The worlds news network. Just pass 9 00 p. M. Here in new york, we begin the hour after the first of whats expected to be several days of testimony, the former president s Hush Money Trial by critical witness Michael Cohen, a former fixer, an attorney for donald trump. He testified today about the thencandidates alleged deep level of knowledge and involvement in the payments to Stormy Daniels, as well as the alleged reimbursement of cohen for cohen says fronting the cash. But cohens testimony is potentially undermine bypass that includes some Felony Conviction and ill the equally significant credibility issues were joined now by lani davis, famed as a former Special Counsel for the president clinton. Hes now the former attorney and current legal advisor, Michael Cohen, also former federal prosecutor, elie honig is also joining us line. Its good to see you. What was your impression of how Michael Cohen did . And what can you tell us about how about the preparations that he has gone through before taking the stand well, i wasnt there, of course, but i hear that he was controlled and it reminded me of the long journey painful at times that ive had with michael since june of 2018 when he finally talk to me about turning his life and fessing up and owning his lies over ten years with donald trump and i kept saying, why should people believe you . That was in june of 2018, the next time he walked into a hearing room on the record on national and international television, looking at a sign on the wall above, congressman jim jordan, head that said, liar, liar, pants on fire and that was the congressional hearings that we expected him to be calm and factual and Tell The Truth and own all his lies. And do that in real time. And then finally being with him for the last few years while prosecutors questioned him and ultimately decided that they had this case. But following how they a question to him and how they prepared as elie honig knows, the construction of his case is about documents and about Text Messages and about corroboration. Because of course they know that credibility will be a line of attack and that hes gotta be backed up in everything that he says. And i think thats the way its been developed. And what do you think was the key moment today from his testimony there, the key takeaway . You know i wish i could have been in the courtroom. I decided it would be better to be in washington, not bad on my way through the courtroom and be available to do this for michael. But what i gather was a key moment for him was control that he showed. I know last night i perform mothers day dinner. We talked and he was calm, but he was very anxious and has been been a lot of stress, fear for his family, the president United States threatened and his wife is wifes father is children have been threatened. So hes been through a very bad or deal, not to mention any went to prison and was in Solitary Confinement after he refused to sign a piece of paper promising not to write a book. This guy has been through a lot of pain and all i heard last night was resolved to do what i said to him before his congressional testimony. Keep your voice down. Tell the truth, and oan everything that you did wrong for trump dont defend and dont attack just own it and the rest is going to be up to people to judge, including the jury. I never bunch of other folks on the panel, hypercard Services Like my other only other question is a question we asked its former dana there was an attorney just a second ago. Do you know how many times he worked with prosecutors and now with prosecutors to go over to prepare for today. I mean, it must have been a lot. Yes. I was with them every time a lot of people made front of me because that were the same tan jacket all the time, anderson, i had to try to get another jagged we walked in and out of that Prosecutors Office first lens, the first set of prosecutors i first called cy and asked him to come up to otis field, federal satellite penitentiary. He was sent to interview them for the first time secretly in prison. And that was in 2019 so count the years, how many sessions weve had with the prosecutors. First piecing together of natural fraud case, ultimately, that went to the York Attorney general. Can which thats billy 100 or more. And sometimes hours and hours at an end. So if i counted them up over five years at least hundred one more, youve definitely need another germany and i was there so it was painful i dont that i want two questions for you. One, you said earlier two wallets. Are that every word of Michael Cohens testimony . Im one will be corroborated, but is there a way to corroborate what he testified to today . One of the biggest moments there at the end where he said that trump did approve the agreement that that he and Allen Weisselberg, ed, come to have how he would be repaid well, i think we had mr. Mcconney, hey verify that he was aware of the true up of those numbers. That is Allen Weisselbergs handwriting. And 30 dictated while the approval of Allen Weisselberg writing it up and trump knowing that he was not paying Legal Expenses. Rudy giuliani said that on television, donald trump at first said he knew nothing about the Stormy Daniels matter. We denied the affair but the fact of the Legal Expenses is going to be the key fact that the juror is just have to use their common theyre common sense jurors. So good or bad at night and dont see snow on the ground in wake up in the morning and see