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and this is just all about a vendetta and they're going to tack the credibility of michael cohen all day, every day interesting, laura, give us your analysis of today's so-called sandoval hearing and explain to our viewers what that is a sandoval hearing is a fancy way of saying, i want to put the defendant on notice about what kinds of questions they might ask you if you do decide to testify in your when defense now, it is the prerogative of a defendant to do so or not to do so at an instruction to the jury that they cannot hold it against a defendant if they opt not to do so. >> but a defendant wants to know what is ahead of me. and so the prosecution has already told the court and press n the defense counsel the types and categories of information they will raise things like like the prior civil fraud trial, the e jean carroll trial, as well, to discussions that have happened in the past. it might be of a legal matter. all under the category of a prior bad act. now the issue here though and defense counsel always has an issue with it is because you cannot use what's called propens
and this is just all about a vendetta and they're going to tack the credibility of michael cohen all day, every day interesting, laura, give us your analysis of today's so-called sandoval hearing and explain to our viewers what that is a sandoval hearing is a fancy way of saying, i want to put the defendant on notice about what kinds of questions they might ask you if you do decide to testify in your when defense now, it is the prerogative of a defendant to do so or not to do so at an...
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michael cohen can talk on his podcast and the former president cannot say anything. what do you make of the gag order? >> i think it's unconstitutional unilateral. michael cohen is a witness in this case and if the idea is we don't want to take the jury pole, you don't want to intimidate witnesses, why wasn't the gag order imposed on all of the witnesses? trump is the one who's on trial. he should have a right to defend himself is the point. let me say this, this case should have been stayed pending trump's appeal of that gag order. the first amendment is a pivotal constitutional right that he's been deprived of. i've never seen a gag order like this. >> the supreme court heard the immunity case for the former president. the headline here from the wall street journal, the supreme court focuses on the presidency not trump. he goes on to say oral arguments aren't always a signal of ruling but it sounds as if a majority is... that are part of his official duties. the key then is distinguishing between official and private actions and the justices may send the case back
michael cohen can talk on his podcast and the former president cannot say anything. what do you make of the gag order? >> i think it's unconstitutional unilateral. michael cohen is a witness in this case and if the idea is we don't want to take the jury pole, you don't want to intimidate witnesses, why wasn't the gag order imposed on all of the witnesses? trump is the one who's on trial. he should have a right to defend himself is the point. let me say this, this case should have been...
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it was actually a payment to michael cohen because michael cohen put the money out for stormy daniels on his own. but to kind of big picture, governor, if donald trump is convicted in this trial we use still support him in november if my truces between joe biden and donald trump, every single day of the week? >> yes, i will support donald trump. i have from the very beginning he has been someone that i have supported since 20 hey, 16, because i recognized that he didn't think he was better than anybody else in this country. he wanted to go run for this office so he could serve the people here and fight for them every single day. and, you, know what he's one of the it looks like did by outside noise and judicial system in cases and lawsuits that calm that are being used to weaponize or judicial system against him. i'm focused on what he did when he was in the white house when, he, was in the white house every single day as governor, i got to be on offense. i get to solve problems and since joe biden has been in the white house idea, i just have to defend the freedoms of my people in so
it was actually a payment to michael cohen because michael cohen put the money out for stormy daniels on his own. but to kind of big picture, governor, if donald trump is convicted in this trial we use still support him in november if my truces between joe biden and donald trump, every single day of the week? >> yes, i will support donald trump. i have from the very beginning he has been someone that i have supported since 20 hey, 16, because i recognized that he didn't think he was...
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when did michael cohen post something? when did trump post something? and so it shows that if trump is angling for something the judge is going to steer it on its own time. >> well, tomorrow would be good for us, since there is no trial scheduled for tomorrow. turn 24, andrew weissman, neal katyal, thank you. really appreciate it. >>> joe biden is putting pressure on donald trump in florida where republican a portion abortion ban goes into effect. elizabeth warren says voters should be concerned about abortion bans. senator warren joins us next. a once-daily pill for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, and the chance at clear or almost clear skin. it's like the feeling of finding you're so ready for your close-up. or finding you don't have to hide your skin just your background. once-daily sotyktu was proven better, getting more people clearer skin than the leading pill. don't take if you're allergic to sotyktu; serious reactions can occur. sotyktu can lower your ability to fight infections, including tb. serious infections, cancers including lymphoma,
when did michael cohen post something? when did trump post something? and so it shows that if trump is angling for something the judge is going to steer it on its own time. >> well, tomorrow would be good for us, since there is no trial scheduled for tomorrow. turn 24, andrew weissman, neal katyal, thank you. really appreciate it. >>> joe biden is putting pressure on donald trump in florida where republican a portion abortion ban goes into effect. elizabeth warren says voters...
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he's going to continue to attack michael cohen, especially when michael cohen attacks him on twitter. he's going to continue to so real away on the judge. he's going to real away on the prosecutor as it being politically motivated and alvin bragg is an elected official. he's gonna, he's gonna come after alvin bragg with everything he has and the judge really doesn't have as much. >> he's got the authority to put them in jail, but i don't all i think that does is delay the trial even further. >> the one thing the judge doesn't want is the delay this trial. i just don't think they're going to end up threatening the former president or someone running for president united states with jail time. so it's gonna be really difficult to put those shackles on donald trump yeah, i suspect you're right on that as well. >> laura for prosecutors say they refused to share the witness list with the defense, fearing trump will post about those witnesses on social media. is that normal to not share witness lists with the opposing side? >> one can you blame them for having some level of skepticism on th
he's going to continue to attack michael cohen, especially when michael cohen attacks him on twitter. he's going to continue to so real away on the judge. he's going to real away on the prosecutor as it being politically motivated and alvin bragg is an elected official. he's gonna, he's gonna come after alvin bragg with everything he has and the judge really doesn't have as much. >> he's got the authority to put them in jail, but i don't all i think that does is delay the trial even...
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the defense is going to try to discredit the main witness, michael cohen. it's going to be harder for other witnesses who are trump loyalists. the reason pecker has been cooperative is because he's under a non-prosecution agreement. he cut a deal with federal prosecutors and has been cooperating with prosecutors ever since. he's a key witness to corroborate michael cohen, but also explain the larger scheme. jurors want to know the why. it's not an element of the crime of falsification of business records, but they want to know the why. that's why he's really important. i also think along the same lines hope hicks will be really important. like david pecker, on the inside, she's someone who doesn't have an axe to grind against donald trump like michael cohen does. that's why there are such key witnesses here. it's going to be harder for the defense to establish bias against people, including hope hicks, who is still in trump's inner circle. >> it will be fascinating. there will be live coverage all day on msnbc. that does it for us this morning. we'll see yo
the defense is going to try to discredit the main witness, michael cohen. it's going to be harder for other witnesses who are trump loyalists. the reason pecker has been cooperative is because he's under a non-prosecution agreement. he cut a deal with federal prosecutors and has been cooperating with prosecutors ever since. he's a key witness to corroborate michael cohen, but also explain the larger scheme. jurors want to know the why. it's not an element of the crime of falsification of...
