Were moving forward with indycar. Because were moving forward with everybody. Shell. Powering progress. Having with jesse l. Martin, sundays at nine on cnn just pass 9 00 p. M. Here in new york, we begin the hour after the first of whats expected to be several days of testimony the former president s hush money trial by a critical witness, Michael Cohen, a former fixer, an attorney for donald trump. He testified today about the thencandidates alleged deep level of knowledge and involvement in the payments and Stormy Daniels, as well as the alleged reimbursement of cohen for cohen says fronting the cash. But cohens testimony is potentially undermine bypass that includes some Felony Conviction and ill the equally significant credibility issues were joined now by lani davis, famed as a former Special Counsel for the president clinton. Hes now the former turning current legal advisor, Michael Cohen, also former federal prosecutor, aly, how many is also joining us lineage . Good to see you.
Her departure are fine hiring from the white house. Thank you so much for joining us. Cnns special coverage of this trial continues now with jake tapper on the lead cnns Breaking News welcome to the lean Object Tapper in manhattan, just outside the new york criminal courthouse thats where i spend much of the day inside forum number 59 watching witnesses, including Stormy Daniels testifying the donald j. Trump hush money cover up. Proud. They have moved on to other there witnesses since Stormy Daniels including madeline western out, whos desk was right outside Trumps Oval Office todays testimony is due to end at any moment. Oh, it just has ended for the day. Im told. Well, this hour im going to walk you through what i saw, what i sketched, what comes next, the highly skilled Courtroom Sketch Artists its christine cornell, whose work youre going to look at right now and jane rosenburg, they set the scene today as trumps lawyers crossexamined porn star and director Stormy Daniels. There c
The women were alone. And he never knocked. And thats when i realized, someone had been in the house. She started to cry. Now, everything is gone. Flipping. Steele out. She tried to them [inaudible] his crimes were chilling. His crimes were bizarre. Its a little creepy to hear Something Like that. Very creepy. And i just heard a scream. I felt so scared. For her, for me, for all the women. I just about fell off my chair. We were in that much danger, and we didnt know it. What were you be willing to give me today to move past the Police Investigation . It was january, 2009. Brenda konstantin and her husband brian rodgers, and their three teenagers, two boys, and a girl spent the new years holiday the way they always had. A trip out of town and then back to their home. Amid class suburb in the capital city, ottawa. Its a very family oriented community, lots of young families. Lots of kids. But as you say . In a town which is very safe, but it didnt seem particularly safe. Theres never a
Score. Do i mean at time. Com . Cnn this morning with kasie hunt next its monday, april 22, right now . Now on cnn this morning, Opening Statements set to begin in Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial. New cnn reporting on who prosecutors plan to call as their first witness. A foreign aid bill passed by the house, leaving hard right republicans and hamas infuriated. And a crisis on campus jewish students at Columbia University urged to stay home for their own safety all right 5 00 a. M. Hearing washington, but this is a live look at New York City on this Monday Morning where openings statements are set to begin in the donald trump trial. Good morning, everyone. Im casey hunt. Its wonderful to have you with us Opening Statements in the historic Criminal Hush Money Case against donald trump set to begin just a few hours from now, cnn has learned that david, the former chairman of the national enquirer, is Parent Company company is expected to be the first witness called by the manhattan das of
Preparing will hold a News Conference shortly. He will likely be asked about the Bombshell Decision on abortion out of it arizona will bring that to you as it happens. Also, breaking this hour, the former financial chief at the Trump Organization who admitted to lying to prosecutors he is getting jail time will go out alive to that as well. Plus, we are live in mississippi courtroom, were six former Law Enforcement officers, members of a selfdescribed goon squad will soon be sent since for brutally torturing to menn and Severe Weather to tell you about flaring up across the deep south, we have those pictures will go live to that in just a few moments as well. So stay with us for that. But first, the president and first lady are hosting an official Arrival Ceremony for japans Prime Minister and his wife. It comes ahead of the two liters bilateral meeting and Joint Press Conference being held in the coming hours over at the white house. You can see the secretary of state, secretary of de