snow on the ground have not seen it snow, but they use their common sense. Theres no other reasonable alternative donald trump in the oval office, why does this shock us . It shocked me the first time michael told me it was before the congressional hearing. I said, how did you get paid michael the money that you laid out for Stormy Daniels . He said, oh, he wrote me checks when well, in the oval office when i visited him as president , he wrote you checks in the oval office where are those checks . Oh, well, their home. Well, could you ask Loretta Take A photograph and send them to my phone so i can get them to the congressional committee. So what is the explanation that donald trump would say why he wrote 35,000 checks from a personal bank account . While he was a sitting president . Yeah. Unless he testifies and i invited him today to testify, he said he would testify. Why wont he testify unless michael is telling the truth and hes afraid to test if yeah. I have a feeling hes not going to get on the stand, but i do want to just remind everyone of this one. Because you bring up the oval office. I agree with you and i actually asked donald trump about Michael Cohen in the oval office. This was after the fbi had raided his home and his office, and trump had been saying publicly that the New York Times is trying to get Michael Cohen to flip on him and just, you can see the level of anger and trumps face as he doesnt answer these questions. Thank you very much on the other tapes mr. Obviously, after that trump had his aides banned me from the white house, but i just wonder what you what you think it was like for Michael Cohen to be there in the room with donald trump today and for donald trump to listen to that test. One well, honestly, i listened to michaels voice last night and he sounded relieved to me and burdened because he finally after all this time he. Finally, going, to be able to Tell The Truth what happens to mr. Trump, whether he is acquitted or convicted is really not my concern nor should it be anybodys concerned. Its up to a jury thats our jury system. And if he is acquitted and i accept that, but what i wanted was for michael as delta, his lawyer, to Tell The Truth and get his life back and when he called me and he said he was doing this for his wife and his family and his country. I believe tim because i knew he was only opening the door to a lot of suffering who is going to go to jail . He is going to be vilified by mr. Trump and all of his supporters and his face, nothing but pain. But i think theres something relieving about telling the truth and going through the pain of telling the truth. And thats what i hear heard in his voice Last Night Land its ally here. Good to see you. Its been a little bit. I just wanted to follow up, so almost exactly 12 hours ago, i asked you, is Michael Cohen going to testify that donald trump approved these payments . In what you had termed the mob boss style, The General Go ahead and get it done, or is he going to say that donald trump specifically authorized the specific Retainer Payments you said 12 hours go it was going to be the mob boss style, but actually Michael Cohen did the opposite. He gave specific testimony. He finished up his testimony by saying there was a specific time when Alawites Bragg and i met with donald trump, laid out and retain her payments and he said, do it. Were you surprised by that no. Sorry, ellie, i either misspoke. It didnt speak clearly or im just plain tired no, of course, ive heard michael telling me that it was very specific. The understanding was he waited and waited. David pecker and the people at the National Enquirer were telling them you got to pay. It was Panic Setting in as election day approached. And finally, michael was waiting and waiting and then he got the instruction. Go ahead and pay it. No question. But he also many times got the code from donald trump and lots of other incidents that he testified to in his congressional hearing. I think i was referring to that elie lanny. Let me ask you a question about the charges in this case. This is a case about false Business Records prepared by the Trump Organization does and this was something i was a little unclear about from the testimony today does Michael Cohen know specifically how donald trump caused false Business Records to be made, or did he just take the money and assume the false business Business Records were made im not aware in all the hours that i spent with him, which over 100 hours prosecutors room, that he saw the recording of those Business Records as Legal Expenses which made them fraudulent and of course enhances the 34 counts into felonies as a means of concealing the crime that i dont think theres any doubt that he was motivated for political reasons. Everybody. I just dont get that argument on that any longer. And of course, im trying to give him the benefit of the doubt because he is innocent until proven Beyond A Reasonable Doubt geoff. But on the actual recording of the expenses, i think its more like the famous circumstantial evidence test that i said earlier he knew they werent Legal Expenses. Of that is certain. And those numbers were recorded as Legal Expenses. So is he going to argue that he didnt know they were recorded as Legal Expenses when he knew he was Writing Checks from the oval office to reimburse a crime i am. And that is the what the jury has to use its common sense about and the old song that i mentioned. If you go to