Welcome to the journal editorial report, im Edward Lawrence in for paul. Donald trumps New York Criminal Trial Ajuniored for the week on thursday with the prosecutions star witness, mike cohen, undergoing a bruising crossexamination if by the defense. Trump attorney todd blanche trying to paint cohen as a serial liar with a grudge with against the former president. Here with a look at all of this Courtroom Drama and where the case is likely to go is Wall Street Journal columnists kim strassel and bill mcgurn as well as Editorial Board member kyle peterson. So, kim, i want to talk to you first. From what weve been seeing here, there are questions over whether the t. A. Actually provea crime. But you have a favorable judge, you have a favorable new york pool there. There may be a case for an appeal, but the damage if theres a conviction is already done politically, right . Excuse me, yes. No, i think you make a really good point, and this is what they have been aiming at doing ever since
Week, and weve got the perfect lineup here this hour to help walk us through it all. Lets dive right in. Joining me now from the white house is nbcs hans nichols, and from capitol hill, msnbcs Garrett Haake. Gentlemen, good morning to both of you. Hans, lets start with you, because the president has spoken about this process in an interview he just gave to fox news. Reporter and spoke at length. He spent almost an hour with fox this morning. And what theyre doing is previewing, ali, a new argument, and its the idea that they actually welcome a senate trial. You heard that from the president. You heard it most recently from the former attorney general in florida. Heres the tension in that argument, though, and that is, on the one hand, theyre saying this entire process was illegitima illegitimate, using words like coup, and at the same time, theyre claiming that this illegitimate process could ultimately lead them to a senate trial where the facts will vindicate them. So, listen to how
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The sole purpose of this political gesture, which may simply be tabled in the Senate, is to appease Donald Trump and House fascists like Marjorie Taylor Greene.