Number. Com im more than liebermann at the pentagon. And this cnn welcome to our special ive read your former President Trumps historic Hush Money Criminal Trial. Im Briana Keeler in washington, Phil Mattingly is outside of court in new york where phil here on day seven of testimony, jurors were hearing from one of the most trusted members of trumps inner circle, hope hicks, of course, who was both a top aide on his 26th its team campaign. And in the white house when he was president and court of course now fill is just taking a lunch break, just Getting Started yeah thats right. Briana. But there have been a number of really critical moments over the course of the last several hours, we know who picks, had several phone calls with Michael Cohen, the trump lawyer who silhouetted the Stormy Daniels payment in the closing weeks of the 2016 campaign. And we know from a prior witness, hicks was on a called discussing the Karen Mcdougal payment . After Trump Took Office when hicks was then
Right now cnn stories this hour on opposite coasts of the United States of america and Los Angeles Police are Making Scores of arrests as they swept through and antifa the war in camp man in the heart of uclas campus. Im taking tapper washington. Youre watching sports, Cnn Special Live Coverage and im Kaitlyn Collins in new york mark where in minutes Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial is going to resume. My weeks ago, we saw the former president of the United States walking back into court where he has no choice but to sit and listen two witnesses tell a story in which he is the main character and for which he could potentially end up in prison soon. Keith davidson, who was the former attorney for the Adult Film Star Actress and director stormy david. Stormy daniels will go back under the oath in minutes. The judges also going to hold a hearing to consider if the former president has again violated his gag order for me more times. So you will be able to see on the left hand of your screen
Are watching, and i have been watching and hoping for the professionalism of the police force in their response. They didnt volunteer or ask to be there, we asked them to be there and what we have seen so far from what the camera can detect has been no police brutality, no overreaction by the police, and cooperation by the students who are being arrested. Well, let me say this, to take into account, nypd has been preparing for this. This is not new to that city, dealing with these situations, and part of the reason for the administration there at columbia , moving in in the way nypd did, they were well prepared. Theyve been preparing for this for some time. They have been relying on intelligence, im sure. They had a plan and we saw that. So far, it has been without incident. Those officers, i am quite sure, are only using the necessary force, but i think we are in a situation where we are hopefully seeing this come to an end, because it should have come to an end, this week, and it app
I have of course been watching all your coverage here, and what we have seen on the videos so far is actually the most organized and most common most professional Police Intervention we have ever seen on a college campus. There is not a huge collection of those, but there is enough beginning in 1968, to show how different this one is. The 1968 version, those 700 arrested students were gleefully beaten by the nypd. In those days, the Police Departments were going into campuses, were gleeful about the violence that they were visiting upon those antiwar protesters, and it was relentless, vicious, and cruel, and extended to the Democratic Convention in chicago, by investigated by police right. Thats not what we are seeing tonight. Our screen has been filled with what clearly do appear to be columbia student sets escorted by a Police Officer, both of them, the Police Officer and Student Walking very calmly to whatever that Arrest Destination is, what vehicle they will put those kids on and
Today, my friend. Court is in recess. That does it for this edition of Andrea Mitchell reports. Ill see you back here for katy tur reports. Chris jansing reports starts right now. Good day. Im Chris Jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. A price to be paid in triplicate. Today, the judge tells donald trump youre in contempt, slaps him with a 9,000 fine and threatens jail. And thats even before witness and documents are offered as proof of the payments at the heart of the Felony Charges against trump. Plus, with big names like Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels still expected to take the stand, where exactly are we in the story that prosecutors are weaving and which witnesses are key to advancing it . And an attorney who argued cases in that same courthouse will explain. And as trumps legal issues grow, will the political peril expand with it . Trump and his allies now face trial in a majority of novembers Battleground States as he continues the Balancing Act Of Finding Time