements were not grossed up any in any case, they've already lost me, but that's why that's why i have an accountant. this all comes after cohen failed to pay stormy daniels by in the first agreed upon deadline? yeah. >> and what it looked like stormy daniel's might take her story somewhere else. cohen says, trump told him, quote he stated to me that he had spoken to some friends, some individua
this guy, michael collins about michael cohen. he said earlier, i think in today's testimony from what we saw on the screen, he was hoping to monetize his role as the president's attorney i mean, i think blanche will have him on the stand for days and collins got an allergy to veracity. so it's going to be an interesting cross. >> one of the things that they're trying to establish here is that the money was actually he was paid in excess of $130,000 because it gets getting into the weeds...
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i think this will be worse for donald trump than it will be for michael cohen michael cohen has spent the last several years explaining himself, writing books about the situation and calling with great honesty. what do you got wrong? but trump's move is going to be to try to intimidate michael cohen and you tried to bully him like let's say he speaker mccarthy or something like that and he won't be able to do that because there's no glue left on michael cohen's personality that hasn't stuck to donald trump. steve bannon are notoriously not friends. in fact, you were fired after after ten days, the white house, after bad mouth thing ban into the new yorker reporter and a conversation you thought was off the record no. >> other reason i bring this up is because today's steve bannon's conviction for defining the january 6 committee has been upheld by the dc circuit court of appeals, which really could pave the way for bannon, who eventually have to go to prison. were navarro is right now prison should ban and go to jail. de think willis and a lot of animus first-team, ben and i think he'
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michael cohen pays himself. they want to string it out past the election then never pay her at all. >> right. >> but then, the question about his wife. aren't you worried about your wife what she will think. michael cohen is describing a conversation with donald trump which he is trying to elicit. is there a reason for us to suppress the story other than the campaign and trump effectively says, i don't care if he knows, i don't care if she's mad. how long do you think i'll be on the market for. not long. >> he's not the first one to testify about trump's sole interest with the campaign. and the only other person to have the conversation is the court of new york and they had the same testimony. directing michael cohen. the facts are not in dispute by the other investors that looked at this. no one who's come before this jury has testified to any motive other than the campaign. and the real crisis the thing that makes the stormy daniels payment different, in addition to the crimes that were committed in the fraudu
michael cohen pays himself. they want to string it out past the election then never pay her at all. >> right. >> but then, the question about his wife. aren't you worried about your wife what she will think. michael cohen is describing a conversation with donald trump which he is trying to elicit. is there a reason for us to suppress the story other than the campaign and trump effectively says, i don't care if he knows, i don't care if she's mad. how long do you think i'll be on the...
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cohen and michael cohen responded mr. blanche, but you could barely hear it in the courtroom and obviously he's speaking into a microphone. >> and then the text did not been redacted when you were still in the courtrooms? >> i don't believe they showed them on the screen. they redacted the what they needed to during the lunch break. so then they put them up on the screen and made michael cohen read what he was texting this 14-year-old that when the kids said he was 14, allegedly the michael cohen responded, well, you need to tell your parent or guardian that the secret service is now responsible for handling this, and it just kinda this, this movement where the jury doesn't often show a lot and they clearly were experiencing the same had the same look that you had when you came because he was are for obvious reasons let's not forget. this is from 2016 were in 2024. this is eight years ago. now refreshing somebody's recollection with a text message we'll do you really remember that this is what happened? >> i mean that's t
cohen and michael cohen responded mr. blanche, but you could barely hear it in the courtroom and obviously he's speaking into a microphone. >> and then the text did not been redacted when you were still in the courtrooms? >> i don't believe they showed them on the screen. they redacted the what they needed to during the lunch break. so then they put them up on the screen and made michael cohen read what he was texting this 14-year-old that when the kids said he was 14, allegedly the...
