After tense and dramatic testimony, filled with more than a few moments that would make any one of us blush, the trump election interference hush money trial today got down to brass tacks, a flood of evidence, phone call data, texts, tweets, documents, that cast new light on the mechanics of the scheme to silence Stormy Daniels and conceal the Hush Money Payments. They set the stage for one star witness and possibly the appearance of another witness who is not on anyones list to testify. Read out loud in court today messages sent between Stormy Daniels publicist, Gina Rodriguez, and the National Enquirer editor dylan howard. These Text Messages show that those two were in talks for months about buying Stormy Daniels story. On october 7th, 2016 april 7th, 2016, rodriguez text but stormy was his mistress. Dylan howard texts back, i bet she was. Can you email me what you have on that . Few months later this exchange from june 28th, 2016. Gina rodriguez texts, she doesnt want to go on the
All right, we expect to hear from former President Trump shortly. He is going to be making some appeals about unconstitutional gag orders and maybe some other matters as well. We have on set with us texas congressman wesley hunt. We will talk about all kinds of things, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Why biden by the way is doing absolutely nothing to stop his open border catastrophe. That is probably the worst of it. Of course throwing israel under the bus, a remark bring bad story. We also have rich lowery and Monica Crowley. Why bidens election interference jihad lawfare against trump hasnt moved the meter one little micro millimeter, whatever that is. Kevin hassett will tell us not even joe biden can spend 1. 6 trillion between now and election day, no matter how hard he tries. All right. So, President Biden throwing israel under the bus, amounts to treachery against our greatest ally in the middle east. General jack keane is going to weigh in. I forgot to say about tha
Stormy daniels. The crime according to the new York District attorney is the falsifying a Business Records that were used to conceal the payments to keep Stormy Daniels from telling her story publicly in the days leading up to the 2016 election election but todays fermi daniels told her story under oath explaining how she met trump at a Golf Tournament in lake tahoe. Then got a Dinner Invite where the meeting location turned out to be toms hotel room. Mr. Trump allegedly greeted her at the door and sat and pyjamas and despair, you the details that youve revealed in court will just say one thing led to another another being the alleged Sexual Encounter, but the defense took major issue with much of the explicit content and moved for a miss trial. Saying that all those details that she had been told that the prosecution Ands Permitting have been cautioned not not to tell had nothing to do with the case itself. And the Defense Attorney said that her testimony he had gone over the guardrai
Contentious day in court Stormy Daniels begin are detailing or alleged sexual encounter with donald trump and the Hush Money Payment to buy her silence Defense Attorneys please do note time hitting back during a very combative crossexaminatio n, Attacking Daniels credibility and prompting her to testify under oath that she hates trump and wants to see him held accountable for the next hour, well take you inside the courtroom from gavel to gavel will break down all of todays most Important Development and look ahead to whats next welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer with a Special Report in Situation Room the trump trial today our coverage begins tonight in new york, where the trump Hush Money Trial, just wrap for the day after the prosecution put one of its star witnesses on the stand, Stormy Daniels the alleged affair, the Hush Money Payments, and daniels credibility, all very much under the microscope for the jury first, lets go to see as
Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper what were going to start today with our Law And Justice lead a stern warning for donald trump today from the bench. Keep violating your gag order and your Hush Money Cover of case, and you may well end up in jail. Judge juan merchan, Finding Today The Trump via lord, violated that gag order for the 10th time. He find a trump 1,000 which is the maximum penalty. But judge, where shine went on to tell the former president , quote, at the end of the de, i have a job to do and part of that job is to protect the dignity of the judicial system and compel respect as much as i do not want to impose a jail sanctioned and ive done everything i can to avoid doing so i want you to understand that i will if necessary, and appropriate, unquote. Today weve also heard testimony from two witnesses who went through check by check, the payments made by donald trump to his former attorney and fixer, Michael Cohen. Those payments are at the very heart of this case because