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cohen to pay stormy daniels in the months leading up to the 2016 presidential election and keep her quiet about an alleged sexual encounter. it encounter former president donald trump denies, this transaction is the manhattan da alvin brexit case which alleges trump the payment by falsifying business records, trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony charges against him. republican congressman chairman at the house judiciary jim jordan says this case and other indictments against trump are about politics. >> alvin bragg, the crime is trying to get to, president trump was trying to get to conspiracy to obstruct the 2016 election. then jack smith is saying president trump was involved in a conspiracy to interfere with the 2020 election. it seems that the truth is really alvin bragg and jack smith are in a conspiracy to impact the 2024 race and fani willis as part of the effort as well. >> the first full week of testimony included a key witness for the prosecution. tabloid publisher david packer he said his company paid 1 $150,000 for silence playmate here mcdougall's claim of having a
cohen to pay stormy daniels in the months leading up to the 2016 presidential election and keep her quiet about an alleged sexual encounter. it encounter former president donald trump denies, this transaction is the manhattan da alvin brexit case which alleges trump the payment by falsifying business records, trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony charges against him. republican congressman chairman at the house judiciary jim jordan says this case and other indictments against trump are...
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on friday he testified he worked at the bank used by again then it trump attorney michael cohen when: wired 130,00 130,000 dols hush money payment to stormy daniels leading up to the 2016 presidential election. the presiding judge in this case has scheduled a hearing for this upcoming thursday to hear more arguments on whether trump allegedly violated the gag order in this case. which prohibits him from making public comments about jurors, witnesses, court staff and their families. the prosecution accuses trump of violating the gag order for now a total of 14 times. jon: art cb cotton outside trump tower in new york city, thanks. for more on the week ahead in trump's new york criminal trial let's bring in trey a trial attendant based in los angeles. so, from what we saw it last week where do you predict the prosecution is going this week? >> is going to be a little less interesting this week. you've got to remember this is a legal documents case. even though we have a lot of salacious of testimony out there it's really about proving at documents as payments to stormy daniels is 34 ent
on friday he testified he worked at the bank used by again then it trump attorney michael cohen when: wired 130,00 130,000 dols hush money payment to stormy daniels leading up to the 2016 presidential election. the presiding judge in this case has scheduled a hearing for this upcoming thursday to hear more arguments on whether trump allegedly violated the gag order in this case. which prohibits him from making public comments about jurors, witnesses, court staff and their families. the...
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trump has been accused of violating the gag order more than a dozen times, from calling michael cohen a liar to claiming that the jury is "95% democrat ." the website predicts that judge merchan will find trump for his comments, writing "the most difficult question to answer, however, is whether any finding of contempt and resulting punishment will deter this particular defendant from future violations." joining me now, adam klotz felt, fellow at just security. he was in the courtroom all week . adam, great to see you, thank you for joining us. since you have been inside the courtroom, what is your sense of how the case is going? the mac >> the case got started with a bang, testimony from david pecker. david pecker really gave the case a wide angle lens. we've been hearing about hush money scheme, about michael cohen and stormy daniels , but with david testimony, what we got was a wide-angle lens of a spectrum of ways that donald trump and the national enquirer and their corporate parent joined forces, in david words, to be the eyes and ears of the campaign, to send stories popping up
trump has been accused of violating the gag order more than a dozen times, from calling michael cohen a liar to claiming that the jury is "95% democrat ." the website predicts that judge merchan will find trump for his comments, writing "the most difficult question to answer, however, is whether any finding of contempt and resulting punishment will deter this particular defendant from future violations." joining me now, adam klotz felt, fellow at just security. he was in the...
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cohen because as we know, michael cohen, although provides a lot of information for the trial, comes with some baggage and he's been convicted of lying under oath before it, among other things. so so that is what they seem to be doing because in addition to calling david pecker, who i think was a really strong witness for the prosecution. he really set the entire narrative that this was about the election, and this was all about trying to hide information from the electorate for the november election and he did a really good job. i think establishing that. but after that, you started to see witnesses who were establishing things like dates, calendar, entries, bank accounts, bank records, things like that. so i think we're going to see a lot more of that this week. sprinkled in there. i think we might also see some very substantive, interesting witnesses like perhaps hope hicks, kellyanne conway, people in trump's inner circle who are going to talk about exactly what was going on at that time and so we're going to have their narratives and also this case is going to rely a lot on docu
cohen because as we know, michael cohen, although provides a lot of information for the trial, comes with some baggage and he's been convicted of lying under oath before it, among other things. so so that is what they seem to be doing because in addition to calling david pecker, who i think was a really strong witness for the prosecution. he really set the entire narrative that this was about the election, and this was all about trying to hide information from the electorate for the november...
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he moved the goal post on michael cohen, his staff. people like hope eggs, sarah huckabee sanders. he's now moving the goalposts and willing to events who are judges that are less objectives and more politically minded in terms of the way they are seeing this. this can ultimately be a disaster for all of us. the open question is if they grant him the immunity, does that also get president biden that level of immunity? i think it would be a really bad trip for the united states to go in that direction so i hope it does not happen. >> a new poll after trump hush money trial began finds that 56% of americans are not competent the jury will be able to reach a fair verdict. in the past, trump has used his legal setbacks to distrust in his opponent by driving up his campaign boater support. what you think will happen if trump is cleared of these charges or if there is a hung jury? >> i don't think anyone is going to be in this case. it is a function of the fact that trump is going to be with us long after the fact that donald trump is off the public stage. is this attack on the instituti
he moved the goal post on michael cohen, his staff. people like hope eggs, sarah huckabee sanders. he's now moving the goalposts and willing to events who are judges that are less objectives and more politically minded in terms of the way they are seeing this. this can ultimately be a disaster for all of us. the open question is if they grant him the immunity, does that also get president biden that level of immunity? i think it would be a really bad trip for the united states to go in that...
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to stormy daniel come next or it is michael cohen? many thought the prosecutors would follow david pecker potentially with karen mcdougall. how will this play out? >> it has been all smoke and no fire as of yet for the prosecution. they have told essentially a little back story how some of the stories came to be that ultimately had nondisclosure agreements entered into with donald trump. what we have coming up this following week unfortunately do not know who the witnesses are. the defense really has a right to have some advance notice as to who is coming in order for the trail to continue in a fair and orderly manner should have that idea but we do not know where the prosecution is going for there is expected testimony from stormy daniels perhaps karen mcdougall the biggest that will happen in this whole trial is michael cohen. i expect will be the only potential link between the hush money payments and some crime the prosecution unannounced into its specifics at this point will potentially make. the cross-examination of michael cohe
to stormy daniel come next or it is michael cohen? many thought the prosecutors would follow david pecker potentially with karen mcdougall. how will this play out? >> it has been all smoke and no fire as of yet for the prosecution. they have told essentially a little back story how some of the stories came to be that ultimately had nondisclosure agreements entered into with donald trump. what we have coming up this following week unfortunately do not know who the witnesses are. the...
