Cnns Breaking News welcome to the lead. Im Phil Mattingly in for jake tapper today and we are live outside the new york courthouse where today one of dahman ill trumps most loyal aids in the first four, Trump White House employee to testify, took the stand in the hush money cover up trial. Hope hicks acknowledged to the jury she was nervous to testify at times she giggled in one instance, actually cried on the stand leading to a brief delay in the trial now hits describes starting to work for the Trump Organization weve 14 before becoming the Trump Campaign spokeswoman in the 2016 race. And ultimately, the White House Communications director. Now she testified about the campaigns panic behind the scenes when they learned of the now infamous this access Hollywood Tape that donald trump was upset when he heard the news and staffers agreed that this was a crisis. Picks one on the testify that showing learn about Karen Mcdougal, who alleged aid nearly yearlong affair with donald trump when
Right now cnn stories this hour on opposite coasts of the United States of america and Los Angeles Police are Making Scores of arrests as they swept through and antifa the war in camp man in the heart of uclas campus. Im taking tapper washington. Youre watching sports, Cnn Special Live Coverage and im Kaitlyn Collins in new york mark where in minutes Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial is going to resume. My weeks ago, we saw the former president of the United States walking back into court where he has no choice but to sit and listen two witnesses tell a story in which he is the main character and for which he could potentially end up in prison soon. Keith davidson, who was the former attorney for the Adult Film Star Actress and director stormy david. Stormy daniels will go back under the oath in minutes. The judges also going to hold a hearing to consider if the former president has again violated his gag order for me more times. So you will be able to see on the left hand of your screen
Much for watching. Our Special Coverage continues right now on plead with jake tapper cnn Breaking News and welcome to the lean. Im jake tapper, the criminal hush money coverup trial. A former President Donald Trump is well underway right now in manhattan on the stand, right now is a man named douglas doubts he works for the Manhattan District Attorneys Office, but as opposed to previous days that were focused on bank records today. We are knee deep in shady deals and sleazy details mentioned today, were other Celebrity Scandals involving all cogen and Charlie Sheen more on that in a second. But the reason we heard all of this today was because of this man Keith Davidson, who took the stand. He is the attorney who represented both Stormy Daniels the Adult Film Star and director, and Karen Mcdougal, the 1998 playboy playmate of the year. When negotiating Hush Money Payments arrange to keep them twice quiet about alleged sexual encounters they had with donald trump, ones that mr. Trump d
Im Josh Campbell on the ucla campus in los angeles. This is cnn welcome, to, cnns Special Coverage day ten of Donald Trumps hush money, Criminal Trial. I, wolf blitzer in washington, Phil Mattingly just outside court in manhattan. Court just broke for lunch until about 2 15. But before that, trumps Defense Attorney was grilling Stormy Daniels, former lawyer, Keith Davidson davidson was a point person for the deal to pay daniels to stay silent about her alleged affair with Trump Davidson then dealt with trumps thenattorney, Michael Cohen, phil yeah. Grilling is the right word, wolfe, the sixfigure deal. The parties crafted involved confidentiality and even fake names for both daniels and donald trump the. Question is whether Michael Cohen took it upon himself to draw it up, or if he was actually just doing trumps bidding cnn chief Legal Affairs correspondent paula reid is with me now. Paula. There has been a need to have a Pop Culture Encyclopedia if my 2005 to 2010 but more importantly
Of this building just behind see that is Hamilton Hall protesters broke in and are now occupying that building. They have the same demands that they have had since the beginning. University and students tried to come to some agreement yesterday, but they were told students by the university that they must leave by 2 00 p. M. Or face consequences, which includes so things like suspension if they were still on campus after 2 00 p. M. Monday . Well, the Student Protesters decided to stay and so now the university has to side what they are going to do with a Huge Police Presence thats outside of Columbia University but not yet inside of Columbia University, you are seeing now two pronged protest. One inside of Hamilton Hall and the occupation there, one outside, where you have all of the tense still set up should many so there are some very visible signs of this protests, and i will let you see to my right there are photographer will show you what you are seeing there out of the window fro