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but she is really up there in the inner, inner, inner circle for trump with michael cohen, with allen weisselberg, the people that he literally spent the most -- had the most communication with. >> she's like a personal assistant. >> personal assistant but was one of the key gate keepers. the trump organization really only had about 14 people working for it. trump only had about three, four people he was talking to on a regular basis and rhona was one of them. handled all of his communications. so why was she important? what did she do today? it's that a lot of it was to authenticate a lot of the documents, a lot of the communications that we're going to be seeing later in the trial. and particularly then it was the placement of stormy daniels at the property, at trump tower, and critically, the outlook contact cards -- >> that she knew. >> of daniels and mcdougal that was sitting there in trump's rolodex. >> what's the significance of that, other than trump knew these women? >> look, the prosecutors don't have to prove that trump actually had relationships with either stormy daniels
but she is really up there in the inner, inner, inner circle for trump with michael cohen, with allen weisselberg, the people that he literally spent the most -- had the most communication with. >> she's like a personal assistant. >> personal assistant but was one of the key gate keepers. the trump organization really only had about 14 people working for it. trump only had about three, four people he was talking to on a regular basis and rhona was one of them. handled all of his...
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you can't do this just on the shoulders of michael cohen and thighs on the shoulders of michael cohen, right? to everything else around him to lift him up. otherwise, there is no correct? right. you can't you can't have it i know he has long felt that they were going to do that and that he would be he would say it but then they would prove it separately from one of the side. he's he's critical, but everything around him and stew. one thing that is david pecker is our walked off the stand, men had been friends. >> again, we put that in quotes, but friends such that they were friends over decades, they have not spoken since the beginning of 2019, according to pecker's testimony. so do you think they'll ever speak again? i mean, trump has said nice things about him this way. if you look at how once pecker told his tail that he was required to he also had to make friends with trump again more like from the godfather, it's personal business and this is kind of that relationship. >> anyways, those are pretty up description yeah. >> all right. well, thank you all very much and next to trump
you can't do this just on the shoulders of michael cohen and thighs on the shoulders of michael cohen, right? to everything else around him to lift him up. otherwise, there is no correct? right. you can't you can't have it i know he has long felt that they were going to do that and that he would be he would say it but then they would prove it separately from one of the side. he's he's critical, but everything around him and stew. one thing that is david pecker is our walked off the stand, men...
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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 reiterated that he did that scheme alongside donald trump and michael cohen, allegedly, to help the campaign. egyptian mediators are in israel tonight, in a new attempt to reach a ceasefire in the war in gaza. several israeli media outlets are reporting the country�*s war cabinet discussed a possible deal ahead of the delegation�*s arrival. an egyptian news agency linked to the country�*s intelligence sevice says there�*s been "notable progress" in finding common ground. but for now, there is no sign of the war letting up. the israeli army is massing tanks near the boundary with southern gaza — in apparent preparation for a long—promised ground invasion into rafah. this was the scene in rafah on friday night — as israel continues to bombard the city from the air. gaza�*s hamas—run health agency says at least 50 people have been killed in israeli attacks over the past 2a hours. among the dead is sabreen al—sakani — a baby girl rescued from her dying mother�*s womb after an israeli air strike in rafah. we brought you her story earlier this week — now, her fig
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the jury heard the granular details about the shell company, michael cohen used to pay stormy daniels her hush money. remember, prosecutors have to prove that when trump paid cohen back, he falsified business
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the jury heard the granular details about the shell company, michael cohen used to pay stormy daniels her hush money. remember, prosecutors have to prove that when trump paid cohen back, he falsified business records so voters would never know. >> aaron, thank you. >>> now to the campus protest officials the war in at columbia where students are facing a deadline, late word on the status of the talks. stephanie ramos at columbia tonight. >> reporter: -- to washington -- -- to texas tonight, campus protests against the war in gaza spreading, with no end in sight. >> free, free palestine! >> reporter: at ohio state overnight, police clashing with pro-palestinian protestors, 36 arrested. >> let us in, let us in. >> they're being labelled as anti-semitics which is really, really a false statement in so far as so many of the student organizers, myself included, are jewish. >> bring them home! >> outside columbia university, pro israel protesters calling for the release of hostages. >> the release of hostages must come first and foremost to end the suffering on both sides. >> today, jewish
the jury heard the granular details about the shell company, michael cohen used to pay stormy daniels her hush money. remember, prosecutors have to prove that when trump paid cohen back, he falsified business records so voters would never know. >> aaron, thank you. >>> now to the campus protest officials the war in at columbia where students are facing a deadline, late word on the status of the talks. stephanie ramos at columbia tonight. >> reporter: -- to washington -- --...
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i want to read an interesting line from michael cohen's banker, gary pharaoh. this is what gary farro testifying. every time michael cohen's spoke to me, he gave a sense of urgency and this was one of those times breakdown the significance of the bankers testimony today that is set to continue. we're told next week yeah, when michael cohen says that to gary farro as he's testifying, it's a moment where michael cohen wants to set up an account with this private bank in 2016 where gary farro works. >> this is the bank through which the payment ultimately is going to be set up to be paid to stormy daniels from michael cohen, $130,000 to keep her story quiet. >> and what he's doing is piecing in new parts of the puzzle. the prosecutors want to be able to show the jury every step of the money and the effort toward paying off stormy daniels from donald trump's sphere. >> gary pharaoh is one of the people that can do that both with his testimony and with his evidence, he can help them show the documents, the emails, the exchanges, and a crucial document from him that
i want to read an interesting line from michael cohen's banker, gary pharaoh. this is what gary farro testifying. every time michael cohen's spoke to me, he gave a sense of urgency and this was one of those times breakdown the significance of the bankers testimony today that is set to continue. we're told next week yeah, when michael cohen says that to gary farro as he's testifying, it's a moment where michael cohen wants to set up an account with this private bank in 2016 where gary farro...
