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he said yes sir. though he insisted he would make more if donald trump was acquitted. his credibility is critical as he is the only witness that testified the former president had advanced knowledge of the plan. >> there are no crimes and we did nothing long. i want to get back to campaigning. appointment cohen in exchange said you have any doubt that he gave you the final signoff for you went to the bank. replied no doubt. >> the trial will resume tomorrow. one thing i took away, it was a reminder. when you were sitting up close and personal, most real-world trials are long and tedious field with document details and timeline verifications. these jurors do not have an easy job. rarely does it look like a few good men, perry mason or wrap up like it's view. it is long, complicated and hard. with that, let's get smarter. you were sitting right in front of me today, taking better notes that i was. what was your big takeaway? >> cohen testified that in 2018 he said he didn't think the stormy daniels payment amounted to campaign contributions or expenses. today he walked back and said in 2018-knew full well. that was important. he has now made two links to trumpet. he said trumpeted about the falsification today he linkedin to the campaign contributions violation. that is the only time that has come out. despite what you think about his credibility, that was important. >> a huge important moment for hugo. i kept thinking about the jury. some of them were rubbing their eyes and appearing restless. how hard is it for them. this hugely important point. rv even getting it a mess the amount of details and information and bickering connect >> many people including myself said there is diminishing return if you keep going out something that doesn't need that attention. at some point, you lose the jury . on top of it, if you become combative and aggressive, that makes matters worse. there is one point blanche was asking a question and ultimately a question that sank his entire cross-examination. you just have to let it go. >> babying blanche? >> yes. >> the judge is trying to make this process is clean and fair as possible. he made the decision that closing arguments would be after the long weekend. what is your take, thinking about the jury. or fax start to fade. >> i think the judge is trying to make sure the jury hears both arguments and close proximity. he wants to avoid having the prosecution close on thursday and then a day off friday and monday and then not until tuesday that they hear the defense case mma deliberate. it may be less efficient than otherwise, it may add an extra day. the thought is let's put the arguments together so the jury can access them at the same time. it is also a good move to get the holiday weekend behind us so they are not trying to race. they often come back on friday so they don't come back after the weekend. pricing at the outset we are taking the weekend off and then we are all coming back. the judge has made it clear. i want to talk about language reheard today around trumps businesses. phrases like friends in high places, we are going to stay strong who was going down? ideas that someone is going to get grossed out or a salary employee getting a retainer. the idea not to use email or text or sending checks to a bodyguard. none of the things i laid out how good honest businesses operate. yet donald trump ran in 2016 and 2020 and still today claims to be a ceo president of a business that is clearly not on the up and up. >> it evokes some mafia kind of organization. you can't get away from that. this is been the theme all the way through the trial. everyone involved in the transactions. even today, bob costello came across as a guide trying to cover it up. when you think of it like that, it suggests that he had all of these guys to clean up what he knew was wrong doing. if that is the idea, then you have already done 50% of the job. >> but he didn't sign his name and surrounded himself with hitmen. >> i would think that even further. as a prosecution we don't like michael cohen. who you going to get, he is henry hill or sammy the bull. that is what you want to do. you don't want them to date your daughter mary her sister. we are here about him telling what happened and telling it truthfully knowing full well, he was going to be ridiculed and torn down. >> do you think the prosecution made the case? >> the relevant decision-maker is the jury who has been in court every day listening to every word of testimony in reviewing every exhibit. it is difficult to predict what the jury will do. if you look at the task, proving that donald trump caused the falsification of records, campaign finance violations. the pieces are there. they brought in evidence well beyond that testimony. my guess, the jury will say, let's look at this case and see if it makes sense. they have the financial records and david explaining what the conspiracy was about . they have hope hicks involved. i think the case has been made. the question will be whether the jury sees it that way or whether the government has met its burden. >> you keep saying that the court and the surrounding area is locked down so tight that soup orders who want to be there can't get near the neighborhood. we know that is a lie. i want to play some of that claim side-by-side with the video of what it looks like outside. >> outside looks like fort knox. there are more police than i've seen anywhere. there is not a civilian within three blocks. >> we were there. there are plenty of people milling about. people are eating lunch, there were barricades. the press is there. there are lines of people waiting to go in and then a wide-open park there were protesters and anti-protesters and anyone can show up. there was a handful of people that >> in the morning, it became a bit of a fight between single protesters that were trying to carve out the territory. than one was singing in the other had a big sign. then these people were fighting amongst themselves over who should have more territory. the idea that people that cannot protest, part of the reason, is trump has personally offended that