You are getting a live look at 100 Centre Street. We are covering and on the air minutes after learning Breaking News, setting the stage for the ultimate confrontation in Donald Trumps historic criminal trial a person familiar with the case so the prosecution intends to call Michael Cohen to the stand on monday cohen, of course, is the former trump attorney and personal fixer, whose actions or at the very the heart of this case. Moments ago, the former president of the United States walked past cameras and into that courtroom for the 15th day of his trial. Back on the stand and moments is a very important witness, one who seemed to help both sides yesterday. A Trump White House insider who functioned as a courier for the checks at the center of this his case . Im Kaitlan Collins and new york and you are watching cnns special live coverage of Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial and im jim acosta and Washington Circle monday on your calendars, thats now when we expect Michael Cohen to go unde
Opening statements that trump and the trump hush money criminal trial. Ill be at the courthouse and 9 00 a. M. With the team and my colleagues proceedings begin at 9 30. The news continues. The source starts now, i have a great weekend straight from the source tonight, full steam ahead. The states now set for Opening Statements the store at first criminal trial of donald trump with a full jury is seated in just four days for the great dismay of the criminal defendant, who openly wants it all to just slow down. Ill see you in a more ranks for trump, new yorks Attorney General now asking the judge to throw out the hundred and 75 million bond, trump posted at his Civil Fraud Case. Could the former president since assets now be at risk again, that chord here and get this set for monday morning. While trump is in criminal court, just down the street. And the Republican House speaker in even more jeopardy tonight as a third number of Mike Johnsons conference signs on to the effort to oust hi
just stealing their job. but we heard his one word answer yes. when the former president was asked to testify, we ve had this conversation before, but if he testifies now, we still the judge still has to make his decision on the so-called sandoval rule. what can the prosecution bring it cross-examination, but but the among the potential things, the e jean carroll case, a lawsuit that was ruled frivolous. the trump brought against hillary clinton but $450 million civil fraud judgment october 23, gag order violation of that case so you don t think he s ever going to get on the stand, right? now, but let me just say it from a legal perspective because it s very timely and it is a little personal any minute, we re expecting the new york state court of appeals to hand down a ruling in the case of people s state of new york versus havi one feinstein, which by firm tried and argued. and that it s on sandoval. it s on that exact issue. and that court of appeals ruling is going to tell everyo
the judge concluded ending court early, but along the way oscar pistorius did get the first blow by blow, detailed account of exactly how and why he says he shot and killed his girlfriend and not an intruder, as he thought was the case when heard a noise at 3:00 in the morning valentine s day, 2013. along the way he provided a couple of details, made a couple of claims, and prosecutors will no doubt jump on it cross-examination. among them, that it wasn t just he who was awakened at 3:00 in the morning. steenkamp herself was also awake asking him if he could not sleep, and it was at that time that he heard a noise, he said, that convinced him immediately that an intruder had gained entry into his apartment. his thinking then, testified, identify got to protect myself ask reeva. i have to arm myself. i have to get my gun. he got his gun claiming that he called to reeva to call the police, phone the police, he said. he walked down the passageway in terror towards the bathroom, shouting a
patti ann? 20 times stabbing him and shooting him in the head? that self-defense? i don t think so. patti ann: doug, what about that? is the jury going to buy she needed all of that to stop this guy from hurting her? it is very, very hard. set up the legal test. if you re presented with deadly force, you can respond with many could men s rat deadly force. is there some argument theoretically that you know, you needed all that continue ages? not really. i think honestly, i think she is facing uphill battle. back to what lis is saying. conventional wisdom when you have a witness who lied twice it will be withering i will call it cross-examination. there is one exception. that, lis, you find this interesting. when a cooperating testifies before the government and lied previously denying the involvement. there is reason for that. i did do it and he did it with me. juries will believe that. but when you have a defendant with two exculpatory versions that are false and now