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but trump's doj didn't actually shield michael cohen. he was convicted and imprisoned by the very independent sdny prosecutors who were prosecutors during the trump era. and by the end of the week they turned to vrana graph. she is frugal but the defendant, his company, they are still paying for her lawyers. you take this all together and what you see is a lot more evidence against trump than reasonable doubt on his behalf. that doesn't mean he's losing this case. we are on the da's side. the burden is on them, but for a first week this wasn't exactly a slow rise or a lot of accounting spreadsheets, this was a 2x4 swung repeatedly at donald trump as a defendant and while some of that came from those prosecutors tough talk in the opening which i read to you, as we get into this in the special tonight, you've got to remember a lot of that tough talk and incriminating information came from his buddy, tabloid chief david pecker who said by the end of his testimony, it's not personal. he still counts donald trump as a friend, he's just tellin
but trump's doj didn't actually shield michael cohen. he was convicted and imprisoned by the very independent sdny prosecutors who were prosecutors during the trump era. and by the end of the week they turned to vrana graph. she is frugal but the defendant, his company, they are still paying for her lawyers. you take this all together and what you see is a lot more evidence against trump than reasonable doubt on his behalf. that doesn't mean he's losing this case. we are on the da's side. the...
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he reiterated that he did that scheme alongside donald trump and michael cohen, allegedly, to help the campaign. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let�*s look at another story making news. it�*s been a day of fighting talk from humza yousaf, insisting he won�*t resign as scotland�*s first minister, if he loses votes of no confidence, in him and his government, which are expected next week. the snp leader is struggling to stay in control after he ended a power—sharing arrangement with the scottish greens, leaving him at the helm of a minority administration. here he is speaking in dundee on friday. i�*v e i�*ve heard the anger and upset from green colleagues, and it wasn�*t meant, the action wasn�*t meant to upset and anger them which is clearly been communicated by them. and anger them but clearly, i will be writing to patrick harvey and lorna slater to let see if we can meet but it does not mean that two pro—independence parties who share so many values and so many policies cannot and should not work together in a less formal arrangement. the co
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cohen tried opening a bank account under the name resolution consultants llc. that's the same account that former american media ceo and president david pecker testified cohen nearly used to reimburse him. for purchasing the lifetime rights to former playboy model karen macdougall's story about an alleged affair with trump who said again tonight this trial is politically motivated. >> we sit here day after day after day, which is their plan because they think they might be able to eke out an election. >> today pecker wrapped up his testimony, telling the court, quote: i have been truthful to the best of my recollection. former president trump's lawyers exposed inconsistencies with pecker's testimony about whether or not trump thanked him for suppressing stories. pecker says he now believes he violated federal election law while suppressing macdougall's story. trump's long-time executive ronna graph also took the stand today describing the former president as a formal and respectable boss for 34 years. maintained contacts including those of mcdo you go and adult
cohen tried opening a bank account under the name resolution consultants llc. that's the same account that former american media ceo and president david pecker testified cohen nearly used to reimburse him. for purchasing the lifetime rights to former playboy model karen macdougall's story about an alleged affair with trump who said again tonight this trial is politically motivated. >> we sit here day after day after day, which is their plan because they think they might be able to eke out...
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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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cohen was apparently seeking to arrange the $130,000 payment to stormy daniels. trump signing off on another date in court. >> this is all a biden indictment. in order to try to win an election. nothing like this has ever happened. biden to debate come he can do it anytime he wants. can do it tonight. i'm here. i'm ready, willing, and able. and if he wants, i'll do it on monday night, tuesday night, or wednesday night. we'll be in michigan, a state that he has destroyed. >> shannon: the former president was certainly on the mind of the current president. joe biden repeatedly brought up donald trump while being interviewed by howard stern. >> i don't know if you are going to debate your opponent. >> i am somewhere, i don't know when. i'm happy to debate him. i don't think he likes his overhead on that score. >> what do you think is going to happen? i can't imagine you are going to lose, but. >> well, look come he has promised if he doesn't win there is meant to be a bloodbath. trump makes fun of me. he is the kind of guy could have gotten head-to-head. >> shannon:
cohen was apparently seeking to arrange the $130,000 payment to stormy daniels. trump signing off on another date in court. >> this is all a biden indictment. in order to try to win an election. nothing like this has ever happened. biden to debate come he can do it anytime he wants. can do it tonight. i'm here. i'm ready, willing, and able. and if he wants, i'll do it on monday night, tuesday night, or wednesday night. we'll be in michigan, a state that he has destroyed. >> shannon:...
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michael cohen. from michael cohen, maybe it's not as salacious, but this is actually what the trial and the crime itself. >> it is michael cohen was contacting this bank because he they'd been having this discussion about ami and david pecker is the firewood owned the national enquirer? >> yes. they've been having the discussion on them making the payment to stormy daniels and essentially david pecker or didn't want anything to do it. he did not want to be in cahoots with a porn star making this payment to her. and it came to this point where michael cohen was trying to reach trump. he was under pressure to do this and finally said, i'm just going to do it myself and drew down a home equity line that's why this exchange happening right now pharaoh received another email two days later, please return michael cohen's call when you are available today regarding an important merit, a matter pharaoh calls cohen who told him he wanted to open a new llc account. >> cohen said the account was for capital re
michael cohen. from michael cohen, maybe it's not as salacious, but this is actually what the trial and the crime itself. >> it is michael cohen was contacting this bank because he they'd been having this discussion about ami and david pecker is the firewood owned the national enquirer? >> yes. they've been having the discussion on them making the payment to stormy daniels and essentially david pecker or didn't want anything to do it. he did not want to be in cahoots with a porn...
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cohen, we all talk about how michael cohen is the centre of this case but the assumption was that no one in their right mind would put all their money on michael cohen for anything but when you look at these questions some of the information they are eliciting it really does look like the prosecution is putting everything on cohen and they seem to be laying the foundation and he supposed to be the one to deliver the coup de grace i just don't see how he can do that. >> we haven't heard from you just yet fail, what has struck you so far and as far as witnesses this would be the third witness that has been called up so far we know there is still a lot of star witnesses we have not yet seen and heard from yet. >> it's great to be with you again as always listen this has all been i think windowdressing so far i haven't seen anything that points to a scintilla of a crime here ordinarily i would say if this was a typical trial where you had a fair judge and you had a fair and unbiased a jury and a fair jury pool to pull that jury from i would say that the trial would be collapsing under it
cohen, we all talk about how michael cohen is the centre of this case but the assumption was that no one in their right mind would put all their money on michael cohen for anything but when you look at these questions some of the information they are eliciting it really does look like the prosecution is putting everything on cohen and they seem to be laying the foundation and he supposed to be the one to deliver the coup de grace i just don't see how he can do that. >> we haven't heard...