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double standard, but giving michael cohen free reign. attorney michael terrel on this program. >> this is an attempt to harm his election chances. nothing more, nothing less. it does not make a difference if this is unconstitutional. it does not make a difference of michael cohen can basically say whatever he wants. the goal is to hurt trump's chances. the public realizes, but that's the whole goal of this proceeding. >> harris: now let's go to jonathan turley, law professor at george washington university. fox news contributor. leo terrel and i were reacting in real time. and today, it is wednesday. what goes through your mind as you say what's going to happen with the gag order? >> he's going to find him in violation of the gag order. they are not really contesting that much about the statements the president made, but the order itself. the problem is the scope of the order. i agree with that. you can have a gag order that limits what you say about aspects of the trial, but extending to someone like michael cohen, it is just facially r
double standard, but giving michael cohen free reign. attorney michael terrel on this program. >> this is an attempt to harm his election chances. nothing more, nothing less. it does not make a difference if this is unconstitutional. it does not make a difference of michael cohen can basically say whatever he wants. the goal is to hurt trump's chances. the public realizes, but that's the whole goal of this proceeding. >> harris: now let's go to jonathan turley, law professor at...
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you can't believe michael cohen. prosecution is saying they can back up what michael cohen is saying with other witnesses and records. but the defense wants to make this case as much as possible ability michael cohen's credibility. >> pecker was the first witness. fair to call him the star witness? >> absolutely. according to prosecutors, he's the one executing on all of this, right? he's the one deciding which stories get killed. he's part of the process, in talking about what's coming in. what do we have to worry about, etc? he becomes the executer for donald trump. so he becomes a critical witness and the heart of his testimony coming today. >> george: let's bring jon karl in. donald trump appeared to fall asleep for the fourth time yesterday. what did you make of his demeanor? >> he looks diminished and irritated to be there. you could see it in him. he comes out after the proceedings, talk to the cameras. his political advisers have said day after day he would use that moment to go on the offensive, hit his camp
you can't believe michael cohen. prosecution is saying they can back up what michael cohen is saying with other witnesses and records. but the defense wants to make this case as much as possible ability michael cohen's credibility. >> pecker was the first witness. fair to call him the star witness? >> absolutely. according to prosecutors, he's the one executing on all of this, right? he's the one deciding which stories get killed. he's part of the process, in talking about what's...
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michael cohen would call me and say we would like you to run a negative article on ted cruz. he would send me information about ted cruz or ben carson or marco rubio. that was the basis of our story and we would embellish it from there. steinglass said you would said we would like to you to run a story on the political opponent. who did you understand we to be referring to? michael cohen always told me he was not part of the campaign so i assumed he was talking to mr. trump. when he said we, i thought he was talking about himself and mr. trump. and the national enquirer were by his own admission influencing the 2016 campaign at the direction of his lawyer. then there was what prosecutors allege was doing behind the scene to help trump's campaign. today prosecutors asked mr. about two negative stories about donald trump. stories that the national enquirer purchased the exclusive rights to and then sat on so the accusations against trump would not come out before the election. a process that is now known publicly as catch and kill. the first of these involved a doorman who alle
michael cohen would call me and say we would like you to run a negative article on ted cruz. he would send me information about ted cruz or ben carson or marco rubio. that was the basis of our story and we would embellish it from there. steinglass said you would said we would like to you to run a story on the political opponent. who did you understand we to be referring to? michael cohen always told me he was not part of the campaign so i assumed he was talking to mr. trump. when he said we, i...
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cohen paid to stormy daniels, which prosecutors here allege donald trump directed. so we've really gotten to kind of the david pecker testifying about kind of the timeline and the intent here, that this was all to help donald trump's campaign, allegedly. i spoke earlier with annemarie mcavoy — a former us federal prosecutor and legal expert on the significance of the supreme court case and why it's considered historic. it's a certainly a case of first impression. it's the first time that there's even been talk of bringing criminal charges against a president. obviously, there are a number of cases pending. and it was a fascinating discussion to hear thejustices going back and forth for a couple of hours on this issue. it seems that it's likely that they will remand it back to the district court. they there were concerns on both sides as to the scope of presidential immunity. it seems that the lawyers for trump actually acknowledge that there is no absolute immunity. and then they got into a whole discussion of what acts are private and what acts are official, and
cohen paid to stormy daniels, which prosecutors here allege donald trump directed. so we've really gotten to kind of the david pecker testifying about kind of the timeline and the intent here, that this was all to help donald trump's campaign, allegedly. i spoke earlier with annemarie mcavoy — a former us federal prosecutor and legal expert on the significance of the supreme court case and why it's considered historic. it's a certainly a case of first impression. it's the first time that...
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cohen, allegedly. now, he said that when a former playboy model, karen mcdougal, was shopping her story about an alleged affair with donald trump, that michael cohen directed him to pay her $150,000 to suppress her story. he said the boss — meaning donald trump — would take care of the payment. but then, david pecker said his counsel advised him against being reimbursed, and he said that they thought it was a campaign finance violation, that payment. so, david pecker, when it came to being told about stormy daniels and her story, he said that he refused to pay her $130,000 to buy her story, instead telling michael cohen that "the boss would probably want him" — cohen, "to buy it to suppress the story". but then, we heard from the defence and in their questioning, they really sought to get pecker to really characterise the catch and kill scheme, as prosecutors have put it as standard operating procedure for a tabloid and not a criminal conspiracy that violated electoral laws. the defence asked him
cohen, allegedly. now, he said that when a former playboy model, karen mcdougal, was shopping her story about an alleged affair with donald trump, that michael cohen directed him to pay her $150,000 to suppress her story. he said the boss — meaning donald trump — would take care of the payment. but then, david pecker said his counsel advised him against being reimbursed, and he said that they thought it was a campaign finance violation, that payment. so, david pecker, when it came to being...
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at the heart of the case, $130,000 payment that michael cohen made to daniels so she would not go public, and how prosecutors say that payment was disguised. she testified that even though she no longer works for the trump organization, the company is paying her legal bills. the jury also heard from a former banker and first republic bank employee who helped to facilitate the payment , but the day began with the defense team seeking to undercut testimony of david pecker, the former publisher of the national enquirer, and a key witness for prosecutors , testifying at length about how he helped to silence people who could have hurt mr. trump's election chances. trump's lawyers sought to raise questions about david memory and motive. david pecker was defined at one point, saying "i've been truthful to the best of my recollection ." the tabloid mogul also undermined the idea that trump wanted to bury those stories about women to protect his family, a common refrain from the defense. instead, he said he believed it was all to protect his campaign. >> i do have to begin by wishing melania trum
at the heart of the case, $130,000 payment that michael cohen made to daniels so she would not go public, and how prosecutors say that payment was disguised. she testified that even though she no longer works for the trump organization, the company is paying her legal bills. the jury also heard from a former banker and first republic bank employee who helped to facilitate the payment , but the day began with the defense team seeking to undercut testimony of david pecker, the former publisher of...