supporters have not come to new york to protest. >> the crowds are not the only thing he is misrepresenting. it is things that are more dangerous. they keep saying he wants to testify but they won't let him. give me a break. donald trump doesn't listen to his attorneys. the court isn't preventing him from testifying. i guarantee by the weekend, isn't it too bad he didn't get to make his case. this misrepresentation of facts. >> he is perpetrating a fraud. fortunately, the job is not to fight what happens out side, they are going to stick to that indictment, it is not about michael cohen or the bogus spewing from the mouth of donald trump. at the end of the day, they want to look at that and say we won. not because of what he misrepresented because he doesn't care about anything but himself. he can testify and speak about the case. donald trump is totally about donald trump. he doesn't have the chutzpah to get in front of that and use his mouth and talk to the jury. >> i want to talk about context. i'm not condoning actions but there are context. foxes freaking out over the reservation that cowan still -- cohen stole 30 grams . donald trump is famous for not paying people that work for him. his comptroller testified that donald trump told him to never pay full price. wait until they keep coming after you. don't we have to put it into context? >> that will be the strategy that the prosecution uses. this wasn't a bombshell. this fact came out in the direct examination. the idea that it was discovered today is not accurate. there are commentators suggesting it was a bombshell. i have seen defense attorneys do this really act like they are stunned and discovered something amazing. the jury knows better. when i expect to hear is things like is michael:-- michael a rat? you bet he is. donald trump picked him. he sent to negotiate these contracts. if you don't like him, you don't have to. what matters is the fact that you heard in court. does the story make common sense and line up with the evidence. that is what they have to find that he can do. thank you all so much. before we go to break, it is time to check in with our -- . media stock finish the day down more than $2.5. that is 5%. it is pennies. the company finally reported earnings today and guess what we learned, will revenue, they brought in $770,000. they had a loss of $300 million. so much for the idea that the markets are efficient. the stock is trading at $48 a share. the fact that it didn't tank to the bottom, that says something. when we come back, some recent polls look bad. my next guests will explain why the polls don't paint full picture or even an accurate one. ate one. you know what's brilliant? 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you said you laughed. >> the results are absurd. that is always a good test. i know john looked at this too. it is true with young people and elderly voters and minorities. 23% of blacks voting for trump, get real. here is the problem. there will always be polls taken . it is click bait. the organizations make lot of money. it gets lots of attention. i personally saw 100 references to this in print and on tv panels. somehow the narrative changed overnight from this is very close and why it will just be a handful of votes to biden is losing. what can he do to turn it around? nothing major changed. the election is in october and november. just have to remember something, i'm old enough to remember when senator jean mccarthy said the press is like a bunch of black birds on a telephone pole. when month one moves they all move in when one comes back welcome back. safety in numbers but there is a lot of groupthink. i would love if they mixed it up more. apparently they can't argue with numbers published by the new york times. john, what makes you doubt this? >> in terms of the internals. when something doesn't make sense it gives me pause to step back and compare these numbers time after time consistently. not just did receive 51 point differences between michigan and wisconsin, we saw similar differences among younger people in arizona and nevada. i spend a lot of time talking with younger people and older people. i don't see that variance. we have to remember, polling is much more than averaging horserace is. it is more than informing betting markets. doing the job well means informing democracy. giving voice to the people. my concern, when we have inconsistency among younger folks and hispanics. that is not doing our job in terms of public opinion research. that is the question that is so important. >> you wrote, if i misrepresent an x-ray or an mri it doesn't mean imaging is broken it means i don't know what i am doing. >> there is an industry, people on social media, who are analytics experts. they believe by averaging horserace is they can interpret public opinion. they then say public opinion is broken. what i am saying, i know how to fix it. the way in which you fix it is to develop samples that are representative of all of the subjects that make up the electorate. i am not going to look at x- rays and say or have an opinion and say if i miss one, the imagery is broken. i am not a physician. just like most people on twitter are not pollsters. and is about pulling samples and listening to people and making sure you have a consistent voice. >> the polls are not the only way we hear from voters. do we focus too much on the polls? >> absolutely. i agree with the way john phrased his concern. i would have something broader. john mentioned democracy. that is what worries me. all of this money and energy devoted to the polls where the numbers will change many times between now and the election, instead of having a front-page article on what trump said over the weekend about his third term . the constitution doesn't permit that. fdr had four terms. a few hours ago, trump posted on social media articles that talked about the third reich this is significant. listen to him. he is telling us what he is and what he wants to do. that should be the front-page article. not what the polls showed overnight in nevada or wisconsin which may or may not be accurate or may or may not even hold up for three days. >> we are going to give you the final word. larry, congratulations to the university of virginia lacrosse team. they had a huge win over the weekend. when we come back, as trump fights, he is already saying he wants a third. he has a big idea of how to its tend to stay at the white house. reminder he didn't win a second term. he has lasted one so far. far. try killing bugs the worry-free way. not the other way. zevo traps use light to attract and trap flying insects with no odor and no mess. they work continuously, so you don't have to. zevo. people-friendly. bug-deadly. 