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it wasn't michael cohen. who had sex with stormy daniels, it wasn't michael cohen. who it a love affair with karen mcdougal. it wasn't michael cohen. >> al this last witness is because they know they are going to try to say it was michael cohen who did this personally. >> he department benefit at all. i'm trying to pick up on the common sense thing. >> let me just say a cohen point right now, both sides the defense has take a call of calling him cohen instead of the first name and trying to dirty him up in a sort of opportunity toir way. even the prosecution has put in a few things about he's a challenging kind of client for that bank guy. pecker thinks he exaggerates. so the jury, i'm sure, is very curious to see this guy. and i think the da's main task, they have laid the tracks well, but they know that cohen is coming. their main task is between hicks, between pecker, and then the paperwork is to corroborate every single hole so at the end of the day, they can get up and say, look, michael cohen, first of all, you can believe him for these reasons, but even if yo
it wasn't michael cohen. who had sex with stormy daniels, it wasn't michael cohen. who it a love affair with karen mcdougal. it wasn't michael cohen. >> al this last witness is because they know they are going to try to say it was michael cohen who did this personally. >> he department benefit at all. i'm trying to pick up on the common sense thing. >> let me just say a cohen point right now, both sides the defense has take a call of calling him cohen instead of the first name...
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one of those minions is michael cohen, and this was all michael cohen's show, not donald trump who was mostly in the dark. the people know they're going to explore that as a defense t. they are prebutting it, rebutting it in advance. >> graff is off the stand. no redirect. everything you said, danny, is now moot. >> you didn't have to point it out. >> once again. she's off the stand, they're going to get a third witness today. we're waiting to see who that witness is. we're going to take a quick break. once again, our coverage of donald trump's criminal hush money trial continues in just a moment. inues in just a moment ♪♪ missing out on the things you love because of asthma? get back to better breathing with fasenra, an add-on treatment for eosinophilic asthma that is taken once every 8 weeks. fasenra is not for sudden breathing problems or other eosinophilic conditions. allergic reactions may occur. don't stop your asthma treatments without talking with your doctor. tell your doctor if your asthma worsens. headache and sore throat may occur. tell your doctor if you have a parasit
one of those minions is michael cohen, and this was all michael cohen's show, not donald trump who was mostly in the dark. the people know they're going to explore that as a defense t. they are prebutting it, rebutting it in advance. >> graff is off the stand. no redirect. everything you said, danny, is now moot. >> you didn't have to point it out. >> once again. she's off the stand, they're going to get a third witness today. we're waiting to see who that witness is. we're...
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this is about setting up the michael cohen testimony and establishing relevance of the michael cohen testimony in advance and basically trying to give credibility to michael cohen's testimony which we haven't had yet that will be the end probably because michael cohen himself is very incredible perjury, we have all of the record of all the things he has done wrong he's been in prison this is all to set up that and sanitize michael cohen. >> but it's establishing trimer patterns of behaviour saying this is the way the trump team works because this case basically involves michael cohen down trump and alan weitzel berg these are the people who supposedly were about round the payment in this case so by establishing that and packer saying he passed on that he didn't want anything to do with tony daniels because we are in walmart and we don't want porn stars on the cover of our magazine people like it one of the things that i am curious about because you have a close look i'm going to be there next week to get a close look which i'm looking forward to but what is the feel for how the teams
this is about setting up the michael cohen testimony and establishing relevance of the michael cohen testimony in advance and basically trying to give credibility to michael cohen's testimony which we haven't had yet that will be the end probably because michael cohen himself is very incredible perjury, we have all of the record of all the things he has done wrong he's been in prison this is all to set up that and sanitize michael cohen. >> but it's establishing trimer patterns of...
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explained how he and trump's former lawyer, michael cohen, worked together to catch and kill negative stories about trump in an effort to prevent alleged affairs from becoming scandals during his 2016 presidential campaign. >>>>case is really rises and falls with david peckers testimony because he is the linchpin behind. their theory of this sort of conspiratorial. scheme. to influence the election. >reporter>trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. he's accused of funneling so called hush money payments through michael cohen to adult film star stormy daniels before the 2016 election. >>>>it's not a crime if it wasn't done with the purpose of influencing the election. >reporter>the presumptive republican presidential nominee has repeatedly expressed frustration that the trial is keeping him off the campaign trail today, he expressed frustration that it's keeping him from celebrating his wife. melania's birthday. >ryan>and the former president also says he's been following the arguments as the serene court and his immunity case. calling his arguments were brilliant
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cohen, donald trump's former lawyer, they did try to kind of poke holes in the prosecution's narrative. they tried to cast this whole catch and kill alleged scheme as a business decision, as david pecker, as someone who was cooperating with prosecutors at the time because he was worried that a deal with his tabloid and another big media company to be acquired would fall through. but look, in every kind of instance, the prosecution came back on redirect and had mr pecker reiterate that this was all done to help donald trump's campaign. and so looking at the morning session, the defence didn't do really enough, i think, to damage the prosecution's narrative. but of course, we're only on the first witness so far. i'm joined by formalfederal prosecutor, joe moreno. jo, jo, good to have your analysis on the programme tonight. give us a sense of what we learned this week because there was a lot of noise, we heard a lot from donald trump outside of court, a lot from the prosecution laying out their case. how we any clearer on it which way this could head?— how we any clearer on it which way
cohen, donald trump's former lawyer, they did try to kind of poke holes in the prosecution's narrative. they tried to cast this whole catch and kill alleged scheme as a business decision, as david pecker, as someone who was cooperating with prosecutors at the time because he was worried that a deal with his tabloid and another big media company to be acquired would fall through. but look, in every kind of instance, the prosecution came back on redirect and had mr pecker reiterate that this was...
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cohen, donald trump's former lawyer, they did try to kind of poke holes in the prosecution's narrative. they tried to cast this whole catch and kill alleged scheme as a business decision, as david pecker as someone who was cooperating with prosecutors at the time because he was worried that a deal with his tabloid and another big media company to be acquired would fall through. but look, in every kind of instance, the prosecution came back on redirect and had mr pepper reiterate that this was all done on redirect and had mr pecker reiterate that this was all done to help donald trump's campaign. and so looking at the morning session, the defence didn't do really enough, i think, to damage the prosecution's narrative. but of course, we are only on the first witness so far. i'm joined by laurie levenson, former federal prosecutor and professor of law at loyola marymount university in los angeles. you've been watching donald trump this trial in new york. what do you make of it so far? i this trial in new york. what do you make of it so far?— make of it so far? i think it's an uncomforta
cohen, donald trump's former lawyer, they did try to kind of poke holes in the prosecution's narrative. they tried to cast this whole catch and kill alleged scheme as a business decision, as david pecker as someone who was cooperating with prosecutors at the time because he was worried that a deal with his tabloid and another big media company to be acquired would fall through. but look, in every kind of instance, the prosecution came back on redirect and had mr pepper reiterate that this was...
