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the way michael cohen admitted that today. that is the new michael cohen. who sees his ego now was one of problems that drove him in a criminal direction with the egomaniacal and unrepentant donald trump. michael cohen on the witness stand today, in the courtroom, was unlike any version of michael cohen you have ever seen. he was not fighting back at the questions and being belligerent the way he was when he appeared on tv in 2016 is a campaign surrogate for donald trump. he was not sounding like the gangster he wanted to sound like when he was calling up reporters then and threatening them during the first trump presidential campaign. he was not making fun of donald trump or taunting donald trump, as he has done so frequently and recently on social media. it was not the emboldened michael cohen who has turned against donald trump and publicly attacks him. it was michael cohen, the lawyer. knowing how we witness should sound on the witness stand, calm, deliberate, careful, clear . sometimes vivid. as the six hours of testimony were on, michael cohen became
the way michael cohen admitted that today. that is the new michael cohen. who sees his ego now was one of problems that drove him in a criminal direction with the egomaniacal and unrepentant donald trump. michael cohen on the witness stand today, in the courtroom, was unlike any version of michael cohen you have ever seen. he was not fighting back at the questions and being belligerent the way he was when he appeared on tv in 2016 is a campaign surrogate for donald trump. he was not sounding...
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according to michael cohen's testimony, donald trump told michael cohen "to take care of it." "did you ask him at that time whether he had had a sexual encounter with stormy daniels? did he enter you directly? answer, no ma'am. what did he say, did he say anything in response to that ? enter, no man. question, did he enter anything about what she looked like? he said she was a beautiful woman. donald trump repeatedly told michael cohen "just take care of it." we kept hearing that line today over and over again. according to michael cohen's testimony, donald trump said "this is a disaster, total disaster. women are going to eat me because this is really a disaster. women will hate me. guys may think it's cool but this will be a disaster for the campaign." that is what donald trump thought the stormy daniels story could be, a disaster for the campaign. michael cohen quoted donald trump saying "what i want you to do is just push it out as long as you can, just get past the election. if i win, it has no relevance. i would be president. if i lose, i don't even care. question, "did
according to michael cohen's testimony, donald trump told michael cohen "to take care of it." "did you ask him at that time whether he had had a sexual encounter with stormy daniels? did he enter you directly? answer, no ma'am. what did he say, did he say anything in response to that ? enter, no man. question, did he enter anything about what she looked like? he said she was a beautiful woman. donald trump repeatedly told michael cohen "just take care of it." we kept...
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michael cohen, yes sir. todd blanche, and when he says cash, he's not talking about benjamin's and green dollar bills, right? he is talking about paying for something with cash, not financing, correct? michael cohen, no sir. leading off our discussion to find out what cash is, andrew weissmann. he is a msnbc legal analyst and co-author of the best-selling book, the trump indictments. also with us is adam klasfeld who was in the courtroom today with us. and lisa rubin, also with us in the courtroom. msnbc legal correspondent. we were all there. every minute of it. this thing about cash turned out to be interesting. it was an angle i have not thought of. what todd blanche meant was there are rich people like donald trump in new york and they talk about buying apartments for $5 million and they say it will pay cash, i'm not going to finance. we know that they mean a check when they use cash in that way. the way we have all heard the word in the audio tape was this was payoff cash. but todd blanche says no, no b
michael cohen, yes sir. todd blanche, and when he says cash, he's not talking about benjamin's and green dollar bills, right? he is talking about paying for something with cash, not financing, correct? michael cohen, no sir. leading off our discussion to find out what cash is, andrew weissmann. he is a msnbc legal analyst and co-author of the best-selling book, the trump indictments. also with us is adam klasfeld who was in the courtroom today with us. and lisa rubin, also with us in the...
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different michael cohen. i am trying to figure out what changed, who got to him, he has the same lawyer, his own personal lawyer now that he had then when he was a very messy witness. >> i think a couple of things. the amount of time the district attorney's office has invested in michael cohen has been significant and although i can't say for sure, and i don't have insight into what the new york attorney general's office did with him, my sense is that the d.a.s office has done a better job of putting their arms around michael cohen, owning him as their witness and ensuring he was well prepped for today's testimony. that might have been less true with the new york attorney general's office, particularly since in that case it was a far less important witness and that is even with the caveat that i know andrew has said several times and i agree with this to an extent, that michael cohen is not as critical here as most people think he is but is certainly in the ag's case, he was certainly a minimal figure in the
different michael cohen. i am trying to figure out what changed, who got to him, he has the same lawyer, his own personal lawyer now that he had then when he was a very messy witness. >> i think a couple of things. the amount of time the district attorney's office has invested in michael cohen has been significant and although i can't say for sure, and i don't have insight into what the new york attorney general's office did with him, my sense is that the d.a.s office has done a better...
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michael cohen. if you make this more about michael cohen and you hit on michael cohen to the point you don't lose the jury, then you make it about michael cohen. if you can distract, that's a win. don't trust him. don't like him. he has an agenda. >> jeremy, let me follow up on that. as a former prosecutor, you have someone -- he is known as former fixer, michael cohen. that's not a great title. but that's the way he is known as former fixer, michael cohen. there might be sympathy for him, he was in isolation, a federal judge said he was put in solitary confinement when he was incarcerated. what do you do as a prosecutor to try to restore the credibility or sympathy fafacto? >> where blanche went too far. you said you didn't want a pardon but then they asked for a pardon. the response was, i was in a nightmare. what point did you win? you humanized michael cohen. i'm living a nightmare. i did something wrong. i've been caught. i have to deal with this. that seems -- >> what is the strategy? it's har
michael cohen. if you make this more about michael cohen and you hit on michael cohen to the point you don't lose the jury, then you make it about michael cohen. if you can distract, that's a win. don't trust him. don't like him. he has an agenda. >> jeremy, let me follow up on that. as a former prosecutor, you have someone -- he is known as former fixer, michael cohen. that's not a great title. but that's the way he is known as former fixer, michael cohen. there might be sympathy for...
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cohen. >> what is michael cohen? what does he wanted more than anything in the war? for all per decades, the approval of donald chomping here to suggest that he's not even as important as stormy daniels and he won't even look at them. i'm a few things are likely to annoy michael cohen as much when you more than anyone that michael cohen is someone who actually does get under his skin. that is somebody who riles him up. he doesn't like talking about michael cohen at all because actually sitting in this courtroom staring at michael cohen, i'm not staring at me as his eyes closed those are reporting, but the fact that he has to listen to him, that is not comfortable for the former president. again, his lawyers i've asked him have begged him not to have any reaction to michael cohen because they believe that that will urge michael cohen on. and remember what they wanna do is actually get under michael cohen skin and hidden be the one reacting. >> yeah, right now, todd blanche is walking. michael cohen through positive st
cohen. >> what is michael cohen? what does he wanted more than anything in the war? for all per decades, the approval of donald chomping here to suggest that he's not even as important as stormy daniels and he won't even look at them. i'm a few things are likely to annoy michael cohen as much when you more than anyone that michael cohen is someone who actually does get under his skin. that is somebody who riles him up. he doesn't like talking about michael cohen at all because actually...
