Us. Former new york assistant attorney general adam pollock joins the conversation, and Criminal Defense Attorney and former manhattan prosecutor, duel role, duncan levin is still with us. I want to call you a slashy in the immortal words of zoo lander, model and actor. Michael cohen on the stand for about four hours now. Vaughn hillyard, bring us up to speed. Reporter currently the line of questioning is around the actual execution of the Nondisclosure Agreement that Michael Cohen says that donald trump was party to with Stormy Daniels and her agent and attorney Keith Davidson, in the explicit question which gets at the heart of the falsification of Business Records arguments in charges against donald trump is currently playing before the jury as we speak. The question directed by the prosecution to Michael Cohen just one minute ago was very explicit. Was this Nondisclosure Agreement for the purposes of paying Michael Cohen as a legal retainer to which Michael Cohen said no and said t
Freedom for everyone in our nation, from that experience, we know scapegoating and demonizing any minority is a threat to every minority and the very foundation of our democracy. Moments like this, we have to put these principals that we are talking about into action. I understand people have strong beliefs and deep convictions about the world. In america, we respect and protect the fundamental right to free speech, to debate and disagree, to protest peacefully and make our voices heard. I understand thats america. But theres no place on any campus in america, any place in america, for antisemitism or hate speech or threats of violence of any kind. [ applause ] whether against jews or anyone else. Violent attacks, destroying property is not peaceful protest. Its against the law. We are not a lawless country. We are a civil society. We uphold the rule of law. No one should have to hide or be brave just to be themselves. [ applause ] the jewish community, i want you to know, i see your f
Tabloid reporter that show the Frantic Scramble to stop it from going off the rails. The chaos that ensued when the Hush Money Payments came to light. On the stand right now is a man named doug daus. Hes a tech expert who works at the das office. He comes after hours of extraordinary testimony from Keith Davidson. The jury saw the agreement between David Dennison and Peggy Peterson alongside a side letter written by Keith Davidson that, as he puts it, decodes the agreement between the two and specificically mentions donald trump. The deals was done before Donald Trumps Election Night upset, a shocker to both keith david sop and National Inquire editor lance howard. Quote, Keith Davidson text the editor in chief of the National Inquirer around 3 00 a. M. Eastern on the night of the 2016 election. Quote, what have we done, Keith Davidson text. Oh, my god, he text him that night. Asked what he meant in his text, Keith Davidson said this was humor. He said there was an understanding betwee
Trump for president campaign, Corey Lewandowski and Rick Dearborn both testified on the Russia Scandal, and like steve bannon yesterday, Corey Lewandowski, reportedly refused to answer some of the committees questions today. Thats part of how we know that something really important and something really different is going on when it comes to steve bannon and the Mueller Investigation and the Russia Scandal overall. Yesterday, the big news we were trying to sort out last night is the fact that Steve Ban Nonon w into that house Intelligence Committee, refused to answer questions and was hit with a subpoena to try to compel him to answer their questions. Thats an unusual occurrence, and part of the reason we know how unusual that is is because Corey Lewandowski walked into that same committee. He also apparently refused to answer their questions, but they didnt subpoena him. There wasnt word that the committee demanded to have him back in to ask him the questions in a harsher tone, like pr