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she's going to be a super important witness because she doesn't have cohen's baggage, michael cohen's baggage. it's the opposite. hope hicks was team trump all the way during the period that's the subject of this indictment. so it makes her especially credible. she's going to be able to connect the hush money payments with trump's presidential ambitions. that's what prosecution also needed david pecker to do. to link the catch and kill agreement to the campaign, and that's exactly what he did. so, again, the defense tried to attack pecker's credibility in order to testify. they didn't score big points, and they're not going to be able to go there with hope hicks. she's going to be a strong witness for the prosecution. >> you know, jeremy, before the break, defense spent a lot of time grilling david pecker about a non-prosecution agreement, the jurors learned an awful lot about catch and kill. on one hand, it's pretty straightforward, right? catch and kill is you find out that there's a story that you want to bury, you pay for it, and you make sure they sign an agreement that says nobo
she's going to be a super important witness because she doesn't have cohen's baggage, michael cohen's baggage. it's the opposite. hope hicks was team trump all the way during the period that's the subject of this indictment. so it makes her especially credible. she's going to be able to connect the hush money payments with trump's presidential ambitions. that's what prosecution also needed david pecker to do. to link the catch and kill agreement to the campaign, and that's exactly what he did....
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i also think the scope was too broadened to include michael cohen, that's where the ghost. it's not like michael cohen is a witness to a drive-by shooting who doesn't want his name out in public. he has been making money as a critic of trump's campaigning against him and talking about this case. so none of the reasons you protect witnesses have particularly compelling place with regard to michael cohen. i have to say i raised earlier as well the point that andy correctly raised or has raised on this issue of campaign financing. i am very disturbed little with the judge is allowing to happen in that courtroom. all of these references to pecker agreeing that he violated campaign finance laws leaves a very strong impression to the jury that there was a federal crime here. there was not a crime. now, pecker may have reached that agreement so he could avoid trial and avoid cost, or me he maybe had bad lawyers, but there are plenty of law experts who have said this is not a campaign contribution. it's a theory that failed with john edwards. and this goes to the whole problem with
i also think the scope was too broadened to include michael cohen, that's where the ghost. it's not like michael cohen is a witness to a drive-by shooting who doesn't want his name out in public. he has been making money as a critic of trump's campaigning against him and talking about this case. so none of the reasons you protect witnesses have particularly compelling place with regard to michael cohen. i have to say i raised earlier as well the point that andy correctly raised or has raised on...
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cohen, and how he used michael cohen as his fixer and what the children thought of michael cohen, which was apparently not much and so i think she's she's good for the document part of this, but she's also an important witness, i think to talk about the sort of ethos of the trump organization and how donald trump ran it and how much attention he paid to the receipts. and to what was going on. and also, she can talk about the relationship with david pecker. can you imagine though just taking a step back on what this must feel like for donald trump in this moment. i mean, we know the witness list includes people like hope hicks, michael cohen. michael cohen clearly, no love lost in the sense that we are all very clear at the status of their relationship. >> we're on a graph, somebody who would have been his right-hand woman thinking about her important role, david pecker, a long-term friend. >> we've seen the pictures outside of the white house, naveen david pecker was invited to sit in meeting with mike pompeo and jame dimon. call me and then told in front of all them he knows more than
cohen, and how he used michael cohen as his fixer and what the children thought of michael cohen, which was apparently not much and so i think she's she's good for the document part of this, but she's also an important witness, i think to talk about the sort of ethos of the trump organization and how donald trump ran it and how much attention he paid to the receipts. and to what was going on. and also, she can talk about the relationship with david pecker. can you imagine though just taking a...
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basically laying any of that on the feet of michael cohen and david pecker himself. and during the cross-examination of a was trying to show that pecker's credibility is damaged and also demonstrate that trump was not part of that alleged conspiracy to kill the negative stories about trump that could damage the presidential race. that is the bedrock of alvin bragg's prosecution. that trump supposedly engaged in conspiracy to do exactly that with both pecker and cohen. but on the stand he revealed the president did not want to buy karen mcdougal's story telling him not to purchase it saying such scandalous stories always get out anyway and pecker said he never dealt with president trump on it directly but with his lawyer, michael cohen, when negotiating with mcdougall. pecker said he asked about lots of stories about celebrities including quashing an alleged affair of arnold schwarzenegger, tiger woods, and emmanuel ran mia among others. so when mcdougall came knocking to be paid to pecker said it was another routine celebrity sex scandal that happened to touch on his
basically laying any of that on the feet of michael cohen and david pecker himself. and during the cross-examination of a was trying to show that pecker's credibility is damaged and also demonstrate that trump was not part of that alleged conspiracy to kill the negative stories about trump that could damage the presidential race. that is the bedrock of alvin bragg's prosecution. that trump supposedly engaged in conspiracy to do exactly that with both pecker and cohen. but on the stand he...
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pecker did say that michael cohen was kind of full of himself. he was trying to put his fingers in everything, and he was acting like he was a campaign lawyer, but that wasn't his job. so that will support trump's defense that it wasn't his intent to try to win the election by shutting up stormy daniels and karen mcdougal, maybe that's something that michael cohen was trying to do, but trump will try to get the jury to think he didn't have anything to do with that, that michael cohen was a lone wolf. >> for the first time our team that has been inside the courthouse can join us live to talk about what they saw. i want to bring in msnbc legal correspondent lisa rubin, msnbc contributor and "new york times" investigative correspondent sue craig, and legal analyst kristy greenberg as i always do, i want to get, first of all, lisa, just your big takeaways from the morning because, again, we're reading the document. we're not in there. but for the last day of what's been a long week, it sounds like there was some real moments in that courtroom. >> the
pecker did say that michael cohen was kind of full of himself. he was trying to put his fingers in everything, and he was acting like he was a campaign lawyer, but that wasn't his job. so that will support trump's defense that it wasn't his intent to try to win the election by shutting up stormy daniels and karen mcdougal, maybe that's something that michael cohen was trying to do, but trump will try to get the jury to think he didn't have anything to do with that, that michael cohen was a lone...