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. >> he has repeatedly posted attacks against his attorney at michael cohen on true social branding him a perjurer which should earn him contempt of court someday. there will be something on that next tuesday. something saying he routed the money to pay stormy daniels through him. they have not been chosen to serve. the new alternate who was chosen in the last few minutes as a woman who says she really does not watch the news. she says she asks her husband of something important happens and says she does not really have a strong opinion at all of donald trump. two prospective jurors say they have positive views of the former president. one said that he actually dislikes him, the defense attorneys and prosecutors now huddled together sorting through the rest of the alternates to see who they choose. we could be coming up with another alternate picked or two any moment now. sandra, back to you. >> sandra: we know you are on it and will get back to you as soon as you know something. to legal response. >> trace: let's bring in mccarthy and a fox news contributor, andy, it's great to see you
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they're going to do it through michael cohen. they're gonna do it through perhaps stormy daniels. they're going to argue donald trump's intent here was to interfere, of course, with the campaign to hide the information, the allegation about stormy daniels affair from the public. but i think donald trump's defense, i do not actually agree that he needs to take the stand. and in order to make that defense, i think he can do it. as you said, through the prosecution witnesses and the closest example we have to this is the john edwards trial back in 2012, he made a similar defense, ultimately successfully where he said his team argued the reason for the payments was to protect against personal humiliation john edwards never took the stand. they managed to do that through the prosecution's own witnesses, by the way, the witnesses, michael cohen doesn't have to say donald trump wanted to protect his family. he won't say that. but as long as they establish that donald trump had a wife and children and any normal human being would be embarrassed by this disclosure that's enough for the def
they're going to do it through michael cohen. they're gonna do it through perhaps stormy daniels. they're going to argue donald trump's intent here was to interfere, of course, with the campaign to hide the information, the allegation about stormy daniels affair from the public. but i think donald trump's defense, i do not actually agree that he needs to take the stand. and in order to make that defense, i think he can do it. as you said, through the prosecution witnesses and the closest...
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it's interesting so much of the prosecution's case is going to turn on what michael cohen has to say and what we heard today from the trump defense team was they are going to be going after michael cohen with double battles. they went after him hard, a liar, someone who couldn't be trusted so they did their best to cut at the heart of what i think is going to be the prosecution's case for the next month or two. >> the trump defense noted he's a pervert, cohen himself admitted he's lied under oath more than once in federal court and he's accused of making false statements to prosecutors and the fbi. stormy daniels had a grudge against -- after trump did recorded on a 2007. come back to this, we are talking about federal campaign charge, the manhattan da is talking about, he's claiming a federal campaign violation by trump but it's built on an expired books and records misdemeanor that is years past statute of limitations. bookkeeping record in 2017 after the 2016 election, a time if it was a big federal violation, why did the d.o.j. fdc already drop it? wife wait seven years to bring
it's interesting so much of the prosecution's case is going to turn on what michael cohen has to say and what we heard today from the trump defense team was they are going to be going after michael cohen with double battles. they went after him hard, a liar, someone who couldn't be trusted so they did their best to cut at the heart of what i think is going to be the prosecution's case for the next month or two. >> the trump defense noted he's a pervert, cohen himself admitted he's lied...
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and he told the jury, michael cohen, a key prosecution witness, has "an obsession with getting trump, he cannot be trusted." but prosecutors insist the alleged criminal conspiracy to protect trump involved others, including their first witness, david pecker, the former "national enquirer" publisher who once called trump a personal friend. as pecker took the stand, trump leaned forward, arms crossed, an angry look on his face. pecker has acknowledged buying negative stories about the candidate only to bury them, a practice known as catch-and-kill. on the stand, pecker was blunt. "we used checkbook journalism. we paid for stories." he's testifying under a subpoena, having cut a deal with prosecutors to avoid charges himself. he was only on the stand a few minutes today, but he'll be back tomorrow. leaving court, trump, who denies the affair with daniels, tried to downplay the case against him. >> it's a case as to bookkeeping, which is a very minor thing in terms of the law. >> reporter: so, david pecker is back tomorrow, david, but before that, there will be arguments whether trump vio
and he told the jury, michael cohen, a key prosecution witness, has "an obsession with getting trump, he cannot be trusted." but prosecutors insist the alleged criminal conspiracy to protect trump involved others, including their first witness, david pecker, the former "national enquirer" publisher who once called trump a personal friend. as pecker took the stand, trump leaned forward, arms crossed, an angry look on his face. pecker has acknowledged buying negative stories...
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they don't want to rely on michael cohen is a star witness for the government, they don't want to put david to chris witness because you got cloud witnesses in the case of covid are people testifying favorably to trump. that's why the case -- is left out here. one juror thinks this is not worthy and hangs the case, it's a mistrial and will finish before. >> the southern district of new york, the d.o.j. doctor. manhattan da bragg sets it back into life when trump decided to run again. that's where that basically she tried to claim federal felony nor charged federal election crime violation built on new york state misdemeanors. books and records cases, the violations. take it away in very similar to the case got to think about the incentives for the future just like we ought to worry about what happens to the federal government prosecutes past presidents, how will future presidents think? would happens every da, 2000 of them in the country start deciding going to prosecute this candidate or not that candidate because i don't like them, i campaigned against them so you give red state nam
they don't want to rely on michael cohen is a star witness for the government, they don't want to put david to chris witness because you got cloud witnesses in the case of covid are people testifying favorably to trump. that's why the case -- is left out here. one juror thinks this is not worthy and hangs the case, it's a mistrial and will finish before. >> the southern district of new york, the d.o.j. doctor. manhattan da bragg sets it back into life when trump decided to run again....
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this had nothing to do with me. >> the trump defense michael cohen a centerpiece of this. >> in court trump's defense attorneyed to blanche blasted cohen calling him up saysed with criminal and lawyer who can't be trusted. michael cohen tells fox news, quote the facts will come out at the time of trial that contradicts todd blanche's mischaracterizations of pee. afterme.second witness karen mal former playboy playmate who alleged she had a 10 month affair with donald trump and she was paid $150,000 according to prosecutors by the national inquirer to keep that story out of the public eye. expected to detail not only her alleged affair but how prosecutors say she was muzzled not to damage the former president's campaign back in 2016. so, court starts in a couple hours we'll have the very latest. back to you. >> brian: you can have an nda. that's common and allowed. the whole thing is the second half of your sentence did. they do it to help his election fortunes, perhaps. and then what bank account did he write the check from, his personal account or from the -- or from the campaign acc
this had nothing to do with me. >> the trump defense michael cohen a centerpiece of this. >> in court trump's defense attorneyed to blanche blasted cohen calling him up saysed with criminal and lawyer who can't be trusted. michael cohen tells fox news, quote the facts will come out at the time of trial that contradicts todd blanche's mischaracterizations of pee. afterme.second witness karen mal former playboy playmate who alleged she had a 10 month affair with donald trump and she...
