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todd blanche has not proved that. todd blanche has not asked a single question about the money michael cohen received, for which michael cohen says he did absolutely no work and that it was, indeed, payback for which michael cohen has provided allen weisselberg's handwritten notes. calculating the payback. so the essence of the charges in this case have not been touched by todd blanche is cross-examination yet. this is a case of falsification of 34 business records, which were falsified as part of a conspiracy to illegally affect an election. donald trump's handwriting is on 11 of those false business records. the 11 checks made out to michael cohen. there is nothing in cross- examination that is going to get donald trump's signature off of those checks. 12 other falsified business records according to the indictment are ledger entries in the trump bookkeeping system. no, donald trump did not personally make those ledger entries in the bookkeeping system. the bookkeepers who made those entries have testified about how
todd blanche has not proved that. todd blanche has not asked a single question about the money michael cohen received, for which michael cohen says he did absolutely no work and that it was, indeed, payback for which michael cohen has provided allen weisselberg's handwritten notes. calculating the payback. so the essence of the charges in this case have not been touched by todd blanche is cross-examination yet. this is a case of falsification of 34 business records, which were falsified as part...
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there were other moments todd blanche had that are perplexing. he said something to michael cohen about karen mcdougal that undermines one of the pillars of the defense. karen mcdougal was the playboy model who had a long-term affair with donald trump, and her story was then suppressed by the national enquirer on behalf of donald trump during the presidential campaign, and the national enquirer paid her $150,000 for her rights to that story so the national enquirer could kill that story. todd blanche actually said to michael cohen that donald trump "didn't think this story would hurt him." what about his wife? their position is that whatever donald trump did in relation to karen mcdougal or stormy daniels was all about protecting the feelings of his wife, not his campaign. but, todd blanche said in court that donald trump did not think the karen mcdougal story would hurt him. why? because his wife wouldn't care? because she knows this is what her husband is up to all the time? and at 3:43 today just before the end of michael cohen's testimony, to
there were other moments todd blanche had that are perplexing. he said something to michael cohen about karen mcdougal that undermines one of the pillars of the defense. karen mcdougal was the playboy model who had a long-term affair with donald trump, and her story was then suppressed by the national enquirer on behalf of donald trump during the presidential campaign, and the national enquirer paid her $150,000 for her rights to that story so the national enquirer could kill that story. todd...
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and those two issues were really not addressed by todd blanche. i'm not faulting him, i'm not sure what he could say, but he didn't address either of those two things. and that's where i think if you are actually thinking logically about what you heard, it left a big hole in the defense case. >> stylistically do you want to talk about that? we all know that when you're going to talk for hours, you need to be able to be the person who engages, the one consistent thing we read in the document he would raise his voice when he would call him a liar or make another disparaging remark, but did you find it -- did you find him to be compelling? >> that's a great question. so, one, there was actually a fair amount of sort of decorum in the courtroom until about the last half hour or so, where todd really focused on michael cohen, and understandably when he was saying he's a liar, raised his voice and tried to use with his body language, in his inflection, trying to get the jury more engaged. that was understandable. but it was notably absent before that, a
and those two issues were really not addressed by todd blanche. i'm not faulting him, i'm not sure what he could say, but he didn't address either of those two things. and that's where i think if you are actually thinking logically about what you heard, it left a big hole in the defense case. >> stylistically do you want to talk about that? we all know that when you're going to talk for hours, you need to be able to be the person who engages, the one consistent thing we read in the...
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and so allegations and words do have consequences for todd blanche is showing todd blanche is showing text messages between dylan howard, the editor of the national enquirer, and gina rodriguez, who has stormy daniels manager saying that he believed david pecker who. is the head of this tabloid empire would pay for the stormy daniels story. yeah, well, there it doesn't matter if the election interference is in the service of hiding a story, suppressing the story that is not true. does that matter? no, they know legally, legally they have to, first of all, this is this is why it's so fascinating what they have to prove as falsified business records while we're service of another crime in the service of another crime to elevate it from a misdemeanor to a felony. >> but the idea of the underlying crime we have not seen a theory from, for this, for this jury that it's based on extra marital affairs is based on whether there was a campaign contribution for a tax-related crime. >> and so neither of which requires them to have been truth of an actual sexual encounter. what they're trying to
and so allegations and words do have consequences for todd blanche is showing todd blanche is showing text messages between dylan howard, the editor of the national enquirer, and gina rodriguez, who has stormy daniels manager saying that he believed david pecker who. is the head of this tabloid empire would pay for the stormy daniels story. yeah, well, there it doesn't matter if the election interference is in the service of hiding a story, suppressing the story that is not true. does that...
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his response in the hallway today directly contradicted todd blanche , directly destroyed todd blanche's credibility, and again, in the principal argument in the defense of his violations of the gag order, were somewhat weak after the judge tells todd blanche he's lost that ability. how can it get worse for todd blanche? donald trump found a way to make it worse today. donald trump went out in the hallway at the end of the day and in effect, ridiculed todd blanche's defense of his own violations of the gag order. apparently, todd blanche had no intention of even addressing the worst violation of the gag order presented by the prosecutors , which were donald trump's comments and attacks against the jury, who he accuses of being 95% democrat even though we have no idea how many of them might be democrat or republican. 12% may have voted for donald trump. judge merchan is not an inpatient judge. there are some who could accuse him of being too patient, like this morning, he let todd blanche say nothing for over 20 minutes today, before the judge finally had to interrupt him and say, "can i
his response in the hallway today directly contradicted todd blanche , directly destroyed todd blanche's credibility, and again, in the principal argument in the defense of his violations of the gag order, were somewhat weak after the judge tells todd blanche he's lost that ability. how can it get worse for todd blanche? donald trump found a way to make it worse today. donald trump went out in the hallway at the end of the day and in effect, ridiculed todd blanche's defense of his own...
