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the lack of trump -- pro-trump uprising around this, president trump today was trying to say it's because republicans are being prevented from going to that part of lower manhattan. what do you make of how this is happening in new york? >> that's the story for me, the arc of donald trump in new york. the boy who grew up in queens who dreamt of being king of new york. think about the 1980s and every tabloid with donald trump in a limousine, trump tower, right in the middle of fifth avenue. now here he is, a criminal defendant, an old man sitting there slumped over, and even this idea he's got these scores of fans, and yeah, they might not live in lower manhattan but there must be 2 million in the tristate area in staten island, in new jersey, in long island. such a few number of people in the court outside court, protesting on his behalf today. >> almost really nobody. >> who wasn't inside court with him? a single member of his family. the argument that he was protecting his family, that's why this whole thing happened. he's a familyman. not a son, not a daughter, wife, cousin, uncle. no o
the lack of trump -- pro-trump uprising around this, president trump today was trying to say it's because republicans are being prevented from going to that part of lower manhattan. what do you make of how this is happening in new york? >> that's the story for me, the arc of donald trump in new york. the boy who grew up in queens who dreamt of being king of new york. think about the 1980s and every tabloid with donald trump in a limousine, trump tower, right in the middle of fifth avenue....
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>> john: the other big issue in all of this is the gag order against trump. he does not like it at all. here's what "the wall street journal" opinion said about it. so the witness can go on national tv and call the defendant a liar but the defendant can't will apply that the witness is a liar? the asymmetry does not boast of the trial's integrity or fairness. house and possibly fair in modern society for everybody else to say everything they want about this case but the guy on trial can't? >> i don't know. the fact michael cohen continues to speak out and did so even yesterday about donald trump he has a podcast where he talks about donald trump apparently obsessively and yet no gag order imposed against him and trump makes an interesting argument that this is unconstitutional reign of political speech and it's an interesting argument everything he is saying is political because it's only happening to him because he is running for president and everything matters and running for office everything matters for campaign. let's not forget the aclu no friend of do
>> john: the other big issue in all of this is the gag order against trump. he does not like it at all. here's what "the wall street journal" opinion said about it. so the witness can go on national tv and call the defendant a liar but the defendant can't will apply that the witness is a liar? the asymmetry does not boast of the trial's integrity or fairness. house and possibly fair in modern society for everybody else to say everything they want about this case but the guy on...
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in opening statements, prosecutors accused trump of taking part in a criminal conspiracy to interfere with the 2016 election, but defense attorneys to claim that did nothing wrong and claimed that the prosecution are liars with bias against the former president. robert costa was inside the courthouse and starts us off tonight. >> it's a very, very sad day in america. >> reporter: former president trump falsely claimed he was the target of election and the parents, the democrats in washington had orchestrated his indictment to keep him off the campaign trail. >> i should be in georgia now, i should be in florida now. >> but prosecutors told the jury that donald trump had forced a scheme to interrupt the 2016 election. pointing to the 2015 meeting as trump and michael cohen and then "national enquirer" publisher david packer where they worked out a plan to conceal public information with former adult film star stormy daniels, all of which trump denies. >> and you had sex with him? >> yes. >> where you physically attracted to him? >> reporter: cohen admitted paying daniels money to -- pr
in opening statements, prosecutors accused trump of taking part in a criminal conspiracy to interfere with the 2016 election, but defense attorneys to claim that did nothing wrong and claimed that the prosecution are liars with bias against the former president. robert costa was inside the courthouse and starts us off tonight. >> it's a very, very sad day in america. >> reporter: former president trump falsely claimed he was the target of election and the parents, the democrats in...
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the criminal trial of donald trump. the first witness takes the stand, and what now happens first thing tomorrow morning. tonight, the prosecution's first witness facing the jury. david pecker, the former publisher of the national inquirer, who prosecutors say was part of a scheme called catch and kill, buying unflattering stories about trump and making sure they were never published before the election. aaron katersky outside the courthouse. >>> the near disaster at jfk airport. authorities say air traffic control clearing four planes to cross in front of a passenger jet as it was about to take off. the pilot aborting takeoff. you'll hear calls to the ptower >>> columbia university increasing security. pro palestinian demonstrators rallying against the israel-hamas war. the school switching to remote classes. and tonight, protests spreading to campuses across the u.s. >>> in los angeles, the break-in at the home of the mayor, karen bass. the mayor was home when the intruder broke in and got to the second floor. they sa
the criminal trial of donald trump. the first witness takes the stand, and what now happens first thing tomorrow morning. tonight, the prosecution's first witness facing the jury. david pecker, the former publisher of the national inquirer, who prosecutors say was part of a scheme called catch and kill, buying unflattering stories about trump and making sure they were never published before the election. aaron katersky outside the courthouse. >>> the near disaster at jfk airport....
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an outspoken trump ally during trump's presidency. you might recall he was the one who floated the idea of naming a military base after trump. fort trump. he was very skilled at flattering trump so trump will take that meeting because this is a world leader who likes him. from the european's perspective, this is interesting. in europe and a country like poland, there is not a right left split on the question of russia and nato. across the political spectrum, russia is viewed as a serious threat. nato is viewed as essential. they are a good voice for trying to convince trump to back more ukraine funding to get him on board. these are people he sees as friendly. he is not going to listen to somebody like angela merkel. but something like duda coming to him saying look, you should support nato. you should support ukraine. that might get through to him. at least that's the calculation. >> it is safe to say, angela merkel not his jam. >> thank you all for starting us off tonight. >>> it is time for an update of our djt tracker. how trump's
an outspoken trump ally during trump's presidency. you might recall he was the one who floated the idea of naming a military base after trump. fort trump. he was very skilled at flattering trump so trump will take that meeting because this is a world leader who likes him. from the european's perspective, this is interesting. in europe and a country like poland, there is not a right left split on the question of russia and nato. across the political spectrum, russia is viewed as a serious...
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if they vote for donald trump it could be donald trump. if they vote for a third party candidate it could be donald trump. that's not going to get them their two state solution. honestly, breaking the law and closing universities isn't going to do that either unless we do end up with a vietnam situation where the protests we had under civil rights. >> bret: just to follow up on that original thing about the funding. here is a former treasury antiterrorism analyst. he is talking about students for justice in palestine. these groups that are popping up. >> there's now 200 campuses that have sjp. they use a lot of the same rhetoric. they use a lot of the same devices on campuses, the different means of protest. there is a lot of commonality that we see nationwide. they have been wielded as a student army by this group. and obfuscated money trail to put it mildly but we can see that there are organizers behind all of this. >> bret: guy? >> yeah. some of the hate from these rallies is certainly organic. and that's undeniable and very disturbing
if they vote for donald trump it could be donald trump. if they vote for a third party candidate it could be donald trump. that's not going to get them their two state solution. honestly, breaking the law and closing universities isn't going to do that either unless we do end up with a vietnam situation where the protests we had under civil rights. >> bret: just to follow up on that original thing about the funding. here is a former treasury antiterrorism analyst. he is talking about...