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michael cohen's word vs. the former president's word. >> brian: he famously went to karen macdougall and a door man and he said give me the story. i'll write it up. here's your money and i'm going to kill it. he spikes it. how does that help the prosecution? how does it hurt the defense? >> just some context on that is that this does happen in the media world. can you buy writes to a story and then choose not to publish it. some people may not like it but there is nothing inherently illegal. the prosecution wants to bring this in though to say well, he and trump had some kind of agreement that he was going to help them out with the election. so he going to pay off macdougall and this speaks to the same pattern here with michael cohen and therefore, what happened with stormy daniels is in effect an illegal contribution to himself. it is still a stretch no matter how you look at it but that's this whole case. >> lawrence: kerri, i'm curious. is the argument for the defense the statute that bragg is bringing bef
michael cohen's word vs. the former president's word. >> brian: he famously went to karen macdougall and a door man and he said give me the story. i'll write it up. here's your money and i'm going to kill it. he spikes it. how does that help the prosecution? how does it hurt the defense? >> just some context on that is that this does happen in the media world. can you buy writes to a story and then choose not to publish it. some people may not like it but there is nothing inherently...
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you have michael cohen doing interviews, who is a witness. >> brian: what if eric trump came out, don jr. came out, stephen miller. let me tell you my impression of what happened. >> ainsley: if the judge's daughter can talk, couldn't trump's kids, too? >> brian: if i'm president trump, name cabinet and vice president and fan them out and however long this takes, make sure they are talking and collecting money, running smaller events. >> ainsley: maybe pick your vice president. >> lawrence: he will need them, then there is numbers trial and next trial and next trial. >> brian: i think there is a chance this is the only one. can you imagine this in august? >> will: test the gag order. go over to carley shimkus. >> carley: tragic story, investigators looking for suspect accused of shooting and killing off-duty chicago police officer as he was coming home from work yesterday morning, the officer was found shot on the street near his home and taken to the hospital and pronounced dead. they are investigating with a tarjacking could have led to that shooting. tomorrow would have been the of
you have michael cohen doing interviews, who is a witness. >> brian: what if eric trump came out, don jr. came out, stephen miller. let me tell you my impression of what happened. >> ainsley: if the judge's daughter can talk, couldn't trump's kids, too? >> brian: if i'm president trump, name cabinet and vice president and fan them out and however long this takes, make sure they are talking and collecting money, running smaller events. >> ainsley: maybe pick your vice...
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if you are a prosecutor, you do not want to attribute too much of the case to michael cohen, you know the defense will tee off so i think the prosecution tells the story either downplaying him and saying it's not that important or a more subtle way to not contribute every piece of evidence. to say the evidence will show trump was doing x, y, and z see and not saying ♪ ♪ michael cohen will testify to those facts. >> the opening statement shows his defense team up for the challenge. >> they need to make about : there's a lot wrong with this prosecution in terms of it being creative, avoiding statute of limitations about political bias and entry but end of the day your on the merits, and trial, you need to make about : and you hope at least one or two jurors if not more say never buy a used car how can i base my verdict on this guy's credibility? make about him from a to z, don't spend any time at all about nondisclosure agreements other than saying they are legal. if they were illegal, congress would be in prison, a whole fund set up for nondisclosure agreements so walked past the w
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everybody else michael cohen's bank or took the stand friday afternoon, he described to the jury how he helped cohen set up the shell company that was ultimately used to transfer the $130,000 payment to stormy daniels. >> there's no court on monday, so the banker will be back on the stand tuesday. we're prosecutors will continue to question him then, donald trump's attorneys will get a chance to cross-examine him as his trial continues into next week, amara victor, kara scannell. thanks so much and doing now by former federal prosecutor, at least we'll good morning to you. let me start here with david pecker and then kind of go through some of the other witnesses. the prosecution. they spent several hours with him trying to get him to explain the process of these catch and kill. the defense then went and tried to undermine some of the testimony and the inconsistencies you said earlier to the fbi that trump did not. thank you. in january of 2017, during testimony, you said he did what's the value the impact of these inconsistencies on the larger question here of criminality victor, i
everybody else michael cohen's bank or took the stand friday afternoon, he described to the jury how he helped cohen set up the shell company that was ultimately used to transfer the $130,000 payment to stormy daniels. >> there's no court on monday, so the banker will be back on the stand tuesday. we're prosecutors will continue to question him then, donald trump's attorneys will get a chance to cross-examine him as his trial continues into next week, amara victor, kara scannell. thanks...
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"if anyone should buy it, it should be donald trump and michael cohen." david pecker said that michael cohen was upset and responded that "the boss would be furious ." david pecker said today he believed trump or his company pay daniels until michael cohen told him in december of 2016 that he was the one who paid her. prosecutors are seeking to prove that mr. trump doctored internal business records to cover up that payment. david pecker testified that trump was aghast when he saw stormy daniels on 60 minutes. >> was it hush money? >> yes. >> david pecker said trump called him and said, we have an agreement with stormy daniels, that she can't mention my name. trump denied knowledge of the arrangement, the cross- examination, trump's lawyers challenged david credibility in business practices. at a campaign event, trump addressed the testimony of his longtime friend. >> david is a nice guy. >> what do we know about the payment to stormy daniels? >> reporter: david pecker testified about a payment his company did make to former playboy model, karen mcdougal,
"if anyone should buy it, it should be donald trump and michael cohen." david pecker said that michael cohen was upset and responded that "the boss would be furious ." david pecker said today he believed trump or his company pay daniels until michael cohen told him in december of 2016 that he was the one who paid her. prosecutors are seeking to prove that mr. trump doctored internal business records to cover up that payment. david pecker testified that trump was aghast when...
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we will hear from danny pecker but the aforementioned michael cohen, the president's former fixer, a man who wrote a book called "revenge" about his former boss. he is also a convicted felon. >> much has been made of his lack of credibility and he has that problem, but prosecutors routinely use cooperating witnesses with much worse character issues than michael cohen. you will have trials and i have had these where the cooperating witness comes in in shackles and prison gear. the point is prosecutors often go to other bad guys to get testimony against the defendant bad guy that they want to convict. this is nothing new. the prosecution's already been seeding the jury, prepping them for the fact, hey, you may hear from people who have credibility issues in this case, but the state here as a lot of corroborating evidence. i think that comes a lot in the form of david pecker, who i think is quietly going to be really the government's star witness here, not so much michael cohen. >> hallie jackson, of course, there are several other opinion -- pending cases the president is dealing with.
we will hear from danny pecker but the aforementioned michael cohen, the president's former fixer, a man who wrote a book called "revenge" about his former boss. he is also a convicted felon. >> much has been made of his lack of credibility and he has that problem, but prosecutors routinely use cooperating witnesses with much worse character issues than michael cohen. you will have trials and i have had these where the cooperating witness comes in in shackles and prison gear....
