6 00 a. M. On the coast. Brian i buckle up i promise. Michael cohen take the stand today in bold in trumps new criminal trial. Even cnn says the case is politically motivated, i doubt the new york indictment would have been brought against a defendant whose name was not donald trump. Brian what . Gregg jarrett was standing by to preview. Those werent be your words but it was your column. Ainsley Jerry Seinfeld becomes the latest to deal with the agitators. [crowd boos] a Duke University student who was there will join us. Steve looks like some people missed a good show. And a pickleball jackpot, one player says he makes 2. 5 million bucks a year playing pickleball. Lawrence im in the wrong business. Steve stays out of the kitchen every other day. Brian he doesnt have a word robe deal. Steve he does. Lawrence fox friends starts right now. And, remember, mornings are better with friends. Steve well get to pickleball in a minute. First, we start with a fox news alert. A major testimony expected today in former President Trumps criminal trial here in new york. A star witness Michael Cohen is set to take the Witness Stand when court resumes at 9 30. Three hours and 30 minutes from right now. Ainsley eric shawn is live outside of the new York Stated Supreme Court with what we can expect today. Eric . Eric what a day today, ainsley. Michael cohen. Hes going to take the stand and is he expected to be the first witness in this trial to directly tie former President Trump into this scheme to pay off stormy damages and then file those false business records. But you know Michael Cohen will come here to testify with quite a history. He has made no secret of his disdain for his former boss. His job was once to go after trumps enemies but today is he turning the tables by going after former President Trump. He is expected to tell the jury that trump told him to pay off stormy and then the former president reimbursed him to protect his 2016 president ial campaign. But, of course, trumps defense is expected to point out a lot about Michael Cohen. The lawyer that he lied to congress, served federal prison time for tax evasion, bank fraud, Campaign Violations and ccannot be believed in anything he says. The former president has trashed cohens credibility before when cohen testified at the civil trial last fall. Take a listen to what the former president said. He is proven to be a liar. Its been very proven very ba badly. Convicted felon for lying. Went to jail for lying. And this is their only witness when you think about it. Eric again, Michael Cohen expected to be the first and a perhaps the only witness to directly tie the former president into this alleged scheme. We will have to see though if the jury really does believe him. Back to you. Ainsley all right. Thank you, eric. Lets bring our fox news legal analyst Gregg Jarrett. Whats your responses . I have heard you say over and over this guy is a lawyer. He has gone to prison. He was accused in 2018 for tax evasion and violating Campaign Finance laws. How much of this will matter . Can we trust him . Gregg oh, absolutely not. Hes what i call a pinocchio witness, ainsley. Disgraced, disbarred, Convicted Perjurer went to prison for lying to banks, lying to congress, lying to everybody. Hes still lying. He recently admitted he lied in court when he copped his guilty plea. The angry federal judge called him a Serial Perjurer which, of course, he is. Yet, alvin bragg has invested his entire case on a guy with zero credibility. You would have to be either desperate, i think, or deeply uncapitol hill to do it. Alvin bragg is both. He knows cohen is incapable of telling the truth. And thats what bragg is counting on. Is he essentially stubborning perjury to convict trump because, without cohen, they have got no case. Nobody has connected trump to the charged crimes. They know that cohen will lie and they want him to lie. Its disgraceful. Steve well, and, gregg, so it sounds like he is the next to the last witness. There is supposed to be two more witnesses. Is he number one and then somebody else. But it sounds like the prosecution knows that he has got the problematic background. And so so far, they brought in other people to essentially say the same stuff he is going to say. Now is he going to take the stage, say it, but then they are going to go you cant trust that guy. But then the prosecution is going to say yeah, but what about those other people who said the same thing . Well, nobody has said that donald trump was behind the allegedly falsified business records. Michael cohen will lie to do it. I mean, this is a guy who if he took a lie detector test, steve, the machine would explode in flames. And the d. A. Knows it. So what they have been doing is coaching Michael Cohen. So, on direct examination, as you suggest, steve, they are going to elicit voluntarily from cohen his past lies. They will try to preempt the attack. Portray them in innocuous light. And then coline deliberately turn to the jury and say im a reformed continue sinner. I have seen the light now im telling the truth. Its a charade, of course, you would have to be an idiot or gullible to believe it. Brian what about the test. Gregg real test on crossexamination. He would be confronted with all of the lies and asked the standard question were you lying then or are you lying now. Are you not a chronic habitual liar. Brian put yourself as a Defense Lawyer walk out. Prosecution say 130,000ness checks 12 days before the 2016 election. Also got invoices. And signed by President Trump to reimburse him. So, he produces all these documents, gregg, hes your witness. How do you handle it . Gregg well, i think you recite all of his a lies. For him to admit that those were lies and now you expect these 12 jurors to believe youre telling