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i think it's clear he needs michael cohen and he's going to rely on michael cohen. and as i said, john, that's a risky proposition. regardless of whether one may think michael cohen has turned himself around and i believe he has we heard earlier a clip of his lawyer saying this was entirely a personal payment and had nothing to do with contribution. you know who else who said that, michael cohen to the ftc. he'll have to explain why hut he said back then was a lie and why he should be believed. difficult jury to put in front of a witness of 12 average citizens. >> how likely is an indictment here? >> it seems very likely given the stage ware at, given michael cohen seems tuesday be one of the final witnesses and the d.a. has given donald trump now essentially his last chance to go into the grand jury. so i do think it's quite likely bordering uncertain we'll see an indictment soon. but i'll stress this every time i talk about the possibility of an indictment of donald trump, an indictment and conviction are two very important things. >> and one book related question
i think it's clear he needs michael cohen and he's going to rely on michael cohen. and as i said, john, that's a risky proposition. regardless of whether one may think michael cohen has turned himself around and i believe he has we heard earlier a clip of his lawyer saying this was entirely a personal payment and had nothing to do with contribution. you know who else who said that, michael cohen to the ftc. he'll have to explain why hut he said back then was a lie and why he should be believed....
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but michael cohen is far from solid evidence. i wouldn't have touched a guy like michael cohen, especially if he's a convicted perjurier. >> i have the proof, the documentation, the da has documentation to validate every single statement i've made. >> reporter: now, cohen was on standby yesterday to potentially go as a rebuttal witness and testify before the grand jury. he never was called to go in. and he said yesterday he did not think he would be called back. as we're waiting for a decision on whether to charge the former president by the manhattan district attorney, alvin bragg. there certainly is some crowds forming around here as people wait in anticipation to see what is going to happen. boris, jessica? >> on that note, let's talk for a second about security. we've seen various precautions they're taking, but walk us through those and explain what's being done in case donald trump is, in fact, indicted. >> reporter: right now the nypd has a lot more uniform officers on the street. we've seen a big uptick in presence here o
but michael cohen is far from solid evidence. i wouldn't have touched a guy like michael cohen, especially if he's a convicted perjurier. >> i have the proof, the documentation, the da has documentation to validate every single statement i've made. >> reporter: now, cohen was on standby yesterday to potentially go as a rebuttal witness and testify before the grand jury. he never was called to go in. and he said yesterday he did not think he would be called back. as we're waiting for...
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well first off if i was michael cohen's attorney, or if i was michael cohen himself, you know, maybe there's a different decision as opposed to pleading guilty and going to prison if you feel like you're being wrongfully accused, while then you fight that charge and you have your day in court. i don't know what else was. you know? i don't know what we don't know about the michael cohen case, but what we know is that he pled guilty to those charges, and he went to prison for that. donald trump. president trump is deciding that he is going to fight these charges and he'll have his day in court and have the prosecution will have to prove their case. i think one of the other flaws in this situation is that with alvin bragg, he he's not someone who is a consistent law and order guy who is enforcing laws across the board. as a matter of fact, what he's received. a lot of criticism for is that his first day that he was in office, he put out a memo that said all these different laws across the board. prosecutors are not allowed to prosecute and all of these other offenses you have to charge.
well first off if i was michael cohen's attorney, or if i was michael cohen himself, you know, maybe there's a different decision as opposed to pleading guilty and going to prison if you feel like you're being wrongfully accused, while then you fight that charge and you have your day in court. i don't know what else was. you know? i don't know what we don't know about the michael cohen case, but what we know is that he pled guilty to those charges, and he went to prison for that. donald trump....
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>> michael cohen is the lynch p linchpin in this case here. there's a little bit of truth that they didn't like michael cohen as a key witness. but also in his book, he said that the reason why the fed dropped the investigation into donald trump was because bill barr told them to do so. also remember, the department of justice has an internal policy against indicting a sitting president. why didn't the sdny prosecute trump for this after bill barr left? and i think the answer is by that time, you had january 6th and so there are a lot of bigger fish to fry involving donald trump than this matter. so i don't think costello's explanation really holds water. and i don't think he made a very good witness in front of the grand jury which is is why the prosecutors didn't call michael cohen back as a rebuttal witness. >> elliot, i wanted to ask you about that. they didn't call back imagine cohen after hearing that testimony from costello. what do you read into that and also what do you think -- how do you think the next several days will play out? >>
>> michael cohen is the lynch p linchpin in this case here. there's a little bit of truth that they didn't like michael cohen as a key witness. but also in his book, he said that the reason why the fed dropped the investigation into donald trump was because bill barr told them to do so. also remember, the department of justice has an internal policy against indicting a sitting president. why didn't the sdny prosecute trump for this after bill barr left? and i think the answer is by that...
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donald trump signed those checks to michael cohen. they're looking at how the trump organization accounted for that. they're looking at falsifying records in order to commit or conceal another crime. in this case that could be campaign finance violations. this is not an easy case. it's a novel legal theory and trump's lawyers will have a lot of defenses. we spoke to one of his attorneys and they said the d.a. has been scouring every aspect of president trump's personal life in search of a crime. it has to stop. this is not what our justice system is about. trump is facing other criminal investigations having to do with the 2020 election in fulton county, as well as the handling of classified documents. a lot coming to head for the former president. >> a long time coming too. >>> let's bring in legal analyst elliot williams. elliot, the president has been offered an opportunity to testify, the former president. does that signal an indictment is likely? >> it signals that one could be coming. new york is one of the jurisdictions that gi
donald trump signed those checks to michael cohen. they're looking at how the trump organization accounted for that. they're looking at falsifying records in order to commit or conceal another crime. in this case that could be campaign finance violations. this is not an easy case. it's a novel legal theory and trump's lawyers will have a lot of defenses. we spoke to one of his attorneys and they said the d.a. has been scouring every aspect of president trump's personal life in search of a...
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>> no, no. >> why did michael cohen -- >> well, you'll have to ask michael cohen. michael is my attorney. you'll have to ask michael cohen. >> i am providing a copy of a $35,000 check that president trump personally signed from his personal bank account on august 1st of 2017, when he was president of the united states. the president of the united states thus wrote a personal check for the payment of hush money as part of a criminal scheme to violate campaign finance laws. >> with me now, cnn's senior legal affairs correspondent, paula reid. so, oming for the former president in this case? >> well, what we know based on what we're seeing happenin this investigation is it appears that they are likely nearing the end of this probe. it's been going on for approximately five years. and the fact that they have extended this invitation to the former president does suggest that an indictment is possible, if not likely. it's been interesting over the past few weeks, kristen, we've seen this sudden uptick in activity in this investigation. we've seen a series of high-profile
>> no, no. >> why did michael cohen -- >> well, you'll have to ask michael cohen. michael is my attorney. you'll have to ask michael cohen. >> i am providing a copy of a $35,000 check that president trump personally signed from his personal bank account on august 1st of 2017, when he was president of the united states. the president of the united states thus wrote a personal check for the payment of hush money as part of a criminal scheme to violate campaign finance...