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david pecker testified just a moment ago when he called michael cohen about this fec letter, that michael cohen said in response, quote, jeff sessions is the attorney general and trump has him in his pocket. in that david pecker is saying, let him to question whether michael cohen was somebody who would exaggerate statements, because he knew that donald trump didn't have jeff sessions in his pocket. all of this is an effort here apparently by the defense team for donald trump in front of the jury here to question michael cohen's credibility and the statements who is the key witness before they get to the point that michael cohen's credibility is something they should question. >> are prosecutors trying to establish the payments had a campaign connection? isn't that essential to the -- >> if they can't, there you go. that's going to be the end of the case. i'm not in the courtroom, but i'm reading the -- what we call the google doc. the defense attorney is doing an excellent cross-examination. his job as to this cross is to create reasonable doubt. he is trying to do that. he is simultaneo
david pecker testified just a moment ago when he called michael cohen about this fec letter, that michael cohen said in response, quote, jeff sessions is the attorney general and trump has him in his pocket. in that david pecker is saying, let him to question whether michael cohen was somebody who would exaggerate statements, because he knew that donald trump didn't have jeff sessions in his pocket. all of this is an effort here apparently by the defense team for donald trump in front of the...
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is it michael cohen? i think he is a interesting decision as to where the prosecution puts him because he is not going to be -- he is going to be absolutely devastated with regards to attack on his credibility but nevertheless his testimony is critical to the prosecution's effort to prove this case if they have any chance of proving it. so do they put them up front? at the very back? i think they're going to close the case with a witness who is going to be destroyed, we just do not know where it's going to go right now. >> emily: answer thank you so much. so, tammy bruce, nothing like the element of surprise. that is the hallmark of our justice system. >> tammy: i believe you're supposed to be told who the witnesses are and whether than a come up. so you can come prepared but the judge days are making very interesting decisions. in a way i do not think if they care if he's going to get reversed on appeal because it is about just keeping him off the streets and it's about the impact and is part of the camp
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ibly10 maybe you're waiting for michael cohen, the big star witness. let's bring in one of our favorite legal eagles, guy lewis. how much longer will this trial last? >> at least three weeks. these witnesses are going longer than we expected. listening to david kerr i think the defense rightly and smartly are turning these prosecution witnesses into solid defense oriented witnesses. >> this was the weakest case against donald trump. what have you seen and read early on? what are you gleaning from this? >> i'm still looking for the crime. i am seeing and hearing david packer come in and testify we did business as usual. other people were involved in other stories. why aren't they being prosecuted? why nothing about those? the simple answer the jury will glean from this testimony, trump has been singled out. ibly10 this case concerning the former president, president biden made the point to go out on the campaign trail this week, do you believe americans are looking at this and seeing as election interference being exposed? >> great question and i think
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and that former trump attorney michael cohen said the main concern was the harm that could have been done to the editor-in-chief's reputation. >>> president biden joining howard stern this morning for a live interview while they focus mainly on the president's life story, he did make some news for the first time saying he would be happy to debate donald trump. the trump campaign responded on social media saying, quote, okay let's set it up. >>> andrew tate ordered to stand trial on charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. his brother also charged tate's legal team says it will appeal the ruling. >>> that's the news update "halftime report" will be back after this clem's not a morning person. or a... people person. but he is an “i can solve this in 4 different ways” person. you need clem. clem needs benefits. work with principal so we can help you with a plan that's right for him. you know what i'm saying? let our expertise round out yours. happy mother's day! some things never change. like a mother's love. get something as timeless
and that former trump attorney michael cohen said the main concern was the harm that could have been done to the editor-in-chief's reputation. >>> president biden joining howard stern this morning for a live interview while they focus mainly on the president's life story, he did make some news for the first time saying he would be happy to debate donald trump. the trump campaign responded on social media saying, quote, okay let's set it up. >>> andrew tate ordered to stand...
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both michael cohen can too, depending on how he testifies. he's got a lot more credibility issues than david pecker. >> i think some may be surprised to learn through this process that paparazzi were being sent to meetings when there was no interest in it. and maybe that the -- you know, martians maybe weren't real. interesting also to see, vaughn, how right now there is that attempt by the defense to damage the credibility of david pecker, specifically on things he said about donald trump and whether donald trump thanked him or did not thank him. >> right, that january 2017 meeting that we're talking about at trump tower when we were -- first got on the show, jose, in which david pecker testified that he went to trump tower there, and just after a meeting that donald trump had with the likes of james comey, reince priebus and sean spicer there, two weeks before he was sworn in as president, david pecker replaced all the individuals and had testified this week that that is where donald trump had thanked him for purchasing the rights to dino t
both michael cohen can too, depending on how he testifies. he's got a lot more credibility issues than david pecker. >> i think some may be surprised to learn through this process that paparazzi were being sent to meetings when there was no interest in it. and maybe that the -- you know, martians maybe weren't real. interesting also to see, vaughn, how right now there is that attempt by the defense to damage the credibility of david pecker, specifically on things he said about donald...
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michael cohen will be the key witness. you can expect a grilling of michael cohen by the prosecution -- by the defense team after he gets up there and basically in my opinion misrepresents his interactions with president trump. >> julie: all right, yeah. legal panel, thank you very much. we'll continue to watch as trump on trial continues. david pecker currently back on the stand after taking a short break. he is the former ceo of american media, publisher of the "national enquirer" and the center of it all whether this catch and kill was in fact a violation of multiple laws. so far the evidence just isn't there according to our panel. michael cohen will be the man of the hour when he takes the stand. we'll continue to watch it with you and we'll be right back after this short break. when dehydration gets real... (♪) hey, that's mine! i'll buy you a pony. advanced hydration isn't just for kids. pedialyte helps you hydrate during recovery. (♪) (vo) if you have graves' disease, your eye symptoms could mean something more
michael cohen will be the key witness. you can expect a grilling of michael cohen by the prosecution -- by the defense team after he gets up there and basically in my opinion misrepresents his interactions with president trump. >> julie: all right, yeah. legal panel, thank you very much. we'll continue to watch as trump on trial continues. david pecker currently back on the stand after taking a short break. he is the former ceo of american media, publisher of the "national...
