Welcome back to the weekend. Alicia menendez and michael steele. Week 14 of the election interference trial wrapped up with a new star witness and some devastating bombshells. The former Communications Director spent many hours on the stand and went into details about how they have managed these scandals that plagued the trump campaign. Joining us mal, katie phang, and susanne craig. I saw you Fact Checking. Newly you can tell that phang was still working. Katie, this was a big week in this trial. Keith davidson, how did you see this week ending up from the way that it began . I do not think that a lot of people knew the impact that hope hicks would have, so close to trump that there would be this protective veneer and she threw down some information that i think really helped the prosecutions case, how do you see this case . This week was a mixed bag, all good for the prosecution. There are a lot of us that are looking for the Marquis Maine witnesses. The custodian of records, these p
Cnns Breaking News welcome to the lead. Im Phil Mattingly in for jake tapper today and we are live outside the new york courthouse where today one of dahman ill trumps most loyal aids in the first four, Trump White House employee to testify, took the stand in the hush money cover up trial. Hope hicks acknowledged to the jury she was nervous to testify at times she giggled in one instance, actually cried on the stand leading to a brief delay in the trial now hits describes starting to work for the Trump Organization weve 14 before becoming the Trump Campaign spokeswoman in the 2016 race. And ultimately, the White House Communications director. Now she testified about the campaigns panic behind the scenes when they learned of the now infamous this access Hollywood Tape that donald trump was upset when he heard the news and staffers agreed that this was a crisis. Picks one on the testify that showing learn about Karen Mcdougal, who alleged aid nearly yearlong affair with donald trump when
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
Praising the police in new york for getting those protesters because out of that building. So we will continue to watch that speech or the former president , the lead with jake tapper starts right now Campus Protests are recruiting in violence. The lead starts right now from new york to california and points inbetween protests going beyond just protests, students barricading themselves in buildings confrontations between students and police in some places Vigilante Group showing up, coming up a detailed look at all the chaos plus Secretary Of State Antony Blinken is in israel, he trying to push a ceasefire as Prime Minister netanyahu i who pledges to attack raffa in gaza regardless of what the us wants. Were going to take you to the situation on the ground in gaza. Plus from the trial so the trail donald trump hitting two battleground states today. Can he avoid yet another Gag Order Violation as the hush money cover up case takes a day off before resuming tomorrow morning. Welcome to t