sleep at night, theres no snow on the ground. You wake up in the morning. Theres snow on the ground, theres no direct evidence that its node. This jury is going to have to use its common sense did donald trump really lie about there being Legal Expenses and then they recorded as Legal Expenses. And it wasnt because of his instruction that there should be a concealment of the real crime, which was the crime that Michael Cohen went to jail for, which is paying money for political reasons, right before an election let me davis, i really appreciate your time tonight. Thank you could i say one thing, anderson . Go yale. Spent a long time since ive said that to you. So go yeah you have a good night. Thank you. Thank you, everyone else does stay with us where the full transcript from todays testimony coming up, Michael Cohen testifying on the fallout of the access Hollywood Tape, plus the former president brought an entourage for republicans with them today to save the things that gag order prevents him from saying thats ahead russia. Were trying to spy on us. We were spying on them. This is a secret, war. Secrets and spies premier sunday june 2, beta1 home cnn 30 sandals, jamaica segall, these now odd with rates from 1909 per person per night, these its sandals. 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Ive come to figure out whether im at risk for later mentioned the whole story with Anderson Cooper sunday at eight on cnn the full transcript of todays testimony by Michael Cohen is out. He became the latest witness to testify. Just how scared the former president of 2016 Campaign Staff was when the access Hollywood Tape surfaced one former aide who worked at the rnc when the tape came out usually testified that members there were rattled than that she remembers conversations about possibly needing to replace trump as the republican president ial candidate. Today, cohen gave more testimony about the fallout and john berman joins us with some of those transcripts. Yeah, it was really the Stormy Daniels matter following access hollywood, that according to Michael Cohen in rage, donald trump are really set him off. Hes describing a moment when Stormy Daniels people is to be Keith Davidson and dylan howard from the acquirer came forward and said, Stormy Daniels is looking for some money here. Hovland or the prosecutors says, did you tell him donald trump what you had heard from dylan howard and Keith Davidson cohen says, yes, hoffacker says, and what was his reaction . Cohen says, he was really angry with me. I thought you had this under control. I thought you took care of this. I expressed to mr. Trump, we did 2011 with the Stormy Daniels matter first came up cohen says, i have no control over what she goes out and does. And he expressed to me there was a previous denial just take care of it. There was a lot going on in the campaign at the time. He was like just cake, take care of it, hoffinger asks, did he say anything to you at the time about how this might be viewed if it got out, cohen says yes, hoffinger, what did he say . Hey, in substance cohen, he said to me, this is a disaster, a total disaster women are going to hate me because this is really a disaster women will hate me. Guys may think its cool, but this is going to be a disaster for the campaign. Hoffinger, what if anything, do you understand it to mean by women will hate this and what his concern was todd blanche says objection, judge. Overruled Michael Cohen says he was pulling very poorly with women in this coupled with the previous access Hollywood Tape, he just stated this disaster and get control over it. I think we can put this particular aspect of this case to bed. I mean, it obviously was motivated by the campaign that payoffs every single witness has set it. It makes perfect common sense. This is Michael Cohen saying nothing new that everybody hasnt said before. And yeah, theres a couple of snippets where people said, well, he was worth trump was worried about meloni. I was worried about his family situation. Thats fine. That doesnt cancel out, that theyve shown. I think more than adequately, that there was a campaign mode. If i just dont see any basis to say that there was no concern with the campaign. How could that even be . Well, he doesnt hearing this and jeff doesnt hearing this ring this bell about attorneyclient privilege. What how is how is hes representing me i am the prior im a loyal to the president in his private lawyer, and were having these private conversations how does this attorney for an exception . Okay. So theres a crimefraud exception and heres the only way that comes in because now you have two lawyers on the jury who may know of this the only way the crime for an exception, it comes in is the judge has dad to have ruled beforehand that there were some that that it fits into the crimefraud exception. So now the lawyers if the lawyers know their stuff, the way my colleagues here do in their mind, theyre like, well, the only reason why were hearing this is because the trial judge as already ruled, that there must have been some crime here that theres now theres an exception to the attorneyclient privilege. Thats the way were hearing Michael Cohen is no longer an attorney. He was disbarred as a part of those secondly, to that point, Michael Cohens not the first person to testify fight to this. And this is a way that you saw the prosecution handling this today is a lot of what Michael Cohen testified to texts that