Blitzer in washington. Ill be back in two hours, 6 00 p. M. Eastern in the situation room. Starts right now cnns Breaking News. And welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper and we continue to follow the Breaking News out of manhattan and where the man at the center of the Hush Money Payments Scandal is testifying right now in Donald Trumps criminal trial, Michael Cohen is detailing exactly how he came to pay 130,000 to Adult Film Star In Director Stormy Daniels, who came forward about an alleged episode with donald trump in the days before the 2016 Election Cohen testified, not only did trump know about the uh, hundred 30,000 payment, but trump directly approved it and said that he would pay cohen back and the prosecution is using cohens testimony to present both an offensive and defensive case offensively by establishing the cohen was the man behind the payments, not just to Stormy Daniels, but also to 1998 playmate of the year, Karen Mcdougal and defensively by trying to establish that co
Full control of its territory . And go with a search for answers takes you Anderson Cooper, 360, weeknight today on cnn welcome to the whole story. Im Anderson Cooper last week, former President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to take up the issue of president ial immunity further delaying his federal criminal trial related to the 2020 election in the january for six attack on the capitol now the claim was already heard and rejected by a federal Appeals Court. Its now up to the highest court to decide to take the case or to let the ruling stand clear the way for this trial to begin. Now the timing is crucial because the former president is likely to become the republican nominee and he wants to delay the trial until after voters head to the polls in november charged with four counts of obstruction and conspiracy. But what exactly is he accused of doing to subvert the election . And is it his actions that matter or his intent . Over the next hour, cnn anchor and chief legal analyst
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