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i think the only thing they seem to be ready for is michael cohen is the devil of all devils with all the cooperation. it will be a hard, hard road for them to hoe. >> they call him a liar. they say he did not -- he went to jail because what? >> because of what? i mean, if he went to jail for doing something, then how can you say it was not done? he had to do it with president donald trump because last time i checked, michael cohen was not running for president. i think, if i am the da, and i do not have any insides. i never talked about the case. you make michael cohen as sleazy as you can because in closing, i am going to say he was his lawyer. this is who he paid. in fact, he told you these were for legal services. services that we still do not know what they were. what was he paying this money for? this sleazy guy that they told you -- that president donald trump, who could have picked anyone up fifth avenue, but he chose this guy. is guy. anti-inflammatory medicine directly at the source. voltaren, the joy of movement. they need their lawn back fast and you need scotts turf build
i think the only thing they seem to be ready for is michael cohen is the devil of all devils with all the cooperation. it will be a hard, hard road for them to hoe. >> they call him a liar. they say he did not -- he went to jail because what? >> because of what? i mean, if he went to jail for doing something, then how can you say it was not done? he had to do it with president donald trump because last time i checked, michael cohen was not running for president. i think, if i am the...
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we have michael cohen, stormy daniels, karen mcdougal and hope hicks. also, unwavering support from a staunch political ally for tron. >> if he is convicted you will still support him and vote for him? >> absolutely. i think what is going on with donald trump's weaponization of the law. he's being prosecuted in manhattan, one of the deepest blue cities in the country. >> we have reported as an analyst in place covering all these new developments. jake, where will things pick up when the trial starts again on tuesday? >> tuesday is going to kick off the third week of this criminal hussman trial for former president donald trump. this is the first time we are going to see this tight rope walk. the first time he's going to have a rally since he started this trial. it is going to be an otter week ink terms of -- in terms of corn in session. on wednesday he will head to michigan and also wisconsin. these are states trump won in 2016 and then lost about it in 2020. they will be pivotal states for both trump and biden to get electoral victory come this novembe
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he's got a gag order but michael cohen, a convicted perjurer, gets to say whatever he wants? that's ridiculous. and here's the other thing i noticed this week too. when you look at what happened at the supreme court, and it looked like the argument as went very well for our side. when you look at what happened there, everyone's saying, oh, this is probably going to get sent back to a lower court and they're going to sort through the facts and there there won't be a trial before the election. all the mainstream media's talking about, oh, we're not going to have a trial before the election. why the heck does that matter? i thought you were focused on getting the to the truth. it's all political for these folks. and here's the other thing, maria. bragg is -- the crime he's trying to get to is, oh, president trump was involved in a conspiracy to obstruct the 2020 -- 2016 election. and then jack smith is saying president trump was involved in a conspiracy if to interfere with the 2020 election. seems to me the truth really is alvin bragg and jack smith are in a conspiracy to impac
he's got a gag order but michael cohen, a convicted perjurer, gets to say whatever he wants? that's ridiculous. and here's the other thing i noticed this week too. when you look at what happened at the supreme court, and it looked like the argument as went very well for our side. when you look at what happened there, everyone's saying, oh, this is probably going to get sent back to a lower court and they're going to sort through the facts and there there won't be a trial before the election....
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she is a loyalist and here she is, taking the stand to cooperate michael cohen? that would be must-see tv if only they had cameras in the courtroom. >> you put that vision in my mind. i do not want to picture that. last words, perry. who are you most interested in seeing and why? >> michael cohen, just because -- he is at the center of this, but we also know what will be interesting is this is -- you will see fireworks from president donald 's team as they cross-examine michael cohen and try to really take away his credibility in the eyes of the jury. from both sides on that one, it will be an interesting one and important one to watch >> a great chat. i would love to see you here again soon. thank you. >>> their lives changed in an instant. the damage left behind for more than 100 tornadoes that touched down this weekend. we are back in 60 seconds. seco. >>> more breaking news. college student standing call is that -- solidarity vowing to give up their protest on campus is across the country. this as jewish leaders and some lawmakers demand president joe biden t
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michael cohen's former banker will finish up testimony. no hearing wednesday, so trump will campaign in wisconsin and michigan and then be back in court sunday for his alleged gag order violations and the trial continues friday. here's a look at potential witnesses we can be taking the stand this week. michael cohen, stormy daniels, karen mcdougal, and hope hicks. also new today, unwavering support for trump from a staunch political ally. >> if he is convicted, you will still support him and vote for him? >> absolutely. i think what's going on with donald trump, he's been prosecuted in manhattan, one of the deepest blue cities in the country. >> msnbc legal analyst and cohost of the podcast hashtag sisters-in-law, and former bronx new york assistant district attorney, now reporter covering the civil and criminal cases against trump. she has been at that courthouse all this week. as i welcome you both, the trial resumes tuesday, we three of trump having to show up and sit quietly while his accusers are brought before him. the washington pos
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on friday he testified he was managing director by the bank used by michael cohen to wire a payment to stormy daniels in the months leading up to the election. that transaction is the crux of the prosecutions case. >> live outside trump tower. c.b. thank you very much. >> let's bring in the former federal prosecutor katy. >> thank you. >> expect the case to resume on tuesday. what are your expectations for this week? >> well, the defense is still not been informed about the order of witnesses anticipated. at this point the case has been about airing dirty laundry. there is not a cohesive theory that's been aspoused. from a legal standpoint it's been confusing. the jury will have to put a lot of pieces together if they expect a conviction. >> lindsey graham, a trump ally made an interesting argument. let's play him. >> a lot of people do this. arnold, tiger woods. i think the thing is a crock. the statute of limitations has shutout the misdemeanor cases. >> what about that argument? >> he's absolutely right. trump is charged with a felony offense. that requires that he not only falsifie
on friday he testified he was managing director by the bank used by michael cohen to wire a payment to stormy daniels in the months leading up to the election. that transaction is the crux of the prosecutions case. >> live outside trump tower. c.b. thank you very much. >> let's bring in the former federal prosecutor katy. >> thank you. >> expect the case to resume on tuesday. what are your expectations for this week? >> well, the defense is still not been informed...