he read calls, that he backed up were once that the jury had already seen it doesnt matter where you can but hope hicks has already testified that trump was worried about what was going to happen with the election. Weve heard that from david pecker as they anticipated that Women Problem hope hicks is not his lawyer. Michael cohen, issues. They said it, so it he said the jury heard it, so it doesnt nullify it. Its a good question. I think the answer is this attorneyclient privilege has been very much waived by both parties. I think trump and cohen have long ago suspended any claim that theyre still covered by privilege. Theyve both talked at length publicly in front of congress here in this trial to prosecutors about what was said. So i think this has been very much weight, meaning given off by both parties longer exactly. Our exactly like its long gone. What i dont understand what i dont understand in advance and well see is i understand that you can point out that Michael Cohen has this history of lying. You say lied to his wife, but which parts of his testimony will they try to go after . Thats what i find. Curious because i think so much of his testimony is bolstered by other witnesses. You can say hes a terrible person. You can say hes hes convicted perjure, but what is the testimony before this jury . Thats false. Thats part lets say i have a little bit of the charge. Its the sample charge. I dont know if this is exactly what the judge is going to read, but this is the part of it. If you find that anyone has has intentionally testified falsely as to any material fact you may disregard that witnesses entire testimony, or you may disregard so much of it as you find it was untruthful. Theres also a part here that says did the witness have a conscious bias, hostility, or some other attitude that affected their truthfulness . Of the witnesss testimony. All jury can take that into consideration. All that all that is true. But the question is, was the money a reimbursement thats its just seems to me that so much of this case is proven, even if even if Michael Cohen is a terrible, let me ask you this question. I wanted to ask it to allow any davis what should donald trump have written data . So first of all, we saw the checks and the judge does not say legal fee. Its just a fee. It just amount of money to Michael Cohen. So it doesnt say not all the legal three on the check and so it could be that its here. Im reimbursing him and this is part of the reimbursement. So what should have said, dont forget, its a nondisclosure agreement. So what you dont want it to say is reimbursement to pay hush money to Stormy Daniels what should it have been logged under what word should have been put in the books, something other than a lie, which is that it was a retainer. Theyve done say no one ever says wheres dangerous is a legal fee. Hes paying his lawyer back for money. That is lawyer paid out to the phrase on the on the on the stubs is retainer. Thats the word retainer. Okay. And its not a retainer. Youre right. It is not a retainer, but it could be considered a legal fee when its a lawyer who laid out their money for you and now youre paying the lawyer back. I will say arthur, that throughout the test and money what you do see is cohen and others testifying that trump was where of many of the specifics of what was going on. And there was another element of that in the testimony today. Hes talking about setting up the accounts where the ultimate payments came from. The prosecutor says, did you call mr. Trump before you went and set up the account to make a transfer, cohen says Yes Hoffinger says, what substance did you discuss with him on these two calls for which there are car records for cohen says, i want him to ensure once again, he approved i was doing because i required approval from him on all of this. Thats what the sum and substance of the conversation was laying out exactly what was going to happen and what was being done in order to ensure the story and gets sold to the daily mail or somebody else officer, did you let him know youre going across the street and youre going to get the Account Setup and make the payment. Cohen says, yes, maam, would you have made the payment to Stormy Daniels out getting a sign off from mr. Trump. Cohen says, no, hoffinger asks, why not . Cohen says because everything required mr. Trump signoff on top of that i wanted the money back. Okay. So this is really important testimony and this is a good example of where Michael Cohen is and is not corroborated throughout the state. Its october 26, about two weeks before the election the prosecution did a masterful job of weaving and various forms of corroboration. Theres the phone records that john talked about. Theres certificates from the bank, theres emails that backup that thats exactly what Michael Cohen did that day. However, to jeffries point, how are they going to crossexamine . How are they going to suggest Michael Collins lying . Theyre going to say what you actually discussed. The content of that phone call with donald trump. All we have for that is Michael Cohens word and folks on the jury, can you trust him at his word . Yeah. Theres other Stuff Scaffolding is a good expression you used earlier. Theres scaffolding around him, but to fill that in, you have to take the word of this man at face value thats what theyre going to say. Hes not a fabulous hes not inventing things but hes an opportunity to right, youre right. But