Maccallum this is the story. Right now former President Donald Trump facetoface with his ex trace attorney in Court Michael cohen getting into specifics about conversations he said the former president had about a payment to porn star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 election. At the crux of the case is whether prosecutors prosecutors can prove trump intentionally falsified documentation of the payment. Cohen pleaded guilty to lying to congress the former president saying again today he did nothing wrong. Watch. Im innocent. This is a political witchhunt. This trial is rigged. Its a disgrace to new york and its a disgrace to the country. I should be out campaigning now instead of sitting in a very cold courthouse. All day long. Trace former federal prosecutor Andy Mccarthy study my butt first to nate foy live for us outside the courthouse and or manhattan. Good afternoon nate frontmack good afternoon trays. Michael cohen right now if you seconds ago starting to go over the actual wiring
So shady, Michael Cohen secretly recorded his client, donald trump. He has already been convicted of lying to congress and done prison. Yet the Michael Dean Cohen is the prosecutions star witness. In the new york versus trump trial. Cohen used to be trumps lawyer and personal fixer as he was called. Legal experts say his testimony could make or break this case. Im Harris Faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. Michael cohen says he was directed to falsify Business Records in order to conceal payments to sex film worker Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election. Those payments were in exchange for silence about her alleged affair with trump and while no witness this is perfect, we know that cohen is a special brand of liar like your pants are on fire. The judge in the case has refused to put a gag order on cohen, who posted several hours on tiktok cant stop talking about trump and the trial. The judge said maybe he could talk a little less this weekend. He sid that on friday. Yeah.
We heard from rick scott last week, as well, in that role. But now inside the courtroom, courtroom 59. You have former President Donald Trump in his new york Criminal Trial. The prosecutions star witness is on the stand. Hes a Convicted Felon, Michael Cohen. Hes on the Witness Stand as we speak. We are getting moment by moment details as his credibility is at issue. We will bring each of those details. Hello, everyone. This is outnumbered. Im Kayleigh Mcenany here is my cohosts, Emily Compagno and harris faulkner. Also joining us, Fox Friends First cohost carley shimkus, and former was wisconsin congressman sean duffy. Michael cohen is back on the stand in Courtroom Number 59. They took a short break but he is resuming his testimony, and that is for former President Trump. He said he had a fantastic experience, by the way, for many years, almost a decade. Before he launched into his details about his efforts to kill negative stories about trump before the 2016 election. Eric shawns liv
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Ive Hanako Montgomery and tokyo and this is cnn for joining me. Happy day on a trial is preparing for the star witness to finally take the stand tomorrow. Trumps former fixer credit attorney, Michael Cohen, is expected to testify. Cohens testimony is seen as key for the prosecutions case and could signal the final stages of this historic trial. He will testify to his role in negotiating the alleged Hush Money Payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels on trumps behalf. And how his former boss reimbursed him. It follows a week, a Blockbuster Contentious And At Times Graphic Testimony from daniels cnns is that cohen is joining us right now. So zach, what can we expect from Michael Cohens testimony because whats crucial to the prosecution case is tying it to the fraudulent Business Records exactly right, fred. And this is the moment weve all been waiting for Michael Cohen is the only witness who can speak to the two critical parts that you just mentioned. One is tying donald trump to that