the truth . Part of his problem is that he has a true motive to lie, financial motive, and the motive the hatred. He despises donald trump. Admits it. Recently he has been trolling for dollars by Trashing Trump on tiktok. Wearing a tshirt with a picture of trump behind bars in an orange jumpsuit. At what point in time is he wearing a tshirt that, you know, has superman embroidered on it. This is a guy who is so twisted and delusional, he thinks hes going to save america by bringing trump down. Lawrence and running for congress. Crazy stuff, gregg. Thanks for joining the program. One thing people forget. Although you have two attorneys on the jury. They are human beings, not lawyers. When the defense asks the question okay, how do you know the president made illegal contributions and put it there as a Legal Expense . Okay. Because did i payments. Did you advise him to do that as well . Well, yeah, did i advise him but i was a criminal at the time. I turned my life around. Thats just not going to look good to human beings that are on the jury that some day may need a lawyer and you are getting advise from a lawyer and then turns out to get you in trouble i dont know if thats going to play well. Ultimately comes down to a reasonable doubt. Gregg made the argument. Mr. Cohen you admitted you told lies in the past refresh your recollection lying now . Sudden the people on the jury are going to go thats a good question set. Telling me a story. Ainsley did you give donald trump this advice he . Followed your advise vice. You are an attorney. You say you are the fixer instead you got donald trump in so much trouble. Steve what a good idea. Brian Keith Davidson came out. He said cohen is he a jerk, highly excitable. Sort of pants on fire guy who no one wanted to talk to. Hope hicks said he is the fixer because he would break things and have to fix it. Nobody likes him. Ainsley fix his own mess. Brian then again you say do you have to be likeable. They keep on putting those checks in front of you and verified. In Stormy Daniels all this stuff came out, nothing matters. Only thing they said what about the money . Who give it to him. I dont know. It went to my lawyer. Who wrote the checks . I dont know. So the other stuff doesnt even matter except it hurts the president s reputation, former president. Steve Gregg Jarrett was talking about how if they wired him up to a lie key tech tore it would exploit. One of the early shows lie detector. Wire somebody up and try to figure out whether they are telling a lie. Michael cohen while his nickname is the fixer. Apparently he was shopping, according to the new york post, he was shopping a reality show called the fixer starring Michael Cohen as, you know, he would go into a Difference Business Situation and try to fix it. Heres a little of the sizzle reel that the new york post, our upstairs neighbor got their hands on. I fix problems, both professional and personal, gaining power, wealth and notoriety for myself in the process, and i paid the price for it. Since then i have been on the journey of redemption, working to set things right with my family, my friends, my country. Speaking truth to power and calling it like i see it. But now im paying it forward. Wielding the tools that i have learned for regular people in trouble. The little guy doesnt usually have access to people with my particular set of skills. But thats about to change. Ill work with you offering expertise, advice, and solutions to fix your problem. Together, well change your life. I am your fixer. Brian worked so well with your first gig. You really fixed everything for him, too. I want to bring some of the cohen image to your life. Ainsley we did reach out to him because we wanted to get a comment from him and we did not hear back from him. Steve he is busy. Ainsley hope hicks said he is a fixer he would break things and have to fix it. Could you imagine him to hire him to fix your problems. Look what you did to donald trump. I dont think you are going to try to help me. Lawrence most fascinating thing about this he continues to talk. And continues the judge who has gagged the former president im directing the prosecution to get. Dude, you are the judge here. Can you gag him. Brian the prosecution has no control over him. He gave the whole thing im not going to say anything for the good of the case and starts with the tshirt and all that other stuff. I thought one thing significant on sunday i watch fareek is a kari show vehemently antitrump almost every week. I was stunned to see this week he was saying some of the same things i have been saying. We cant figure out why this cases is on trial. Jonathan turley why this case is on trial trial. He came out. Bill i didnt joel talks to, a lot of left wing didnts, always choose to talk to. He came out and says some things, two things about who is winning this race. And he also came out and said about the merritt on this case, listen. I have to admitted, none of this displaying out as i thought it would. Trump is now leading in almost all the swing states. But, behind those numbers lie even more troubling details. As someone worried about the prospects of a second trump term, i think its best to be honest about reality. I understand that polls are not always accurate but in general they have tended to underestimate Donald Trumps support not overestimate it. The trials against him keep him in the spotlight, infuriate his base who sees him as a martyr and even may serve to make make him the object of some sympathy in general who believe that his prosecutors are politically motivated. This happens to be true my opinion. I doubt the new york indictment would have been brought against a defendant whose name was not donald trump. Lawrence its not just the base. Its independent americans. Look