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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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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 -- 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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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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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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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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they've heard michael cohen. i think one of the things that's going to be crucial and pivotal in this is the redirect. if i'm the prosecutor on the redirect, i'm only going to focus on the substantial parts, going to only focus on that meeting. yes, the cross has shown there's inability to remember certain things, doesn't recall certain meetings. what does he recall? he recalls the direct testimony where he informed donald trump about the story, the catch and kill. and the prosecution is going to want to highlight all of that, because that's really all they need. >> let's look at what's happening right now in this testimony. they're talking about october 26th and some kind of issue dealing with tiffany trump's situation. blanche asking, was fixing tiffany trump's situation important to you. cohen, it was important i take care of it but not personally important to me. blanche, that was something you spoke to president trump the next morning about. cohen, no, sir. blanche, there was still fallout from the ak sed ho
they've heard michael cohen. i think one of the things that's going to be crucial and pivotal in this is the redirect. if i'm the prosecutor on the redirect, i'm only going to focus on the substantial parts, going to only focus on that meeting. yes, the cross has shown there's inability to remember certain things, doesn't recall certain meetings. what does he recall? he recalls the direct testimony where he informed donald trump about the story, the catch and kill. and the prosecution is going...
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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 to call him immediately about the 14-year-old is allegedly -- that michael cohen says is harassing him. i don't know if we have vaughn hillyard with us. i hope we do. i'd love to get vaughn in on this because he was following the campaign at the time. we'll get him back later. i don't know if it's reasonable to say he would call only about the 14-year-old moments after he walked off stage. i think finding evidence of this might be difficult. jeremy, you say this is potentially something that the prosecution can argue the context and the reasonableness around this photo if they find it to be necessary in their closing arguments. >> not making the argument during direct or cross. that's not when you're making the argument. you may become argumentative. the argument itself, it's not plausible that call would have been made to discuss a 14-year-old is an argument to be made at summation. it's just another piece of evidence to say believe michael cohen because of this, this and this. >> this image we have on our screen is not the right one. keith schiller is this guy right now in the re
cohen to call him immediately about the 14-year-old is allegedly -- that michael cohen says is harassing him. i don't know if we have vaughn hillyard with us. i hope we do. i'd love to get vaughn in on this because he was following the campaign at the time. we'll get him back later. i don't know if it's reasonable to say he would call only about the 14-year-old moments after he walked off stage. i think finding evidence of this might be difficult. jeremy, you say this is potentially something...
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michael cohen said yes. you told other individuals throughout the period that donald trump knew nothing of these payments. michael cohen went on to say yes. you told maggie haberman on the record, that donald trump knew nothing of these payments. michael cohen said yes. you told a college friend that donald trump knew nothing of payments. michael cohen went on to say yes. bob costello, the friend of rudy giuliani, who donald trump, rudy giuliani and others were trying to convince michael cohen to retain as his attorney. he testified that he did not trust bob costello. he did not tell bob costello test because he never trusted him. there was an e-mail exchange between bob costello and michael cohen in which bob costello says i'm going to meet with my friend, rudy giuliani, kwhol -- who will then meet with his client, the president of the united states at the time. did you tell bob costello that donald trump had sex with stormy daniels. no, because i did not trust him. they're building this picture of michael
michael cohen said yes. you told other individuals throughout the period that donald trump knew nothing of these payments. michael cohen went on to say yes. you told maggie haberman on the record, that donald trump knew nothing of these payments. michael cohen said yes. you told a college friend that donald trump knew nothing of payments. michael cohen went on to say yes. bob costello, the friend of rudy giuliani, who donald trump, rudy giuliani and others were trying to convince michael cohen...
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else to see, just michael cohen. again, that means they are not admitting this into evidence as of yet. so a lot going on, guys, just in the first 30 minutes of this day so far. >> yasmin, thanks, stay with us. and let's go to the document to give our viewers a sense of what kind of testimony is coming from michael cohen regarding jeremy rosenberg's texts. blanche asks those texts were around the time you testified before the grand jury. cohen, yes. blanche, about how you were going to hold trump accountable. objection, sustained. cohen, yes. blanche there was a leak that an indictment had been leaked to the media. objection, that one's overruled. blanche, do you remember that prior to the unsealing of the indictment it was leaked that president trump had been indicted? cohen, yes. blanche, detective rosenberg confirmed to you that the "new york times" article article was accurate and that president trump had been indicted. objection, this one's sustained. blanche, did detective rosenberg confirm that it was done? co
else to see, just michael cohen. again, that means they are not admitting this into evidence as of yet. so a lot going on, guys, just in the first 30 minutes of this day so far. >> yasmin, thanks, stay with us. and let's go to the document to give our viewers a sense of what kind of testimony is coming from michael cohen regarding jeremy rosenberg's texts. blanche asks those texts were around the time you testified before the grand jury. cohen, yes. blanche, about how you were going to...