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michael cohen, the longtime attorney to donald trump turned trump enemy they will be squaring off we don't know exactly when, but he is definitely a big one. there's also stormy daniels. she'll have an opportunity to tell her side of the story. you can see on the screen here some other figures, hope hicks, who was a campaign official back in 2016 david, also on the bottom right, he's not necessarily a household name, but he's super important according to the prosecutor's, it was and trump who agreed to use news outlet or more of more of a tabloid really nationally enquirer to use that company to catch and kill damaging stories that could have harmed donald trump to buy the rights of those stories and bury them. so they never saw the light of day and so much has been made of this schedule because you have all these different trials in different cases. but of course the same time this is a man who was running for president. yet again how are we expecting this trial to play out and for how long so the estimate is probably about six weeks. >> that gets us through april, may, and into jun
michael cohen, the longtime attorney to donald trump turned trump enemy they will be squaring off we don't know exactly when, but he is definitely a big one. there's also stormy daniels. she'll have an opportunity to tell her side of the story. you can see on the screen here some other figures, hope hicks, who was a campaign official back in 2016 david, also on the bottom right, he's not necessarily a household name, but he's super important according to the prosecutor's, it was and trump who...
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obviously, this is what happened to michael cohen. so, one thing mr. trump is very, very good at, alex, is moving the goal post on people. i think what was most interesting about the testimony of the last couple of days, is that david pecker has seen this movie before. so, he was not interested in having the goalposts moved on him. he was willing to do a few favors for mr. trump, and then he decided that that was going to be enough for him. he wasn't going to be mr. trump's bank. so, it is a frustrating thing because, listen, everybody is innocent until proven guilty, and this is a criminal case. so, i will just say, everybody is innocent until proven guilty. but, let's face it. people on that campaign team knew about the veracity of the facts associated with this case. >> so, hope hicks being named on the prosecution witness list, how pivotal a role might she play in the trial? >> well, since she is a really good person, i have enormous amount of respect for her, and i think she is going to tell the truth. so, whatever her truth is in terms of interac
obviously, this is what happened to michael cohen. so, one thing mr. trump is very, very good at, alex, is moving the goal post on people. i think what was most interesting about the testimony of the last couple of days, is that david pecker has seen this movie before. so, he was not interested in having the goalposts moved on him. he was willing to do a few favors for mr. trump, and then he decided that that was going to be enough for him. he wasn't going to be mr. trump's bank. so, it is a...
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at trump's direction, prosecutors say his fixer, michael cohen, wired daniels $130,000. and then to hide the true nature of the payment, trump allegedly decided cohen's reimburse amounts should be recorded as legal services. pecker also allegedly promising to publish positive stories about mr. trump and publish negative stories about his opponent. pecker says prior to the election, his magazines never caught and killed any stories for trump. trump has denied any sexual relationship with daniels and has pleaded not guilty to falsifying business records. trump slamming the case outside of court. >> we have a gag order, which to me is totally unconstitutional. i'm not allowed to talk, but people are allowed to talk about me. >> and that gag order trump is talking about. prosecutors have accused him of violating it. the judge held a contempt hearing on tuesday morning that got heated, ultimately saying he would not rule from the bench. reena roy, abc news, new york. >> will scott peterson get access to new dna testing in his quest for a new trial? the abc seven news i-team c
at trump's direction, prosecutors say his fixer, michael cohen, wired daniels $130,000. and then to hide the true nature of the payment, trump allegedly decided cohen's reimburse amounts should be recorded as legal services. pecker also allegedly promising to publish positive stories about mr. trump and publish negative stories about his opponent. pecker says prior to the election, his magazines never caught and killed any stories for trump. trump has denied any sexual relationship with daniels...
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he's a lawyer and you rely on your lawyers, but michael cohen was a convicted liar. he was a lawyer for many peopleinate just me and he got in trouble for things outside what he did for me. >> seemed to be in direct violation of the order as it is written. i think it's problematic for him especially while the judge is currently sitting and trying to decide the issue. >> tim, you're no longer on the payroll, man. meanwhile, in washington the supreme court will hear arguments this morning in the historic case involving trump and his claim of absolute presidential immunity. trump's legal team argues that presidents have immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts taken while in office. special counsel jack smith's office contends that presidents are not above the law and that even if they are eligible for immunity for some official acts, trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election was not an official presidential act. now, trump's immunity claim has already been rejected by two lower courts, and the special counsel argues that justices should send the case ba
he's a lawyer and you rely on your lawyers, but michael cohen was a convicted liar. he was a lawyer for many peopleinate just me and he got in trouble for things outside what he did for me. >> seemed to be in direct violation of the order as it is written. i think it's problematic for him especially while the judge is currently sitting and trying to decide the issue. >> tim, you're no longer on the payroll, man. meanwhile, in washington the supreme court will hear arguments this...
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the conspiracy between donald trump, michael cohen and david pecker, to catch and kill stories in order to benefit donald trump in the 2016 presidential election. the chickens are coming home to roost for trump . we have joyce vance and hugo lowell onset to break it all down. >>> special counsel jack smith federal election interference case, what some consider to be donald trump's most consequential trial, is hanging in the balance as the united states supreme court considers the question of how far the former president criminal immunity extends. on thursday, the high court hearing oral arguments. according to nbc news, although the court appears likely to reject trumps expensive claim of absolute immunity, it could remand the case for further proceedings. now, if a majority of justices take that route, it would doom the trial to be delayed until after the 2024 election. if trump wins the white house, the case may be thrown out altogether. while we await a decision, trump is not finding much sympathy from republican leadership with senate leader mitch mcconnell saying in an interview on
the conspiracy between donald trump, michael cohen and david pecker, to catch and kill stories in order to benefit donald trump in the 2016 presidential election. the chickens are coming home to roost for trump . we have joyce vance and hugo lowell onset to break it all down. >>> special counsel jack smith federal election interference case, what some consider to be donald trump's most consequential trial, is hanging in the balance as the united states supreme court considers the...
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michael cohen did open up an account. it open a shell company in order to get payment to stormy daniels. that's as far as we got in terms of the longtime assistant, all we heard is that we got confirmation that donald trump did have the contact information for karen mcdougal, as well as stormy daniels, and that stormy daniels was the at trump plaza at least on one occasion, but nothing that really stood out that was so bombshell that will stand out too. jury documentary evidence that he produced sort of establishing the timeline and the importance of getting those payments done before the election that will be crucial, right? absolutely. the urgency. so we learned the urgency that michael cohen had in order to get the payments made during that short period of time, not to sit on these payments, not to wait until after the election, but instead to get these payments that as soon as he requested it, which was shortly after the accident this hollywood tape had been released. so we got to learn to urgency and the importance o
michael cohen did open up an account. it open a shell company in order to get payment to stormy daniels. that's as far as we got in terms of the longtime assistant, all we heard is that we got confirmation that donald trump did have the contact information for karen mcdougal, as well as stormy daniels, and that stormy daniels was the at trump plaza at least on one occasion, but nothing that really stood out that was so bombshell that will stand out too. jury documentary evidence that he...