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pecker was eager to please trump to do things for him so when trump and cohen brought him to trump tower and said what can you do for us? that's why he was he was eager please. there was a transactional relationship between them that had benefitted both men for decades before they got to that meeting. >> so kristy, if you are the prosecution here, are you happy with david pecker's testimony so far? >> yes. he's done a number of things very well. one, like lisa said, his misdemeanor in court, he's very happy to be there. he has a big smile on his face. he's pretty jovial, but he's making some really key points. first on this point of benefit, he's very clear, yes, donald trump benefitted him previously. however, when it came to these hush money payments, when it came to dino the doorman, when it came to karen mcdougal, these were unusual, they were much larger payments. the limit previously for celebrity stories were 10,000, now you're talking 100,000. far more than usual and pecker testified this didn't benefit the "national enquirer." it would have benefitted us to publish the story. to
pecker was eager to please trump to do things for him so when trump and cohen brought him to trump tower and said what can you do for us? that's why he was he was eager please. there was a transactional relationship between them that had benefitted both men for decades before they got to that meeting. >> so kristy, if you are the prosecution here, are you happy with david pecker's testimony so far? >> yes. he's done a number of things very well. one, like lisa said, his misdemeanor...
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on trump's destruction. cohen has pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations and lying under oath. the prosecutors pre-emptively defending him today saying he made mistakes in the past to protect his boss. >> and laura is here with me on the set alongside hallie jackson. laura, let me begin with you. the first witness on the stand right now, does it give us any hint where all this is leading? >> yes. tabloid mogul david pecker is at that 2015 meeting at trump tower as we mentioned. he's useful for prosecutors because he puts mr. trump in the room for this alleged plot. he's also useful because his name is not michael cohen and his testimony will continue tomorrow, lester. >> all right, laura, thank you. and hallie, this is a partisan prosecution in the opinion of mr. trump. >> yeah, that's what his campaign's been saying. and in some ways what we just heard in court, what laura has laid out, echoes what we have also heard from mr. trump himself on the campaign trail. his defense, casting him as a fighter,
on trump's destruction. cohen has pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations and lying under oath. the prosecutors pre-emptively defending him today saying he made mistakes in the past to protect his boss. >> and laura is here with me on the set alongside hallie jackson. laura, let me begin with you. the first witness on the stand right now, does it give us any hint where all this is leading? >> yes. tabloid mogul david pecker is at that 2015 meeting at trump tower as we...
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now, trump attorneys are fiercely pushing back the outcome could factor in whether trump decides to testify at all later in the trial. so he said he was going to do. we start off with cnn senior justice correspondent evan perez, who joins me now let's talk first about a cent. what would it sandoval hearing actually is for people don't know what's happening right now and sayyed the corner. >> well, in new york, what this hearing does is it allows the defense and the prosecution to fight it out in front of the judge as to what types of evidence they can bring in if donald trump chooses to testify.& so one of them things they want to do is to impeach his credibility as a witness. yeah. before this jury. and so what's going on right now in this hearing, does that is still ongoing? is the defense is pushing you back on every single instance that the prosecution wants to bring up. you pointed out, not only the e jean carroll ruling, right. one of the things that they got into a big back-and-forth over is the prosecution wants to be able to cite the earlier civil fraud judgment against the former
now, trump attorneys are fiercely pushing back the outcome could factor in whether trump decides to testify at all later in the trial. so he said he was going to do. we start off with cnn senior justice correspondent evan perez, who joins me now let's talk first about a cent. what would it sandoval hearing actually is for people don't know what's happening right now and sayyed the corner. >> well, in new york, what this hearing does is it allows the defense and the prosecution to fight it...
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support donald trump. i have from the very beginning. he is someone i have supported since 2016 because i recognized he did not think he was better than anybody else in the country. he wanted to run for this office so he could serve for the people -- so he could serve the people and fight for them every single day. outside noise and the judicial system and cases and lawsuits used to weaponize our judicial system against him. when he was in the white house, every single day as governor i got to be on offense. i got to solve problems. it's joe biden has been in the white house, i have to defend the freedoms of my people in south dakota. i am every day trying to push back on what this federal government is trying to do by increasing cost for everyday families who get up everyday and go to work. yes, donald trump should be back in the white house and i will do all i can to help him win. i have run 11 campaigns but i won them all. i don't have to lose it so i will make sure i do everything i can to help donald
support donald trump. i have from the very beginning. he is someone i have supported since 2016 because i recognized he did not think he was better than anybody else in the country. he wanted to run for this office so he could serve for the people -- so he could serve the people and fight for them every single day. outside noise and the judicial system and cases and lawsuits used to weaponize our judicial system against him. when he was in the white house, every single day as governor i got to...
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trump. >> you know, he looked less orange. definitely, like more yellowish. yellow. he doesn't look angry. i think he looks bored, like he wants this to finish. and go do his stuff. >> now, throughout this process, trump has been very active on social media reposting false or unproven claims about the jury pool. prosecutors say trump has been violating the partial gag order. joining us now from outside the manhattan courthouse, our yasmin vossoughian. also with us, msnbc legal analyst, charles coleman, a former new york prosecutor, and catherine christian, former assistant manhattan district attorney. yasmin, get us up to speed. there was a break. since they came back from that lunch break, what's happening inside the courtroom? >> reporter: they're in voir dire now. steinglass who's one of the attorneys for the people is asking his questions to this potential jury. and then after that, he'll be followed by todd blanche or attorneys for the former president, and they'll get 30 minutes to ask
trump. >> you know, he looked less orange. definitely, like more yellowish. yellow. he doesn't look angry. i think he looks bored, like he wants this to finish. and go do his stuff. >> now, throughout this process, trump has been very active on social media reposting false or unproven claims about the jury pool. prosecutors say trump has been violating the partial gag order. joining us now from outside the manhattan courthouse, our yasmin vossoughian. also with us, msnbc legal...
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trump's situation. now are the hardest cases that are argued in april, generally aren't decided until the end of the term which would be late june, maybe even early july. but the supreme court sets its own schedule. and there's been a lot of talk , discussion briefs, urging the court to act quickly here so that the trial may get underway at some point before the election. so i think we just have to wait now and see what happens. >> and, william, what does that timing? what does it potentially do to former president trump's trial? >> well as marcia is saying, it's all in the matter of not just how the court rules but when they rule because they could still rule in trump's favor, and so you do not have blanket immunity as you're arguing, but when they issue that ruling, whether they push it back down to the lower courts or whether they just take a long time. if you look at the calendar if they rule what the end of june, early july judge tanya chunkin has said her case needs about three months before that
trump's situation. now are the hardest cases that are argued in april, generally aren't decided until the end of the term which would be late june, maybe even early july. but the supreme court sets its own schedule. and there's been a lot of talk , discussion briefs, urging the court to act quickly here so that the trial may get underway at some point before the election. so i think we just have to wait now and see what happens. >> and, william, what does that timing? what does it...