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michael cohen is no exception. he is grayer, thinner, quieter, and while merchon way was trying to find a take on this witness, and yet, the guy we saw this morning was credible and calm, if not a little freaked out and very nervous to be there this morning. >> lisa, you've seen him testifies in the other kay, the fraud case, so what's your expectation to when he's cross emphasize examined? >> if past is prologue, katy, i'm expecting michael cohen to keep a tighter lid on himself. you're right, in the last rodeo between these two people, michael cohen was also not the same, that was just a few months ago. he seems well prepared for this moment. whether he can continue to keep a lid on his temper, but also accept responsibility and give answers that are painful to him. for example, help said at one of point he loved thinks job at the trump organization. from the civil fraud trial, he wouldn't have giving that up that easily. >> suzanne craig, what is your your impressions in terms of the chain of evidence? >> he is
michael cohen is no exception. he is grayer, thinner, quieter, and while merchon way was trying to find a take on this witness, and yet, the guy we saw this morning was credible and calm, if not a little freaked out and very nervous to be there this morning. >> lisa, you've seen him testifies in the other kay, the fraud case, so what's your expectation to when he's cross emphasize examined? >> if past is prologue, katy, i'm expecting michael cohen to keep a tighter lid on himself....
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michael cohen, yes. some of the negative ones that i received from david or dylan, the two guys from "the national enquirer," hillary clinton wearing thick glasses, allegations she had a brain injury. ted cruz note co of his father with lee harvey oswald claiming that he was involved in the assassinaion of jfk. articles about marco rubio in the swimming pool with several men. that he was being a drug binge of some sort. ami would send over the cover story, i would show it to mr. trump and he knew david was loyal and on board and doing everything that he said he would do in the august meeting and he was actually doing it. but, again, here we are, i don't know, an hour, less than an hour into testimony. we're already here for the testimony we were told was going to take a couple of days. so here we are already in that 2015 trump tower meeting, we're setting up everything that's to follow that leads us to the heart of the case. this is not the heart of the case. >> right. >> but this sets this up, right? >>
michael cohen, yes. some of the negative ones that i received from david or dylan, the two guys from "the national enquirer," hillary clinton wearing thick glasses, allegations she had a brain injury. ted cruz note co of his father with lee harvey oswald claiming that he was involved in the assassinaion of jfk. articles about marco rubio in the swimming pool with several men. that he was being a drug binge of some sort. ami would send over the cover story, i would show it to mr. trump...
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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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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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you saw both michael cohens. the guy who would lie for the boss and then the guy who would, yeah. >> you heard the other person because you heard him on the podcast. i know you guys got to go. suzanne craig and lisa rubin, thank you so much. we're following all of your notes and appreciate every bit of it, and talk to you later. jeremy, i want to ask you, you've got a body of documentary evidence that's been presented by this prosecution. i think all of our legal analysts, former defense and prosecutors have agreed. so how does that stack up against the drama of what the jury is seeing here with michael cohen. if they reject michael cohen in whole, because the litany of lies and then this moment where he's clearly testified under oath about a key conversation and now isn't sure it happened in that way. todd blanche cast a lot of doubt on that fact. so if they excuse him completely, do they go back to the paper, do jurors act -- >> i don't think they excuse him completely. a jury has a right to say that if i think
you saw both michael cohens. the guy who would lie for the boss and then the guy who would, yeah. >> you heard the other person because you heard him on the podcast. i know you guys got to go. suzanne craig and lisa rubin, thank you so much. we're following all of your notes and appreciate every bit of it, and talk to you later. jeremy, i want to ask you, you've got a body of documentary evidence that's been presented by this prosecution. i think all of our legal analysts, former defense...
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michael cohen has the cross-examination of michael cohen has begun again. we will bring you the updates in just a moment. first, we are going to say bye to katherine christian, thank you very much. andrew weissmann, thank you as well. we will be right back. the rest of the gang is still here. don't go anywhere. (ella) fashion moves fast. setting trends is our business. we need to scale with customer demand... in real time. (jen) so we partner with verizon. their solution for us? a private 5g network. (ella) we now get more control of production, efficiencies, and greater agility. (marquis) with a custom private 5g network. our customers get what they want, when they want it. (jen) now we're even smarter and ready for what's next. (vo) achieve enterprise intelligence. it's your vision, it's your verizon. if advanced lung cancer has you searching for possibilities, discover a different first treatment. immunotherapies work with your immune system to attack cancer. but opdivo plus yervoy is the first combination of 2 immunotherapies for adults newly diagnosed
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and worked with michael cohen. i just think at the end of the day, the jury is going to reject it, much like they have shown. because they have supplied michael cohen's explanation for it. they don't need to supply weisselberg's explanation for it as well. they don't need both. >> we know donald trump didn't like to have things written down, and this is one of the ways in which writing something down with any level of specificity can prove to be very problematic. we want to go back out before we hit the top of the hour to yasmin vossoughian who's been following all of this today throughout the trial. put all of this in context. >> always following it, guys. following along as you are as well. a couple of things that are standing out to me. we know there was two phone calls made to donald trump on october 26th. that's an important day, besides being katy tur's birthday. one was a minute and a half long, one was three minutes long. the jury is thinking we have to rely on michael cohen's credibility to deduce what tha
and worked with michael cohen. i just think at the end of the day, the jury is going to reject it, much like they have shown. because they have supplied michael cohen's explanation for it. they don't need to supply weisselberg's explanation for it as well. they don't need both. >> we know donald trump didn't like to have things written down, and this is one of the ways in which writing something down with any level of specificity can prove to be very problematic. we want to go back out...