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that is that was a serious overstep by todd blanche's lucky. it was only a curative and gentlemen, give it to you because steinglass acted out of a conversation between cohen, trump and keeps your live bodyguard because this was that devastating moment when michael cohen was on the stand, todd blanche revealed or got pointed out that there was a 14-year-old who had been harassing michael cohen on the phone and cohen had called schiller or texted schiller about what can i do about this 14 year-old initially? cohen had testified that that phone call for which there is a record, that that phone call was with trump to tell him that the payment to stormy daniels was going through, you were there for the testimony todd blanche elicited that it looks like there was a phone call at exactly that time with keith schiller, where they talked about this 14 year-old boy and then cohen on the stand basically ended up saying, well, maybe i talked about both things. so josh steinglass, the prosecutor here, tried to show that you could talk about both things ins
that is that was a serious overstep by todd blanche's lucky. it was only a curative and gentlemen, give it to you because steinglass acted out of a conversation between cohen, trump and keeps your live bodyguard because this was that devastating moment when michael cohen was on the stand, todd blanche revealed or got pointed out that there was a 14-year-old who had been harassing michael cohen on the phone and cohen had called schiller or texted schiller about what can i do about this 14...
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worse for todd blanche? donald trump found a way to make it worse today. donald trump went out in the hallway at the end of the day and in effect ridiculed todd blanche's defense of donald trump's violations of the gag order. apparently todd blanche had no intention of even addressing the worst violation of the gag order presented by the prosecutors, which was donald trump's comments and attacks against the jury who he accuses of being 95% democrat without having any idea how many of those jurors might be democrats, how many might be republicans. 12% of them voted for donald trump. judge merchan is not an inpatient judge. there are some who could accuse him of being too patient, like this morning. he let todd blanche say nothing for over 20 minutes today before the judge finally had to interrupt him and say, can i ask you to address the comments that were made about the jury? todd blanche began with the stupidest possible response about the actual words donald trump said. donald trump told the judge, it was
worse for todd blanche? donald trump found a way to make it worse today. donald trump went out in the hallway at the end of the day and in effect ridiculed todd blanche's defense of donald trump's violations of the gag order. apparently todd blanche had no intention of even addressing the worst violation of the gag order presented by the prosecutors, which was donald trump's comments and attacks against the jury who he accuses of being 95% democrat without having any idea how many of those...
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he's always behind him. >> todd blanche, i will say that in some of those more shrill todd blanche moments, including the two at the end where he confronted cohen and there was an objection and the objection was sustained. those were moments that the jury paid. i thought hard to discern attention. they were very attentive. you couldn't read them. they were visibly annoyed with blanche. i saw i roll lynge i really looking away, it was too much and it detracted. it shows his lack of experience because it actually detracted from the point he was making, he would have been better to let the revelation that he had elicited from cohen breathe rather than and being objected to and so so loud and unpleasant added it looked to me like the jury was not liking todd blanche very much in those moments. while editorializing while you're cross-examining a witness is usually a bad idea. i mean, that's not what you're there to do. >> your their bad from a legal standpoint or just from a product jury impact from a tactical jury impact standpoint, you the jury is not interested in your editorializing. they w
he's always behind him. >> todd blanche, i will say that in some of those more shrill todd blanche moments, including the two at the end where he confronted cohen and there was an objection and the objection was sustained. those were moments that the jury paid. i thought hard to discern attention. they were very attentive. you couldn't read them. they were visibly annoyed with blanche. i saw i roll lynge i really looking away, it was too much and it detracted. it shows his lack of...
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i'm wondering about todd blanche. even though you can't read the minds of jurors, you know when a lawyer is connecting. you know when a witness is connecting. you know when they are paying close attention. what's your thought today and particularly about todd blanche and the way the jury is observing him? >> well, i think the color that katy tur gave is my impression as well. there was, i agree, the striking moment when you heard the voice of michael cohen on his podcast, which was distinctly different than the in-court michael cohen. that doesn't mean michael cohen is lying on the stand. but it is useful for the jury to see that that is not what -- he is not always in the mode that he is in the courtroom. for every day that he has been on, whether on direct or cross, he is unflappable. even on cross-examination that mentions his wife and as andrea pointed out, cross-examination with texts with his daughter, which i personally think is playing poorly. the cross there is about essentially the daughter thinking how grea
i'm wondering about todd blanche. even though you can't read the minds of jurors, you know when a lawyer is connecting. you know when a witness is connecting. you know when they are paying close attention. what's your thought today and particularly about todd blanche and the way the jury is observing him? >> well, i think the color that katy tur gave is my impression as well. there was, i agree, the striking moment when you heard the voice of michael cohen on his podcast, which was...
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todd blanche didn't need instruction about what the objection was about. he knew instantly what he had said was inappropriate. right? i mean, because he corrected himself by just taking out the prison partner. i like to push the envelope in summation, but that's you can't say jail. >> you just you just can't say gel. you can say you use your common sense. people don't tell you to check, leave you come since outside. we all know what happens at the end of a trial that's not for you to decide. it's up for the judge, but you can't eat it. he can say jail. he didn't push the envelope. he tore the envelope and ripped it into little pieces, right? >> he said jail zhao wei know sure this saturday. >> yeah. no, that's a red line. you do not the rdas. >> why? that is a read lock as it is so powerfully prejudicial for the jury, but it's all of them in sand sentencing. >> that is the role of the judge will put telling them that you potentially you're sending the former prison united states should present. that's prejudicial. there's three jobs. the job of the jury is
todd blanche didn't need instruction about what the objection was about. he knew instantly what he had said was inappropriate. right? i mean, because he corrected himself by just taking out the prison partner. i like to push the envelope in summation, but that's you can't say jail. >> you just you just can't say gel. you can say you use your common sense. people don't tell you to check, leave you come since outside. we all know what happens at the end of a trial that's not for you to...
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i think todd blanche will make a mistake. he said it's going to go to the end of the day today, to bring it to the end of the day today. unless there's something new we don't know about, and i don't think there is, less is more, and there probably won't be much of a redirect. >> and vaughn hillyard, you're there at the courthouse, you have had a parade of house republicans today, the speaker yesterday, which was controversial. and he made some statements, scott long on the hill interviewed him afterwards and he repeated some statements from donald trump about the whole area being warded off and according to your reporting, there have been about 20 people there, you know, pro trump supporters, but nobody is blocking them from getting anywhere close. in any case, so today you've got sort of a parade of stars. i use that in air quotes, lauren, matt gaetz, far right caucus, right? >> reporter: you had these individuals, matt gaetz, lauren boebert, bob good, eli crane, andy biggs leave the courtroom and address reporters, and esse
i think todd blanche will make a mistake. he said it's going to go to the end of the day today, to bring it to the end of the day today. unless there's something new we don't know about, and i don't think there is, less is more, and there probably won't be much of a redirect. >> and vaughn hillyard, you're there at the courthouse, you have had a parade of house republicans today, the speaker yesterday, which was controversial. and he made some statements, scott long on the hill...