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. >> tonight, trump on trial. x tabloid publisher david pecker telling jurors about a secret deal between him and donald trump to bury negative stories during the 2016 presidential campaign. and the former president blasted the judge and gag order. >> the unconstitutional gag order by a highly conflicted judge. >> president biden. >> the worst president in history of our country. >> and the courtroom. >> it's reason, by the way. >> the "cbs evening news" starts now. ♪ ♪ good evening, and thank you for being with us. i maurice dubois. norah is on assignment. we begin tonight with a 2 of testimony in the criminal trial of former president donal donald trump. former "national enquirer" publisher david pecker was back on the stand where he said he worked with trump and his longtime fixer michael cohen to heighten negative stories about him during the 2016 campaign. the prosecution claims it was all a part of a conspiracy to influence the election. before today's testimony, there was a tense hearing over whether tr
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trump. mr. blanche is hoping when those jurors go back and deliberate they're going to think trump is just like this lawyer that mr. blanche hopes the jurors will like very much. >> david pecker is being questioned now about check the journalism. we should point out that we at nbc and msnbc and the mainstream media do not pay for, they don't pay for interviews. they don't pay people other than we pay an outside author for something they're writing or doing. but you don't pay for journalism. he's explaining the way of the tabloids, which was to pay. the max they would pay that he would have to approve personally would be $10,000. we're talking here about payments of $130,000 stretched out to kill a story. so they're establishing this was very unusual. >> not only are they establishing it's very unusual, andrea, part of the art, the skill of trial lawyers here including it is the way the prosecutors put out a very complicated case in 45 minutes told a story that captivates the jury. they know that
trump. mr. blanche is hoping when those jurors go back and deliberate they're going to think trump is just like this lawyer that mr. blanche hopes the jurors will like very much. >> david pecker is being questioned now about check the journalism. we should point out that we at nbc and msnbc and the mainstream media do not pay for, they don't pay for interviews. they don't pay people other than we pay an outside author for something they're writing or doing. but you don't pay for...
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trump. and i should note, obviously his legal team had a role in picking this jury. they actually felt like they did. they had a more favorable jury pool than they expected. >> not something that's likely to be considered today, but trump has also said it would be his quote, great honor to be jail for violating this gag order. so a very difficult position for the judge to be in. >> we got a shot from inside again, the courthouse right there, whether or not we see people move we shortly we will we will tell you when it happens, caitlin, after this hearing. >> of course, david gets back like up on the stand and i have to say i was glued to the tv all day yesterday to both of you out here discussing his testimony, watching it unfold, at least with the banners on the side of the screen reading out loud what was taking place. he says he engaged in checkbook journalism that sets the table for what today do you think? yeah. well, and just a reminder for everyone. obviously, we don't cameras it's in
trump. and i should note, obviously his legal team had a role in picking this jury. they actually felt like they did. they had a more favorable jury pool than they expected. >> not something that's likely to be considered today, but trump has also said it would be his quote, great honor to be jail for violating this gag order. so a very difficult position for the judge to be in. >> we got a shot from inside again, the courthouse right there, whether or not we see people move we...
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and trump's former fixer, michael cohen, to protect trump during the 2016 campaign. david pecker grinning widely as he pointed out trump in the courtroom, the former president smirking back. the two men had been friends for years. but pecker told the jury their relationship changed in 2015, after trump launched his run for president, pecker was summoned to trump tower that august, and in a 20-minute meeting, he said trump and cohen asked me, what can i do and what my magazines can do to help the campaign. pecker testified he pledged to run flattering stories about trump and hit jobs on his opponents, and he offered to be the campaign's eyes and ears to alert cohen if he caught wind of any potentially damaging stories. pecker said he told trump he'd try to kill those stories so they'd never see the light of day. as pecker described that trump tower meeting, jurors were rapt, taking constant notes. pecker laid out how he worked with trump and cohen to publish attacks on rival republican candidates. cohen would tell him who to go after, and the magazine would do it. pec
and trump's former fixer, michael cohen, to protect trump during the 2016 campaign. david pecker grinning widely as he pointed out trump in the courtroom, the former president smirking back. the two men had been friends for years. but pecker told the jury their relationship changed in 2015, after trump launched his run for president, pecker was summoned to trump tower that august, and in a 20-minute meeting, he said trump and cohen asked me, what can i do and what my magazines can do to help...
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trump. and so the prosecution is going to have to figure out a way to suggest that this is somehow different, that they is delete with their trump's, so to speak. and this is not a personal matter between a man trying to hide it from his wife. it was an intentional at trying to defraud people by having falsified business records that form these invoices and what not and prove it. there was actual criminal activity here. they cannot rely on a little bit of innuendo or suggestion, or maybe even a dislike for him and the political space they have to prove their case& they've got do it pretty quickly to head off or will be the opening from the fans which will surely try to show this as a political win. >> elie honig, what, what about the defense was expecting to hear from them? >> so first of all, they're going to argue they have to prove their case. the prosecution bears the burden of proof, not just probably not just more likely, but beyond a reasonable doubt. and the defense is going to argue
trump. and so the prosecution is going to have to figure out a way to suggest that this is somehow different, that they is delete with their trump's, so to speak. and this is not a personal matter between a man trying to hide it from his wife. it was an intentional at trying to defraud people by having falsified business records that form these invoices and what not and prove it. there was actual criminal activity here. they cannot rely on a little bit of innuendo or suggestion, or maybe even a...
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deal with donald trump. you might text somebody close to him, but not him. >> he's never texted me. never we already, doesn't text or email no. >> no, never. >> it was always like anything we had the email we would email to his assistant. the objection has been noted in overrule, judge merchan says merchan says noting that any embedded hearsay issues will be dealt with as they move through the documents. okay. so they probably went through and found a few text messages were wondering of them, said, you know, somebody else told me x and so you know, tallies point, because these are texts between two alleged coconspirators, they would be admissible for that purpose, but to the extent that there are certain pieces within that that go outside that as they come up, he's going to potentially excise pieces of it. >> and yeah, i mean, what we're going to see here in these text messages between michael cohen and david dana presumably will bolster what michael cohen's going to say on the stand and what has said on the
deal with donald trump. you might text somebody close to him, but not him. >> he's never texted me. never we already, doesn't text or email no. >> no, never. >> it was always like anything we had the email we would email to his assistant. the objection has been noted in overrule, judge merchan says merchan says noting that any embedded hearsay issues will be dealt with as they move through the documents. okay. so they probably went through and found a few text messages were...