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as katy read, once michael cohen turned, he was saying bad things about michael cohen. he is tweeting bad things about michael cohen. half an hour ago when he was trying to keep him in the fold, what they heard was trump's tweets saying, they are going out of their way to try to destroy michael cohen and his relationship with me in the hope he will flip. they said it's a drugged up loser who hates michael, a fine person with a wonderful family. those are the two sides of donald trump that they got to hear in his own words in just the period of literally minutes. >> absolutely. we are at this fascinating point where even though this is still the prosecution's witness, which means they are asking the questions to draw out what they think is the worst about this defendant, donald trump, as our panelists referenced, it's true they are trying to preview some of the other issues, get ahead of them. people understand that dynamic. if you have seen any episode of "law & order." we are starting to bleed into the mixed portrait of both of the men and their strained relationship.
as katy read, once michael cohen turned, he was saying bad things about michael cohen. he is tweeting bad things about michael cohen. half an hour ago when he was trying to keep him in the fold, what they heard was trump's tweets saying, they are going out of their way to try to destroy michael cohen and his relationship with me in the hope he will flip. they said it's a drugged up loser who hates michael, a fine person with a wonderful family. those are the two sides of donald trump that they...
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and worked with michael cohen. i just think at the end of the day, the jury is going to reject it, much like they have shown. because they have supplied michael cohen's explanation for it. they don't need to supply weisselberg's explanation for it as well. they don't need both. >> we know donald trump didn't like to have things written down, and this is one of the ways in which writing something down with any level of specificity can prove to be very problematic. we want to go back out before we hit the top of the hour to yasmin vossoughian who's been following all of this today throughout the trial. put all of this in context. >> always following it, guys. following along as you are as well. a couple of things that are standing out to me. we know there was two phone calls made to donald trump on october 26th. that's an important day, besides being katy tur's birthday. one was a minute and a half long, one was three minutes long. the jury is thinking we have to rely on michael cohen's credibility to deduce what tha
and worked with michael cohen. i just think at the end of the day, the jury is going to reject it, much like they have shown. because they have supplied michael cohen's explanation for it. they don't need to supply weisselberg's explanation for it as well. they don't need both. >> we know donald trump didn't like to have things written down, and this is one of the ways in which writing something down with any level of specificity can prove to be very problematic. we want to go back out...
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cohen, michael cohen called himself a lawyer. michael cohen, a fixer, he only fixes things that he broke. we got all of this stuff, all of the ad hominem anything you could want about michael cohen we've already had. then they put it all in context. here's what he wants when he served donald trump, here's when he stopped serving donald trump, here is what he has done since, here are the since he has committed and the way he has atoned. it has all been out there in advance. for todd blanche to be out as donald trump's defense lawyer saying michael cohen, didn't you like to congress ? the jury must be sitting there yes, we heard the expiration for that already, we know what that is, why are you picking it up again? >> the thing that struck me today on that point, on the cross is i do think, i mean, there are plausible stories to tell here. for instance, right, and they are spending a lot of time on his podcast and the fact that there was a moment, all the different merchandise you sell on your website, your associated websites that
cohen, michael cohen called himself a lawyer. michael cohen, a fixer, he only fixes things that he broke. we got all of this stuff, all of the ad hominem anything you could want about michael cohen we've already had. then they put it all in context. here's what he wants when he served donald trump, here's when he stopped serving donald trump, here is what he has done since, here are the since he has committed and the way he has atoned. it has all been out there in advance. for todd blanche to...
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so michael cohen michael cohen is now explaining his podcast. may a culpa he says he frequently discusses trump on the podcast, which he describes as being about news of the day. he wrote two books his first is disloyal, which is a memoir he says i wrote that while i was in prison, while you're in prison time management is very important. it helps the time go by quicker. his second book is revenge. he says it's about the weaponization of the justice department against a critic of the president so moments ago, we have a telling split screen in this wild election year, donald trump inside this manhattan courtroom president biden busy doing the business of being president and not on trial. let's get right to cnn's arlette saenz, who was at the white house. arlette, we just saw present now, biden delivering remarks on his jobs agenda, talking about american investment, tell us more. >> yeah, jake, president biden, just moments ago, announced that his administration would be imposing about $18 in tariffs on chinese imports over the next two years, it
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to michael cohen at the. heart of this. i also think the other thing that todd blanche got into and i'm sure who get more into it. speaking of how much he made off of his books and after the post-presidency are not being in the white house, it's not clear how the jury will take that. it's not like trump as a normal defendant while we've talked about trump's wealth and how it's overstated. he is still a really wealthy person and it's not not clear that this jury of regular people is seeing michael cohen and stormy daniel's making money as this great sin against counting against them, given donald trump's wealth, john, one more did cohen say on the stand about trump's involvement with the payments? he said it was pretty direct and this was in the direct examination in the morning where susan hoffinger continue you'd what you did yesterday. >> we haven't exchange here about the payments to stormy daniels, which was ground they covered yesterday, hafez, your says why in fact, did you pay that money to stormy dani
to michael cohen at the. heart of this. i also think the other thing that todd blanche got into and i'm sure who get more into it. speaking of how much he made off of his books and after the post-presidency are not being in the white house, it's not clear how the jury will take that. it's not like trump as a normal defendant while we've talked about trump's wealth and how it's overstated. he is still a really wealthy person and it's not not clear that this jury of regular people is seeing...
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else to see, just michael cohen. again, that means they are not admitting this into evidence as of yet. so a lot going on, guys, just in the first 30 minutes of this day so far. >> yasmin, thanks, stay with us. and let's go to the document to give our viewers a sense of what kind of testimony is coming from michael cohen regarding jeremy rosenberg's texts. blanche asks those texts were around the time you testified before the grand jury. cohen, yes. blanche, about how you were going to hold trump accountable. objection, sustained. cohen, yes. blanche there was a leak that an indictment had been leaked to the media. objection, that one's overruled. blanche, do you remember that prior to the unsealing of the indictment it was leaked that president trump had been indicted? cohen, yes. blanche, detective rosenberg confirmed to you that the "new york times" article article was accurate and that president trump had been indicted. objection, this one's sustained. blanche, did detective rosenberg confirm that it was done? co
else to see, just michael cohen. again, that means they are not admitting this into evidence as of yet. so a lot going on, guys, just in the first 30 minutes of this day so far. >> yasmin, thanks, stay with us. and let's go to the document to give our viewers a sense of what kind of testimony is coming from michael cohen regarding jeremy rosenberg's texts. blanche asks those texts were around the time you testified before the grand jury. cohen, yes. blanche, about how you were going to...
