To a Special Edition of news night. Im abby phillip alongside laura coates right here and Donald Trumps lawyers tried to pan fry Michael Cohen on the Witness Stand Today and perhaps the most important day of testimony so far, eight oh, tonight, Donald Rumsfeld . Yes. That Donald Rumsfeld gives us all a lens to view whats left in the Hush Money Trial. The known knowns, unknown knowns, and unknown unknowns. So first the known knowns all those bad fats. So the prosecution took painstaking care to get in front of the jury so that they did not hear them for the first time and crossexamination, that cohen was a jerk, that he was a bully, that cohen was designated a thug, that Michael Cohen cashed in on Donald Trumps name all of them facts that the governments attorney put on the record to make the cross case a little bit less of a rough and tumble affair. Second, you havent the unknown knowns how the j. Will actually choose to react to everything theyve seen and heard from cohen. Well crosse
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
Pronounce a verdict about donald trump or to get on a political is a trout guy that i got interrupted. Sorry, a Courtroom Break after Michael Cohen testified this morning the donald trump told him, take care of it. The it were Claims Being Made By Adult Film Star and director Stormy Daniels calling add it, cohen adding quote, this was all about the campaign get cnn special live coverage continues with markup today with us welcome to cnn Special Coverage of former President Trumps Hush Money Criminal Trial. Im wolf blitzer in washington. Laura coates is outside court in new york. Today, trumps former for fixer and lawyer Michael Cohen has taken the stand so far. The prosecutions star witness has testified about his work for Trump Zeroing In on two instances where he worked with the National Enquirers david pecker to catch and kill negative stories about trump and that includes a false allegation from trumps former doorman about trump supposedly having fathered a love child. Cohen testif
A former her prosecutor for the manhattan das office. While we watch for these Defense Motions to play out heres one of the things going on. Roshan is saying of Susan Necklace yintercept, you wouldnt have object to the mention of a condom . I dont understand this is because Susan Nechele less said that it was a dogwhistle to mention that donald trump had sex with a Stormy Daniels allegedly, although he disputes it without a condom, a dog whistle for rape some of the headlines coming in from the courtroom right now is the judge discusses this motion for mistrial. The judge said and going back to the very Opening Statements, mr. Blanche the defense attorney, and your Opening Statement you denied there was ever a sexual encounter between Stormy Daniels and the defendant, and that is the point that hes raising their of paula reid and jeremy. Is that you didnt by denying it, you put her credibility at issue and by doing that, you open the door for the prosecution to ask her to tell the stor
Id front next israel could be just days away from a military operation on rafah. Fareed zakaria joins us. Lets go out front good evening. Im Erin Burnett Outfront tonight. A dramatic moment in court as trumps former gatekeeper and confidence on hope hicks broke down on the stand. Hicks was sitting just feet away from her former boss. This is the moment caught by the Sketch Artist immediately got emotional when trumps team began the crossexaminatio n and asked her about her time at Trump Organization now, that was that particular moment. The reality is from the moment he picks walked into that courtroom, the atmosphere change. This is an important witness. Are reporters who were there say it was almost electric in terms of the change in the room, hicks is as inner circle for trump as it gets and she did prove to be a key witness of the witnesses so far revealing never before known details that frankly were crucial to both sides for the prosecution. When asked if Michael Cohen would have