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he was picked because he hates donald trump. >> would you foresee this judge putting donald trump in jail for violating a gag order like that. >> if the court lays out a set of rules and someone violates the rules, someone comes over, puts handcuffs on him and leads him away. >> i think jesse, you have to follow the rule. the process is working here. i want to hear the facts. want to hear the facts. i disagree, yesterday, i think they are going to be jurors who can sit there. she said she didn't believe anybody could be impartial or fair. by that definition, nobody could serve on a jury. >> jesse: you have to be fair and impartial. we are talking about a former and future president possible that we'll have an impact on that juror's life. you saw the jurors, you saw them ask questions. they say i don't like his policies, i despise his personal life, but i can be fair. it is tough when you put politicians on trial. >> i am glad that juror said that. >> jeanine: i don't know if it was i don't want to suffer the consequences. that was i am going to be identified. he lied on that jury for
he was picked because he hates donald trump. >> would you foresee this judge putting donald trump in jail for violating a gag order like that. >> if the court lays out a set of rules and someone violates the rules, someone comes over, puts handcuffs on him and leads him away. >> i think jesse, you have to follow the rule. the process is working here. i want to hear the facts. want to hear the facts. i disagree, yesterday, i think they are going to be jurors who can sit there....
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trump doesn't get it. i have heard many of my democratic fans -- france say china is on the rise in america's phone kind. i have been the only one disagreed with that. i have believed we have got it wrong, merck is rising. we have the best economy in the world. our gdp is up, after deficit is down. we are standing up against china's government on economic is. host: he says that his actions were targeted but his predecessors were across the board. guest: this taps into a big argument president biden will make when talking about china which is he has taken a very focused strategic approach and president trump took a broadbrush approach to dealing with the competition from china. the distinction president china is going to try to make is that he represents confidence and trump represents chaos. by taking a very focused approach, the u.s. will be able to form a better outcome. there is evidence to support the argument the president might -- president biden is making. if you look at the performance of the u.s.
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trump. and lots of pro trump language throughout his entire argument. and social studies class, we learn a lot about bias and bias in the media and bias in all different sorts of stories. so it was very interesting to hear how someone actually in court was showing the same bias that we've seen in the media sometimes. >> testimony, also -- >> go ahead, owen. sorry. >> okay. his testimony also reflected how crucial this whole case michael cohen is and will be when he takes the stand in a few weeks. >> i have to ask you both very quickly, what was your impression of the former president? could you see him clearly where you were sitting? >> pretty clearly. he seemed very much more contained than he normally is. like, definitely i could see him nodding, he was nodding off at times. >> yeah. at the beginning when we were, when everyone was first setting up, he was swearing a lot then he went through periods where he was still. >> i find your observations to be really smart and interesting and hope, i don't have any doubt you're going to be in law school and y
trump. and lots of pro trump language throughout his entire argument. and social studies class, we learn a lot about bias and bias in the media and bias in all different sorts of stories. so it was very interesting to hear how someone actually in court was showing the same bias that we've seen in the media sometimes. >> testimony, also -- >> go ahead, owen. sorry. >> okay. his testimony also reflected how crucial this whole case michael cohen is and will be when he takes the...
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donald trump would like a debate tomorrow, anytime, anyplace, anywhere. biden did a good job on the state the state of the union address, but other times, he has appeared confused, and there are a lot of issues he has to answer for. inflation, unrest, and indeed some answers from four years ago as debate that have been proven to be correct. so i think whether we get a debate is still uncertain and if we have them i think it only be one and it will be at the end of the campaign like 1980 between jimmy carter and ronald reagan. but i am still not ready to bet that we get one. >> sandra: noelle, quick thoughts? >> i think he is kicking the can down the road. i think howard stern just got him on the spot and he said it. what i really liked was chris mabasically said let's do this, let's book this. he had a really quick come back to it. i don't think joe biden is going to be debating donald trump anytime soon. i don't think he can. >> sandra: presidential debates, we are better for them, it is good for the american public to see this. we will see if it happens
donald trump would like a debate tomorrow, anytime, anyplace, anywhere. biden did a good job on the state the state of the union address, but other times, he has appeared confused, and there are a lot of issues he has to answer for. inflation, unrest, and indeed some answers from four years ago as debate that have been proven to be correct. so i think whether we get a debate is still uncertain and if we have them i think it only be one and it will be at the end of the campaign like 1980 between...
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prosecutors want donald trump to cut it out. that hearing underway in just under half an hour from now. we'll find out if judge merchan does hold the former president in contempt of court. he could be fined. prosecutors from alvin bragg's office want the judge to warn the former president he could go to jail for up to 30 days if he does not stop. the former president could be socked with fines up to $10,000 as he has continued to attack witnesses in this case. one example that prosecutors have cited is this truth social post saying quote, as disgraced attorney and michael cohen been prosecuted for lying? only trump people get prosecuted by the judge and these thugs. michael cohen is the star witness about what -- the criminal election conspiracy carried out by trump and the "national enquirer" publisher to corrupt the 2016 presidential race by helping to suppress news of trump's sex scandals. the former president thought he the checks were for cohen's legal work but not to pay off stormy daniels to buy her silence. >> the checks
prosecutors want donald trump to cut it out. that hearing underway in just under half an hour from now. we'll find out if judge merchan does hold the former president in contempt of court. he could be fined. prosecutors from alvin bragg's office want the judge to warn the former president he could go to jail for up to 30 days if he does not stop. the former president could be socked with fines up to $10,000 as he has continued to attack witnesses in this case. one example that prosecutors have...
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trump's affairs. the story spares that the january 6 committee was working on a bombshell investigation into the capitol riot and president trump's effort to overturn the last election. staffers took time out of their job to brief a group of lawyers and legal pundits on the zoom call. the people on the call were not affiliated with the investigation but they would be familiar to anyone who watches cable news. they were some of the country's well-known clinical commentators. they were there to get insight into the committee's work and learn about what to look for at the hearings. the group gathering was not a one-time event. it was a weekly digital whose existence has not been previously reported. go to the website of politico if you are interested in reading for yourself. democrats line in florida. caller: thanks for taking my call. i am a democrat here in florida. you know who i will vote for. your prior guest mentioned that we need to take the m in me and turn it into we. that was a great statement.
trump's affairs. the story spares that the january 6 committee was working on a bombshell investigation into the capitol riot and president trump's effort to overturn the last election. staffers took time out of their job to brief a group of lawyers and legal pundits on the zoom call. the people on the call were not affiliated with the investigation but they would be familiar to anyone who watches cable news. they were some of the country's well-known clinical commentators. they were there to...
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all the networks, trump, trump, trump, trump. just spell my name right. >> joey: part of the problem is trump doesn't get to talk about this. people can hear about what david pecker has to say about they can't hear what trump has to say about their testimony. they can't hear about what trump has to say about the truth in his eyes on this case where that is the biggest action they are taking against him. they know that he's going to win the war of p.r. if he has a chance to talk. is not because he is never done anything wrong. it's not because he's never done anything untoward's that he needs someone to sign an nda for. all of those things are baked into who he is back in 2015 when people and made the decision the first time. most people aren't changing their minds because you are relitigating something that happened in that long ago and trying to find a place where he could have maybe been illegal and maybe you can convince a jury from manhattan to believe that. if we look at their presidential politics of it, i don't think it hu
all the networks, trump, trump, trump, trump. just spell my name right. >> joey: part of the problem is trump doesn't get to talk about this. people can hear about what david pecker has to say about they can't hear what trump has to say about their testimony. they can't hear about what trump has to say about the truth in his eyes on this case where that is the biggest action they are taking against him. they know that he's going to win the war of p.r. if he has a chance to talk. is not...
