Witnesses testify, former National Enquirer publisher david pecker, wrapping up a week on the stand, former trump personal assistance, or rhona graff, seemingly undermining the former president is denial about faris and Stormy Daniels and Karen Mcdougal, and a former executive of the bank where Michael Cohen arrange the, uh, hundred and 30,000 daniels payout . Rhona graff, under defense crossexamination in meetings. She was not testifying by choice, but nonetheless, telling prosecutors that she kept Contact Information for the two women her boss had denied knowing intimately, including Stormy Daniels Cell Phone Number and two addresses for Karen Mcdougal she also said she vaguely recalled one seeing daniels at trump tower on the 26th floor. Then when prompted by the defense, she said it might have been in connection with the apprentice earlier. The defense tried hard to undermine former National Enquirer publisher david pecker, and upcoming witness, Michael Cohen the trumps attorney, e
Earlier. The defense tried hard to undermine former National Enquirer publisher david pecker and upcoming witness, Michael Cohen. Trumps attorney, emil bove, a asking if he believed cohen was prone to exaggeration, pecker agreeing that he was the end of it all, the former president had this to say about the trials so far this is eight days that we all sitting in this courthouse. This is all bidenrun indictment its an order to try and win election political opponent nothing like this has ever happened eight days country is going to hell and we sit here day after, day after day, which is their plan well, the foreign president offer no evidence. Of course, who any of those claims. Theres no evidence that any of what he said is true. And im joining us tonight, new york criminal defense attorney arthur aidala, also attorney and former apprentice contestant stacey schneider, cnn Political Commentator earl lewis cnn legal analyst lets karen friedman, agnifilo and elie honig and cnns Kara Scan
Hope you have an awesome monday morning. Coy, thanks very much. Thanks to all of you for joining us. Im kasie hunt. Dont go anywhere. Cnn this morning starts right now. Good monday morning. Were glad you are with us. Some good news this morning. A deal. One deal. One deal. One of the many deals that needs to be made. Of the 15 deals that need to be made, so far one deal but it is important. Thats right, it is in los angeles. Hollywood were talking about. Lets get started with five things to know for this monday. A tentative deal in the hollywood writers drive strike after 146 days an countless picket lines. But no deal in d. C. Where a shutdown is increasingly likely. The gop still split on a path forward. And bad news for President Biden in a pair of new poles. 56 of americans disapprove of how he is handling the job. And also on the immigration front the mayor of el paso says his city is at a Breaking Point without enough resources to deal with another surge of migrants as mexico mak
Member of the Freedom Caucus why is going after Marjorie Taylor greene and speaking out against an Impeachment Inquiry against President Biden. Earlier, my congressman conversation with senator Amy Klobuchar. Talking about a rebrand of the term prolife. Something tells me that she does too. According to mark meadows, he was just doing his job, setting up a job so that they could into finding him some votes. So that is just typical runofthemill Chief Of Staff stuff, nothing to see here, just doing my job. At least thats been his argument to get his case moved to Federal Court, and if hed been successful he may have had a more favorable jury pool. So there were some stakes for him, or in the dreams narrow for meadows, it couldve meant dismissal of his case altogether. But, late on friday, a judge in atlanta flatly rejected his request to move his case. It turns out you cant just claim all of your alleged crime was under the big umbrella as politics as usual. The word for a talking point,
Member of the Freedom Caucus why is going after Marjorie Taylor greene and speaking out against an Impeachment Inquiry against President Biden. Earlier, my congressman conversation with senator Amy Klobuchar. Talking about a rebrand of the term prolife. Something tells me that she does too. According to mark meadows, he was just doing his job, setting up a job so that they could into finding him some votes. So that is just typical runofthemill Chief Of Staff stuff, nothing to see here, just doing my job. At least thats been his argument to get his case moved to Federal Court, and if hed been successful he may have had a more favorable jury pool. So there were some stakes for him, or in the dreams narrow for meadows, it couldve meant dismissal of his case altogether. But, late on friday, a judge in atlanta flatly rejected his request to move his case. It turns out you cant just claim all of your alleged crime was under the big umbrella as politics as usual. The word for a talking point,