The lead cnn, if you ever miss an episode will lead. You can listen to the show news tonight in the trump trial star witness, Michael Cohen, wrapping up his first day of Blockbuster Testimony detailing the Stormy Daniels Hush Money Deal and how donald trump was allegedly tellinjurors his former boss was only concerned about the impact on his 2016 president ial campaign and that trump and im quoting now wasnt thinking at all about his wife melania, for the next hour ill take you inside the courtroom from gavel to gavel with new transcripts breaking down all of todays most important developments and looking ahead to whats next welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world i will blitzer with a Special Report in the Situation Room that trial today lets get right to the breaking news in todays highstakes testimony against donald trump, Michael Cohen, Zeroing In On what trump knew about the Stormy Daniels Hush Money Deal and the alleged criminal but we will cover up.
Sides. Frankly, painting him as someone who had some time times in her words, go rogue, but also casting doubt on the Defense Theory that cohen paid off Stormy Daniels on his own initiative in general, the picture she painted was a handson donald trump deeply involved in the details of his business and his campaign, motivated largely by political considerations. And that he was fully aware of what the payment to Stormy Daniels had ball what him in 2016, weve just gotten the full Trial Transcript from today, including the context of hope hicks is final answer to the Prosecution Question about what then President Trump said in 2018 when news of the Daniels Payout finally broke and im quoting now from that transcript he wanted to know how it was playing and just my thoughts and impinge opinion about this story versus having the story a different kind of story before the campaign, had michael not made that payment joining us once again tonight, new york defense attorney arthur aidala, cnns
Felt as though it was an embarrassment wow, thats Pretty Amazing to think about that. All right, jason, thank you very much. Thanks to all of you, anderson starts now good evening welcome to our continuing special coverage. The trumps new york Hush Money Trial how they ten saw prosecutors, but for more alleged gag order violations before the judge and the Defense Paint paint expected witnesses, Michael Cohen and current witness, Keith Davidson is the true culprits in this case, not trump. Davidson, as you know, represented Stormy Daniels and Karen Mcdougal and secure deals for their silence about alleged affairs with trump in the crucial months before the 2016 election. But any effort to make them the villains and donald trump, the victims countered by prosecutors who played the Phone Conversation, Michael Cohen secretly recorded and seen in next lucidly obtained, featuring donald trump taking an active role in the Karen Mcdougal deal need to open up a company for the transfer of water
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
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