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cohen's including michael cohen himself. >> we're going to have stormy daniels testify and hope hicks testified. >> and i think trump is certainly going to both be engaged with what's happening, but also he's gonna have to help himself not to react. >> remember back earlier in this week, the judge reprimanded trump for turning toward a juror and muttering while the juror was speaking and trump trump is really going to have to watch himself as the judge's already put him on notice and we're going to have a hearing, of course, on tuesday about the violating the gag order. so the former president, he's certainly going to be engaged just here, but he's, he's also going to have to be careful with what he does when he is in that courtroom. among the moments today, i was saying that there were a few emotional moments. >> one of those there was a woman who went to his hand the microphone during the voir dire process is they're going through the questionnaire. she said and i'm quoting her here. i'm sorry, i thought i could do this. i wouldn't want someone who feels this way to judge my case ei
cohen's including michael cohen himself. >> we're going to have stormy daniels testify and hope hicks testified. >> and i think trump is certainly going to both be engaged with what's happening, but also he's gonna have to help himself not to react. >> remember back earlier in this week, the judge reprimanded trump for turning toward a juror and muttering while the juror was speaking and trump trump is really going to have to watch himself as the judge's already put him on...
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david pecker testified trump had no knowledge ever the payment by michael cohen. this case is a dog. >> laura: dead dog, doesn't bark. sol and mike have a great weekend. all right, apparently hamas is -- has some new friends. we'll tell you about. is it because they see new recruits in america? hmmm, curious, we'll explain it, next. ♪ ego, the number one rated brand in cordless outdoor power brings you the select cut mower. customize the cut with three interchangeable blades. it cuts for over an hour on a single charge. ego - exclusively at lowe's, ace and ego authorized dealers. ( ♪ ) my back got injured very bad. i was off work for about a year. i heard about relief factor from my wife. i took it every day, three times a day, for three weeks. look at her and i said, "the pain is gone." and she said, i'm glad it helped. i said, "no, you don't understand. it's gone." you, too, can feel better every day with relief factor, a daily supplement that fights pain naturally. call or go online now for our 3-week quickstart, just $19.95. ♪ >> laura: they say ignoranc
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he follows michael cohen two is just kind of an interesting twist as well he's read some quotes from our the deal, which always i think perks up their ears. >> but however, the thing i think they're really looking at are the two lawyers they've got to corporate lawyers on there. >> i think they're going to look at them to calf some strength and carry some water for them in terms of whether the prosecution has as being met the burden of proof. and whether there's this sort of unique theory that they put forth and whether it passes the smell test what do you think ally about this juror number two, and i also i'm curious what you thought about the central lawyers so i completely agree with my colleague here, the jury consultant. >> those are the three that i think i would like on the defense, sayyed, the lawyers. first of all, the defense here is going to be largely technical and you want people who aren't going to get swept up in whatever feelings people may have about donald trump. be able to say, okay, first of all, did donald trump we know he knew about hush money, but was he involv
he follows michael cohen two is just kind of an interesting twist as well he's read some quotes from our the deal, which always i think perks up their ears. >> but however, the thing i think they're really looking at are the two lawyers they've got to corporate lawyers on there. >> i think they're going to look at them to calf some strength and carry some water for them in terms of whether the prosecution has as being met the burden of proof. and whether there's this sort of unique...
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he prospectively cooperates what michael cohen is in for. they are calling him just cohen, not even mr. cohen. he cooperates much of what he was going to say. his testimony will be in the broad middle. by david pecker, by the paper, and in other words, they are not relying on them. also making it clear this is about the campaign, nothing else. >> so tim, pecker agreed the story about astar, and it was gold. it could have been taken to the bank. what is the significant of this ? and what is the extent of the sacrifice that pecker was making to help trump? >> he was making a big financial sacrifice, alex. it certainly would be better if it has a screaming headline about the extramarital affair. and rather than crimped that story. he agrees not to and directly benefiting the trump campaign. the significance of that, that is the underlying crime. and the reason for the falsification of the records. the government has to approve that these records were falsified for the underlying purpose for protecting the campaign. they were effectively campaig
he prospectively cooperates what michael cohen is in for. they are calling him just cohen, not even mr. cohen. he cooperates much of what he was going to say. his testimony will be in the broad middle. by david pecker, by the paper, and in other words, they are not relying on them. also making it clear this is about the campaign, nothing else. >> so tim, pecker agreed the story about astar, and it was gold. it could have been taken to the bank. what is the significant of this ? and what...
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prosecutor's, is that those payments that were given back to michael cohen through the trump organization, that they were falsified records. they were claimed to be legal expenses when really it was a hush money payment types teddy 2016 election to keep that information away from the voters. >> you mentioned michael cohen. we don't have witness lists yet that has not yet been revealed, but we have a sense of who could be called& these are some big names that many people are familiar with. >> yeah, big cast of characters from back 2016 michael cohen, he's a big one. stormy daniels will tell her side of the story. there's also hope hicks, who was a campaign official and a trump confidant back at that time she can give some of the behind the scenes, retelling of how the campaign was reacting to negative you've stories about donald trump's relationships with women at the time. >> there's also david, who was involved with the national enquirer. >> it was that scheme, that agreement that alleged agreement between cohen and trump that prosecutors have put at the centerpiece of this case. they al
prosecutor's, is that those payments that were given back to michael cohen through the trump organization, that they were falsified records. they were claimed to be legal expenses when really it was a hush money payment types teddy 2016 election to keep that information away from the voters. >> you mentioned michael cohen. we don't have witness lists yet that has not yet been revealed, but we have a sense of who could be called& these are some big names that many people are familiar...
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but they booked it as payments to michael cohen for legal services. so there is a fraud there but that would normally be a misdemeanor, which is a middle level offense. however, when you do it to aide another crime, and that is election interference, it rises to the level of felony, the most serious offense that they can be charged with. they must prove not just that the documents were fraudulent, that is the checks that were paid, booked as lal fees, but they must prove also a case that was not charged, election interference, in other words, that he did it to influence the results of the 2016 election. christian: the former president says it is a bookkeeping case. john: i suspect what the prosecution has, if the jury believes them, are witnesses who will say that they heard or they have documentary evidence that proves that the former president said, for example, you have to pay this money, it is close to the election. if you don't pay this money, she is going to out me, will have a hily damaging effect, i could lose the election over it. they have n
but they booked it as payments to michael cohen for legal services. so there is a fraud there but that would normally be a misdemeanor, which is a middle level offense. however, when you do it to aide another crime, and that is election interference, it rises to the level of felony, the most serious offense that they can be charged with. they must prove not just that the documents were fraudulent, that is the checks that were paid, booked as lal fees, but they must prove also a case that was...