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does michael cohen hate todd blanche? the point is, michael cohen hates and desperately wants the defendant donald trump in prison. let me give you what i would have started with. we'd like to play armchair prosecuted now that we're no longer actual prosecutors first question would have been mr. cohen, are you a perjure? okay. if he says yes, great, folks. he's a perjure. he says no, then you just hidden with dozens of leinz that he's like he is a perjure. i mean, that's a fact. >> so it leaves them it's a win-win. >> you want to start safe. i thought it was a misstep by blanche. i actually was not impressed with blanche's cross the two hours or so that either on tuesday at all, i thought it was meandering an unfocused. >> so tim, there is some talk of whether the defense is going to present its own case and a robust finishing or small fashion. it's not unprecedented by the way, obviously, as you know, but maybe not for our viewers to just say they haven't proven their case, the defense rest to what usually my preference
does michael cohen hate todd blanche? the point is, michael cohen hates and desperately wants the defendant donald trump in prison. let me give you what i would have started with. we'd like to play armchair prosecuted now that we're no longer actual prosecutors first question would have been mr. cohen, are you a perjure? okay. if he says yes, great, folks. he's a perjure. he says no, then you just hidden with dozens of leinz that he's like he is a perjure. i mean, that's a fact. >> so it...
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is a certain amount also that todd blanche is thinking. anytime you say the word sentencing is good for us. a lot of times the defenses like, keep saying sentencing. tell the jury do not think about sentencing. some defense lawyers are like, keep saying that, because they will think about it. i think it was appropriate because it was basically like i am giving you a piece of information that takes this out of the case, as it should be. >> lisa, the issue of michael cohen was a big issue for the defense. joshua steinglass in his summation said something that andrew has suggested to us. there would be a version of this said. for months and months he suggested this would happen. the prosecutor said to the jury, keep something else in mind when the defense goes on and on about how michael cohen is a moral or he is a liar or a thief. this is not the type of witness you want. we did not choose michael cohen to be our witness. we did not pick him up at the witness stored. the defendant chose michael cohen to be his fixer because he was willing to
is a certain amount also that todd blanche is thinking. anytime you say the word sentencing is good for us. a lot of times the defenses like, keep saying sentencing. tell the jury do not think about sentencing. some defense lawyers are like, keep saying that, because they will think about it. i think it was appropriate because it was basically like i am giving you a piece of information that takes this out of the case, as it should be. >> lisa, the issue of michael cohen was a big issue...
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but the crushing blow to todd blanche's motion and to todd blanche's work as a lawyer in this case came when the judge explained to him with donald trump sitting there listening, that todd blanche lost this motion for a mistrial with the very first thing he said in this trial on the first day. judge merchan. mr. blanche, in your opening statement, your denial puts the jury in a position of having to choose who they believe. donald trump who denies there was an encounter and stormy daniels who says there was. the people did not have to prove that a sexual encounter occurred. they have the right to rehabilitate ms. daniel's credibility and corroborate her story which was immediately attacked. the more specificity she can provide, the more the jury can weigh to determine whether the encounter did occur and if so, whether they choose to credit her story. judge merchan pointed out that he himself objected on behalf of the trump lawyers in instances when they failed to object. and on his own, he stopped lines of questioning. judge merchan explained that stormy daniels had explained in her int
but the crushing blow to todd blanche's motion and to todd blanche's work as a lawyer in this case came when the judge explained to him with donald trump sitting there listening, that todd blanche lost this motion for a mistrial with the very first thing he said in this trial on the first day. judge merchan. mr. blanche, in your opening statement, your denial puts the jury in a position of having to choose who they believe. donald trump who denies there was an encounter and stormy daniels who...
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blanche hasn't mentioned one of them, so, did todd blanche have a good day, yes, as long as you count the day as 10 minutes. but i will say, the rest of his day was effective because it was messy, the da did this chronologically, he just rambled all over different dates and that's a smart move because it makes michael cohen flying chaotic whereas, in the das version of it, you understood okay, his profession was lying for donald trump in house, for donald trump whether it be to gossip magazines or eventually for a political candidate. and then there comes a time where his line for donald trump gets him indicted and now you've got him in this weird crossfire of his own lies but when you hear it in that you know, biographical way, when i was told by the prosecution, it makes sense, when you heard it through todd blanche today, it's chaotic lying, so it was a smart move by blanche to not go chronologically. >> to lawrence's point and to your point, the defense has not focused in on i don't know why donald trump would be paying michael cohen $35,000 a month and they haven't gotten to the
blanche hasn't mentioned one of them, so, did todd blanche have a good day, yes, as long as you count the day as 10 minutes. but i will say, the rest of his day was effective because it was messy, the da did this chronologically, he just rambled all over different dates and that's a smart move because it makes michael cohen flying chaotic whereas, in the das version of it, you understood okay, his profession was lying for donald trump in house, for donald trump whether it be to gossip magazines...
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so at this point todd blanche is pacing around, flailing his arms. he's pretty appearing pretty upset with michael cohen. it says, but your memory is that you were testifying truthfully on tuesday a minute and 36 second phone call, and you had enough time to update schiller about all the problems you are having. and also update president trump about the status of stormy day daniel situation because you had to keep him informed. michael cohen responds i always ran everything by the boss immediately. and in this case, it would have been saying everything has been taken care of and has been resolved. so again, it's what he's what todd blanche was getting at was in this minute and 36 seconds. it's sorted get up strain's logic a bit to suggest that he raised both stormy daniel's and this punk 14 year-old who he was fighting with and quite frankly, the prosecution did not prior to this, prepare the jury for the fact that there might have been some ambiguity as to what happened on this phone call, right? >> nicky, lots you're a criminal defense attorney on
so at this point todd blanche is pacing around, flailing his arms. he's pretty appearing pretty upset with michael cohen. it says, but your memory is that you were testifying truthfully on tuesday a minute and 36 second phone call, and you had enough time to update schiller about all the problems you are having. and also update president trump about the status of stormy day daniel situation because you had to keep him informed. michael cohen responds i always ran everything by the boss...
