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Cnn Special Coverage or former President Trumps Hush Money Criminal Trial. Im Briana Keeler in washington with kaitlan collins, who is outside the courtroom. House in new york. And today trumps defense has pressed Michael Cohen, trumps former lawyer and fixer about his history of lying under oath in an attempt to discredit him the defense is also highlighted some of the various insults that he has logged against trump over the years, painting him as a man out for revenge after their relationship fell apart. At one point, the defense play this clip from cohens podcast in october of 20 he 20. Here it is truly hope that this man, ends up in prison. It wont bring back the year that i lost or the damage done to my family but revenge is a dish best served cold and you Better Believe i want this made to go down and rotten side for what he did to me and my family it only got crazier from there with cohens credibility clearly on the line, when trumps Defense Attorney here, todd blanche, is tryi
To a Special Edition of news night. Im abby phillip alongside laura coates right here and Donald Trumps lawyers tried to pan fry Michael Cohen on the Witness Stand Today and perhaps the most important day of testimony so far, eight oh, tonight, Donald Rumsfeld . Yes. That Donald Rumsfeld gives us all a lens to view whats left in the Hush Money Trial. The known knowns, unknown knowns, and unknown unknowns. So first the known knowns all those bad fats. So the prosecution took painstaking care to get in front of the jury so that they did not hear them for the first time and crossexamination, that cohen was a jerk, that he was a bully, that cohen was designated a thug, that Michael Cohen cashed in on Donald Trumps name all of them facts that the governments attorney put on the record to make the cross case a little bit less of a rough and tumble affair. Second, you havent the unknown knowns how the j. Will actually choose to react to everything theyve seen and heard from cohen. Well crosse
Fears and think clearly and strategically, and what is the best way to navigate this incredibly labyrinth and topography of the middle east. We are appreciative of the position of the president of the United States, and i have been involved in Foreign Relations for years as a historian and practitioner and i have never heard a speech like that, and we were all watching here with tears in our eye, and as the president spoke, and also when the Secretary Of State was here, and the things that he said about his personal connection, and we deeply, deeply appreciate it at this time, and we will defend ourselves. Ambassador, as so many people can say that im not unique in this and i have known you and reported on you and covered on you and interviewed you for a long time, and this is such a different time, and thank you for coming on. It is. Thank you. Thank you. We will talk again soon. So with that, we are going to continue our coverage right now on everything that is developing and playing