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so that he will try to minimize the necessity for michael cohen's testimony, michael cohen's evidence and have the jury understand that the case was pretty much proven and then michael cohen just tied it all up. filled in some gaps. but everything that was critical that he said that is necessary to find mr. trump's guilt had already been corroborate and proven through other witnesses include exhibits, through allen weisselberg's notes on the actual documents that were actually the bank records that michael cohen had. the notes about how the repayment would be made. all of these things. so i think that is going to be very, very important for them. the defense on the other hand is going to hammer michael cohen's credibility and try to suggest that michael cohen was acting completely independently to the extent there was a conspiracy here, it was a conspiracy between michael cohen and david pecker and, you know, keith davidson, but not donald trump. >> the michael cohen acting
so that he will try to minimize the necessity for michael cohen's testimony, michael cohen's evidence and have the jury understand that the case was pretty much proven and then michael cohen just tied it all up. filled in some gaps. but everything that was critical that he said that is necessary to find mr. trump's guilt had already been corroborate and proven through other witnesses include exhibits, through allen weisselberg's notes on the actual documents that were actually the bank records...
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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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if there was anything negative i was to go to michael cohen so that michael cohen could buy it and make sure it didn't go anywhere. and that's important because this whole idea michael cohen went rogue on this, well, there's a meeting where donald trump knows michael cohen is going to get these stories, and, you know, that is all with this tacit approval there, that he's agreeing with -- he's buying into this agreement. so i think it's a really important piece of evidence for the state, and the fact they're so focused on it, that's among the first requests they've had for testimony, again, seems like a good sign. >> you know, yasmin, i feel like you're someone like me wrestles with your own role in all this. i feel when we look back we may have stumbled to have thrown away the other 21 witnesses and spent so many days talking about michael cohen and the one moment in three days in cross todd blanche seemed to have a gotcha nano second. what the jury is asking for are four things related seemingly to michael cohen's testimony perhaps what he said about the meeting, and if it syncs up to
if there was anything negative i was to go to michael cohen so that michael cohen could buy it and make sure it didn't go anywhere. and that's important because this whole idea michael cohen went rogue on this, well, there's a meeting where donald trump knows michael cohen is going to get these stories, and, you know, that is all with this tacit approval there, that he's agreeing with -- he's buying into this agreement. so i think it's a really important piece of evidence for the state, and the...
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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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michael cohen says yes. hoffinger asks what did you mean by i can't tell you how many times he said i hate the fact that we did it. cohen says, i was referring to the payment to keith davidson that i made on behalf of mr. trump for stormy daniels. hoffinger says, who was the he, cohen says mr. trump. hoffinger, were you still being paid by mr. trump. cohen, yes, ma'am. and were you personal attorney for president trump, yes. defense asked you questions about how you profited. i do remember. putting aside the financial matters, how has telling the truth about donald trump affected your life? cohen says my life has been turned upside down, lost his law license, business, financial security, my family's happiness, he says. hoffinger, there have been certain attacks you have faced as a result, has it been painful to you and your family. cohen says very much so. then the prosecution rests, not rests but done with michael cohen. there's the recross. todd blanche comes back up. you were asked about a question about
michael cohen says yes. hoffinger asks what did you mean by i can't tell you how many times he said i hate the fact that we did it. cohen says, i was referring to the payment to keith davidson that i made on behalf of mr. trump for stormy daniels. hoffinger says, who was the he, cohen says mr. trump. hoffinger, were you still being paid by mr. trump. cohen, yes, ma'am. and were you personal attorney for president trump, yes. defense asked you questions about how you profited. i do remember....
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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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trump probably knows everything about michael cohen. michael cohen has done time in jail. everybody knows who he is. everybody knows what faults he has. and you can use that on cross-examination. and let me just say this as a side note, i know we lost each other for a little bit. i saw basically the u.s. congress walking into the courtroom to be there for donald trump, not the whole u.s. congress, obviously, but we have the gag order that was just approved by the appellate court, and if trump is feeding any of these congressmen or senators information to talk about, that violates the gag order. and that's something that the judge will want to know and may have a hearing on it, and it could violate other gag orders in other cases that are pending now. and so that's a serious thing, and the court of appeals decision is something that has to be taken seriously. >> you know, jeffer you're talking about the fact that so many representatives of the house of representatives, people that ran against trump in this last primary season, are in there. yasmin, take us inside there. who
trump probably knows everything about michael cohen. michael cohen has done time in jail. everybody knows who he is. everybody knows what faults he has. and you can use that on cross-examination. and let me just say this as a side note, i know we lost each other for a little bit. i saw basically the u.s. congress walking into the courtroom to be there for donald trump, not the whole u.s. congress, obviously, but we have the gag order that was just approved by the appellate court, and if trump...