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>> michael cohen was on standby and called as a rebuttal witness and he was not at least as of yesterday. one thing to play off here is that the grand jury could ask for additional witnesses, and they are a working body and they can request for additional information and their work is continuing, and we are waiting for the d.a.'s office if they are going to move forward with a indictment or not. if they choose the go forward they will ask the grand jury to vote on it, a then there is some decision, and the indictment is made public and trump's team is going to be notified. but as of now, we are waiting to see how is it going to play out, and if the grand jury is waiting for any other witnesses or testimony, or if the prosecutors want to add another witness or two into the mix, but it seems that at most of the point most of the people who have touched the hush money, the people from the campaign, and the trump campaign, and michael cohen, and all of the people who have met with the prosecutors or the grand jury, so there is not a lot of others out there that you can think of who they woul
>> michael cohen was on standby and called as a rebuttal witness and he was not at least as of yesterday. one thing to play off here is that the grand jury could ask for additional witnesses, and they are a working body and they can request for additional information and their work is continuing, and we are waiting for the d.a.'s office if they are going to move forward with a indictment or not. if they choose the go forward they will ask the grand jury to vote on it, a then there is some...
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michael cohen, or robert costello in your view? >> well, you know, it's hard to say. we don't know what the testimony is and the grand jurors can draw their own conclusions. we have the emails you described so that's on paper and grand jurors and ultimately prosecutors as they contemplate charges will have to think about if robert costello is testifying that michael cohen told him something and there's no actual record of that, do they believe him? you know, this is something that they've been thinking about for a long time, the credibility of michael cohen came up years ago in connection with the southern district of new york's case and manhattan prosecutors have met with him probably a couple dozen times by now so his credibility has been front and center the whole time but every time a new piece of evidence comes out if robert costello is providing new evidence about supposedly a lack of credibility on michael cohen's part, prosecutor also have to consider that as they decide whether to move forward or not. >> i guess a bigger picture question here because you hear
michael cohen, or robert costello in your view? >> well, you know, it's hard to say. we don't know what the testimony is and the grand jurors can draw their own conclusions. we have the emails you described so that's on paper and grand jurors and ultimately prosecutors as they contemplate charges will have to think about if robert costello is testifying that michael cohen told him something and there's no actual record of that, do they believe him? you know, this is something that they've...
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a new york grand jury and michael cohen has said he's been called as a potential rebuttal witness to costello. that grand jury could issue an indictment or indictments against former president donald trump any day now and trump has called for protests if that happens. we are outside the new york city courthouse watching for the arrival of witnesses this morning. >>> plus, we're also keeping a very close eye on u.s. markets this hour, futures in the green, that's a good thing, but this is after switzerland's largest bank scooped up its rival credit suisse in an emergency rescue deal. >>> plus chinese president xi jinping in moscow at this hour, set to meet with russian president vladimir putin. a closer look at what that means as putin is facing an international arrest warrant for alleged war crimes. >>> we will get to all of that but we begin this hour with kara scannell who is outside the courthouse here in new york city. so the trump legal team wanted attorney robert costello to testify today, part of an effort, understandably, to call michael cohen's credibility into question, but
a new york grand jury and michael cohen has said he's been called as a potential rebuttal witness to costello. that grand jury could issue an indictment or indictments against former president donald trump any day now and trump has called for protests if that happens. we are outside the new york city courthouse watching for the arrival of witnesses this morning. >>> plus, we're also keeping a very close eye on u.s. markets this hour, futures in the green, that's a good thing, but this...
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he is an essential witness in the testimony and credibility of michael cohen, and at the same time, michael cohen is going to be there with his attorney, because he does not like anybody to call into question his credibility. >> and so what does this mean? >> well, trump did not decide to go before the grand jury which is probably wise ly said for hi by his attorneys. but in terms of optics it is not great for the team, but over the weekend he said that he would be indicted tuesday, but then his own team said that he has no legal notice that it is going to happen, but it does appear that the investigation is moving into the final stage, and we don't know the strength of the case, and we don't know why after five years it is heating up, but we know that this is not the consequential case that he faces, and we will see if he is indicted. >> we don't know of any other witnesses testifying besides one today, right? >> exactly. and we knew that this person was coming, and we were surprised to find out that it was a defense witness. of course, we are working sources to find out if there a
he is an essential witness in the testimony and credibility of michael cohen, and at the same time, michael cohen is going to be there with his attorney, because he does not like anybody to call into question his credibility. >> and so what does this mean? >> well, trump did not decide to go before the grand jury which is probably wise ly said for hi by his attorneys. but in terms of optics it is not great for the team, but over the weekend he said that he would be indicted tuesday,...
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that was bob costello, michael cohen's former attorney. and prosecutors now, according to our sources, are weighing whether to bring back additional witnesses. one of those witnesses could be michael cohen as a rebuttal witness. cohen had been on standby on monday, but costello's testimony went to the end of the day. he was not called back, but there are a lot of factors that can affect the other up play in the grand jury process. i mean, they meet on mondays, wednesdays and thursdays. they didn't meet yesterday. for instance, and we don't know the reason why that they didn't but this grand jury also here's other cases, so it's really unclear to try to guess what the timing is or what the process is. that's taking place behind the scenes. but what does seem clear is that this is getting towards the end of a number of the witnesses that touched this campaign. um the campaign payments from the hush money payments before the campaign. they have already been in and met with the grand jury they've met with prosecutors. trump was given an opport
that was bob costello, michael cohen's former attorney. and prosecutors now, according to our sources, are weighing whether to bring back additional witnesses. one of those witnesses could be michael cohen as a rebuttal witness. cohen had been on standby on monday, but costello's testimony went to the end of the day. he was not called back, but there are a lot of factors that can affect the other up play in the grand jury process. i mean, they meet on mondays, wednesdays and thursdays. they...
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former lawyer michael cohen who went to prison over that alleged hush money say yes. and trump knew about it. others said no way. >> that money wasn't campaign money. sorry. >> reporter: he leveled an insult at daniels as he insisted i did nothing wrng in the horse-face case. never had an affair with her. witch hunt. this story has been unwinding for years. and it is now full of many twists and turns. but it may finally now be time for a court to sort it all out. tom foreman, cnn, washington. >>> joey jackson is a cnn legal analyst and criminal defense attorney. he joins me now from new york. always good to have you with us. >> nice to be here. >> so, robert costello, a trump ally and michael cohen's former legal adviser, testified monday before a grand jury, investigating donald trump's alleged role in a hush money scheme. essentially saying that cohen is a liar and he's out for revenge. but cohen wasn't asked to get a rebuttal on that. what impact will costello's testimony likely have at undercutting cohen's creditability and the probe as a whole? >> it's important
former lawyer michael cohen who went to prison over that alleged hush money say yes. and trump knew about it. others said no way. >> that money wasn't campaign money. sorry. >> reporter: he leveled an insult at daniels as he insisted i did nothing wrng in the horse-face case. never had an affair with her. witch hunt. this story has been unwinding for years. and it is now full of many twists and turns. but it may finally now be time for a court to sort it all out. tom foreman, cnn,...