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>> i think he is trying to be cute. it is not funny. we have been down this road. it is worth saying, there was a big time in the lead up to the election. there were many of us and we should be concerned about the fact that he won't say he is going to accept the results if he loses and then he did these little games. maybe i will accept. we all saw where that led. people bought into his life. he might have been tongue-in- cheek but they took it seriously and ended up storming the capitol as a result. i think that is pretty much what is going on. he thinks he is in on a big joke but it's really serious. >> guess you might not accept results? marco rubio. >> will you accept the election results no matter what happens? >> no matter what happens, no. if it's unfair. >> no matter who wins? >> you are asking the wrong person. the democrats have opposed every victory since 2000. >> no democrat has refused to concede. >> i will tell you, romney tried to make that argument like democrats haven't accepted results. i said i am sorry, when? >> hillary conceded on election night. she gave a concession speech the next day. no democrats were organizing efforts to decertify votes and overturn the election. what is disturbing is watching marco rubio. you know he practiced for this moment. he wanted to make sure he had all the examples of what jim clyburn stood up to her or object to something in 2004 election to impress donald trump. he wants to be the running mate. i could normally understand why people are doing what they're doing but why he would want to be the running mate and maybe be vice president? i can't fathom. >> he wants to be next to the big man. the marco is donald trump's nickname for him, not mine. something i know, your attention this weekend, in the speech at the nla donald trump said he wants to roll back a number of gun provisions that were put in place during the biden administration. hugely popular ones. >> this is bad politics and bad policy together. if anything the bipartisan bill didn't go far enough. it was good but they achieved some things people were trying to do. the loophole was closed. there was a lot of question after columbine. it takes a long time. that is a good accomplishment. it wasn't like he passed a gun grabbing bill, these are popular, bipartisan 80 and 90% issues. things making sure it is harder for kids under 21 to get a gun. making it easier to put criminals in jail. these are the things that everybody is for except for extreme gun rights wackos. donald trump wants to repeal all of that. it is horrible politics. it is bad policy. trump has tried to play both ways. i think it is a big vulnerability but on abortion and gun rights and immigration. he is all in with the most extreme. >> he is holding a rally this week in the bronx. instead of the state that he actually has a chance of winning. is that proof that campaigning isn't about campaigning, it is about fundraising. what is this point? >> he is distracted. he is focused on a new york trial. does he think that going to the bronx might somehow impact the jury if the jury sees big support? i am not sure. >> he can get to pa and in our. >> a couple of weeks ago he went to the jersey shore. or he could go to philadelphia. it is not good. depending on how it goes, it could come back with compelling photos and images. it feels more like the trial and raising money than campaigning. >> you heard that conversation, what is your big. >> i hope they are right. i agreed with the point about how the media should care more about democracy. i get a little bit ptsd. when i was on the other side, i was at the rnc and pretty much everybody around me was saying the polls are skewed, polls are bad. i was saying i don't think so, i think they are right and we should take them seriously. we saw the result. president obama won. maybe they are wrong but every poll of georgia, pennsylvania and arizona has had donald trump ahead. that is alarming. we should take that very seriously, even if the criticism is accurate. >> thank you both for joining. when we return, the iran president is killed in a helicopter crash. what that means for a country in the region in turmoil. in tu ♪♪ with fastsigns, signage that gets you noticed turns hot lots into homes. ♪♪ fastsigns. make your statement. slowing my cancer from growing and living longer are two things i want from my metastatic breast cancer treatment. and with kisqali, i can have both. kisqali is a pill that when taken with an aromatase inhibitor helps delay cancer from growing and has been proven to help people live significantly longer across three separate clinical trials. so, i have the confidence to live my life. kisqali can cause lung problems or an abnormal heartbeat, which can lead to death. it can cause serious skin reactions, liver problems, and low white blood cell counts that may result in severe infections. avoid grapefruit during treatment. tell your doctor right away if you have new or worsening symptoms, including breathing problems, cough, chest pain, a change in your heartbeat, dizziness, yellowing of the skin or eyes, dark urine, tiredness, loss of appetite, abdomen pain, bleeding, bruising, fever, chills, or other symptoms of an infection, a severe or worsening rash, are or plan to become pregnant, or breastfeeding. long live life and long live you. ask your doctor about kisqali today. knock, knock. number one broker here for the number one hit maker. -thanks for swinging by, carl. -no problem. so what are all those for? 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