Special coverage of Donald Trumps criminal hush money trial. The crossexamination of Michael Cohen already back under way this morning with the defense expected to wrap by mid morning followed by a likely redirect from the prosecution. After that we expect the defense to get its turn. Its still unclear at this point how extensive the defenses case will be, or will it be a defense at all . Joining us to discuss all that, msnbc legal analyst danny cevallos, a Criminal Defense Attorney and kristin gibb bin fed din, along with former prosecute bernard villalona. Well head out to the courthouse in just a moment as we establish our contact with Yasmin Vossoughian on scene. We can take our viewers inside a little bit to whats happening with this crossexamination, a lot of discussion about what cohen was dealing with in his own Business Dealings during the time of the 2016 election, from his Taxi Medallion Business down to then dealing with david pecker. Theyre also talking about what was he d
It is good to see you, my friend. It has been a while, alex. This is the courtroom roundtable tonight. Everyone joining me of course was at the courthouse and it will basically be the gabfest we would have hanging around in the hallways. Can i just say, we didnt talk about this on our show, but trump ordered 14 pizzas for lunch. How many pizzas did you have . Zero. I did not know where the pizza was. You know, he is not the best at sharing, i guess. I mean, who even likes a Chicken Ranch pizza . That was one of the orders. I am excited to see your courtroom gabfest. Have a good show. Michael cohen was on the Witness Stand for 4 1 2 hours today. He was as steady and calm and as unfailingly polite as he has been throughout his testimony, to virtually everyones surprise. The politeness seems genuine. He says yes sir and his answers to Donald Trumps lawyers Cross Examination questions. There was even a moment where the politeness went both ways between Donald Trumps lead criminal Defense L
Affiliate cnn if you ever miss an episode, you can listen to the show once you get your pod breaking news tonight and the trump trial, the Bruising Cross Up for the day after the defense repeatedly hammered the prosecutions star witness for his past lives, and aggressively tried to catch him in new lies. Under oath. The trump teams scoring major points and its bid to undercut cohens credibility. That includes getting cohen to admit he did not fully remember a phone call for trade as a direct link between trump and the Stormy Daniels Hush Money Deal. For the next hour, well be taking you inside the courtroom from gavel to gavel with new testimony trend transcripts, breaking down all of todays most important developments and looking ahead to whats next welcome to our viewers here in the United States and all around the world. Wolf blitzer is on assignment. Im Alex Marquardt a Special Report in the situation room, Trump Trial Today lets get right to the breaking news on a pivotal trial da
Right now cnn stories this hour on opposite coasts of the United States of america and Los Angeles Police are Making Scores of arrests as they swept through and antifa the war in camp man in the heart of uclas campus. Im taking tapper washington. Youre watching sports, Cnn Special Live Coverage and im Kaitlyn Collins in new york mark where in minutes Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial is going to resume. My weeks ago, we saw the former president of the United States walking back into court where he has no choice but to sit and listen two witnesses tell a story in which he is the main character and for which he could potentially end up in prison soon. Keith davidson, who was the former attorney for the Adult Film Star Actress and director stormy david. Stormy daniels will go back under the oath in minutes. The judges also going to hold a hearing to consider if the former president has again violated his gag order for me more times. So you will be able to see on the left hand of your screen
Quote, youre losing all credibility with the court, but making no decision on the matter. Matter. Then testimony continued from david pecker, who took jurors deeper into the world of catch and kill, detailing how his National Enquirer or sought out stories that might damage the Trump Campaign in order to catch them and then bury them. Afterwards, the cameras rolling, viewers watching the former president spoke out about not being allowed. He believes two speak out you have a gag order which to me as a totally i got situation im not allowed to talk, but people are allowed to talk about me so they can talk about me, they can say whatever they want, they can live but im not allowed to see that the sit tat look at my conflicted, judge. Its i dont think anybody interested in well, nor has anyone seen what might happen if hes jail for violating that order, which to be fair does not yet appear to be on the table. It seems unlikely that said theres Breaking News on discussions underway on how