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the case is about michael cohen and if you don't believe michael cohen, i think the jury has to acquit. >> it will be interesting to hear and see his influence on this jury and how the prosecutor navigates this potential trap i guess you could say. everybody stay with us. richard, we'll come to you on the other side of another quick break. please stay with us. you're watching our personal coverage here on msnbc. r personl coverage here on msnbc (psst! psst!) ahhh! with flonase, allergies don't have to be scary. spray flonase sensimist daily for non-drowsy long lasting relief in a scent free, gentle mist. flonase all good. also, try our allergy headache and nighttime pills. with schwab investing themes™, it's easy to invest in ideas you believe in. spot a trend in electric vehicles? have a passion for online gaming? or want to explore the space economy? choose from over 40 themes, each with up to 25 stocks identified by our unique algorithm. buy it as-is or customize to align with your goals. all at your fingertips. schwab investing themes. 40 customizable themes. up to 25 stocks in j
the case is about michael cohen and if you don't believe michael cohen, i think the jury has to acquit. >> it will be interesting to hear and see his influence on this jury and how the prosecutor navigates this potential trap i guess you could say. everybody stay with us. richard, we'll come to you on the other side of another quick break. please stay with us. you're watching our personal coverage here on msnbc. r personl coverage here on msnbc (psst! psst!) ahhh! with flonase, allergies...
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he talks about a lot of conversations between him and michael cohen. michael cohen is likely going to say, i talked to david pecker. here's what we said. and if the prosecutors get what they want, it will be consistent. >> george: they'll probably put hope hicks in there as well. >> exactly. they can back up everything of michael cohen before he comes in so the stage has been set. >> george: let's turn to the supreme court. looks like yesterday donald trump lost one battle but won a bigger war. >> look, his attorney gave up on this absolute immunity argument. right? which was always silly, this idea that no matter what you do as president, private or public conduct, you are immuned. his attorney conceding we're not talking about private conduct. why is he doing that? because this is going to make it much more likely that it's going to take a longer time as things move forward. if you view the goal of the trump team as delay, it was the smartest thing they could do. >> george: right. they've clearly gotten a delay. seems almost inconceivable this trial
he talks about a lot of conversations between him and michael cohen. michael cohen is likely going to say, i talked to david pecker. here's what we said. and if the prosecutors get what they want, it will be consistent. >> george: they'll probably put hope hicks in there as well. >> exactly. they can back up everything of michael cohen before he comes in so the stage has been set. >> george: let's turn to the supreme court. looks like yesterday donald trump lost one battle but...
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it was also the goal of michael cohen. so far there has been no mention that pecker was directed personally and directly by donald trump himself to buy off the two women to protect his election chances. that's the key to the prosecution case. d.a. alvin] charged 34 counts of falsifying business records at felonies. the defense attorney's goal is try to separate his client from the deal making that pecker and cohen were doing. he testified to several conversations with trump but none revealed that trump said to buy the story directly to protect the race. trump was angry when mcdougal's story was made public and trump asked about karen after he was elected referring to her as our girl. the presidential race never came into it. perhaps this could happen today in court. the defense attorney could ask david pecker did donald trump ever directly tell you to buy karen mcdougal's story or stormy daniel's story to protect his chances in the election? if the answer to that question is no from david pecker, it could blow up this case
it was also the goal of michael cohen. so far there has been no mention that pecker was directed personally and directly by donald trump himself to buy off the two women to protect his election chances. that's the key to the prosecution case. d.a. alvin] charged 34 counts of falsifying business records at felonies. the defense attorney's goal is try to separate his client from the deal making that pecker and cohen were doing. he testified to several conversations with trump but none revealed...
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there we're going to hear more about that from michael cohen and again, if michael cohen's really the only one that ties all this together, he's got a lot of issues. i'm actually see what else they use other than michael go. >> but the other thing you let this go, if you're the defense, just don't fight it. don't object, don't because they knew this was coming. this is the central part part of the prosecution's case. well, let it go hundred percent. >> yeah. i mean, you don't because i think the more you kick and scream about it, the more you draw the jury's attention to it. they have other ways they can attack the credibility and the membrane is back to what you were saying about small ball at the end of the de, it's just there were these little inconsistency michael cohen is coming. >> we don't know what else is coming. i mean, let's just remember that landy davis, who was michael cohen's lawyer, has said that this case does not quote rise and fall on michael cohen's testimony that there is other evidence, but we haven't seen prosecutors are trying to answer the question for the jur
there we're going to hear more about that from michael cohen and again, if michael cohen's really the only one that ties all this together, he's got a lot of issues. i'm actually see what else they use other than michael go. >> but the other thing you let this go, if you're the defense, just don't fight it. don't object, don't because they knew this was coming. this is the central part part of the prosecution's case. well, let it go hundred percent. >> yeah. i mean, you don't...
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we may hear it from michael cohen in the future. so far all those claims have been hearsay and what we've heard from david pecker while he wanted to protect the president and michael cohen did, too, we haven't heard that those words were from the former president himself as it concerns the election. back to you. >> shannon: eric shawn at the courthouse. dana. want to bring in jonathan turley watching all of this. david pecker's cross examination continues today. what else should trump's team do to try to explain to the jury that this was not illegal? >> they are doing a good job largely allowing the case to collapse on its own weight. this case thus far is about a good a model as prosecution as the titanic is a good model for navigation. i don't understand why they would start with pecker. in my view he is disastrous. first of all, i'm speaking as a criminal defense attorney. what most good prosecutors, if they know the criminal defense attorney will bring up something damaging will bring it up themselves. the most damaging aspect o
we may hear it from michael cohen in the future. so far all those claims have been hearsay and what we've heard from david pecker while he wanted to protect the president and michael cohen did, too, we haven't heard that those words were from the former president himself as it concerns the election. back to you. >> shannon: eric shawn at the courthouse. dana. want to bring in jonathan turley watching all of this. david pecker's cross examination continues today. what else should trump's...
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prosecutors say it was the repaid payment to michael cohen, where the business records were forged. now, trump acknowledges the payments but says there were no affairs. there were also trump lawyers in the supreme court yesterday arguing the presidents should be immune from criminal charges. the same questions that came up in lower courts came up again. could a president order the assassination of a political opponent? could he sell nuclear secrets to a foreign country? yes, in certain cases, said trump's lawyer, john sauer, because his legal theory is set up in such a way he really can't answer otherwise. just in, kagan pointed out that the whole point of the american revolution was a fight between americans who wrote down that it was self-evident that all men were created equal, and a king who thought he was above the law, justice jackson said. a president who could do anything would be dangerous if someone with those kinds of powers, the most powerful person in the world, with the greatest amount of authority, he could go into office knowing that there would be no potential penal
prosecutors say it was the repaid payment to michael cohen, where the business records were forged. now, trump acknowledges the payments but says there were no affairs. there were also trump lawyers in the supreme court yesterday arguing the presidents should be immune from criminal charges. the same questions that came up in lower courts came up again. could a president order the assassination of a political opponent? could he sell nuclear secrets to a foreign country? yes, in certain cases,...
