Jake tapper starts right now cnn Breaking News welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper and the prosecution has rested its case and now its Donald Trumps term his defense team has called a witness, Robert Costello and attorney. What one point advised Michael Cohen that stella has claimed in that cohens lied about him under oath during this trial. This comes after a shocking revelation on the stand earlier today, threatened to rock the prosecutions entire case under intense questioning. And by the defense, trumps former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, the star witness for the prosecution, admitted that he stole from the Trump Organization organization and were not its not talking lunch, money or funds taken from some transaction that has nothing to do with the charges against trump were talking we had 60,000, technically larceny that was part of the 420,000 payment made to cohen. That was allegedly falsified to reimbursement for Hush Money Payments to Stormy Daniels that payment are those p
Okay. Tonight in The Trump Trial, Michael Cohen wrapped donald trump gold by the defense and sometimes testy crossexaminati on. Trumps lawyers ccg on cohens pass lies at his recent attacks on the former president in hopes of discrediting the prosecutions star witness. This after a cone directly tied trump to the alleged false records scheme at the heart of this the middle case, saying it was all aimed at hiding the Stormy Daniels Hush Money Payment to protect his former boss. And his 2016 president ial campaign for the next hour, well take you inside the courtroom from gavel to gavel will break down all of todays most important developments and look ahead to whats next. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world im wolf blitzer with a Special Report in this room, The Trump Trial today the crossexamination of Michael Cohen is off to a very fiery start with the case against donald trump, potentially hinging on whether jurors believed the former fixer. Lets get
Outfront. Tonights seven eastern right here on cnn happening now, Breaking News it is explaining the decision to pause some u. S. Bombs shipments israel as new Israeli Military strikes around raffa are raising urgent concerns that many more civilians in gaza will be killed. Also tonight, the president is calling out donald trump a crucial swing state unveiling a new Economic Investment on the same site, where a trump back project six fail. Plus reiki news up on capitol hill right now, the House Of Representatives just voted to kill republican Marjorie Taylor greens attempt to oust the speaker, mike johnson, the gop leadership moving swiftly against her emotion despite apparently being caught off guard welcome to. Our viewers here in the United States and around the world im wolf blitzer urine the situation the skis, cnn, Breaking News we begin this hour with Breaking News from President Bidens exclusive knew cnn interview. Were about to release a new portion of his conversation with cn
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