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that is what michael cohen wanted. donald trump's respect, admiration, his love, but then, he probably knew that donald trump is incapable of love and luckily for michael cohen, his family was capable of love, even after the horror they experience of an fbi raid in their family home. his wife and his daughter, in college, and his son, in high school, did an intervention. he testified that it was a conversation with his family that made him decide that it was time to escape the trump cult. " by that time in late august, what, of anything, had you decided about whether you would continue to live for president trump? >> i made the decision based on the conversation that i had with my family, i would not live for president trump any longer. >> if not for the campaign, would you have paid that money to stormy daniels? >> no, ma'am." michael cohen say the day he pleaded guilty was " the worst day of my life." donald trump issued a tweet that day, aimed at michael cohen . he told the jury that when he testified to congress ab
that is what michael cohen wanted. donald trump's respect, admiration, his love, but then, he probably knew that donald trump is incapable of love and luckily for michael cohen, his family was capable of love, even after the horror they experience of an fbi raid in their family home. his wife and his daughter, in college, and his son, in high school, did an intervention. he testified that it was a conversation with his family that made him decide that it was time to escape the trump cult....
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michael cohen is no exception. he is grayer, thinner, quieter, and while merchon way was trying to find a take on this witness, and yet, the guy we saw this morning was credible and calm, if not a little freaked out and very nervous to be there this morning. >> lisa, you've seen him testifies in the other kay, the fraud case, so what's your expectation to when he's cross emphasize examined? >> if past is prologue, katy, i'm expecting michael cohen to keep a tighter lid on himself. you're right, in the last rodeo between these two people, michael cohen was also not the same, that was just a few months ago. he seems well prepared for this moment. whether he can continue to keep a lid on his temper, but also accept responsibility and give answers that are painful to him. for example, help said at one of point he loved thinks job at the trump organization. from the civil fraud trial, he wouldn't have giving that up that easily. >> suzanne craig, what is your your impressions in terms of the chain of evidence? >> he is
michael cohen is no exception. he is grayer, thinner, quieter, and while merchon way was trying to find a take on this witness, and yet, the guy we saw this morning was credible and calm, if not a little freaked out and very nervous to be there this morning. >> lisa, you've seen him testifies in the other kay, the fraud case, so what's your expectation to when he's cross emphasize examined? >> if past is prologue, katy, i'm expecting michael cohen to keep a tighter lid on himself....
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michael cohen, not to. the attorney, what did you understand him to be saying to you in terms of, if you really want things to happen, if if you want to make things known, you should let me know. what did you understand that to be about? michael cohen, again, him, rudy's friend being a back channel. back channel to who? to the president via rudy giuliani. so rudy was representing trump in the mueller investigation. this time mr. costello it's like i feel like the genera of movies is so etc. seemed. it's like a bad mob movie, but we had a sense from the outside this was happening because basted on the things trump was saying in interviews and twitter. it's amazing to hear it in cohen's testimony. >> it's flat out obstruction. and the only thing that surprised me is cohen said this made him feel better. when i read it, i was thinking of de niro saying you g down there, there's so the coats for you and he knows he's going to get whacked. it seems so clearly through costello, michael cohen said costello was sle
michael cohen, not to. the attorney, what did you understand him to be saying to you in terms of, if you really want things to happen, if if you want to make things known, you should let me know. what did you understand that to be about? michael cohen, again, him, rudy's friend being a back channel. back channel to who? to the president via rudy giuliani. so rudy was representing trump in the mueller investigation. this time mr. costello it's like i feel like the genera of movies is so etc....
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it was about michael cohen in which he talked about how michael cohen with a liar. so you can see why former president might want that internet designed to get trump's attention in a way, paula and christian stay with me. we're going to sneak in a quick break. we have much more of our special coverage of the trump hush money trial after a quick break okay? >> yeah. let me nice going though. nothing like a little confidence boost to help ease you back into the dating scene. that includes having a smile. you feel good about fortunately, aspen dental specializes and dentures and implants made just for you and with flexible financing, you don't need to sacrifice quality work for price that fits your budget at $0 down plus 0% interest. if payday a full 18 months, helping our patients, but their best mile for it. it's one more way. aspen dental is in your corner thinking i'm thinking about her honeymoon, about africa so far hotter air balloon ride, swim with elephants, weight three, four to safari, great question. >> like everything takes a little planning or what the min
it was about michael cohen in which he talked about how michael cohen with a liar. so you can see why former president might want that internet designed to get trump's attention in a way, paula and christian stay with me. we're going to sneak in a quick break. we have much more of our special coverage of the trump hush money trial after a quick break okay? >> yeah. let me nice going though. nothing like a little confidence boost to help ease you back into the dating scene. that includes...
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michael cohen told the truth. i mean, it's a very simple concept but i think it could hold up here. >> so a, michael cohen could have been lying about other things and not lying about the things he has testified to. that can rationally exist. the other thing though, and i think this might have been with the prosecution was driving at in their opening statements when they essentially conceded like yeah, michael cohen, controversial guy, you will hear a lot about michael cohen here but everything important you will hear from him, we have collaborated. we have other ways to prove to you that the important things that he's going to say are things that actually happened. so the prosecution has been preparing for months for the whole defense mounted against this case on trump's behalf to be michael cohen is a liar. if that is what they are trying to do, if that's what they are tripling down on, if that's the only defense they will mount, ultimately with the jury is being told is donald trump hired a guy who's a real bul
michael cohen told the truth. i mean, it's a very simple concept but i think it could hold up here. >> so a, michael cohen could have been lying about other things and not lying about the things he has testified to. that can rationally exist. the other thing though, and i think this might have been with the prosecution was driving at in their opening statements when they essentially conceded like yeah, michael cohen, controversial guy, you will hear a lot about michael cohen here but...
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they've heard michael cohen. i think one of the things that's going to be crucial and pivotal in this is the redirect. if i'm the prosecutor on the redirect, i'm only going to focus on the substantial parts, going to only focus on that meeting. yes, the cross has shown there's inability to remember certain things, doesn't recall certain meetings. what does he recall? he recalls the direct testimony where he informed donald trump about the story, the catch and kill. and the prosecution is going to want to highlight all of that, because that's really all they need. >> let's look at what's happening right now in this testimony. they're talking about october 26th and some kind of issue dealing with tiffany trump's situation. blanche asking, was fixing tiffany trump's situation important to you. cohen, it was important i take care of it but not personally important to me. blanche, that was something you spoke to president trump the next morning about. cohen, no, sir. blanche, there was still fallout from the ak sed ho
they've heard michael cohen. i think one of the things that's going to be crucial and pivotal in this is the redirect. if i'm the prosecutor on the redirect, i'm only going to focus on the substantial parts, going to only focus on that meeting. yes, the cross has shown there's inability to remember certain things, doesn't recall certain meetings. what does he recall? he recalls the direct testimony where he informed donald trump about the story, the catch and kill. and the prosecution is going...
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michael cohen pays himself. they want to string it out past the election then never pay her at all. >> right. >> but then, the question about his wife. aren't you worried about your wife what she will think. michael cohen is describing a conversation with donald trump which he is trying to elicit. is there a reason for us to suppress the story other than the campaign and trump effectively says, i don't care if he knows, i don't care if she's mad. how long do you think i'll be on the market for. not long. >> he's not the first one to testify about trump's sole interest with the campaign. and the only other person to have the conversation is the court of new york and they had the same testimony. directing michael cohen. the facts are not in dispute by the other investors that looked at this. no one who's come before this jury has testified to any motive other than the campaign. and the real crisis the thing that makes the stormy daniels payment different, in addition to the crimes that were committed in the fraudu
michael cohen pays himself. they want to string it out past the election then never pay her at all. >> right. >> but then, the question about his wife. aren't you worried about your wife what she will think. michael cohen is describing a conversation with donald trump which he is trying to elicit. is there a reason for us to suppress the story other than the campaign and trump effectively says, i don't care if he knows, i don't care if she's mad. how long do you think i'll be on the...