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the more you can show through david pecker that michael cohen was running the show. he's the fixer. the more you can show that this is what the former president does. he surrounds people, pays them and says, make this all stuff go away. i don't care how you do it. >> you. >> do that. the jury is left with eyes glazed over and at least one of them is going to say, i'm not convicting a hung jury is a win for the former president, just like an acquittal is a win for him. >> you know, i hear you say that you make a persuasive case, but it also helps me understand maybe some of what the prosecution was doing here by bringing up specific conversations that donald trump had with david pecker. according to david pecker, about karen mcdougal, about stormy daniels and michael, i do understand that in and of themselves, there may not be any illegality in those conversations, but if a trial is all about the impressions made, the jury sitting there, i imagine going that's interesting. donald trump is asking a lot about karen mcdougal, this former playboy playmate. what impression does that leave
the more you can show through david pecker that michael cohen was running the show. he's the fixer. the more you can show that this is what the former president does. he surrounds people, pays them and says, make this all stuff go away. i don't care how you do it. >> you. >> do that. the jury is left with eyes glazed over and at least one of them is going to say, i'm not convicting a hung jury is a win for the former president, just like an acquittal is a win for him. >> you...
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they are trying to show election conspiracy here and donald trump and david pecker and michael cohen were part of it. president trump's lawyer will try to dismantle that when cross-examination begins this morning. back to you. >> brian: here is the thing, go out of your way to say whatever you think of that story, not illegal. this is not a violation, not a misdemeanor, it is not a felony. not illegal. you may not like it, that is what is going on. up to defense to say, they took a day and and a halfful your time and told you about stuff that might be good for page six of new"new york post." >> lawrence: david pecker said he assumed donald trump knew. did not know, assumed. >> ainsley: down the road, president biden will be in new york city, close to fox, not far from the anti-israel protest at columbia university among other schools in new york. >> brian: "new york times" is blasting joe biden for dodging questions about independent jou journalists. >> peter doocy is live at the courthouse with more. good morning. >> peter: president biden is waking up in the hotel this morning. if
they are trying to show election conspiracy here and donald trump and david pecker and michael cohen were part of it. president trump's lawyer will try to dismantle that when cross-examination begins this morning. back to you. >> brian: here is the thing, go out of your way to say whatever you think of that story, not illegal. this is not a violation, not a misdemeanor, it is not a felony. not illegal. you may not like it, that is what is going on. up to defense to say, they took a day...
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cohen engaged in conspiracy to suppress negative stories about trump as he ran for president in 2016. picker told jurors after the "access hollywood" tape surfaced weeks before the election, discussions about what to do with stormy daniels heated up. the adult film star was, allegedly, shopping the story, and pecker testified he didn't have the $120,000 she wanted so he told cohen to buy and bury her story, saying if he didn't and the story gets out, the boss is going to be very angry with you. >> the da's case is really rises and falls with david pecker's testimony because he is the linchpin behind their theory of this sort of conspiratorial scheme to influence the election. >> reporter: pecker also testified about an agreement with former "playboy" model karen mcdougal who says she had a ten-month affair with trump which he denies. pecker acknowledged ami that owned the "enquirer" paid $150,000 for her story weeks before the election and never published it. >> if donald trump hadn't been running president do you believe the deal would have been made with ami, knowin what you know n
cohen engaged in conspiracy to suppress negative stories about trump as he ran for president in 2016. picker told jurors after the "access hollywood" tape surfaced weeks before the election, discussions about what to do with stormy daniels heated up. the adult film star was, allegedly, shopping the story, and pecker testified he didn't have the $120,000 she wanted so he told cohen to buy and bury her story, saying if he didn't and the story gets out, the boss is going to be very angry...
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pecker also testified that trump's lawyer, michael cohen, informed him before the election that star stormy daniels was shopping her story about an alleged affair, but in this case, pecker says he refused to buy it. ultimately, cohen himself paid daniels $130,000 to keep quiet, and prosecutors claim trump paid cohen back falsely labeling it as legal expenses. trump has pleaded not guilty on the stand. yesterday, pecker also testified about other stories. he claimed the magazine purchased about other celebrities, including allegedly , arnold schwarzenegger and tiger woods. no comment from either of those men this morning, andrew. >> all right, jay, thank you. fire engulfed this historic wharf outside of san diego. smoke and flames surrounded the oceanside pier. some restaurants were damaged, but no one was hurt. the fire broke out inside a building that used to be a diner. >> it was the case that helped launch the metoo movement. years ago, hollywood producer harvey weinstein convicted of sexual assault and rape, sentenced to 23 years in prison. but now a court has thrown out his conv
pecker also testified that trump's lawyer, michael cohen, informed him before the election that star stormy daniels was shopping her story about an alleged affair, but in this case, pecker says he refused to buy it. ultimately, cohen himself paid daniels $130,000 to keep quiet, and prosecutors claim trump paid cohen back falsely labeling it as legal expenses. trump has pleaded not guilty on the stand. yesterday, pecker also testified about other stories. he claimed the magazine purchased about...
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. >> david pecker testified that he had michael cohen in the loop. he had a conversation with donald trump about karen mcdougal's story, and then the national enquirer to the bosses pleasure that's trump decided to pay for that story and bury it so it would not be published before the 2016 election. he then testified about another type of very similar situation with a different outcome, where stormy daniels hill's came to the national enquirer pecker looped in michael cohen, let them know. he's not going to be paying for that. the national enquirer wouldn't be buying stormy daniels story and he testified that michael cohen told him that donald trump would be furious the national enquirer wasn't helping underlining all of this is david pecker testifying over and over again that he clearly understood trump had motivations to protect his campaign at that time. that their relationship shifted, that the way that they were buying stories and burying them shifted once donald trump came a presidential candidate, and that he understood at the national enquire
. >> david pecker testified that he had michael cohen in the loop. he had a conversation with donald trump about karen mcdougal's story, and then the national enquirer to the bosses pleasure that's trump decided to pay for that story and bury it so it would not be published before the 2016 election. he then testified about another type of very similar situation with a different outcome, where stormy daniels hill's came to the national enquirer pecker looped in michael cohen, let them...