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because michael cohen was one of the public faces of the campaign, michael cohen was also being harassed by members of the public. specifically in the weeks before the election, michael cohen was getting prank phone calls from someone who claim today be a 14-year-old kid. on october 24th, 2016, cohen texted trump's body man keith schiller to report the prank caller to the secret service. which okay. trump's body man wrote back call me. which he did. the two men spoke for about a minute-and-a-half. now the problem for michael cohen here is he previously testified that minute-and-a- half phone call was actually a call where keith schiller gave his phone to donald trump and he updated trump about the stormy daniels conversation. todd blanche seized on that potential disparity to attack michael cohen. it was one of the few moments in the trial where todd blanche has expressed any emotion. here he is. that was a lie. you didn't talk to president trump, you talked to keith about the prank phone call. cohen, i'm not certain that is accurate. blanche, you were certain when you were under oath te
because michael cohen was one of the public faces of the campaign, michael cohen was also being harassed by members of the public. specifically in the weeks before the election, michael cohen was getting prank phone calls from someone who claim today be a 14-year-old kid. on october 24th, 2016, cohen texted trump's body man keith schiller to report the prank caller to the secret service. which okay. trump's body man wrote back call me. which he did. the two men spoke for about a...
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last remaining defense is michael cohen's a liar and if you don't believe michael cohen, the whole case falls apart. don't even think about corroboration, just focus on michael cohen, and that's what they're going to do. that's why the prosecution is not going to end with michael cohen. he's a controversial witness. he has had prior felonies. he perjured himself previously to lie to protect donald trump. they want to protect michael cohen by creating this firewall, and they're doing that, but the defense is trying to breakthrough that firewall here. >> so now there's redirect, so i'm curious, yasmin, how the prosecution is trying to sort of tie a bow on this testimony of doug daus. >>. >> i think they're doing exactly what we expect them to do, asking this direct question from conroy, did you see any evidence of tampering or manipulation of data, rewhat is in evidence as people's exhibit 246, and daus said i did not, right? i think we have to also reiterate and keep in mindhere, and i believe carol talked about this at the top of the show, most time with these expert witnesses, ana, the
last remaining defense is michael cohen's a liar and if you don't believe michael cohen, the whole case falls apart. don't even think about corroboration, just focus on michael cohen, and that's what they're going to do. that's why the prosecution is not going to end with michael cohen. he's a controversial witness. he has had prior felonies. he perjured himself previously to lie to protect donald trump. they want to protect michael cohen by creating this firewall, and they're doing that, but...
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michael cohen, michael cohen, michael cohen, michael cohen is seemingly on trial here as well. and they're wanting the jury to essentially see this entire case based upon michael cohen. one other man we have not talked a lot about guys that has been a major player in this case, manhattan d.a. alvin bragg. he's in the courtroom today. i'm told he's taking notes now throughout the closings, led by defense attorney todd blanche. the last time he was in the courtroom, and the only time that he has been in the courtroom throughout this entire six week trial is when someone from his office has in fact testified. the two times in fact they had a paralegal essentially testifying to gathering evidence, gathering social media evidence for donald trump. that is when d.a. alvin bragg was in the courtroom. otherwise, he's not been here and yet he's now in the first row, taking notes throughout this entire closing arguments, put forth by todd blanche. one other thing i think is important to mention as we talk about michael cohen being the focus of the defense's closing arguments is what i'm
michael cohen, michael cohen, michael cohen, michael cohen is seemingly on trial here as well. and they're wanting the jury to essentially see this entire case based upon michael cohen. one other man we have not talked a lot about guys that has been a major player in this case, manhattan d.a. alvin bragg. he's in the courtroom today. i'm told he's taking notes now throughout the closings, led by defense attorney todd blanche. the last time he was in the courtroom, and the only time that he has...
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michael cohen. and then you have stormy daniels, and here in riveting testimony today michael cohen saying that he was, in fact, told by donald trump to make her story go away. on october 8th 2016, he tells this jury he had a phone call with donald trump the day after the "access hollywood" tape dropped, the date before the presidential debate. on that phone call donald trump was frustrated to hear that stormy daniels was shopping around her story of her alleged affair with donald trump. and then though you have other phone calls over the interveing weeks in which michael cohen says that phone records show that the two men engage about the effort to not only have that story go away, but also attempt to have it go away after the 2016 election without having to actually pay stormy daniels that $130,000. but then you have michael cohen saying on october 28th he had a five-minute phone call with donald trump in which he told his boss, the man that he referred to as the boss or mr. trump, that the story
michael cohen. and then you have stormy daniels, and here in riveting testimony today michael cohen saying that he was, in fact, told by donald trump to make her story go away. on october 8th 2016, he tells this jury he had a phone call with donald trump the day after the "access hollywood" tape dropped, the date before the presidential debate. on that phone call donald trump was frustrated to hear that stormy daniels was shopping around her story of her alleged affair with donald...