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cohen to call him immediately about the 14-year-old is allegedly -- that michael cohen says is harassing him. i don't know if we have vaughn hillyard with us. i hope we do. i'd love to get vaughn in on this because he was following the campaign at the time. we'll get him back later. i don't know if it's reasonable to say he would call only about the 14-year-old moments after he walked off stage. i think finding evidence of this might be difficult. jeremy, you say this is potentially something that the prosecution can argue the context and the reasonableness around this photo if they find it to be necessary in their closing arguments. >> not making the argument during direct or cross. that's not when you're making the argument. you may become argumentative. the argument itself, it's not plausible that call would have been made to discuss a 14-year-old is an argument to be made at summation. it's just another piece of evidence to say believe michael cohen because of this, this and this. >> this image we have on our screen is not the right one. keith schiller is this guy right now in the re
cohen to call him immediately about the 14-year-old is allegedly -- that michael cohen says is harassing him. i don't know if we have vaughn hillyard with us. i hope we do. i'd love to get vaughn in on this because he was following the campaign at the time. we'll get him back later. i don't know if it's reasonable to say he would call only about the 14-year-old moments after he walked off stage. i think finding evidence of this might be difficult. jeremy, you say this is potentially something...
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michael cohen's admission that he lied to congress, to which michael cohen pointed out it was all in service of donald trump and done in coordination with an attorney for donald trump. todd blanche also tried to make cohen out to be disgruntled and angry about trump not taking him to the white house. it earned him the 24 objections from prosecutors, the vast majority of those were sustained by the judge. and through it all, cohen proved himself a very well-prepared and unflappable witness. during one tense moment, blanche did man to undermine one part of the testimony pfs. it was not significant to be you have discussed here. we checked our transcripts, but it was a piece of testimony from michael cohen on direct about a phone call cohen said was made in the days before he paid stormy daniels $130,000 in hush money. cohen said he told trump about the payment, but blanche today kplam clinton campaigned that cohen was talking to keith schiller about being prank called by a 14-year-old before cohen's cross-examination at the very start of court today, there was a lengthy side bar. it in
michael cohen's admission that he lied to congress, to which michael cohen pointed out it was all in service of donald trump and done in coordination with an attorney for donald trump. todd blanche also tried to make cohen out to be disgruntled and angry about trump not taking him to the white house. it earned him the 24 objections from prosecutors, the vast majority of those were sustained by the judge. and through it all, cohen proved himself a very well-prepared and unflappable witness....
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it was michael cohen, and if you're taking michael cohen more it's just another avenue. the prosecution is going to be prepared for it. they know already it's the michael cohen credibility show. >> and maybe they're trying to get out in front of this idea that this was all cohen because one of the things they've been talking about with keith davidson who's there is that he's telling them that he suspected trump would have been the one ultimately to make the payments here, to exchange the money. he called it an assumption, but he pointed to how in 2016, michael cohen had told him, quote, my guy referring to trump was on the campaign trail, that cohen couldn't make decisions in his absence, davidson saying that he figured it meant cohen didn't have the authority to actually spend the money. katie, what more does the prosecution need to get out of davidson? >> well, you have to finish the chronology. there's a reason why it began with karen mcdougal and it's going through the stormy daniels part of the chronology now. i would note that what's been entered into evidence are
it was michael cohen, and if you're taking michael cohen more it's just another avenue. the prosecution is going to be prepared for it. they know already it's the michael cohen credibility show. >> and maybe they're trying to get out in front of this idea that this was all cohen because one of the things they've been talking about with keith davidson who's there is that he's telling them that he suspected trump would have been the one ultimately to make the payments here, to exchange the...
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trump probably knows everything about michael cohen. michael cohen has done time in jail. everybody knows who he is. everybody knows what faults he has. and you can use that on cross-examination. and let me just say this as a side note, i know we lost each other for a little bit. i saw basically the u.s. congress walking into the courtroom to be there for donald trump, not the whole u.s. congress, obviously, but we have the gag order that was just approved by the appellate court, and if trump is feeding any of these congressmen or senators information to talk about, that violates the gag order. and that's something that the judge will want to know and may have a hearing on it, and it could violate other gag orders in other cases that are pending now. and so that's a serious thing, and the court of appeals decision is something that has to be taken seriously. >> you know, jeffer you're talking about the fact that so many representatives of the house of representatives, people that ran against trump in this last primary season, are in there. yasmin, take us inside there. who
trump probably knows everything about michael cohen. michael cohen has done time in jail. everybody knows who he is. everybody knows what faults he has. and you can use that on cross-examination. and let me just say this as a side note, i know we lost each other for a little bit. i saw basically the u.s. congress walking into the courtroom to be there for donald trump, not the whole u.s. congress, obviously, but we have the gag order that was just approved by the appellate court, and if trump...
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the personal lawyer for a notoriously bad man. >> michael cohen. >> michael cohen. >> trump lawyer and fixer michael cohen. >> i fixed his problems, both professional and personal, gaining power, wealth, and notoriety for myself in the process, and i paid the price for it. >> president trump's longtime personal lawyer michael cohen is going to jail. >> michael cohen left his apartment and then headed to federal prison. >> 36 months. >> since then, i've been on a journey of redemption, working to set things right with my family, my friends, my country, speaking truth to power, and calling it like i see it. in my book's "disloyal" and "revenge," and on my podcast, "medical blood." now i'm paying it forward, using the tools i've learned for regular people in trouble. the little guy doesn't usually have access to people with my particular set of skills, but that's all about to change. i will work with you, offering expertise, advice, and solutions to fix your problems. together we will change your life. i am your fixer. ♪ ♪ 's >> emily: we reach out to michael cohen team for comment on
the personal lawyer for a notoriously bad man. >> michael cohen. >> michael cohen. >> trump lawyer and fixer michael cohen. >> i fixed his problems, both professional and personal, gaining power, wealth, and notoriety for myself in the process, and i paid the price for it. >> president trump's longtime personal lawyer michael cohen is going to jail. >> michael cohen left his apartment and then headed to federal prison. >> 36 months. >> since then,...
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last remaining defense is michael cohen's a liar and if you don't believe michael cohen, the whole case falls apart. don't even think about corroboration, just focus on michael cohen, and that's what they're going to do. that's why the prosecution is not going to end with michael cohen. he's a controversial witness. he has had prior felonies. he perjured himself previously to lie to protect donald trump. they want to protect michael cohen by creating this firewall, and they're doing that, but the defense is trying to breakthrough that firewall here. >> so now there's redirect, so i'm curious, yasmin, how the prosecution is trying to sort of tie a bow on this testimony of doug daus. >>. >> i think they're doing exactly what we expect them to do, asking this direct question from conroy, did you see any evidence of tampering or manipulation of data, rewhat is in evidence as people's exhibit 246, and daus said i did not, right? i think we have to also reiterate and keep in mindhere, and i believe carol talked about this at the top of the show, most time with these expert witnesses, ana, the
last remaining defense is michael cohen's a liar and if you don't believe michael cohen, the whole case falls apart. don't even think about corroboration, just focus on michael cohen, and that's what they're going to do. that's why the prosecution is not going to end with michael cohen. he's a controversial witness. he has had prior felonies. he perjured himself previously to lie to protect donald trump. they want to protect michael cohen by creating this firewall, and they're doing that, but...