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cohen or even by trump himself in their conversations. in the case of karen mcdougal, he confirmed that they suppressed her story to influence the election. and lots of details were revealed, but more importantly, he made clear he was aware that they were not only doing something unethical, but illegal. when asked point blank whether he knew that paying to kill stories on behalf of the presidential candidate was against the law, he said yes. lisa, so much legal news for both of you. thank you for being here. david pecker was first for a reason. you have both been part of the strategy. how did he lay the groundwork for the prosecutor's case as we look to the next stage? >> really only. that will have a lot to do with the homework that the manhattan d.a.s office stated. remember, this case is not so much about the hush money scheme as it is about falsification of business records, 34 counts of it. what makes it felony is that it was done with the intent of concealing or committing another crime. what david pecker did was establish that othe
cohen or even by trump himself in their conversations. in the case of karen mcdougal, he confirmed that they suppressed her story to influence the election. and lots of details were revealed, but more importantly, he made clear he was aware that they were not only doing something unethical, but illegal. when asked point blank whether he knew that paying to kill stories on behalf of the presidential candidate was against the law, he said yes. lisa, so much legal news for both of you. thank you...
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cohen two wire 130,000 dollar hush money payment to stormy daniels leading up to the 2016 election. there's a lot of subplots of this trial more of the gag order which prohibits him from speaking publicly about jurors, witnesses, court staff and family members. 6:00 a.m. eastern tomorrow morning love a preview of what's is to come thank you. arthel: your coverage have been excellent for more on this let's bring chris a constitutional law attorney who has worked for the republican national committee and the department of justice in. so, last monday you probably noticed trumps attorney, todd blanche, told the court there's nothing wrong with trying to influence an election. it is called democracy. is that true? is that constitutional? or is that a crime? >> absolutely. in this incident you have to understand from the get go this entire prosecution rests on the unconstitutional effort to federalize new york state law that, by turning a low-level misdemeanor if there is even one of those, into eight felony based on a flawed interpretation of federal election law. a lot of people look at
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and while he tied trump and his hen-fixer michael cohen to these unsavory claims, pecker was eager to play along. cohen would ask for a negative piece on an opponent, and the inquirer would embellish it. look at this, a totally bogus story. and this ludicrous piece tying cruz's father to lee harvey oswald and the jfk assassination tone by photo manipulation. most of the media a praised pecker's performance while others trashed t. a. alvin bragg's -- d.a. alvin bragg's case. >> trump's relationship with the "national enquirer" was even sleazier than it looked in 2016. >> david pecker was not a significant witness for the prosecution. and i'll tell you why. because there is no crime. >> david pecker is very composed, a credible witness. he was being specific in his testimony. >> so it was the star witnesses of the case that wanted to catch and kill to protect trump, not trump. got it? howard: now to the catch and kill the inquirer paid a trump doorman $30,000 for a tale about the former president fathering an out of wedlock child which turned out to be totally false. the inquireerer pai
and while he tied trump and his hen-fixer michael cohen to these unsavory claims, pecker was eager to play along. cohen would ask for a negative piece on an opponent, and the inquirer would embellish it. look at this, a totally bogus story. and this ludicrous piece tying cruz's father to lee harvey oswald and the jfk assassination tone by photo manipulation. most of the media a praised pecker's performance while others trashed t. a. alvin bragg's -- d.a. alvin bragg's case. >> trump's...
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they've another hearing on other violations and trump was talking about michael cohen in an interview that he recorded on his way to his gag order hearing about whether or not he had violated it by talking about michael cohen, his disregard for it is pretty obvious. and we saw how trump's attorney struggled to defend it, but i think big picture the campaign and how they're looking at this. i mean, look at what bill are told me the other night he is one of the biggest donald trump critics. he watched him as he was trying to overturn the election results and left the white house in the middle of that yet he is still voting for donald trump come november, and i think it just kind of speaks to the climate that we're in. the question is how pervasive that is? yeah. and you mentioned how trump is making things difficult for his attorneys on the gag order the new york times that report this weekend about whether it's affecting this legal strategy as well. this says doesn't but report others might concede personal failings, so their lawyers can focus solely on holes in the prosecution prosecu
they've another hearing on other violations and trump was talking about michael cohen in an interview that he recorded on his way to his gag order hearing about whether or not he had violated it by talking about michael cohen, his disregard for it is pretty obvious. and we saw how trump's attorney struggled to defend it, but i think big picture the campaign and how they're looking at this. i mean, look at what bill are told me the other night he is one of the biggest donald trump critics. he...
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the same thing is happening in the hush money case, you know, with michael cohen who pleaded guilty, so i think it illuminates some of the contradiction that's happening in terms of his own criminal liability. and that of all the people who -- >> it's always dangerous to call the hush money case a big election interference case, right? there are all these other cases out there that in my view really do address big picture election interference. to say this is all -- this is election -- it loses the significance of what election interference means, and i think the prosecutors risk in that case with the jury saying the prosecutors are overpromising. this is a grand election interference, and then they finish the case and say, wait a sec, this is about paying off a porn star. that's very different. >> to influence an election. that's -- >> yes, but my point is that, again, even for us in talking about election interference, if we start lumping in that case with some of the other cases with much more serious and dire conduct, i think it sort of minimizes the significance of it. >> tim, w
the same thing is happening in the hush money case, you know, with michael cohen who pleaded guilty, so i think it illuminates some of the contradiction that's happening in terms of his own criminal liability. and that of all the people who -- >> it's always dangerous to call the hush money case a big election interference case, right? there are all these other cases out there that in my view really do address big picture election interference. to say this is all -- this is election -- it...
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they ultimately tie the story together to corroborate other witnesses like michael cohen. i thought it was really significant that even on cross- examination, there was not a lot of concession made by any of these witnesses. the biggest concession was that she liked working with the trump organization, and maybe that is a reflection on who is paying her bills, but i thought she was a witness that was effective, and she did everything the prosecution needed her to do. >> thank you. it's good to be with you this morning. barbara mcquaid is the cohost of the really important sisters- in-law podcast. i'm sure you will listen to it, but if you don't, it never a bad time to dart. attack from within. how this information is sabotaging america. it has to be one of the most important books that you should read, but it's a kind of good book to give to people who don't believe how much misinformation is out there. there have been at least 18 school shootings this year. he believes he's got a viable solution. next, we talked to justin jones and gloria john and, two lawmakers who faced
they ultimately tie the story together to corroborate other witnesses like michael cohen. i thought it was really significant that even on cross- examination, there was not a lot of concession made by any of these witnesses. the biggest concession was that she liked working with the trump organization, and maybe that is a reflection on who is paying her bills, but i thought she was a witness that was effective, and she did everything the prosecution needed her to do. >> thank you. it's...