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he made in a payment through his attorney, michael cohen to adult film star stormy daniels during the 2016 campaign . now that former attorney and fixer michael cohen has been a key witness in this case, he has this message for critics of the grand jury's decision to indict. this notion of oh, this is a weaker case than the january 6th acknowledge that january 6th was an insurrection but doesn't make this any less of a crime. you know, i always call this the capone theory. the al capone theory. they couldn't get him on murder, extortion, racketeering , bootlegging, etcetera. they got him on tax evasion. if that crime done was enough for me to be charged. find convicted and sent to prison. why am i any different than donald trump? oh, by the way for donald, since we're talking about convicted felons c on tuesday, pal. let's take you to that courthouse where trump will turn himself in. on tuesday. cnn's kara scannell is there, karen, what are we anticipating is going to happen that day. well i mean, michael cohen knows just a little bit more than what donald trump will be experiencing.
he made in a payment through his attorney, michael cohen to adult film star stormy daniels during the 2016 campaign . now that former attorney and fixer michael cohen has been a key witness in this case, he has this message for critics of the grand jury's decision to indict. this notion of oh, this is a weaker case than the january 6th acknowledge that january 6th was an insurrection but doesn't make this any less of a crime. you know, i always call this the capone theory. the al capone theory....
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michael cohen spent some time in jail for this exact thing. so you know my thoughts tonight are it's a somber moment. i think we should. there should be nobody in this country that is celebrating and indictment of former president. we've been a country that hasn't had that yet . it's embarrassing that we do have a president has that. but let's wait and see what the indictment actually looks like before we start jumping to conclusions about this being political. i mean, obviously, that's great advice. but could it be more than the stormy daniels hush money payments mean? in other words, what do you expect to be in there? well, i think what's going to be interesting and i don't know, because you know, it's not a case i have investigated but what is the link to the business? what did the president know? what did he know about covering up the payment because, by the way, number a number of members of congress have been indicted for campaign finance issues like it's not like this is nothing. so you know. yeah. sometimes you have a campaign finance
michael cohen spent some time in jail for this exact thing. so you know my thoughts tonight are it's a somber moment. i think we should. there should be nobody in this country that is celebrating and indictment of former president. we've been a country that hasn't had that yet . it's embarrassing that we do have a president has that. but let's wait and see what the indictment actually looks like before we start jumping to conclusions about this being political. i mean, obviously, that's great...
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michael cohen's willingness -- and he said he's nervous about complying, but he's trying to provide the truth and help prosecutors get to an answer -- his willingness to provide that testimony could be crucial to them making their case. did donald trump have an intent to defraud or to cover up a crime? did this result in a violation of election law? those are crucial questions that testimony like this could help form the basis of. that's why people are subpoenaed. >> yeah. margaret and ambassador isen, thank you. we appreciate it. >>> a group of russian wives and mothers leading new protests against vladimir putin, asking the russian president to stop sending their loved ones to slaughter. this cry coming amid an increasingly brutal battle for the city of bakhmut. we have that next. the better. that's why america's beverage companies are working togegether toto deliver more great tasting options with less sugar or no sugar at all. in fact, today, nearly 60% of beverages sosold contain zero sugar. different sizes? check. clear calorie labels? just check. with so many options, it's easier
michael cohen's willingness -- and he said he's nervous about complying, but he's trying to provide the truth and help prosecutors get to an answer -- his willingness to provide that testimony could be crucial to them making their case. did donald trump have an intent to defraud or to cover up a crime? did this result in a violation of election law? those are crucial questions that testimony like this could help form the basis of. that's why people are subpoenaed. >> yeah. margaret and...
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when michael cohen was prosecuted for the same crime prosecutor michel combes, not a partisan d a. in new york, the trump justice department, the trump selected us attorney for the southern district of new york. the trump administration indicted mr cohen for the same operative facts indicted him, convicted him with a guilty plea and incarcerated him now they're squealing like a pig stuck under a gate. but if there is one system of justice if you get in take bonnie, you've got to indict clyde. now. i'm not a big fan of this case. actually i'm not. i think it's far more consequential what he's alleged to have done wrong in georgia, allegedly pressuring people to turn over overturned the election. far more consequential would he's alleged to have done it. mar-a-lago stealing classified documents, including nuclear secrets, far more consequential to january 6th allegations of inciting insurrection. more consequences with the mueller report has obstruction of justice. so i'm not that big a fan of this case, but by golly, if all those distinguished republican politicians had said the sam
when michael cohen was prosecuted for the same crime prosecutor michel combes, not a partisan d a. in new york, the trump justice department, the trump selected us attorney for the southern district of new york. the trump administration indicted mr cohen for the same operative facts indicted him, convicted him with a guilty plea and incarcerated him now they're squealing like a pig stuck under a gate. but if there is one system of justice if you get in take bonnie, you've got to indict clyde....
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s office is looking into is falsifying business records to reimburse michael cohen for making the payments to stormy daniels, and whether or not those records in the trump's general ledger were falsified. that is a misdemeanor, but they could make a case for a felony which is still one of the lowest felonies in new york, whether it is to conceal or advance another crime. it is a novel legal theory, and it has not been tested in new york before, so there is something for the trump legal team to work with, and he has denied making the payment, and this is selective prosecution, and they are looking at him every which way, and signaling which may become part of the defense here calling this an extortion payment executed by cohen who was then his lawyer and then calling trump a victim. >> they have been calling this a witch hunt for years now. thank you. >>> and this is of course happening as trump is entering the third presidential race. we go to analyst gloria borger, and as you have heard from kara, tha that is a novel legal theory, and the chances of the former president to spend time behi
s office is looking into is falsifying business records to reimburse michael cohen for making the payments to stormy daniels, and whether or not those records in the trump's general ledger were falsified. that is a misdemeanor, but they could make a case for a felony which is still one of the lowest felonies in new york, whether it is to conceal or advance another crime. it is a novel legal theory, and it has not been tested in new york before, so there is something for the trump legal team to...
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and also in that building behind me is michael cohen, we saw him arrive around 2:00 p.m. he's there on stand. by as a potential rebuttal witness to go before the grand jury. prosecutors feel he needs to do so, so he's waiting to see if he's going to do this. all of the people who have touched the hush money investigation have been meeting with the grand jury. so there are very few witnesses who have knowledge of this left to go, it really feels that we're getting to a conclusion here, a potential decision, on whether or not to bring the unprecedented charges against a former president. we're also seeing signs of security picking up around here. this morning, we saw the nypd installing security cameras on the light posts and now the officers have put up barricades on the street surrounding the courthouse. boris, jess. >> it's amazing to see that coming together. melny, in florida, where house republicans are gathering. they're promising multiple investigations. they're outraged by this potential arrest of donald trump. tell us what you're learning about that? >> reporter:
and also in that building behind me is michael cohen, we saw him arrive around 2:00 p.m. he's there on stand. by as a potential rebuttal witness to go before the grand jury. prosecutors feel he needs to do so, so he's waiting to see if he's going to do this. all of the people who have touched the hush money investigation have been meeting with the grand jury. so there are very few witnesses who have knowledge of this left to go, it really feels that we're getting to a conclusion here, a...