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we've all at some point or another talk to michael cohen, the version of michael cohen that most people are used to. he's pretty bombastic. he can be very loud. he was not that person on the witness stand when he first got there in the morning, he had his hands to his side most as if he was sitting on them. he had his body language was so close to the vest and he starts talking about this relationship with trump, trying to build up this credibility that he was not always this bitter person, even to the point of talking at not on numerous occasions about how many times he did things for donald trump, knowing that he would not get paid for it. he was not paid for a lot of work that he did before he came into the trump organization. >> there was $100,000 thousand dollars that that served in two key ways. and at this point perhaps speaks to how well well, he was prepared one, it showed that trump if he didn't want to pay a bill, he wouldn't pay it. but two, that michael cohen was willing to do whatever for the simple praise of being in trump's orbit. and then again, when after the election,
we've all at some point or another talk to michael cohen, the version of michael cohen that most people are used to. he's pretty bombastic. he can be very loud. he was not that person on the witness stand when he first got there in the morning, he had his hands to his side most as if he was sitting on them. he had his body language was so close to the vest and he starts talking about this relationship with trump, trying to build up this credibility that he was not always this bitter person,...
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michael cohen would be getting him two retrench. he didn't back off his point, your norm, no one's listening would you, norm eisen send a man to prison, take away his liberty based on the testimony of michael cohen this is not bow yes or no. >> unlike unlike the witnesses on the stand, i don't have to accept that your yes or no insistence. are they going to this is not about this testimony is why we have juries loan. >> they get to decide vast amount of operation for michael cohen. >> one bad answer is not going to sync this case and let me let me agree with the sec. i'm going to agree with norm for a second. >> it's a way past 90 seconds. >> there is substantial corroborate four parts of this transaction, but ultimately, let me ask you this. i actually don't know. i'm interested in your answer. if the jury decides gets back in that deliberation room, says, we're not going to credit michael cohen, eliminate him, pull him out of the case is there enough left to convict know? >> okay. so there's the problem i want to go back to lenny.
michael cohen would be getting him two retrench. he didn't back off his point, your norm, no one's listening would you, norm eisen send a man to prison, take away his liberty based on the testimony of michael cohen this is not bow yes or no. >> unlike unlike the witnesses on the stand, i don't have to accept that your yes or no insistence. are they going to this is not about this testimony is why we have juries loan. >> they get to decide vast amount of operation for michael cohen....
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i mean, here's what michael cohen. here's what michael cohen said. despite george costanza, no, no, no. it was elaine. it was yeah, it was laying on yada. yada. yada? >> here's the direct testimony that the way michael cohen explained what happened because actually a girl that stands it was dating, but okay. sorry. michael cohen explain this whole thing, quote, that's what was owed and i didn't feel mr. trump deserve the difference. that's a lot different than i stole $60,000 from my boss on the transaction at the heart of this case. and by the way the fact that he was never charged with larceny is important because stealing $60,000 through fraud, which would be larceny in new york state, is more serious of a crime then falsifying business. >> it's just one of those instances where i'm really looking for forward to talking to our reporter or reporters who are in their to see. i understand. and i take your point, laura, about are all of you really about planning to the jury, but also being careful about reading too much into the reaction of the jury.
i mean, here's what michael cohen. here's what michael cohen said. despite george costanza, no, no, no. it was elaine. it was yeah, it was laying on yada. yada. yada? >> here's the direct testimony that the way michael cohen explained what happened because actually a girl that stands it was dating, but okay. sorry. michael cohen explain this whole thing, quote, that's what was owed and i didn't feel mr. trump deserve the difference. that's a lot different than i stole $60,000 from my boss...
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that was michael agatha christie cohen today. so, for example, why did michael cohen make the hush money payments to stormy daniels from his home equity line of credit rather than from his bank account? we learned today it's because that account was paperless. no statements related to that home equity line of credit are going to be mailed to his house. michael cohen's wife was never going to see some inextricable hundred $30,000 payment on a statement and question him as to what he was up to. now we know. also, why when the reimbursement was made to michael: for him paying for stormy daniels, why did that include not just the stormy daniels reimbursement but a bunch of money for a bunch of other things? well, we learned today that this was going to be the last money michael cohen ever received from the trump organization. in these payments they included everything he was owed. they were zeroing him out, he was leaving the company. why was he doing that? because if michael cohen was still a trump organization employee like he had
that was michael agatha christie cohen today. so, for example, why did michael cohen make the hush money payments to stormy daniels from his home equity line of credit rather than from his bank account? we learned today it's because that account was paperless. no statements related to that home equity line of credit are going to be mailed to his house. michael cohen's wife was never going to see some inextricable hundred $30,000 payment on a statement and question him as to what he was up to....
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michael cohen, back on the stand. >> susan hoffinger went through the different times that michael cohen has lied, his legal troubles, the fact he has been disbarred. >> and under cross-examination from the defense. >> he is obsessed with revenge against donald trump, that's what they're saying. >> as donald trump roles and with a full entourage including the speaker of the house. >> president trump is a friend and i wanted to be here to support him. >> tonight, chris hayes and alex wagner break down what happened inside and outside the courtroom with rachel maddow, katie phang and msnbc political experts, when special coverage of trump on trial begins right now. >> good evening from new york, i am chris hayes, along with alex wagner. thank you for joining us for our special coverage of day 17 of donald trump's criminal trial. we will be joined by rachel maddow and lawrence o'donnell in a minute to break down what we heard from the most pivotal witness in the case, michael cohen, today. in my case the experience was first-hand as i watched cohen testify live in the courthouse and the big
michael cohen, back on the stand. >> susan hoffinger went through the different times that michael cohen has lied, his legal troubles, the fact he has been disbarred. >> and under cross-examination from the defense. >> he is obsessed with revenge against donald trump, that's what they're saying. >> as donald trump roles and with a full entourage including the speaker of the house. >> president trump is a friend and i wanted to be here to support him. >>...
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cohen $30,000 payment what am i we have to ask michael cohen, michael's my attorney. and you'll have to ask i don't know georgetown with transcripts from cohen's testimony today seen as john berman so we did just get the final installment of the transcript in it was at the very end of the day in this last section that perhaps the most important legal moment took place it's and it had to do with michael cohen testified about the payment plan and what trump knew. he described a meeting in trump tower in january of 2017 when trump was president elect at that point with allen weisselberg, michael cohen, and donald trump. michael cohen says, during the conversation, allen turned around and said to me, while we're talking about this, it was and what we're gonna do is we're going to pay you over 12 months. it was probably better if i get it in one lump sum. no, no, no, no, no why don't you do it as over 12 months and it will be paid out to you monthly question from the prosecutor, susan hoffinger. and did he say anything about how it would be paid out as something cohen? yea
cohen $30,000 payment what am i we have to ask michael cohen, michael's my attorney. and you'll have to ask i don't know georgetown with transcripts from cohen's testimony today seen as john berman so we did just get the final installment of the transcript in it was at the very end of the day in this last section that perhaps the most important legal moment took place it's and it had to do with michael cohen testified about the payment plan and what trump knew. he described a meeting in trump...