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but otherwise, i would say you let donald trump be donald trump. >> dana: thank you. gillian. >> gillian: panel, thanks, everybody for joining us. again stand by. there will be plenty of breaking news coming up. right now the supreme court is hearing oral arguments in the trump immunity case in washington, d.c. as we have been talking about all morning long. the former president is not going to be here. he is in new york tied up in court right now with his criminal trial. we'll have more breaking details coming up on both trials next. ♪ i'm gonna hold you forever... ♪ ♪ i'll be there... ♪ ♪ you don't... ♪ ♪ you don't have to worry... ♪ >> dana: a new poll shows president biden slight leafed over trump evaporates. the former president is back in the new york courtroom this morning and supreme court hearing oral arguments of his claims on presidential immunity this morning. kayleigh mcenany, it's great to have you here with me. trump is frustrated to be in new york and not in d.c. because he sees the supreme court as superior, right? he is mad because a
but otherwise, i would say you let donald trump be donald trump. >> dana: thank you. gillian. >> gillian: panel, thanks, everybody for joining us. again stand by. there will be plenty of breaking news coming up. right now the supreme court is hearing oral arguments in the trump immunity case in washington, d.c. as we have been talking about all morning long. the former president is not going to be here. he is in new york tied up in court right now with his criminal trial. we'll have...
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tower in 2015 when he entered an agreement with trump and cohen to suppress negative stories about trump and publish negative stories about trump's political opponents which at the time included bill and hillary clinton as well as republican candidates in the primary race. he also discussed a conciliation agreement with the federal election commission and it was his agreement that ami received a fine and agreed not to contest that it committed campaign violations. so that's the latest right now from david packer's testimony as i can right now trump's lawyers are having their opportunity to ask him about the relationship after the da's office concluded their opportunity. back to you sandra. >> we expected here from former president donald trump shortly, joining us former u.s. attorney and fox news contributor andy mccarthy, george washington university professor and fox news contributor jonathan turley and former prosecutor katie trish caskey. andy let's start with you. as we await the remarks from former president donald trump what do you believe is the strategy now other cross-examinati
tower in 2015 when he entered an agreement with trump and cohen to suppress negative stories about trump and publish negative stories about trump's political opponents which at the time included bill and hillary clinton as well as republican candidates in the primary race. he also discussed a conciliation agreement with the federal election commission and it was his agreement that ami received a fine and agreed not to contest that it committed campaign violations. so that's the latest right now...
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president trump, the world was safer under president trump. we weren't at war. we had inflation under control. it is a crazy false argument and american people will see right through it. >> dana: the part also where she says imprison his opposition. >> what's happening now? the whole point of this trial is to try to take president trump off the trail. >> dana: great to have you here. >> martha: a tight race. it will be very interesting. governor, good to see you. thank you for coming here. we have to hot situation developing at yale right now where there are apparently some arrests taking place. this is a live shot in new haven, connecticut. the police -- this was a big discussion over the weekend that the administration would not allow the police to come clear anything. it looks like that has changed. you see a very sort of calm police presence on campus right now from the images we're seeing as they try to get people to pack up these tents and clear this area, it's a violation of yale policy to obstruct some of these walkways but they haven't enacted it until
president trump, the world was safer under president trump. we weren't at war. we had inflation under control. it is a crazy false argument and american people will see right through it. >> dana: the part also where she says imprison his opposition. >> what's happening now? the whole point of this trial is to try to take president trump off the trail. >> dana: great to have you here. >> martha: a tight race. it will be very interesting. governor, good to see you. thank...
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year long affair with trump pecker's testimony only tied trump in based on hearsay. michael cohen claiming trump would pay for the deal. pecker, who will pay for it? cohen said, don't worry, you are a friend. the boss will take care of it. when it came to stormy daniels pecker decided not to do a deal with her because she is a porn star and michael cohen was angry he ditched the story. quote, cohen was upset said the boss would be furious and he should purchase. but again pecker did not say trump told him that. pecker did not say that trump was furious. he said only that it was cohen telling him that. so that should be a major part of this case. we'll see if the defense attorney asks him about that during the cross examination. >> dana: over to you, shannon. >> shannon: let's bring in jerry baker, "wall street journal" editor at large. you have a couple of very piercing editorials. the headline, alvin bragg wants the 2016 election on trial. prosecutors are trying to spin a bookkeeping charge as a vast trump election conspiracy. while it has been salacious and interes
year long affair with trump pecker's testimony only tied trump in based on hearsay. michael cohen claiming trump would pay for the deal. pecker, who will pay for it? cohen said, don't worry, you are a friend. the boss will take care of it. when it came to stormy daniels pecker decided not to do a deal with her because she is a porn star and michael cohen was angry he ditched the story. quote, cohen was upset said the boss would be furious and he should purchase. but again pecker did not say...
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trump and described a key meeting in which he says he pledged to be donald trump's eyes and ears, ready to alert to negative stories that could appear about him during the 2016 presidential campaign. the prosecution hoping to prove it all leads to paying off a porn star and an illegal scheme to disguise the transaction through altered business records. once again tonight, here is laura jarrett. >> reporter: tonight, mr. trump's long-time friend david pecker, the former publisher of the "national enquirer" offering the jury a rare glimpse into the underworld of tabloid tactics, as the state seeks to prove the former president doctored his internal business records to cover up the payoff of an adult film actress just days before the 2016 election. >> mr. trump, what do you think of david pecker? >> reporter: pecker describing a meeting at trump tower in 2015 with mr. trump and his former fixer michael cohen, where pecker says he agreed to serve as the eyes and ears for rumors that could hurt mr. trump, adding, "what i would do is publish positive stories about trump and publish negative s
trump and described a key meeting in which he says he pledged to be donald trump's eyes and ears, ready to alert to negative stories that could appear about him during the 2016 presidential campaign. the prosecution hoping to prove it all leads to paying off a porn star and an illegal scheme to disguise the transaction through altered business records. once again tonight, here is laura jarrett. >> reporter: tonight, mr. trump's long-time friend david pecker, the former publisher of the...
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podcast with former uk prime minister lay stress and hear what she had to say about former president trump and the u.s. election. >> israel strikes back iran holding back but for how long coming up the former commander what he makes of this latest israel move and iran nonreaction move so far, first fox coverage in tel aviv about what we are learning peter do you see on what the white house is saying and jennifer griffin of the pentagon on what israel was originally very basic social targeting hello triton. >> good afternoon israel struck back against iran overnight looking to send a message to the islamic republic that the israelis have the capability to target within iranian territory we do know that the explosions took place in the province about 200 miles south of the iranian capital of tehran the province is home to the nuclear facility iranian stated media confirming that explosions took place overnight and attributed them to the country air defence system intercepting small drones the current reporting points to iran trying to downplay the incident that likely involved israeli missil
podcast with former uk prime minister lay stress and hear what she had to say about former president trump and the u.s. election. >> israel strikes back iran holding back but for how long coming up the former commander what he makes of this latest israel move and iran nonreaction move so far, first fox coverage in tel aviv about what we are learning peter do you see on what the white house is saying and jennifer griffin of the pentagon on what israel was originally very basic social...