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but the man who made those payments on trump's behalf, his former lawyer and fixer, michael cohen, is testifying today. >> what this is about accountability. i don't want to see anyone including donald trump indicted, prosecuted, convicted, incarcerated, simply because i fundamentally disagree with them. this is all about accountability. he needs to be held accountable for his dirty deeds. >> joining me now is harry litman, a former u.s. attorney and legal columnist for los angeles times. always good to see you. so the former president said he'll not be testifying. i would imagine you're not surprised by that news. >> not at all. very few defendants will take that final offer or punitive defendants. the die is cast, he knows it, and it will be a suicide mission for him to accept the offer. he won't do it. as we just noted michael cohen is testifying, though one could argue he's not the most credible of witnesses. he has lied before, but he's also pled guilty to making illegal payments to stormy daniels on the former president's behalf. here's what he said today in addition to what we
but the man who made those payments on trump's behalf, his former lawyer and fixer, michael cohen, is testifying today. >> what this is about accountability. i don't want to see anyone including donald trump indicted, prosecuted, convicted, incarcerated, simply because i fundamentally disagree with them. this is all about accountability. he needs to be held accountable for his dirty deeds. >> joining me now is harry litman, a former u.s. attorney and legal columnist for los angeles...
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remember, be michael cohen reimbursed -- michael cohen was reimbursed for advancing that $130,000 payment to stormy daniels. he has said he submitted false invoices to the trump organization. and the federal prosecutors say the trump organization had incorrectly documented that in their books as a legal expense. that is a misdemeanor in new york. so the question is would they bring this as a felony case? the lowest felony in new york would be falsifying business records to conceal or commit another crime. the question here is would that crime be campaign finance? in the federal case that michael cohen pled guilty to he admitted under oath to making this payment which prosecutors said was an outsize campaign contribution, something above the legal limit. the question here, is that something that the state prosecutors would bring against the former president? we did see some grand jury activity yesterday. the question is now how long will this decision take? brianna? >> kara, thank you for that. in the meantime house republicans are working overtime, rallying to former president trump's def
remember, be michael cohen reimbursed -- michael cohen was reimbursed for advancing that $130,000 payment to stormy daniels. he has said he submitted false invoices to the trump organization. and the federal prosecutors say the trump organization had incorrectly documented that in their books as a legal expense. that is a misdemeanor in new york. so the question is would they bring this as a felony case? the lowest felony in new york would be falsifying business records to conceal or commit...
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a former legal adviser for trump's one-time fixer, michael cohen, says cohen decided on his own to pay $130,000 in hush money to adult film star stormy daniels. that payment is at the center of the case for manhattan prosecutors. cnn's paula reid has the report. >> manhattan da's investigation into trump's alleged role not money payments made to an adult film star ahead of the 2016 election is moving ahead full steam. >> i went in there today to tell these people the truth about who the real michael cohen's, and what he was actually saying at that moment in time. >> attorney robert costa appeared before the new york grand jury after trump's legal team requested he be called testify that the credibility of former trump fixer michael cohen. costa spoke to -- >> every three or four minutes, maybe talking to a small pacing like a wild playground cage. back in forth, back and forth. it's really frazzled. -- three, four, five days. it's a suddenly stop in the middle of talking, pointed us, and he'd say, i want you guys to know i will do whatever the f it takes. i will never spend one day in
a former legal adviser for trump's one-time fixer, michael cohen, says cohen decided on his own to pay $130,000 in hush money to adult film star stormy daniels. that payment is at the center of the case for manhattan prosecutors. cnn's paula reid has the report. >> manhattan da's investigation into trump's alleged role not money payments made to an adult film star ahead of the 2016 election is moving ahead full steam. >> i went in there today to tell these people the truth about who...
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>> we know one thing, rosemary, that is michael cohen is on standby. so if robert costello goes into that grand jury room and gives testimony that contradicts that which michael cohen gives, he's going to be called in immediately to rebut whatever that testimony is. i don't think anything costello says, if the district attorney in manhattan has already heard enough has and presented enough evidence to this grand jury, i doubt one witness' testimony will cause there to be any different outcome. so if there is enough evidence already to indict, and they're just wrapping this up, i suspect that they'll move forward with the plans that they already have in place. >> and trump's attorneys say there will be mayhem if he's arrested. how likely is it that trump will be arrested on tuesday as he himself is predicting. what will the likely ramifications be if that happens? >> we don't know if this is going to happen tuesday. even his legal team said they're doubtful.ful, that there's not been credible information come interesting this this done's office announci
>> we know one thing, rosemary, that is michael cohen is on standby. so if robert costello goes into that grand jury room and gives testimony that contradicts that which michael cohen gives, he's going to be called in immediately to rebut whatever that testimony is. i don't think anything costello says, if the district attorney in manhattan has already heard enough has and presented enough evidence to this grand jury, i doubt one witness' testimony will cause there to be any different...
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or maybe even michael cohen back to strengthen his case? well when your witnesses challenged and there's issues of credibility, you need to find all the resources you can to bolster that corroborate whatever that witnesses, saying that very well may be called michael cohen back that very well, maybe some other independent evidence or something. it could be documentary. it doesn't have to be a person. that could also be another party that none of us know of, and again. i can't stress enough. this is a secret proceeding and but for the fact that it involves the former president, it's not something that would have a lot of press coverage and we would all know about this. is about ah, allegedly falsifying business records right? it's not about how many payments those are not illegal. i just wanted to ask you this because we know that no current or former sitting president has ever been indicted for criminal conduct. and i just wonder you know what your thoughts on what were your thoughts are on. you know when there are so much more, i guess. mo
or maybe even michael cohen back to strengthen his case? well when your witnesses challenged and there's issues of credibility, you need to find all the resources you can to bolster that corroborate whatever that witnesses, saying that very well may be called michael cohen back that very well, maybe some other independent evidence or something. it could be documentary. it doesn't have to be a person. that could also be another party that none of us know of, and again. i can't stress enough....
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ahead why his former lawyer, michael cohen might play a key role. in california residents are preparing for another round of severe weather including excessive rainfall, official from monterey county joins me in a few minutes and a shock and outrage in germany after a deadly attack on a jehovah's witness church. ♪. ♪. >>> live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom. with kim brunhuber. >>> it's been more than six years since $130,000 in hush money was paid to porn star stormy daniels to keep her from going public about an alleged affair with donald trump, that payment was made days before the 2016 presidential election, now, the new york times reports the trump has been offered a chance to testify next week before the grand jury that's been hearing evidence in that case. cnn evan paris tells us what it might mean for the former president. >> reporter: we know that they met with trump team recently and time says that the signal at least that was sent was that an indictment may be imminent. we know that a number of witnesses has reported a number o
ahead why his former lawyer, michael cohen might play a key role. in california residents are preparing for another round of severe weather including excessive rainfall, official from monterey county joins me in a few minutes and a shock and outrage in germany after a deadly attack on a jehovah's witness church. ♪. ♪. >>> live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom. with kim brunhuber. >>> it's been more than six years since $130,000 in hush money was paid to porn star...
