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
Reviewing it. We are also expecting additional comments from the white house. The Daily Briefing happens a little later this hour with john kirby, so we will get new information we expect then. The other big story were following, just about 15 minutes, testimony will resume in Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial. It has been quite the morning. The jury spent it hearing from jeffrey mcconney, a former Top Executive at the Trump Organization. He handled the reimbursements to Michael Cohen for paying off Stormy Daniels. There are a pile of documents were seeing for the first time, including these checks. If youre familiar with Donald Trumps signatures, those are checks that were signed by donald trump himself after an explanation about the difference between a trust, which was an account for the company, and a, essentially, private account for donald trump. Well, mcconney detailed how he kept notes and Bank Statements related to cohen stored in a locked door and how the Hush Money Checks had t
Gillian good evening good evening, Welcome To Washington im gillian in for bret baier. One Major University just canceled graduation. Are others going to follow . Plus this, President Biden is now facing more disappointing economiccous. Former President Trump says hes worse than jimmy Carter Harvey weinsteins Rape Convictions one of the cases spawned the Me Too Movement now suddenly overturned. Whats going to come next . Gillian first, breaking tonight, two hugely Important Court cases involving former President Trump and his ability to pursue another term in the oval office. The first ever criminal trial of a former president is continuing in new york with more testimony from trumps former ally kicking off the prosecutions case today. Meanwhile, here in washington, at the u. S. Supreme court, trumps attorneys tried to convince justices he has wide ranging immunity from prosecution in an election interference case. We got fox team conch for you. Nate foy is in new york with testimony f
Everything by a lot. Some Construction Workers earlier today, john, we could see the former president walking back into the courtroom shortly. We will have that for our viewers welcome to our two of America Reports America Reports im sandra smith. John im john roberts and with dana perino earlier today someone must have been listening because i think it was little more than a week ago she said trump is stuck in new york which does not mean he needs to be off the campaign trail. There are plenty of things he could do just go around the city and see people and say hi. Sandra out he went. John suddenly out he went. Prosecutors have shifted testimony with david pecker to Stormy Daniels the adult film actress who claims she was paid off keeping quiet on her alleged affair with President Trump. Soon trump esteem will get to crossexamine pecker from all the angles. Standing by with analysis but nate foy is live outside the new york state Supreme Court. Nate what has come of the testimony supp
the wall street journal has even report that had ami ceo david pecker called off the reimbursement deal on the advice of his lawyer worried that it would be viewed as an in-kind campaign contribution. the journal also reporting that pecker asked cohen to tear up that reimbursement agreement, but cohen did not do so, and federal agents found it when they raided his office. president trump is, however, on tape discussing that payment with michael cohen. beyond in a spin, there were some odd and false claims made by the president today such as that cohen flowed two campaign charges which were not criminal, unquote, which is a bizarro world interpretation given that cohen is going to prison for those criminal charges and others. the president also complained today that those two felony counts were simply added to cohen s docket embarrass him, the president. cnn s jeff zeleny is at the white house. president trump seems to be throwing out all the defense options and seeing what sticks.