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for their part, prosecutors show there was conspiracy between pecker, michael cohen and trump to silence macdougall for political purposes, not out of embarrassment and family concerns. as a way of thanking him for handling karen macdougall. pecker testified trump invited him to the white house for dinner. when asked about the trial, president biden responded, quote: i haven't had a chance to watch the court proceedings because i've been campaigning. i'm going to head back into the courtroom in about an hour and a half from now. and, guys, i fully expect today's testimony to go as follows. i think cross-examination is going to focus right out of the gate at 9:30 on the politicians that david pecker quashed stories for. and then, because juries are human, they know the weekend is upon us. don't be surprised if cross-examination ends early. don't expect 8 hours of cross-examination. i think the defense is going to want to force the prosecution to put on a witness as we head into the weekend, so that that witness for those last couple of hours is the last thing that they have going into the
for their part, prosecutors show there was conspiracy between pecker, michael cohen and trump to silence macdougall for political purposes, not out of embarrassment and family concerns. as a way of thanking him for handling karen macdougall. pecker testified trump invited him to the white house for dinner. when asked about the trial, president biden responded, quote: i haven't had a chance to watch the court proceedings because i've been campaigning. i'm going to head back into the courtroom in...
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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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if anyone should buy it, pecker said, it should be donald trump and michael cohen. trump's former fixer. pecker says when he told cohen, quote, he was upset and responded that the boss, referring to trump, would be furious with me. pecker said he believed mr. trump or his company had paid daniels until cohen told him in december of 2016 that he was the one who paid her. prosecutors are seeking to prove mr. trump doctored internal business records to cover up that payment. pecker also testified trump was aghast when he saw stormy daniels on "60 minutes." >> was it hush money to stay silent? >> yes. >> reporter: pecker said trump called him. he said, we have an agreement with stormy daniels that she cannot mention my name. trump later denied knowledge of the arrangement. on cross-examination, mr. trump's lawyers challenging pecker's credibility and business practices. at a campaign event earlier in the day, mr. trump addressed the testimony of his long-time friend. >> david has been very nice, a nice guy. >> did you know about the payment to stormy daniels before the
if anyone should buy it, pecker said, it should be donald trump and michael cohen. trump's former fixer. pecker says when he told cohen, quote, he was upset and responded that the boss, referring to trump, would be furious with me. pecker said he believed mr. trump or his company had paid daniels until cohen told him in december of 2016 that he was the one who paid her. prosecutors are seeking to prove mr. trump doctored internal business records to cover up that payment. pecker also testified...
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prosecutors tried show there was a conspiracy between pecker, michael cohen, trump's fixers and the former president to silence macdougall for political reasons, not out of embarrassment over the alleged affair. and as a way of thanking him for handling karen macdougall, trump invited pecker and several infirer editors to the white house for dinner at a point during those meetings at the white house he said that the president then asked how our girl, karen macdougall was doing in reference, he thought, to the deal when they had made. is it also turns out he was able to squash a story or tried to about marla maple's the former president's second wife as far as back 1988. none of this according to pecker was new at all. as to president biden he was watched whether he was watching the trial he said no, he is too busy campaigning. so the cross-examination will continue today about three and a half hours from now. back to you in the studio. >> brian: bring in andy mccarthy former federal prosecutor and former assistant u.s. attorney and fox news contributor. >> good morning. >> ainsley: good mo
prosecutors tried show there was a conspiracy between pecker, michael cohen, trump's fixers and the former president to silence macdougall for political reasons, not out of embarrassment over the alleged affair. and as a way of thanking him for handling karen macdougall, trump invited pecker and several infirer editors to the white house for dinner at a point during those meetings at the white house he said that the president then asked how our girl, karen macdougall was doing in reference, he...
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if anyone should buy it, pecker said, it should be donald trump and michael cohen, trump's former fixer. pecker says when he told cohen, quote, he was upset and responded that the boss -- that's referring to trump -- would be furious with me. pecker said today he believed mr. trump or his company had paid daniels until cohen told him in december of 2016 that he was the one who paid her. prosecutors are seeking to prove mr. trump doctored internal business records to cover up that payment. pecker also testified trump was aghast when he saw stormy daniels on "60 minutes." >> was it hush money to stay silent? >> yes. >> reporter: pecker says trump called him. he said, "we have an agreement with stormy daniels that she cannot mention any name." trump later denied knowledge of the arrangement. on cross-examination, mr. trump's lawyers challenging pecker's credibility and business practices. at a campaign event earlier in the day, mr. trump addressed the testimony of his long-time friend. >> david's been very nice. a nice guy. >> reporter: did you give the payment to stormy daniels before the
if anyone should buy it, pecker said, it should be donald trump and michael cohen, trump's former fixer. pecker says when he told cohen, quote, he was upset and responded that the boss -- that's referring to trump -- would be furious with me. pecker said today he believed mr. trump or his company had paid daniels until cohen told him in december of 2016 that he was the one who paid her. prosecutors are seeking to prove mr. trump doctored internal business records to cover up that payment....
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as to that credibility, he has somewhat less credibility issues than michael cohen. so i think a very effective witness for the state and a really tough witness to cross for the defense. >> we don't use the word scoundrel enough in our coverage enough, danny cevallos. thank you for joining us and giving us new vocab words. >>> still ahead we'll look at president biden's new to nikki haley supporters. plus harvey weinstein's rape convictions in new york overturned. will it lead to a new trial? those stories and a check on sports and weather when we come back. a check on sports and weather when we come back ah, these bills are crazy. she has no idea she's sitting on a goldmine. well she doesn't know that if she owns a life insurance policy of $100,000 or more she can sell all or part of it to coventry for cash. even a term policy. even a term policy? even a term policy! find out if you're sitting on a goldmine. call coventry direct today at the number on your screen, or visit coventrydirect.com. [coughing] copd hasn't been pretty. it's tough to breathe and tough to kee
as to that credibility, he has somewhat less credibility issues than michael cohen. so i think a very effective witness for the state and a really tough witness to cross for the defense. >> we don't use the word scoundrel enough in our coverage enough, danny cevallos. thank you for joining us and giving us new vocab words. >>> still ahead we'll look at president biden's new to nikki haley supporters. plus harvey weinstein's rape convictions in new york overturned. will it lead to...