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two weeks have passed in this period and michael cohen had not finalized the deal. david pecker reached out to him according to court documents, and urged him to finalize the deal, saying quote or it could look awfully bad for everyone. so david pecker, certainly at the center of this deal in this arrangement, as we've seen, they brought in many witnesses to provide testimony last week was the last time the grand jury heard testimony that was with bob costello, a trump witness. so this is the da's office, putting on a strong witness here to send another message who can really talk about how this deal started the relationship with trump the timing issues here in the urgency to get this deal done? pecker has immunity both when he testified as part of the federal investigation that led to the criminal charges against michael cohen and also a testimony for he also has immunity for his testimony. in this case he was before the grand jury for about an hour yesterday. that grand jury is scheduled again to meet tomorrow. jim we know you'll be there. kara scannell. thanks so
two weeks have passed in this period and michael cohen had not finalized the deal. david pecker reached out to him according to court documents, and urged him to finalize the deal, saying quote or it could look awfully bad for everyone. so david pecker, certainly at the center of this deal in this arrangement, as we've seen, they brought in many witnesses to provide testimony last week was the last time the grand jury heard testimony that was with bob costello, a trump witness. so this is the...
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and paula michael cohen, who you just saw a blip of there. he responded to the critics who say that he's a poor star witness since he's a felon who has been convicted essentially of lying. they say he can't be trusted. what was his response? it was interesting to see once again michael cohen doing media interviews because we know this is not something that prosecutors appreciate. he is a key witness in their case and look, he is a complicated person . he clearly has a personal grudge against the former president. he has been convicted of nine different felonies. but he argues that this case does not rely solely on him. there were also documents that will support this case. but at this point we don't know the charges. or these alleged documents, but again, a key witness in a trial of this significance going out and talking about the case to the media is not going to sit well with prosecutors. by contrast, attorney robert costello, who was of course, the one defense team witness, who went before the grand jury last night after this indictment,
and paula michael cohen, who you just saw a blip of there. he responded to the critics who say that he's a poor star witness since he's a felon who has been convicted essentially of lying. they say he can't be trusted. what was his response? it was interesting to see once again michael cohen doing media interviews because we know this is not something that prosecutors appreciate. he is a key witness in their case and look, he is a complicated person . he clearly has a personal grudge against...
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they wanted him to go in because he said he was going to provide contradictory testimony to michael cohen. no cohen has gone in twice before this grand jury in is one of the key witnesses in the government's case here. because he is the person who had made these payments and was reimbursed by the former president. now, sources tell us that the d a s office is regrouping. following that testimony on monday, you'll recall cohen was on standby, but costello's testimony went until the end of the day. he was there to be a potential rebuttal witness, but he wasn't called, source tells the sources tell our colleagues that in the last 24 hours a days office has reached out to an attorney for one witness, saying they may want that person to appear again for testimony. before the grand jury. rihanna. and i want to ask now our cnn senior crime and justice reporter caitlin, poland's who is talking to us about this latest ruling in trump's classified documents, case, caitlin, what does it tell us that a trump lawyer may soon be testifying to a grand jury? well, he may be testifying, maybe answering ad
they wanted him to go in because he said he was going to provide contradictory testimony to michael cohen. no cohen has gone in twice before this grand jury in is one of the key witnesses in the government's case here. because he is the person who had made these payments and was reimbursed by the former president. now, sources tell us that the d a s office is regrouping. following that testimony on monday, you'll recall cohen was on standby, but costello's testimony went until the end of the...
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and so possibly it is a better that he didn't. >> michael cohen said that individual one directed him to make such a plea. and so does that factor of being a factor contribute to shoring up the case? >> it is incredibly useful because he is saying that e was an accomplice to what he is going to be ultimately charged with. so it is on the record that he has a prior conviction for lying, and everything that the jurors see comes down to theps withes coming forward. look, anyone who has ever particularly tried a violent case, and stuff that people have been convicted on the bay sits of and it is what is worse for the jury, and what they find beliefable. >> full disclosure, we know what we are dealing with here. and when we were talking aboutt this case, it was important of the what we had about the discussions, and there were questions raised about the attorneys if they go forward on the charges, and based on what we know about the other charges coming from georgia with the special counsel, and these appear to be some of the weakest, and that could in turn harm those other cases, and woul
and so possibly it is a better that he didn't. >> michael cohen said that individual one directed him to make such a plea. and so does that factor of being a factor contribute to shoring up the case? >> it is incredibly useful because he is saying that e was an accomplice to what he is going to be ultimately charged with. so it is on the record that he has a prior conviction for lying, and everything that the jurors see comes down to theps withes coming forward. look, anyone who has...
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no. >> why did michael cohen pay this? >> well, you'll have to ask michael cohen. michael's my -- an attorney and you'll have to ask michael cohen. >> do you know where he got the money to make that payment? >> i don't know. >> all right. clearly not a crime to lie or give false statements to reporters, but how might those comments potentially impact any possible prosecution? >> so, paula, you can bet prosecutors are going to use that video. it will be admissible evidence because the argument will be, he's lying here. why is he lying, you would argue as a prosecutor? he's lying because he knows he's done wrong and he's trying to cover up. the response from the trump team, people can decide what's more persuasive, the reason why he's lying, was to try to avoid and his family. if that's the reason, then it would not count as a campaign donation. that's the back and forth you should expect to see in court if and when this ever gets there. >> thank you so much. >> thanks, paula. talk to you soon. >>> more to come tonight in the "cnn newsroom" including limited travel o
no. >> why did michael cohen pay this? >> well, you'll have to ask michael cohen. michael's my -- an attorney and you'll have to ask michael cohen. >> do you know where he got the money to make that payment? >> i don't know. >> all right. clearly not a crime to lie or give false statements to reporters, but how might those comments potentially impact any possible prosecution? >> so, paula, you can bet prosecutors are going to use that video. it will be...
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cohen. and he is a difficult case, because he has a long case of lying, perjury, bank fraud, tax fraud, and the key with any cooperating face indisputable evidence is there that documents them up, and what other witness testimony that backs up the person with theness is another one where the grand jury heard not one, two, but three audio clips of trump trying to persuade the governor to open up a case, and does that present evidence to indict. >> there is no evidence better that on the video recording, because it is the defendant's own voice, and that lets the jury to hear and judge it by themselves. the fact that there is the third one involve ing a pattern. and one is a one-off, and two is a coincident, but three could be a pattern. so he can't say it was a venting day. and so in each of the calls, he is with the same m.o., to ask them to use their power to fold it over to them. >> as the d.a. and so now it is st. patrick's day, and mid-way through march, so what does imminent mean? >> it
cohen. and he is a difficult case, because he has a long case of lying, perjury, bank fraud, tax fraud, and the key with any cooperating face indisputable evidence is there that documents them up, and what other witness testimony that backs up the person with theness is another one where the grand jury heard not one, two, but three audio clips of trump trying to persuade the governor to open up a case, and does that present evidence to indict. >> there is no evidence better that on the...
