On this. Thank you so much for joining us you always learn something clear. Fold belt. They dont want exact worth an all right. Thank you so much for joining us. This is Cnn News Central seen in special coverage of the donald trump Hush Money Trial continues. Big day today on the sand t intention all back on the stand. You are looking at live pictures of 100 Centre Street in downtown manhattan, where in just minutes, Michael Cohen will be back under oath and donald trump will be watching as his former fixer tries to stitch together the prosecutions case for a jury that could send the former president of the United States to jail welcome to our viewers. Im john berman in new york youre watching Cnn Special Live Coverage of Donald Trumps Hush Money Cover Up, try not jake tapper in washington dc today, prosecutors want Michael Cohen to say more about the last piece of that sentence the cover up, part. That is the crux of the governments case against the 45th president. I was following his
Situation room. The lead with jake tapper starts right now cnns Breaking News welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. We are following Breaking News out of Donald Trumps Hush Money Cover Up Trial in New York City were right, this i mean, it Michael Cohen is facing an incredibly aggressive crossexamination so far, trump attorney todd blanche has gotten cohen to confirm that he wants to see trump convicted in this case, that he makes money off of his antitrump social media posts and even sells merchandise showing trump in jail. Earlier today, prosecutors had cohen explained why he felt there was the Pressure Campaign to keep him from turning against trump. And how and why he eventually flipped from a loyal confidant to a cooperating witness. Prosecutors also tried to get ahead of the defense by having cohen admit to multiple lines. He has previously told including his plea of not guilty his plea of guilty to the tax charges the sent him to prison cohen also owned up to the fact that he lied
Central steam and special coverage of Donald Trumps Criminal Trial continues now and you are looking a lot pictures down inside 100 Centre Street behind me today, we expect to drama filled de, with important stakes for megarian, go a long way in determining of donald from gets convicted in ten days, 16 of trial right now, the former prisoners motorcade is on route to the courthouse. Once trump arrives in, court gets underway here, we expect the people to call the man whose evolve from protector to trump pariah, To Trump Prosecution witness Michael Cohen. Im interested. Cooper, new york. And then im jake tapper in y shoots and uci and you are wanting special cnn live coverage of Donald Trumps Hush Money Cover Up Trial Today the man who bent the truth and broke the law for his his former boss, the former president goes on the stand. Michael dean cohen the former trump fixer and lawyer whose imposed trumps will on whatever he could bullying dealing and lawyering his way into getting trump
So shady, Michael Cohen secretly recorded his client, donald trump. He has already been convicted of lying to congress and done prison. Yet the Michael Dean Cohen is the prosecutions star witness. In the new york versus trump trial. Cohen used to be trumps lawyer and personal fixer as he was called. Legal experts say his testimony could make or break this case. Im Harris Faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. Michael cohen says he was directed to falsify Business Records in order to conceal payments to sex film worker Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election. Those payments were in exchange for silence about her alleged affair with trump and while no witness this is perfect, we know that cohen is a special brand of liar like your pants are on fire. The judge in the case has refused to put a gag order on cohen, who posted several hours on tiktok cant stop talking about trump and the trial. The judge said maybe he could talk a little less this weekend. He sid that on friday. Yeah.
Storm with abby, phillip and bill so were only on cnn and the lead with jake tapper starts right now next up on the witness stand, the people plan to call Michael Dean Cohen. The lead starts right now Donald Trumps former lawyer, known as the fixer, The Next Star Witness in line, and the new york hush money cover up case. What is the impact of this trial on trump himself ill ask one of his attorneys from the 2021 impeachment, plus former Trump White House aide anthony scare, a mooc well be here for his perspective and old faithful is back in the news. Steve bannon, Aka Sloppy Steve for donald trump possibly one step closer to jail time hi, im Paul Manafort. Could be closer to working with his old boss. And one of the biggest competition shows in the world rocked by ugly protests, objecting to the mere participation of a contestant from israel. So what exactly is driving these moms prompting Security Concerns for the israeli contestant welcome to the lead on jake tapper, brace for impac