Cnn prime time with abby philip is up next. In the early 20th century, the Marx Brothers became one of comedys most famous acts. They were showman, full of gags and stunts on stage in front of the camera as well. And in a wild twist, a century later, one of their most famous lines is now being used in the fraud trial of a former president. Your excellency, i thought you left. Oh no, i dont leave. But i saw you with my own eyes. Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes . That was the quote. It was used by a judge in a ruling that donald trump is liable for fraud, pointing out that trumps fantasy world when it comes to the value of his properties and himself, and like the marks brothers, the scene inside and outside New York Citys courtroom today became a Vaudeville Routine and a parade of insults. Good evening, im abby philip, and trump appearing today in court for the first day of his trial, which threatens to decimate his entire Real Estate Empire in new york. This is a conti
version. the reidout starts now. tonight on the reidout under no circumstances you are promising america tonight you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody. except for day one. except for he s going crazy. except for day one. meaning? i want to close the border and i want to drill, drill, drill. that s not no, no. that s not retribution. i m going to be i m going to you know, he keeps we love this guy. he says you re not going to be a dictator, are you? i say, no, no, no, other than day one. the day one american dictator whose plans for a second presidency are right out of the play book of venezuelan dictator nicolas maduro. seek vengeance against your opponents, muzzle the press, call off elections. former trump lawyer michael cohen joins me. plus, new reporting on the almost 200 person witness list in trump s georgia election interference case. including pence, barr and bannon. but we begin tonight with a unique
she should be locked up. tell you right now. she should be locked up. she should. that s right, lock them up. you should lock them up. lock up the bidens. lock up hillary. hillary clinton, i didn t say lock her up, but the people don t say lock her up, okay. donald trump s getting a bit desperate ahead of his sentencing making the ludicrous claim that he never said hillary clinton should be locked up. it s on tape, donald. plus, michael cohen s reaction to trump s guilty verdict and the potential of prison time. and the far right continues to embrace authoritarianism with politicians and commentators flocking to el salvador to attend the inauguration of the man who calls himself the world s coolest dictator. it s a big warning sign for the type of government they want to run if trump becomes president again. but we begin tonight with the real meaning of law and order. as the reality has set in that their soon to be official nominee is a convicted felon, republican
it is saturday, november 4th. i m ali velshi. we begin this morning with a split screen image that perfectly represents this moment of american politics. with democracy hanging in the balance, donald trump on the campaign trail, and on trial. trail, on one side we see a disgraced, twice impeached, multiply that former president raging at the system as the walls close in on him. on the other, the seemingly untouchable front runner for the republican nomination giving his supporters and the rest of the country a preview of his return to power. what it will look like. in the eyes of the backup base, trump is barreling towards the white house in 2024, despite witch hunts on all sides. as he continues to lead his republican competitors by a long shot, he is also continue to undermine and disregard key elements of what it means to be in a democracy. and how democratic processes work. he is refusing to attend the third republican debate. instead he will hold a counter programming
prosecutors in exchange for cooperation on the investigation. cohen went to prison. and now, trump has been convicted and is awaiting sentencing for his crimes. i m joined now by michael cohen, former personal attorney for then president donald trump and prior to that, principal of crisis x and a key witness in trump s trial. he is the host of the mea culpa podcast, cohost of the political beatdown podcast, and author of revenge, how donald trump weaponized the u.s. department of justice against his criticri and disloyal, a memoir of the former personal attorney to donald j. trump. i want to start on a note that is not pleasant. it does appear the consequences for your cooperation in this election interference trial have been personal and you have thought about it and talked about it before. you were doxed, your family was doxed after the verdict. the phone numbers of yourself, your wife, your children were