Out recovering for a few weeks. I leave you in the most capable hands. Capable, and carrying youve got kate bolduan here, john berman, and if they act up, dm me we wanted no matter what, and we cannot wait for you to get back better than ever. Thank you. I think you. Thank you so much for being with us today. This is cnn new central, cnn Special Coverage Of The Trump Trial starts now moments ago, donald trump, as you could see, theyre leaving trump tower to the head here where we are outside of the courthouse in minutes, the likely final hold Defense Witness for donald trump will be under oath and on the Witness Stand yet again, well see if it goes better than it did the last time. Robert costello provoked a dressing down hello, from the judge over his courtroom behavior after just minutes on the stand yesterday, he has now been warned not to roll his eyes, say, jeez, after a ruling not, to stare down the judge, all helpful tips. I was in that room when all that happened yesterday is t
Fixer. Back with us, yasmin vossoughian, Danny Cevallos, Criminal Defense Attorney and msnbc legal analyst. Joining us this hour, maya wiley, former assistant u. S. Attorney who is now president of the Leadership Conference on civil and human right. And misty merits, a Defense Attorney. Good to see you. Welcome to the show. Yasmin, start us off. Whats happening now inside that courtroom . Reporter so this is all about the leadup to august 2018 in which Michael Cohen pleads guilty and then in a court of law, essentially points the finger at donald trump, the president at the time, and says he made me do it. Hence launching the inquiry by the manhattan d. A. s office, shifting to alvin bragg when cy vance retired. There was a conversation that happened. There was concern from david pecker, inquiries from the Wall Street Journal, specifically, when it came to involvements of ami, david pecker, dylan howard, Michael Cohen, and donald trump in the Stormy Daniels payoff. In addition to the i
They will have the credibility issues, but they are going line by line and attack whatever they have with the particular facts. Crossexamination could start today. Any moment. Thank you all for being with us here in the studio. Thank you at home for joining us the last couple of hours. Thats our turn to turn it around to our colleagues. Thank you for the privilege of your time. Andrea mitchell, Chris Jansing and katy tur pick up special coverage next. He approved it. Thats the potentially damning testimony of Donald Trumps former fixer, Michael Cohen. Good day. Im Andrea Mitchell reporting from washington. Im joined by my colleagues katy tur and Chris Jansing in new york. Right now, Michael Cohen is stitching together the details which back up the states felony charges that trump falsified Business Records to cover up the 2016 hush money scheme, or at least thats what prosecutors hope. Cohen testified that Retainer Invoices were faked and legally should have been called reimbursements.
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And i said, did he survive . And he said, no. Steve pitt was unforgettable. Hes oneofakind. He was the first to die that week. Hunted down by a man with a gun and a grudge. I felt that when this shooter crossed steve off, that he was moving down a list. A long list. He came running towards my vehicle. There was Blood Dripping from her face. Six murders. In four days. This is a Homicide Investigation in overdrive, wasnt it . It was. A incity under siege. Is there was a lot of fear. There was a lot of unrest in the community. People were desperate for a suspect. Who else could have been on that list . I had my own personal terrorist. People dont get gunned down in their offices. N could those six lives have been saved . Steve always said these things never happen in a vacuum. There are always Warning Signs. So moving him the way that we did was stunning to me. Hello and welcome to dateline. Forensic psychiatrist, steve pitt, was well known for his work on high profile criminal cases. Whe