We are entering the final stages of new york for us to trump, defense has rested their case, but trump will not testify and the juries will not be back until tuesday giving them within a week to mull all of this over. There are still Major Concerns surrounding the Prosecution Case is an event is the question while at the state bring charges against a former president if the evidence was not rocksolid, remember it was a solid legal theory and they said never before has New York State lobbying use in federal election cases but nevertheless here we have. While at they highlight a star witness with a major credibility issues, those questions are outstanding. This is outnumbered i am Kayleigh Mceany here with Harris Faulkner and emily compagno. Joining us today martha maccallum, and call and cut of americas, bill hemmer. The killing blow for the prosecutions case may have been Michael Collins greatest admission he fessed up to steerg 60,000 from the trump organization. A harsher crime than
Trump were getting new details on the first witness to be called a men allegedly in the room, what a scheme was hatched to bury bad stories about donald trump. And the 2016 election. Jewish students being urged to return home for their own Safety Classes go virtual has protests, royal, a unit diversity, and the Supreme Court braces for arguments that could effectively end the federal election case against donald trump im john berman with sara sidner and kate this This Is N Newsroom Historis unfolding before our es today, right behind me live pictures of a courthouse in Lower Manhattan a then at use trump tower here in new york vershortly, donald trump will leave his apartment for Opening Statements in a trial or could ultimatelland him behind bars. Were getting new details this morning about the very first witness expected to called by the prosecution a man known to be involved in several catch and kill schemes for donald trump. Polluting the alleged Hush Money Payment with porn star S
Minute, people the state of new york versus donald j. Trump started The Main Event Opening Statement hey, miss, youre looking at my picture in downtown new york. The courthouse and you hadnt soon the judge will gavel in and cmt the jury for the first ever prosecution of a former United States president. Minutes ago, we watched trump walk into court after his motorcade arrived at 100 centre street. We expect him to stop for the cameras and talk before heading inside get up in the judge and the jury prosecutors will chart a roadmap of what they intend to prove, how they say the former president helm, the scheme to buried the details of a sexual encounter with adult film actress. In the final month, the 2016 campaign remainders cooper, new york, youre watching Cnn Special Live Coverage of donald trump Hush Money Trial. And im jake tapper in washington today, a Courtroom Collision Filled with history shattering precedent, and a Stock Possibility that one of the two major candidates for pre
This is just a falsifying business record case, even have even if it has great implications why there is reporting that they want to make this more about than just Hush Money its getting in the way of an election, election. So why is that important . Because if its about a Hush Money thats not in a legal offense. Hush money is not a Crime Falsifying business records, trying to challenge it overturn or impact of an election thats also the crime that bumps it to the felony. All right. Jeremy saland for my hand, prosecutor. Thank you so much for being with us, but were about to see truly is history and with the magic of television, we are right next to you as we wait for this case to begin. Thank you so much for joining us Special Coverage of the opening statements from the Donald Trump hush Money Trial starts right now in just
this is just a falsifying business record case, even have even if it has great implications why there is reporting that they want to make this more about than just hush money it s getting in the way of an election, election. so why is that important? because if it s about a hush money that s not in a legal offense. hush money is not a crime falsifying business records, trying to challenge it overturn or impact of an election that s also the crime that bumps it to the felony. all right. jeremy saland for my hand, prosecutor. thank you so much for being with us, but we re about to see truly is history and with the magic of television, we are right next to you as we wait for this case to begin. thank you so much for joining us special coverage of the opening statements from the donald trump hush money trial starts right now in just