Candidate South Carolina governor and un ambassador nikki haley. She is speaking live, right now for the very First Time Since you dropped out of the race and march, she Just Announced that she will be voting for Presumptive Republican president ial nominee donald trump in november. As soon as jeff zeleny joins me now lives in studio. Jeff, did we expect this or is this a surprise . Jake had somewhat of a surprise. She did not mention Donald Trumps name at all in his speech that she just finished giving, but it came up in the questionandanswer session at a think tank, the hudson institute, which she now is leading here. She was asked and near the end of that q a, who would she vote for . Her speech was very critical of joe biden and his policies again, she did not mention donald trump by name until she was asked who her ballot would be four as of voter i put my priorities on a president whos going to have the backs of our allies and hold our enemies to account who would secure the bord
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The deals on top before there job the defense has rested. Testimony has wrapped, and donald trump notably did not take the stand of course, sanchez, alongside jessica dean in the nations capital, and soon the judge and attorneys for both sides are expected to go back in court to go over Jury Instructions. In this historic Criminal Hush Money Trial of the former president. Earlier today, jurors were dismissed for the week the judge telling them to be ready for Closing Arguments next tuesday it comes after the defenses second and final witness, attorney Robert Costello, took the stand for a second day, and once again, the former adviser to Michael Cohen face some tough crossexaminati on prosecutors, youth castellows, emails in an attempt to show he made several efforts to stop cohen from flipping and assured him that he had a backchannel to trump won email dated april 19, 2018, indicated trumps former lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, was joining trumps team and costello wrote to cohen, quote im su
Than liebermann at the pentagon and this cnn welcome to cnn and Special Coverage. If former President Trumps Hush Money Criminal Trial, im wolf blitzer in washington, along with abby phillip. Whos just outside the courthouse in new york today, Michael Cohen, trumps former were fixer and lawyer is back on the Witness Stand. Prosecutors appear to have some work to do during their redirect of cohen after he made a purely stunning admission during crossexamination . Today, defense attorney todd blanche was able to get cohen to admit to stealing Tens Of Thousands of dollars from the Trump Organization. Abby, you were inside court today . Playing, how it all went down thats right. Wolf, earlier in the trial during the direct examination, cohen had actually said this, that he had pocketed monday money from the Trump Organization. That was meant for a technology company. But today, while he was being pressed by the defense attorney Todd Blanche Cohen agreed that it was essentially plants said,
Lead, you can listen to the show once you get your podcasts. The newest continuous on cnn with wolf blitzer, that situation reaction to video obtained exclude Sean Diddy Combs physically assaulting his then girlfriend, Nancy Venture For Back in 2016 standby to see the video. And hear what matures husband is now saying about balls. Also this our President Biden ramps up is outreach to black voters who could potentially make or break his reelection bid. Hes making a so rights my is murphy, the Civil Rights Milestone by warning that donald trump and his allies want a country for some, but not for all and breaking news tonight, the worlds number one pro golfer just spoke out about being arrested and charged with Felony Assault Scottie Scheffler, trying to downplay accusations that he injured a Police Officer while trying to drive past the scene im a fatal crash welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer in urine, the Situation Room the skis, cnn