In two states, he wanted 2016 lost in 2020 and could be key to victory this year. And all were learning about israels strike on It Food Convoy that killed seven workers from World Central Kitchen. Good evening. Thanks for joining us when most criminal trials are just days away, most Criminal Defendants and their legal teams are busy enough, just prepping their cases. Dont trump of course, is not moos. Defendants. So today with his new york criminal trial, just 13 days away, his legal team try it again to get the trial judge to recuse himself. And in short order, Manhattan District Attorney alvin bragg responded. So we begin with that as well as some Court Filings which were expecting tonight in the classified documents case, cnns Kara Scannell is following all of it. So what is the trump teams arguments for recusal this time . Because the judges gave a ruling on this list in 24 hours ago. Well, so trump is asking the judge to recuse himself in this case because of work that his daughte
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Prosecution witness former president s hush money trial, Michael Cohen, a onetime fixer attorney. And according to his memoir, Designated Thug for the former president. Hes now a convicted felon and self admitted per juror. But despite that resume, he took the stand today as the single individual who can show the jury believe him, do what no other witness can testify to multiple direct combat frustrations with the former president about then candidates not allege knowledge and even authorization of every critical step of the alleged hush money crime that forms the basis of 34 Felony Charges against him, plus cohen can testify to the prosecutions allegation that the socalled catch and kill scheme was a political move designed to win an election cohen today quoted trump telling me want to Stormy Daniels allegation under wraps until after the election, quote, if i win and has no relevance, i will be president and if i lose, i dont even care. Prosecutor use tax call logs and emails whereve
More coverage of this coming up. Thank you for joining tonight and thank you all so much for joining us tonight. Seen a news night with abby. Phillip starts right now the trucks show makes its main character bystander. Thats tonight on new sign good. Evening im abby phillip in new york tonight, donald trump becomes savoy year in his own story. Today, the country her the beginnings of a story about donald trump. But this time, he no longer controls that narrative instead, its new york prosecutors who are painting a picture of an alleged hush money coverup scheme where the victims were the american public. Now in 20 own version of events, he says hes innocent, a victim of Michael Cohens vendetta and Stormy Daniels opportunism. But hes not a control of that narrative either. Trump, who believes he is his own best spokesman and defender, will now have to leave it to his lawyers. Now, as you can imagine, this is why weve seen trump letting loose outside of the court. Hes trying to take back