But a lot actually happened. Michael cohen was back on the stand finishing his four days of testimony, and trumps lawyers began and ended their case, so we basically in one week saw the d. A. And the defense team both rest, and we saw the Defense Witnesses who at times stumbled. Heres how it played out. The defense wrapped up with Michael Cohen after three days of Cross Examination. It was a grueling three days. The prosecution has now rested its case. The defense has also just now called its first witness. Robert costello back on the stand later this morning after yesterdays fireworks. He was nearly tossed from the witness box and his entire testimony was nearly stricken from the record. An extraordinary moment. His whole attitude on the stand could have the defense team rethinking its strategy of calling him at all. The defense has rested its case after calling just two witnesses, but donald trump did not testify in his own defense. Thats how it went down, and it was actionpacked. Mi
Us this afternoon for a small sliver of it. Jessica, thanks for being with us this week. Stay would see an end because the lead with jake tapper starts right now i heated hearing today for a different criminal cases involving donald trump, who lead starts right now the hush money coverup trial is quiet today, but another case is turning into a Shouting Match. Attorneys Attorneys Trading Barbs in that federal classified documents case in florida. As trumps codefendants, walt nauta accused his prosecutors of selectively and vindictively charging him with a crime plus new video showing the very moment that five young israeli women were kidnapped by the terrorists of from us. The footage is horrifying and graphic why their families wanted this video released. Now and uh, judges ruling today on the Iconic Graceland Mansion did something im im trying to scam their way into buying the property once owned by elvis welcome to the lean on jake tapper. Were going to start today with our Law And J
Russia and know when to attack brennan. Who allows is known to be attacked. And now its not happening is israel. And jewish people that go for biden in the democrats did have thanks very much okay, so lets bring in cnns tawam foreman, Fact Checking what we just heard from donald trump. Mr. Foreman, its a lot of what weve heard before jake is i actually remarkable how little invention there isnt this same old thing saying its on the White House House case. The white house is prosecuting those. No, it is not. Alvin bragg is a locally elected official hes been chosen up there. He has not been chosen by the white house. Hes not pushing the white houses case. He says its all about stopping him because hes leading candidate. Same answer. This is a local prosecution of this. Again, with the legal experts, all of them all say its fake, its false. Not true. He said the American People see this trial as a fraud and waste of time. Thats not true either. Back when he was indicted, in fact, 60 of a
Report. Thank you so much for being with us this afternoon, jessica. Thanks for having me sitting in the chair, come back tomorrow. You do the same but dont go anywhere because the leader, jake tapper starts right now cnn Breaking News welcome to the lean. Im jake tapper and we were falling Breaking News out of new york. Of course, were day and Donald Trumps hush money trial. The defense rested right now in court, theres a meeting to determine what the judge will tell the jury next week before the jury begins debilitating the deliberating. What will no doubt be a monumental verdict one way or the other in the very first ever criminal trial of a former President Trump himself is at this court meeting. And well bring it you all the updates coming up, but leading this, our israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joins us live from jerusalem a day after the historic decision by the International Criminal court in the hague to seek Arrest Warrants, not only for the three top leaders of th
Jake tapper starts right now cnn Breaking News welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper and the prosecution has rested its case and now its Donald Trumps term his defense team has called a witness, Robert Costello and attorney. What one point advised Michael Cohen that stella has claimed in that cohens lied about him under oath during this trial. This comes after a shocking revelation on the stand earlier today, threatened to rock the prosecutions entire case under intense questioning. And by the defense, trumps former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, the star witness for the prosecution, admitted that he stole from the Trump Organization organization and were not its not talking lunch, money or funds taken from some transaction that has nothing to do with the charges against trump were talking we had 60,000, technically larceny that was part of the 420,000 payment made to cohen. That was allegedly falsified to reimbursement for Hush Money Payments to Stormy Daniels that payment are those p