Five years ago Michael Cohen testified for house lawmakers house lawmakersabout his work fn President Trump. Highlighting the actions he took at the direction of his former boss heres a portion of the testimony. It runs about 45 minutes. Raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm the testimony you are about to give is the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god . Let the record show the witness answered in the affirmative. Thank you and you may be seated. The microphones are sensitive so please speak directly to them without objection or written statement will be made a part of the record it with that you are now recognized to give an oral presentation of your testimony. Is your mic on . Yes. Chairman cummings, Ranking Member jordan and members of the committee, thank you for inviting me here today. Ive asked this committee to ensure that my family be protected from president ial threats. And that committee be sensitive to the questions pertaining to ongoing investigat
On this. Thank you so much for joining us you always learn something clear. Fold belt. They dont want exact worth an all right. Thank you so much for joining us. This is Cnn News Central seen in special coverage of the donald trump Hush Money Trial continues. Big day today on the sand t intention all back on the stand. You are looking at live pictures of 100 Centre Street in downtown manhattan, where in just minutes, Michael Cohen will be back under oath and donald trump will be watching as his former fixer tries to stitch together the prosecutions case for a jury that could send the former president of the United States to jail welcome to our viewers. Im john berman in new york youre watching Cnn Special Live Coverage of Donald Trumps Hush Money Cover Up, try not jake tapper in washington dc today, prosecutors want Michael Cohen to say more about the last piece of that sentence the cover up, part. That is the crux of the governments case against the 45th president. I was following his
Situation room. The lead with jake tapper starts right now cnns Breaking News welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. We are following Breaking News out of Donald Trumps Hush Money Cover Up Trial in New York City were right, this i mean, it Michael Cohen is facing an incredibly aggressive crossexamination so far, trump attorney todd blanche has gotten cohen to confirm that he wants to see trump convicted in this case, that he makes money off of his antitrump social media posts and even sells merchandise showing trump in jail. Earlier today, prosecutors had cohen explained why he felt there was the Pressure Campaign to keep him from turning against trump. And how and why he eventually flipped from a loyal confidant to a cooperating witness. Prosecutors also tried to get ahead of the defense by having cohen admit to multiple lines. He has previously told including his plea of not guilty his plea of guilty to the tax charges the sent him to prison cohen also owned up to the fact that he lied
Michael cohen picking the stand to testify about the hush money deals he helped to arrange at the direction of his former boss in order to benefit mr. Trumps 2016 president ial campaign according to the Associated Press mr. Cohen told the jury everything required mr. Trumps sign off as he was questioned by prosecutors. Crossexamination by the defense is still to come in the trial five years ago Michael Cohen testified for house lawmakers house lawmakersabout his work fn President Trump. Highlighting the actions he took at the direction of his former boss heres a portion of the and thank him for participating in todays hearing. Mr. Cohen, if you would please rice and i will begin to swear you in. Raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm that the testimony that you are about to give is the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you god . Let the record show the witness answered in the the affirmative. Thank you. You may be seated. The microns are sensitive to please speak d
Central steam and special coverage of Donald Trumps Criminal Trial continues now and you are looking a lot pictures down inside 100 Centre Street behind me today, we expect to drama filled de, with important stakes for megarian, go a long way in determining of donald from gets convicted in ten days, 16 of trial right now, the former prisoners motorcade is on route to the courthouse. Once trump arrives in, court gets underway here, we expect the people to call the man whose evolve from protector to trump pariah, To Trump Prosecution witness Michael Cohen. Im interested. Cooper, new york. And then im jake tapper in y shoots and uci and you are wanting special cnn live coverage of Donald Trumps Hush Money Cover Up Trial Today the man who bent the truth and broke the law for his his former boss, the former president goes on the stand. Michael dean cohen the former trump fixer and lawyer whose imposed trumps will on whatever he could bullying dealing and lawyering his way into getting trump