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that was michael agatha christie cohen today. so, for example, why did michael cohen make the hush money payments to stormy daniels from his home equity line of credit rather than from his bank account? we learned today it's because that account was paperless. no statements related to that home equity line of credit are going to be mailed to his house. michael cohen's wife was never going to see some inextricable hundred $30,000 payment on a statement and question him as to what he was up to. now we know. also, why when the reimbursement was made to michael: for him paying for stormy daniels, why did that include not just the stormy daniels reimbursement but a bunch of money for a bunch of other things? well, we learned today that this was going to be the last money michael cohen ever received from the trump organization. in these payments they included everything he was owed. they were zeroing him out, he was leaving the company. why was he doing that? because if michael cohen was still a trump organization employee like he had
that was michael agatha christie cohen today. so, for example, why did michael cohen make the hush money payments to stormy daniels from his home equity line of credit rather than from his bank account? we learned today it's because that account was paperless. no statements related to that home equity line of credit are going to be mailed to his house. michael cohen's wife was never going to see some inextricable hundred $30,000 payment on a statement and question him as to what he was up to....
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cohen $30,000 payment what am i we have to ask michael cohen, michael's my attorney. and you'll have to ask i don't know georgetown with transcripts from cohen's testimony today seen as john berman so we did just get the final installment of the transcript in it was at the very end of the day in this last section that perhaps the most important legal moment took place it's and it had to do with michael cohen testified about the payment plan and what trump knew. he described a meeting in trump tower in january of 2017 when trump was president elect at that point with allen weisselberg, michael cohen, and donald trump. michael cohen says, during the conversation, allen turned around and said to me, while we're talking about this, it was and what we're gonna do is we're going to pay you over 12 months. it was probably better if i get it in one lump sum. no, no, no, no, no why don't you do it as over 12 months and it will be paid out to you monthly question from the prosecutor, susan hoffinger. and did he say anything about how it would be paid out as something cohen? yea
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the final one being michael cohen. blanche also earned a scolding from the judge for saying, quote, you cannot send somebody to prison unquote, based on cohen's word judges make that decision, not juries. the judge will instruct jurors on the relevant points of law tomorrow afterwards, the former president is fate will be in their hands as for him, he went into today complaining online, the prosecution gets the last word complaining during a break this afternoon that the prosecution's closing arguments were boring when see if he'll have anything to say tonight with us. is new york criminal defense attorney arthur aidala, cnn legal analyst, norm eisen, seen in news night. abby phillip, the sources, kaitlan collins, all three were in the court also see didn't senior legal analyst elie honig and cnn's kara scannell outside the courthouse in lower manhattan carolyn, start with you. what was the mood like in these historic and lengthy, lengthy closing arguments the marathon of closing arguments. >> i mean, that the jury's a
the final one being michael cohen. blanche also earned a scolding from the judge for saying, quote, you cannot send somebody to prison unquote, based on cohen's word judges make that decision, not juries. the judge will instruct jurors on the relevant points of law tomorrow afterwards, the former president is fate will be in their hands as for him, he went into today complaining online, the prosecution gets the last word complaining during a break this afternoon that the prosecution's closing...
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works against michael cohen. and there's the fact that all of the corroborating evidence around the call has to do with something totally different, which is michael cohen getting these prank calls or harassing calls from a teenager. obviously, that does not work in michael cohen's favor. and the fact that they've already sort of set out this backdrop of michael cohen has a liar. michael cohen as someone that the jury who is watching this testimony shouldn't trust you, shouldn't trust him because he's lied before when he's been under oath and you shouldn't trust him now because oh, look, we've caught him in this again alleged lie and i do think you know, from our reporters in the courtroom, kara scannell and others, this does seem like it was the most moment. so far for michael cohen. >> what do you think can i think it was a good cross exam moment, but the mere fact that you scream at the witness doesn't mean that you've won the point on cross-examination and blogged people mistake that as the dramatic moment, m
works against michael cohen. and there's the fact that all of the corroborating evidence around the call has to do with something totally different, which is michael cohen getting these prank calls or harassing calls from a teenager. obviously, that does not work in michael cohen's favor. and the fact that they've already sort of set out this backdrop of michael cohen has a liar. michael cohen as someone that the jury who is watching this testimony shouldn't trust you, shouldn't trust him...