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but judge merchan said that in todd blanche's opening statement, todd blanche made the mistake of making this a case about sex. andrew weissmann, lisa rubin, adam klasfeld were all at the courthouse today and they join us next. us next. nothing dims my light like a migraine. with nurtec odt, i found relief. the only migraine medication that helps treat and prevent, all in one. to those with migraine, i see you. for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura and the preventive treatment of episodic migraine in adults. don't take if allergic to nurtec odt. allergic reactions can occur, even days after using. most common side effects were nausea, indigestion, and stomach pain. it's time we all shine. talk to a healthcare provider about nurtec odt from pfizer. ♪ i have type 2 diabetes, but i manage it well ♪ ♪ jardiance! ♪ ♪ it's a little pill with a big story to tell ♪ ♪ i take once-daily jardiance ♪ ♪ at each day's start! ♪ ♪ as time went on it was easy to see ♪ ♪ i'm lowering my a1c! ♪ jardiance works twenty-four seven in your body to flush out some s
but judge merchan said that in todd blanche's opening statement, todd blanche made the mistake of making this a case about sex. andrew weissmann, lisa rubin, adam klasfeld were all at the courthouse today and they join us next. us next. nothing dims my light like a migraine. with nurtec odt, i found relief. the only migraine medication that helps treat and prevent, all in one. to those with migraine, i see you. for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura and the preventive...
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there was no more leaning on todd blanche, joking with todd blanche. they were like this. it was like the parting of the red sea in that moment. >> i want to explain to our audience at the outset why our seating arrangement looks a little different tonight. i have been in boston since wednesday morning, involved in some college reunion activities and andrew weissmann is grandly occupying what would usually be my chair in that studio and doing so in a way that makes me feel like it is time for me to get out of the way and let them keep that chair. andrew, this verdict, you have seen so many verdicts come in. you know the tension of the moment and as a prosecutor when you're sitting at the table and you hear the first few guilty's coming in, you probably have a good idea of the rest of what is coming, but prosecutors don't start high-fiving in front of the jury. it is one of those moments where even though the winners are trying to contain themselves, maybe a little nudge, you know, to each other, about having one, but it is not a big moment of a full expression of what it f
there was no more leaning on todd blanche, joking with todd blanche. they were like this. it was like the parting of the red sea in that moment. >> i want to explain to our audience at the outset why our seating arrangement looks a little different tonight. i have been in boston since wednesday morning, involved in some college reunion activities and andrew weissmann is grandly occupying what would usually be my chair in that studio and doing so in a way that makes me feel like it is time...
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that was a big achievement for todd blanche on cross-examination. that achievement looked smaller today when on redirect by the prosecution they went over that again. michael cohen said, yes, of course, on the phone calls with donald trump you could talk about more than one thing. but the big, shocking thing left out of this defense is absolutely zero explanation for the $130,000 entry on that piece of paper that calculates how much michael cohen will be paid which the defense is insisting is not, not a payback. they're trying to insist this was absolutely legal -- michael cohen is being paid as a lawyer for the year of 2017 and this is how we're paying him. there's no reimburse. in those paychecks at all, no reimbursement at all. that just completely falls apart when the defense has nothing to say about the $130,000 that went into that calculation of what that reimbursement the prosecution says those reimbursement checks would be. >> lawrence, what about what the defense and the prosecution were arguing with judge merchan after the jury left for th
that was a big achievement for todd blanche on cross-examination. that achievement looked smaller today when on redirect by the prosecution they went over that again. michael cohen said, yes, of course, on the phone calls with donald trump you could talk about more than one thing. but the big, shocking thing left out of this defense is absolutely zero explanation for the $130,000 entry on that piece of paper that calculates how much michael cohen will be paid which the defense is insisting is...
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todd blanche talking about the "access hollywood" tape. the government wants you to believe, says todd blanche, it was so catastrophic that it provided a motive for president trump to do something criminal. president trump did not react to the tape in any way that the government is suggesting. i want to get your take on that statement by todd blanche as someone who lived it. >> i'm curious what the prosecution will argue here. as somebody who was covering the campaign in the moment, the "access hollywood" tape, from the outside looking in and from conversations in the campaign and those in the rnc, that was catastrophic. donald trump's campaign thought it was over at that moment. there were a couple people who thought he could power through. steve bannon, maybe donald trump himself and a couple others. for the most part, the campaign went silent. the top aides were not to be found. the campaign team couldn't even reach these top aides. trump tower -- i went to trump tower after this tape came out. it was empty. there was nobody inside, sav
todd blanche talking about the "access hollywood" tape. the government wants you to believe, says todd blanche, it was so catastrophic that it provided a motive for president trump to do something criminal. president trump did not react to the tape in any way that the government is suggesting. i want to get your take on that statement by todd blanche as someone who lived it. >> i'm curious what the prosecution will argue here. as somebody who was covering the campaign in the...
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a bad situation for todd blanche. i don't think this is his best look. >> i don't feel sorry for him. as long as he got his money in advance. katie phang, melissa murray who i will always remind you is the person who quoted making attorneys get attorneys, which i steal all the time, harry lipman, joyce vance. thank you. >>> stay with us for much more on the closing arguments in the trump criminal trial. thanks to you... we're getting bottles back... and we've developed a way to make new ones from 100% recycled plastic. new bottles - made using no new plastic. you'll be seeing more of these bottles in more places. and when we get more of them back... ...we can use less new plastic. see how our bottles are made to be remade. millions of children are fighting to survive due to inequality, conflict, poverty and the climate crisis. save the children® is working alongside communities to provide a better life for children. and there's a way you can help. please call or go online to give just $10 a month. only $0.33 a day. w
a bad situation for todd blanche. i don't think this is his best look. >> i don't feel sorry for him. as long as he got his money in advance. katie phang, melissa murray who i will always remind you is the person who quoted making attorneys get attorneys, which i steal all the time, harry lipman, joyce vance. thank you. >>> stay with us for much more on the closing arguments in the trump criminal trial. thanks to you... we're getting bottles back... and we've developed a way to...