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you don't need michael cohen? yeah. david pecker you add hope hicks everybody knew that the money being paid to stormy daniels was for the campaign. it wasn't to protect him from being embarrassed in front of his wife. that's what the testimony has been so far and the second most important part of the climb is did donald trump lie when he said there were legal fees? well, there a hot document, meaning a document that's very powerful and the handwriting verified to be allen weisselberg, in which he has three categories of money that michael spent on behalf of donald trump won was $130,000 written down in his handwriting times two and the three categories to edit up to $420,000 divided by let me just do it because we've gone this is all very clear. but michael cohen sorry michael cohen is clearly important to the prosecution i mean, he's a critical witness for the prosecution in order. i mean, he's really the only one who can speak to whether donald trump was aware of how this stuff was going to be build the full nature o
you don't need michael cohen? yeah. david pecker you add hope hicks everybody knew that the money being paid to stormy daniels was for the campaign. it wasn't to protect him from being embarrassed in front of his wife. that's what the testimony has been so far and the second most important part of the climb is did donald trump lie when he said there were legal fees? well, there a hot document, meaning a document that's very powerful and the handwriting verified to be allen weisselberg, in which...
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dana or michael cohen? goes into that courtroom moments that's going to be no question. >> i'm not sure. david, i don't know about you were saying earlier that trump's gonna be able to hold it all and i'm not so sure about that when michael cohen is their face i got to go, jim, i think the big yeah the bigger question is, could michael cohen hold it in, right? i mean, michael cohen is not necessarily the most disciplined witness, and i think let's see let's see what his antics hold. i think he may do more harm for the prosecution than good all right. well, i'm getting accused of antics here, holding up the commercial break. i gotta go, but jury the jury is now out of the courtroom. they're taking a little break right now. donald trump's hush money trial winding through day 15 with critical building block witnesses. you're watching cnn special live coverage. stay right. are we ready? hi every weekday morning? >> cnn's five things has what you need to get going with your day is the five essential stories of t
dana or michael cohen? goes into that courtroom moments that's going to be no question. >> i'm not sure. david, i don't know about you were saying earlier that trump's gonna be able to hold it all and i'm not so sure about that when michael cohen is their face i got to go, jim, i think the big yeah the bigger question is, could michael cohen hold it in, right? i mean, michael cohen is not necessarily the most disciplined witness, and i think let's see let's see what his antics hold. i...
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michael cohen said yes. it referenced back to 2011 in reference to having her removed from dirty.com. what did you think about the potential impact it might have on the campaign? remember, this is one day after the access hollywood tape. cohen says catastrophic. this is horrible for the campaign. hoffinger said had you learned from miss daniels did for a living? that she was an adult film star. hoffinger. in 2011, did you have a conversation with donald trump about daniels? cohen says yes, after i received the inquiry from howard, i went to donald trump's office and knocked on the door and asked if he knew who she was. he told me he did and i stated what the story was that existed on dirty.com. that they had a relationship in 2006 and i told him one of the things we need to do is take care of it and he said absolutely. do it. take care of it. hoffinger asks did mr. trump met her after a golf tournament? he says yes. he met daniels and others there. she liked mr. trump, that women preferred trump -- hoffinger
michael cohen said yes. it referenced back to 2011 in reference to having her removed from dirty.com. what did you think about the potential impact it might have on the campaign? remember, this is one day after the access hollywood tape. cohen says catastrophic. this is horrible for the campaign. hoffinger said had you learned from miss daniels did for a living? that she was an adult film star. hoffinger. in 2011, did you have a conversation with donald trump about daniels? cohen says yes,...
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hope hicks to michael cohen, agree. that might indicate some degree of, i think, discernment about what at, especially this point, november 5th, just days before the election, should rise to the level of concern that it would be brought to the attention of donald trump. >> well, that's right. one burden that the prosecution that has here is they have to demonstrate the intent of donald trump. donald trump's state of mind, and donald trump's probably not going to testify. if he does, of course he's not going to say exactly what the prosecution wants him to say. michael cohen is somebody who can testify directly about the state of mind of donald trump. and one theme that we can see throughout the testimony is that all that the prosecution is trying to do through the conversations with allen weisselberg, and hope hicks and others is to try to demonstrate that trump had his fingers all over this, that trump was very keenly aware of what was going on, that he was very interested in everything that was happening. and they're
hope hicks to michael cohen, agree. that might indicate some degree of, i think, discernment about what at, especially this point, november 5th, just days before the election, should rise to the level of concern that it would be brought to the attention of donald trump. >> well, that's right. one burden that the prosecution that has here is they have to demonstrate the intent of donald trump. donald trump's state of mind, and donald trump's probably not going to testify. if he does, of...
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who would base a case on michael cohen? it's a good thing they don't put their hands physically on the bible anymore because it would burst into flames. i mean, this is someone who just recently was denounced by a judge as a serial perjurer. >> all right, michael cohen knows an awful lot of other trump administration and a lot about these ndas but is he the witness you want to put your case on? >> no. and that explains what the prosecution has been doing this week. they don't have a case on the law, they have totally concocted these charges which don't really bear on the facts of the case. they know michael cohen is a perjurer and has planted two felonies. he is the worst possible witness a prosecutor would want that's why they spent this week just attacking donald trump's character. the reason they drag stormy daniels into it, the reason they elicited this outrageous prejudicial tear to my testimony is because they want to leave in the jury's mind this vivid reality show that is going to be hard for them to forget so they
who would base a case on michael cohen? it's a good thing they don't put their hands physically on the bible anymore because it would burst into flames. i mean, this is someone who just recently was denounced by a judge as a serial perjurer. >> all right, michael cohen knows an awful lot of other trump administration and a lot about these ndas but is he the witness you want to put your case on? >> no. and that explains what the prosecution has been doing this week. they don't have a...
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cohen because michael cohen has been out there. he has been speaking in publicly and very critical of trump and saying these things that trump's team has argued, okay, he should be able to respond to this and karen, what they're raising right now is when trump spoke to the cameras outside of the courtroom on april 22, the moment that you just saw there trump was campaigning last night and i was listening to his remarks in michigan, i believe is where it was. and they're talking about how trump is able to speak outside the courtroom about michael cohen, who is expected to be a witness here and expected testified. trump was saying he can't talk about this case at all, but he was on camera talking about the case at a rally. he is allowed to talk about the case he just can't attack witnesses or the other prosecutors on alvin bragg's team that we can still dr. alvin bragg himself exactly the judge just says, look, you can talk about the case as much as you want. >> you could campaign mean as much as you want. just can't intimidate witne
cohen because michael cohen has been out there. he has been speaking in publicly and very critical of trump and saying these things that trump's team has argued, okay, he should be able to respond to this and karen, what they're raising right now is when trump spoke to the cameras outside of the courtroom on april 22, the moment that you just saw there trump was campaigning last night and i was listening to his remarks in michigan, i believe is where it was. and they're talking about how trump...
