Cnn Special Coverage or former President Trumps Hush Money Criminal Trial. Im Briana Keeler in washington with kaitlan collins, who is outside the courtroom. House in new york. And today trumps defense has pressed Michael Cohen, trumps former lawyer and fixer about his history of lying under oath in an attempt to discredit him the defense is also highlighted some of the various insults that he has logged against trump over the years, painting him as a man out for revenge after their relationship fell apart. At one point, the defense play this clip from cohens podcast in october of 20 he 20. Here it is truly hope that this man, ends up in prison. It wont bring back the year that i lost or the damage done to my family but revenge is a dish best served cold and you Better Believe i want this made to go down and rotten side for what he did to me and my family it only got crazier from there with cohens credibility clearly on the line, when trumps Defense Attorney here, todd blanche, is tryi
At alone in virginia. He faces ten more years for his case in d. C. Time he might not have faced has he not broken his plea agreement. That sentencing is next week. Now, Paul Manafort arrived in the courthouse this afternoon in a wheelchair. We could see from the sketches in our Court Reporters. In the green jumpsuit. The same as his last trip to court in october. This judge, t. S. Ellis, who at times has been critical of prosecutorial overreach did not give manafort any credit for accepting responsibility. His ruling on the sentence, as i mentioned, could come at any moment. I want to go right to the courthouse. Nbcs ken dilanian is there. Ken, the latest news we have that i want to talk to you about that is pretty interesting is muellers prosecutors going into on Paul Manafort here. This is the last time they get to do that before the judge decides, as you know and for your analysis. We hear muellers prosecutors saying they spent, quote, hours of him with him, but that was not reflec
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