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first of all, trump is great. thinking on his feet about what he wants to say to the media. >> he planned this one out though, obviously because he had that stack of news stories or op-ed opinions that this is not a valid prosecution and the de doesn't have evidence but that kind of rhetoric is going to fade away as this trial gets underway because of the particular indictment that was filed against him. >> this is a case solely about falsifying business records and the de has cited in the indictment actual physical evidence that they claim to have checkbooks checks, checks, stubs, receipts, entries into business ledgers. there's nothing political about the case, and i think the public will see that as the evidence is presented so karen, let me ask you i think mr. tropics breast surprise the other day on truth, social look, memory serves that he didn't have an unlimited number of peremptory challenges to dismiss individuals who couldn't be fair. >> that's obviously not the procedure. each side gets a limited numbe
first of all, trump is great. thinking on his feet about what he wants to say to the media. >> he planned this one out though, obviously because he had that stack of news stories or op-ed opinions that this is not a valid prosecution and the de doesn't have evidence but that kind of rhetoric is going to fade away as this trial gets underway because of the particular indictment that was filed against him. >> this is a case solely about falsifying business records and the de has cited...
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i assume if the parties change hands and we have donald trump backin hands and we have donald trump back in the white house in the house controlled democrats, they will then impeach him rather quickly as well, you will will see a similar scenario play out were now this has become a part as a tool in america are not what used to be another the calls for it to be. what you see happening next? how will this dismissal, the saga in general, affect mayorkas and his ability to do hisjob and whether or mayorkas and his ability to do his job and whether or not we will see any meaningful action in congress over the situation at the border?— at the border? what is interesting _ at the border? what is interesting is - at the border? what is| interesting is mayorkas at the border? what is - interesting is mayorkas has essentially ignore this whole proceeding. he has gone about his dayjob, rarely commented on it. he negotiated a border bill with republicans, with senate republicans while the investigation into him was going on. he has always pretended it is not happening, and i asked him what he pla
i assume if the parties change hands and we have donald trump backin hands and we have donald trump back in the white house in the house controlled democrats, they will then impeach him rather quickly as well, you will will see a similar scenario play out were now this has become a part as a tool in america are not what used to be another the calls for it to be. what you see happening next? how will this dismissal, the saga in general, affect mayorkas and his ability to do hisjob and whether or...
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with trump. hope hicks comes in and plays prominently and part of the conspiracy to elevate trump by killing bad stories and promoting good ones and smear the opponents. it appears that you could read the papers and well aware of what the attacks seems determined to preempt all of the questions about michael cohen. >> right. and if we take a step back and leave the legal trial aspect of this for a moment, we're talking about the presumptive nominee and now a friend of donald trump's dating back to the 1980s, they met at mar-a-lago and stayed in touch frequently over the 30 years. now testifying today, publicly, telling the entire country that he sat in a boardroom in trump tower with donald trump on his first presidential run and concocted a plan which donald trump, who was pleased about in his own words, to cover up the salacious stories. that was a plan that a long time friend of his now tells the american public. and then the karen mcdougal story, to watch that testimony play out, again a long
with trump. hope hicks comes in and plays prominently and part of the conspiracy to elevate trump by killing bad stories and promoting good ones and smear the opponents. it appears that you could read the papers and well aware of what the attacks seems determined to preempt all of the questions about michael cohen. >> right. and if we take a step back and leave the legal trial aspect of this for a moment, we're talking about the presumptive nominee and now a friend of donald trump's...
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trump did nothing wrong. trump did nothing wrong they say it strongly. they ought to get rid of the conflict with the judge. that's something that he cannot do anything about. it is wrong. it is wrong. the second thing is i have to be released of the gag order. they are taking away my constitutional rights to speak. that includes speaking to you. i have a lot to say to you and i am not allowed to say it. i'm the only one. everyone else can say whatever they want about me. they can say anything they want and continue to make up lies. they are real scum. but i'm not allowed to speak. i want to speak to the press and everybody else about it. so why am i gagged? i'm only telling the truth. they aren't telling the truth. the judge has to take off this gag order. it is very, very unfair that my constitutional rights have been taken away. thank you very much. [inaudible question] . >> bill: there it is. court resumes in 15 minutes. the jury is in place according to the judge from yesterday but still looking for five alternates. that process continues. the table
trump did nothing wrong. trump did nothing wrong they say it strongly. they ought to get rid of the conflict with the judge. that's something that he cannot do anything about. it is wrong. it is wrong. the second thing is i have to be released of the gag order. they are taking away my constitutional rights to speak. that includes speaking to you. i have a lot to say to you and i am not allowed to say it. i'm the only one. everyone else can say whatever they want about me. they can say anything...
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trump simply doesn't get it. for years, i have heard many of my republican and even democratic friends say that china is on the rise and america has been falling behind. you may have noticed, the last two years, i've been the only one disagreeing with that. i believed we have got it all wrong. america is rising. and we have the best economy in the world, which we do. since i've come to office, our gdp is up, our trade deficit with china is down to the lowest level in over a decade, and we're standing up against the chinese government unfair economic practice and industrial over-capacity. we are the strongest economic - economy in the world. by the way, i always say when i meet other world leaders, i say, "would you trade places with china? would you trade places with their problems? they have got a population that is more people in retirement than working. they're xenophobic - no - nobody coming in. they've got real problems. i'm not looking for a fight with china. i'm looking for competition, but fair competitio
trump simply doesn't get it. for years, i have heard many of my republican and even democratic friends say that china is on the rise and america has been falling behind. you may have noticed, the last two years, i've been the only one disagreeing with that. i believed we have got it all wrong. america is rising. and we have the best economy in the world, which we do. since i've come to office, our gdp is up, our trade deficit with china is down to the lowest level in over a decade, and we're...
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trump is a former president and they will always call him president trump. they will stress be on that that he right now is a presumptive republican nominee or as defense counsel called him, the republican nominee. not even presumptive. they will claim every aspect of this was an innocent act by trump. there was not and underlying sexual encoder to cover up come even though that would seem immaterial to the charges. they seem to be claiming that michael cohen, trump's lawyer, payday pornography store on his own accord and for his own reasons that trump only paid michael cohen for legal services, just like he always had but changed to a new weird way of paying him after the pornography star thing because they will think of something. if you were on this defense team, if in charge of coming up with a defense for mr. trump, here's a part of the prosecution case that would seem to be the most difficult thing to explain logically. if you are really going to mount a defense of trump did nothing wrong, there was no conspiracy to corrupt the election as the prosecut
trump is a former president and they will always call him president trump. they will stress be on that that he right now is a presumptive republican nominee or as defense counsel called him, the republican nominee. not even presumptive. they will claim every aspect of this was an innocent act by trump. there was not and underlying sexual encoder to cover up come even though that would seem immaterial to the charges. they seem to be claiming that michael cohen, trump's lawyer, payday pornography...