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premised on michael cohen telling him the truth for some time. >> michael cohen, he is a liar, he is achieved, but the case will come down to the jury believing at least at some point he can tell the truth. it is not like he always lies. they have to believe him on certain points and those will be points that the government will say they have cooperation for. either they have interviews, i'm sorry, conversations to corroborate or they have documents. because michael cohen is the only person who can speak to the criminal disguise of the documents. he was at all the meetings. he has the through line. there has to be some believability on those meetings. we have the allen weisselberg document where everything is sort of cooked and here are how the payments are going to work. then allen weisselberg and michael cohen go to speak to donald trump about it. we have not heard from allen weisselberg. he is over at rikers and has not been called. so we have michael cohen's word on that conversation with donald trump where he signed off on it. it is very important. they have to believe him on st
premised on michael cohen telling him the truth for some time. >> michael cohen, he is a liar, he is achieved, but the case will come down to the jury believing at least at some point he can tell the truth. it is not like he always lies. they have to believe him on certain points and those will be points that the government will say they have cooperation for. either they have interviews, i'm sorry, conversations to corroborate or they have documents. because michael cohen is the only...
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because his testimony is premised on michael cohen telling him the truth one time. >> michael cohen is a liar and a cheat, but this case will come down to the jury believing, at least at some point, he can tell the truth. it is not like he always lives. >> correct. >> they have to believe him on certain points and that is something that the government will say they have corroboration for. they have interviews, but have conversations, where they have documents, because michael cohen for the criminal documents, he is the through line, there has to be some believability on those meetings that he has spoken to. we have that incredible ellen weissleberg document where everything is sort of cooked and here is how the payments are going to work. and then, ellen weissleberg, and michael cohen then go to speak to donald trump about it. we have not heard from ellen weissleberg. he is over at rikers, so we have michael cohen's word on that conversation with donald trump, where he signed off on it. it is very important, and they just have to believe him on stuff for there is actually evidence,
because his testimony is premised on michael cohen telling him the truth one time. >> michael cohen is a liar and a cheat, but this case will come down to the jury believing, at least at some point, he can tell the truth. it is not like he always lives. >> correct. >> they have to believe him on certain points and that is something that the government will say they have corroboration for. they have interviews, but have conversations, where they have documents, because michael...
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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 on donald trump's path? you can't assume you're right. maybe michael cohen when 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 congress has cohen's 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 on 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. uh, 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 cohen will probably testifies that donald trump is breathing do
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 on donald trump's path? you can't assume you're right. maybe michael cohen when 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 congress has cohen's going to handle this youtube, go and do your thing. i'll have michael cohen call you...
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you cannot believe michael cohen. you cannot convict donald trump on the words of michael cohen and the prosecution did a lot of work on trying to corroborate michael cohen beyond just his own words. >> right, and they did it on a foundation of michael cohen's character flaws. they did that with the theft, saying that you can't believe cohen is a thief without buying the prosecution's central theory of the case that these were reimbursements on this in particular was a falsely claimed reimbursement. they called him, and this was a prosecution line, not a defense line. they say cohen is a self promoter. they called their own witnesses self promoter to point out that he would've taken credit for this. they point out that hope hicks' her very reason why she did not believe donald trump and trump said cohen did his -- this on their own come out of the goodness of his heart, because that was out of character for colin. every time he systematically pointed out how the defense chicks attack lines against michael cohen were a
you cannot believe michael cohen. you cannot convict donald trump on the words of michael cohen and the prosecution did a lot of work on trying to corroborate michael cohen beyond just his own words. >> right, and they did it on a foundation of michael cohen's character flaws. they did that with the theft, saying that you can't believe cohen is a thief without buying the prosecution's central theory of the case that these were reimbursements on this in particular was a falsely claimed...