and just to emphasize that point, the most provocative and interesting parts of his testimony today, were about conversations he had with donald trump yes. And for that, there is no corroboration unless donald trump takes the stand, which we all know hes probably dont me here for that is how much he would sort of go into Donald Trumps office. Or he says he would go into Donald Trumps office even after one phone call to fill in trump on something that trump wanted to hear all the details of all these steps along the way for just about everything monday. Okay. And that goes to the standard issue that comes up in cooperating with cooperators all the time and your point about oh, hes a terrible person. Hes a liar. Will who was inside and outside of Donald Trumps office for ten years . Here the judge, the jury, a motive. You may consider whether a witness had or did have a motive to lie. Theyre going to show a picture of him wearing a tshirt that has donald trump behind bars. Does this guy have biased as this guy of a motive to put him behind jail. Hes telling the whole world but he does and it will be interesting to see how he handles that on cross because today he made a point. Its several several junctures where he would make fun of himself or he would say yeah, i had an ego thats why i thought that i should get a job in the white house or yes, i did want to benefit from being Donald Trumps personal attorney and i knew it would come with a lot of opportunities where maybe donald trump wasnt paying me once he was president , but i was going to get all this other access. He took these small moments to kind of make fun of himself or criticized himself. And the question is, how the jury will discern that theyre essentially expressionless during this entire testimony. You cannot tell theyre paying such close attention. Theyre taking copious notes, but you cannot tell but what they are thinking or how theyre taking it. John berman, thanks very much. I appreciate it coming up. The former president brought some political backups with them to court today, including republican senators jd vance and tommy tuberville. 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Im mj lee at the white house and this is cnn on arguably the biggest de of his criminal trial, the former president brought his biggest entourage, including number of republican lawmakers and at least one Vice President ial hopeful synergy, any vance able hi it took the microphone, shouldnt the lunch break to denounce the proceedings whats going on inside that courtroom is a threat to american democracy. Ladies and gentlemen, we cannot have a country were, you get to prosecute your political opponents instead of persuading voters van 22 attack prison biden, who to be clear, has nothing to do with this trial and take shots at Michael Cohen, which defendant of course, is gag from doing. Giorni is now a democratic strategist. James carville. So james, i mean, she wont be surprised that i mean, the former trumps running mate auditions have moved to the courthouse not at all. What im striving to took people so long to get there. I mean, he got cameras, she got publicity, he got to suck up to trump it of course there is zero evidence that present biden had anything to do with just prosecution, but ive just done it took so long my favorite to adamson was sent a tuberville from alabama, who said that the Manhattan Criminal Court was depressing, i guess it was expecting my cousin vinny to shut off can do both places right places in the world. Yeah do you think get guilty verdict or for that matter, a hung jury would hurt the former president politically. I mean nothing else seems to the latest polson near time, show him ahead of President Biden a bunch of key swings right . I havent seen in the last year, weve had indictments, weve had war as we paid Foreign Policy crisis. The post havent changed so i dont think anybody can say would much comp weirdly enough that it just just seems to be stuck in a place and its been stuck there for a while i dont know all predictions that things will change been futile. So far but all i can tell you is that i dont know, but i think a hung jury would would would help him i do think give them more enthusiastic drawing this huge crowds and its quite concerning out there james, its kaitlan collins. And first i have to tell you roll tide because i see your your tiger shirt that youre wearing right now. But i have to ask you, speaking of senator tuberville for alice wait from alabama. He clearly is someone who is beautiful, been angling for maybe a Cabinet Position if trump wins and is back in the white house, jd vance, obviously, it would like to be Vice President. Others in this realm, were going to show up. We know vivek ramaswamy, marco rubio sure. Well see doug burgum maybe at some point. What do you make of the fact that all these people who are either trying out to be Donald TrumpsVice President ial pick or in his cabinet are in that second row of the courtroom whats really amazing is the lack of support. I think your son, eric, was the only Family Member and he kinda showed up for a day. I dont think his wife will get within the same state easier but but its been amazing that no one has figured out which since the Bantam Center at the tuberville for them, they got more publicity. To date and have gotten maybe all year and i suspect that they were going to see more support for him to trial because people figured out where the