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blanche, a former prosecutor, knows that. >> harry, it is not lost on me that todd blanche took that chance, probably because donald trump wanted him to, with even
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it is the todd blanche moment on the phone call that you identified as happening at 8:02 and todd blanche insisted to you based on text messages that were part of the record before that that when you got keith schiller on the phone and asked to speak to donald trump about the stormy daniels payoff, that in fact you were calling him about harassing phone calls and phone treatment you were suffering at the time and surely you spent that whole time talking to keith schiller about the harassing phone calls and/or testimony changed. you talked about it to keith schiller and then to donald trump and there were legal analysts on other networks who were saying that was it, that was the knockout punch. michael cohen is destroyed. i'm not talking about fox. your credibility was supposed to be destroyed in one question and answer and i am wondering for those of us out here, what was it like sitting in the witness stand, in the witness box when you saw how that was landing? did it feel like it was landing like a knockout punch or something that you had to try to repair? >> not even close. when the qu
it is the todd blanche moment on the phone call that you identified as happening at 8:02 and todd blanche insisted to you based on text messages that were part of the record before that that when you got keith schiller on the phone and asked to speak to donald trump about the stormy daniels payoff, that in fact you were calling him about harassing phone calls and phone treatment you were suffering at the time and surely you spent that whole time talking to keith schiller about the harassing...
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todd, blanche, and trump's tamiah. it witness disingenuous isn't just should the trump family believed that you liked them then, but not now, were you lying that answers i used to i don't know, but i just think that's it's another angle, but yeah, it's not there. >> or maybe when he discovered trump wasn't going to defend him, he turned cold, confirms he said in 2017 that he quote, missed president trump. that was then now is a very different story. indeed, make an important point, elie, how these flip-flopped over donald trump, trump was in the white house at that time. >> and of course, michael cohen didn't go to the white house with themselves, invited. he missed him and then he testified that he did and they have a lot of work either at that point. so he was a man without a home. >> all right. everybody standby. we're only starting are special coverage of this cross-examination very, very powerful. indeed, the defense has not asking michael cohen about his feelings toward donald trump when he worked for him as trum
todd, blanche, and trump's tamiah. it witness disingenuous isn't just should the trump family believed that you liked them then, but not now, were you lying that answers i used to i don't know, but i just think that's it's another angle, but yeah, it's not there. >> or maybe when he discovered trump wasn't going to defend him, he turned cold, confirms he said in 2017 that he quote, missed president trump. that was then now is a very different story. indeed, make an important point, elie,...
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blanche was imposing, and there is a certain amount also that todd blanche is thinking, anytime you say the word sentencing is good for us, and so in other words, a lot of times the defense is like just keep saying sentencing. don't tell the jury, do not think about sentencing. they're like keep saying that because they will think about it, and i think it was appropriate here because if they say like you know what, i'm giving you a piece of information that takes this out of the case, as it should be. >> so the issue of michael cohen when was a big issue for the defense. you can't believe him. you can't listen to him. steinglass, in his summation, said something that andrew has suggested to us there would be a version of this said for months and months, he suggested this would happen. the prosecutor said to the jury, keep something else in mind when the defense goes on and on about how michael cohen is a moral or he is a liar, he is a thief. mr. blanche actually said, this is not the type of witness you want. we didn't choose michael cohen to be our witness. we didn't pick him up at
blanche was imposing, and there is a certain amount also that todd blanche is thinking, anytime you say the word sentencing is good for us, and so in other words, a lot of times the defense is like just keep saying sentencing. don't tell the jury, do not think about sentencing. they're like keep saying that because they will think about it, and i think it was appropriate here because if they say like you know what, i'm giving you a piece of information that takes this out of the case, as it...
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i don't care what todd blanche says. it means nothing to me. i don't care what don, ivanka, eric, don jr., it doesn't matter to me what any of them say about me. i know who i am, and i knew what i needed to do. so in this specific case, it was a very -- and i had said it, it was a very foolish strategy. and he's not really known as a defense attorney. i think it's only his second defense trial. not a good strategy, and proof positive of that is the 34-count verdict. >> the defense counsel we're talking about todd blanche did an interview on another cable news network this evening. i'll let you guess which one. and he said in that interview that every decision in the case, every substantive decision in the case is one that he made together with trump. >> makes sense. >> well, i was going to ask you if you see trump's fingerprints on some of the decisions that you're describing here. >> absolutely. the term gloat, it's a donald trump fourth grade, playground, bullying type of tactic. what's that? >> don't you have an acronym for todd? >> i did. i
i don't care what todd blanche says. it means nothing to me. i don't care what don, ivanka, eric, don jr., it doesn't matter to me what any of them say about me. i know who i am, and i knew what i needed to do. so in this specific case, it was a very -- and i had said it, it was a very foolish strategy. and he's not really known as a defense attorney. i think it's only his second defense trial. not a good strategy, and proof positive of that is the 34-count verdict. >> the defense counsel...
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todd blanche had a pretty big reaction. he dropped his jaw and went -- he opened his eyes and went -- and he made a movement with his head. so i wonder if that was, as you heard, his version of stretching it out or to put steinglass into this position. daniel, i know this is a purely speculative question, but in your experience, what would you guess if you were forced to, how would you -- how long will the jury have this case? how long will they be deliberating? what is your expectation? >> i think if they get the case tomorrow, whether they finish tonight or tomorrow morning with the summation, they will get the case on wednesday. i think this jury is going to be extremely careful and deliberate. i could see it goes into early next week. >> you're killing us. >> on the other hand, if they get this case tomorrow, before the lunch break, i think that we will have a verdict before tri. i think they will want to be done with this case. they do not want to have it going into another week. they will want to be done by the weeken
todd blanche had a pretty big reaction. he dropped his jaw and went -- he opened his eyes and went -- and he made a movement with his head. so i wonder if that was, as you heard, his version of stretching it out or to put steinglass into this position. daniel, i know this is a purely speculative question, but in your experience, what would you guess if you were forced to, how would you -- how long will the jury have this case? how long will they be deliberating? what is your expectation?...
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it took todd blanche a while to get there. he sort of meandering at first, but he really landed some serious punches, did some damage to michael cohen's credibility and i expect he will be very focused on doing the same over the next few hours. >> it also be key to sail the prosecution is to try to restore his credibility. michael cohen will be back on the witness stand any minute now, the big development that we got from inside the court this morning, first off, is the judge says he doesn't expect closing arguments to happen this week. that means no verdict. this week, you're watching cnn's special live coverage. stay right here with us sirens are going off and firing the 20 here i'm thinking language to die and i thought that was it earth with liev schreiber premieres june 2, id nine on cnn everywhere, but the seed, the seed is 11. >> now, i get it. you love your bike. we do too. >> that's why we're american. number one motorcycle insurer. the d have to wedge it and everything don't do that surmise me on my black the wolf wa
it took todd blanche a while to get there. he sort of meandering at first, but he really landed some serious punches, did some damage to michael cohen's credibility and i expect he will be very focused on doing the same over the next few hours. >> it also be key to sail the prosecution is to try to restore his credibility. michael cohen will be back on the witness stand any minute now, the big development that we got from inside the court this morning, first off, is the judge says he...