at this. Want to look at the facts and say show me something. Just show me the crime. And they look at and say its just not fair. Why are you doing this in the middle of the elections. Why didnt you do it three years ago . Why didnt you wait until this moment. People that voted for joe biden that said i just dont understand. This when you have lawyers and educated people saying they dont understand the case. How do you think. Ainsley makes it worse that their Star Witnesses have flip flopped so many times. Said one thing. They are saying another thing in the courtroom. That includes Michael Cohen. Stormy daniels, a porn star. This fixer guy who used to be his attorney. Who turned on donald trump. Who released some of their conversations. And who went to prison back in 2018. So, when those are your keyens withs. It makes america say yall are doing everything can you just to get this guy. Steve and you know we have been talking for over a year because we have heard that joe bidens whole plan was go ahead and during the primary season right through the conventions, let the chaos on the republican side take over the news cycle and then joe biden just l. Just show how to be president and he will get reelected. That walls their plan. But, ultimately its back firing because when you look at this, and to freeds point. You know, it infuriate his base. Mosecsympathetic. Joe biden is not doing anything. Ainsley what do you compare and contrast to. The Democratic Party is so divided and what is happening in israel. Only 33 , he says, support israel, gaza, with what bidens message with this. And then you contrast it to donald trump over the weekend, Donald Trumps campaign is reporting that 80 to 100,000 people were at that rally in new jersey. Brian most under reported major story if youre sitting there, i watched sunday shows. Not one went outside ours was actually point out over 100,000 people showed up in a place that he lost by 15 points. I know people came from pennsylvania and new york, obviously. They sat for hours. It was 50 degrees. Maybe even lower. Do you know how windy it gets on those beaches . Steve knows. Wildwood, new jersey. 100,000 people. They couldnt get close a stage they wanted to to be part of it. Name one other place if you took jjulia roberts, george clooney, barack obama. You would not get 10,000, 15 maybe if you brought Bruce Springsteen in. This guys 100,000 to make a speech and the prelim was the governor of north dakota. You have to take a step back and say why is this happening . We have spent six years trying to tell you he is not worthy of being a human being let alone being president. I want to say this. You cant underscore enough when fareed is a car i cant backs up bill maher and joe rogue. Joe rogue voted for bernie sanders. Bill maher said im a quintessential liberal. Try to marginalize him on both. For him to say that, this shows that this thing is caving in. Either you pull Joe Biden Out right now or you almost concede it. Lawrence to your point about the crowd, brian, compared to the celebrities with joe biden. Its one thing to be hanging out with celebrities. There is another thing to have a massive rally and then have celebrities attend a rally. Lawrence taylor come to the rally. Brian two days notice. Do you know what he said my whole family has voted for democrats. I will never vote for one again. This is my man. Ottis anderson the same thing. Ainsley fareed started out by saying this is not playing out the way i thought it would. Lawrence i got to give him credit. Brian he is very bright. He get it. One of these traditional politicians who think Joe Biden Donald trump is not worthy of it. He cannot get over it. And he just now he cant help but see what he sees. Steve well, when you think about four years ago, in 2020, Joe Biden Ran On and won when his message was essentially im not donald trump. Well, now donald trump, four years later, is running as im not joe biden and people like that. Its like were watching this guy and is he screwing stuff up. Brian steve, i would say youre not wrong he also says im donald trump. He says everything i told you, im going to do it again but now youre even more ready for it. Steve is he pointing out the contrast. Ainsley almost like saying i told you so. You voted for biden and look what you have got. Brian im not changing the country has. Ainsley a fox news alert. Right now, israel is observing its first post october 7th terror attack memorial day. Beginning at sundown yesterday, and then going through tonight. Last nights ceremonies were highlighted by a long memorial siren, honoring those that were killed by hamas. Prime minister benjamin saying of the memorial, quote, our beloved are always before our eyes with the clear knowledge that the state of israel exists thanks to them. Hang today, in a manhattan federal court, Jury Selection will begin in the Corruption Trial of senator bob menendez. Its the Second Corruption trial the new jersey democrat has faced over the last decade. Menendez is facing charges alleging the prescribes of gold bars and cash in exchange for his influence as well as acting as a Foreign Agent for egypt. And now to a fox wildfire alert. A live look at minnesota as officials are warning of effects on the air quality in the Northern United States from the first major wildfires of the season hitting canada. Officials counting about 146 total fires, which began over the weekend. Triggers Air Quality Alerts and causing hazy skies. Across the dakotas, montana wisconsin, and minnesota. Remarkable photos from connecticut show 40 First Responders helping rescue two horses were stuck in deep mud. The crews using plywood, logs, and ropes to form a makeshift bridge in order to reach the stuck horses. According to the fire department, it took