late that that the cameras at they can get exposure but it was really surprising is to the Trump Supporters dont show up. There was one person sitting out there supporting him, so it is a pretty lonely guy in it in that courtroom. Yeah. Its only been maybe ten supporters outside the court else, even though anyone can go and eric trump, you make a good point because eric trump has been the only Family Member whos been there. He was back there again today. Ive seen him probably three times, but politically speaking, you would always see a candidates spouse next to them in a moment like this. And i think obviously Melania Trump is not a typical politicians is felt by any means, but what does it say that that she isnt there . Well, i it says a lot. I mean, the whole thing would baron was going to be a delegate and she came in and said no i dont not privy to innate a private details of their marriage, but it doesnt seem to be a very from a distance. And it doesnt seem to be remotely are happier close win, but thats really not a business. But it is amazing. I mean, if you want to criminal trial, you would think your family would show up where your friends are. There would be some kind of support for your emotional support and moral support, but its really stunning how little he said until today in i think the cameras will draw some more people there how do you think President Biden should handle this . Should he be commenting on the trial more directly or theyre obviously wary of doing so, given trump is so directly tried to say that this is bidens trial file, even though its obviously not its not like just thing as not being covered. You dont need to throw an extra wellknown a firearm and its bleeding away now and i think i agree that the president should stay away from it, shouldnt comment on it. But right now hes got to try to move some Money Numbers yet these posen stuck in a ditch and admin at way for awhile if the access Hollywood Tape didnt derail Trumps Campaign in 2016, why would a case . Involving Business Records for the Stormy Daniels pay off derail his campaign in 2024 i dont know anderson if its a good question, and i cant pretend that i know the answer to. I dont think anybody else can pretend that they know the answer to it. You would think all of these indictments youd think that the Covid Response even think everything that had been january to six, i was firmly convinced that it would done in by january 6, more people than ever think its a Tourist Visit now so im totally flummoxed is how distinct stays the same. But i do know one thing. It just stays the same and nothing two more things happened the more things stay the same. And were democrats are due and the presence of doing terrible would voters under 30 would, with black voters, which are pretty key to this whole equation here. So hopefully, we can get something going here. In the next four or five months. But right now were not looking at promising james. Its its abby phillip here. I wonder. I mean, now, now we know, hey, i mean now we know that this might be maybe the only trial that we see if donald trump this year is it time for democrats to move on and look at the fundamentals of this race and not see these trials as somehow this x factor thats going to have a huge influence on how this thing turns out in november yeah. I think i think we have to because the fundamentals right now, frankly are, are depressing. And we have all of these events in, they changed little nothing. I mean, maybe theres some evidence that trump might be a point and a half or two points. We could end. It was a year for go, but you have to really squint to see that happening. And i dont see the numbers for the present moving now on the upside is we are doing pretty well. They shouldnt racers and thats been pretty consistent over several months. Ive seen a lot of Senate Poland and that does look good. But right now in the president ial race, this is a sticky wicked out there thats all i can say. If there are all these characters parading to the courthouse to maybe audition for trumps vp. There are some who were here this week some who were down in maralago over the last couple of weeks. Which one do you think poses the greatest . Threat here to the Biden Campaign at this point i dont think i dont think trumps Vice President natural pick is going to mean a lot i mean, i think he picked pence because he thought it probably would put some validity thought hitch shore up the kind of religious, right . A little bit. I think that needs an argument or not theres some argument that it did in 2016 help him in that response yeah, i did couldnt help himself. I said authority pretty sharp and it might have helped it might help some on the margins but i dont you dont people come up in your speculated it could be this person that person . I dont see any Vice President ial pick changing the bishop, keep equation that were looking at right now i really dont. I mean, what im hoping happens is recovery keeps going on and it keeps dig in deeper down and people start feeling it. But right now its a recovery that people have denying that exist. And its a good word is recovery because you have come back from something. So we should call it a recovery but our economic message in is not breaking through. Its been counterproductive so far and James Carville great to have you appreciate it thank you, guys. Thank you. It was a great panel. Thank you glad youre more or less how the jury is receiving cohens testimony so far and whether theyll ultimately by the words im going to meet a Liar Reaction from a trial and Jury Consultant name im pete medina, Reagan National airport. This is cnn i have moderate to severe Crohns Disease. Now, theyre sky rosie. Things are looking. Afghans control macrons means everything feel significantly in symptom relief at four weeks with sky rosie, including less Abdominal Pain and fewer bowel movements. 