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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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the michael cohen federal case revelations, michael cohen pleading guilty, 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 leftws in its wake one legitimately baffling question, which was, wait, now, who's getting in trouble for this now? who's the one person getting in trouble for this crime? just michael cohen, really? he's going to federal prison for years, and he's the only one? why is that? why is he the only one? you know why that was. we now know why that was. and it's really bad. it's one of the worst things we learned about donald trump's behavior as president and what he waspr able to do as presiden. he tell ourselves all these stories now about,rs oh, you kn, thank god there were adults in the rooman that said no to him. we should be worried if there won't be adults in the room next time. we tell ourselves feel good stories. oh, thank goodness the institutions held, and he wasn't able to wreck the american system of government and the american rule of law the way he wanted tto. rea
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cohen. >> i mean, is it legally relevant that michael cohen? had been at least until recently going after trump online. i mean, should the judge amend the gag order so trump can hit back at michael cohen. michael cohen is sort of a public figure as a podcast i think the judge is not supposed to be concerned about the given taken the public arena. he's trying to sort of hermetically seal his courtroom and michael, there's no sort of invited response michael kahn can say whatever he wants, although i suspect the prosecutors are probably calling up his lawyer now and saying, would you please shut up like now but that shouldn't matter. the judges only concerned about the people in front of him over whom he has authority to make sure that they're not responding. trump will have an opportunity to trash everyone as you surely will win. this trial is over. so i wouldn't worry about his first amendment right? >> i think marchand was somewhat sympathetic to the michael cohen issue because michael cohen has been beating the hell out of trump in there is a
cohen. >> i mean, is it legally relevant that michael cohen? had been at least until recently going after trump online. i mean, should the judge amend the gag order so trump can hit back at michael cohen. michael cohen is sort of a public figure as a podcast i think the judge is not supposed to be concerned about the given taken the public arena. he's trying to sort of hermetically seal his courtroom and michael, there's no sort of invited response michael kahn can say whatever he wants,...
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they were coming off michael cohen, which michael cohen did very well. but donald trump's lawyers did land some blows on him. then we come into this witness that just sort of is now the last person lingering in the jury's mind, going into a week-long break, and it didn't end well for them. maybe the political theater is playing out differently. in terms of the court proceedings, i'm puzzled from a legal point of view what costello was doing on the stand. >> lisa, everything i read about robert costello was this was a risky witness, to say the least. do you believe that it was a client-driven decision? to what extent should a client drive that kind of decision? we have talked about the fact that donald trump taking the stand or not is donald trump's ultimate decision. can be influenced by his legal team, should be, some would argue. do you think this was client-driven? does it surprise you if they didn't think it was a good idea that they would give in to donald trump? >> you have to question, chris, looking back, stepping back from it. is that the best t
they were coming off michael cohen, which michael cohen did very well. but donald trump's lawyers did land some blows on him. then we come into this witness that just sort of is now the last person lingering in the jury's mind, going into a week-long break, and it didn't end well for them. maybe the political theater is playing out differently. in terms of the court proceedings, i'm puzzled from a legal point of view what costello was doing on the stand. >> lisa, everything i read about...
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michael cohen is not a hero. he is a person who has been complicit in really bad things in the past. that doesn't mean he is not telling the truth now, but it also doesn't mean he is an american patriot and hero. >> katty kay, that's the foundation of the defense, which we may start to hear later today. we'll have some more direct examination at the beginning of the day and perhaps cross begins later today. the foundation of the defense argument is, this is not a credible witness. discount everything you are hearing. >> that'll be fascinating, right? he was clearly prepped very carefully for the prosecution's questioning, and he performed well. this was not the bully we've heard of. this was not, as hope hicks described him, somebody who was self-centered and uncharitable. he came across well. i think the question is going to be, lisa, how do you -- do you get any inclination from how he performed yesterday about how he is going to hold up once he gets under cross? the pressure is going to be much more. they're g
michael cohen is not a hero. he is a person who has been complicit in really bad things in the past. that doesn't mean he is not telling the truth now, but it also doesn't mean he is an american patriot and hero. >> katty kay, that's the foundation of the defense, which we may start to hear later today. we'll have some more direct examination at the beginning of the day and perhaps cross begins later today. the foundation of the defense argument is, this is not a credible witness....