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we all know michael cohen, we've heard from michael cohen a lot. he was on this program last week. he does not pull his punches when it comes to his old boss. >> he does not. michael cohen looks like he's going to be a pivotal witness in this case. on the one hand. michael cohen clearly had insider access, he was in the middle of this transaction. he pled guilty to it, and many of the things that michael cohen has said since he did his prison time about donald trump have been proven out to be true. on the other hand, the reality is like it or not, michael cohen is going to be vulnerable to a searing cross-examination. he has been convicted of perjury. he has been convicted of tax fraud and financial fraud. he denies that he did it, but he pled guilty to those crimes. mic michael cone has a white-hot hatred for donald trump. on cross-examination they're going to argue this guy despises druch, he'd do anything to -- donald trump, he'd do anything to get him. michael cohen is going to be a key witness here. i understand why one may want to rest the case on him, i get where prosecutors
we all know michael cohen, we've heard from michael cohen a lot. he was on this program last week. he does not pull his punches when it comes to his old boss. >> he does not. michael cohen looks like he's going to be a pivotal witness in this case. on the one hand. michael cohen clearly had insider access, he was in the middle of this transaction. he pled guilty to it, and many of the things that michael cohen has said since he did his prison time about donald trump have been proven out...
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. >> i listened to michael cohen say things that are directly contrary to what he said to us and now he's on the revenge tour. >>> saying a judge should throw out the special grand jury's final report. >>> all schools across l.a. west will be closed. >> we need to make a living wage. >>> how he is able to wear that uniform. >> does it make you reflect differently on your time? >> it makes me question every single person i work with. >>> live from london, this is "cnn newsroom" with max foster and bianca nobilo. >> it is tuesday, march 21st, 4:00 a.m. in new york where the manhattan district attorney could indict donald trump any day now. but we're told any courthouse appearance or aany arrest won't happen until next week. >> he could be charged related to the hush money payment to stormy daniels. >> trump's attorney said that cohen on his own decided to pay the $130,000. >> i'm just trying to tell the truth to the grand jury. if they want go after donald trump and they have solid evidence, so be it, but michael cohen is far from solid evidence. this guy by any prosecutor's standard,
. >> i listened to michael cohen say things that are directly contrary to what he said to us and now he's on the revenge tour. >>> saying a judge should throw out the special grand jury's final report. >>> all schools across l.a. west will be closed. >> we need to make a living wage. >>> how he is able to wear that uniform. >> does it make you reflect differently on your time? >> it makes me question every single person i work with....
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meantime, former trump personal attorney michael cohen met with the manhattan district attorney's office on friday. he's set to meet with them again on monday. cnn justice correspondent jessica schneider is in washington with more on the story. >> plain and simple -- >> reporter: in what would be an historic case, manhattan district attorney alvin bragg one step closer to bringing criminal charges against former president donald trump in a long-running investigation. >> we're going to look at the facts and the law and let the investigation and justice and what justice requires, you know, will dictate how much time we take. >> mr. president! >> reporter: prosecutors are now giving trump the chance to testify before a grand jury investigating his alleged role in that $130,000 hush money payout to adult film star stormy daniels days before the 2016 election to cover up their alleged affair a decade earlier. since potential defendants in new york are required by law to be invited to appear in front of a grand jury, it all indicates a decision on whether to charge trump could come soon. >> it
meantime, former trump personal attorney michael cohen met with the manhattan district attorney's office on friday. he's set to meet with them again on monday. cnn justice correspondent jessica schneider is in washington with more on the story. >> plain and simple -- >> reporter: in what would be an historic case, manhattan district attorney alvin bragg one step closer to bringing criminal charges against former president donald trump in a long-running investigation. >> we're...
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do we know how robert costello will try to contradict michael cohen before the grand jury? >> reporter: we have some idea. a witness requested by the former president's legal team. while the prosecutors are in charge of the grand jury, they didn't even have to grant this request they did, of course, denied request from the trump team it could potentially become a thing, not great for optics. costello is expected to potentially go before the grand jury, if they want to hear from him, and talk about what he heard from cohen when he previously represented him. he represented him several years ago and according to a letter from the trump team to the district attorney, cohen waived attorney/client privilege. part of why he's able to testify to this. specifically, he is expected to talk about how cohen told him he was not aware of any criminal activity by former president trump. contradicting what cohen now has said to this grand jury and repeatedly now said publicly. the effort here is to undermine cohen's credibility, because he is really the witness at the center of this inves
do we know how robert costello will try to contradict michael cohen before the grand jury? >> reporter: we have some idea. a witness requested by the former president's legal team. while the prosecutors are in charge of the grand jury, they didn't even have to grant this request they did, of course, denied request from the trump team it could potentially become a thing, not great for optics. costello is expected to potentially go before the grand jury, if they want to hear from him, and...
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cohen for this hush money payment that was made to stormy daniels. so, again, this has been going on for five years but in the fast five weeks we have an uptake in activity. we have seen kellyanne conway and hope hicks going before the grand jury. i do not expect the former president will join that parade of witnesses and take them up on this invitation, but if an indictment is brought here this would be historic. this is incredibly significant. but prosecutors face a lot of challenges. we are talking about events that occurred about seven years ago. at the core this is a paperwork crime that would rely on a novel legal theory to be prosecuted and at the center of all of this is your star witness, michael cohen, a convicted liar who has publicly been arguably fixated on the former president and wanting to see him charged. it's unclear if there will be an indictment but a lot of legal experts agree that this could go a difficult case to prove. when talking to the former president's attorneys they are not as worried about this case as they are about th
cohen for this hush money payment that was made to stormy daniels. so, again, this has been going on for five years but in the fast five weeks we have an uptake in activity. we have seen kellyanne conway and hope hicks going before the grand jury. i do not expect the former president will join that parade of witnesses and take them up on this invitation, but if an indictment is brought here this would be historic. this is incredibly significant. but prosecutors face a lot of challenges. we are...
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we saw michael cohen going in. there has been a question of stormy daniels, what she would be saying to potentially the grand jury. she spoke to investigators as well recently. but what is happening here is as that end game plays out, the work continues by prosecutors. there's always the potential they could be calling in more witnesses. the grand jury has to still review and vote on that indictment, if there will be one charging the former president of the united states. really though, this, what trump is saying is the message to alvin bragg, the d.a. in new york. the spokesperson from donald trump just said that there has been no notification to his team yet. trump is rightfully highlighting his innocence and weaponization of our justice system. that was the statement this morning from donald trump's spokesperson. so now we wait and we see and we still don't know exactly what these charges might be. we know that for many months now the d.a. in new york has been investigating a $130,000 payment donald trump's lawy
we saw michael cohen going in. there has been a question of stormy daniels, what she would be saying to potentially the grand jury. she spoke to investigators as well recently. but what is happening here is as that end game plays out, the work continues by prosecutors. there's always the potential they could be calling in more witnesses. the grand jury has to still review and vote on that indictment, if there will be one charging the former president of the united states. really though, this,...
