Get robin has gold and make your cash or and 5 apy joined today and get your burst 30 days free. Im more in liebermann at the pentagon. And this cnn welcome to the lead on jake tapper. This hour, the combative crossexamination of Michael Cohen has Donald Trumps legal team picks apart his testimony in the New York City hush money cover up case. Who will the defense call if anyone will, trump himself. Take the stand. The former president has evolved on that question, plus israels deadly strikes in gaza, local hospitals reporting at least 40 People Killed. Israel says they were targeting hamas War Room Imbedded in gaza. Here, what winning . This is told cnn about the attack and a reversal from President Biden announcing new tariffs on chinese goods, but didnt he knock trump for that when he was candidate biden will roll the tape lets start the hour with the hush money cover up case, though. Cnns paula reid, is that the court but in manhattan, paula, today the defense got its first crack a
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
Michael cohen doesn t have any. but, anderson, i think more to the point at this juncture, this advisor said right now michael cohen is without a country. that is how badly he is seen inside trump world. it s almost as if he s been excommunicated, and it really gets to the heart of how things go down in trump world. when you re somebody like paul manafort who has really existed cooperating with the special counsel s office, you don t get this kind of treatment. but when you re michael cohen it s something out of the godfather had twitter existed when michael corlioni was around. i find it hard to believe the president is not going to watch michael cohen s hearings tomorrow. i think that s 10:00 p.m. in hanoi. he would have to stay up through the night to i guess actually watch it. but do we know, does he plan to watch it? reporter: well, according to our sources, anderson, yes. white house officials have basically acknowledged the president will be spending some
Mr. ranking member and other ones at the end i have some things that you want to get into. article in salon magazine written by stanley brand, former house counsel to tip o neal. session with michael cohen it s illegitimate show hearing. i as unanimous consent. you call deputy general rod rosenstein to testify at this hearing. mr. chairman, can i respond? just one second. you want to dole with this one deal with this one. we saw that article, mr. ranking member, we knew that it was inaccurate. basics. the cases that mr. brand used,