Good morning, it is 11 00 a. M. Eastern, and 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im jose diazbalart. Former president Donald Trumps new york Hush Money Trial is off today, as the former president attends his youngest sons High School Graduation in florida. The day off comes after former trump lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen spent another day on the stand being crossexamined by trump attorney todd blanche. Blanche may have been able to poke a hole in cohens credibility as a witness, during questioning about a phone call from october 2016. More now from nbc news senior Legal Correspondent laura jarrett. Laura . Good morning to you. Michael cohen has been nearly unflappable on the Witness Stand as the defense tries to show this jury that he has changed his story about things big and small. The word lie used more than 50 times in court just yesterday. The jury may not remember every single defense attack line, but they only need one person not to buy his story. This morning, Donald Trumps hush money coveru
included in the promise of the country today. i still believe that. i m still optimistic, but i need you. so my question for you is simple, a simple one. are you with me? talk to your family. that was president biden receiving chants of four more years from a crowd in philadelphia yesterday where he and the vice president made a pitch to black voters. we ll have more from their campaign stop in just a moment. meanwhile, the former president was stuck in a courthouse holding room as a jury deliberated his fate in the criminal hush money case. we ll recap everything and bring you expert legal analysis. also ahead we ll go through new reporting on senator rick scott s latest bid to replace mitch mcconnell as the next republican leader in the upper chamber. all right, good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, may 30th. still may. i m sam stein in for jonathan lemire. we are on a verdict watch this morning. in just hours the jury in the donald trump hus