Good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in new york alongside Chris Jansing for what could be the end of testimony in Donald Trumps criminal trial. Michael cohen is on the stand for a second day of crossexamination. Katy tur will join us in a moment. Trumps attorney, todd blanche, is pressing the president s onetime loyal ally turned adversary. The defense highlighting the many times cohen admits he lied under oath. Is he lying now . The only person who can counter much of what cohen is testifying about is donald trump himself. We are still waiting for a final decision on whether he will take the stand. With us in the studio, danny cevalos, catherine christian, and Criminal Defense Attorney and former manhattan prosecutor jeremy sala. Catherine, very low expectation that donald trump will take the stand. One of the things we are interested in, a 19minute sidebar before Michael Cohen came in. We are waiting for the transcript, which should hit during these hours. There was a provocative
It is raining outside. Its a lousy day. I hope its nice and sunny wherever you are on this may 16th, 2024. Welcome to hour two of fox friends well, the president ial debates are officially on but only on joe bidens terms. Leaving nancy pelosi wondering if its a good idea for them to meet at all. I myself would never recommend going on the stage with donald trump. But the president has decided thats what he wants to do. With just six months left until the election, biden might finally be addressing the border crisis but only after 4,000 illegal crossings per day. Brian right. Good job. And it is hereby decreed burritos and tacos are considered sandwiches in the court of law. Lawrence more pressing issues . Ainsley glad a judge got involved in that. Brian they had to steve eve. Lawrence fox friends begins right now. Mornings are better with friends. Ainsley former President Trump emphatically agreey to President Bidens laundry list ahead of novembers election Mark Meredith live at the wh
The stand under crossexamination when Court Resumes. So it begins another hour here i am john roberts in washington. Sandra this is going to be an interesting hour ahead. Be to consider in Court Resumes at 2 15 p. M. He oftentimes walks back and around 2 10 p. M. So we should be seeing him shortly. I am sandra smith in new york this is america reports. Trumps defense team has tried to show cohen as a untruthful and vindictive, angry he never got a job in the white house. Cohen is dented by his testimony that the payment that was made to Stormy Daniels was done at the direction of the former president. John that is not what he said when he confided to form a Legal Advisor bob costello years ago, here is What Costello told americas newsroom this morning. He kept on saying over and over again 1020 times i swear to god, bob, i dont have anything on donald trump. And then when we got into the discussion of the Stormy Daniels nda he said specifically, and i crossexamined him on this, this wa
Good to be with you, im katy tur. The Hush Money Trial of former President Trump. Defense attorney todd blanche is going through cohens direct hm. Cohen is talking about his dealing with the press as a Quote Surrogate of mr. Trumps campaign, and the secret recordings he made of the former president. Blanche is starting to dig into the stories cohen attempted to bury about trump. This goes back to early days of this trial, alongside National Enquirers david pecker. Joining us now, Nbc News National Correspondent Yasmin Vossoughian outside the court, back with us. Chuck rosenberg, catherine christian, and Danny Cevallos. Yasmin, what is happening right now . Reporter theyre talking about the calls beginning in june of 2016. This is when cohen alleges he informed the former president of the united states, his boss at the time there was a meeting between mcdougal. This was the beginning of the payoff by ami. It was october in which the payoff was made to Stormy Daniels, initial contact bet
My own personal funds from the home equity line of credit. To avoid any money being traced back to him that can negatively impact his campaign. He kept on saying over and over again 1020 times i swear to god, bob, i dont have anything to donald trump. Trump is a con man. He asked me to pay off an Adult Film Star with whom he had an affair. He said specifically and i crossexamine him on this this was my idea. I was extremely proud to be personal attorney to the president of the United States. I did not want to go to the white house. When he was elected he took the whole trumps inner circle to washington with one exception. Michael cohen. They left him back in new york. Michael cohen was very unhappy about that. This will deftly get reversed but after the election probably if he gets convicted and thats what they want. Sandra former president Donald Trumps defense team getting other crack today question the prosecutions star witness and former trump lawyer Michael Cohen. It comes after c