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todd blanche continues his questioning. i wonder which direction you think todd blanche is going to go if we're going to be revisiting, this is the jury now comes back into the court. >> i don't think he goes backwards because he had such success with this, a kind of tied it up with a nice little bow so i i maybe he continues to talk about michael cohen's relationship with the truth but i think to go back to this right now, i just wouldn't expect it. >> i think that's a very good point, but i also wonder what if he had lunch with his client? so that was great. give me seconds at a certain point. again, this is hard to do when you're client as the former leader of the free world, bint a certain point, a defense attorney has to say, look, we are winning quit while you're ahead. and this is on the record now and the further we go ends up risking overdoing it, gilding the lily as the expression goes now in terms of cohen having said it before, absolutely. it would have been far better for him had either the prosecution gotten i
todd blanche continues his questioning. i wonder which direction you think todd blanche is going to go if we're going to be revisiting, this is the jury now comes back into the court. >> i don't think he goes backwards because he had such success with this, a kind of tied it up with a nice little bow so i i maybe he continues to talk about michael cohen's relationship with the truth but i think to go back to this right now, i just wouldn't expect it. >> i think that's a very good...
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do you think todd blanche? she's doing a good job at undermining pick up michael cohen's credibility i think he's doing what i expected he would do. >> he's trying to say over and over again that cohen is a liar, that cohen has a motive to get trump and he's repeating that as a mantra over and over again that he's out for revenge. he wants to see cohen behind i'm sorry, trump behind bars. so it's not an unexpected cross-examination little bit disconnected. it's a little bit all over the place. it's been a little bit difficult to follow. but other than that, he's making the points you would expect them to make, all of which is helpful when he gets to summation, are you surprised and do you think it's wise for the prosecution to and their case with michael cohen given the givens when it comes to his credibility i think so. they wanted him to tie up all the loose ends to be the one who could say i was in the room with president trump. and this is what he said. so you needed that dramatic ending because because up
do you think todd blanche? she's doing a good job at undermining pick up michael cohen's credibility i think he's doing what i expected he would do. >> he's trying to say over and over again that cohen is a liar, that cohen has a motive to get trump and he's repeating that as a mantra over and over again that he's out for revenge. he wants to see cohen behind i'm sorry, trump behind bars. so it's not an unexpected cross-examination little bit disconnected. it's a little bit all over the...
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one, donald trump sully defense lawyer, todd blanche, had nothing. one of our guests, tim o'brien, predicted to me that the cross- examination would be terrible. he was right. todd blanche did not score a single relevant point against michael cohen. the other surprise was that michael cohen maintained his poise and reasonable tone that he established indirect examination by the prosecutor that few of us expected michael cohen to be able to maintain under the stress and challenges of cross-examination, but todd blanche presented no challenges. he tried to wake up the jury with his first question. my name is todd blanche. you have -- you and i have never spoken or met but you know who i am? answer, i do. question, as a matter of fact on april 23, after the trial started in this case, you went on tiktok and called me a crying little -- didn't you? answer, sounds like something i would say, but the jury already knew that michael cohen doesn't like donald trump, so it came as no surprise to them that michael cohen who already testified to being profane mi
one, donald trump sully defense lawyer, todd blanche, had nothing. one of our guests, tim o'brien, predicted to me that the cross- examination would be terrible. he was right. todd blanche did not score a single relevant point against michael cohen. the other surprise was that michael cohen maintained his poise and reasonable tone that he established indirect examination by the prosecutor that few of us expected michael cohen to be able to maintain under the stress and challenges of...
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todd blanche is continuing his closing arguments. just now coming he hammered the point that unlike cohen's testimony in stormy daniels testimony, this was the trump organization bodyguard essentially. blanche emphatically says it was a lie about that charge conduct with stormy. it was a lie. michael cohen got caught red-handed. he said the call to the bodyguard was really about arresting calls from a 14-year-old. that remains to be seen too by exactly he was frightened of a 14-year-old prank. that is what is going on. we will keep you posted and keep tying into these developments as they occur. onto the democrats concerned. they seem to keep growing. according to politico, they are in the fold phone recount mode. the outlet, there is still a path to win this. they don't look like a campaign that is embarking on that path right now. the frame of this race is what is better? we lose that every day of the week and twice on sunday. that one is far from alone. a former client advisor is warming that democrats should be afraid. watch. >>
todd blanche is continuing his closing arguments. just now coming he hammered the point that unlike cohen's testimony in stormy daniels testimony, this was the trump organization bodyguard essentially. blanche emphatically says it was a lie about that charge conduct with stormy. it was a lie. michael cohen got caught red-handed. he said the call to the bodyguard was really about arresting calls from a 14-year-old. that remains to be seen too by exactly he was frightened of a 14-year-old prank....
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todd blanche. your honor, i have less than zero control on anything that is happening behind me when i am crossing a witness. i don't have any control of that. i mean, they are members of the public. to be clear, the lawmakers are not sitting in public seats. they are sitting in seats reserved for donald trump's defense team. joining me now is adam schiff, member of the house judiciary committee. congressman schiff, thank you for being here. i imagine you have some thoughts about your fellow house colleagues who have been trekking up to new york city to stand outside of the courtroom and weigh in on this trial. >> i have so many thoughts, and let me start with the speaker. because i have to say, i was flabbergasted that he would go and make that pilgrimage, stand outside the courthouse, and basically lie about what was going on inside the building. it is bad enough that he lacks the self-respect, that he feels he needs to go and kiss the ring in such a public and abasing way, but also for him to de
todd blanche. your honor, i have less than zero control on anything that is happening behind me when i am crossing a witness. i don't have any control of that. i mean, they are members of the public. to be clear, the lawmakers are not sitting in public seats. they are sitting in seats reserved for donald trump's defense team. joining me now is adam schiff, member of the house judiciary committee. congressman schiff, thank you for being here. i imagine you have some thoughts about your fellow...