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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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not michael cohen. fact two, the weisselberg document lists all the money that michael cohen was reimbursed, times two divided by 12, checks mr. trump wrote for $35,000. those are facts without michael cohen's testimony. i just gave you facts and you're interpreting, well, we need michael cohen. of course, michael cohen confirms those facts but everything he said, even if he has no credibility, has been corroborated. >> you keep talking about the weisselberg document, which i think is an important piece of evidence. certainly we have seen from the prosecution in this case, laying out the trump/cohen reimbursement plan. you called it the smoking gun. so what is the jury supposed to make of the fact that weisselberg didn't testify? >> well, that is up to the defense to explain, and i can't understand every tv show, i love your show, and i respect both of you so much, how come nobody has mentioned so far other than costello that donald trump said he would testify? i know he doesn't have to. i believe in th
not michael cohen. fact two, the weisselberg document lists all the money that michael cohen was reimbursed, times two divided by 12, checks mr. trump wrote for $35,000. those are facts without michael cohen's testimony. i just gave you facts and you're interpreting, well, we need michael cohen. of course, michael cohen confirms those facts but everything he said, even if he has no credibility, has been corroborated. >> you keep talking about the weisselberg document, which i think is an...
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michael cohen, not to. the attorney, what did you understand him to be saying to you in terms of, if you really want things to happen, if if you want to make things known, you should let me know. what did you understand that to be about? michael cohen, again, him, rudy's friend being a back channel. back channel to who? to the president via rudy giuliani. so rudy was representing trump in the mueller investigation. this time mr. costello it's like i feel like the genera of movies is so etc. seemed. it's like a bad mob movie, but we had a sense from the outside this was happening because basted on the things trump was saying in interviews and twitter. it's amazing to hear it in cohen's testimony. >> it's flat out obstruction. and the only thing that surprised me is cohen said this made him feel better. when i read it, i was thinking of de niro saying you g down there, there's so the coats for you and he knows he's going to get whacked. it seems so clearly through costello, michael cohen said costello was sle
michael cohen, not to. the attorney, what did you understand him to be saying to you in terms of, if you really want things to happen, if if you want to make things known, you should let me know. what did you understand that to be about? michael cohen, again, him, rudy's friend being a back channel. back channel to who? to the president via rudy giuliani. so rudy was representing trump in the mueller investigation. this time mr. costello it's like i feel like the genera of movies is so etc....
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michael cohen told the truth. i mean, it's a very simple concept but i think it could hold up here. >> so a, michael cohen could have been lying about other things and not lying about the things he has testified to. that can rationally exist. the other thing though, and i think this might have been with the prosecution was driving at in their opening statements when they essentially conceded like yeah, michael cohen, controversial guy, you will hear a lot about michael cohen here but everything important you will hear from him, we have collaborated. we have other ways to prove to you that the important things that he's going to say are things that actually happened. so the prosecution has been preparing for months for the whole defense mounted against this case on trump's behalf to be michael cohen is a liar. if that is what they are trying to do, if that's what they are tripling down on, if that's the only defense they will mount, ultimately with the jury is being told is donald trump hired a guy who's a real bul
michael cohen told the truth. i mean, it's a very simple concept but i think it could hold up here. >> so a, michael cohen could have been lying about other things and not lying about the things he has testified to. that can rationally exist. the other thing though, and i think this might have been with the prosecution was driving at in their opening statements when they essentially conceded like yeah, michael cohen, controversial guy, you will hear a lot about michael cohen here but...
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and to go after michael cohen and tear him down. and michael cohen, who was respectful. michael cohen who answered fairly cleanly. and they failed to do so. and in terms of anyone cooperating, you know, you look at who donald trump surrounded himself with. people who cooperate, they get their own behinds safe and clear from the trouble that he allegedly created. and the people who do what they need to do, if that's skirting the law, because that's what the boss wants. it's now coming home to roost and all these characters no matter what side they're falling on seem to have that same trait, and it's telling, and where it's coming from is the boss, donald trump. >> and with all that being very much part of the narrative, right? of what the -- the story the prosecution has told since his first witness david pecker who said the boss and i, the two principals -- pecker and cohen, they're the pro principals that hatched the whole plan to catch and kill. and then cohen from the first witness all the way through frankly to his own direct testimony, he's the staffer. right? he's
and to go after michael cohen and tear him down. and michael cohen, who was respectful. michael cohen who answered fairly cleanly. and they failed to do so. and in terms of anyone cooperating, you know, you look at who donald trump surrounded himself with. people who cooperate, they get their own behinds safe and clear from the trouble that he allegedly created. and the people who do what they need to do, if that's skirting the law, because that's what the boss wants. it's now coming home to...