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cohen set up secretly to pay stormy daniels her hush money. cohen is going to testify, so is stormy daniels later in the trial. >> gio: what about the gag order, aaron? prosecutors are trying to hold trump in criminal contempt for violating it. >> they say he's done it repeatedly, as many as 14 times. the judge is going to hold a hearing about it on thursday and we'll learn whether there are more examples that prosecutors want to show the judge and how trump's attorneys are going to respond and say, nah, these are just innocuous. that didn't go well last time. the judge said, you're giving me nothing and accused the defense of losing credibility. >> gio: aaron katersky always on top of every detail. thank you, my friend. we'll see you at the courthouse this week. and tune in to "this week" later for george stephanopoulos' interview with john kirby about the latest in gaza, plus an expert legal panel on the powerhouse roundtable on all the week's politics from the courtroom to the campaign trail. that's all coming up on "this week." rhiannon. >
cohen set up secretly to pay stormy daniels her hush money. cohen is going to testify, so is stormy daniels later in the trial. >> gio: what about the gag order, aaron? prosecutors are trying to hold trump in criminal contempt for violating it. >> they say he's done it repeatedly, as many as 14 times. the judge is going to hold a hearing about it on thursday and we'll learn whether there are more examples that prosecutors want to show the judge and how trump's attorneys are going to...
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so, obviously we will come back to this when michael cohen testifies and he will, i'm sure, explain why he answered no to that question when he opened up this account in order to use it to make these payments to stormy daniels. so, for mr. farro i think he is a business records type of witness. i think it's possible that there were some discussions that they had about the real purpose. it doesn't sound like that is the case. so, i don't expect him to be a particularly lengthy witness on tuesday unless there are things i'm not aware of it he's going to testify about and then we will move on to cross- examination. >> it has an interesting corollary with the question you are asked about ami. inasmuch as we are looking at this as it relates to donald trump and donald trump protecting donald trump there other institutions that needed to protect themselves from donald trump's lies. >> that's right. when you do business with donald trump, i mean, even putting ourselves back at that time, he is well known to not always pay his bills and to, you know, do whatever is in his interest. my suspicion
so, obviously we will come back to this when michael cohen testifies and he will, i'm sure, explain why he answered no to that question when he opened up this account in order to use it to make these payments to stormy daniels. so, for mr. farro i think he is a business records type of witness. i think it's possible that there were some discussions that they had about the real purpose. it doesn't sound like that is the case. so, i don't expect him to be a particularly lengthy witness on tuesday...
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the prosecution said how did michael cohen take that? pecker, he was the boss, he said he was infuriated at me. the boss is donald trump. >> he was annoyed they put up 30k for the doorman, then 150k for karen mcdougal, which he hadn't been paid back. so by the time stormy daniels comes on the scene, which is right after the access hollywood tape, which is crucial in the timing of the thought process, of not just ami and david pecker, but also the trump campaign and michael cohen. by the time that situation comes on, david pecker, as he said, i'm not a bank. you guys have to handle this transaction. and that's, you know, ironically why we're here, because of the structure that michael cohen then went and did this hush money deal. i felt is very much, this week was about substantiating the catch and kill story release. it's legalise. the question is going to become about the way in which these payments were recorded, right? and that, i think that becomes the harder piece then to substantiate. >> yeah. and look, it's clear that what was the
the prosecution said how did michael cohen take that? pecker, he was the boss, he said he was infuriated at me. the boss is donald trump. >> he was annoyed they put up 30k for the doorman, then 150k for karen mcdougal, which he hadn't been paid back. so by the time stormy daniels comes on the scene, which is right after the access hollywood tape, which is crucial in the timing of the thought process, of not just ami and david pecker, but also the trump campaign and michael cohen. by the...
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and it started in this meeting at trump tower where david pecker was summoned, he had michael cohen in the room, and they, as you noted in your lead-in, he decided, he promised trump there that he would be his eyes and ears. so throughout this campaign, for any types of allegations of these types of tort affairs. i think with the duracell this week as a clear win for the prosecution, david pecker took them inside the room and made all these things very real. >> renato, someone else was inside the room. i need you to talk about how michael cohen's banker, gary farrow, fits into the prosecution's narrative. he takes the stand again on tuesday. >> yeah, that's right. first of all, one thing that does matter, although this case is entirely about false statements and business records, that is at the core of this, and really what this witness is going to show, he is going to backup and corroborate the testimony of michael cohen. we all know michael cullen has got credibility issues, given his prior convictions. he is going to corroborate that, and he is going to show what those payments were
and it started in this meeting at trump tower where david pecker was summoned, he had michael cohen in the room, and they, as you noted in your lead-in, he decided, he promised trump there that he would be his eyes and ears. so throughout this campaign, for any types of allegations of these types of tort affairs. i think with the duracell this week as a clear win for the prosecution, david pecker took them inside the room and made all these things very real. >> renato, someone else was...
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his former fixer, michael cohen, this is only the beginning, every day spent in court is the day that trump can't be out talking to supporters were raising money. so two weeks point, the sky is falling asleep in his own trial. he is violating gag orders. he is confusing the name of his former opponents, all of that sends a very strong message to whether or not the sky is even competent to run for president. >> i think what's going on with trump, the fact that people are mocking him, [ laughter ] >> did you make that up? >> i just coined it. thank you very much. he and getting a conviction, we can talk to his base, him being a punchline, him falling asleep at trial, that cuts through everything. you don't need to follow politics, follow the law, that i can't stay awake. he goes there three times at least five days, they are talking about him, it is his trial. it is his name. and taking a nap. that will affect him a great deal. i don't think being in the courtroom for his followers mean much. i think that he is not able to stay away, or something different, he did not fall asleep in 202
his former fixer, michael cohen, this is only the beginning, every day spent in court is the day that trump can't be out talking to supporters were raising money. so two weeks point, the sky is falling asleep in his own trial. he is violating gag orders. he is confusing the name of his former opponents, all of that sends a very strong message to whether or not the sky is even competent to run for president. >> i think what's going on with trump, the fact that people are mocking him, [...
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the michael relationship, with michael cohen, he did a lot of dirty work for trump, but then michael has seen the light, went to prison for it, and he's willing to tell the truth now, and that infuriates donald trump, because it is the loyalty issue. everyone is expected to be loyal to trump, but trump is not loyal back to them. i'm curious to see how he behaves when it's michael cohen's turn on the stand. even though they will try to impugn his integrity and all that, that's fine, but there are receipts. this case isn't just based on michael cohen's word on things. there are other people corroborating this, and david pecker being one of them. that's why he went first. >> dave i wanted to turn to the gag order violations, trump is accused of violating the gag order four more times, bringing the total number of violations to 15. some eagle experts have speculated judge mershon might be willing to rule on these all at once rather separately. will he be asked to spend a night in jail or have consequence for violating these gag orders? >> maybe way down the line, ayman, but i think he's
the michael relationship, with michael cohen, he did a lot of dirty work for trump, but then michael has seen the light, went to prison for it, and he's willing to tell the truth now, and that infuriates donald trump, because it is the loyalty issue. everyone is expected to be loyal to trump, but trump is not loyal back to them. i'm curious to see how he behaves when it's michael cohen's turn on the stand. even though they will try to impugn his integrity and all that, that's fine, but there...