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Heres what he said. He told trump after Learning Mcdougal was looking to sell a story about there for alleged relationship, quote, i asked him if he knew who Karen Mcdougal was, if he knows anything about the story, his response to me was shes really beautiful. I said, okay, but theres a story that right, that right, thats right now being shopped Prosecutor Susan Hoffinger then asked him, did mr. Trump asked you to take any action with respect to the story, cohen replied, yes, avenger says, what did he ask you in general to do . Cohen answers, make sure it doesnt get released. Heres what mcdougal said to me in 2018 do you think the president ial race had anything to do with this deal getting done what im looking back at it now, possibly, yeah if donald trump hadnt been running for president , do you believe this deal would have been made with ami knowing what you know now, probably not no havent been that youre pretty youre convinced now this was an effort to do a favor for donald trump in the last few months of the president ial race unfortunately, yes its tough cutting from that shot of me in 2018 to this, im just saying ravid been ravaged by time as John Oliver One said, 20 to start with Jury Trial Consultant around i was to beale were not appreciate you being with us. One of the things that the Courtroom Sketch Artist who is here said christine cornell, which is something a lot of us have noticed being in the courtroom, is that the jury does not look at donald trump when they come in and out. Does that you read anything into that as a Jury Interiors typically do not look at defendants that often when theyre coming in or out but be sure they are watching his every move. So when he is shaking his head, they are noticing when he is muttering things under his breath, they are noticing and you know, he might not be doing himself any favors by doing that because theyre catching all of that and theyre thinking, all right, you want to Say Something, take the Witness Stand so i dont know that its such a great thing. Hes doing it one thing id be watching for though, as the jurors walk in and out of the two lawyers, muddy buddies, because that is something now im not a believer in reading faces are reading body language, but something you can tell r what jurors are bonding with each other. And if the two lawyers are bonding, thats good for somebody. And if theyre not buying on doing that could show you that theres gonna be some what we do anniston honestly, because ive tried several cases in that courthouse. Theres only a couple of places to go eat lunch around there. Now, i dont know if theyre getting any extra security because of this case, but typically they dont and its interesting to see whos eating lunch with who, who just went. Were not well said whos going on the brakes with who when they get a break, whos going to get a soda with who, and youre trying to figure and then you go back and you look at the sheets that were not okay. Creates and youre like, okay, well, this guys a bus driver and hes hanging out with this woman who is an accountant and the truth is, we dont know what the heck were talking about its all its all who knows whos going to say people have been together now for weeks. So personalities are kicking in. There are people that like each other. There are people for sure that do not like each other on to each other. Before deliberation or not. So youre not supposed to discuss the case, but they have to talk about something. So i dont have much experience of court, but i testify once in front of a jury and i was interested that some of them were very attentive, some of them clearly were bored by just not wanting to be there and no interest. What i was saying watching this jury as a spectator. Two weeks ago, they were intensely watching this. None of them seem bored to be, none of them seem to be thinking about something else. Well, this is riveting stuff. This is maybe the most exciting i thought my testimony was not well, not that your testimony wasnt riveting. Im sure, but i mean, this is just such a historical event that theyre taking part of. And what you see is we havent lost any jurors, which is extremely unusual in a trial of this line, brent nobody is going to drop if they can help or not. Let me ask you about something that arthur said very loudly. Suddenly, is theres a jury offended. Theres a jury you dont even need supply theres theres a Jury Instruction that says if someone lies about one thing, you can discredit all their testimony. Do jurors do that, or do they more pick and choose what they choose to believe . Luck, they make their decision and then they back into it. However, theyre going back into it right . They look at the case holistically and then if they pick and choose to reach their decision thats what theyre gonna do. And thats just the way it works. Fine. People going with their gut like i trust this person who testified, i dont trust this person. I liked first, i didnt like