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michael cohen, he only fixes things he broke. we get everything you could want about michael cohen we have. and they put it all in context. here is what he was when he served donald trump. here is when he stopped serving donald trump. here are the sins he has committed. for todd blanche to be up there as donald trump's defense lawyer, oh, but michael cohen, didn't you lie to congress? yeah, we heard the explanation for that already and know why it is. why are you bringing it up again? >> the thing that struck me today on the cross is again, i do think there are plausible stories to tell here. for instance, when they are spending a lot of time on his podcast. the different merchandise you sell on your website. at that point, at least was legible to me. there were large parts of the cross today that i could not follow. and i think i'm pretty good. it was a small color thing. in the direct, all of the evidence is being put up for all of us to see. which is extremely helpful. here is the pay stub. during the cross, when they would pr
michael cohen, he only fixes things he broke. we get everything you could want about michael cohen we have. and they put it all in context. here is what he was when he served donald trump. here is when he stopped serving donald trump. here are the sins he has committed. for todd blanche to be up there as donald trump's defense lawyer, oh, but michael cohen, didn't you lie to congress? yeah, we heard the explanation for that already and know why it is. why are you bringing it up again? >>...
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alvin] and michael cohen said the case did not rely upon michael cohen but one of the last witnesses and he has to present some evidence of criminality. they don't have it. it is quite an embarrassment for the legal system. >> harris: the feds passed on this. why? >> the big question. not only the feds and sec there was no action to be taken for to alleged campaign violations. there is no criminality that they can prove. we've seen that play out in realtime now and bragg is holding the bag. >> harris: matthew whitaker, i want to come to you with a point i was reading from the transcripts inside the courtroom today. so cohen says he reported directly to trump. and i also want to talk to you, matt, because you were in the trump orbit. you were acting director -- acting attorney general for our nation. you will know a little bit about maybe some people around the president and how thirsty some people can get. he wanted to have that be the case when he elected to take the position, it was clear he was reporting just to trump. so that's a bit of access to power there, i would imagine. coh
alvin] and michael cohen said the case did not rely upon michael cohen but one of the last witnesses and he has to present some evidence of criminality. they don't have it. it is quite an embarrassment for the legal system. >> harris: the feds passed on this. why? >> the big question. not only the feds and sec there was no action to be taken for to alleged campaign violations. there is no criminality that they can prove. we've seen that play out in realtime now and bragg is holding...
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so quite a lot of ground hellfire that michael cohen is how michael cohen describes how he became that one to front the money. so quite a lot of ground hellfire that michael cohen has covered. he talked earlier and testify that he was eager to please donald trump as his attack dog and every single thing he did the direction of donald trump to give credit, to make sure donald trump is pleased with him so very much painting everything he did as for the benefit of donald trump and active direction. we the benefit of donald trump and active direction.— the benefit of donald trump and active direction. we already know from previous _ active direction. we already know from previous witnesses - active direction. we already know from previous witnesses had - active direction. we already know i from previous witnesses had donald trump did know about the payments and the payback. the prosecution has to show here the entries into the business records were false entries and they have to show he knowingly knew these payments were not legal expenses. does cohen do that? there were some really _ ex
so quite a lot of ground hellfire that michael cohen is how michael cohen describes how he became that one to front the money. so quite a lot of ground hellfire that michael cohen has covered. he talked earlier and testify that he was eager to please donald trump as his attack dog and every single thing he did the direction of donald trump to give credit, to make sure donald trump is pleased with him so very much painting everything he did as for the benefit of donald trump and active...
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and to go after michael cohen and tear him down. and michael cohen, who was respectful. michael cohen who answered fairly cleanly. and they failed to do so. and in terms of anyone cooperating, you know, you look at who donald trump surrounded himself with. people who cooperate, they get their own behinds safe and clear from the trouble that he allegedly created. and the people who do what they need to do, if that's skirting the law, because that's what the boss wants. it's now coming home to roost and all these characters no matter what side they're falling on seem to have that same trait, and it's telling, and where it's coming from is the boss, donald trump. >> and with all that being very much part of the narrative, right? of what the -- the story the prosecution has told since his first witness david pecker who said the boss and i, the two principals -- pecker and cohen, they're the pro principals that hatched the whole plan to catch and kill. and then cohen from the first witness all the way through frankly to his own direct testimony, he's the staffer. right? he's
and to go after michael cohen and tear him down. and michael cohen, who was respectful. michael cohen who answered fairly cleanly. and they failed to do so. and in terms of anyone cooperating, you know, you look at who donald trump surrounded himself with. people who cooperate, they get their own behinds safe and clear from the trouble that he allegedly created. and the people who do what they need to do, if that's skirting the law, because that's what the boss wants. it's now coming home to...
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about michael cohen, michael cohen has this refrain, sounds like i said something like that. i checked the transcript. he said it sounds like something i would say about five times. to the crying little line you said at the beginning. it sounds like something i would say, said cohen. courtroom misogynist, sounds like something i would say. and that is the last one, you anticipated. it sounds correct, he said that 15 times. so that was just how much material cohen supplied. and just one more point about this, that line that started this cross-examination, cohen said that friday. that was the tiktok that got the judge very angry about it. >> right, that is the nutty part about michael cohen, but the nutty part did not come in except from past statements. adam klasfeld, the master of the transcripts. the speed reader. he is in the courtroom and we are sitting next to each other every day except today. we will take a quick break and we will be right back. i'll be honest. by the end of the day, my floors...yeesh. but who has the time to clean? that's why i love my swiffer wetjet.
about michael cohen, michael cohen has this refrain, sounds like i said something like that. i checked the transcript. he said it sounds like something i would say about five times. to the crying little line you said at the beginning. it sounds like something i would say, said cohen. courtroom misogynist, sounds like something i would say. and that is the last one, you anticipated. it sounds correct, he said that 15 times. so that was just how much material cohen supplied. and just one more...
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michael cohen? correct. >> so i'm all over that and i spoke to allen weisselberg about it when it comes time for the financing, which will be donald trump. >> listen, what financing? michael cohen will have to pay him something. donald trump pay with cash. michael cohen? no, no, no, no, no. i got it. donald trump. check. so cohen is saying that the reason he mentioned weisselberg is because trump had previously directed him to speak with allen weisselberg, the cfo, about getting the matter handled he'd already knew based on conversation with david pecker, which is why he mentioned the number 1501 more thing out. wait, just wait for the defense to pants to pounce on. >> i'm all over that. and i got that essential part of their of their case, whether we like it or not, is going to be the fact that that michael cohen was acting as an independent actor and going rogue and so on. now, again, you hear donald trump's voice here that undermines that argument a little bit, but merely cohen saying again and a
michael cohen? correct. >> so i'm all over that and i spoke to allen weisselberg about it when it comes time for the financing, which will be donald trump. >> listen, what financing? michael cohen will have to pay him something. donald trump pay with cash. michael cohen? no, no, no, no, no. i got it. donald trump. check. so cohen is saying that the reason he mentioned weisselberg is because trump had previously directed him to speak with allen weisselberg, the cfo, about getting the...