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he is going to back up and corroborate test many of michael cohen. we all know michael cohen has a credibility issue, given his prior convictions. he is going to corroborate that, and he's going to show what the payments were for that they weren't payments for legal services, that they were in fact hush money payments, and that leads [ inaudible ] >> one more question for you, renato. judge juan merchan has scheduled another hearing on trump's gag order. why didn't he rule after the first 10 times he allegedly violated the gag order.? >> there is an image of the sword of damocles hanging over your head. i think the judge wants this ruling hanging over the head over trump's lawyer. trump's lawyers now at the end of the day, ask evidence that comes in, they really don't want to be on the judge's bad side, and he is using this as a tool to try and get them to rein in their client as much as possible. >> oh, renato, that's really good. i'm sorry.[ laughter ] i love it when i hear stuff i have not heard before. anthony, i want to turn to the trump's immun
he is going to back up and corroborate test many of michael cohen. we all know michael cohen has a credibility issue, given his prior convictions. he is going to corroborate that, and he's going to show what the payments were for that they weren't payments for legal services, that they were in fact hush money payments, and that leads [ inaudible ] >> one more question for you, renato. judge juan merchan has scheduled another hearing on trump's gag order. why didn't he rule after the first...
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i think that you'll see other witnesses like hope hicks, like michael cohen just put on additional layers in filling out this picture of exactly how the scheme played out. >> now, pivoting right here to washington, as you heard me discuss with congressman thompson, the supreme court's conservative justices, many of whom were nominated by trump, appeared to at least considered his claim of total presidential immunity this week, some suggesting that such immunity was necessary for our democracy to function. the court's ruling is expected some time between now and july. what happens after that? >> well, it depends on what the court rules. rev, i was actually really surprised after this argument and during the argument. i thought that the supreme court would, perhaps, take its sweet time in issuing any ruling which would push off the possibility of a trial beyond the election, but i was really struck by the comments by some of the conservative justices who, as you said, really entertained this notion that a president would have immunity. not only that he would have it but that it would be nec
i think that you'll see other witnesses like hope hicks, like michael cohen just put on additional layers in filling out this picture of exactly how the scheme played out. >> now, pivoting right here to washington, as you heard me discuss with congressman thompson, the supreme court's conservative justices, many of whom were nominated by trump, appeared to at least considered his claim of total presidential immunity this week, some suggesting that such immunity was necessary for our...
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cohen was seekinapg to arrange the 133,000 payment to stormy daniels trumps sounded off on another day in court. >> this is all biden indictment to rig the election for a political opponent and nothing like this is ever happened. if biden wants a debate he can do any time including tonight.me i'm here ready willing and able and if he wants i will do it on monday night, tuesday night, wednesday night we will be in michigan a state he has destroyed. >> he was on the mind of the current president joe biden repeatedly brought up donald trump being interviewed byby howard stern. >> i don't know if you are going to debate your opponent.ere, >> president joe biden: i am some time. s >> what you thincok is going to happen? i can't imaging e you would los. >> he's promised if he doesn't win there will be a blood met beth. trump makes fun of me he is the kind of guy who wishes they will meet head-to-head. >> the sitdown comes as biden takes friendly fire from the ner york timesk . the greag t lady accusing the president of setting a dangerous precedent for avoiding interviews with most media and
cohen was seekinapg to arrange the 133,000 payment to stormy daniels trumps sounded off on another day in court. >> this is all biden indictment to rig the election for a political opponent and nothing like this is ever happened. if biden wants a debate he can do any time including tonight.me i'm here ready willing and able and if he wants i will do it on monday night, tuesday night, wednesday night we will be in michigan a state he has destroyed. >> he was on the mind of the...
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but they did not shield michael cohen. he was convicted and imprisoned by the very independent prosecutors who are federal prosecutors during the -era. over the week, the prosecution turned into rhona graff, who appears to be a better turns -- terms on him. the defendant and his company are still paying for her lawyers. you take this all together and what you see is a lot more evidence against than reasonable doubt on his behalf. that does not mean he is losing this case. we are in the da's side. the burden is on them. for a first week, this was not exactly a slow rise or a lot of accounting spreadsheets. this was a two by fours one repeatedly at president donald as a defendant and while some of that came from those prosecutors tough talk in the opening, tonight, we have to remember a lot of that tough talk and incriminating information came from his buddy, tabloid chief david , who said by the end of his testimony, is not personal and he still counts president donald as a friend, but he is telling the truth under oath abo
but they did not shield michael cohen. he was convicted and imprisoned by the very independent prosecutors who are federal prosecutors during the -era. over the week, the prosecution turned into rhona graff, who appears to be a better turns -- terms on him. the defendant and his company are still paying for her lawyers. you take this all together and what you see is a lot more evidence against than reasonable doubt on his behalf. that does not mean he is losing this case. we are in the da's...
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he testifies friday he worked at the bank used by michael cohen when cohen wired $130,000 hush money payment to stormy daniels and the days before the presidential election. arthel: prosecutors argue donald trump's hush money payment are election fraud. they are laying out the case against the former president monday saying this was a planned, long-running conspiracy to influence the 2016 election to help donald trump get elected through illegal expenditures, to silence people who had something bad to say about his behavior. todd blanche, lead attorney for the former president countering saying, quote, i have a spoiler alert, there's nothing wrong with trying to influence an election. it's called democracy. end quote. let's bring in nassau county district attorney robert schultz. let me get your reaction to those quotes. >> as he was trying to influence the election, they will rely heavily on the timing of the alleged payments to miss daniels, which counter -- controvert the statement of trump's lawyer. however trump's lawyer is correct, these catch and kill journalistic payments, hu
he testifies friday he worked at the bank used by michael cohen when cohen wired $130,000 hush money payment to stormy daniels and the days before the presidential election. arthel: prosecutors argue donald trump's hush money payment are election fraud. they are laying out the case against the former president monday saying this was a planned, long-running conspiracy to influence the 2016 election to help donald trump get elected through illegal expenditures, to silence people who had something...
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what exactly are prosecutors looking to show as they call witnesses like michael cohen's former banker to the stand. and as they tried to walk this jury, there are a lot of documents well, with the banker, they're setting the stage of the finances that were arranged to pay off stormy daniels during the later phases of the story, which we know about broadly, but we don't have the details yet. >> so what they have also apparently are a lot of documents. what we don't know if they have or do not have is information or witnesses are documents that directly link donald trump to the falsification of the documents or whether that's going to be something that has to be inferred heard by a really overwhelming evidence that there's no other way it could have happened other than from his allowing it to happen that's a thinner case. if they have a direct witness or they have direct evidence, that's going to be a powerful case. so this is what keeping me on the edge of my seat as i watch what unfolds. >> right. because we don't know exactly who they're going to be calling at this point. they have n
what exactly are prosecutors looking to show as they call witnesses like michael cohen's former banker to the stand. and as they tried to walk this jury, there are a lot of documents well, with the banker, they're setting the stage of the finances that were arranged to pay off stormy daniels during the later phases of the story, which we know about broadly, but we don't have the details yet. >> so what they have also apparently are a lot of documents. what we don't know if they have or do...