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trump and former fixer michael cohen allegedly asked him how he could help the campaign. he told them, "i would be your eyes and ears," explaining the practice of catch and kill. the "enquirer" would buy the rights to any damaging story about trump and never publish it. prosecutors say that plan was the origin of cohen's $130,000 payment to former adult film star stormy daniels to keep her quiet about an alleged sexual encounter with trump, who denies it all. one example of catch and kill discussed in court today involved the trump building doorman, who was selling what turned out to be a fake story about trump fathering a son. pecker told the jury today he bought the story because of the potential embarrassment it would have to the campaign and mr. trump. >> david pecker is a very strong witness for the prosecution. he seems very solid on the stand. he certainly seems like he doesn't have any ax to grind with donald trump. >> reporter: on the stand, pecker said trump called him about another story he wanted kept quiet. that of former "playboy" model karen mcdougal, who c
trump and former fixer michael cohen allegedly asked him how he could help the campaign. he told them, "i would be your eyes and ears," explaining the practice of catch and kill. the "enquirer" would buy the rights to any damaging story about trump and never publish it. prosecutors say that plan was the origin of cohen's $130,000 payment to former adult film star stormy daniels to keep her quiet about an alleged sexual encounter with trump, who denies it all. one example of...
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cohen was done because they didn't want the story to embarrass mr. trump or hurt the campaign. pecker said he asked cohen who would foot the bill. he responded, "the boss," meaning trump, "will take care of it." meanwhile, trump's legal challenges expanded overnight. his former lawyer, rudy giuliani, and chief of staff mark meadows, were among more than a dozen people indicted in a scheme in arizona to falsely declare trump as the 2020 winner. >> donald j. trump. >> reporter: trump, himself, was named as an un-indicted co-conspirator. pecker also made a stunning new allegation that's never been heard before, that he engaged with hope hicks and sarah huckabee sanders, then-white house staffers, along with trump, about karen mcdougal's contract, raising new questions about the trump administration's implication in this case. norah. >> robert costa, thank you. >>> there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news." [birds singing] for nourished, lightweight hair, the right ingredients make all the difference new herbal essences sulfate free is no
cohen was done because they didn't want the story to embarrass mr. trump or hurt the campaign. pecker said he asked cohen who would foot the bill. he responded, "the boss," meaning trump, "will take care of it." meanwhile, trump's legal challenges expanded overnight. his former lawyer, rudy giuliani, and chief of staff mark meadows, were among more than a dozen people indicted in a scheme in arizona to falsely declare trump as the 2020 winner. >> donald j. trump....
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. >> run brownstein, a lot of this involves michael cohen, right? >> and i think this is the wall street journal editorial board pose this question yesterday, and it sort of has stuck in my head like on the one hand, this gag order bands talking about the jury, right? >> which trump has gone out and done, right. he has said they're all liberals, right? potentially inviting attacks on what would otherwise be anonymous citizens going about their daily lives, right? >> okay. that on the one hand, the other hand, you have michael cohen, who has been a political actor in this space, who has gone to prison, has been involved with donald trump for a long time and is out there attacking donald trump. de see a distinction between these and does donald trump have an argument to say it's not fair? fair to keep me from attacking him when he's attacking me. >> and the judge and the judge is family don't forget. >> of course. i would set that in with the jury. i mean, that's why i mean, we've never had a former president facing criminal charges and wireless runni
. >> run brownstein, a lot of this involves michael cohen, right? >> and i think this is the wall street journal editorial board pose this question yesterday, and it sort of has stuck in my head like on the one hand, this gag order bands talking about the jury, right? >> which trump has gone out and done, right. he has said they're all liberals, right? potentially inviting attacks on what would otherwise be anonymous citizens going about their daily lives, right? >>...
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trump and former fixer michael cohen allegedly asked him how he could help the campaign. he told them, i would be your eyes and ears, explaining the practice of catch and kill. the "enquirer" would buy the rights to any damaging story about trump and never publish it. prosecutors say that plan was the origin of cohen's $130,000 payment to former adult film star stormy daniels to keep her quiet about an alleged sexual encounter with trump, who denies it all. one example of catch and kill discussed in court today involved a trump building doorman, who was selling what turned out to be a fake story about trump fathering a son. pecker told the jury today he bought the story because of the potential embarrassment it would have to the campaign and mr. trump. >> david pecker is a very strong witness for the prosecution. he seems very solid on the stand. he certainly seems like he doesn't have any axe to grind with donald trump and seems almost apologetic for having to tell this story. >> reporter: on the stand, pecker said trump called him about another story he wanted kept quie
trump and former fixer michael cohen allegedly asked him how he could help the campaign. he told them, i would be your eyes and ears, explaining the practice of catch and kill. the "enquirer" would buy the rights to any damaging story about trump and never publish it. prosecutors say that plan was the origin of cohen's $130,000 payment to former adult film star stormy daniels to keep her quiet about an alleged sexual encounter with trump, who denies it all. one example of catch and...
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>> probably not, no. >> reporter: in his testimony, pecker said the payment orchestrator of michael cohen was dumb because they didn't want the story to embarrass mr. trump or hurt the campaign. pecker said he asked to asked cohen who would foot the bill. he responded the boss, meaning trump, will take care of it. meanwhile, trump's legal challenges expanded overnight. his former lawyer rudy giuliani and chief of staff mark meadows were among more than a dozen people indicted in a scheme in arizona to falsely declare trump >> donald j. trump. >> reporter: trump himself was named as an unindicted coconspirator. pecker also made a stunning new allegation that has never been heard before, that he engaged with hope hicks and sarah huckabee sanders, then white house staffers come along with trump, about karen mcdougal's contract, raising new questins about the trump administration's implication in this case. norah? >> norah: robert costa, thank you. tonight, a stunning blow to the case that sparked the #metoo movement. disgraced movie mogul harvey wants to have his felony sex crime convictions
>> probably not, no. >> reporter: in his testimony, pecker said the payment orchestrator of michael cohen was dumb because they didn't want the story to embarrass mr. trump or hurt the campaign. pecker said he asked to asked cohen who would foot the bill. he responded the boss, meaning trump, will take care of it. meanwhile, trump's legal challenges expanded overnight. his former lawyer rudy giuliani and chief of staff mark meadows were among more than a dozen people indicted in a...
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trump saying that's unconstitutional, michael cohen is attacking trump or weeks now. watch this judge on cnn. >> i think the problem this yesterday he's going to have to tighten this order up because there are instances there is a collision between the former president first amendment rights and what's happening here. i don't follow michael cohen on social media but if i were the judge, among call the prosecution aside and say i know he's not the client but he's your witness. tell him to stop posting because in a sense, he's inciting the former president. let's not a justification for violating the gag order but fair is fair and he could drop a gag order on everybody as opposed. >> the judge of the gag order, i'm not sure why he's taking so long to decide on whether trump is in contempt. there is conflict involving the judge. it's been pointed out the judge's daughter is president of this consultancy article consultancy that she previously worked for vice president kamala harris and that presidential campaign. something like 10 million from the out of shift campaign,
trump saying that's unconstitutional, michael cohen is attacking trump or weeks now. watch this judge on cnn. >> i think the problem this yesterday he's going to have to tighten this order up because there are instances there is a collision between the former president first amendment rights and what's happening here. i don't follow michael cohen on social media but if i were the judge, among call the prosecution aside and say i know he's not the client but he's your witness. tell him to...