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todd blanche goes on to say last night 12 hours ago mr. cohen on a public forum said that he had mental excitement about this trial and his testimony. he has a goal of getting president trump. todd blanche is emphasizing that they should question the credibility of michael cohen who was, yes, a long time friend but somebody who in the years since, we go back to 2018 when these relationships started to fray, has since gone on the attack against donald trump after he was pushed out from donald trump's orbit. it's a lot about the credibility of these witnesses in these opening statements that todd blanche, donald trump's attorney is trying to hit home for this jury. >> and again, another objection to testimony, rather statements made by todd blanche, trump's attorney that was also sustained by judge merchan just a moment ago, and another bench conference that's taking place. we're going to come back to these opening statements in just a moment, but there is another trump legal hearing underway right now dealing with the civil fraud trial, and
todd blanche goes on to say last night 12 hours ago mr. cohen on a public forum said that he had mental excitement about this trial and his testimony. he has a goal of getting president trump. todd blanche is emphasizing that they should question the credibility of michael cohen who was, yes, a long time friend but somebody who in the years since, we go back to 2018 when these relationships started to fray, has since gone on the attack against donald trump after he was pushed out from donald...
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and in fact, todd blanche says as much. what i would like to do is go through the time line of what you testified on monday in 2011 you came across a poll that suggested trump should run for president. cohen, that's correct. that poll was actually late 2010. yes, sir. at the time is it fair to say that the press regarded this as a stunt by president trump. yes, sir. for michael cohen, he was one of the most early supporters, convincers, at some point later in '16, i think it was, fundraisers of, and there goes the can of hair spray, fundraisers for donald trump. >> yeah, definitely. i mean, listen, donald trump had been flirting with this idea of running for office for a few decades, 2000 when he's being interviewed about what his platform would be. he was technically sort of running at the time, even though he never got to the official act of it. so 2011 is "national enquirer" poll where they sort of, you know, juice the respondents to try to get donald trump to wade in. cohen was by his side for decades and cohen looked u
and in fact, todd blanche says as much. what i would like to do is go through the time line of what you testified on monday in 2011 you came across a poll that suggested trump should run for president. cohen, that's correct. that poll was actually late 2010. yes, sir. at the time is it fair to say that the press regarded this as a stunt by president trump. yes, sir. for michael cohen, he was one of the most early supporters, convincers, at some point later in '16, i think it was, fundraisers...
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>> well, todd blanche can say that. if there's anything predictable about a criminal trial is it's unpredictable. you can't say we didn't know and it's our turn. there's always going to be wrinkles in a case. the people want the opportunity to respond. they have certain evidence that's relevant, and maybe they should have anticipated it, and maybe we shouldn't be having this conversation, but certainly they should have that opportunity, and i think they're going to get it. >> how much of a problem is this memorial day holiday weekend. this would be a prosecution witness on tuesday morning, and then you would have the defense going, and it's pushing it. there's no trial on wednesday and there's only half a day on thursday, and this is already delaying the closings until next tuesday. >> at least. >> could they do their charging hearing on wednesday when the jury is out? >> they could. they can certainly do that, even if there's going going to be testimony thursday morning, as you said, i know they can work thursday morni
>> well, todd blanche can say that. if there's anything predictable about a criminal trial is it's unpredictable. you can't say we didn't know and it's our turn. there's always going to be wrinkles in a case. the people want the opportunity to respond. they have certain evidence that's relevant, and maybe they should have anticipated it, and maybe we shouldn't be having this conversation, but certainly they should have that opportunity, and i think they're going to get it. >> how...
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when you have todd blanche get up and say michael cohen is the mvp of lies. the greatest liar of all time. maybe he was the greatest lawyer of all time. when you hear that you are like, maybe you chuckle but that's all you've got? that's what it is. i take umbrage with the idea that this was too long. the prosecutor made it clear commons is only shot. if the jurisdiction in florida, fear the prosecution, you get the sandwich. prosecution, defense, prosecution rebuttal. you do not get that here. you get to fence to go first and then prosecution. you know steinglass had a prepared but he had to pivot based on what he heard or maybe he didn't hear during the defense closing argument. that's why think you saw it a little longer. you knew it was going to be meaty because he sought in the openings. lawrence, when he noted that 49 second reenactment, there's a power in being able to stand in front of a jury. i have done this in trials i've done before when timing is in dispute and there's no way you could i.d. the defendant, victim, because you only saw the defendan
when you have todd blanche get up and say michael cohen is the mvp of lies. the greatest liar of all time. maybe he was the greatest lawyer of all time. when you hear that you are like, maybe you chuckle but that's all you've got? that's what it is. i take umbrage with the idea that this was too long. the prosecutor made it clear commons is only shot. if the jurisdiction in florida, fear the prosecution, you get the sandwich. prosecution, defense, prosecution rebuttal. you do not get that here....
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todd blanche hammering on the idea that the testimony of michael cohen is a part of a larger revenge tour , noting his comments on a podcast saying donald trump was about to get a taste of what i went through and i promise it will not be fun. michael cohen will return to the witness stand for more cross-examination on tuesday morning. joining me to break it on down is a legal analyst and cohost of the sisters-in-law podcast, and the author of the book, " attack from within." and we are joint by -- joined by anna. a number of jury trials, i have to start with that quote about gated and get out on the cross and how todd blanche has been e going for more than seven hours. can you remember what has landed in terms of a fatal blow at all through the cross- examination of michael atcohen >> yes, it seems that todd blanche has partaking in what ik call rookie mistakes . that is, going on too long, not having a specific plan, and asking one question too many. you know, as you suggested, the strategy of an effective cross- examination is to pick out a o few key areas of impeachment, contradic
todd blanche hammering on the idea that the testimony of michael cohen is a part of a larger revenge tour , noting his comments on a podcast saying donald trump was about to get a taste of what i went through and i promise it will not be fun. michael cohen will return to the witness stand for more cross-examination on tuesday morning. joining me to break it on down is a legal analyst and cohost of the sisters-in-law podcast, and the author of the book, " attack from within." and we...
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then the second line of questioning for todd blanche from todd merchan was whether donald trump, you know, when he is reposting an article about michael cohen, with his photo on it, questioning his credibility as a potential witness, how does that not directly implicate donald trump as promoting, you know, misinformation or attacks on a potential witness. michael cohen. and todd blanche struggled to directly answer that by saying that, well, reposts or not, technically statements by donald trump. of course, there is a long public record in which donald trump disputed what his lawyer said in that courtroom, but both responses from judge merchan led to -- by todd blanche led to frustrations by judge merchan because he felt like he was not getting a real response to the violations that were contended from the prosecution's office. >> vaughn, thank you for that. i'll go back to the gag hearing, what is going on right now in the courtroom is really interesting. you can see it on the side there, that cohen told pecker, according to the testimony here, that his boss was pleased after he bot
then the second line of questioning for todd blanche from todd merchan was whether donald trump, you know, when he is reposting an article about michael cohen, with his photo on it, questioning his credibility as a potential witness, how does that not directly implicate donald trump as promoting, you know, misinformation or attacks on a potential witness. michael cohen. and todd blanche struggled to directly answer that by saying that, well, reposts or not, technically statements by donald...