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but it's michael cohen that has to cause that deal. so this is as crucial as it gets crucial. >> it's going to be a very dramatic moment on monday when all this begins to unfold. thank you very much, a judge grosso. appreciate it very much coming up the us state department has just released a long-awaited report looking into whether israel's war against hamas in gaza violated international law. we have details just ahead sunday on the whole story the debate over transgender athletes that i believed i needed to sacrifice being trans in order to swim. we can't neglect fairness and hopes to be inclusive. >> the whole story with anderson cooper on sunday at eight on cnn. when your business throws you a surprise, don't throw in the towel with funding, you can count on biz to credit makes it simple and convenient to solve problems. you never saw coming when trouble bruise bus to credit is the solution. this to credit funding. what's next to temper repeated breeze makes sleep feel cool. so no more sweating all night or blasting the air condit
but it's michael cohen that has to cause that deal. so this is as crucial as it gets crucial. >> it's going to be a very dramatic moment on monday when all this begins to unfold. thank you very much, a judge grosso. appreciate it very much coming up the us state department has just released a long-awaited report looking into whether israel's war against hamas in gaza violated international law. we have details just ahead sunday on the whole story the debate over transgender athletes that...
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michael cohen. this is a b list witness who instead of helping of the defense and a marginal way instead just created the most dramatic moment we've seen. so far. this is not going to make or break the case, but it does appear to be a forest error for the defense. >> they could have ended on michael cohen acknowledging that he stole from the trump organization, but instead, we believe that robert costello's going to be the last witness. and instead of really contradicting michael cohen, he was kinda contradicting the himself at times during his testimony. >> well, look, you remember that michael cohen indirect was asked about robert costello and the reasons that he did not perhaps tell him everything that later came to light. and one of the reasons michael cohen basically gave is he didn't trust the guy. and now robert costello on the stand the jury saw some of it, not necessarily all of it, but gave them a reason, maybe not to trust him. oh, i can understand why michael cohen may not want to confid
michael cohen. this is a b list witness who instead of helping of the defense and a marginal way instead just created the most dramatic moment we've seen. so far. this is not going to make or break the case, but it does appear to be a forest error for the defense. >> they could have ended on michael cohen acknowledging that he stole from the trump organization, but instead, we believe that robert costello's going to be the last witness. and instead of really contradicting michael cohen,...
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you know michael cohen. are you surprised that he would go on google barred and come up with citations and send them to his lawyer and assume he or she would check them? >> no. that doesn't surprise me at all. having dealt with him and followed the story. cohen had lied to me personally when we were breaking the story of the stormy daniels hush money deal. one of the things that came up today and the other day is how he charged the trump organization $50,000 for a tech company to break calls. we learned a while ago he said he had paid that company 50,000 but what he actually did was give the owner of it like $13,000 in cash in a walmart bag. michael cohen is a character. there's really nothing you know, that would surprise me. >> that was the basis for the cross-examination for him being asked that means you stole from the trump organization. that was the whole basis. >> right. >> i mean, but, nonetheless, it doesn't mean, i mean first, one question is the jury exhausted by all of these, you know, these tons
you know michael cohen. are you surprised that he would go on google barred and come up with citations and send them to his lawyer and assume he or she would check them? >> no. that doesn't surprise me at all. having dealt with him and followed the story. cohen had lied to me personally when we were breaking the story of the stormy daniels hush money deal. one of the things that came up today and the other day is how he charged the trump organization $50,000 for a tech company to break...
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works against michael cohen. and there's the fact that all of the corroborating evidence around the call has to do with something totally different, which is michael cohen getting these prank calls or harassing calls from a teenager. obviously, that does not work in michael cohen's favor. and the fact that they've already sort of set out this backdrop of michael cohen has a liar. michael cohen as someone that the jury who is watching this testimony shouldn't trust you, shouldn't trust him because he's lied before when he's been under oath and you shouldn't trust him now because oh, look, we've caught him in this again alleged lie and i do think you know, from our reporters in the courtroom, kara scannell and others, this does seem like it was the most moment. so far for michael cohen. >> what do you think can i think it was a good cross exam moment, but the mere fact that you scream at the witness doesn't mean that you've won the point on cross-examination and blogged people mistake that as the dramatic moment, m
works against michael cohen. and there's the fact that all of the corroborating evidence around the call has to do with something totally different, which is michael cohen getting these prank calls or harassing calls from a teenager. obviously, that does not work in michael cohen's favor. and the fact that they've already sort of set out this backdrop of michael cohen has a liar. michael cohen as someone that the jury who is watching this testimony shouldn't trust you, shouldn't trust him...
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after michael cohen. it is anybody's guess at the end of last week we had people working on books from six or seven years ago working in the white house from six to seven years ago. i don't know who else the state may call but may be toward the latter half of this week the state will rest. it is possible as of this moment right now monday afternoon. >> john: at one of the think is going to have to reconcile is back in 2018 when all of this happened he told me in "the new york times" and anybody else who was willing to listen to him that he never got paid back for the stormy daniels payment and i was going to tell the court that it was all a fraud to cover up the payment? we will see. congratulations. we will talk to you later. >> great to be with you guys. >> sandra: we will see you soon. >> john: our coverage of michael cohen's testimony rolls on. is he helping or hurting the prosecution's case question work we will have the latest in the courtroom just ahead. speak on matter what comes out of cohen's mo
after michael cohen. it is anybody's guess at the end of last week we had people working on books from six or seven years ago working in the white house from six to seven years ago. i don't know who else the state may call but may be toward the latter half of this week the state will rest. it is possible as of this moment right now monday afternoon. >> john: at one of the think is going to have to reconcile is back in 2018 when all of this happened he told me in "the new york...
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allowing michael cohen to answer. again, do you remember if in february 2021, you were going on tv to talk about the investigation? cohen says i go on tv often. what was i responding to? i don't know. all right, so they're going somewhere with this. i guess they're trying to say the d.a.'s office wanted you to stop. you couldn't help yourself. >> it's true, correct. he's the kind of witness you don't want as a prosecutor because he's out there talking. on the other hand, the d.a.'s office didn't pick him as a witness. donald trump did. donald trump surrounded himself with people like michael cohen and that's something prosecutors are going to remind the jury of. they're going to say michael cohen is a liar. he's been convicted and stands in front of you. you don't have to believe everything you heard him say, but a will the of what he says, particularly on the important things, are corroborated. and that's what they're going to say. >> between want to kind of build some sort of momentum and i would say looking at this
allowing michael cohen to answer. again, do you remember if in february 2021, you were going on tv to talk about the investigation? cohen says i go on tv often. what was i responding to? i don't know. all right, so they're going somewhere with this. i guess they're trying to say the d.a.'s office wanted you to stop. you couldn't help yourself. >> it's true, correct. he's the kind of witness you don't want as a prosecutor because he's out there talking. on the other hand, the d.a.'s office...