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it's not solely, again, michael cohen and stormy daniels. it's not solely david and for that matter, it's not solely the checks. it's a combination of all these different factors, even if it's shared in a more general context to reach the point that at the end of all this, after all, the fraud was completed, after there was these defrauding of the business records to hide what were they trying to hide this underlying crime? that underlying crime is what? >> that was two cause some disruption in the election to protect the former president to commit that other crime now, you also have the defense and the defense has their opening as well. >> and i would expect there to be more general. it's not going to get into the same degree of the weeds because not only do they have to have it offense, they don't have they have their theory out there and we'll listen and respond to the prosecution as that case moves forward. but they're going to take a different approach to these two people. what are they going to say do not trust, they are liars, they ar
it's not solely, again, michael cohen and stormy daniels. it's not solely david and for that matter, it's not solely the checks. it's a combination of all these different factors, even if it's shared in a more general context to reach the point that at the end of all this, after all, the fraud was completed, after there was these defrauding of the business records to hide what were they trying to hide this underlying crime? that underlying crime is what? >> that was two cause some...
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we don't have to prove anything to you and they're also going to rip into michael cohen. they say they're going to ask you to send this scott will. the jury doesn't sentence. they're going to ask you to convict this guy based on the word of a person who has lived through every single branch of our federal government. and i think they're going to set and the jury's mind, this is an unreliable case based on unreliable witnesses, so it'll be fascinating to see how they do it. but like i said, first impressions, this is a key moment. >> yeah, not gorman. >> what is your sense of how the politics of this have been breaking for donald trump over the quest's last week as the country has watched jury selection look, there's nbc news plot yesterday that it really huge, 42, 42% or so. the outcome of this trial, how you view it's pretty much based on who you're voting for. i don't think that changes quite honestly much after this and listening incredibly drastic happens. but i think where trump is concerned journal what he can control. i think we talked a lot about what he can't con
we don't have to prove anything to you and they're also going to rip into michael cohen. they say they're going to ask you to send this scott will. the jury doesn't sentence. they're going to ask you to convict this guy based on the word of a person who has lived through every single branch of our federal government. and i think they're going to set and the jury's mind, this is an unreliable case based on unreliable witnesses, so it'll be fascinating to see how they do it. but like i said,...
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trump, his former fixer and attorney michael cohen, and david pecker, the long-time publisher of the "national enquirer." this is where prosecutors say the trio hatched a plot for the tabloid to buy and bury any damning stories about mr. trump, a tactic known as catch and kill. prosecutors say it was the release of the "access hollywood" tape that turned the campaign upside down in october of 2016. lead prosecutor matthew colangelo reading mr. trump's most incendiary remarks from that video for the jury today, arguing the former president was so desperate to contain the damage with female voters he directed cohen to pay off stormy daniels so she couldn't go public about an alleged sexual encounter, which mr. trump denies. but it is not the hush money itself that he's charged with in this trial. it's how then president trump documented his monthly reimbursement payments to cohen on internal company records as legal expenses. prosecutors telling the jury of seven men and five women today it was "election fraud, pure and simple." but mr. trump is not facing conspiracy or campaign financ
trump, his former fixer and attorney michael cohen, and david pecker, the long-time publisher of the "national enquirer." this is where prosecutors say the trio hatched a plot for the tabloid to buy and bury any damning stories about mr. trump, a tactic known as catch and kill. prosecutors say it was the release of the "access hollywood" tape that turned the campaign upside down in october of 2016. lead prosecutor matthew colangelo reading mr. trump's most incendiary remarks...
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witnesses like michael cohen, who is his former fixer. that's exactly what trump did in an interview with cnn affiliate wpvi, which was taped just before the hearing. >> michael cohen is a convicted liar and he's got no credibility whatsoever. he was a lawyer and you rely on your lawyers also in the spotlight, the prosecution's first witness, david pecker, the former publisher of the national enquirer, in his testimony, he described under oath the catch and kill scheme, saying that he would look for negative stories about trump by the rights and then bury them stories like the one about former adult-film star stormy daniels joining me now, trial attorney, former assistant de host, and legal analysts for the law and crime network, imran on sorry, amara, good morning to you. >> thank you so much for being here. let's start with the gag order hearing because this of course, the judge's not said what he's gonna do one way or the other. or here, but trump is continuing to go out and make these kinds of comments the losing all credibility remar
witnesses like michael cohen, who is his former fixer. that's exactly what trump did in an interview with cnn affiliate wpvi, which was taped just before the hearing. >> michael cohen is a convicted liar and he's got no credibility whatsoever. he was a lawyer and you rely on your lawyers also in the spotlight, the prosecution's first witness, david pecker, the former publisher of the national enquirer, in his testimony, he described under oath the catch and kill scheme, saying that he...
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else will and then michael cohen would handle by them or trying to make sure that they don't ever get published unquote. so even if the term catch and kill wasn't used you wrote a book called catch and kill. is that not catching gill that is the definition of this colloquial term that has emerged around this catch and kill, which was a term that i and other journalists around this first started during from ami employees it was something of what's called a neologism. >> it entered into the discourse partly through this, and it was a practice the enquirer had engaged in for a long time, this sort of stick and karatay we'll buy up the unflattering stories. maybe we won't run them. also. will run flattering stories about you. they had done that if hollywood celebrities in the past, and here they were clearly applying it in a political context and it was apparent to all of us digging through the trail of money on this, that even if the underlying rumors about a fares are supposed, love children, didn't matter at all and we didn't care what did matter was the potential flexion line implicat
else will and then michael cohen would handle by them or trying to make sure that they don't ever get published unquote. so even if the term catch and kill wasn't used you wrote a book called catch and kill. is that not catching gill that is the definition of this colloquial term that has emerged around this catch and kill, which was a term that i and other journalists around this first started during from ami employees it was something of what's called a neologism. >> it entered into the...
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michael cohen is the star witness. he had pled guilty to federal prosecution and federal felonies and now has changed his story. he might commit perjury during this trial, we might find out whether he keeps the story a or b. i think that this judge has gone way overboard with the gag order. he has said that president trump can't talk about anything outside the courtroom including things that his own lawyers are going to say in the courtroom. the first amendment said we should all be able to hear what's going on in the courtroom. why can't president trump repeat the same defences, the same criticisms of witnesses that his own lawyers are going to make in front of the judge and the jury. >> trace: good point. great to have you, thank you. coming up, anti- israel protests continue to multiply on campuses across the country. the epicenter all of... there might be some sort of confrontation in the next 25 or 30 minutes. first alive look at los angeles california. did you know the hollywood walk of fame has over 2700 stars?
michael cohen is the star witness. he had pled guilty to federal prosecution and federal felonies and now has changed his story. he might commit perjury during this trial, we might find out whether he keeps the story a or b. i think that this judge has gone way overboard with the gag order. he has said that president trump can't talk about anything outside the courtroom including things that his own lawyers are going to say in the courtroom. the first amendment said we should all be able to...