Pronounce a verdict about donald trump or to get on a political is a trout guy that i got interrupted. Sorry, a Courtroom Break after Michael Cohen testified this morning the donald trump told him, take care of it. The it were Claims Being Made By Adult Film Star and director Stormy Daniels calling add it, cohen adding quote, this was all about the campaign get cnn special live coverage continues with markup today with us welcome to cnn Special Coverage of former President Trumps Hush Money Criminal Trial. Im wolf blitzer in washington. Laura coates is outside court in new york. Today, trumps former for fixer and lawyer Michael Cohen has taken the stand so far. The prosecutions star witness has testified about his work for Trump Zeroing In on two instances where he worked with the National Enquirers david pecker to catch and kill negative stories about trump and that includes a false allegation from trumps former doorman about trump supposedly having fathered a love child. Cohen testif
and criminal defense attorney with us. arthur, not that often that you hear a courtroom break out into laughter during a murder trial like this. the spectators are probably most of them are repeat people who have been there. jon: people show up day after day. right. this prosecutor has chosen to adopt this style of being confrontational but you know, any style can get old, whether it is loud and screaming or low and quiet. so what i try to do, i alter it. i go back and forth. he seems always like the race car in the red. she finally, a witness finally called him out. why are you yelling at me? are you mad at me? and prosecution 101 is, never supposed to get that personal with the witness. you re supposed to be just bringing out the facts. jon: does it say to you, tom, that the judge lost control of this courtroom or the prosecutor has lost control of his presentation, both, neither? i think both but here s the rub. you know, the jurors are not