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trump. for history's sake, the prosecution said social media has boasted in the past of how many people read his posts, and he was asked in 2021, he said, yeah, i think that's right. do you want me to say no? i retweet for a reason. they are currently in break here and about to reconvene, the court, in which david pecker, excuse me, will take the stand again. as to the gag order, josÉ, judge merchan said he will reserve his judgment on whether donald trump has violated it and it's not his timeline on when he will make the determination if donald trump is find and he could warn donald trump that he could serve jail time. >> unbelievable, charles, and this is in the morning before the first witness takes the stand. how would you describe the morning? >> this is not the start you want if you are donald trump, and i have been talking to a number of us on the panel, and i am surprised that todd blanche did not have a better explanation and response for some of the questions that judge merchan ha
trump. for history's sake, the prosecution said social media has boasted in the past of how many people read his posts, and he was asked in 2021, he said, yeah, i think that's right. do you want me to say no? i retweet for a reason. they are currently in break here and about to reconvene, the court, in which david pecker, excuse me, will take the stand again. as to the gag order, josÉ, judge merchan said he will reserve his judgment on whether donald trump has violated it and it's not his...
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trump's. so i mean, that's the only reason that that matters. but the other thing i would just note, i mean, the karen mcdougal story is not over. this is just the beginning of what we will learn about this. karen mcdougal story. and when you look at the charges jeong documents here for trump, there are some hints about where this goes next david pecker ends up paying her, but at some point, he decides to not get reimbursed from trump wod and i'm curis as to why that happened. so ts is the opening salvo, but there's more to come. >> so again, you're not going to find the crime a to z found in any one paragraphf testimony, prosecutors have to build a case here. i think two things jump out at mfrom the transcriptone,his is a full nine alarm fire in trump wld & in the national enquirer in pecker'environment, they are i mean, they're pulling each other out of meetings. borderline panicking. the other thing is that a establishes a really important chain of communication because this is one of the r
trump's. so i mean, that's the only reason that that matters. but the other thing i would just note, i mean, the karen mcdougal story is not over. this is just the beginning of what we will learn about this. karen mcdougal story. and when you look at the charges jeong documents here for trump, there are some hints about where this goes next david pecker ends up paying her, but at some point, he decides to not get reimbursed from trump wod and i'm curis as to why that happened. so ts is the...
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trump? pecker responded on no. so how does that help bolster the case that this was potentially criminal interference in the presidential election. >> yeah. was that the timing of that? particular meeting helps do it because there'll be right around the time we would expect that trump would be contemplating his run gearing up for the run, worried about potential negative press and i completely agree with kaitlan here. this is the start of a story that it's really going to be extending throughout this trial. it's not actually the crux of the criminal case. the crux of the criminal case concerns how and why stormy daniels was paid through michael cohen. that's gonna be the main event for the jurors. with this is all crucial context with the jury's to understand all of everything that leads as three microbreweries with us as well. a former us attorney, michael, let's talk a little bit about pecker's testimony. he said trump was quote, frugal in his approach to money. frugal, a direct quote personally reviewing all exp
trump? pecker responded on no. so how does that help bolster the case that this was potentially criminal interference in the presidential election. >> yeah. was that the timing of that? particular meeting helps do it because there'll be right around the time we would expect that trump would be contemplating his run gearing up for the run, worried about potential negative press and i completely agree with kaitlan here. this is the start of a story that it's really going to be extending...
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well is trump. that's because of the pressure placed on the southern district of new york by main justice. all the while, folks were saying, doj, are you okay? not knowing that jeff berman was fighting to the last moment with folks very senior in trump's justice department to try to get the story to be told in as truthful a way as prosecutors wanted it to be. >> blinking in morse code. it didn't do much at the time. let the history books write it however they want. a lot of this, if there was not a criminal trial, it might never have been known to the public and the voters. >> another interesting thing if it come out, michael cohen for all of this period was a salaried employee of the trump organization. we learned that today it was mentioned in the openings, "the new york times" in 2020, a lot of tax information and employment records. and we could see he was a salaried employee. he was being paid a w-2. why did they need to pay him this extra money if he's already on staff? it's not unheard of. yo
well is trump. that's because of the pressure placed on the southern district of new york by main justice. all the while, folks were saying, doj, are you okay? not knowing that jeff berman was fighting to the last moment with folks very senior in trump's justice department to try to get the story to be told in as truthful a way as prosecutors wanted it to be. >> blinking in morse code. it didn't do much at the time. let the history books write it however they want. a lot of this, if there...
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trump. pecker detailing his decades long relationship with trump, and his frequent communications with michael cohen. testifying that in that now infamous 2015 meeting, pecker agreed to publish only positive stories about trump, promising to be trump's eyes and ears. pecker going on to say how, at the time, he told the "national enquirer" leadership he wanted that agreement to be "as quiet as possible." because they were going to try to help the trump campaign. this is a big deal. the prosecution alleging a conspiracy to help trump's campaign in order to influence the outcome of the presidential election. setting out to prove that trump violated new york state election law. at one point, david pecker admitting that he bought a false story about trump fathering a child out of wedlock because of the potential embarrassment to the campaign and mr. trump. the prosecution turned to the hush money payment to karen mcdougal, a model who says she had an affair with trump. pecker recalled during this
trump. pecker detailing his decades long relationship with trump, and his frequent communications with michael cohen. testifying that in that now infamous 2015 meeting, pecker agreed to publish only positive stories about trump, promising to be trump's eyes and ears. pecker going on to say how, at the time, he told the "national enquirer" leadership he wanted that agreement to be "as quiet as possible." because they were going to try to help the trump campaign. this is a big...
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quote trump corporation and trump payroll corp. convicted of 17 felony counts of scheming to defraud, conspiracy, ml tax fraud and falsifying this is records in connection with a scheme to pay unreported non-cash compensation to top executives including alan weisselberg and the district attorney would use another civil case against trump, one, by attorney general james, quote, defendant illegally allowed his 2016 presidential campaign to orchestrate a fundraiser for the donald j trump foundation direct distribution of the funds and use the fundraiser and distribution of the funds to further defendant's political campaign. court order defendant to pay $2 million for reach of fiduciary duty and waste defendant stipulated to the dissolution of the donald j trump foundation to resolve claims by the new york attorney general to reach fiduciary duty and waste failure to properly administer charitable assets improper political activity and repeated and willful self dealing transactions. donald trump's lawyers will surely oppose everyone o
quote trump corporation and trump payroll corp. convicted of 17 felony counts of scheming to defraud, conspiracy, ml tax fraud and falsifying this is records in connection with a scheme to pay unreported non-cash compensation to top executives including alan weisselberg and the district attorney would use another civil case against trump, one, by attorney general james, quote, defendant illegally allowed his 2016 presidential campaign to orchestrate a fundraiser for the donald j trump...
