Number. Com im more than liebermann at the pentagon. And this cnn welcome to our special ive read your former President Trumps historic Hush Money Criminal Trial. Im Briana Keeler in washington, Phil Mattingly is outside of court in new york where phil here on day seven of testimony, jurors were hearing from one of the most trusted members of trumps inner circle, hope hicks, of course, who was both a top aide on his 26th its team campaign. And in the white house when he was president and court of course now fill is just taking a lunch break, just Getting Started yeah thats right. Briana. But there have been a number of really critical moments over the course of the last several hours, we know who picks, had several phone calls with Michael Cohen, the trump lawyer who silhouetted the Stormy Daniels payment in the closing weeks of the 2016 campaign. And we know from a prior witness, hicks was on a called discussing the Karen Mcdougal payment . After Trump Took Office when hicks was then
Were going to bidens been talking about that and the impression that it may have had on the jury throughout the program. If youre just joining us here, is that clip need to open up a company for the transfer of water that info regarding our friend david so im going to do that right away. Id actually come up to me and ive spoken to Allen Weisselberg about how to set the whole thing up with so where we are funding yes and its all the stuff all the stuff because you never know where that Company Never know what its going to get it correct. So im im all over that. And i spoke to alan about it when it comes time for the financing, which will be what well paton yourself, getting old i got no check. Back with the panel joining us. Cnns laura coates live. Laura coates live at 11. Also cnns kara scannell, who was in court again today. What stood out to you qarrah from courts . I mean, i think the audio is a big thing. Were hearing Donald Trumps voice. The jury is hearing that for the first time
You all so much for joining us tonight. Well see you back here tomorrow. Seeee in a news night with abby phillip starts right now protests, sweeping campuses across the country, but President Biden between a rock and a hard place. Thats tonight on good evening im abby phillip in new york tonight, the president ial vacuum, donald trump, wants to fill and to exploit the radical extremists and farleft agitators or terrorizing College Campuses as you possibly noticed, and bidens nowhere to be found. He hasnt said anything but there is Political Base now, trumps characterization of whats happening across universities from coasttocoast is not the whole truth, but look for words from President Biden on whats happening on these propalestinian and cabinets on defending the right of these protesters to exercise free speech on the need to protect jewish students or police arresting some students. And you wont find much. But what is unquestionably and politically painfully clear for the Biden Camp
Forward with indycar because were with everybody xiao powering progress im Melanie Zanona in washington and this is cnn on your screen right now, you can see what weve been watching develop over the last hour or so, police have moved into Columbia University to move those propalestinian demonstrators out of the building that theyve occupied since last night, hundreds and hundreds of Law Enforcement. You can see have swarmed onto the campus or in the case of the screen, youre looking at right now, the picture youre looking at right now, just off campus, we have seen Law Enforcement move people onto buses presumably under arrest. Weve also seen the police simply move people off the campus and let them go on their way. We have seen no violent encounters but billy, between police and protesters as of now, when we have seen police move into Hamilton Hall itself, that is the building that was occupied overnight by these protesters. Let me read you a statement from Columbia University which e
I mean, you know how this works and how the breakdown in this works. President s dont have any role in what a local district attorney, what case they bring thats normally true, and i dont im not suggesting biden is involved, but i think what theyre saying is that this former federal official whos gone up to try the case that this somehow shows a link. I dont know whether it do you i mean, you worked you were i Attorney General prosecutors leave and go work at other places all the time . Its right. I think the impetus for this came from the new york prosecutors. I think that theyre behind and not President Biden. I dont know. I dont know. But yeah. But you have no basis to believe that the president would be in charge of an investigation. Thats being brought by the manhattan district. I dont know i dont think hes in charge of plus two geisha, but politics, this is a political case. Your predecessor was brought up at the trial. Jeff sessions because david pecker, this National Enquirer t