Michael cohen testifying. I watched him inside the courtroom where cohen was speaking against his former boss just a few feet away. Defense started their Cross Examination. We have been reporting on that along with our colleagues here. How it has been going. Asanother pivotal day. Michael cohen back on the stand. Trumps former fixer Michael Cohen taking the anstand. It is a whole new game this afternoon. This is the moment we have been waiting for. The crossexamination. Will cohen keep his cool when trumps lawyers begin an intense crossexamination . It has been an explosive last hour of testimony. It is getting testy. Michael cohen is about 45 minutes now into todd blanches crossexamination. Donald trumps attorneys attempted to shred the credibility of the star witness. That is some of what went down. Prosecutors have you confirmed something new. Cohen is their last witness which means they are on track to rest their case here because there will just be this Cross Examination i told yo
Starts now. Welcome, everyone. Its a special twohour edition of the beat. Im ari melber. This is the second day of convicted former trump lawyer Michael Cohen testifying. Inside the courtroom where cohen was speaking against his former boss and by the afternoon the defense started their crossexamination. Weve been reporting on that. Heres how its been going. Another pivotal day in Donald Trumps criminal trial in new york. The prosecutions star witness Michael Cohen back on the stand. Trumps former fixer Michael Cohen taking the stand for a second day of testimony. Its a whole new game this afternoon. This is the moment weve been waiting for, the crossexamination. The burning question, will cohen keep his cool when trumps lawyers begin an intense crossexamination. Its been an explosive last hour of testimony. Its getting testy. Michael cohen is 45 minutes now into todd blanches cross. Donald trumps attorneys attempted to shred the thats some of what down today. Prosecutors have confirme
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$150,000 but never publishes her story. and federal prosecutors late say the agreement was meant to suppress her story, so as to prevent it from influencing th election on october 8th, stormy daniels is now also represented by keith davidson, who s tells th editor in chief of the nationa enquirer that she s willing to go on the record about her alleged affair that news travels to michael cohen, and cohen negotiates deal to pay daniels $130,000 i exchange for the rights to her story and a nondisclosur agreement. on october 27th, cohen wires $150,000 to stormy daniels s attorney on november 8th, trump i elected president. in the same month he i inaugurated, january 2017, michael cohen seek reimbursement from the trump organization for that paymen he made to stormy daniels. then, we fast forward a year october 13th, 2018 - michael cohen acknowledges
story and a nondisclosur agreement. on october 27th, cohen wires $150,000 to stormy daniels s attorney on november 8th, trump i elected president. in the same month he i inaugurated, january 2017, michael cohen seek reimbursement from the trump organization for that paymen he made to stormy daniels. then, we fast forward a year october 13th, 2018 - michael cohen acknowledges making the payment to stormy daniels for the first time, bu denies being reimbursed an says it was not connected to the trump campaign they re both assertions he would like to recant on march 6th, daniels, who i now represented by attorne michael avenatti, sues trump and essential consultants ll in california in an attempt to nullify her nda, arguing tha the deal is invalid since trum never signed it.