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then you have the additional hurdle that they documented it as a legal fee for michael cohen when, in fact, obviously it was michael cohen that was paying stormy daniels this $130,000 hush money payment. he did it from his own funds. president trump then reimbursed him. that's not really a question, the question of whether or not this payment took place, again, it's documentation, and, you know, the most recent rebuttal witness called in bob costello, his purpose from team trump's point of view was to show trump knew nothing about this and if he didn't know about how the money was documented, well, then you can't pin it on him. now, your second question about how it gets bumped up from a misdemeanor to a class e felony, which is still a pretty low level felony in new york, if prosecutors can show that this documentation was done in furtherance of another crime -- and here is where it gets a little tricky -- that other crime would be a federal election law violation, they would have to show that the hush money payment was made in order to aid the campaign. in other words, it wasn't jus
then you have the additional hurdle that they documented it as a legal fee for michael cohen when, in fact, obviously it was michael cohen that was paying stormy daniels this $130,000 hush money payment. he did it from his own funds. president trump then reimbursed him. that's not really a question, the question of whether or not this payment took place, again, it's documentation, and, you know, the most recent rebuttal witness called in bob costello, his purpose from team trump's point of view...
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we heard from michael cohen, he was on cnn this morning and talked about two days worth of testimony just this week alone. yesterday and on monday, before the manhattan d.a., alvin bragg, and he in his view at least believes an indictment will come soon. what did you make of what we heard from him, especially given the fact he is a flawed witness? he himself has said he perjured himself in the past. he served time in prison. yet he says he is just seeking the truth, and wanting to see the truth come down in terms of whatever happens with the president, the former president. >> whatever witness he is, that's the hand they have been dealt. so they cannot make the case except through him, and what i made of it most consequentially is he's all done now. he said he finished up yesterday. and they had done the best they can to show corroborating evidence. we'll see what the indictment looks like, but what i make of it is all paths have been cleared. the next thing they will do is ask the grand jury for an indictment. they will probably do that monday. it's a special grand jury, so it just
we heard from michael cohen, he was on cnn this morning and talked about two days worth of testimony just this week alone. yesterday and on monday, before the manhattan d.a., alvin bragg, and he in his view at least believes an indictment will come soon. what did you make of what we heard from him, especially given the fact he is a flawed witness? he himself has said he perjured himself in the past. he served time in prison. yet he says he is just seeking the truth, and wanting to see the truth...
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michael cohen was a convicted liar and femme lonlon himself. the charges prosecutors are weighing are a little bit complicated. there's varying degrees that the da is looking at. one is a misdemeanor crime related to falsifying bank records. if a conviction happens, that would ultimately mean trump would have to pay a fine. there's a felony campaign finance law they're looking at as well. that could carry a stiff penalty. an indictment is not a conviction and we're a long road from there. >> we had michael cohen on the show and he is very eager to tell his side of the story, no question about it. zachary cohen, thank you very much. >>> coming up, three years ago today the world health organization declared covid-19 a pandemic. dr. anthony fauci, the former top infectious disease doctor in the u.s., one time chief medical adviser to president biden joins us to talk about that. >>> also ahead, six runway close calls just in the first 2 1/2 months of this year. the captain from the miracle on the hudson joins us. >>> later, a january 6th defendant
michael cohen was a convicted liar and femme lonlon himself. the charges prosecutors are weighing are a little bit complicated. there's varying degrees that the da is looking at. one is a misdemeanor crime related to falsifying bank records. if a conviction happens, that would ultimately mean trump would have to pay a fine. there's a felony campaign finance law they're looking at as well. that could carry a stiff penalty. an indictment is not a conviction and we're a long road from there....
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members of trump's campaign, including his former fixer michael cohen, of certainly a central player in this as well as david pecker, the former publisher of the national enquirer. who was at the very beginning of the many deals he was involved for decades with the former president, a longtime friend and was orchestrator of the so called catch and kill deals. sources tell us that witnesses in in the grand jury were asked questions about other hush money deals beyond the stormy daniels payment, including a payment made to stop former playboy model karen mcdougal from going forward with her alleged affair with trump before the 2016 presidential election, so a lot of material that the grand jury heard. we're waiting to see what the specific details will be in the indictment when it is unsealed on tuesday, alex a lot more still to find out care scandal in new york. thank you very much, and i want to go to leyla santiago, who is in west palm beach, leila we have heard from president former president trump since this indictment came down, lashing out on his social year platform. truth soci
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other sources say that they're debating whether that one of those witnesses would be michael cohen, of course, is at the center of the hush money payments. these are all indications that the grand jury work isn't done yet. and we're waiting for manhattan, d a alvin bragg to make a decision. unprecedented decision of whether to seek an indictment of a former president, brianna his response to house republicans. keira it is just blistering. yeah they they fought back in a letter that they need today public to the house republicans who wanted brag to come in for testimony, saying that the congress is a federal body, and they have no role in no place in a state or local d a s investigations. so in this letter brags office, writes the letter, referring to the house letter is an unprecedented inquiry into a pending local prosecution. the letter only came after donald trump created a false expectation that he would be arrested the next day, and his lawyers reportedly urged you to intervene. neither fact is a legitimate basis for congressional inquiries, so they're putting this squarely on the
other sources say that they're debating whether that one of those witnesses would be michael cohen, of course, is at the center of the hush money payments. these are all indications that the grand jury work isn't done yet. and we're waiting for manhattan, d a alvin bragg to make a decision. unprecedented decision of whether to seek an indictment of a former president, brianna his response to house republicans. keira it is just blistering. yeah they they fought back in a letter that they need...
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other sources tell us that they are considering bringing michael cohen the man at the center of the hush money payments back again before the grand jury. seems like a lot of this is still fluid. they're still working through the evidence. prosecutors are still weighing the case as we all wait to see what decision manhattan district attorney alvin bragg will make and whether he chooses to seek an indictment of former president trump. oris jessica and kara. the manhattan d a. brag alvin bragg. we were just talking about leading this investigation has been obviously very quiet about any indictment, but we did read some pretty strong words from his office today. after this republican call from him the house gop that he testified before congress, some gop chairman of committees have accused him of prosecute prosecutorial misconduct. tell us about this letter. yes so brags office really striking back to congress saying, you know to them. first of all that they're a federal agency, and this is the state. this is a local new york city prosecutor selling congress that they really have no place in
other sources tell us that they are considering bringing michael cohen the man at the center of the hush money payments back again before the grand jury. seems like a lot of this is still fluid. they're still working through the evidence. prosecutors are still weighing the case as we all wait to see what decision manhattan district attorney alvin bragg will make and whether he chooses to seek an indictment of former president trump. oris jessica and kara. the manhattan d a. brag alvin bragg. we...
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our cameras caught up with michael cohen as he was entering the prosecutor's office. listen to what he said. >> this is not revenge. what he said is about accountability. i don't want to see anyone, including donald trump, indicted, prosecuted, incarcerated, simply because i disagree with them. this is about accountability. he needs to be held accountable for his dirty deeds. >> reporter: prosecutors are weighing charges for falsifying business records and business rohreds to conceal or commit another crime, in this case, campaign finance laws. on "good morning america," he said this was a payment to stop allegations from being made public. >> me made this with personal funds to prevent something coming out false but embarrassing to himself and his family, his young son. that's not a campaign violation. personal funds and personal use of funds for an expense of a person that would be existing irrespective of the campaign, is not a violation. and that's what you have here. >> reporter: he told cnn monday that trump would not appear before the grand jury, after prosecut
our cameras caught up with michael cohen as he was entering the prosecutor's office. listen to what he said. >> this is not revenge. what he said is about accountability. i don't want to see anyone, including donald trump, indicted, prosecuted, incarcerated, simply because i disagree with them. this is about accountability. he needs to be held accountable for his dirty deeds. >> reporter: prosecutors are weighing charges for falsifying business records and business rohreds to...