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michael cohen is my lawyer. i have been asking him about fixing problems ultimately, michael cohen was the fixer. i'm thinking ahead, if you will, in terms of how this all fits with respect to different arguments. we've established that michael cohen was the person who donald trump went to in order to solve problems and fix things, and so something like this in terms of the difference between, hey, pay them cash, and then michael cohen says, oh, i don't think you should do that, i don't think it's a good idea. the check coming out and a check coming from the white house explicably, it speaks to what donald trump has tried to advance from the very beginning, which is i didn't conceive this scheme. this wasn't my idea. these were things that my attorney told me to do so why would i know that they were illegal. and so the prosecution is going to have to continue to wade through this and deal with that, but then also refocus the jury on the notion that you were trying to make sure that the impact on the election was
michael cohen is my lawyer. i have been asking him about fixing problems ultimately, michael cohen was the fixer. i'm thinking ahead, if you will, in terms of how this all fits with respect to different arguments. we've established that michael cohen was the person who donald trump went to in order to solve problems and fix things, and so something like this in terms of the difference between, hey, pay them cash, and then michael cohen says, oh, i don't think you should do that, i don't think...
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cohen. >> michael cohen. >> michael cohen, maybe the most dangerous higher of donald trump. >> donald trump complained about his gag order and the judge and said he would be willing to go to jail. >> he wants to put me in jail. that could happen one day. i would be very proud to go to jail for our constitution because what he is doing is so unconstitutional. never been anything like it. >> this week, stormy daniels gave testimony about a 2006 sexual encounter with donald trump. others testified about phone records, checks, invoices , ledgers as prosecutors say they could rest their case by the end of next week as donald trump a 34 counts of falsifying business records to hide a reimbursement to michael cohen for a $130,000 payment that michael cohen made to daniels donald trump denies the charges and the alleged affair. a beachfront rally for donald trump today new jersey as supporters lined up on the boardwalk on thursday before the speech. we have several correspondence and analyst covering the new angles. we will go first to wildwood, new jersey. a pretty day. donald trump did not
cohen. >> michael cohen. >> michael cohen, maybe the most dangerous higher of donald trump. >> donald trump complained about his gag order and the judge and said he would be willing to go to jail. >> he wants to put me in jail. that could happen one day. i would be very proud to go to jail for our constitution because what he is doing is so unconstitutional. never been anything like it. >> this week, stormy daniels gave testimony about a 2006 sexual encounter with...
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michael cohen's admission that he lied to congress, to which michael cohen pointed out it was all in service of donald trump and done in coordination with an attorney for donald trump. todd blanche also tried to make cohen out to be disgruntled and angry about trump not taking him to the white house. it earned him the 24 objections from prosecutors, the vast majority of those were sustained by the judge. and through it all, cohen proved himself a very well-prepared and unflappable witness. during one tense moment, blanche did man to undermine one part of the testimony pfs. it was not significant to be you have discussed here. we checked our transcripts, but it was a piece of testimony from michael cohen on direct about a phone call cohen said was made in the days before he paid stormy daniels $130,000 in hush money. cohen said he told trump about the payment, but blanche today kplam clinton campaigned that cohen was talking to keith schiller about being prank called by a 14-year-old before cohen's cross-examination at the very start of court today, there was a lengthy side bar. it in
michael cohen's admission that he lied to congress, to which michael cohen pointed out it was all in service of donald trump and done in coordination with an attorney for donald trump. todd blanche also tried to make cohen out to be disgruntled and angry about trump not taking him to the white house. it earned him the 24 objections from prosecutors, the vast majority of those were sustained by the judge. and through it all, cohen proved himself a very well-prepared and unflappable witness....
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it was michael cohen, and if you're taking michael cohen more it's just another avenue. the prosecution is going to be prepared for it. they know already it's the michael cohen credibility show. >> and maybe they're trying to get out in front of this idea that this was all cohen because one of the things they've been talking about with keith davidson who's there is that he's telling them that he suspected trump would have been the one ultimately to make the payments here, to exchange the money. he called it an assumption, but he pointed to how in 2016, michael cohen had told him, quote, my guy referring to trump was on the campaign trail, that cohen couldn't make decisions in his absence, davidson saying that he figured it meant cohen didn't have the authority to actually spend the money. katie, what more does the prosecution need to get out of davidson? >> well, you have to finish the chronology. there's a reason why it began with karen mcdougal and it's going through the stormy daniels part of the chronology now. i would note that what's been entered into evidence are
it was michael cohen, and if you're taking michael cohen more it's just another avenue. the prosecution is going to be prepared for it. they know already it's the michael cohen credibility show. >> and maybe they're trying to get out in front of this idea that this was all cohen because one of the things they've been talking about with keith davidson who's there is that he's telling them that he suspected trump would have been the one ultimately to make the payments here, to exchange the...
