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
Monday morning when crossexamined amination continues in the prosecution certainly has its work cut out for them. The lead with jake tapper starts right now these cnns Breaking News welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. Court has just ramped up for the de and Donald Trumps hush money coverup trial. It is a day you should remember because if if donald trump, the former president is acquitted the History Books may well point to Michael Cohens testimony today as the biggest reason cohens crossexamination will resume. Next week, were told after he endured hours of brutal questioning on The Stand Today, trumps Defense Attorney todd blanche laid out cohens past lies under oath, and then introduced evidence claiming that cohen has also lied in this trial under oath cohen previously testified on tuesday, i believe, about a key october 2016 phone call. He says he had with donald trump about the hush money reimbursement. But todd blanche today reveal Text Messages and a call log from that day tha
He was hiking the Appalachian Trail when did you you realize you might actually be going to prison from the beginning you cant write this stuff. United states of scans with jake tapper. Now streaming on macs as former President Trump prepares to return so in new york courtroom here more testimony from Stormy Daniels in his Hush Money Trial. Hes getting a major win in his federal classified documents case. The judge postponing the trial indefinitely, making a start date before election day highly unlikely. Plus President Biden taking more digs at trump is he campaigns and battlegrounds . Wisconsin. How biden is taking aim at is 2024 rivals record on economic development. And the us hits pause on a shipment of bombs to israel as a new who report could reveal whether the us believes israel has broken humanitarian law as criticism grows over israels military actions in raffa, we are following these main hes youre developing stories and many more all coming in right here. Its seen a new cen
Threatening weather coming today. Im kate baldwin with john berman and sara sidner. This the Cnn News Central donald trump just slept trump tower for court as his criminal Hush Money Trial resumes in less than 30 minutes. The big question today, who will take the stand . Among the most notable witnesses who may be called his former fixer and attorney Michael Cohen, adult film star Stormy Daniels, and former playboy playmate, Karen Mcdougal on friday today hope hicks, who was one of trumps closest and most trusted former aides, took the stand. She had dramatic testimony briefly coming to a stop at one point when she began to cry during crossexamination over the weekend, trump hosted donors and potential Vice President ial picks at the Republican National committees spring retreat. He also he ramped up his attacks several attendees telling cnn he accused democrats of running a gestapo administration. Cnns beringia and grasses outside court and Kristen Holmes is in washington. Brynn, were
Trump trial today close relationship with little and emotional turn today as she appeared on, the, Witness Stand in this criminal trial. Thats good. All the breaking news on her testimony, very dramatic testimony today. And what it means for the case going forward. Cnns Kara Scannell is outside the courthouse in new york. Take us through hicks. His testimony and what broader to tears at one point well, well hope hicks was on the stand for about three hours today and then entire time, she avoided looking over in Donald Trumps direction, but she told the jury how donald trump reacted when the access Hollywood Tape became public also, how hed reacted when the hush money deals that are at the center of this case also became public for emotional Breaking Point came moments after she told the jury that donald trump said to her that it would have been bad if those stories had surface before the election hope hicks, once one of trumps closest aides took the stand friday, in emotional day of te