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attorney is expected to here from the legal attorney for michael cohen. >> and could testify to offer a rebuttal. >> every single thing that i have said so far has been, first of all, found to be accurate and truthful, but more importantly, corroborated by others, as well as the existence of documentary evidence within which to prove the statements that were made were in fact accurate and truthful. >> legal experts say costello's testimony may that help trump's case. that could be an ethical issue due to the attorney/client privilege. >> it's a very dicey ethical situation if he cave cohen any advice. whether or not he had waived the privilege. one, he might assert it. but, two, you still as a lawyer cannot use confidential information to do something adverse to your client. it's a very odd situation. costello is undercutting his ability later. he's going to be knocked in now. they're going to know the best he has to offer to help trump. so it's really a poor move by trump's team putting it in on the chances of them actually derailing an indictment at this stage are very, very low. if
attorney is expected to here from the legal attorney for michael cohen. >> and could testify to offer a rebuttal. >> every single thing that i have said so far has been, first of all, found to be accurate and truthful, but more importantly, corroborated by others, as well as the existence of documentary evidence within which to prove the statements that were made were in fact accurate and truthful. >> legal experts say costello's testimony may that help trump's case. that...
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well, former trump attorney michael cohen will resume his testimony before a new york grand jury in the coming hours. prosecutors are nearing a decision on whether to charge the former president over 130,000 payment to adult film star stormy daniels days before the 2016 election cnn's senior legal analyst elie honig explains what trump could be facing. >> this is the manhattan district attorney who has the power to charge new york state criminal law. so, there's two laws we're looking at here. the first one is falsification of business records. the idea being that these payments, which were actually to silence stormy daniels, were booked improperly as legal fees to michael cohen. if there is a conviction on that though, that is a misdemeanor, meaning the max penalty is just up to one year in prison. but realistically, nobody goes to prison for a first-time misdemeanor. the second potential crime is if prosecutors can tie the falsification of bank records to some other crime. in this case, it would be campaign finance violation, meaning this payment was actually meant to protect donald t
well, former trump attorney michael cohen will resume his testimony before a new york grand jury in the coming hours. prosecutors are nearing a decision on whether to charge the former president over 130,000 payment to adult film star stormy daniels days before the 2016 election cnn's senior legal analyst elie honig explains what trump could be facing. >> this is the manhattan district attorney who has the power to charge new york state criminal law. so, there's two laws we're looking at...
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michael cohen, great t to see y again, as always. thanks so much. >> you too, jim, always. >>> coming up, police in atlanta are responding to demonstrations at the future site of a controversial training facility. the latest on this development next. you're live in the "cnn newsroom." okay everyone, our mission is complete balanced nutrition. together we support immune function. supply fuel for immune cells and sustain tissue health. ensure with enty-five vitamins and minerals, and ensure complete with thirty grams of protein. out here, you're more than just a landowner. you're a gardener. a landscaper. a hunter. because you didn't settle for ordinary. same goes for your equipment. versatile, powerful, durable kubota equipment. more goes into it. so you get more out of it. i see irritated gums and weak enamel. sensodyne sensitivity gum & enamel relieves sensitivity, helps restore gum health, and rehardens enamel. i'm a big advocate of recommending things that i know work. to finally lose 80 pounds and keep it off with golo is amazing
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and really, as far as we know, the only person who directly does that is michael cohen, who has all sorts of credibility issues. >>> in texas, the circumstances surrounding a soldier's death at ft. hood continues to be a point of contention between the military and the soldier's family. army investigators say foul play isn't suspected in the death of private ana ruiz, but her family wants the military to expand their investigation, saying the late soldier spoke of sexual harassment on the base. cnn's camilla bernal reports. >> reporter: this is a tragic case, and the family of private ana ruiz through their attorney is calling for a full and open investigation into this case. the army says they are looking at all of the facts and everything that happened here and they also say that this is all being handled by the criminal investigation division at the army which is independent from the chain of command at ft. hood, and investigators say they do not believe that foul play was a factor in this case. they also say that they will continue to look at harassment allegations, all of this after
and really, as far as we know, the only person who directly does that is michael cohen, who has all sorts of credibility issues. >>> in texas, the circumstances surrounding a soldier's death at ft. hood continues to be a point of contention between the military and the soldier's family. army investigators say foul play isn't suspected in the death of private ana ruiz, but her family wants the military to expand their investigation, saying the late soldier spoke of sexual harassment on...
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. >> reporter: trump's former attorney michael cohen meeting with prosecutors again friday. he was sentenced to three years in prison in part for his role, paying off stormy daniels, and then getting reimbursed by the trump organization. that reimbursement would be at the heart of any case brought against trump. prosecutors could charge trump with falsifying business records, for improperly recording his repayment to cohen. that would be a misdemeanor. prosecutors could also charge trump with a felony for falsifying business records in connection with violating campaign finance laws. it could be a risky case to proceed with. >> if the prosecutors' plan is to address their case on michael cohen, that's a big gamble. >> reporter: some argue it's straightforward. >> he paid money to keep her quite. took the money, laundered it, hid it in the papers of the trump organization, and ultimately it meant that the trump organization paid tax on something and filed an income tax return that was false, and in new york state law that's a felony. >> reporter: several key people have alrea
. >> reporter: trump's former attorney michael cohen meeting with prosecutors again friday. he was sentenced to three years in prison in part for his role, paying off stormy daniels, and then getting reimbursed by the trump organization. that reimbursement would be at the heart of any case brought against trump. prosecutors could charge trump with falsifying business records, for improperly recording his repayment to cohen. that would be a misdemeanor. prosecutors could also charge trump...
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a former legal adviser to michael cohen confirms he will testify before a manhattan grand jury tomorrow. and sources tell me and my colleagues that robert costello's appearance comes at the request of the trump legal team and that costello is expected to provide information pertaining to cohen's credibility as a witness because, of course, he is the central witness in this investigation. this all comes amid growing concerns about political backlash if prosecutors do in fact end up indicting the former president in the hush money case. >> i think it's building a lot of sympathy for the former president. i think the fact that i was having coffee this morning with some folks and none of them were big trump supporters, but they all said they felt like he was being attacked. >> i would hope if they brought charges that they have a strong case because this is, as you said, it's unprecedented. you know, there's certainly risks involved here. >> you just heard the lawmakers. are there real concerns that an arrest of former president trump or an indictment could help him politically? >> i think
a former legal adviser to michael cohen confirms he will testify before a manhattan grand jury tomorrow. and sources tell me and my colleagues that robert costello's appearance comes at the request of the trump legal team and that costello is expected to provide information pertaining to cohen's credibility as a witness because, of course, he is the central witness in this investigation. this all comes amid growing concerns about political backlash if prosecutors do in fact end up indicting the...