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and michael cohen said well, okay, maybe. later, the prosecution brought up a picture of them the moment they were having the conversation. steinglass is getting to that here in talking about the phone records. he says the defense can point to any call they want you to look at. they double counted half the calls on the costello chart, calls that michael cohen made to robert costello. nor should you accept the defense's argument that we somehow hid. they were free to and did make their own exhibits. keep something else in mind. not every call is reflected in those exhibits. not by a long shot. he says there are 11 different members in cells for donald trump. we don't have his office land line at the white house. there are no outgoing calls to that number. phone companies told us they only keep those records for three years. the absence of a phone record does not prove a call never happened. no records of encrypted calls of conspirators either. some of the conversations in this case took place in person so there would be no rec
and michael cohen said well, okay, maybe. later, the prosecution brought up a picture of them the moment they were having the conversation. steinglass is getting to that here in talking about the phone records. he says the defense can point to any call they want you to look at. they double counted half the calls on the costello chart, calls that michael cohen made to robert costello. nor should you accept the defense's argument that we somehow hid. they were free to and did make their own...
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michael cohen was on his heels. and it was hard to tell in that moment whether the jury was reacting to this moment that michael cohen's caught in something or if they were reacting to todd blanche himself who had been so calm, and serene. he was theoretical, you lied, you were wrong about the call. whether they were reacting to him suddenly becoming this theoretical lawyer that you would imagine from a john grisham novel. >> what does the prosecutor do? >> and thank goodness catherine is here too. it depends. michael cohen could have been lying. could have been forgetting. could have been forgetting about being right, and could have been forgetting about being wrong. the prosecutors ostensibly know which it is, and you would look to redirect if this is something they feel they need to direct again. >> can they say there were so many calls between you and keith schiller is it possible you confused this with that one, and maybe it was this call. >> and again, you know, these things, innocent failures of recollection
michael cohen was on his heels. and it was hard to tell in that moment whether the jury was reacting to this moment that michael cohen's caught in something or if they were reacting to todd blanche himself who had been so calm, and serene. he was theoretical, you lied, you were wrong about the call. whether they were reacting to him suddenly becoming this theoretical lawyer that you would imagine from a john grisham novel. >> what does the prosecutor do? >> and thank goodness...
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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, correct. blanche, you testified multiple times that when you were his personal attorney in 2017, you had no agreement. michael cohen says correct. the whole time you worked for the trump organization, you never had a retainer agreement. he's building to something here. never had a retainer agreement, michael cohen says. blanche, never, cohen says no, sir. blanche, you were acting as a lawyer the whole time you worked for the trump organization, michael cohen responds, i did local matters and nonlegal matters. blanche, but you did legal matters and ethically there was nothing wrong. and your job was to report directly to president trump? cohen, whatever mr. trump wanted me to do. blanche, and if that direction included doing legal work for melania trump, for example, you did it. cohen says, yes, sir. blanche, you don't need a retainer to do legal work for a client, do you? michael cohen, no. they're showing an exhibit now. this is a february 2018 letter to the fec complaint, you know, they're d
michael cohen, correct. blanche, you testified multiple times that when you were his personal attorney in 2017, you had no agreement. michael cohen says correct. the whole time you worked for the trump organization, you never had a retainer agreement. he's building to something here. never had a retainer agreement, michael cohen says. blanche, never, cohen says no, sir. blanche, you were acting as a lawyer the whole time you worked for the trump organization, michael cohen responds, i did local...
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and michael cohen has been the best version of michael cohen. we've seen the worst of him. >> lawrence, thank you for coming on. for lawrence's version of what's going on in the courtroom, starting at 8:00 p.m. and tune in "the last word" at 10:00 p.m., all on msnbc. >>> joining us now, former federal prosecutor and former fdny criminal division deputy chief, christy greenberg. he's been in the overflow all morning. she worked in the fdny with trump's lawyer, todd blanche, we're saying will be conducting the cross-examination of michael cohen. let me ask you bluntly, is he the right person to do this cross-examination for a trial? that whatever happens will make history? and what approach, knowing him, do you expect him to take with michael cohen? >> well, i think because his client is going to demand it, and the case demands it, he will have a hard-hitting cross-examination that's going to come at michael cohen in an aggressive way. one of the things he will focus on, is defending my old office, fdny. michael cohen says on the stand, they coerc
and michael cohen has been the best version of michael cohen. we've seen the worst of him. >> lawrence, thank you for coming on. for lawrence's version of what's going on in the courtroom, starting at 8:00 p.m. and tune in "the last word" at 10:00 p.m., all on msnbc. >>> joining us now, former federal prosecutor and former fdny criminal division deputy chief, christy greenberg. he's been in the overflow all morning. she worked in the fdny with trump's lawyer, todd...