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part of what the prosecution accomplished is that it is not michael cohen's show, it is going to be the david show right now. i think they did a good job of that. when were talking about cases, were talking about cases where people were killed or someone suffered a injury. that is what the case is and that is important because jury 's acquit. is a documents case and there's ample reason to convict him with what the defense did on the other side, the prosecution won inside the courtroom and the defense won inside the courtroom and we will explore this more later on but they did effectively manage to establish that former president trump is in fact above the law and as a defense team, they are also above the law. see people get thrown what we call the box, which is essentially a jail cell at the courthouse for not calling a judge serve. and i've seen defense lawyers get a lot of trouble just by making the judge angry and when it happens, only other ruling stop going your way. here we saw the judge say you are losing all credibility, sir, they did not bat an eye. that could match her terms
part of what the prosecution accomplished is that it is not michael cohen's show, it is going to be the david show right now. i think they did a good job of that. when were talking about cases, were talking about cases where people were killed or someone suffered a injury. that is what the case is and that is important because jury 's acquit. is a documents case and there's ample reason to convict him with what the defense did on the other side, the prosecution won inside the courtroom and the...
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cohen. he asked pecker if you felt cohen was prone to exaggeration. pecker agreed he was after court. trump weighed in on the trial, eight days that we sitting in courthouse. i just want to thank hey, everybody for being here michelle for through this, like everybody else. >> michael cohen's banker took the stand on friday afternoon, explaining to the dreo he helped set up a bank account for the shell company that cohen ultimately used to transfer the $130,000 payment stormy daniels, there's no court on monday, but the banker will be back on the stand tuesday, answering question from prosecutors before trump's lawyers get a turn at him. kara scannell, cnn, new york and coming up former us attorney general, bill barr says donald trump should not be anywhere near the oval office, yet he still plans to vote for him assignment with hottie cornish. >> listen wherever you get your podcasts pain means pause on the things you love. >> but brene me go cool the pain with bio free. and keep on going bi
cohen. he asked pecker if you felt cohen was prone to exaggeration. pecker agreed he was after court. trump weighed in on the trial, eight days that we sitting in courthouse. i just want to thank hey, everybody for being here michelle for through this, like everybody else. >> michael cohen's banker took the stand on friday afternoon, explaining to the dreo he helped set up a bank account for the shell company that cohen ultimately used to transfer the $130,000 payment stormy daniels,...
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bryan, let me be very clear, the prosecution is hiding michael cohen. if he's their star witness, they're hiding him. and the end game of this is to take trump off the campaign trail. it is to tie him up in a courtroom for9 9-10 weeks. that's the bottom line. it's not about a prosecution, it's about a possessor if cushion against trump. and this -- persecution. and this judge, the gag order and you look at everything that has been ruled against president trump in this particular case, it is basically to hurt trump's election chances which is failing because if you look at the polls, he's doing quite well. bryan: leo, they weren't aggressive with david pecker; that is, the attorneys for former president trump. if and when michael cohen takes the stand, how would you go after him? >> with aannihilation oring bryan. let me tell you right now, 35 years of trial experience, i would take every video of michael cohen showing his hatred towards trump where he appeared on msnbc and nb are c, and i would play those over and over again. i would have michael cohen
bryan, let me be very clear, the prosecution is hiding michael cohen. if he's their star witness, they're hiding him. and the end game of this is to take trump off the campaign trail. it is to tie him up in a courtroom for9 9-10 weeks. that's the bottom line. it's not about a prosecution, it's about a possessor if cushion against trump. and this -- persecution. and this judge, the gag order and you look at everything that has been ruled against president trump in this particular case, it is...
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likely wrapping up a banking associate who work closely with michael cohen to build the shell company that he used to pay stormy daniels. and then it's unclear who the prosecution's and next big witness will be. paula reid, cnn, new york are joining me right now to talk more about this trial is jeff swartz. he has a former judge in florida and a law professor at the tampa campus for the thomas m. cooley law school. great to see you again, judge thank you. >> it's nice to see you, too. >> correct. so how do you assess the impact of the testimony from david pecker, the first witness who took the stand for four days this week in the trial i think david pecker was an outstanding choice for the first witness. his the stage and he set the whole scheme up for the jury and he was really very good on cross-examination. i don't think that he actually got impeached in any really serious way. i think that people are going to look at his testimony and start building around it. i think the jury paid attention to them from all accounts. they pay very close attention to him. and i think he was incred
likely wrapping up a banking associate who work closely with michael cohen to build the shell company that he used to pay stormy daniels. and then it's unclear who the prosecution's and next big witness will be. paula reid, cnn, new york are joining me right now to talk more about this trial is jeff swartz. he has a former judge in florida and a law professor at the tampa campus for the thomas m. cooley law school. great to see you again, judge thank you. >> it's nice to see you, too....
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obviously, this is what happened to michael cohen. so, one thing mr. trump is very, very good at, alex, is moving the goal post on people. i think what was most interesting about the testimony of the last couple of days, is that david pecker has seen this movie before. so, he was not interested in having the goalposts moved on him. he was willing to do a few favors for mr. trump, and then he decided that that was going to be enough for him. he wasn't going to be mr. trump's bank. so, it is a frustrating thing because, listen, everybody is innocent until proven guilty, and this is a criminal case. so, i will just say, everybody is innocent until proven guilty. but, let's face it. people on that campaign team knew about the veracity of the facts associated with this case. >> so, hope hicks being named on the prosecution witness list, how pivotal a role might she play in the trial? >> well, since she is a really good person, i have enormous amount of respect for her, and i think she is going to tell the truth. so, whatever her truth is in terms of interac
obviously, this is what happened to michael cohen. so, one thing mr. trump is very, very good at, alex, is moving the goal post on people. i think what was most interesting about the testimony of the last couple of days, is that david pecker has seen this movie before. so, he was not interested in having the goalposts moved on him. he was willing to do a few favors for mr. trump, and then he decided that that was going to be enough for him. he wasn't going to be mr. trump's bank. so, it is a...
