Jake tapper starts right now cnn Breaking News welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper and the prosecution has rested its case and now its Donald Trumps term his defense team has called a witness, Robert Costello and attorney. What one point advised Michael Cohen that stella has claimed in that cohens lied about him under oath during this trial. This comes after a shocking revelation on the stand earlier today, threatened to rock the prosecutions entire case under intense questioning. And by the defense, trumps former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, the star witness for the prosecution, admitted that he stole from the Trump Organization organization and were not its not talking lunch, money or funds taken from some transaction that has nothing to do with the charges against trump were talking we had 60,000, technically larceny that was part of the 420,000 payment made to cohen. That was allegedly falsified to reimbursement for Hush Money Payments to Stormy Daniels that payment are those p
Conflicted. Im not allowed to have anything to do with politics because im sitting in a very freezing Cold Courtroom for last few weeks. Its very unfair. John that was earlier today and now a live look at the New York State Supreme Court building where Michael Cohen is getting his final shot on the stand before the prosecution rests its case against former President Donald Trump. Cohen expected to take The Stand For Redirect after jurors returned from lunch in the last hour. Im john roberts in washington, sander, hope you have a good rest over the weekend because we are in it for the rest of the week. Sandra into a brandnew week and its great to start it with you john. Im sandra smith in new york and this is america reports. Cohen making that admission on the stand. Revealing he stole Tens Of Thousands of dollars from the Trump Organization. A key moment for the defense as it tries to attack cohens credibility. John he recalls that he told reporters that trump no nothing about the paym
Harris and we have breaking news now. The Defense Attorneys for former President Donald Trump have just wrapped up their third day of Cross Examination of the convicted liar, the star witness for the prosecution, Michael Cohen. And it has been another key big day. Earlier today, cohen admitted to stealing from the trump organization. Or, as my guest, matt whitaker, said last hour, embezzlement. Cohen also lied about trump to congress and secretly recorded their conversations. We knew all that, and now the defense is hoping all of these details, along with the new one of how he was embezzling cash from the trump organization, will leave jurors with a single conclusion the prosecutions star witness cannot be trusted. This is outnumbered trade im here with my coasts, Emily Compagno and Kayleigh Mcenany in Fox News Contributor and editor in chief of the federalists, mollie hemingway. And 32nd Undersecretary Of The Army and attorney patrick j murphy. For today, it has been a devastating str
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