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so with a michael cohen style witness, you don't run from the fact that michael cohen is michael cohen and you don't run from the fact that he has a shady past. you don't run from the fact that this guy is not a saint. what you do is repackage that. you might tell the jury, you're going to hear from michael cohen, and you're going to hear that he hasn't always been honest. or you might hear something to kind of front that. you frame it as we didn't choose michael cohen. you know who chose michael cohen, the defendant, donald trump. michael cohen is exactly the kind of guy this you hire to do this kind of scheme, and you frame a weakness and try to fit it back into your broader narrative, that's what i would expect the prosecution to do here. >> there's a point here, i'd like to ask vaughn about that. in the access hollywood tape to the jury, he said he didn't know he was on -- and he's also mentioning hope hicks, so these are some of the characters that we will be -- and incidents that we'll be hearing, even though the video is not going to be shown, but the transcript is available. >>
so with a michael cohen style witness, you don't run from the fact that michael cohen is michael cohen and you don't run from the fact that he has a shady past. you don't run from the fact that this guy is not a saint. what you do is repackage that. you might tell the jury, you're going to hear from michael cohen, and you're going to hear that he hasn't always been honest. or you might hear something to kind of front that. you frame it as we didn't choose michael cohen. you know who chose...
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allowing michael cohen to answer. again, do you remember if in february 2021, you were going on tv to talk about the investigation? cohen says i go on tv often. what was i responding to? i don't know. all right, so they're going somewhere with this. i guess they're trying to say the d.a.'s office wanted you to stop. you couldn't help yourself. >> it's true, correct. he's the kind of witness you don't want as a prosecutor because he's out there talking. on the other hand, the d.a.'s office didn't pick him as a witness. donald trump did. donald trump surrounded himself with people like michael cohen and that's something prosecutors are going to remind the jury of. they're going to say michael cohen is a liar. he's been convicted and stands in front of you. you don't have to believe everything you heard him say, but a will the of what he says, particularly on the important things, are corroborated. and that's what they're going to say. >> between want to kind of build some sort of momentum and i would say looking at this
allowing michael cohen to answer. again, do you remember if in february 2021, you were going on tv to talk about the investigation? cohen says i go on tv often. what was i responding to? i don't know. all right, so they're going somewhere with this. i guess they're trying to say the d.a.'s office wanted you to stop. you couldn't help yourself. >> it's true, correct. he's the kind of witness you don't want as a prosecutor because he's out there talking. on the other hand, the d.a.'s office...
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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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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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cohen or articles about michael cohen. michael cohen's new statement is, quote, the imposed fine is irrelevant. judge merchan's decision elucidates that this behavior will not be tolerated and no one is above the law. again, judge merchan finding donald trump violated nine of the ten alleged violations that were brought forward by the district attorney's office so far. and even suggested the potential jail time could be a potential consequence if donald trump were continue to violate the gag order placed on him. >> everyone watching at home, stay with us. everybody else, stay close, we'll keep an eye on that manhattan courthouse throughout this hour. we'll have more in just minutes, including another critical hearing set for thursday on more possible gag order violations after that judge's ruling today. >>> and when we're back in 60 seconds, the chaos at columbia. student protesters occupying a historic campus building, what they're demanding from their university leaders. >> these repulsive scare tactics mean nothing comp
cohen or articles about michael cohen. michael cohen's new statement is, quote, the imposed fine is irrelevant. judge merchan's decision elucidates that this behavior will not be tolerated and no one is above the law. again, judge merchan finding donald trump violated nine of the ten alleged violations that were brought forward by the district attorney's office so far. and even suggested the potential jail time could be a potential consequence if donald trump were continue to violate the gag...
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michael cohen is the proof. if i were the prosecutor i would advise cohen to tone it down and to stop tweeting. now he's under a gag order. the terms that it's not a good look. it doesn't help anyone to have this back and forth. it doesn't help the prosecution's case. >> in cross examination rb wants to see the defense approach cohen the way that is stormy daniels? trying to poke holes, attack character and past behavior? >> it will be like a cross examination of stormy daniels and their rights. they are going to go after him in a big way. i think it's going to be a brawl. if only they had television cameras in the courtroom. notice to new york, you need to change of policy. it's not right that we cannot see this. they also have to be careful. they could go too far. >> okay. good to see you both and thank you so much for your time. the former executive editor of the national adviser joins me with his thoughts, whether michael: could tell us something we don't know. meantime resident obama gave president biden so
michael cohen is the proof. if i were the prosecutor i would advise cohen to tone it down and to stop tweeting. now he's under a gag order. the terms that it's not a good look. it doesn't help anyone to have this back and forth. it doesn't help the prosecution's case. >> in cross examination rb wants to see the defense approach cohen the way that is stormy daniels? trying to poke holes, attack character and past behavior? >> it will be like a cross examination of stormy daniels and...