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that's where todd blanche is focusing his actual attacks. of course, everything that speaks to the intent, for example, the testimony of michael cohen, you will attack that as well to make the argument the facts are what they are, and you have to deal with that. as far as intent, which is what the jury has to look at to make a decision, that intent is going to be something they are going to hammer home as not something the prosecution is going to prove beyond a reasonable doubt. that will be their roadmap, if you will, to get to a hung jury. >> david pecker was the first witness the defense called, blanche said he submitted a declaration under the penalty of perjury saying the agreement was lawful. he's talking about a prosecution agreement pecker made in this case with the prosecutors. he told you he didn't keep anything from his lawyers when he talked about it, and you know he has a deal with the prosecutors in the case and they provide him with immunity. blanche goe on, the d.a. gave the terms and if mr. pecker gave false testimony the ag
that's where todd blanche is focusing his actual attacks. of course, everything that speaks to the intent, for example, the testimony of michael cohen, you will attack that as well to make the argument the facts are what they are, and you have to deal with that. as far as intent, which is what the jury has to look at to make a decision, that intent is going to be something they are going to hammer home as not something the prosecution is going to prove beyond a reasonable doubt. that will be...
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suggested that point, ellie, how did you think todd blanche did today? >> well, i wasn't impressed with him with just based on the transcript and based on our feed, we had a cnn i thought he was a little bit all over the map and i'm interested in what you thought because we've been focused very much on what was michael cohen's demeanor? how did he play in the courtroom? >> what was blanche like? because i know him. i go back to the southern district of new york with him. he was a pretty mild personality, like all of us, you can get more more jacked up for the courtroom. what was he like after that sort of initial aggressive questioning? yeah. it was much more mild. >> i mean, it wasn't timid. it wasn't he wasn't afraid of cohen, but it was called it was he was clearly prepared. he'd clearly been practicing for this moment but he wasn't attacking cohen. >> it's interesting for the most part you've seen a lot of the trial up close. >> do you feel that there is an explanation for this $420,000? fleurs other than what the prosecution has said that money is f
suggested that point, ellie, how did you think todd blanche did today? >> well, i wasn't impressed with him with just based on the transcript and based on our feed, we had a cnn i thought he was a little bit all over the map and i'm interested in what you thought because we've been focused very much on what was michael cohen's demeanor? how did he play in the courtroom? >> what was blanche like? because i know him. i go back to the southern district of new york with him. he was a...
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we've told you earlier, he called trump's lawyer, todd blanche to the bench. only four questions in terrain in the line of questioning after it started off, ten sleigh with an expletive joining us now with more on that balancing act to keep things in line. someone who's known judge merchan from one 15 years, former new york judge joel kahn visor so what you make of what happened there with the first cross-examinatio n question leading to an objection and a sidebar well cross-examination is the beating heart of the adversarial process. so as a judge, you're going to take a step back and let the lawyers do what they do. if they ask an absolutely irrelevant question or something that is just beyond the pale, it's your responsibility to stop it, whether it's question one question for question 400 and that is precisely what judge merchan did. so when a lawyer says to a witness on the stand, you said unkind things about me there's no relevance to that. the flip side of that is with respect to any witness who who has a bias toward the defendant in the case, that is f
we've told you earlier, he called trump's lawyer, todd blanche to the bench. only four questions in terrain in the line of questioning after it started off, ten sleigh with an expletive joining us now with more on that balancing act to keep things in line. someone who's known judge merchan from one 15 years, former new york judge joel kahn visor so what you make of what happened there with the first cross-examinatio n question leading to an objection and a sidebar well cross-examination is the...
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the challenge, todd blanche is all over the place. he is all over the place and doesn't seem to be satisfying donald trump. >> what does muppettizing mean? >> flailing around like kermit the frog. it doesn't make sense. the prosecution to me has done a good job over all telling you a simple story. that micro managing donald trump, just give him $35,000, because there is a drop down menu that says the only way he with explain that is it is a reimbursement. not know any of that is happening and be completely unaware of it during a campaign to become president of the united states. that he nothing about it. and they have never really explained that other exhibit which i think is the most damning exhibit. how do you explain how the numbers are on that paper? >> there is no defense explanation for this. >> and they never tried and the thing that is shocking to me, as a defense attorney, they never even tried to explain that. >> there is this power point. they have handwritten notes and the power point slides which they didn't explain. you
the challenge, todd blanche is all over the place. he is all over the place and doesn't seem to be satisfying donald trump. >> what does muppettizing mean? >> flailing around like kermit the frog. it doesn't make sense. the prosecution to me has done a good job over all telling you a simple story. that micro managing donald trump, just give him $35,000, because there is a drop down menu that says the only way he with explain that is it is a reimbursement. not know any of that is...
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this was todd blanche in the closing argument right near the end. he is the human embodiment of reasonable doubt. he lied to you repeatedly. he told the jury. he is biased and motivated, michael cohen is the goat, he is the greatest liar of all time. you cannot send someone to present based on the words of michael cohen. it seems this was the big bang at the end of his closing arguments. >> it was the big bang and the whole summation was how michael cohen was lying, how what he said made no sense, how the circumstances surrounding michael cohen's allegations were knocked down over and over again and all those little facts that don't make they had lines and terms of what we do but will make a big difference when the jury goes in and recognizes that we can't decide this based on michael cohen because we have this evidence that contradicts michael cohen. it was really an excellent summation and it was done in a modulated towns and i think he was very clear on where he was headed. >> john: that very last thing that sandra just alluded to that he has the
this was todd blanche in the closing argument right near the end. he is the human embodiment of reasonable doubt. he lied to you repeatedly. he told the jury. he is biased and motivated, michael cohen is the goat, he is the greatest liar of all time. you cannot send someone to present based on the words of michael cohen. it seems this was the big bang at the end of his closing arguments. >> it was the big bang and the whole summation was how michael cohen was lying, how what he said made...