Hi, everyone, welcome to monday. The people of the great state of Nuclear Reactor versus donald j. Trump is entering a new chapter. The prosecution rested and team trump has started its defense. On the stand right now, attorney Robert Costello who according to Michael Cohen formed a back channel to donald trump himself in the year 2018. Thats when Michael Cohen was the target of a federal Criminal Investigation. Costello claiming that Michael Cohen told him trump did not know about the Hush Money Payments to Stormy Daniels. Cohen has testified on direct that he was still in protect trump mode at the time. That he didnt tell costello. The prosecution rested its case, though, just in the last hour after methodically brick by brick restating the elements of their criminal case against the expresident. They sought to clean up some of the damage done by Trump Defense attorney todd blanche with an assist from their star witness, trumps exattorney, Michael Cohen. Prosecutor Susan Hoffinger br
Hour. A live look at New York State Supreme Court here in manhattan where any moment now we are expected to see the former President Donald Trump walked back through those doors. The prosecution is set as he enters on the stand. Most people as we can you explain to me what he did and what they are actually charging them for and the truth is i cant because it is misdemeanor based on something that its civil not criminal in their apple elevating it to federal because he is running for offic. Sandra here we go. We expect to see the former president any moment now. John, great to be with you. Sandra im john roberts in washington and this is america reports. So for the prosecution is attempting to restore cohens credibility after the defense painted him as a serial liar during cross invented stomach investigation he admitted to stealing Tens Of Thousands of dollars from the Trump Organization. Sandra and he conceded that he does have financial interest in the outcome of the trial. How does
Straight from the source tonight, a Surprise Agreement to everybody between trump and biden agreeing to debate twice before election day. First, right here on cnn, next month donald trump personally confirming to me that hes in meanwhile, another epic showdown. Just hours away from happening, not weeks away, because Michael Cohen, well be back on the Witness Stand. Trumps trial tomorrow. Were getting new reporting tonight on the plan of attack by the trump team. We have two inside sources, Michael Cohens former attorney, lanny davis. And what have Donald Trumps attorneys, both here tonight and a big question where is Rudy Giuliani . Because thats what Law Enforcement in arizona is asking is theyve been trying to find the onetime Trump Attorney for weeks. Why they need to see him . In person, as cnn has learning where he might be. Im kaitlan collins, and this is the source mark your, calendars because six weeks from tomorrow, thursday, june 27, its biden trump in a debate, rematch right
Right . You would have a pretty good sense of what he was going to be asked and a pretty good sense of how he was going to answer it. None of this goes perfectly from a prosecutors perspective. Danny will tell you, none of this goes perfectly from the Defense Attorneys perspective. This is why you have redirect. This is why you have final arguments, this is why as danny said earlier, you keep a list of defenses and some fall out along the way and some get better. As much as you plan, you have to be flexible. Is the prosecution happy with the cross . If i were the prosecutor here and they wanted to spent 3 1 2 days saying the same thing, my view would be let him have it. Keep doing it. I think at some point, jose, youre losing your jury. I take anas point, sometimes you lose your jury, but you never try to. My goal is to never lose my jury. And if youre saying the same thing over and over for days on end, i think youre losing your jury. There is an agony in a crossexamining of a witness
Thats yankee stadium. This is live, New York City. And already already New York University is bracing for jewish hate protests as their Graduation Ceremony is underway at yankee stadium. They knew that some protests might happen. They are ready for this. They are. But does it change anything for those students who really this is their special day . Well be watching. There has been an explosion of antiisrael hate on our Nations College campuses ever since october 7th when the Hamas Savages Invaded Gaza and killed israelis on their side. There was torture, rape, you know the story. And years of hard work now for these students potentially marred by agitators who come from different parts of the country. There is outside money mixed in because of all the tent encampments weve seen. We never real ohno what well get. Free speech is welcome but all the rest, the threats on jewish lives, that sort of thing not protected by free speech. We dont know what well get here. Nyu is bracing. Im Harri