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donald trump? >> reporter: what is it about donald trump is a good question, chris. donald trump has staying power in so many ways. well, you may lose an election like the one in 2020, you also continue to have a following that is indignant upon any efforts to undermine him or the prestige of the trump organization or the political following, one that did garner more than 80 million votes in 2020, and folks are not naive to that, so even when donald trump loses an election or endorses candidates in 2022 who do lose, he continues to hold power to a great extent and also financial power, and that is what michael cohen for all those years had a full understanding of. hope hicks is going to take the stand here as a witness, and she has never met the ire of donald trump. those individuals who have caught his frustration are those who have attempted to sustain away from him, and when those individuals do step away from him, donald trump like bill barr, you are all but gone from his orbit here, and that's
donald trump? >> reporter: what is it about donald trump is a good question, chris. donald trump has staying power in so many ways. well, you may lose an election like the one in 2020, you also continue to have a following that is indignant upon any efforts to undermine him or the prestige of the trump organization or the political following, one that did garner more than 80 million votes in 2020, and folks are not naive to that, so even when donald trump loses an election or endorses...
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, trump's team suggested the payments trump made to cohen. we're not a payback for funds paid to stormy daniels, but instead payments to his personal attorney trump defended himself against these charges after chord on monday puts an invoice or whatever and they paid nick or legal expense, i got indicted for that land shifted blame to cohen saying the reality is mr. trump is not on the hook, is not criminally responsible for something mr. cohen may have done years after the fact. >> blanche said the prosecution's outline of a supposed catch and kill deal with was not a scheme, but completely irrelevant and not illegal in the afternoon, as briefly took the stand, he did not look at trump, but trump look directly at him as he testified david was on the stand for about 20 minutes to de he was explaining to the jury how the national enquirer operate, saying that they did pay for certain stories he testified on the celebrity side of the magazine industry, at least on the tabloid side, we use checkbook journalism and we paid for stories. he also sa
, trump's team suggested the payments trump made to cohen. we're not a payback for funds paid to stormy daniels, but instead payments to his personal attorney trump defended himself against these charges after chord on monday puts an invoice or whatever and they paid nick or legal expense, i got indicted for that land shifted blame to cohen saying the reality is mr. trump is not on the hook, is not criminally responsible for something mr. cohen may have done years after the fact. >>...
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but the prosecutors refused to give trump trump's lawyers the names of these witnesses because trump was start reporting about them on a social media site. >> yeah. and the judge agreed they did. they aren't entitled to this information and this is the legal consequences of these political attacks. so most of the violations of trump's gag order are made in furtherance of his political agenda, but that can have real legal repercussions. i'm sure his lawyers would very much like to know who the first couple of witnesses are going to be. but because of the conduct of their client, they will not have access to that it's a little bit it stands in contrast to the way the federal cases are being handled, particularly in terms of discovery. so we know that witness lists have already been turned over to trump's lawyers in both the florida in dc cases it's surprising to me that the judges enforcing the prosecution to be a little bit more forthcoming about what they're what their lineup of first few witnesses it looks like because it's a matter of judicial economy, you want the defense to be ab
but the prosecutors refused to give trump trump's lawyers the names of these witnesses because trump was start reporting about them on a social media site. >> yeah. and the judge agreed they did. they aren't entitled to this information and this is the legal consequences of these political attacks. so most of the violations of trump's gag order are made in furtherance of his political agenda, but that can have real legal repercussions. i'm sure his lawyers would very much like to know who...
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trump packer testified today that when donald trump heard that her story might come out, trump told packer, quote anytime you do anything like this it always gets out. okay? >> who knows what donald trump was thinking when mr. pecker testified all of this in court today, when the national enquirer endorse trump back in 2016, trump, after all, returned the favor i've always said, why didn't the national enquirer get the pulitzer prize for edwards and o j simpson and all of these things i think maybe we got an idea today why the national enquirer hasn't been awarded any policy prizes. >> cnn's kara scannell was in court for all this. kara, how attentive? >> word jurors, as all of this sleeves was displayed before them jake, it was a very short court session today. >> david pecker was on the and for just over two hours. and during his testimony, the jurors appear to be paying close attention. you could see when pecker was testifying, he often looked at the jury box when he was answering some of the questions. and you could see the jurors eyes following him back to the prosecutor, who would th
trump packer testified today that when donald trump heard that her story might come out, trump told packer, quote anytime you do anything like this it always gets out. okay? >> who knows what donald trump was thinking when mr. pecker testified all of this in court today, when the national enquirer endorse trump back in 2016, trump, after all, returned the favor i've always said, why didn't the national enquirer get the pulitzer prize for edwards and o j simpson and all of these things i...
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with trump which he denied. perker said he would not have entered this if it didn't benefit the campaign. he said he didn't want the story to the bears are hurt the campaign cleared trump's attorney uses saab cross-examining perker to show how the mutually beneficial relationship between he and trump went back almost to dixoxn needs to extract two decades. he said he gave a heads up of the negative stories. he asked if it was sop for media to work with politicians including to win elections. perker replied, yes. >> today was a breathtaking in this room. amazing testimony. >> before court top trump said this. he cited this to the judge as many violations of the gag order not to discuss witnesses in the case. >> what did you think of perker's testimony so far. >> he has been very nice. he's a nice guy. >> the judge has set a hearing for wednesday to hear additional arguments over whether donald trump did violate that gag order. tomorrow david perker will be back on the stand. trump's lawyers will continue to cross
with trump which he denied. perker said he would not have entered this if it didn't benefit the campaign. he said he didn't want the story to the bears are hurt the campaign cleared trump's attorney uses saab cross-examining perker to show how the mutually beneficial relationship between he and trump went back almost to dixoxn needs to extract two decades. he said he gave a heads up of the negative stories. he asked if it was sop for media to work with politicians including to win elections....
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biden and trump's ratings are almost equal. 46% versus 45 in favor of trump. for biden, the situation has improved since late february, when trump had a 5% lead. a narrowing gap indicates that the confrontation will be painful. the outcome of the last two presidential elections was determined by dozens of thousands of votes in several states, and this time is unlikely to be an exception. in a country that is so... even the slightest changes can become decisive, and from here follows the second trap into which trump was literally led, trump has no time left to conduct a normal election campaign, it is clear that the republicans have their own electoral base, they will be for trump anyway, but they are finite, there will be no more republicans by november 2024, which is why he needs to travel to these swing states, meaning michigan. trump was thus de-energized, disconnected from his voters, but donald trump would not have been donald trump if he had not found a way out of this difficult situation. the republican is always known for his ability to turn a seemingl
biden and trump's ratings are almost equal. 46% versus 45 in favor of trump. for biden, the situation has improved since late february, when trump had a 5% lead. a narrowing gap indicates that the confrontation will be painful. the outcome of the last two presidential elections was determined by dozens of thousands of votes in several states, and this time is unlikely to be an exception. in a country that is so... even the slightest changes can become decisive, and from here follows the second...