Livelihood depends on President Trumps destruction referring to cohen so that was all well in the courtroom. But then after court, when trump walked out and you could speak to the public, he said this about cohen what are they going to look at all the lives that gone . Good in the last row . He that joint line so he got caught lying pure lime well, im Insider Cohen firing back hey, Von Expletive in pants, your attacks of me, stink of desperation. We are all hoping that you take the stand in your defense. Lets public spat between a key witness and the defendant is remarkable in a court. And trump, of course, is under a gag order forbidden to speak about any witnesses in the trial. But this public brawl breaking out just hours before trump is back in court facetoface with the judge, juan merchan for hearing on gag order violations. He faces fines and of course, violations could ultimately put them in jail. So this is really serious stuff. And it comes as witnesses are already taking the
Id front next opening day of trumps trial in between trump and what will be a star witness . Michael cohen this is the first witness is starting to testify. The david helped trumps case, plus russias new it girl, stink television. Now fawning over Marjorie Taylor greene even though she tried but failed to sink american aid to ukraine. Here what they are saying tonight about quoteunquote moscow, marjorie, and Melania Trump now selling more jewelry. Is it to help her husband pay his legal fees . Lets go out front and good evening. Im Erin Burnett Outfront tonight. We begin with trumps trials spilling out of the courtroom on a day when the prosecution and defense laid out their cases for the first time to 12 jurors and the six alternates in the room. And its on this momentous day, the former President Trump and his former fixer, Michael Cohen, are now in a free for all know, it did actually start in the courtroom. It was during Opening Statements, trump was watching as his lawyers were te
I want to look at the four allegations of hush payments tied to him in his role as president trump s personal lawyer. we need to note these are allegations so far. some of them have more proof than not. stormy daniels was paid $130,000 by michael cohen just weeks before the election. that is not in dispute. daniels says the payment was part of an effort to keep her quiet about an affair with president trump in 2006. the white house denies the allegation. president trump said recently he has no idea what the $130,000 was paid for. karen mcdougal a play mate was paid 150$,000 by american media incorporated. the parent company of the national inquirer. mcdougal says the payment was part of an effort to silence her about an affair she allegedly had with mr. trump around the same time as stormy daniels. the company signed the rights to mcdougal s story but never printed it. it s a practice known as catch and kill. you catch the story, and then you kill it.