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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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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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it wasd only ever charged agait michael cohen, right? but the reason that federal crime was never charged against trump, well, it appears to be because the federal investigation into trump's culpability in this matter was perverted on trump's behalf by trump's appointees. so that is kind of this big gaping wound sitting right at the center of thisou trial. it is a constant reminder that it is bonkers that only michael cohen and o nobody else ever pa a price for this criminal scheme, right? it is also a constant reminder, you know, of something else and something, bigger than this ca. it is a big, bright flashing warning light about what we as a country should expect in a second trump presidency. you know how scary it is to think about bill barr doing this with ongoing investigations reportedly, with cases that have already been pled to, with sentences that have already been recommended by the justice department after a conviction for him to go in there and get in there and take apart all those cases on trump's behalf because trump told h
it wasd only ever charged agait michael cohen, right? but the reason that federal crime was never charged against trump, well, it appears to be because the federal investigation into trump's culpability in this matter was perverted on trump's behalf by trump's appointees. so that is kind of this big gaping wound sitting right at the center of thisou trial. it is a constant reminder that it is bonkers that only michael cohen and o nobody else ever pa a price for this criminal scheme, right? it...
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have denigrated michael cohen. that understates it. he has been roasted for this, and let's review the testimony of hope hicks. she said, when asked whether it would be out of character for michael cohen to just do a favor, to pay the money on trump's behalf, would it be out of character? she said she didn't know michael cohen to be charitable or selfish -- selfless. one thing that must be said about this kind of testimony, it turns one of michael cohen's vulnerabilities into an asset. you have to trust this guy because he is totally selfish and he would never do this on trump's behalf, out of the goodness of his heart. another thing said in testimony , with keith davidson, in any event, "gina called me up to tell me someone called me and was aggressive and threatened to sue me, but i would like to tell you to call this jerk back." the prosecutor of joshua stein glass said "i hate to ask it this way, but who was it?" michael cohen. i believe the prosecutor did not hate to ask it that way. it's a way to say, yes, mi
have denigrated michael cohen. that understates it. he has been roasted for this, and let's review the testimony of hope hicks. she said, when asked whether it would be out of character for michael cohen to just do a favor, to pay the money on trump's behalf, would it be out of character? she said she didn't know michael cohen to be charitable or selfish -- selfless. one thing that must be said about this kind of testimony, it turns one of michael cohen's vulnerabilities into an asset. you have...
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this is the tape michael cohen made secretly of donald trump when michael cohen was the lawyer and donald trump was the client in 2016, i promise you a lot about michael cohen's confidence in his client inherited his voice. so that's the first place i was going to start and i have scrutinized this tape. >> i have listened to. i have a piece coming out on it tomorrow. i've listened to every word of it. i hate this tape from a prosecutor's point of view. first of all, the circumstances, how shady is that from michael cohen to secretly arthur aidala, you ever secretly recorded one of your clients or even think about it exact point the universe, but it's on my legal color, right? and it shows how should, so that's point number one. point number two, the tape itself, it's good for prosecutors in that it shows for sure donald trump knew about the payments to karen mcdougal, knew it was $150,000 and was okay with it. but that's not the crime. i keep saying it. the crime is in the accounting of it, the structuring of it. and when it gets to that trump is fairly ignorant of that and cohen says to
this is the tape michael cohen made secretly of donald trump when michael cohen was the lawyer and donald trump was the client in 2016, i promise you a lot about michael cohen's confidence in his client inherited his voice. so that's the first place i was going to start and i have scrutinized this tape. >> i have listened to. i have a piece coming out on it tomorrow. i've listened to every word of it. i hate this tape from a prosecutor's point of view. first of all, the circumstances, how...