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he prospectively cooperates what michael cohen is in for. they are calling him just cohen, not even mr. cohen. he cooperates much of what he was going to say. his testimony will be in the broad middle. by david pecker, by the paper, and in other words, they are not relying on them. also making it clear this is about the campaign, nothing else. >> so tim, pecker agreed the story about astar, and it was gold. it could have been taken to the bank. what is the significant of this ? and what is the extent of the sacrifice that pecker was making to help trump? >> he was making a big financial sacrifice, alex. it certainly would be better if it has a screaming headline about the extramarital affair. and rather than crimped that story. he agrees not to and directly benefiting the trump campaign. the significance of that, that is the underlying crime. and the reason for the falsification of the records. the government has to approve that these records were falsified for the underlying purpose for protecting the campaign. they were effectively campaig
he prospectively cooperates what michael cohen is in for. they are calling him just cohen, not even mr. cohen. he cooperates much of what he was going to say. his testimony will be in the broad middle. by david pecker, by the paper, and in other words, they are not relying on them. also making it clear this is about the campaign, nothing else. >> so tim, pecker agreed the story about astar, and it was gold. it could have been taken to the bank. what is the significant of this ? and what...
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i'm michele for through this, like everybody else michael cohen's banker took the stand on friday afternoon, explaining to the dreo he helped set up a bank account for the shell company that cohen ultimately used to transfer the $130,000 payment stormy daniels, there's no court on monday, but the banker will be back on the stand tuesday, answering question from prosecutors before trump's lawyers get a turn at him. >> kara scannell, cnn, new york former president donald trump will also have a key hearing next week on the gag order against him. thursday morning. judge, merchan will weigh prosecutors arguments that trump violated the order four more times this week when he talked about michael cohen, david pecker, and the jury. that's an addition to ten other incidents which he is accused of violating the order joining us right now, camille vasco as a partner in the brown redneck law firm and co-chair of the brand and reputation management thank group vasquez also successfully represented johnny depp in his defamation case against his ex-wife. amber heard camille wright to seal nice to be here
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the conspiracy between donald trump, michael cohen and david pecker, to catch and kill stories in order to benefit donald trump in the 2016 presidential election. the chickens are coming home to roost for trump . we have joyce vance and hugo lowell onset to break it all down. >>> special counsel jack smith federal election interference case, what some consider to be donald trump's most consequential trial, is hanging in the balance as the united states supreme court considers the question of how far the former president criminal immunity extends. on thursday, the high court hearing oral arguments. according to nbc news, although the court appears likely to reject trumps expensive claim of absolute immunity, it could remand the case for further proceedings. now, if a majority of justices take that route, it would doom the trial to be delayed until after the 2024 election. if trump wins the white house, the case may be thrown out altogether. while we await a decision, trump is not finding much sympathy from republican leadership with senate leader mitch mcconnell saying in an interview on
the conspiracy between donald trump, michael cohen and david pecker, to catch and kill stories in order to benefit donald trump in the 2016 presidential election. the chickens are coming home to roost for trump . we have joyce vance and hugo lowell onset to break it all down. >>> special counsel jack smith federal election interference case, what some consider to be donald trump's most consequential trial, is hanging in the balance as the united states supreme court considers the...
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on friday he testified he was the banker of trump's ex-lawyer michael cohen when cohen wired $130,000 hush money payment to stormy daniels days before the 2016 election. griff, back to you. griff: we'll be watching when this resumes on tuesday. cb cotton live for us in new york. thank you. molly. >> for more, let's bring in former u.s. attorney guy lewis to talk about this. week one of the so-called hush money trial in the books, but the majority of the weeks was spent on david pecker, the ex-tabloid king and national enquirer chief. your thoughts on allegations from some legal analysts that this is being slow rolled, six to eight weeks potentially and how are things going? >> i think that's probably the play out of the democrats' play book, to slow walk this thing. everybody thought that david pecker was going to be maybe on and off, an hour, introduce a few documents. he's turned out to be two days and frankly, what's fascinating, molly, is the defense turned him, i think, into a trump witness, a pro-trump witness. they frankly cross examined him and he came out with some good thing
on friday he testified he was the banker of trump's ex-lawyer michael cohen when cohen wired $130,000 hush money payment to stormy daniels days before the 2016 election. griff, back to you. griff: we'll be watching when this resumes on tuesday. cb cotton live for us in new york. thank you. molly. >> for more, let's bring in former u.s. attorney guy lewis to talk about this. week one of the so-called hush money trial in the books, but the majority of the weeks was spent on david pecker,...
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on friday he testified that michael cohen, trump's ex-fixer wired $130,000 in hush money to stormy daniels right before election day. meanwhile, few people think that trump is treated the same as other criminal defendants here in new york. a new cnn poll finds that 34% say trump is being treated more leniently. another 34% say no, more harshly. now, trump faces a slew of legal troubles outside of new york city, including federal charges that he conspired to overturn the 2020 election. trump has claimed presidential immunity, something the supreme court could rule on, following a hearing this past thursday. the longer the justices wait to issue that decision, the more likely that case will be delayed, david. david: cb, thank you very much. so did this week's testimony at the trial indicate which side is ahead so far? here to discuss is former deputy attorney general dupuis and former prosecutor, katie, good to see you both. katie, first to you. part of this, the national enquirer's publisher, mr. pecker, part of his testimony seemed to actually help donald trump. i mean, he was a prosecutio
on friday he testified that michael cohen, trump's ex-fixer wired $130,000 in hush money to stormy daniels right before election day. meanwhile, few people think that trump is treated the same as other criminal defendants here in new york. a new cnn poll finds that 34% say trump is being treated more leniently. another 34% say no, more harshly. now, trump faces a slew of legal troubles outside of new york city, including federal charges that he conspired to overturn the 2020 election. trump has...
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cohen. prosecutors allege that it was at that meeting that the trio hashed out a plan to help trump's political chances by suppressing potentially scandalous stories about him. that strategy came to be known as catch and kill. now it may not seem like there are any similarities between trump's criminal trial in new york and the fake elector scheme but for one thing both involve the falsification of documents or records. on top of that both cases allege the former president worked with others in addition to a crime. 16 people in michigan were charged with felonies last year for their roles in the fake elector effort. six others in nevada have been similarly charged. in georgia last summer the fulton county district attorney pressed racketeering charges against trump and 18 others. that is a charge that is typically used to take down organized crime. four of those defendants have since reached plea agreements with prosecutors. fulton county is the only one -- but that case is bogged down. fult
cohen. prosecutors allege that it was at that meeting that the trio hashed out a plan to help trump's political chances by suppressing potentially scandalous stories about him. that strategy came to be known as catch and kill. now it may not seem like there are any similarities between trump's criminal trial in new york and the fake elector scheme but for one thing both involve the falsification of documents or records. on top of that both cases allege the former president worked with others in...