them or i didnt like them, but i believe what theyre saying and going without rather then the minutia of i think i think people start with their gut and then they back into the logic. I dont know that its the logical progression that you might think it is. So you know, how they feel about Michael Cohen is going to have a big impact. But i think he did some interesting things today. One, he had an opportunity to say that donald trump either told him were didnt tell him that he had an intimate relationship with Stormy Daniels and he didnt do that. And i know you as a prosecutor probably would have said, well, if hes going to lie, he would allied better. That was a perfect opportunity for him to Say Something to bury donald trump. And he didnt do it. That shows these credible eye contact because there were moments where there are probably three moments where he would really look at the jury, but there were a lot of moments where he to answer a question from the prosecutor and then shed start asking another one and then hed look at the jury to kind of see like how they so they took it, but he wasnt looking at them as he was answering. Does that make a difference in how they if they trust them, i advise witnesses when theyre testifying, do whats comfortable to you, dont dont if youre not comfortable making, i contact with the jury, dont do it. If youre feel more comfortable looking at the person thats questioning you do that. Its really you have to be natural and authentic. Thats the most important thing and testifying, im a big believer to renata as point in, just the gut instinct i think so much of this comes down to god. I mean, i had an experience where once we tried to case, we put on a really bad guys a cooperator and ten of the 12 jurors just outright rejected it, didnt like him thought he was scary, rejected his testimony, that jury hang ten wanted to play it but wait wait. For the ending. Now, we reach tried it and they convicted on everything, including on things that were solely based Uncorroborated On that cooperators testimony. So its probably because they liked you, maybe georgia, so that they felt clips, but honestly, it could just be as simple as that. Wed liked this layer. We dont like to 30, 12 human beings like this cooperator. We dont like an is it to have somebody who has lied repeatedly in the past . Heres heres a obviously a huge obstacle, but, but just because hes, lied in the past, they could say if he is credible about this, like i said, the Stormy Daniels thing, i think he did himself a favor, but i think there was there was one interesting thing that he said was a 375,000 that he was getting paid. If you do the math and divide that by 12, thats 31,000 and change that sort of lines up with the 35,000 he was getting a month, which is what the trump team is going to argue that these were legitimate payments for legal fees every month. So i thought that was a very interesting thing. The thing that with this case is that theres, theres almost like a Crystal Clear common sense argument about what happened. But then the legal part of it actually feels to me it quite complex if youre on the jury, how how do you think the jury is going to deal with that . Theres a part that seems obvious. Yeah, this was about the campaign. Yeah. Trump didnt want people to know oh, yes, he didnt want to do it the right way because it would have been illegal. But but proving the elements of the crime, its the jury going to have a hard time with that . Yes. I think theyre going to struggle, but i think we all tried to make decisions in the most straightforward and easy and simple way we can and one way theyre going to start that process such as theyre gonna go into the jury room and theyre gonna say, do you believe Michael Cohen, but were not going to your point, you and ive worked on trials together and i would be saying this, it doesnt matter that donald trump feeling air whose job biden sitting there, id be saying the same thing. Its not going to be easy. This isnt the kind of cases that you see in state court where its straight up bribery. What did he do . He told me you do this. Ill give you this amount of money like even the menendez case down the block. This is like complicated legal issues that basically what theyre saying is two misdemeanors outside the statue of limitations. If you put them together, you get a felony thats inside the statue of limitations conflict. Weve already put the defense made it easy because theyre saying straightup these war 35,000 legal payments, you either believe that or you dont. If you dont believe it, theyre going to convict him. Well, let me just very quickly, would you have wanted to jurors on the i2 lawyers on this . I am very squeamish about putting layers on any jury unless you are really confident about what theyre gonna do. Look, we dont know the names of the jurors. The parties do they know a lot more about them than we do. So they might know something we dont are not stable. Thank you. Great to have your expertise. Thanks, everyone. Programming note before we hand off tonight this friday at 3 16, special my replay, my interview with Karen Mcdougals you just saw i talked her back in 2018 right after the story broke of her alleged affair with former president , something he denies. Its the only teepee interviews shes done. Watch the interview this friday at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. 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