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We are entering the final stages of new york for us to trump, defense has rested their case, but trump will not testify and the juries will not be back until tuesday giving them within a week to mull all of this over. There are still Major Concerns surrounding the Prosecution Case is an event is the question while at the state bring charges against a former president if the evidence was not rocksolid, remember it was a solid legal theory and they said never before has New York State lobbying use in federal election cases but nevertheless here we have. While at they highlight a star witness with a major credibility issues, those questions are outstanding. This is outnumbered i am Kayleigh Mceany here with Harris Faulkner and emily compagno. Joining us today martha maccallum, and call and cut of americas, bill hemmer. The killing blow for the prosecutions case may have been Michael Collins greatest admission he fessed up to steerg 60,000 from the trump organization. A harsher crime than
Forget you thats it for us. The news continues. The source will Kaitlan Collins starts now statement the source tonight, you almost need a four letter word to describe what happened inside trumps trial this afternoon. I was there when the entire press corps was clear from the courtroom. After the defenses witness may judge mark sean urea plus all the president s friends who were also indicted. That courtroom today, the trump entourage included a former Biker Gang Leader who spent years in prison, and a string of others who are also facing charges of their own and talk about a birthday surprise Rudy Giuliani served a Birthday Cake for his 80th. Then was served himself with an indictment after abating arizonas Attorney General for weeks will go straight to the source of her in moments im Kaitlin Collins and this is the source the wheels came off, the bus. That is really the old only way to sum up what happened when six weeks into Donald Trumps hush money trial, the prosecution rested its
Jake tapper starts right now cnn Breaking News welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper and the prosecution has rested its case and now its Donald Trumps term his defense team has called a witness, Robert Costello and attorney. What one point advised Michael Cohen that stella has claimed in that cohens lied about him under oath during this trial. This comes after a shocking revelation on the stand earlier today, threatened to rock the prosecutions entire case under intense questioning. And by the defense, trumps former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, the star witness for the prosecution, admitted that he stole from the Trump Organization organization and were not its not talking lunch, money or funds taken from some transaction that has nothing to do with the charges against trump were talking we had 60,000, technically larceny that was part of the 420,000 payment made to cohen. That was allegedly falsified to reimbursement for Hush Money Payments to Stormy Daniels that payment are those p
Epic because it hinges on the testimony of one dirty lawyer who lies so often he went to prison for it. A brandnew hour of a day in court which is inching us closer to a conclusion in the case of former President Donald Trump versus new york. The prosecutions star witness Michael Cohen on the stand, day three of withering Cross Examination by trumps defense team. He was trumps attorney and fixer, Michael Cohen. Now the lawyers for trump are pounding cohens credibility. And when his testimony ends, i will have one question, can the Prosecution Fix the fixer . Im Harris Faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. We were anticipating this week to be the final stretch in trumps new york criminal trial. His attorneys say they expect to wrap up their questioning today. Could be at any time. Then the prosecution can choose to ask cohen a second round of questions. He is their final witness. After that, if they choose to do that, the defense then presents its case. Former commanderinchief tal