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he testified friday that he was the banker of trump's ex-lawyer, michael cohen, when cohen wired $130,000 in hush money to stormy daniels right before election day. david, back to you. david c.b., thank you so much. to andy mccarthy now, former u.s. assistant attorney and a fox news contributor. andy, great to see you. >> morning, david. david: first of all, i want to the talk about the "national enquirer" publisher, pecker's story or stories that he was telling about what he did, the catch and kill and everything. was the jury ever told by the judge that that's not illegal, that politicians and personalities and celebrities do that sort of thing all the time? catch and kill, as bad as a it sounds -- [laughter] it's not illegal. >> no, they were not given an instruction during the testimony of pecker, but that is not -- that that is not illegal. and, in fact, david, when the state had opened, when matthew coangelo, one of the lead prosecutors in the case, gave new york's opening statement, alvin bragg's office's statement, they repeatedly called those payments illegal payments. david: yes
he testified friday that he was the banker of trump's ex-lawyer, michael cohen, when cohen wired $130,000 in hush money to stormy daniels right before election day. david, back to you. david c.b., thank you so much. to andy mccarthy now, former u.s. assistant attorney and a fox news contributor. andy, great to see you. >> morning, david. david: first of all, i want to the talk about the "national enquirer" publisher, pecker's story or stories that he was telling about what he...
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cohen. prosecutors allege it was at that meeting that the trio hashed out a plan to help donald trump's political chances by suppressing potentially scandalous stories about him. the strategy came to be known as "catch and kill." catch a story and kill it. it may not seem like there are any similarities between trumps trial in new york and that the collectors scheme about, for one thing, both of them involve the falsification of documents and records. both cases alleged the former president worked with others ind furtherance of a crime. in addition to the 18 people charged in arizona this week, as i mentioned, 16 people in michigan were charged with felonies last year for their roles in the fake elector effort in that state. six others in nevada have been charged and in georgia last summer, the fulton county district attorney rest racketeering charges against trump and 18 others, a charge typically used to take down organized crime. four of those defendants have since reached the agreements
cohen. prosecutors allege it was at that meeting that the trio hashed out a plan to help donald trump's political chances by suppressing potentially scandalous stories about him. the strategy came to be known as "catch and kill." catch a story and kill it. it may not seem like there are any similarities between trumps trial in new york and that the collectors scheme about, for one thing, both of them involve the falsification of documents and records. both cases alleged the former...
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he is completely likable as a witness and also michael cohen. he is not punching back in the same way. he has so many deliverables for this prosecution. >> susanne, on that note about him not being michael cohen, david pecker is someone who talked about idolizing and respecting donald trump to this day. he was someone when they were sitting around, it wasn't just these cases and what we are talking about, he was also writing stories and putting them in the national enquirer about trump's rivals. he seems to be a much better witness than michael cohen who has already been and gone to jail for lying. talk a little bit about that. >> i think it is important that people know that david pecker is a principle here. he was talking to donald trump and another principle . michael cohen is a lawyer that was going out and executing what donald trump wanted. donna trump's lawyers i think will make michael cohen out to be a rope actor but what you saw with david pecker was a principle ahead of the national enquirer talking to his friend donald trump about pl
he is completely likable as a witness and also michael cohen. he is not punching back in the same way. he has so many deliverables for this prosecution. >> susanne, on that note about him not being michael cohen, david pecker is someone who talked about idolizing and respecting donald trump to this day. he was someone when they were sitting around, it wasn't just these cases and what we are talking about, he was also writing stories and putting them in the national enquirer about trump's...
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pete: michael cohen, known lie e car, taking the stand. yeah, gregg's got great analysis, has on this entire trial. and, will, we broke it down on off the wall. the point of this is to keep donald trump in new york city. carley: no question. pete: the whole thing is election interference. and then you read the transcripts of what's going on in the courtroom, it's hard to figure out what they're larging him with -- charging him with other than trying to make him look bad and and trying to make it look like what he did was an illegal management of funds toward the campaign for -- the whole thing is a mess of a charge, and that's why it's so confusing for everybody. carley: yeah. and i don't know if the d.a.'s office has considered the ramifications of a hung jury. what if donald trump survives this thing? what does that do to his political campaign? now he can say this is what i've been saying all along, guys. this is just election are interference and a total witch hunt. will: well, the purpose of the trial is twofold. one, to end up with t
pete: michael cohen, known lie e car, taking the stand. yeah, gregg's got great analysis, has on this entire trial. and, will, we broke it down on off the wall. the point of this is to keep donald trump in new york city. carley: no question. pete: the whole thing is election interference. and then you read the transcripts of what's going on in the courtroom, it's hard to figure out what they're larging him with -- charging him with other than trying to make him look bad and and trying to make...
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cohen's former better gary farro there was also a hearing on whether it was violating the gag order imposed by judge juan merchan. trump continued his pattern of speaking out about the case outside of the courtroom, the trial resumes again on tuesday, joining me now is criminal defendant it's attorney arthur aidala. arthur on that key issue of the purpose of the payments, the prosecution was able to get in through david pecker that this was about the campaign, not protecting trump's family how can trump get into evidence? his side of that unless he testifies good morning. and then say it's a privilege to be ali, sir, i'm a fan from a lot day that on television so you want to know the easy way, the easy way is at the end of people's case, donald trump takes the stand and he looks at the jury with the first question was of course, i didn't want bonnie to know about this. of course i didn't want my kids to know about this yeah. was there a part of it that i was running for president? >> yeah. >> but i didn't think i need these problems at home. it's enough of a headache to run for pres
cohen's former better gary farro there was also a hearing on whether it was violating the gag order imposed by judge juan merchan. trump continued his pattern of speaking out about the case outside of the courtroom, the trial resumes again on tuesday, joining me now is criminal defendant it's attorney arthur aidala. arthur on that key issue of the purpose of the payments, the prosecution was able to get in through david pecker that this was about the campaign, not protecting trump's family how...
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at the heart of the case, 130,000 payment michael cohen made to daniels. and how that payment was disguysed. graff testifying she no longer works for the organization, but they are they are paying for her bills. also hearing from gary farro. the day began the former publisher of the national enquirer. a key witness for prosecutors. testifying at length how he it silenced people who could have hurt mr. trump's election chances. mr. trump's lawyers questions his motives on cross-examination, saying at one point, i've been truthful to the best of my recollection. a common refrain from the defense, and instead, pecker said he believed it was all to protect his campaign. >> i do wish melania happy birthday. >> melania trump notably absent at trial. >> the trial picks back up monday with more testimony from gary farro. the court is not in session next monday. he will be in two battle ground states, winds and michigan. >> thank you very much. >>> we will ask about that in the courtroom. what is it like in there? the former president, the juror? >> it continues to
at the heart of the case, 130,000 payment michael cohen made to daniels. and how that payment was disguysed. graff testifying she no longer works for the organization, but they are they are paying for her bills. also hearing from gary farro. the day began the former publisher of the national enquirer. a key witness for prosecutors. testifying at length how he it silenced people who could have hurt mr. trump's election chances. mr. trump's lawyers questions his motives on cross-examination,...